Known for his stellar work in countless iconic roles, Professional Voice Actor Jonah Scott can be heard as Legoshi in BEASTARS, Aiden Caldwell in Dying Light 2: Stay Human, and recently as Divine Revolte in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.
We recently spoke with Jonah Scott on his incredible voice over work, his Alpha Aniki VTuber persona, and the importance of being genuine – learn more with our interview.
Jonah Scott Interview – Professional Voice Actor Talks Alpha Aniki, Big Brother Energy & Being Genuine
Gamers Heroes
Thank you for the time today! I love finding the stories people have.
Whether they’re a voice actor, a developer, or any other role – everybody has so much heart.
What I’m finding is a lot of people got into the space because they’re just as passionate – I grew up reading Electronic Gaming Monthly and watching Toonami myself.
And I’ve seen a lot of your works – I loved seeing Infinity Castle on the big screen!
I’m sure it is the same with you – just channeling that passion into professionalism, you know?
Jonah Scott
Absolutely – it’s something to take pride in! I really like to be accessible for people too.
That’s one of the reasons I’m a Twitch streamer – it’s like having that door open and being accessible. Letting people come on in, ask questions – things like that.
That being said, if you ask me a silly question – or if you say something ridiculous – you’re gonna get roasted.
Gamers Heroes
I do love your Thirst Trap Tweet videos!
I love them – and my wife loves them too. I know where you’re coming from!
Jumping into things, I love your work as Kevin Rian in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
I’m a huge SNK fan – I even made a mini Neo-Geo machine!
Jonah Scott
Oh my god!
Gamers Heroes
I’m serious!
I love playing Garou, and you’re incredible in City of the Wolves! With the recent release of Blue Mary, there’s also a bit of yin and yang.
You’ve been in so many different roles, and you’re so dynamic – and you’re great every single time.
How do you manage this balance? How do you go from Kokushibo to Kevin Rian, or anything else?
Jonah Scott
So for video games, we’re lucky that we get a little leeway.
Anime is very “in a box,” very meticulous with its precision.
But with video games, even with localizations of video games, you can be a little bit more fluid with it. There’s a little bit more room to breathe, as it were – literally and figuratively.
When I’m doing a video game, I’m able to go back and forth with the Producers on the line at SNK.
That team is incredible – the developers over there provide such key insights!
Not just that, but since it is a localization – and City of the Wolves is a fighting game – there’s even more precision to it.
Like:
“You have to do this line in 1.5 seconds.”
Gamers Heroes
No pressure, right?
Jonah Scott
But the fun part is making that work!
Having a back and forth with the team, we make sure the vibe of a character is correct – especially in a fighting game.
You have to have an archetype, be directed into that archetype, and then be continually consistent with that.
In City of the Wolves, there’s not a narrative arc for Kevin you need to keep.
He is a type of character, and he’s going to fulfill this role, and he’s going to be effective in that.
I love doing video games – they’re my favorite thing in the world! I sort of have an instinct for it.
If you land on something that resonates with the team, they’ll definitely get back to you and see where we can all guide it.
That’s when we get in the booth, you can guide it into something a little bit more specific.
For Kevin, it was great – he’s a SWAT officer, he’s an all-American guy, and he’s this paternal-like father figure – this uncle character to Marky!
You’ve got to maintain that dynamic.
He tries to curb his swearing and tries to make sure Marky is growing up with a really good idol, somebody he can look up to – a father figure of sorts.
Gamers Heroes
I definitely appreciate that! And it shines bright in City of the Wolves and Episodes of South Town.
That actually leads to my next point…
So again, another shoutout: I interviewed Adam McArthur last year, and he told me about Date Everything! – that game is incredible!
We gave it a 90 out of 100 on Metacritic ourselves – and Sassy Chap Games does great work.
In that release, you’ve got so many great co-stars. You’re Eddie and Volt – and then Adam as “Trash Cam,” along with others like Dorian.
So this is a big hypothetical, and can definitely be a shout-out…
If you had your own pair of Dateviators, which one of your “ducky whatsit” co-stars would you date?
Of all the objects in the house, is there anybody you’d especially gravitate towards?
Jonah Scott
Let’s see…
Freddy the Fridge was really fun – I enjoyed the performance there. I didn’t know who it was at first, and then I listened a little bit closer….
I also really liked Luke Nuke’m!
Gamers Heroes
I love the jokes – there’s dad jokes all over!
Jonah Scott
Yeah, it’s fantastic!
He’s the kind of character that is funny accidentally – he’s funny because he plays it completely straight and believes everything that he’s doing.
I really latch on to characters like that, because there’s a certain blissful ignorance about it, which I really like.
But yeah, the whole cast is fantastic! They brought their A game for it, and the best part is they knew what they were making.
Because of that, we were able to lean into certain things and and make certain words and stuff like that pop!
Everybody is so accomplished at their craft in that game.
There’s nothing like it out there – it’s fantastic!
Gamers Heroes
So let’s flip the script a little bit…
Let’s say there was a somebody you wouldn’t invite to the Breaker Box – it could be a friendly type of friendzoning.
Who would it be?
Jonah Scott
Let’s say it’s Hector the Vent…
He would probably want to get in – his whole thing is secrets and whispers and things.
He would want to get into the Breaker Box, because there’s all sorts of things being laid bare in there.
He’d be the kind of guy to sneak in – I imagine he’s the guy that the bouncers are trying to keep out!
Gamers Heroes
I like that!
So talking about the fan community…
I follow your YouTube – you got your VRChat stuff, your Thirst Tweet readings, your green screen work…
What would you say is your favorite thing when it comes to interacting with fans on your YouTube channel?
