Hana Mori, Author at Voice Over Talent Industry News

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Japan Opens a Free Help Desk for Voice Actors Whose Voices Were Copied by AI

Published September 28, 2026 Hana Mori AI voice cloning, Japan, Kenjiro Tsuda, NTT West, voice actors, voice rights, VOICENCE

A free desk for performers who find AI copies of their voice opens in Japan today, two days before the Tsuda verdict. Its operator also sells AI voices.

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Darkwing Duck Is Coming Back Without Jim Cummings. He Says He Recorded the Pilot

Published September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 Hana Mori animation, Darkwing Duck, Disney Plus, Jim Cummings, Mark Hamill, recasting, voice acting

Disney+ has ordered a new Darkwing Duck with Mark Hamill in the lead. Jim Cummings, who created the voice in 1991, is not in the cast.

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Meryl Streep Is Aslan. Greta Gerwig’s Reason Is a Lesson for Every Voice Actor

Published September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 Hana Mori Andrea Romano, celebrity voice casting, Greta Gerwig, Meryl Streep, Narnia, Netflix

Greta Gerwig has confirmed Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan and described the voice she wanted in terms any working voice actor should study. Here is why it matters.

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Are Producers and Voice Actors Defining “Professionalism” Differently?

Published July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 Hana Mori Client Communication, Producers, professionalism

The Word Everyone Uses, but Few Define the Same Way Professionalism is one of the most frequently discussed concepts in

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A Tokyo Court Says a Voice Is Protected. Kenjiro Tsuda Still Loses His TikTok Case

September 30, 2026 Chloe Barnett Comments Off

Japan’s first ruling on an AI copy of a voice says voices carry publicity rights, but dismisses Kenjiro Tsuda’s claim because the videos were already gone.

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