Everyone Else is a Returnee Audio Edition

Everyone Else is a Returnee Audio Edition

Project Overview

I would like to create an Audio Drama book reading of sort. The best way I could describe it is if you've listened to any of Vertical's audio books(in my case Kizumonogatari). I was expecting it to just be someone reading it but it turned out to be more on the level on a audio drama. It had multiple voice actors playing out the lines of the character with some sound effects and even some light background music. There currently exists audio books versions of ERR(if you can call them that) of Text2Speech reading the story. I'd like to make something of a much higher quality. Currently I planned to do the first 4 arcs(so up to chapter 13) to see how things would go.

Challenges:


  • Sound Design - So I feel I'll be able to do most if not all of the sound editing but it may be possible that I may need assistance when it comes to sound effects.

  • Sound Direction - I feel confident in be able to direct for how something might sound or other things that may come up. 

  • Certain aspects of the story... I'm still not sure how to go about handling the different types of speech. For example higher beings talk using Brackets while lower beings talk with quotes. How should they sound? How should this be brought about in speech? Should there be reverb of some sort or should it sound like they're project sound? I'm not sure because from what I recall of reading the novel they tend to just speak out loud(for the most part). I can certainly think of certain scenes where effects may be warranted but maybe it'd just be fine to leave it be and deal with it through tone? I'm still not sure.

  • Sound effects - I'm not sure how far to go for sound effects. Full on? For only important moments? For battles? I don't think there shouldn't be any(with voices it'd be kind of weird... though technically the novel already has some sound effects within it) but I'm not sure where the line should be set. The the issue comes down the finding the right effects(or creating them).

  • Text dumps - There are certain times in the novel where text dumps(or word barf) happen. It normally kept to a minimum but how to go about this. Just reading it out? Because normally it wouldn't be read out loud, maybe just having who ever is "reading it" read it through thought? Maybe have a narrator read them?

  • How to do some of the translation notes. In the translation they use super script numbers linked to the bottom. Possibly just expand upon certain lines for important things and for other things just have a narrator read them at the end of the chapter? There is also the matter of the authors comments at the end of the chapters. I'm sure maybe we could have fun with this by having people read them in character? :p But I feel that might just be adding something that didn't exist but that might be a good thing...? 

  • How to do narration bits? Have a Narrator or rewrite then from the characters prospective? Again... I don't feel changing the translation is a great idea... but it is an option. Do we have the character read them... though they tend to be a mix of third party description and in character ones 

  • A smaller thing, but back when I was reading it and then again on a reread there were some errors and spelling or awkward  sentences, so some editing will need to be done.

  • Multiple languages are spoken through out the story how to go about that? If it was animated... you could always use subtitles and actually self insert languages... but it's audio... I mean it's planned to be on Youtube, but, I'd like it to be able to listened from just a file.

  • Anything else that may come up. At the moment this is just me jotting down things as I expand on the idea so I can only predict things so far.

What is needed:

For the first 13 chapters(or 4 arcs) the following characters would need to be filled(along with background misc characters). Also help with finding matching sound effects would be nice.


  • Narrator

  • Yu IlHan (i L not ii)

  • Yu IlHan's Mom

  • Lita

  • Erta

  • Empress

  • Second lieutenant Han YeoRang(female)

  • Misc background characters - students(M&F), soldiers(M&F), teacher, Animal noises(I know some people can do good noises and maybe mix those with effects?), internet comments, tv reporter, etc...

Voice Actor Requirements

The only real thing I ask is to try to have a good microphone with little noise or at least leave a blank section at the end to allow for possible noise removal. If you get the part I'd like if you'd at least read the first 13 chapters to get a feel for it before we start recording. Then again even if you don't get the rule, still reading it would be a plus(or just read it because it's a good story).

Source Material:

The web novel has been translated to completion by Chamber(and written by Toy Car/토이카) and is currently hosted on https://kobatochan.com/korean-novels/everyone-else-is-a-returnee/. Below you can find a Synopsis from kobatochan and edited by me.

Earth is changing. After reaching a new level the world has begun to 'activate'. In order to provide humanity a chance, Heaven implements a plan to have humanity level up as well. I finally became a college student and what? Left out during the elementary school picnic. Left out during middle school camp trip. Left out during high school trip. And now left out of humanity. Yu Ilhan is left on Earth while everyone else is transported to other worlds. Experiencing solitude for untold years, everyone comes back. But all is not right. He still can't use mana. Follow Ilhan in his new life on the ever changing Earth.

