Who is the narrator of newszero? Popular voice actors who have appeared in anime also narrate news programs!
Weekday night news programs, I thought I had heard that voice somewhere before, and when I looked it up, I found that popular voice actor was actually narrating the program!
We would like to introduce a selection of voice actors for NTV’s news zero!
We have also compiled a list of voice actors who narrate weekday night news programs on TBS, TV Asahi, and TV Tokyo, so please be sure to read to the end of this article!
Keeping a regular role on a news program is an amazing thing!
I think it would be difficult to work in this position unless you have a strong sense of responsibility and are a serious person, because you have to go to the TV station every week on a certain day of the week to record your narration.
Also, news requires fresh information, so it is not possible to prepare in advance, such as checking the script the day before, as is the case with animated films.
And since the scripts contain kanji characters and difficult words, I feel that those who can read easily and respond quickly and tactfully are selected for the job.
The six voice actors who narrate news zero!
(Reference) Cast｜news zero｜Nippon Television Network Corporation (ntv.co.jp)
Sohta Arai, Yuki Ono, Ruriko Aoki, Wataru Komada, Marina Inoue, and Takaya Hayashi are in charge of each day of the week and each corner, so let us introduce each voice actor!
*Only voice talents and narrators are listed in this article.
Monday/Tuesday
| Sohta Arai |
| Office Profile (with sample voices) |
| He plays the roles of “Aggretsuko” Director Ton, “One-Punch Man” Golden Ball, etc. He is mainly active in narration. He is mainly active in narration, and you may have heard him on one of the programs such as “Downtown DX”, “The Ninchidosho”, “World Heritage”, “Crazy Journey”, etc! He also appeared in ”Mikino-Mikoto.” “Akari no moribito” He seems to like bicycles! |
Although this article is about voice actors and narrators, another, freelance announcer Maki Arai, is in charge of Monday and Tuesday.
Wednesday
| Yuki Ono | Ruriko Aoki |
| Office Profile (with sample voice) | Office Profile (with sample voice) |
| ▼Main Anime Appearances ”Kuroko’s Basketball” Kagami Taiga ”JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable” Josuke Higashikata He is good at both sports and study. He is friends with urban legend YouTubers and Koyakky! | Main Anime Appearances “Goddess Cafe Terrace” Ouka Makuzawa “THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS” Riina Tada “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby” Air Groove She is also known for being a heavy gamer! He often appears at gaming events and on video distribution. |
You can see her relationship with Koyakky in the video that was uploaded on ▼2024/10/1!
Thursday/Friday
| Wataru Komada | Marina Inoue |
| Office Profile (with sample voices) | Office Profile (with sample voices) |
| ▼Main Anime Appearances ”Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War” Asguiaro Ebern “Mashle: Magic and Muscles” Tom Knowles ”BEYBLADE X” Number Zero (Zero Gō) He loves muscle training. I have been doing it since I was a child and it’s the real thing! As a photographer, he is also a multi-talented person who sometimes takes other voice actors’ publicity photos. I am bilingual. | Main Anime Appearances “Attack on Titan – Shingeki No Kyojin -“Armin Arlert ”My Hero Academia” Yaoyorozu momo ”Jujutsu Kaisen” Zenin Mai Like Yaoyorozu Momo, I like tea. In fact, she is also a gamer and likes to play “Like a Dragon”! |
In charge of sports
| Takaya Hayashi |
| Office Profile (with sample voices) |
| Appears on TX’s “Yoji Goji Days”, TBS’s “Shinya Ueda’s Saturday Journal”, and others! He seems to narrate mostly. He seems to like YELLOW MONKEY! |
news zero｜Nippon Television Network Corporation (ntv.co.jp)
Broadcast time
Monday-Thursday 11:00 p.m.-
Friday, 11:30 p.m.
Actually, it is not always real-time audio!
Not all programs are like that, but one voice actor who narrates told us that the voice recording is done shortly before the program starts, not in real time.
However, there is a possibility that new news may come in while the program is on the air, so they are on standby.
▼ You can listen to the program on weekday evenings! List of voice-over narrators (excluding announcers)
Here is the list of voice actors and narrators who can currently be heard on weekday nights around 11pm!
*Although some of the announcers may be in charge, we have listed the voice actors and narrators here.
| (as of 10/11/2024) | NTV news zero | TBS news23 | TV Asahi news station | TV Tokyo WBS |
| Monday | Sohta Arai | Fumitoshi Miyajima | Keita Koga Miyuki Sawashiro | Takehiko Yamazaki Kairi Satake |
| Tuesday | Sohta Arai | Fumitoshi Miyajima | Kohei Matsumoto Rina Sato | Takehiko Yamazaki Yuka Kumazaki |
| Wednesday | Yuki Ono Ruriko Aoki | Ryoko Shintani | Kohei Matsumoto Sawashiro Miyuki | Asato Sato Yuka Kumazaki |
| Thursday | Wataru Komada Marina Inoue | Ryoko Shintani | Keita Koga Rina Sato | Asato Sato Kairi Satake |
| Friday | Wataru Komada Marina Inoue | Ryoko Shintani | Keita Koga Eri Yasui | Asato Sato Kairi Satake |
| In charge of Sports | Takaya Hayashi | Hitomi Ueda Shino Shimoji |
(Citation)
Regular Appearances｜Haikyo｜Narrator, Voice Actor, Actor Agency (haikyo.co.jp)
Cast｜news zero｜Nippon Television Network Corporation (ntv.co.jp)
news23 – Wikipedia
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How was it? In fact, many voice actors who are also active in anime narrate, so please be aware of them and listen to them.
I often feel that the way they change their voice tone, such as voice-overs during interviews with foreigners, is indeed that of a popular voice actor. Please try listening to it from this evening!
