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katsudon
04-18-2012, 09:30 PM
EDITED 5/5

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Hey guys, what's up!

This past winter I posted an outline for a genderbent reverse harem Madoka Magica visual novel to LiveJournal Madoka Magica community. The response was overwhelmingly positive and I decided to make my idea a reality. Our "team" currently consists of myself as writer/programmer/project lead, suikka and khibz on character art and color respectively, and sakurarin on backgrounds/misc. graphics.

I'm also new to the whole voice acting production game so if someone wants to come on board to help me in that respect, I'd be more than open to the notion. Email me with your qualifications.

It should be noted that I'm only trying to finish the equivalent of the first episode of the anime series at the moment. Whether or not I make the "full" game is up in the air.

You can follow development at our Tumblr (http://otomemagica.tumblr.com)!

Synopsis:
Otome★Magica tells the story of Madoka Kaname, an ordinary 14-year old girl who finds herself in the center of an ancient conflict between demons that would destroy the world and the young magi who oppose them.

Audition format:
-AUDITIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO AUDITIONED!!
-I'm still in the process of giving out feedback/others requests. I'll notify you specifically regarding new deadlines.
-There will probably some sort of initial cut/callback stuff going on once I'm done with the stuff in the previous point.

Characters:

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Madoka Kaname
Age: 14
Bio: the protagonist of our story. A pure-hearted girl who finds herself thrust into the dangerous world of magic, witches, and those who fight them.
Pitch: high
Style: innocent schoolgirl
Line 1: Why does it feel like I’ve met you before?
Line 2: I can’t just stand here and watch him get killed!
Line 3: Morning! Hope you guys weren’t waiting too long.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iAWu2e2OLXA/T48ovnvzT4I/AAAAAAAAACg/5Iicv33_tJM/s166/sayaka.jpeg
Sayato Miki
Age: 14
Bio: Madoka’s childhood friend. A headstrong boy with a tendency for acting without thinking, but he always means well.
Pitch: medium, maybe a hair lower.
Style: idealistic shonen protagonist
Line 1: Yo! Madoka! Over here!
Line 2: It’s a knight’s duty to protect his princess, right?
Line 3: WHO THE HELL DOES THAT GUY THINK HE IS?

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V0T1UPgjbic/T48ovk92TEI/AAAAAAAAACU/mFuYAzU7W0I/s166/mami.jpeg
Mamiya Tomoe
Age: 15
Bio: The idol of Mitakihara Middle School and Madoka’s senpai of one year. His princely effervescence never fails to charm anyone he meets, though the brightest lights cast the longest shadows…
Pitch: medium
Style: slightly insufferable pretty boy
Line 1: Mamiya Tomoe, at your service
Line 2: Then it’s our little secret, isn’t it?
Line 3: My ears must be playing tricks on me because it almost sounded like you were telling me what to do.

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Homura Akemi
Age: 14
Bio: A cold, aloof transfer student that Madoka has been seeing in her dreams. What is the nature of the connection they share?
Pitch: Medium to medium-high
Style: Stoic enigma
Line 1: Madoka Kaname. Do you value the life you live?
Line 2: This doesn’t concern you.
Line 3: You’re going to be OK, you just have to trust us.

Hiroki Shizuki
Age: 14
Bio: Friend of Madoka and Sayato. His quiet and refined mannerisms stand in stark contrast to his best friend.
Pitch: Medium to Medium-high
Style: Level-headed realist
Line 1: Good morning, Madoka.
Line 2: If you two are done fooling around, we’re going to be late.

Kyubey
Age: ???
Bio: a strange creature from Madoka’s dream. It offers Madoka the chance to “alter fate”.
Pitch: medium-high to high
Style: perky animal helper
Line 1: Once you give up, it’s all over. However, you can change your destiny.
Line 2: Contract with me and become a Puella Magus!

Junko Kaname
Age: Parent
Bio: Madoka’s mother. A driven woman who effectively balances her career and family life.
Pitch: Medium
Line 1: Love letters are too impersonal if you ask me. A girl should confess her love properly.
Line 2: Perfect! Your secret admirers will love it.

Tomohisa Kaname
Age: Parent
Bio: Madoka’s father. A stay-at-home dad who cares deeply for his family.
Pitch: medium
Line 1: Morning Madoka! You’re up early today.
Line 2: You should probably get going too. You don’t want to keep Sayato-kun and Hiroki-kun waiting.