Release:

For release most likely just Youtube/file download. Soundcloud is out due to the upper limit of 3 hours of content without paying for one of their plans.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Yu IlHan
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Unpaid

The main character of the story. His is a loner with not the best social skills. Normally pretty cynical.

Line 1(Prologue): He just realizes that he's all alone on Earth.

Line 2(009): Replying to his mother's worry about his well being.

Line 3(013): Talking to Erta as he's fight a monster

  • “Did I come to some other world alone or something? or what……”

  • “Today will be alright. Mom, you stay at home and don’t go out, okay?”

  • “It’s alright. I won’t get done in by a thing like that.”

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Lita
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Unpaid

An Angel that shows up during IlHan's time alone on Earth. Overall giving off a composed and pridful manner while also acting respectable to IllHan though later warms up to him over their time together on Earth.

Line 1(Prologue): Composed and acting respectable in control. 

Line 2(002): After IlHan decides they should move to a different location she adds in she can bring him food where ever he goes on earth(this is during his drop out period of being alone on Earth).

Line 3(004): After spending time with IlHan the time finally comes for them to split apart. She's panicky as their time is all the sudden brought to a stop as time begins to unfreeze.  

  • [Khm. You can call me what you recognize me as.]

  • [Then let’s just change locations. I can deliver your meals wherever it is.]

  • [Ah, IlHan, wait! L, Lord God, just a bit! Just give me time to say farewell!]

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Erta
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Unpaid

An Angel that shows up to help IlHan after everyone returns to earth. Overall giving off a composed and prideful manner. Kind of sarcastic towards IlHand. Also from time to time plays the role of Tsukkomi(or the Straight Man).

Line 1(006): This is said around when she arrives and she's noticing how off IlHan is from everyone else.

Line 2(006): When she is explaining to IlHan how manga works.

Line 3(010): During a fight where IlHand is fighting a pack of monsters.

  • [But now that I’m here, the situation is a bit different to what she said.]

  • [The efficiency in training mana doesn’t become different no matter what you do in whatever place.]

  • [It’s the second strongest. It seems like it’s passing some sort of order down so be careful.]

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Empress
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Unpaid

A female that goes to the same college as IlHan. She only has one line in the early game.

Line 1(007): Calm and collected. Not easily flustered.

  • "Uh... Can you… dismantle this for me?"

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Second Lieutenant Han YeoRang
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Unpaid

Second Lieutenant in the military. 

Line 1(011 ): After being declined by IlHan when she asks him to join the military Guild.

Line 2(011 ): Telling IlHan how awesome he his to try to get some of the loot from the battle.

  • “D, do you perhaps have any feelings against the country or the military……?”

  • “You’re really amazing! To think that you killed all those monsters with your strength alone!”

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Kim YeSeul
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Unpaid

IlHan's Mother.

Line 1(009): Worried about her son's well being

Line 2(005): After a long time apart during their first meal together as a family.

  • “You’re going to college, son? Be careful, run away if you see monsters. It would be good if you just rest at home.”

  • "Where were you sent to, my son? Mother went to a world called Ya-umin along with the people in our neighborhood."

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Yu YongHan
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Unpaid

IlHan's Father.

Line 1(005): After a long time apart during their first meal together as a family.

  • “Heishia was a truly perfect world if you ignore the fact that there’s no rice. And also, that handling mana or whatever was truly hard. Even if I do get used to it, there’s no way your father would be able to confront monsters.”

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Misc Background characters
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Unpaid

There will be a lot of background and one shot characters through out the story including such roles(but not limited to): Students, Soldiers, Teachers, Tv reporters, Internet users... hell maybe even anime noises? I mean I know some people can do some good ones instead of relying directly on SFX.

Line 1(007): Looking for people to join in to fight monsters that suddenly appeared

Line 2(006 ): Solider talking to other soldiers after they've returned to Earth as they pass by IlHan. 

  • “Who wants to party with me and hunt that!”

  • "Fuck, I was drinking with a woman at my side until yesterday morning……!"

  • Optional: Pick a line from 1-13 

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