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Okay, I just had to put this up! Because I noticed that some of the Beyblade seiyuu have worked together in different anime before Beyblade. For instance:

1. Kumai Motoko and Hisakawa Aya are both in CardCaptor Sakura as Li Syaoran/Shaoran and Keroberos, respectively.

2. Orikasa Ai and Takano Urara voice opposing characters to the lead in Saber Marionette J. Orikasa did Baiko (an Imperial Guard) while Takano voiced Tiger (one of Faust's Saber dolls) who are after Lime and her companions.

3.Also in Saber Marionette J, Takano voices Hanagata Yumeji, younger brother of Hanagata Mitsurugi. Mitsurugi is voiced by Takehito Koyasu, who would later be picked as the voice of... -drumroll - Balkov (Boris)! And if the image wasn't ridiculous enough (Kai and Boris as brothers), try this: Mitsurugi has 'feelings' for the male lead in this particular series. -imagines a gay Boris- rofl

4. Orikasa and Takano meet team up again in Sakura Taisen, only the roles are reversed! Orikasa voices Vice-Commander of the Imperial Assault Force Ayame Fujieda, while Takano voices Captain Tachibana Maria.

5. In Chobits, Sugita Tomokazu (Sergei/Spencer), Kumai Motoko and Kuwashima Houko (Kyouju/Kenny) team up again. Sugita voices Motosuwa Hideki, Kumai does Sumomo (that annoying, pink-clad mini-persocon), and Kuwashima does Kokubunji Miinoru.

6. Takano and Hisakawa Aya cross paths in Oh! My Goddess! Hisakawa voices the youngest of the three goddess sisters, Skuld; Takano voices Marller (Mara).

7. Morita Chiaki (Yuriy/Tala) and Mizuta Wasabi (Boris/Bryan) have worked together on kid's show Doraemon! Mizuta-shi did Doraemon's voice from 2004 onwards while Morita-shi voiced various side characters with some interaction with the blue ear-less robotic cat... xd

Next: visual comparisons, anyone?

Hehe...there's more, actually. I'm not talking about just their other characters; I'm including their singing stints, as well!

Some have more songs credited to them than others though, but that matters little to me. So far, I've found songs by Kumai Motoko, Takano Urara, Orikasa Ai, Hisakawa Aya, Koyasu Takehito, Sugita Tomokazu, and Kuwashima Houko.

If you want to hear how they sound out of their Beyblade characters and singing to boot, search for the following at www.gendou.com/amusic :

1. Stone Monkey - this one's sung by Takano Urara and Tanaka Mayumi in their roles as Tachibana Maria and Kirishima Kanna, respectively. Tanaka-shi sings most of the vocals, though. Takano-shi is the one who sings after every two verses with 'stone monkey' in the lyrics. xd (Bet she was laughing during the recording blaugh )

2. Ki Ni Naru Aitsu (spelled on Gendou as 'Kininaru Aitsu) - by Kumai Motoko, in his role as Syaoran/Shaoran from CardCaptor Sakura. She sounds so adorable here! heart

3. Kage ni Naru - by Orikasa Ai, most likely in her role as Baiko from Saber Marionette J. It's pretty... enka-ish in some places, and I really can't hear our beloved Maxie anywhere in her voice! Where'd Max go?! (Kidding only; I know most of these people are veterans and so can change their voices completely depending on the character they play)

4. Isshou ni Utao - sung by Hisakawa Aya in her role as Keroberos. Prepare to be surprised, amused, and/or disgusted by her voice (definitely no sign of Rei Kon anywhere...)

5. Yes-Koko ni Eien Ga Aru - sang by Takehito Koyasu in his roll as Hotohori from Fushigi Yuugi. -tries to imagine Boris singing- Nah! Not gonna happen! xd :

6. Sing a Song - sang by Sugita Tomokazu in his role as Motosuwa Hideki from Chobits (the site also credits the song to his character instead of Sugita. wait...Sergei+persocon= ... :O

7. Beyond - sang by Kuwashima Houko as Kokubunji Miinoru. No idea who she's doing the duet with.

It's worth downloading these songs, if only for a few laughs [at the different voices that are... not up to par or something] xd I know I was laughing at the 'Stone Monkey' thing... rofl

Yup, that they do. xd I couldn't believe it, either, when I first found out about it...

I'm still laughing about Boris' voice actor, though. He went from voicing a hunk, to a gay blonde, to a creepy middle-aged villain in red-lensed goggles. rofl I swear, his voice sounds so different in all three, it's hard to believe it's the same person voicing them!

Oh, crap! I forgot to mention that Urara Takano also voiced Kazama Musashi from Grander Musashi! I have two voice clips from that character and its so eek that he and Tyson sound practically the same! Well, Musashi's voice is higher at some points (over-excited about something), but they're essentially the same... xd

Masashi: (wow, he looks like Tyson...

And this is the guy I was hoping Urara Takano had voiced instead...

Masatsugu: Just add one more scar on either side of his face, and he'd look like a friendlier Kai... xd

Uh...Lighty? Kai, Max, Tyson, Rei, Tala, and Bryan are all voiced by girls... Boris is the only one so far on the list voiced by a guy... :O

I have voice clips snagged from the original Japanese episodes and... I had to listen to Rei's and Tala's a couple of times, to convince myself I was hearing things right... xd

That last youtube thing was cool but it helped to support my theroy:
All boys sound girlie in Japanese. And yes I know they are played by girls but ugh!

I just realized a slight patteren between four of them:
Hisakawa Aya
Kumai Motoko
Takano Urara
Orisuka Ai
It's that all of them do voices for both genders. Also just realized that Aya and Motoko are names from two other animes I like.
Aya- Ceres:Celestial Legend
Motoko- Naruto, Sauske's mother

@GT: Not all boys sound girly in Japanese anime. It really depends on the age of that character. For, say... a 15-year-old male, they'd get a really young male VA, or if they get a female VA, she makes her voice really low. Like Takeuchi Junko-shi for example; she still voices Naruto in Shippuden, but Naruto's voice is way deeper than in the first 220 episodes... And Sasuke! He was voiced by Sugiyama Noriaki, and the guy's male, not female, despite the age at which he appears (12 years old). So...yeah, it depends on age and personality...

Oh, and Sasuke's mom is named Mikoto, not Motoko.

@Lighty: I was wondering what the person meant my 'mewed' when I read the description. And when it started... rofl Then I got it...

There's actually another fun vid titled "Beyblade the Musical" only I don't think you'll like the one pairing shown. Kai and Tyson 'singing' "Breaking Free" from Disney's "High School Musical"... xp

Knew you wouldn't like the idea... Especially since they made Kai 'act' as Gabriella >.<

I'm still on the lookout for more Japanese/language-aside-from-English vids for Beyblade... xd

Well I know not all do but it always sounds girly to my ears. I guess I'm just to used to hearing guys with lower voices then theirs. But Kai as Gabriella! rofl Oh I so need to see that.