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I don't see the big deal about being on the dark side -- voicing erogames and eroanime. There is a big difference between being a porn star and voicing moans and grunts. Like for example, Nutech Digital's practice of using real live-action porn stars to dub hentai is in my opinion unnecessary. Any good voice actor would still keep my respect whatever she voices...it is after all, voice-acting, which is not even full acting. And I don't think the mainstream viewer even cares who voices characters in animation (The only ones who care are Dreamworks Animation hiring big actors to voice 3D animals....BIG DEAL)
What is to me a big deal? Kate Winslett exposing her breasts for millions of viewers around the world in a PG-13 movie (Titanic). Or Anne Hathaway's sudden debut from G-rated chic flicks to an R-18 movie about gays (Brokeback Mountain). Contrast that with lending your moans to a couple of cartoon characters. Sheesh.
$15 can and does cover a day's pocket expenses, even in Japan. If you have a stored value train ticket bought the previous week, if you know where to shop, and you live quite decently, assuming the rent doesn't get you. I haven't been to Japan, but I can safely say it's similar to any crowded asian city. Go the local lifestyle, not the gaijin one. Being a seiyuu is definitely not a dream job, but then again, most jobs aren't.
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