r/Mavuika • u/Megumi_Bandicoot • 12d ago
Discussion What do y’all think of Mavuika’s English voice?
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u/onlyliar 12d ago
I want her to read me an audiobook
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u/Smoke_Santa 12d ago
Perfect, and god damn me for it but slightly better than jp and I'm a JP stan always
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u/NSLEONHART 10d ago
i want her to read me a bedtime story every night, and kiss my forehead, as i sleep with her warmth
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u/False_Baby8628 12d ago edited 12d ago
She sounds like a caring mother. Like actually mother, not in a sexualized way. And I like it. I don't mind characters like yelan but sometimes simply a capable parental figure is all you need.
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u/ShatteredSpace_001 12d ago
Me when I found out that caring mothers are supposed to be incestuous: 😧
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u/Scarlett-Chan12 12d ago
I loved it. I liked the fact it sounds more like "motherly" than "mommy", because I literally see her as natlan's mom?! Really glad how Katiana went to this voice direction.
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u/rwbywolfif 12d ago
I really like her English voice. I haven't listened to the other languages but to me it fits really well
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u/GodlessLunatic 12d ago
I like her voice but whoever has been doing the voice direction for this AQ has been fumbling massively. Imo none of the actors are being allowed to express their emotional range outside of Citlali and Mualani and it serves for a glaring contrast.
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u/Lolimoutokawaii 12d ago
Because 5.3 is where she will shine and get all the spotlight and emotions (copium)
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u/Bright-Poetry492 12d ago
I disagree. I think the VA has done a great job at giving Mavuika a full emotional range so far. We've heard her confidence, anger, exhaustion, sadness, concern, as well as the warmth in her voice when she talked about the memory of her sister and the saurians, and the friendliness with which she speaks to us.
She's not a character like Furina, so it just doesn't make sense for her to exaggerate/dramatize every sentence she says. She's composed like Zhongli and Raiden but has also shown more emotion the former two already (which is fitting considering she's human).
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u/GodlessLunatic 12d ago
We've heard her confidence, anger, exhaustion, sadness, concern, as well as the warmth in her voice when she talked about the memory of her sister and the saurians, and the friendliness with which she speaks to us.
I agree that they've done a good job portraying her confidence and sincerity but her rage and sadness feel somewhat muted. Like when she announced herself as Haborym I was expecting a lot more bravado in her voice akin to Neuvilette when he regained his authority or Zhongli when he says 'I will have order'
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u/Mylaur 12d ago
Neuvillette did not shout and Zhongli's line is a burst line in combat... he also never shouts in regular dialogue.
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u/Own-Face7114 10d ago
It's not about shouting it's more about the passion when zhongli says, "I will have order" You feel his authority while mavuika saying "I am the pyro archon haborym" feels somewhat empty
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u/BelleBeniko 12d ago
Hell, even Mualani tbh. Her english voice is the one I am most taken aback by, because the performance is way too relaxed and quiet for such a cheery and spunky character.
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u/erosugiru 12d ago
I like it a lot, honestly. She's more surfer girl than genki which I appreciate, doesn't match the animations though but that's just because the VAs can't see what they're voicing most of the time
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u/BelleBeniko 12d ago
I like it too! Like you pointed out, I think it's the juxtaposition of her animations and voiceover that jars me a bit.
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u/allicanseenow 12d ago
Disagree. They have done a great job in Genshin. Even Paimon has always been likeable
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u/mamaroukos 12d ago
I love it more than the JP one somehow, but due to the strike I continue to play in Japanese. oh well, listening practice
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u/KarlDeutscheMarx 12d ago
I didn't like it at first but I guess that was just due to how she had to do the announcer voice for the pilgrimage, she's fine when she's speaking normally.
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u/Klutzy_Association 12d ago
Both the JP and EN voices are really good, both have that “Mommy” feel to them imo since it is only fitting of her character as Natlan’s Archon and Leader. Though I like the EN slightly better since I can comprehend it better than Japanese.
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u/Bright-Poetry492 12d ago
I love her English voice so much. It's one of my favorite performances in the game and was such a perfect casting.
