Behind the Voice of Rem from Re:Zero (ft. Brianna Knickerbocker)

[@slavafricanpersephone]

I'm legitimately tearing up now. You can tell how passionate she is about voice acting, it comes across so naturally and it is beautiful. Definitely gonna check out some of the stuff she's in. She has my respect. Edit : I've been watching the Re:Zero dub, its really good and her Rem is one of the best parts of it. Really strong performance overall.

[@KaiSaeren]

Right? :´´(

[@localsupremacist]

Who is rem?

[@CDawgVA]

Such a fantastic video. Kudos. 👏👏

[@trimpsy]

yes

[@biggusdikuss6134]

Woah did not expect to see you hear Cannur.

[@CK_0verLord1102]

Holy, shit. Connor?

[@lackingagoodname3930]

Less goo

[@IslaMcTear]

This is the coolest way to do an interview guys Love it!

[@Hypeathon]

I KNOW, RIGHT?! This goes REALLY well with Christopher Niosi’s Kirblogs and the Bang Zoom Adventures in Voice Acting documentary! I seriously hope there’s more of this!

[@ninonerd3392]

I have a lot of respect for her.

[@devinweathers7520]

Poppi Alpha i wanted try voicing anime characters i might be odd or random

[@katoshuu]

It feels really nice how you interviewed on English Voice Actor. It made me want to watch the English Dubs just because I want to listen to Brianna's voice

[@tdfern1]

Kato Shuu I know that feeling.

[@ryukenxx2]

Kato Shuu I know the feeling, I watch anything Laura Bailey is in.

[@tdfern1]

Chu E. Sad she doesn't do much anime anymore...

[@thecruelreality2578]

I feel the same

[@KaiSaeren]

Totally :)

[@tdfern1]

Wow Mr. Cipher this was a impressive documentary. Brianna Knickerbocker is quickly becoming one of my favorite voice actresses after hearing her first time on Asterisk War.

[@ZeldaA_91]

This is one of most beautiful English VA interviews I have ever heard and such a beautiful video too!! I honestly did not know how Brianna was before Re:Zero came along but I now she is now one of my favorite VA!!!!

[@hollowd7079]

I'm really thankful that games like Fire Emblem introduced me to a lot of these amazing and underappreciated English voice actors. I was admitadly one of those people that would only ever watch anime with Japanese subtitles because I refused to give the English dubs a fair shot. The negative stigma people would associate with English dubs kept me away for the longest time. Nevertheless, I now find myself watching more anime dubbed. I find myself being much more engaged watching in a language I understand and being able to truly appreciate the performances. Trying new things and broadening your horizons and straying away from your comfort zone can be a truly magnificent thing. I absolutely love Brianna's work and this video was a treat to watch from start to finish.

[@Hatchumosc1]

Nice to see you've seen the light. I mean if you know Japanese then sure, watch it in Japanese. If you know English then why read everything? Can always (well, usually) pick up a manga for that. This is generally speaking of course. Black Lagoon and Cowboy Bebop are obviously better in English and One Piece is obviously better in Japanese (the actual acting anyway), but it's usually not worth it to take yourself out of the experience by listening to a language you don't know and having to always have your attention toward the bottom of the screen. And yeah, many of the English voice actors are great!

[@liljuggernaut2471]

I have great respect for this person and any other dub artist it takes alot work and these people try their hardest on these shows or video games. I hope we continue to see them, and more new aspiring actors to bring more quality to dub anime and voice acting in games, We are all supporting you.

[@elyhtarran9178]

As someone who was just recently decided to attempt a career in voice acting this is exactly what I needed to hear and it was so beautiful I was brought to tears. Thank you so much Brianna, you have inspired me to keep working towards my dream.

