Kill/Cure: Beautiful Vice is an upcoming murder mystery indie game made with Unity by Team Kill Cure. It is a non-profit passion project inspired by the Danganronpa franchise.
Plot Summary: 16 Ultimate students and 1 teacher who make up Class 17 of Bitokukawa Academy were invited to come to the Bitokukawa Campus and have been abducted on their way towards it. The class is not only stripped of their Ultimate titles, but are also forced into a killing game by a mascot that turns evil once someone breaks the rules or commits murder.
You can find the full history and development details in our Q&A video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCY_Gpnt4Xw). Written below is a summary.
Kill/Cure first started in 2017 as a fan web series called "Danganronpa: Kill/Cure" with Moboxer as the director and a small team of artists. Moboxer at the time managed a lot of tasks by himself. He held a casting call in 2018 and recruited the first voice actors. Moboxer left the team in 2020 for personal reasons.
Team Kill Cure’s current director is Schlen, who was part of the original team and is in charge of the artistic design. Schlen’s leadership - plus the delegation of smaller tasks to several team leads - has allowed the team to slowly but surely rebuild the project. We’ve recruited new writers, artists, video editors, musicians and programmers, reworked sprites, CGs, and 3D models, wrote a new story, rewritten character profiles, revamped our theme and UI design, developed a game engine, and are now working to release the prologue.
Because Kill/Cure has been in development for a long time, some of our former cast decided to leave the team, each with their own personal reasons. We’re looking for fresh, talented voice actors to fill the unoccupied roles!
EXPECTATIONSType: Unpaid. Non-profit Danganronpa-inspired passion project, but is original work (characters, art, story, setting, music are original) and uses copyright-free assets (SFX, font).
Workload: There is both partial voice acting and full voice acting. Each character has <50 soundbites to be played throughout the game. Scenes that highlight key story moments will be fully voiced. Chapter trials will also be fully voiced, making up the majority of voice lines (this can range anywhere from 0 to 100+). We can’t reveal the exact workload of each role due to spoilers. Along with the game, we also plan to make fully voiced skits to post on social media.
Deadlines: Although we expect our team members to meet deadlines (one to three months per script), we’re willing to be flexible. We operate in an open, friendly and encouraging environment where no team member takes on too much work and thus becomes too stressed out. Most importantly, we want to make a project we can be proud of!
Credits: Voice actors will be credited accordingly in our cast list and for the content they participate in.
Communication: Voice actors will primarily communicate with Schlen, the director, and/or RubyJCat, the VA Manager.
Casting: Only the characters that need to be recast are listed in the casting call, alongside Bizarrosaru which is a new major role. Roles will not be cast before the deadline. Casting decisions will be made by our director and several team leads.
Only Bizarrosaru and Kokorosaru have a chance to be double cast to the same voice actor; no other roles will be double cast.
Extras: There will be additional small roles in future chapters. All applicants will be considered for extras. We'll also be listening to your demo reels!
Audition criteria:
Audio quality
How well the voice fits the character’s appearance and description
Acting performance
Listed accents are only suggested ones. Voice and performance will take priority over an accent.
Feedback: Due to the expected high volume of submissions, we are unable to provide feedback to individuals. We encourage voice actors to double check the requirements and ensure their recordings are saved properly before submitting.
REQUIREMENTSActor requirements:
Must be 18+ to audition.
Access to a treated recording space. Audio quality should be free of humming, plosives, clipping and distortion, with minimal background noise and reverb.
A solid understanding of acting. Our characters express a wide range of emotions.
A reliable communication method. Discord is preferred since we have a team server.
Be able to cooperate and communicate when needed.
Be willing to stick with the project for the long-term and attempt to meet deadlines.
Be comfortable with reading curse words if the script requires it. We specified a few of the characters that definitely curse in their scripts, but are unable to specify further due to spoiler reasons.
Submission guidelines:
Voice actors can audition for as many roles as they wish.
One audition file per role.
Include the role name and your name when naming files. (ex. ChikumaKonishi_RubyJShilan.mp3)
Submit in .mp3 or .wav format.
Maximum of three takes per line. Use ABCABCABC format.
Do not slate.
Do not alter your voice with special effects such as pitch shift.
Pronunciation of names does not matter at the auditioning stage. A guide will be provided to the cast.
Submit your audition to either Casting Call Club OR to our email. One method is sufficient. Do not submit auditions via Discord. ➔CCC: Ensure you are logged into your account. Click on the Apply/Audition button, select a role and submit your audio file. ➔Email: Please view our Google Document
DISCORD - https://discord.gg/JuEcys7
YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@teamkillcure
TWITTER/X - https://x.com/TeamKillCure
INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/teamkillcure
TUMBLR - https://teamkillcure.tumblr.com
THANK YOUIf you have any additional questions, they can be asked in the #qna or #casting-call channels in our Discord server, DM’d to Ruby on Discord @rubyjcat, commented on this page under 'Project Comments' or sent to our email. However we cannot promise that the email questions will be seen/responded to. Discord is easiest for us. Do not submit auditions via Discord.
