How Do I Become an Anime Narrator?
A narrator for an anime is actually just a voice actor. An anime is a Japanese cartoon. Voice actors help dub animes into different languages. The most common dub is translating a Japanese anime into English. The narrator usually has the role of recapping the last episode to the viewer. A voice actor is a regular actor. You can't just major in voice acting; voice acting is a specific type of acting, and breaking into the anime industry is just that much harder because you are focusing on a specific type of acting.
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Instructions
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Spend your high school career being involved in the drama department and as many plays as you can. Watch any local theaters put on shows and try to get into as many plays as you can.
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Enter into a college and major in theater or drama. While you are working toward you degree, try to network and get other students to watch you and give you advice. Also be sure to watch new movies and anime that come out as you work your way up so you can be kept in the loop as to how the industry evolves.
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Build your resume when your in college so when you get out, you've already had 4 or 5 years of experience on your resume. This puts you ahead of most of the competition.
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Move to a city where an anime company is located after you graduate from college. Scour the Internet and newspapers for any job postings. Hit as many auditions as you can and network so you can have connections to getting into more and more auditions.
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Keep practicing and never stop auditioning. You'll land some parts, but you always need to be planning ahead for the next anime you want to narrate.
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Tips & Warnings
Houston is the city where ADV (a large anime dubbing company) is located. Try moving there and see if you can get any auditions.
