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Originally Posted by tokusatsufan
Doesn't anyone find it strange that foreign characters in anime,for example, are always voiced by Japanese people? I'm sure that I'm overthinking it and foreigners just don't want to be voice actors but it does strike me as more than a bit odd. Is it because they want clear Japanese voices and they're worried accents could get in the way?
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Not at all. Where else are you going to find native speakers?
Even within Japan, there are often characters using Japanese dialects that are not from those regions (especially Kansai dialect). Native speakers can hear the difference a mile away.