<p>The first seiyuus that were credited in an anime were Furukawa Roppa and Sawa Ranko. They voiced characters in <em>Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka</em> (<em>The World of Power and Women</em>). Unfortunatly, this anime was lost in time and there are no copies still available.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Fl6dHm.jpg" alt="enter image description here">
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/yWD2wm.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>The Seiyuus - who were highly reputed names at the time (Furukawa as a famous comedian, Sawa as a highly reputed film actor) , as the idea of purely voice acting was not yet a reality. These names helped to drag in audiences to the short film feature.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4ewzr.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>The characters that the voice actors played. Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka was praised by many, and went on to be listed as the "Best of the Best" in the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival.</p>

<p>References:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikara_to_Onna_no_Yo_no_Naka" rel="noreferrer">Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka Wikipedia Page</a></li>
<li>Anime: A History by Jonathan Clements</li>
</ul>

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Toshinou Kyouko
<p>Early anime was silent, but as technology got better voice actors or <em>seiyuu</em> were introduced. </p>

<p>Do we know who the first seiyuu was? or at least the first one that there is evidence of?</p>

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Who was the first seiyuu?
# Who was the first seiyuu?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-10-08
Early anime was silent, but as technology got better voice actors or *seiyuu* were introduced.

Do we know who the first seiyuu was? or at least the first one that there is evidence of?
**Tags:** anime-history voice-acting
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### Answer by username_0 on 2014-10-08. Score: 11 | Accepted answer
The first seiyuus that were credited in an anime were Furukawa Roppa and Sawa Ranko. They voiced characters in *Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka* (*The World of Power and Women*). Unfortunatly, this anime was lost in time and there are no copies still available.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Fl6dHm.jpg)
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/yWD2wm.jpg)

The Seiyuus - who were highly reputed names at the time (Furukawa as a famous comedian, Sawa as a highly reputed film actor) , as the idea of purely voice acting was not yet a reality. These names helped to drag in audiences to the short film feature.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/4ewzr.jpg)

The characters that the voice actors played. Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka was praised by many, and went on to be listed as the "Best of the Best" in the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival.

References:

* [Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka Wikipedia Page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikara_to_Onna_no_Yo_no_Naka)
* Anime: A History by Jonathan Clements
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