Tatsuya Kaname
Age: 3
Bio: Madoka’s little brother. He’s 3.
Pitch: high
Line 1: Mama woke up!

Kazuko Saotome

Age: [redacted]
Bio: Homeroom teacher for Madoka and co. Her biological clock may be ticking.
Pitch: medium-high to high
Line 1: Quiet down everyone! Honestly.
Line 2: Akemi-san, you can come in now.

Random female students
Age: varies
Bio: random fangirls of Mamiya and/or Homura
Pitch: varies
Line 1: Akemi-san, some of us are going to karaoke after school! Want to come with us?
Line 2: He can't have gotten far! Split up!

NOTE: style points are to be used more as guidelines rather than rules.

Best of luck to everyone!

katsudon
04-18-2012, 09:30 PM
Development screenshots!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MGUNXsS9eoE/T5Otix5sLcI/AAAAAAAAADA/78FI-zwojfk/s640/sayahirosmall.png
*Not Actual Text


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LwMbSpzfw4g/T5OtiFOhPDI/AAAAAAAAAC4/wFdkkYmp_bs/s640/homuhomusmall.png

It should also be noted that we're still looking for a special CG artist!

~ChibiSammii
04-18-2012, 09:32 PM
Sounds awesome :D I'll definitely try !

Figmoomoo
04-18-2012, 10:21 PM
Gonna send an audition soon :D

Edit: I have a question: Are we allowed redo's?

GoddessMara
04-18-2012, 11:29 PM
Sent audition for Madoka!

katsudon
04-19-2012, 12:04 AM
Gonna send an audition soon :D

Edit: I have a question: Are we allowed redo's?
Redo's are fine as long as they're submitted by the May 4th deadline. Don't go crazy though.

Depending on how turnout goes, there may also be some sort of callback or group stage.

Figmoomoo
04-19-2012, 12:28 AM
Audition Sent~~

terror
04-19-2012, 12:29 AM
Interesting...I'd be willing to try something, but assuming this does take off, how long do you see this project lasting for?

Sirdog
04-19-2012, 12:48 AM
Totally doing this

katsudon
04-19-2012, 05:48 AM
Interesting...I'd be willing to try something, but assuming this does take off, how long do you see this project lasting for?
I honestly have no idea. Things will only get more complicated the deeper into this we go, when you start figuring in things like path splits, convergences, bad ends, and so forth.

Even if I manage to amass a bigger team and decide to go whole hog on this, there's still the fact that I'm little more than a hapless college student with a side project that blew up in his face. I'd naturally like to avoid something like Katawa Shoujo's four-year development, but realistically I don't have that much time to dedicate to this. So again, I can't really say.

I can say that I'm trying to get "episode 1" done by Anime Expo so I can show it off in person. Whether or not that happens, we'll see.

Figmoomoo
04-19-2012, 06:18 AM
Did you receive my audition? :D

terror
04-19-2012, 06:25 AM
I can say that I'm trying to get "episode 1" done by Anime Expo so I can show it off in person. Whether or not that happens, we'll see.

*sigh* I wish I could go to AX again...

I'm willing to (potentially) assist as an actor for a 1-ep project, but not a full one. I say potentially because I share your college chaos, have my own project in the works, and am limited to do everything before late August. >_<

katsudon
04-19-2012, 07:19 AM
Did you receive my audition? :D
Yes I did. Thanks!

katsudon
04-19-2012, 07:21 AM
*sigh* I wish I could go to AX again...

I'm willing to (potentially) assist as an actor for a 1-ep project, but not a full one. I say potentially because I share your college chaos, have my own project in the works, and am limited to do everything before late August. >_<
Go for it (I NEED GUYS)!

Mauka4000
04-19-2012, 10:54 AM
Sent in a Few Auditions ^^ Thanks for listening.

pickle131
04-19-2012, 12:09 PM
This makes me very happy and you can expect an audition for Madoka XD

xApplicationRainbow
04-19-2012, 04:55 PM
Audition sent~

Rikka
04-20-2012, 03:45 AM
Sent an audition.

