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Voice actress Moana Shirase updated her X account by September 29, announcing her retirement from voice acting. According to Nikkan Sports, she described the move as “a positive choice made with an eye toward the rest of my life,” and said she plans to delete her account soon as well. On the 5ch Geinou/Sports News+ thread, users expressed surprise that her only credited role was in “100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You,” shared details about the sales performance of her idol unit “Tsubomi Symphony,” and voiced broader frustration with the harsh income structure of the voice acting industry as a whole — turning the discussion from one individual’s story into a debate about the state of the industry.
Nikkan Sports
[September 29, 2026, 8:05 AM]
Voice actress Moana Shirase updated her X account by the 29th, announcing her retirement from voice acting.
Source: nikkansports.com / Original article here
What people said
Oh yeah, that one…
…as if anyone actually knows who that is
If she'd just done the "Bibiin!" pose (a big exaggerated ta-da! gesture), she could've landed a better role
I searched and that's literally the only voice acting credit that came up
Somebody go write her a wiki page
Guess she's quitting before she even got herself one dedicated fan
Kinda sad, honestly
Being that unknown is actually pretty rare
"Tsubomi Symphony," running since October 2023, sounds like that kind of project
Sounds like she was in one of the weaker-selling units within Tsubomi Symphony
https://www.tsubomi-symphony.com/top
Looks like they were in last place from April through July
Well, he's genuinely good at it
No problem if you just stay 17 forever
"100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You" (TV anime Season 3, Episode 36 / the finale) — played the role of "Girl G"
Apparently that's it.
Even the people who are top-tier right now spent years grinding out roles just like this one, though
So she wasn't even one of the "100 girlfriends" herself, huh
There's actually a decent chance that's exactly the plan
there's probably an oversupply of voice actors behind the scenes
Sounds even more jammed up at the top than regular show business
There's just not enough money on set
Well yeah, just playing games and screaming "kyaa!" has a pretty high success rate…
20 people is way too few — there's probably 100 to 200
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Japan’s voice acting industry is said to have far fewer major job openings than the number of talent signed to agencies, so only a small handful at the top actually earn a living from it. Points raised in the thread — like the claim that “only those near the top of the pyramid actually make money,” or that “you can’t keep doing this unless your family is well-off” — reflect structural issues commonly discussed across the whole industry, not something unique to this case. It’s worth noting that this retirement is an official announcement covered by the sports newspaper Nikkan Sports, sourced from her own X post — this is a documented, real event, not speculation. On the other hand, while many commenters expressed surprise at how “unknown” she was given her thin résumé, voice actresses who belong to idol-style units often have individual acting credits that don’t stand out much by nature, so a mismatch between name recognition and actual track record is easy to misread. No solid information about the reason for her retirement emerged in the thread, and a lot of the comments never got past speculation.
*This article is composed of excerpts and a summary from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Female Voice Actress Announces Retirement at End of September, Will Also Delete X: “A Positive Choice Looking Ahead to the Rest of My Life”.”
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