[@NightSwift271]

I wish you the best of luck! I plan on going into that field too, but it is going to be at least 4 years before I can afford and travel across the country without worry. I won't be able to hop in for some time but it is an amazing and inspiring path to move onto and it is completely worth any risk it brings. I hope you manage to push through and thrive, and who knows, I might see you in a video like this a couple years forward.

[@elyhtarran9178]

It's great to see others also inspired to go into this profession and wish you the best of luck also. And yeah travel is going to be the biggest issue for most people it seems, I'm not even in the right country to make this work but I will find a way, the internet makes this easier than it used to be.

[@emerald_espeon]

elyh tarran As someone who wants to, same

[@dechefmane3526]

I like the name Knickerbocker

[@tdfern1]

Eric Escibedi its a odd name but unique but she has a nice name like Brianna too.

[@EightThreeEight]

I wonder where that name actually came from.

[@EightThreeEight]

Well, knickerbockers are a type of really baggy shorts.

[@panele3525]

Now THIS, this video, is just an absolute appreciation and love letter to someone's efforts in an occupation they're so passionate about. This was beautiful, and really I love hearing such stories Q-Q Thank you Brianna for giving your many roles a voice we can understand and relate to deeper

[@MauricioGarcia-nu3cz]

God, this interview is so heartbreaking. I love hearing or reading voice actors’ point of view about their career. I want to be a voice actor, but it feels so impossible, so hearing this interview highed my spirits a bit. Now miss Knickerbocker is my favorite actress, no doubt, I relate a lot to what she said in this video.

[@UnderTheMicroscopeGaming]

This made me cry a lot and I don't know why.

[@gloomybearluver]

even her normal voice alone gives so much power and feeling towards these wonderful characters

[@sorathekeybladewielder9675]

I really love her work as Sakura and Charlotte from Fire Emblem Fates, Dana from Ys VIII, and Rem from Re:Zero. She has the most beautiful voice. I hope she'll continue to keep up the good work.

[@VINMASTER75]

This was a wonderful heartfelt interview. Look forward to more interviews.

[@bub555s]

She did a great job as Rem. Really like her voice

[@chocolate-sn1js]

tbh it’s sad how people always make fun of dub actors or say all dubs are bad when they haven’t given a chance. there are many talented actors who put their effort into the characters they are casted as. not only that but dubs were the whole reason how anime became popular in the West. The Re:Zero dub cast are amazing. Sean Chiplock does an amazing job as Subaru like his counterpart ( Subaru is his first main character role ) as well as the rest of the cast. Kayli Mills does a great job as Emilia and I’m pretty sure she’s only voiced a few anime characters and some games. It’s sad how people don’t give dubs a chance because of the poor quality back then. Dubs have improved greatly, to the point where people in Japan do show some Dubs on premieres, etc.

[@tomatooverlord2764]

Technically speaking, Subaru is Sean's second main character role. It's his first role as the main character in an anime, but he also plays Rean Schwarzer, the protagonist of the Trails of Cold Steel video game series.

[@lelakurayami3727]

Reeeeeemmmm Best voice actor for best girl.

[@DragonBallAxel]

Haven't even seen Re: Zero dubbed. Still nice to watch this video though!

[@tdfern1]

DragonBallAxel you should watch the dub, its pretty good.

[@drifter402]

Don't think most people have. Only got a western blu ray release very recently

[@tdfern1]

Geeeee8 yeah just Part 1. Part 2 would release in September 18th.

[@vintageprince3928]

Yeah I enjoyed the dub, but i still see a lot of people giving the show crap for different reasons, ig it's on preference

[@themanwhodidyourwife1255]

@@vintageprince3928 The show or dub?

[@lightningChen]

Fk, the story and the music after 10min was so emotional. I was tearing up

[@chocolate-sn1js]

I love Brianna, I’m so glad she got the role as Rem.

[@SaltyBoy25]

It’s awesome how you got a voice actor for your video I salute you.

[@raytsh]

I rarely watch shows with English dubs (I mostly watch subs, and since English is not my first language), but now I very well might check some of the listed shows out. Great video, great voice!