Kyou
04-20-2012, 02:54 PM
Just sent an audition :)

Rhapsody~Duskbane
04-20-2012, 09:19 PM
One sent for Kyubey!

katsudon
04-21-2012, 06:47 PM
Thanks to everyone who's auditioned so far! I'm going to try to get feedback out by the end of the weekend.

Tomoyo Ichijouji
04-22-2012, 02:30 AM
Ahoy there! This is the Homura from AX 2011 who talked with you a lot about the genderswap idea, showin' my support! 8D (also, free bump!)

You may want to make your deadline a little more visible; I missed it the first skim through. XD;; Also, suggestion, perhaps you could put up a screenshot or two of development from the actual game, just to show some visual proof of its progress. The link is great, but it's just for some eye candy for people whose attention it's caught; people here tend to be skeptical so it's good to show proof of stuff done as much as is reasonable. XP

katsudon
04-22-2012, 06:54 AM
Ahoy there! This is the Homura from AX 2011 who talked with you a lot about the genderswap idea, showin' my support! 8D (also, free bump!)

You may want to make your deadline a little more visible; I missed it the first skim through. XD;; Also, suggestion, perhaps you could put up a screenshot or two of development from the actual game, just to show some visual proof of its progress. The link is great, but it's just for some eye candy for people whose attention it's caught; people here tend to be skeptical so it's good to show proof of stuff done as much as is reasonable. XP
What is this AX 2011 nonsense you speak of?! Lies and blasphemy, the lot of it! >_>

Tomoyo Ichijouji
04-22-2012, 06:47 PM
What is this AX 2011 nonsense you speak of?! Lies and blasphemy, the lot of it! >_>

Oh, no! My mistake; it was actually at Bronycon, wasn't it? 8D

Shiepp
04-22-2012, 07:32 PM
I have a question -

would it be best to pronounce people's names (such as Akemi-san) in an english way, or with a slight japanese accent?

Thank you--

katsudon
04-22-2012, 08:18 PM
Oh, no! My mistake; it was actually at Bronycon, wasn't it? 8D
Please tell me that is not an actual thing. Because I might have to kill myself if it is.

katsudon
04-22-2012, 08:35 PM
I have a question -

would it be best to pronounce people's names (such as Akemi-san) in an english way, or with a slight japanese accent?

Thank you--
Hmmm... I don't know about a Japanese accent but you should pronounce it "correctly" in the sense of syllable emphasis and vowel sounds. Does that help? I suppose the only other suggestion I could give would be to look at how some of the better official dubs handle it.

Tomoyo Ichijouji
04-22-2012, 08:54 PM
Please tell me that is not an actual thing. Because I might have to kill myself if it is.

Umm...Please don't turn into a demon upon seeing this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BroNYCon)! D8


Hmmm... I don't know about a Japanese accent but you should pronounce it "correctly" in the sense of syllable emphasis and vowel sounds. Does that help? I suppose the only other suggestion I could give would be to look at how some of the better official dubs handle it.

Well, it's more about I believe, the whole convention between English's putting the accent on the middle syllable (e.g. ah-KEH-mee) versus the more Japanese convention of on the first and last syllables (e.g. AH-keh-MEE).

The former is what official dubs are usually consistent with, but I've heard many English speaking people still use the Japanese convention (and frankly, I oftentimes don't notice the difference, but I know that people can be pretty particular on it so it's good to at least be consistent within a production).

Seishiro17
04-24-2012, 05:36 AM
Let me get this straight, not only is this an Otome production, but it's a GENDERBENT Otome production? With production screenshots? AND Rikka's auditioned?

Yeah, I think I like this.


Please tell me that is not an actual thing. Because I might have to kill myself if it is.

Yeah audition totally sent.

katsudon
04-24-2012, 08:56 PM
Daily bump. Also, I'm aiming to send feedback to everyone who's auditioned so far in the next day or two. Super sorry about the delay, I've been a little burned out lately @_@


Umm...Please don't turn into a demon upon seeing this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BroNYCon)!
*eyetwitch

terror
04-24-2012, 09:08 PM
Gah! I saw the screens on the first post and am compelled to audition right, right now, but finals and work galore. >_<

I assure you with all the certainty of Lambadelta, you'll get something from be deadline-prior.

