Time to review Shouta Aoi's latest new album, LIMITLESS. This is the follow up to DETONATOR and comes after the release of the stellar mini-album Collage so expectations were super high.

Did Aoi meet those expectations with LIMITLESS? Did this album bring new things to the table? This and more in this audio review of one of the most anticipated albums of the year.

Smart. Key. The core of a performance.

While, on paper, it may not look like Kotaro Nishiyama will be key to any 2D music project he's a part of, the truth is, the groups he's a part of, without him, would sound completely unbalanced.

Yes, Kotaro Nishiyama has a hidden power that he brings to his performances, and that has both made him essential for the 2D groups he's a part of and also, in his solo career, led to me labeling as a smart singer.Music suggestions:- ZOOL "4ROAR"

- ZOOL "Stronger and Stronger"

- QUELL "What do you see"

- Kotaro Nishiyama "Time Machine"Thanks to M L for inspiring this series of episodes!

One of the most impressive growth spurts as a singer among male seiyuu belongs to Tetsuya Kakihara.

While he struggled with pitch and control in 2010, now he's dazzling in acappella projects and even in his own music, delivering several iconic performances - demanding and extremely technical - on the vocal end that you would never expect he'd pull off back in the day.Music suggestions:- Tetsuya Kakihara "Samidare"

- Lil Happy "Kaleidoscope"

- Tetsuya Kakihara "It's time to"

- Tetsuya Kakihara "Hikari - winter version"Thanks to M L for inspiring this series of episodes!

Owner of one of the effortlessly sexy voices among male seiyuu, Takuya Sato is no stranger to singing in 2D music projects and even had his own solo career (and it was genuinely solid).

However, something was missing in his singing that acappella music - and namely, the Aoppella franchise - unlocked for him in 2019.

Since then, he has been a show stealer in all 2D music projects he is a part of.Music suggestions:- FYA'M "Think about U"

- TRIGGER "Triple Down"

- TRIGGER "SOL"Thanks to M L for inspiring this series of episodes!

Makoto Furukawa has impressed since the start with his powerful vibrato and unique, fancy brand of jazz-pop.

However, since his solo debut, he has been perfecting his control and bringing new tools to his arsenal that have elevated his singing from "good" to "stellar", making Makoto Furukawa one of the best singers among male seiyuu.Music suggestions:- BAD SKUNK "Violet Love"- Makoto Furukawa "Uso to Gekko"- RUBIA Leopard "Prisoner"Thanks to M L for inspiring this series of episodes!

Yuichiro Umehara has had one of the most impressive transformations as a singer in the past decade.

Originally lacking confidence, he's evolved into a singer who steals the show if needed, going toe to toe with some of the best singers without disappearing in the mix.

This was something we couldn't say a couple of years back but now, Umehara has managed to consistently impress with Sir Vanity, SolidS, Beit and BAD SKUNK.Music suggestions:- SolidS "Cross x Notes"

- Sir Vanity "Home"

- BAD SKUNK "Cheeky Girl"Thanks to M L for inspiring this series of episodes!

In this episode, we cover Shoya Chiba, popular seiyuu who has been a sought-after talent in 2D music, particularly since 2020. He is the perfect example of why vocal direction in 2D groups can make a seiyuu either shine or not.

Music suggestions:- Shoya Chiba "Kanjouron"- Shoya Chiba (as part of SparQlew) "Criminal"- Shoya Chiba "You/Me"Thanks to M L for inspiring this series of episodes!

In this episode, we cover Tsubasa Yonaga, a popular seiyuu who has lent his talents to 2D groups such as IDOLiSH7 and HEAVENS, as well as a member of the iconic seiyuu unit, Trignal.

We cover his struggles with dysphonia and how that may have hindered his singing since the start, when everyone assumed he was just struggling due to a lack of technique.

Music suggestions:

- IDOLiSH7 "DAY NIGHT DISCO"

- Trignal "Musubi Ito" (Tsubasa Yonaga solo song)

Thanks to M L for inspiring this series of episodes!

We start our series of 8 episodes focused on seiyuu who have improved their singing skills to a level that they are unrecognizable now (yes, because they now sing amazingly!).

In this episode we cover Ryohei Kimura, one of the most popular seiyuu in the past decade and one of the most sought after seiyuu when it comes to portraying unique and wacky characters in 2D music projects.

Music suggestions:

- Lil Happy "Playlist"

- NSFW "Crazy Nutrient"

- TRIGNAL (Ryohei Kimura) "Siren Fairlady"

Thanks to M L for inspiring this series of episodes!

I've been reviewing music and following the careers of male seiyuu for 16 years, and over time, I've noticed some seiyuu going from being a disaster as singers to becoming some of the best singers we now have in the industry.

In this episode, inspired by regular viewer M L, let's talk about some of the male seiyuu who have improved a lot over time and what could be behind those improvements.

This is the first of several episodes covering male seiyuu who have improved their singing skills over time.