Voice Acting Credits:

Self-casted:

Narrator, Agumon and Armadillomon (& Upamon) in my Digimon Fanfiction Radioplay series: Second Chances for Sora
Natsume Hyuuga in my Gakuen Alice Manga Radioplay
Shugo Kunisaki (Understudy) in my .hack//Legend of the Twilight Manga Radioplay
Kazuma Kiryu in my Yakuza (a.k.a. Ryu ga Gotoku) Fandub
Yuichi Aizawa in my Kanon Zero Six Episode 1 Fandub
Souichirou Arima (Understudy) in my Kare Kano Manga Radioplay (alongsideazirofusima) 
Yukito Kunisaki in my Air TV Fandub Clips

Casted:

Isaak Fernand von Kämpfer, Vampire "Snake" & Thugs in JellybeanQueen2's Trinity Blood Manga Radioplay
Jiro Hanazono (Hikari's father) in Arahime's Special A Fandub
Yata in crossblades08's .hack//G.U. Returner OVA Fandub
G.U.N. Airplane Radio in Bigbrownie's Sonic Adventure 2 Cutscene Fandub
Kazuma Sohma in Cake Batter's Fruits Basket Volume 21 Radioplay
Muston in Jefferz' Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Fandub
Satoshi Kaname (Understudy) in Presea's Oyasumi Nasai (an Original Radioplay)
PK #1 (Extra) in Hari26's .hack//Roots Episodes 1 & 2 Fandub [Episode 1, Part 1]
Haruto Saionji in Jefferz' Shining Tears X Wind Episode 1 Fandub
Yuichi Aizawa (Understudy) in abby1026's Kanon '06 Episode 1 Fandub
Kei Takashima in Shinigami_Yuumura's Special A Fandub
Cloud Strife in Mitsukai Mizu Amaya's Sanctimonia (a FF-VII R.P.)

Scouted & Casted:

Kuro Sashime in Presea's Oyasumi Nasai (an Original Radioplay)

Current Productions:

[Digimon FF Radioplay series] Second Chances for Sora (see below)
Gakuen Alice Manga Radioplay
.hack//Legend of the Twilight Manga Radioplay
[Game Fandub Clips] Yakuza (a.k.a. Ryu ga Gotoku)
Sky Girls OVA Fandub
Kanon Zero Six Episode 1 Fandub
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie Fandub
Air TV Fandub Clips
Kare Kano Manga Radioplay
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Fandub Clips

Future Productions:

Kingdom Hearts Manga Radioplay
Yakuza 2 (a.k.a. Ryu ga Gotoku 2) Game Fandub

Other Non-VA Stuff:

Favourite Anime/Manga series: .hack, Digimon, Prétear, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Medabots, Sky Girls, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Kare Kano, Card Captor Sakura, Naruto, Angelic Layer, Gakuen Alice, Azumanga Daioh, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan, Special A... the list goes on and on.
Favourite Gaming series: Super Smash Bros., Marvel vs. Capcom, Street Fighter, Ratchet & Clank, Mario, DDR, F-Zero, Final Fantasy (I only know the classic first game!), Kingdom Hearts, Ghost Squad and list goes on and on.
Favourite Artists & Bands: 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Dido, Eminem, Kanye West, Joe Budden, Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, Delta Goodrem, The Veronicas, Vienna Teng, Yuki Hsu, Acceptance, Mobile, Anberlin, Autopilot Off, Eskimo Joe, The Killers, Less Than Jake, NOFX, Enter Shikari, DragonForce, Zebrahead, The Mooney Suzuki, Ayumi Hamasaki, various BEMANI artists, Eiffel 65, Bloom 06, DJ Sasha... and the list goes on and on.
Favourite Professional VA's: Joshua Seth, Ryan Drummond, Bryce Papenbrook, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Kira Vincent-Davis, Luci Christian, Chris Patton, Jessica Boone, Derek Stephen Prince, Wendee Lee, David Humphrey, Dan Green, Dante Basco, and just like above... the list goes on.
Favourite Amateur VA's: Shudo-Ranmaru, Dusk-Requiem, JellybeanQueen2, Jaela, lionfayt, Mippa, Kairi, Haushinka, Batgirl (a.k.a. Laura Post), Rupert_Scarr, Shintarou Inuzuka, jr1138... and plenty of other people!

