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The story
In a live-commentary thread that went up on the night of September 17 in 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” (anything-goes live-commentary board), participants were having a blast posting cosplay photos back and forth with the running “this is my wife” joke. Amid all that, a post from the official account stole the spotlight: it was announced that Kuzuha, a VTuber from Nijisanji, would voice Interpol agent Marvin in the Japanese dub of the live-action film “Street Fighter: The Movie,” opening October 16. The pairing of a VTuber with a major game-based blockbuster drew reactions from the thread’s regulars too.
What people said
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Kuko is…… a trap🙅 (Japanese slang for someone who looks like the opposite sex)
Kotone Fujita?
She's cute, isn't she? That's from Sword Art Online, right?
Sorry, but I think that's just a drawing.
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That was a grand slam straight to the heart😭
'#StreetFighterTheMovie'
Interpol intelligence agent Marvin's role —
the Japanese dub goes to
Nijisanji's hugely popular
VTuber #Kuzuha!
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A comment video overflowing with
Street Fighter love has arrived🎙
Opens in theaters worldwide October 16🎬
@Vamp_Kuzu
https://streetfighter-the-movie.jp
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https://x.com/StreetFighterJA/status/2100494978208145837
Peko-chan😘
Looks kinda boring
Background and Talking Points
This live-action Street Fighter film is the first since the 1994 movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, based on Capcom’s popular fighting-game series, and opens in theaters worldwide starting October 16. Marvin is a character written as an Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) agent, and the Japanese dub for the role goes to Kuzuha, a male VTuber who has been with Nijisanji since 2018 and has built a following through gaming streams and singing broadcasts. Casting VTubers in dub roles for major releases has become more common in recent years, and this choice is seen as reflecting an affinity with the film’s game-based source material. The original thread itself followed the scattershot, anything-goes flow typical of a live-commentary board — a steady stream of cosplay photos and on-the-ground event reports — so there weren’t many replies reacting directly to this announcement.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Turn Pink! (・o・;🍬)🏰.”
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