Hiroaki Hirata is the voice behind Edgar Crow, a pirate captain added to Crimson Technology's Voidol Unlimited subscription service on October 8. A separate otaku poll from August puts his One Piece role, Sanji, first for a second year.
Hiroaki Hirata's recent coverage is split between a new voice-model product and a fan ranking of the characters he has played. Crimson Technology added Edgar Crow, a pirate captain voiced by Hirata, to its Voidol Unlimited subscription service on October 8. The service converts a user's voice into a character's voice in real time and costs 2,200 yen per month with tax included. Subscribers also get Voidol3R and its three conversion modes, and first-time subscribers can try the service free for 30 days.
The ranking side comes from a Nijimen otaku poll that places Sanji from One Piece first with 133 votes, ahead of Wild Tiger from TIGER & BUNNY. The top six entries match the previous year's order, so the consensus around Hirata's leading roles has not moved. Re-Destro from My Hero Academia enters the list at ninth, the one change the poll records.
The two stories describe different kinds of demand for Hirata's voice. One is a commercial license to reuse a performance as a character voice inside software. The other is a fan vote that keeps Sanji at the top for a second year while the bottom of the ranking shifts.
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Crimson Technology added Edgar Crow, a pirate captain voiced by Hiroaki Hirata, to its Voidol Unlimited subscription service on October 8. The service converts a user's voice into a character's voice in real time and costs 2,200 yen per month with tax included. Subscribers also get access to Voidol3R and its three conversion modes. First-time subscribers can try it free for 30 days.
Nijimen's otaku-selected ranking of characters voiced by Hiroaki Hirata places Sanji from ONE PIECE first with 133 votes, ahead of Wild Tiger from TIGER & BUNNY. The top six entries match last year's order, while Re-Destro from My Hero Academia enters the list at ninth.