Children’s Literature
The Acorns and the Wildcat” by Kenji Miyazawa (Voice Sample)🎧
Style: Warm, engaging narration × Curious young boy (Ichiro) × Deep, authoritative Chestnut Tree
Description: A voice sample featuring the opening of Kenji Miyazawa’s classic tale, from the arrival of the mysterious postcard from the wildcat to Ichiro’s encounter with the majestic Chestnut Tree. Demonstrates smooth character switching—from the welcoming narrator to the adventurous boy and the grounded, ancient tree.
Children’s Picture Books & Videos🎥
Children’s Adventure Picture Book Video (Voice Sample)
- Style: Low-pitched narration × Distinct character voices for two young boys
- Description: A narrator-driven story following a raccoon dog’s adventure, highlighting character versatility with two distinct young boy voices. Original script.
Fiction & Young Adult Fiction
YA Mystery Novel (Voice Sample)🎧
Style: Restrained, vivid scene setting × Analytical monologue × Friendly conversational tone (3 distinct tones in 1 sample)
Description: An original contemporary mystery sample depicting a woman discovering clues in a late-night office. Seamlessly transitions between atmospheric scene-setting, an internal geeky analysis, and a polished external voice. Original script.
Achievements & Featured Works
SOVAS Voice Arts® Awards
- Winner (Audiobook Category – Best Japanese Voiceover): 2024 & 2026 (2 consecutive awards)
Toyama Genki World Picture Book Land – Online Storytelling (2021–Present)
- Annual participation in the regional storytelling event.
- [🎧Listen here (Available through Oct 31) →] “The World is Full of Love” (KADOKAWA), “Too Much Bother” (Kyoiku Gageki)
Kitanippon Shimbun Children’s Literature Award-Winning Works (2019, 2020)
- Narration for winning stories in the regional newspaper’s children’s literature contest.
- [🎧Listen here →] 2019: “The Acorn Family” | 2020: “In a Small Field in the Mountains”
Koshi no Kuni Museum of Literature “Cherry Blossom Viewing Gathering”
- Featured live reading performance at the Koshi no Kuni Museum of Literature in Toyama.