Become a Cartoon Voice Actor : Tips & Fringe Benefits in Cartoon Voice Over

Take improv or acting classes and listen to interesting voices to become a good voice over actor. Learn tips to become a cartoon voice actor from the voice of America's Naruto in this free voice over video.

Expert: Maile Flanagan
Bio: Maile Flanagan is best known as the American voice of Naruto in the "Naruto" anime series. Flanagan won an Emmy Award in 2006 for Outstanding Performerin An Animated Program for "Jakers!"
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

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• voice actor
• voice acting
• naruto
• cartoons
• voice over
• voice
• acting

[eppoif1]

Why is it that everybody finds Naruto voice annoying, and why is it that people hate a guy character after they find out it's voiced by a woman? Alot of females voice male roles in both the US and Japan. The reason why is because the male voice ages faster than the female. Naruto's voice is cool in my opnion, nowhere near weird.

If people think they can do a better job go ahead.

[michaelpiaquadio]

why is people hating on felmales playing on nartuo i am a huge nartuo fan so stop hating on the actress that plays nartuo.

[ElsieMadCow]

@xkickindrum Well sadly, voice acting is more about the acting not the voice. So even if you think you're not good at it, just do things to practice such as: Sit in your room and read books out loud. A good trick for getting proper air flow (because do you ever hear a character breath in between sentences?) lay on your back, and put a large book on your chest. Since you're a singer, you should be familiar with working your diaphragm. :) (these were tips given to me by several VA's over the years

[BannanaBear57]

I'd find it more interesting if she'd say these things in Naruto's voice.

[xkickindrum]

How is that? I mean, I can do some voice overs even if I'm BAD at acting. I can sing, though. When I sing, I feel the song. Can that be another alternative for acting? I just suck at acting. D:

[Jen321able]

I'm surprised more people didn't know Naruto was a girl. I think his Japanese voice is also a woman. Its not a big deal to me.

[shivers1231]

I spy Comic Sans on that display board behind her.

[Heylilvelvet]

@michaelpiaquadio I agree, in Death Note, an elder like woman did Near's voice. I thought it was some shy teen doing it lol and the director of the incredibles did Edna Mode's voice which i was also surprised about... and many others. All kinds of people are great with voices. Ppl should stop saying "What?! My favorite female character is voiced by a male?That's not right!" they're wrong, I can sound like a male, a female, and english woman, but im still practicing lol It's actually cool :)

[Heylilvelvet]

@michaelpiaquadio I agree, in Death Note, an elder like woman did Near's voice. I thought it was some shy teen doing it lol and the director of the incredibles did Edna Mode's voice which i was also surprised about... and many others. All kinds of people are great with voices. Ppl should stop saying "WHAT? THAT WAS A GIRL DOING MY FAVORITE MALE CHARACTERS VOICE?! THATS NOT RIGHT!!" they're wrong, I can sound like a male, a female, and english woman, but im still practicing lol It's actually cool

[eppoif1]

@icefiredarksector748 A teenage boy probably wouldn't have the time with school to pretain to and all.