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I was surfing /a/ at 4chan, and I found this shocking news.

Original source from Canned Dogs website :

Arts Vision chairman charged with molestation of 16 year old

Matsuda Sakumi(58), chairman of seiyuu talent agency Arts Vision, has been officially charged on the 28th with the molestation of a 16 year old girl. He brought the girl into his office and commited acts of indecency when she auditioned back in December 2006, promising that he would make her a seiyuu. Matsuda has admitted to the charges. The police are continuing their investigations on suspicion that this is not the only case that he has committed.

List of well known seiyuu with Arts Vision(possible victims?)

Horie Yui: Kanon(Tsukimiya Ayu), Nagasarete Airantou(Suzu)
Kuwatani Natsuko: Rozen Maiden(Suiseiseki)
Tamura Yukari: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha(Takamachi Nanoha)
Asano Masumi: Ikkitousen(Sonsaku Hakufu)
Ueda Kana: Fate/Stay Night(Tohsaka Rin)
Saitou Chiwa: Pani Poni Dash!(Rebecca Miyamoto)
Kugimiya Rie: Shakugan no Shana (Shana)
Takahashi Mikako: Hayate no gotoku (Nishizawa Ayumu)
Nakahara Mai: Higurashi no naku koroni (Ryuugu Rena)
Morinaga Rika: Rozen Maiden (Souseiseki)

Another news :

More on Arts Vision

An anonymous post on 2ch from a seiyuu had pointed out back in December 2006 that many seiyuu and seiyuu newcomers alike get sexually harrassed by Matsuda in his office and even go into hotels with him, adding that many have quit because of him.

Also, Ochiai Yurika(Yurishii), a seiyuu that left Arts Vision in October 2006 apparently also because she was sexually harassed has updated on her blog today saying that she’s very lucky. She didn’t dare come out into the open regarding the problems with Matsuda because she was afraid that her seiyuu career would be crushed. Yurishii has become the big winner in life today!

O______O;;;

I pity the seiyuu in Japan. The fact that its pretty a sucky job is saddening, but this reading this news…sigh. Some of the possible list are my favorites, just hope they weren’t involve in the molestation. This is indeed sad to hear. But then again, just imagine while he molest them and they say “Kyaaa !” in their anime-ish voice ? Hmmm…lucky guy then ? Nah, just kidding. XD

I do hope this guy will receive the punishment he deserve. So, is he a :

[ ] Damn ass !
[ ] Lucky old man !

I just gotta know.

P/S: Like Aizat’s blog, I will be using his way of comment from now on. Hope he doesn’t mind.