[@Dodalalal91]

REM BEST WAIFU!

[@SlashinatorZ]

I'm so in love with her. She is such a goddess among men

[@lancealpuerto8193]

Even if this was last year...this was beautiful

[@MARIO82145]

This was a really great interview. It was nice hearing Brianna's experience of breaking into the Voice Acting industry. Such an amazing and emotional story. It has me excited to hear her as Rem in the new Re:Zero dub. It makes me want to watch the shows she's voiced in and I'm looking forward to more of her voice roles in anime down the line.

[@XxDeathChargeXx]

Man she is awesome in fire emblem echoes and heroes, so i'm glad she got such a big role in Re:Zero.

[@TheSaveMeplus]

It's my dream to be an English Dub Voice actor I'm going into my second year in college. I decided to commit to a theater major, I won't give up because I love becoming and representing a character so much. I'm having fun just practicing on my own. I can do this forever!

[@Danb-fk5iw]

"But... D R A G O N S !" The single best spoken line in any work of fiction ever.

[@ravoniesravenshir3926]

You need to ask Bosh, or whoever Voiced Ichigo in Bleach how the hell he got from Power Rangers to Anime?

[@-TheRealAnimeFan-]

AMAZING video !! Nothing but quality from this channel !!!

[@somasora7]

I love this. Brianna’s been one of my favourite VAs since I first heard her as Sakura in Fire Emblem Fates. It’s lovely to know the story behind how she got in the biz and how genuinely passionate she is about it

[@AtomictheComet]

The Re:ZERO dub is really impressive for me. I loving it a lot. and REM is even more wonderful I'm glad to get to hear this. xD

[@tyreviews6774]

I...I have no words for this at all but, wow. You are an amazing actor and do not let anyone tell you otherwise because you deserve a chance at roles like these because your emotional investment is what makes your characters great.

[@joestevebob]

Just wanted to say this was an AMAZING video. Love every second of it. It was so enjoyable to listen to Brianna be so passionate about her roles and anime in general. So again, the video was incredible, a big thank you to Brianna and everyone who helped make this video.

[@SlyMajin]

Amazing stuff. I hope we get more of these videos in the future!

[@Zarastro54]

So her first roll was A Lull in the Sea, one of my favorite anime dramas? That’s rad

[@thenomadrhodes]

That has to be a crushing feeling to be the voice of a Character beloved by Millions knowing you have to pull it off flawlessly.

[@DeadlyToenailz]

Thank you Cartoon Cipher and Brianna Knickerbocker for this interview. It is amazing to hear the passion that Brianna brings to her roles and to get an understanding of the process of voice acting and how things look from the voice actors perspective. Hearing her story of how she ended up doing anime voice work, I could feel her gratitude, passion, and love for anime throughout the entire interview. I excitedly look forward to hearing Brianna Knickerbocker in Re:Zero and any future projects she ends up working on. I hope we get to see more interviews in the future.

[@ahmadbukhari3350]

I love how you put the Lull in the Sea soundtrack. Fucking beautiful.

[@kenshi_rff3508]

fell in love with Rem Rem's voice and her character..

[@yisforyellow7014]

Regular people:REm iS BeST GIrL Smart people:Brianna Is best girl!

[@branty36]

Really makes me want to re-watch re:zero... well I know what I'm doing tonight

[@camerongrow6426]

I saw this video. Realized I needed to watch Re:Zero. Then came back to see the video and was not disappointed. This interview was amazing.

[@Karma-pq9fi]

i would love a video like this with Justin briner the voice of deku in my hero academia

[@TylerNocturne]

I'm not crying. You are. ...Okay, maybe it's a little bit me, but mostly you. ...Okay, a lot of it is me.

[@danielsjohnson]

I did not know this video was made even though I'm subbed and have the bell turned on. I only found this because I was looking up another of your videos to show to someone else. Is anyone else experiencing this?