Thank you for your interest in Kill/Cure: Beautiful Vice. We look forward to hearing your auditions!
Thank you for your patience. The team has reached out to the chosen VAs for role offers. We greatly enjoyed listening to all of your interpretations for our characters. There were many outstanding candidates; these were not easy decisions to make. We hope you will also like our picks which will be publicized in a future cast reveal video. For extras, we will gradually reach out to individuals as needed when these roles appear in the story.
Thank you to everyone who auditioned for Kill/Cure! We are truly humbled to see so much interest for our project.
We have counted a total of 1,600 unique auditions from 729 applicants. Please be patient as the team will begin to listen to all auditions respectively.
The roles on CCC appear as 'cast offsite'. This is the default message when roles are closed; they have not been cast yet.
We may call back a few individuals who we feel have potential to voice a role, but could use further direction to sound closer to our vision.
We will post another update once roles have been finalized.
The casting call will remain open for one more week! If you haven't auditioned yet, now's the time to do so.
Due to the high amount of excellent auditions we received, there may be callbacks for certain roles.
There will be additional small roles in future chapters. All applicants will be considered for extras. We'll also be listening to your demo reels!
As of posting, there are three weeks left until the deadline. We're blown away by the amount of submissions already and are grateful to see so much interest for Kill/Cure. Thank you to all of the wonderful submissions so far!
To those who have yet to apply, here's a reminder that we won't be casting before the deadline, so our roles are still up for grabs! We would love to see more auditions for Naiomi in particular.
The team is anticipating tough decisions ahead!
Note: For the roles of Kokorosaru and Bizarrosaru, we encourage interested voice actors to audition for both roles.
[Counselor at Bitokukawa Academy]
Age: Child
Gender: Male/Female
Accent: North American
Voice Type: Medium-high to High pitch, cutesy, friendly, lovable, innocent, mascot-like, boyish
“Koko is a sweet and caring counselor. Though his clumsy behaviour results in the confusion of his dearest students. He is often very cheerful and cute, but can be very sad when his actions are misinterpreted.”
1) (Happy. Introducing himself to the class.) “I'm Kokorosaru, Counselor at Bitokukawa Academy! Relax, take deep breaths, and be mindful of yourself and others!”
2) (Spewing random nonsense in an attempt to stop a conflict between students.) “I'D LIKE TO ORDER THE CAESAR SALAD WITH A LARGE FRIES AND TWO WATERS TO DRINK!”
3) (Crying and apologizing to the class after losing control of himself to his counterpart, Bizarrosaru.) “I'M SORRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!”
Note: For the roles of Kokorosaru and Bizarrosaru, we encourage interested voice actors to audition for both roles.
[Vice Counselor at Bitokukawa Academy]
Age: Child
Gender: Male/Female
Accent: North American
Voice Type: Medium-high to High pitch, evil, mischievous, terrifying, thunderous voice, speaks with a demanding cruelty, mascot-like, boyish
“Bizarrosaru is known for causing mischief and trouble whenever he appears. Unlike Kokorosaru, he likes to poke fun at his students and enjoys the chaos unfolding. Yet he also never breaks any rules he set up.”
1) (Mysterious, dark, and vengeful. A mastermind speaking to an unknown listener behind the scenes.) “You deserve to die. You are a shallow, impotent little creature, incapable of humility or introspection. Your life is defined by superficial relationships and uninspired dreams, all of which will slowly wither away under your own self-importance.”
2) (Angry at being mistaken for Kokorosaru, his counterpart.) “Koko!? KOKO!? Don't you DARE mistake me for that insufferable, saccharine, spineless, uninspired excuse for a mascot!”
3) (Note: “Kichichichichichi” is Bizarrosaru’s laughter. Gleeful and cruel while forcing the class into a killing game.) “Kichichichichichi... I can't wait to see who will die first! Should we start taking bets? My money's on the one who deserves it! HIHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!”
[Former Ultimate Extreme Couponer]
Age: 23 | Young Adult
Gender: Female
Accent: North American
Voice Type: Medium to Medium-high pitch, loud, high energy, goofy, crude, insensitive
“Chikuma is extremely loud and likes to crack jokes. Though her goal is never to joy those around her, she is very honest and has no filter. This can make others either appreciate her or dislike this impulsivity.”
1) (Happy. Introducing herself.) “Konishi! Chikuma Konishi! I'm the Ultimate EXTREEEEME Couponer!”
2) (Shocked and on guard when Kokorosaru suddenly appears for the first time.) “HIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!”
3) (Chikuma joked about "dining on monkey brain" after the class starts turning on Kokorosaru for trapping them in the campus. Once Bizarrosaru appears and demands to be shown respect, she apologizes for her previous remark in hopes of appeasing the threatening monkey.) “I wasn't... I mean, uhh, yes! Super sorry! My sincerest condolences to your species for having such delectable gray matter!”
