Japan's Shinkansen,Turns 60- Who does that Iconic Voice?

[@jl5973]

I so knew it, always thought it was an Australian accent... this has confirmed it

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

You were right all along!

[@exit1368]

@@DonnaBurkeOfficial😂 That is so cool! I had my first Shinkansen trip in July, and your voice stood out in a remarkable and calming manner. I wonder what it’s like to hear your own message when you ride the train? 😎

[@Manager-k1g]

Yes. i always thought it was a Melbourne accent from Jafferson Street, No. 166

[@Barrysushi569]

Donna Burke grew up in Perth Australia

[@武柏宏-e3y]

No way she looks so great like she’s in her 40s

[@meowal1192]

Her voice is perfect. remember spending a sleepless night on a sleeper train (noisy neighbors) and feeling tired and grochy. Then i heard Donna announcing that we were reaching our destination. immediately calmed me down 😊

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

So glad to hear that!

[@LimitedWard]

Japan is so forward thinking, they planned the birth of their train announcer the year that they began service!

[@koimananana]

Now this is japanese level of efficiency!!!

[@zam023]

60? She looks much younger ^_^ Happy birthday Shinkansen. Happy birthday Donna.

[@TheBeatles..]

We love Donnas voice and true, hearing her voice is a part of our Japanese experience. Donna is a joy xxx

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

Yay!

[@anaheim92806]

I’ve heard her lovely voice so many times in my Japan travels. The Shinkansen experience wouldn’t be the same without it. Happy Birthday!

[@gunman47]

If one has played Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes & Metal Gear Solid V, you may find the iDroid's voice rather familiar because it was voiced by none other than Donna Burke herself! Believe she also voiced a number of other video games too.

[@MrNgMichael]

"WHOA HOOOOOOOOOOO"

[@nsxviper]

Yup, she did a few VAs for Silent Hill 2 and 3.

[@centamangila1217]

And also sang some songs for some anime series, for example, a rendition of Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World" as an insert song for the anime Vandread.

[@137cloud]

"Development completed"

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

"Marker placed" !

[@chewie94116]

Beautiful voice. Love it. Now, I know the source of this. Happy Birthday Donna Burke!

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

Thank you! 1964 is a great year

[@ChooChoo93210]

Little fun fact: she’s the voice of Raising Heart in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha

[@Nozinbonsai]

Not just shinkansen but many rail networks.

[@CostcoSamurai]

great to put a face to the voice, as I travel that route for business all the time

[@shanicestella2226]

Happy 60th Birthday to Japan Icon I think many countries dreams to having a Shinkansen

[@meetmehalfwayy]

I like how she pronounce Tokyo and Shin-Osaka like how the locals pronounce it. Osaka is O-saka, Tokyo is Tow-kyo.

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

Lots of practice - my Japanese is not that good, actually

[@rorynator7567]

​@@DonnaBurkeOfficialOh, hi there! Haha As an English native I've had to go back and anglicise my pronunciations when speaking in English sometimes in names like Ōsaka and Akita because people couldn't understand me, lol

[@phillydisco11]

Happy birthday Bullet Train. I took it most recently in late September in the Tohoku region

[@benrowlands9178]

I caught the nozomi in September and my wife and I immediately recognised the voice over as Australian. Well done Donna.

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

Thanks Ben!

[@CB-sx8xh]

Love the outro, onya Donna!

[@kinosaki3311]

Interesting！ Look foward to hear Donna's voice in Shinkansen from our family's upcoming trip in December!

[@JasonB808]

Pro tip when using the Shinkansen. When you hear her voice. It’s time to grab your backs and head for the door. The Shinkansen only stop briefly at many stations. Her next stop announcement comes after the Japanese announcement. 🚅

[@DangerAngelous]

That Aussie voice secretly mad that we ourselves do not have high speed rail

[@chloe-gs6bq]

Did no one notice that the video narrator is the voice for the JR platform!!

[@nagelixin]

If only the Shinkansen operated on Australia's east coast from Melbourne to Brisbane.

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

That would be nice, wouldn't it

[@whangamatayamagata6021]

特別なアナウンス頂きましたね。💛

[@astroboy3507]

GO AUSSIES!!!!! Aussie here too!!!! 👍🏻

[@andyjay729]

I thought this was going to be about the Japanese voice of the Shinkansen, but this was nice. I'm sure Aussies (esp. Aussies living in Japan) are proud.

