Guides & Articles

Everything you need to understand Japanese voice actors, how anime are secretly connected through shared seiyuu, and how to climb the AnimeToAnime leaderboard.

• What Is a Seiyuu? A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Voice Actors — Seiyuu are the Japanese voice actors behind every anime character. Learn what a seiyuu is, why the profession is so respected in Japan, and how their careers shape the anime you watch.
• The Six Degrees of Seiyuu: How Anime Are Secretly Connected — The famous “six degrees of separation” idea applies beautifully to anime. Here’s how shared Japanese voice actors quietly link almost every series together — and how AnimeToAnime turns that web into a game.
• Meet the Most Prolific Anime Voice Actors — A handful of Japanese voice actors appear in an astonishing number of anime. Knowing these prolific seiyuu — and their signature roles — is the single biggest edge you can have in AnimeToAnime.
• How to Win at AnimeToAnime: A Strategy Guide — Practical strategy for climbing the AnimeToAnime leaderboard — from managing the clock and voice-actor exhaustion to timing your powerups in ranked 1v1 matches.
• Daily Anime Puzzle Games Explained: Chain, Bingo & Connections — AnimeToAnime has a fresh set of daily puzzles every day. Here’s how Daily Chain, Anime Bingo, and Anime Connections work — and a few tips for solving each one.
• Sub vs. Dub: Why Japanese Voice Acting Is at the Heart of AnimeToAnime — The endless “sub vs. dub” debate, explained — and why AnimeToAnime builds every connection exclusively from the original Japanese voice cast.
• Looking for an Anime Voice Actor Game? Here’s How It Works — If you want a game about anime voice actors — connecting anime through shared Japanese seiyuu, like Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon for anime — AnimeToAnime is a free browser game built for exactly that.