[@cynical_perks8725]

I've been a fan of Brianna's for a while so this was amazing to hear. Great job!

[@BeeLzeBuBBLeButthoLe]

Rem Rem!

[@pbgamer115]

This made me cry omg 😢

[@DefHalan]

That was amazing. I haven't even seen Re: Zero yet but that just put it to the top of my list. Really well done.

[@DillianCriker]

Such an inspiring individual.

[@NerdGirlReview]

This was a wonderful video. I teared up the whole time. Well spoken.

[@777-Phil]

Thumbs up: ... fwiw, 'Rem' got me addicted to fantasy-love-story-Anime. 'Twas so heartbreaking when Rem 'disappeared from memories' (and screentime) in the last season ... I felt quite empty and missed her greatly. Nothing compared to her since, imho. Utmost blessings!

[@bluered8612]

This is such a good video :') this has Changed how i look at anime voice actors, i can never look at anime dubbed the same ever again

[@KaiSaeren]

Goodness this is like listening to a fairy tale :) I was just going to quickly skip through this to support the video but damn if It didnt catch me and not let me go. Briana you have an amazing voice and a lovely personality, keep being awesome :) Im not crying, your are crying!

[@poke125]

that was very emotional and quite passionate

[@helgramajo]

Thank you for sharing your experience in the voiceacting area. I really love anime. Even though I want to see the anime series in Japanese audio, after I watched this video, I would like to see some series dubbed in English. I think it is great experience to make part of this industry. Saludos desde Guatemala.

[@alexanderproulx382]

Damn, I wasn't ready for the feels train. I am very much looking forward to see her performance as Rem in the confession episode. Great video!

[@danielsjohnson]

Before this video I read her name in credits maybe once in the past and thought "whatever". Now, I'm going to look forward to her name in cast lists.

[@Remmydoggo]

So touching

[@Karma-pq9fi]

this music is going to make me cry

[@LazySamurai1354]

teared up while watching this.

[@TamaChien]

from the outside perspective i think Re:Zero was just whatever but she must have had one hell of a time voicing rem. I am envious.

[@andrewkful]

...... THIS is a surprise.

[@MrHater997]

I have to say amazing video, really moved me!

[@jakeymoo3000]

Damn it! I gotta wait until I finish the series to watch this, don't I?

[@sinofsloth_2121]

And now we’ll get here for Astral Chain, hooray!

[@prawdakewell]

とても綺麗な声で、役にピッタリですね。

[@pikamontr]

Oh my god your voice is beautiful even outside the characters ajhdhshbbbc Im so jealous.

[@rickyvaldez7370]

Okay now see if you get Sean schemmel the voice of Goku from dragon ball to be interviewed for the next interview video definitely be so awesome to have him be interviewed and talk about being Goku definitely be so awesome he is awesome voice actor Sean schemmel is definitely awesome

[@VampiresDarkCreed]

This was beautiful…

[@rsanjuan8254]

*whistle* I really like this video and style of video. I am all for doing more stuff like this and shout out to Brianna for her voice work!

[@Violetstar22]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 This was amazing and I all most cried.

[@zeroL21]

I feel so inspired! because I’m trying to voice act I’m doing some fandubs on my own, I’m hoping to keep doing this & make a career & now hearing Brianna story I feel like I can do it if I ever get the chance to meet her I wanna tell her thank you & maybe tell her I’m gonna be working at Bang Zoom! Studio soon! & be a voice actor then I can tell her u inspired me!

[@shutdown3995]

Wow, great job. Well, honestly I'm watching anime only in sub cuz I think it sounds better but when i heard that Re:zero (My favorite anime) is getting dub version, I had to try it. So I did and it was great ! (But still I like sub more) All the characters sounds good and I'm really looking forward to see how ep 15 and 18 will roll out ! 👍💙

[@aleeoid3410]

Yeah, rezero is my favorite dub.

