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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?


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Who was the first seiyuu?


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.stack.imgur.com/Fl6dHm.jpg) ![enter
image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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.stack.imgur.com/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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