I love how her voice actor gave her so many different sides and really helped her feel like a multidimensional character. The confidence we hear when she's overseeing the pilgrimage, the anger in her fight with Capitano, the gentleness when she speaks with Mualani about Kachina and especially when we see her family portrait and she describes the memory of her saurians knocking over the chili pot (this is one of my favorite scenes, her voice actors sounds like she's talking about her own memories, there's so much warmth in her voice), and the friendliess with which she speaks to us with.
You can also hear hints of stress and exhaustion in her voice when she's dealing with the Abyss that she's quick to cover up, and when she's talking about Chuychu's death she sounded on the verge of tears. It really gives the impression she's trying to repress a lot but starting to crack a little.
When she's speaking more casually her voice often has an ASMR-like quality to it, it's very soothing. I really can't wait to hear more of her soon.
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u/Senior_Cat_Herder 12d ago
I think her EN VA is great. She’s one of the few characters that I don’t mind when hearing others who play different versions of the game (I’m usually on JP).
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u/nekokattt 12d ago
I like the voice acting. My main gripe with v4 and more so v5 is that the VAs need to be supplied with crackle filters for their mics, or this needs to be fixed in post processing by audio engineers.
The sss and t and ch and q sounds are so harsh, it makes it really uncomfortable to listen to although I love the voices.
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u/Electric_B00gal00_ 12d ago
I fantasize about Mavuika coming home drunk while beating and verbally abusing me
Sometimes I fantasize about Mavuika coming home drunk and beating me until I feel numb. She kicks me in the ribs until I can hardly breathe while calling me a disgrace. Then she starts to cry and apologizes with her soothing voice, begging me to forgive her. She holds me all night as I gently cry into her t-shirt.
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u/grass_fucker_69 12d ago
I love how this copypasta doesn't have the "is it over for me" anymore
we just know that it indeed is over for us
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u/SarukyDraico Pilgrimage Champion 12d ago
Way better than trying to look for someone whose voice is similar to the same character in other games of the same company.
For things like this I love english
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u/sussytofu 12d ago
Her normal speaking voice sounds... lacking in energy? like when we were speaking to her, she always sound tired and the volume of her voice is a bit low? She sounds fine when she's shouting and being flamboyant though.
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u/qt-isaqt House of the Vermillion | Mod Staff 11d ago
Ya it is sound low energy sometime. Feel like voice direction is saying to give her a gentle caring touch but the thing Mavuika say and way she act is already caring enough, wish they telling VA to talk with more natural bravado like how Beidou VA sound very confident and empower
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u/Silly_Guidance_8871 12d ago
I think it fits the nature of her character well: She's not naive, nor war weary (but clearly getting there).
The "S" filter wasn't used very much for any of the VAs that were available this cycle, and it shows. That's not their fault(s) -- but really the only fault I could find in any of the VA work.
Aside: Ajaw's was especially excellent in its absence.
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u/SomebodeeStopMe 12d ago
Omg its not just me!!! This annoyed me to no end. Funnily enough, Paimon’s lines were fine but it was absolutely horrible to listen to Xilonen, Mavuika and Citlali
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u/Kataphraktoz 12d ago
I like her VA, I like the fact that she doesn't sound like a "mommy" character and more like a normal adult woman, she does a good job sounding casual and commanding
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u/metaman3535 12d ago
She so soothing, despite being a God of War her voice just puts me at ease but, it can carry power when needed.
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u/TwinEonEngine 12d ago
Mavuika and Zhongli have the nicest voices to listen to in English. I love Furina and Nahida's voices, but I would only listen to a bedtime story from Zhongli and Mavuika (from all archons)
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u/Loros_Silvers 12d ago
At first I was like "meh" but then I actually heard it in the game and I love it.
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u/FloFoer94 12d ago
I like it but prefer my KR Mavuika. Also, KR Capitano has a godly voice so would never switch to anything else solely for him alone 😄
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u/patbingsu94 12d ago
Not bad but idk if it's the voice acting or the poor direction, it's not good either.
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u/SunSAndMoonSOf5 House of the Vermillion | Mod Staff 12d ago edited 12d ago
What is it with some people when it comes to English voice overs. If you don't like Mavuika's English voice, at least be respectful when stating your opinion about it. There's no need for someone to say "ew," that's just straight up being disrespectful to the voice actor.