[@hikarirayzone2008]

The very first time i heard Donna Burke's voice was from Nanoha, where she voiced Raising Heart. To be able to hear her voice again when i first took the Shinkansen when i was in Japan in 2023, it is so iconic.

[@Victim_of_Korean_drama]

She's a pro 🌅👍

[@soenaing2004]

Wow her voice

[@hermanblinkhoven1856]

At last, you answered my question. I always wondered and my best guess was that JR had an edge in AI synth voice technology, just like they did with track stability and calibration of the wheels. Silly me, but I found it a miracle that the lady talking to the travellers was so calm and re-assuring.

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

Thank you!

[@smcdonald9991]

Very interesting!

[@あいうえお-o6s1f]

All the rail-loving Japanese know her. 🚄🥰

[@dani1900o]

Also in any train ride video on KZbin! 😁😘

[@centamangila1217]

For Vandread fans, Donna Burke is known for a beautiful rendition of Louis Armstrong's famous song "What a Wonderful World".

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

Wow- I didn't know there were so many VanDread fans out there! - fun fact- they got the key wrong and I had to sing it in a really low key - but it turned out okay!

[@centamangila1217]

@@DonnaBurkeOfficial quite a few Vandread fans out there, especially those who watched it on AXN back in the early 2000s.

[@Fujisan.A]

Donna, you're making another Aussie しんにちか born in '64 (Sydney) proud 🚅 (...although I have to say the ones that really give me goosebumps are the Japanese announcers, like the one on Arovane's "Passage to Nagoya".)

[@theharper1]

I'm also an Australian born in Sydney in 1964. Now I know why I found the English announcements on the Tokaido shinkansen the most pleasant to listen to, as opposed to the American accents used elsewhere. 🙂 She has quite a neutral accent and enunciates beautifully. It could be mistaken for an English accent except for the "a" sounds and a few other quirks which are clearly Australian.

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

Love this!!

[@LuckyCatAdventures]

@@DonnaBurkeOfficial 👍 Love hearing your voice on the train.............btw.... I was born in 1964 too

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

@@LuckyCatAdventures the best of years (fellow cat lady here!)

[@h1h0n3y]

Ah yes, Nanoha's magical staff 😂

[@araarashinigami]

I don't ever remember hearing English on the shinkansen, but I haven't worked in Japan since like 2006. I thought this video was about the JP announcer...

[@juniyananajukyu]

And the voice that does the Yamanote line is Italian!

[@magnustan841]

Actually, she’s Japanese-French. I can’t remember her name though

[@mPDC-gh8jy]

@@magnustan841 Her name is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGXMnpeOe7qnfNE

[@TheShotenZenjin]

Most probably all these kinds of public announcements will be done by AI voices in the future (ironically, like this video!)

[@Sacto1654]

I believe Burke has done the English voice of at least one JR West train: the Osaka Loop Line when the 323 Series train sets became operational at the end of 2015.

[@b438]

No. The 323 series was performed by Jean Wilson

[@DonnaBurkeOfficial]

Really? I don't remember doing this - I need to pop down to Osaka and check!

[@JRSideProject]

Donna is the GOAT and an icon in her own right! However, I find it ironic that a news video about an iconic voice is being introduced by a narrator that seems to be AI-generated...

[@FirstLastOne]

Pretty much as soon as Japan had dealt with all those pesky Kaiju trashing certain cities in Japan, they were able to get rid of that image they had of not being a safe place to visit. 😉 Now you only have to worry about your waistline and your wallet when you visit Japan. 😅

[@EricK-mj7kr]

Australia is the size of China, geographically.

[@religion2504]

Just curious whose voice for japanese announce in shinkansen ?

[@linuslanser4719]

The security guy at the start of the video will be in trouble if he do that salute in europe.

[@mshimada3823]

I want to know the voice behind the announcements in those trains in Tokyo. She's a Japanese.

[@toshiendo8533]

No way Donna is 60!

[@makasii]

talking about an iconic HUMAN VOICE using a disgusting AI one... what a sad world we live in.

[@shnma5]

Donna is a legend! Her Glassy Sky (Tokyo Ghoul) is unbelievable! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e56WiI2td82aaLs