Note: This role contains mild cursing.
[Former Ultimate Stuntman]
Age: 21 | Young Adult
Gender: Male
Accent: North American, Surfer Dude/Californian
Voice Type: Medium to Medium-high pitch, friendly, excitable, lighthearted, sensitive, wears heart on sleeve
“Manzo is a passionate and cheerful young man. Being a momma's boy makes him feel a bit insecure compared to his classmates. Especially his emotional and direct behaviour can often make him the center of attention, whereas he prefers hyping other people up instead.”
1) (In awe. Reacting to another student who claims to be the “Conqueror of the Stars and the Abyss”.) “Conqueror of the Stars and the Abyss?! That's so fucking sick, dude!”
2) (Annoyed and disappointed after learning that his Ultimate title was revoked by Bizarrosaru.) “C'mon, I got my title only a few weeks ago, and it's already gone? Maaaaaan...”
3) (Scared out of his mind when Bizarrosaru suddenly appears for the first time.) “WHAT THE FUCK!?”
Note: This role contains heavy cursing.
[Former Ultimate Activist]
Age: 21 | Young Adult
Gender: Female
Accent: North American, Valley Girl/Southern Californian
Voice Type: Medium-high pitch, playful, positive, energetic, girly, cheeky
“Maru is an extremely cheerful and emotional girl who most enjoy being around. Her funny side makes those around her laugh and feel at ease. She's extremely careful about her words as she does not want her 'posse' to punish her. Yet she does not shy away gossiping about others she doesn't like.”
1) (Angry at her kidnappers as she pounds on a locked door, then is interrupted.) “Locking over a dozen people in a tiny cramped room? Stealing their belongings!? Who the FUCK do you think you are, airport sec—”
2) (Confident and boastful after she saw through Kokorosaru’s antics.) “Fear not, friends! For Maru Yokokume, Striker Extraordinaire, is unphased by such simple coercion tactics!”
3) (Screaming. Frightened when Kokorosaru suddenly appears for the first time.) “KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!”
Note: BIPOC VAs are encouraged to audition for Naiomi.
[Former Ultimate Architect]
Age: 24 | Young Adult
Gender: Female
Accent: North American, Nigerian
Voice Type: Medium-low pitch, soft-spoken, calm, confident, matter-of-fact, aloof, mature
“Naiomi is probably the most quiet student in her class. Do not mistake her attitude with shyness however, as she is quite confident. She is very vocal about her own views and doesn't care if those hurt her classmates. Her conversations are usually rather short.”
1) (Friendly. Introducing herself.) “I'm Naiomi Danjuma, Ultimate Architect and exchange student from Nigeria. I hope we can get along.”
2) (Suspicious about the Ultimate Instructor’s identity.) “Given the fact we've never seen one before, forging a real instructor's ID would be a simple task.”
3) (In despair and upset.) “I can’t take this anymore!!”
Note: This role contains heavy cursing.
[Former Ultimate Forum Admin]
Age: 23 | Young Adult
Gender: Male
Accent: North American
Voice Type: Medium pitch, loud, emotional, stubborn, snarky, nerdy
“Shoko is a rather eccentric individual. His emotional and rather provocative tone puts him in a lot of accidental fights. It does not help that he does not shy away from insulting those around him. Deep inside however he is just simply insecure and puts up a tough front to hide his vulnerable self.”
1) (Screaming. Horrified after his hiding spot was discovered.) “AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! GET AWAY FROM ME! KIDNAPPERS! THIEVES! MURDERERS! DENTISTS!”
2) (Angry after learning that his Ultimate title was revoked by Bizarrosaru.) “Does this thing really think it has the necessary permissions to revoke my role!? What NONSENSE! Utter GARBAGE!”
3) (Smug after introducing himself. However, he’s only acting this way to detect potential internet stalkers of his.) “MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Well? Has my greatness eroded your minds too severely to speak? Or maybe you peasants have started to fathom the god that you're up against?”
Note: BIPOC VAs are encouraged to audition for Yahto.
[Former Ultimate Mayor]
Age: 29 | Adult
Gender: Male
Accent: North American, Native American
Voice Type: Low pitch, authoritative, confident, respectable, mediator, mature
“Yahto is a confident but reserved man, who lends his voice to those less fortunate than him. While others perceive him as intimidating at first, he usually speaks rather formal and kind. Though shall one get on his nerves he can get loud as well.”
1) (Unfazed and confident in his ability to stand up against Bizarrosaru’s threat.) “Do not worry, my peers. I will protect you through sheer force of will alone.”
2) (Inspired and amazed by another student talking about their charity and helping sick children.) “A selfless and inspiring story! I could learn quite a lot from you.”
3) (Shocked, angry, and unprepared after realizing the severity of the killing game situation.) “Cut the humor. This farce has gone way too far.”