If you don't know what this story is about, read here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/998979/1/Second_Chances_For_Sora

I will be hosting the series via Mediafire and Putfile. I will post new episodes as they come up! Click on the episode name to download and hear it!

x-posted to tailovessora

Episode 1: Hollow Echoes of the Present: Mediafire (for Download), Putfile (for Streaming)
Episode 2: Two Sided Mystery: Mediafire, Putfile
Episode 3: Sora Times Two: Mediafire, Putfile
Episode 4: Welcome Back!: Mediafire, Putfile
Episode 5: Meeting Again for the First Time: Mediafire, Putfile
Episode 6: Pizza & Trophies: Mediafire, Putfile (Part 1 & Part 2)
Episode 7: Remeet the Parents: Mediafire, Putfile
Episode 8: The Start of a Second Chance: Mediafire, Putfile (Part 1 & Part 2)
Episode 9: First Date
Episode 10: Soc It to Me
Episode 11: Just Havin' a Ball
Episode 12: Double Date Distress
Episode 13: Finding Trouble in All the Right Places
Episode 14: A Sor Loser
Episode 15: Lost and Found
Episode 16: Plans & Promises

Comments & constructive criticisms are ALWAYS appreciated. Have a nice listen!

Cast list (will be constantly updated with VA's portraying characters who will appear in the fanfiction!, also all VA's are part of the VAA):

1) LG65 (Me!) - Narrator, Agumon & Armadillomon (& Upamon)
2) Dusk-Requiem - Taichi "Tai" Kamiya/Yagami & Yamato "Matt" Ishida
3) S h u d o - R a n m a r u - Sora Takenouchi, ??? & ????
4) Jaela - Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi
5) Mippa - Mimi Tachikawa & Iori "Cody" Hida
6) Shintarou Inuzuka - Joe Kido
7) Tekkaman Blade - Takeru "T.K." Takaishi & Daisuke "Davis" Motomiya
8) exdevlin - Hikari "Kari" Kamiya/Yagami
9) ????????? - Miyako "Yolei" Inoue
10) GInsenshi - Ken Ichijouji
11) Kage-Ichihashi - Veemon (& DemiVeemon)
12) Chibi_riki - Biyomon & Patamon
13) LionelRGuy - Gabumon
14) Kairi - Mrs. Toshiko Takenouchi
15) Zeix - Mr. Haruhiko Takenouchi
16) Scarlotte - Toshiko's Friend
17) JohnnyIo - Soccer Coach
18) Jefferz - Opposing Forward
19) Cake Batter - Friend #1
20) Susanna (of Digimon Spirit) - Radio DJ
21) Chilsberg (of Digimon Spirit) - Bus Driver
22) ???????? - ?????????
23) ???????? - ?????????
24) ???????? - ?????????

- L.G.

As of late, I stayed up on nights playing "Yakuza" (a.k.a. Ryu ga Gotoku) on my PS2. How? I picked up my copy at EB Games and it was used too, therefore... a cheap $15 CDN! This is a mix of both a written review and an entry relating to the writer's block in question.

At the time, there were many games about other cool things (samurai, cowboys, street gangs, etc.). But, there weren't too many games on Yakuza, which are Japan's organized crime syndicates. Enter SEGA's Yakuza. Yeah... it may look like a Japanese GTA, but it's not. It's more of an action-adventure-style game (like Onimusha) where you run around a big city doing stuff and then there's a bunch of fighting which you pit yourself fist-to-fist against as much as 6 or more enemies at a time as this tough ex-yakuza soldier named Kazuma Kiryu.

I love the story of Yakuza. You are the aforementioned Kazuma Kiryu, a tough-as-nails soldier with a heart of gold and has beaten tons of people in his prime. In the beginning, he takes the blame for one of his friends for slaying his oyabun (yakuza boss). He gets sentenced to 10 years in prison. When he comes back, he finds a power struggle going on in his former clan, 10 billion yen gone missing, a loveable little girl, and tons of stuff. There are plenty of action as well as varied touching moments, in which you feel for the characters and their situations that they have faced. I liked the story, and I didn't pay attention to those little 'cliches' that may have messed up the story. The voice acting is OK, with some messups here and there, but I'm sure that many people are turned off by the excessive cursing.

