Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26213067-20150704202401/@comment-11582536-20150704205137

Pronunciation (when it comes to languages I understand, that is) and voice types are the most important things imo -- mostly voice type. If I can't understand them, that's not a very good sign unless their voice type is so nice to make up for it. Meanwhile if I don't like the voice type, I don't care how good their pronunciation is, I won't like them.

Opinions on "what is a good voice type" differ greatly from person to person. For females, I like mature-sounding banks that are also a bit cutesy? Yukari is a great example. She has a fairly mature tone while still sounding cute. I like Rin, but sometimes her high voice is a bit too grating for me -- same with Miki. I like smooth vocals.

For males, I think I like midrange males the best? Though this is where it gets a bit muddy for me, since I love Kiyoteru but I hate KAITO's tone. I'm also not a very big fan of Yohio (too breathy/LQ) or Arsloid (there's something about him I don't like, don't know what though) Kiyoteru's voice to me is a bit cutesy for an adult male vocal though; I'm not sure how to describe it, but it's something I really like. Maybe it has something to do with being suited for a wide variety of genres, something I don't feel KAITO is at all while Kiyoteru is. Gackpo is good, though -- and he can sound great in many different genres as well.

I like soft/whispery vocals but most of them have a strange quality to them that bothers me; I don't know how to explain it. The only one I haven't heard it in is Zunko, and I've heard it in every other whisper/soft bank + append. But sometimes the vocal can be mixed well enough with the music that I don't hear it, and it's great.

this is a bit long orz;;