Cap'n Crack wrote:I recently learned that the Japanese voice actress that did Yuki from Fruits Basket also did Sailor Mercury. This amused me greatly.
Aya Hisakawa?
Yeah, she's great. She not only did Ami-chan and Yuki-kun, but she did Skuld from Ah! My Goddess, as well as Kero-chan's SD form in Cardcaptor Sakura (even though Keroberos is a male, and Kero-chan's true form has a different, male VA, Aya-san did a very good job).
In fact, her notable voice credits include:
Rem - Trigun
Rena - Star Ocean: The Second Story for PS1 (fun fact: you can actually hear her voice in the English version of the game! For whatever reason, the English VA for Rena never recorded a take for the Gravity Press spell, so if you have Rena cast that you hear Aya-san ^^)
Xianghua - Soul Calibur II (I KNEW I recognized that voice!)
Kurosawa Minamo - Azumanga Daioh
There's quite a few other noteworthy stuff, including Utena, Beyblade, Gunsmith Cats, and Voogie's Angels, but since I don't watch those...*shrugs*
Oh! *Realizes he must get back on topic*
Yeah, I don't see anything wrong with a character's voice being done by the opposite gender...unless it sounds REALLY bad, and a lot of the time it doesn't.