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Originally Posted by serenade_beta
The lifespan of female seiyuu careers is so short compared to the male ones for some reason
On the other hand, the men... yeah, though I guess having so many female characters compared to male doesn't help this
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It because the standard of VA already change compare to past.
During era of said VAs (Sawashiro, Kugimiya, Sakurai), any VA career easily secured the moment they fill certain niche (e.g. Hayami Saori, Ishikawa Yui).
When the niche filled enough, like it or not it developed into: you either show you're more than capable to compete with old names (e.g. Fairouz Ai career leap after she prove Jolyne can be voiced by not-Sawashiro) or have serious range and skills to elevate your presence (e.g. how Uesaka Sumire and Soma Saito belongs to plenty of franchise).
Old names do want to return if possible, director went easy typecast since rarely new characters break their mold, season 2 instead of new title. Hurdle like that present too.
Stressful? Definitely. We already had case of Taneda Risa and Sachika Misawa health once worsened due to pressure behind the scene, there's also story about newcomer male VA who lose his mind because he can't get any role for years since his debut.
It really put into perspective when Sugita and Nakamura said in radio talk that the reason they took supporting role in Goblin Slayer is because they're thinking of 'retire in a good way' (give chance for newcomers, not hogging certain role); IIRC Kamiya and Sawashiro also have similar thought.
If you look at how Kimetsu no Yaiba (and Fate, if not all anime under Aniplex) boasting all-stars VA as part of it appeal;
All the cheap isekai anime despite it poor range of characters actually helpful in allowing new names to stay so they can climb, build notable traits.