Lucid Dreamer VN (Trailer) - Main Cast Casting
NyxMoon Reads for Kaname Nakamura
Kaname Nakamura is a second-year high school student and the main protagonist of Lucid Dreamer. In earlier school years, he was a notable basketball player often favored by his peers and those he kept close. Despite expectations of continuing his basketball career, Kaname gives up his opportunity to pursue his passion for drawing manga. While Kaname showcases excellent prowess in the arts he seeks, he can often overthink situations, which causes him to spiral. After being rejected, Kaname hopes to restore his sense of self-worth and feel that he has a place in society again.
Character Details
Age: 16
Archetype: Reluctant Hero / Protagonist
Character Type: Dynamic Character
Kaname has a dynamic personality. Overall, we're looking for someone with a great range (Mid-High Voice) who can capture his insecure and vulnerable side at the beginning of his arc and adapt to be more confident as the story progresses. Here's some voice references to help understand what we're looking for:
Max Mittleman (Kousei Arima - Your Lie In April) - https://youtu.be/aMJpI_fEsA4?feature=shared&t=62
Sean Chiplock (Subaru Natsuki - Re:Zero Starting Life In Another World) - https://youtu.be/Fiutyx3YBJQ?feature=shared&t=91
Ultimately, you should decide how to voice each character, but these references can give you a good idea of where to start! Remember: Make sure you have two takes per line going in order from top to bottom. The context for each line will be shown below to help you with your audition.
Line A Context: Kaname has just been rejected by his crush, Fumiko Hisakawa. While he's processing the news, we glimpse his inner thoughts.
Line B Context: Kaname confronts Takashi for telling the entire school about his confession. Takashi taunts Kaname into a fistfight, but Kaname walks away. When Takashi labels him a quitter and tells him he hasn't changed, he replies:
Line C Context: Kaname and Chiharu sit together at a local park after school to discuss Kaname's encounter with Takashi. Chiharu asks Kaname if he will return to classes after what happened, and Kaname reluctantly says no.
- english
- visualnovel
- medium high
- video game
- male teen
- male young adult
A. (Uncomfortable) I snapped out of my trance. Fumiko was twirling the tip of her hair with her index finger. It was a tick of hers when she felt uncomfortable. *sigh* (Regretful) What am I doing? I’m making things awkward.
B. (Irritated) You’re right. I haven’t. But neither have you. You’re just as petty and vindictive as you always were. I guess we can always count on ourselves to remain the same.
C. (Nervous) *Deep Breath* Chiharu, please don’t get mad at me… But I don’t want to go to school anymore. Not after what happened today.
Hello there! I'm glad you showed interest in this character. However, as I listened to your audition instead of Kaname, I got an image of Takashi from your audition. I feel you'd be able to tackle everything we're looking for him well, and I believe you'd be better suited for them. Would you mind giving Takashi a shot?
I actually read for Takashi! I emailed my audition for him to you already. If you would like me to send another audition with new takes, I can do that too!
Oh, I'll go ahead and take a look at it. My apologies.
Awesome! If you'd like me to do a retake, I'd be more than willing to do so. I do hope I'm what you're looking for, I had A LOT of fun playing Takashi!