Sharing many of the same themes and aggrevations of Shenmue, Yakuza also shares some of the same developers. In this case, you have an open area to run around in, thugs to beat up on and mini-games to play. There is SO much to do around the small district of Tokyo (named Kamurocho modeled after Kabuki-cho). There are many little sidequests to do like finding missing items for people, chasing down perpetrators and getting items for people. There are parlors and hostess clubs to go to do a little massage or flirting with the in-house gals.

There are also times when you enter a RPG-equivalent of "Random Battles". A thug will come close to your face, say choice words at you and then you're in a brawl against a bunch of enemies. You can then beat them down for money and experience. You gain experience points by doing brutal looking moves and defeating opponents. As you do, you can then spend them upgrading your statistics. Such statstics will give you more health and better moves.

Combat is simple brawler material, though as your character grows, some of the move swift combos and defensive maneuvers become tough to perform. Weapons are cool, each with their own special abilities, but mastering a combo chain can really prepare you for some of the tough boss battles. And they prove to be a challenge too, but once you figure out their patterns, you should beat them down with no problems. Bummer that centering on a foe is troublesome, despite a button dedicated to it. However, the bevy of moves and abilities can deal enough punishment, even with some missed strikes.

And if you're bored on beating down enemies and you're looking for something else to do, try playing some of the many mini-games like a batting cage, slot machines or the typical casino games like blackjack or roulette. And when you're ready to carry on with the story, you can follow the convienently placed spot on the map and continue with the main story. There's ALWAYS something to do, and it'll dole out action, reward or... someone with a bad case of Tourette's.

Yakuza is already becoming something of a phenomenon. There's a sequel out now and a Takashi Miike film out 2 years ago. Plus a couple of PlayStation 3 entries in Japan. This game is an engaging experience with somewhat less-than-perfect controls.

You may honor the game with a try... or cut off your pinky in punishment.

8.5/10

1. Jack Hanna, a big name zoologist who is well-known stateside.
2. Tia Carrere, an actress best known in the TV series, "Relic Hunter".
3. Cuba Gooding, Jr., an actor who has a slew of roles, but the most popular is the one from "Jerry Maguire", which won him an Academy Award.
4. Taye Diggs, an actor in all varieties from TV to theatre to movies. I know him as Sean (a.k.a. Bloodbath) in "Malibu's Most Wanted", but I heard he's in other stuff, too (like the musical "Rent").
5. Dax Shepard, an actor who started out as random characters in "Punk'd" now got exposure in other movies such as "Employee of the Month" and "Zathura".
6. Kate Bosworth, an actress who is best known for roles in "Superman Returns" (Lois Lane, Hello yo!) and "21" (with Across the Universe's Jim Sturgess).

Here are my top 10 records!

10)  Autopilot Off - Make a Sound
9) Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
8) Lifehouse - No Name Face
7) Kanye West - The College Dropout
6) Ayumi Hamasaki - Secret
5) Wyclef Jean - The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
4) Love Inc. (their self-titled debut record)
3) Eiffel 65 - Europop
2) Mobile - Tomorrow Starts Today
1) Anberlin - Cities

You would NOT believe what just happened to me. I was playing some F-Zero X. My machine of choice was White Cat going for the King Cup on Novice difficulty. The track is Red Canyon 2.

I had one spare machine remaining. And I managed to retire 5+ racers by side-attacking or spin-attacking (5 racers and ONLY 5 racers gives me 1 extra machine). Unfortunately, I kept retiring, due to crashing or falling off the track. But, what made me go OMG was... I retired the 5+ racers, only to die on my next shot! This vicious streak occurred in 10 or so straight races!

I screwed up again without retiring the 5 racers, so I was down to my remaining machine. Once again, the vicious cycle of 5+ racers retiring and myself retiring kept going for 5 or more straight races!

Finally... Game Over, after missing 5 and retiring once more.

Let's hope this vicious cycle of me killing racers only to retire doesn't happen again...

- L.G.