Saku-Chan
04-25-2012, 01:49 PM
I'll try out

Tomoyo Ichijouji
04-27-2012, 03:49 AM
What's this doing on the 3rd page? Bump-a-roo!

katsudon
04-30-2012, 06:53 PM
Bumping, and sincerest apologies for continuing to flake on audition feedback. I got kinda swamped by schoolwork and some other stuff last week and I haven't had any real time to work on just about anything game-related.

That said, I'm going to try and get most to all of them done today (for reals this time). Either that or I commit seppuku to avoid bringing any more dishonor upon my family.

Genshie
04-30-2012, 11:05 PM
Hazzah! I will send an audition probably sometime this week if not today.

katsudon
05-02-2012, 07:04 PM
Hump day bumping! Only a few days left to submit!!

Figmoomoo
05-02-2012, 07:06 PM
Sorry, but I never received a critique!

katsudon
05-02-2012, 10:02 PM
Sorry, but I never received a critique!
Sorry! I'm on it right now!

Tomoyo Ichijouji
05-02-2012, 10:25 PM
Same here, I haven't gotten a reply from you. =x

Rikka
05-02-2012, 11:27 PM
Neither have I, to be honest! (But if you're swamped/busy with other things, I can live without, don't sweat it.)

Rhapsody~Duskbane
05-03-2012, 12:11 AM
HNNNNNGH so excited! I was gonna audition for Madoka, but my voice is a tad too low.

Good luck everyone!

EDIT: Question! Can girls audition for the medium-high boys? Or do you want just males to audition for those roles?

haruhi1298
05-03-2012, 05:00 AM
I'll try and send something in tomorrow! ^-^

katsudon
05-03-2012, 07:14 AM
HNNNNNGH so excited! I was gonna audition for Madoka, but my voice is a tad too low.

Good luck everyone!

EDIT: Question! Can girls audition for the medium-high boys? Or do you want just males to audition for those roles?
Go for it!

FlyLazure
05-03-2012, 07:33 AM
Audition sent :D

Rhapsody~Duskbane
05-03-2012, 11:02 PM
Sent you some more stuff!

MeroMeroSaharade
05-04-2012, 01:12 AM
I'll try to send an audition before the deadline! >A<

katsudon
05-04-2012, 07:05 AM
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs25/f/2008/067/e/b/Dawn_of_the_Final_Day_by_LuigiIII.png
Everyone's been great so far! If you haven't submitted yet, remember that the greatest failure is never trying!

Hokage Titan
05-04-2012, 07:16 AM
Audition sent.

Genshie
05-04-2012, 10:01 AM
Its not to late to send in an audition is it? I was going send one today.

RBMFaust
05-04-2012, 01:41 PM
Audition Sent

Seymour
05-04-2012, 02:05 PM
I....I think I have to audition for this.

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AND SENT~

katsudon
05-04-2012, 06:30 PM
Its not to late to send in an audition is it? I was going send one today.
Today's the last official day; I give extended deadlines if I want a redo or have some other request.

That said, the "real" cutoff is whenever I wake up tomorrow.

Figmoomoo
05-04-2012, 08:50 PM
Today's the last official day; I give extended deadlines if I want a redo or have some other request.

That said, the "real" cutoff is whenever I wake up tomorrow.
Question: When will the cast list be posted (roughly)?

MeroMeroSaharade
05-04-2012, 11:57 PM
Auditions sent >.<

katsudon
05-05-2012, 07:10 AM
Question: When will the cast list be posted (roughly)?
I'm giving people who've already auditioned until the 11th to do redos/specific requests of mine so it won't be until after that. Additionally I might have to have some sort of callback/group stage to further narrow things down. I've gotten a lot of really great auditions so this isn't going to be easy. I'll update the main post with more details on this stuff soon.

Genshie
05-05-2012, 09:57 AM
Well good luck to those who auditioned. Things came up for me so I was a bit to busy this time around. This looks great by the way and I wish you guys good luck with it.

katsudon
05-05-2012, 07:30 PM
Open auditions are officially closed! Thanks to everyone who auditioned and I'll be working as hard as my schedule will allow to get feedback out and start the next phase in the casting process. Everyone's been AMAZING and it's going to be really tough for me and my team to narrow it down.

Watch this space for more updates!! Thanks again! :D

Figmoomoo
05-15-2012, 01:10 AM
Um, excuse me, but when is the cast list gonna be posted?