[@SergioGarcia-ys7xf]

Peak

[@Zortec]

i follow her YT Channel.

[@tim000x3]

Holy shit this was beautiful and ey opening

[@MovieMan1710]

So is this gonna be a regular thing? Cause I kinda want this to be a regular thing.

[@Hypeathon]

Tallguy Second! I totally second this comment!

[@tomoyabosch1015]

Sup Rem

[@HammerBerry5]

Woah why am I crying

[@devinweathers7520]

julian berry you witness completely emotions and passion

[@JeromeKessie]

plz do more of this

[@katrinamanaloto1068]

I want to be a voice actor too in anime but I don't know if I can do it I wish my dream will come true God bless you,though i cried ya know!!😊😭

[@giordanolugo]

more!!!, i just suscribed for content like this!!!

[@tomasmcgrath5766]

This was a very interesting video.

[@TheBradyRoberts]

Loved this. More please 😃

[@shadowpriest2574]

Holy shit, Rokka no Yuusha has a dub???!!!!

[@rogerdouglas2306]

the only voice i know her from is dana. itd feel wrong hearing her do any other character

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

part 2 of the ReZero dub isn't out I wonder what's going on for it, anyway amazing interview!

[@thesanster]

Great content.

[@n3phlym]

Who's cutting onions?

[@devinweathers7520]

Your heart is cutting it

[@ismailbisni3932]

Great interview! this is really refreshing and really cool. what music you use anyway ?

[@2Dpocky]

This was amazingly well put together and VERY interesting to watch. I don't really care for dub animes as the voice acting is/can be horrible.(This is my opinion, I do LOVE some dub anime) I am sad to hear that it is a very tight little circle of people that get to dub anime cos most of them are HORRIBLE and I HOPE more people like Brianna can break through that tight circle and give us some seriously good ACTING. I have and LOVE 7deadlysins in dub/sub. But after watching this video I seriously want to watch re;zero's dub and check out Brianna's role as REM. Thank you!

[@MrMoises621]

Yea man; there have always been really good eng dub voice actors out there and I'm just glad to see more and more of them coming to the surface and getting exposure thanks to a great youtube channel as this one

[@anonymousracoon]

video games have really good dubs compared to anime, i guess thats where money is

[@jackmayor3574]

most re zero's dub was surprisingly great. I wasn't expecting that

[@adlibbed2138]

Princess Rosa Cossette D'Elise, it that you?

[@ultimate_pawnch]

Eve from Elsword Online!

[@tdfern1]

Lip flaps? Thats when you have to voice act & try to time your lines when the character speaks right? Man that must be challenging as heck.

[@JacobWilsonVO]

Thomas Fernandez I did that in a va class and it's very challenging. Especially when toy still have to act upon that. The most difficult part is tempo and fitting the sentence in that space. Sure they can change it if it isn't working and they can alter the recording it a little, but if you don't get it down then it can't be fixed.

[@tdfern1]

Jacob Wilson I see. That said, you have to sprak very fast then, just to get the rhythm down? you were a voice actor? have you voiced any shows or games by any chance?

[@JacobWilsonVO]

Thomas Fernandez no it's all about matching tempo. Sometimes you speak fast or slow. It all depends on the scene. And I just took the class so far. Haven't voice acted in anything

[@GreatDinn]

Thomas Fernandez It used to be way harder, before digital recording was the norm. Things can be checked and slid around to make the flaps fit better, but it's still fairly difficult.

[@Gyeseongyeon]

I've worked on one fandub for around a 5 minute scene before. If you're somehow able to watch what you're gonna be dubbing many times over, imo matching to flaps isn't too bad. Of course, that's not really a luxury for most actors dubbing anime; afaik, most are not able to watch the OG Japanese material beforehand, so they pretty much have to do everything on the fly (with a little guidance from the director, of course).