{"id":41940,"date":"2024-12-23T18:15:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T09:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=41940"},"modified":"2024-12-23T22:40:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T13:40:55","slug":"metal-gear-solid-fans-stunned-by-singing-voice-of-big-boss-solid-snake-japanese-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/metal-gear-solid-fans-stunned-by-singing-voice-of-big-boss-solid-snake-japanese-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Gear Solid fans stunned by singing voice of Snake&#8217;s Japanese VA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While English language players of the Metal Gear Solid games are used to the iconic, gruff voice of David Hayter bringing life to a whole generation of Snakes, Japanese MGS fans are likewise accustomed to the gravitas of Akio Otsuka\u2019s deep voice. Although Otsuka is well known for voicing various anime and game characters, fans were pleasantly surprised recently to discover that he can also sing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official Japanese Rugby League One X account shared a video of Akio Otsuka singing the Japanese national anthem before Saturday\u2019s opening match between Hanazono Kintetsu Liners and Toyota Industries Shuttles Aichi.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u8a66\u5408\u524d\u306e\u56fd\u6b4c\u6589\u5531\u306f\u58f0\u512a\u306e\u5927\u585a\u660e\u592b\u3055\u3093\u304c\u52d9\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f<br>\u3059\u3070\u3089\u3057\u3044\u6b4c\u58f0\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkioOtsuka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AkioOtsuka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liners_players?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@liners_players<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NTT%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NTT\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u30ef\u30f3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u30ef\u30f3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mi6GEjZX0Z\">pic.twitter.com\/Mi6GEjZX0Z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE\uff5c\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u30ef\u30f3\ud83c\udfc9 (@LeagueOne_JP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeagueOne_JP\/status\/1870358214677844467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>Voice actor Akio Otsuka sung the national anthem before the match today. A wonderful singing voice.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Otsuka belting out the national anthem on a cold winter\u2019s day seems to have impressed some Japanese MGS fans. Reactions <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NQed77\/status\/1870573126352060490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">included<\/a> \u201cSnaaaake! What a nice voice. I found myself listening intently,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/agedashidouf\/status\/1870445382985277778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and<\/a> \u201cVery cool, so deep. It\u2019s like Snake himself is singing.\u201d Many other comments echoed these with people mentioning how Snake\/Big Boss\u2019s voice was \u201cthe best,\u201d \u201ccool\u201d or \u201cwonderful\u201d.&nbsp;As Naomi Hunter might say, &#8220;Impressive, Snake.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems Otsuka might be a fan of the Hanazono Kintetsu Liners, judging from this enthusiastic photo he posted on his official X account prior to singing on the rugby field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3053\u306e\u30d5\u30a3\u30fc\u30eb\u30c9\u3067\u6b4c\u3046\uff01<br><br>\u30ac\u30af\u30d6\u30eb<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E8%BF%91%E9%89%84%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u8fd1\u9244\u30e9\u30a4\u30ca\u30fc\u30ba<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E8%8A%B1%E5%9C%92%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B0%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E5%A0%B4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u82b1\u5712\u30e9\u30b0\u30d3\u30fc\u5834<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qFXZEk5Urq\">pic.twitter.com\/qFXZEk5Urq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u5927\u585a \u660e\u592b (@AkioOtsuka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkioOtsuka\/status\/1870302716746195038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<em> <\/em><\/strong><em>I\u2019m going to sing on this field! I\u2019m shaking with fear.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Akio Otsuka will also be reprising his role as Naked Snake in the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?s=metal+gear+solid+delta&amp;ct_post_type=post%3Apage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those wondering what Snake\u2019s English VA David Hayter sounds like when singing (albeit in a comic musical style)- he did an <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LbUxueyjPuc?si=5vvLZtlBNiowOMsQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amusing Grinch parody<\/a> with Liquid Snake\u2019s VA Cam Clarke last Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snake voice actor Akio Otsuka surprises Japanese Metal Gear Solid fans with his singing skills at a rugby match on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":41948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-41940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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