Is there anything that made you say:
“I’ve got to do even more and zero in on that!”
Jonah Scott
I’ve gotten cast as some more pretty fan-favorite characters in recent years, so I should probably go back to doing those!
But a lot of my creative energy, or at least content creation energy, has been going into the graphic novel that I’ve been writing. It’s about my VTuber and his whole world!
I spend a day or two a week getting down to the nitty-gritty with this team of artists that we’ve put together. We got 10 artists working on that!
But every now and again, I do have thoughts of going back and doing some content creation in ways that have to do with my voice over work.
One of the reasons that I’ve pumped the brakes on that is because we don’t own these characters.
We need to make sure we’re making something fun and engaging at the same time, not disparaging any of the characters or the stories that they find themselves in.
That’s why I kind of made my own guy – so I can do whatever the heck I want!
And it’s 100% A-OK – I don’t have to ask about anything.
Gamers Heroes
That leads to my next point, because I did get to check out Alpha Aniki recently.
I was actually an event a couple of weeks ago called Carrier Con that was all about VTubers – they had “Oshi on Deck” and the like.
I’m still fairly new to the space, but I went to a panel for Mint Fantôme and there was an incredible energy – it was just electric!
So even though I’m new to the space, I’m eager to learn more.
What made you want to take on that “big brother” VTuber energy in the first place?
Jonah Scott
I am a big brother – I’m the oldest in a family of three.
My sister is about a year and a half younger than me, and my younger brother is 10 years younger than me – I was the older brother.
His whole vibe is he’s the older brother that goes in like:
“Hey, we’ll go buy Grand Theft Auto. I’m going to play it first, but you get to play it too.
Don’t tell mom!”
He’s the guy that goes in like,
“We’re going to learn how to use a BB gun. We’re going to go and catch frogs by the creek!”
He’s that kind of older brother that guides you through these illusions of risk, right?
And he has fun doing it!
He’s got a little pet snail named Klawed, who’s technically a snail-ian. He’s an alien, but he doesn’t know the difference.
I wanted to bring that vibe, because I’ve been a streamer for 10+ years and I’ve been a VTuber for two – being a face cam streamer is a little bit different.
You are always trying to find what the next big funny thing is, you’re trying to engage with your audience. You’re always on camera, the lights are in your face…
But being a VTuber is a little bit more insular.
You can play video games in a dark room and nobody makes fun of you for it.
I realized as I continued voice acting, characters I get cast as are that paternal figure, that older brother, that friendly guy that’s going to take you to do something a little bit risky.
You’re not going to go to jail or anything crazy like that.
But it’s just like,
“Don’t tell your mom, or she’ll get mad at you.
We’re looking at plots of land in Wyoming for no real reason, and look at weird sussy land that has buildings on it or something that’s for sale.
Don’t tell mom we’re going to get ice cream for dinner.”
Stuff like that, right?
So I took all the characters that I voiced at that time, I went to a character artist, and said:
“Hey, I want to make a VTuber model.
Can we take all of these design elements from all of these characters that I voice, boil them down into something that’s a little bit cleaner and easier to look at?”
And what came out at the other end was Alpha Aniki, or Alphonse Mackenzie.
…who hates his first name and calls himself Alpha – which is even more cringe!
Gamers Heroes
You’ve got to own the cringe! Cringe is a mindset, and embarrassment is under-explored emotion!
I wish I could take credit for that one, but that’s SubwayTakes…
Talking about Frieren – that’s a huge series! I’m definitely a fan, and you’ve been a big part of it as of late as Revolte!
What drew you to voice him in the first place, and what was it like working with the stellar cast?
Jonah Scott
The cast is incredible in Frieren!
They really bring a solid, grounded performance and make this fantasy-lite world feel super lived in.
One of the things I really love about Frieren is its magic system, and how everything feels like it’s very wizened, lived-in, and storied.
Honestly, it was a surprise. I didn’t audition for him – that is a very rare thing to have happen in this industry.
Sometimes you just get a last-minute thing with Crunchyroll, and things pretty fast.
Jad contacted my agent and said:
“Hey, we got a role for Jonah – he would love to take it.”
And it’s a short role in two episodes or so – maybe 15 lines.
But, you know, demons are very powerful in that world!
I was very, very lucky to have been given that opportunity by Jad, who has I think has this book of friends.
It was a similar character that I played, just like,
“Hey, he’s a bad guy.
He never really spoke and is visible throughout most of the these episodes.
He didn’t say anything, but now he’s saying something, and we need somebody that has that gravitas.”
So they called me in, and I did it. I knew who the character was, and I was really excited to be involved.
I’m on the Season poster, which I think is really cool! Honestly, it is super, super encouraging for me as an actor to be able to say that somebody was just thinking of me, right?
Gamers Heroes
About to say, a lot of people look up to you!
We’ve talked about your fans – there’s a lot of people that are interested in getting into the voice acting space themselves.
I’ve asked this question to different voice actors, and they’ve all given me a different answer…
If you’re looking to get into the voice acting space, what would you say the best way to do so?
I’ve heard people go through the Voice Acting Club on Newgrounds, or iwanttobeavoiceactor.com, or even trying something out in the bathtub!
Jonah Scott
All of those are incredibly viable! They are all very, very simple approaches.
That’s the thing I really want to hammer home to people – it’s very simple. It’s not easy, but it’s very simple.
That being said, there is no yellow brick road you follow, right? I slept on my buddy’s floor for two years before I booked anything at all.
In LA, I was out here booking nothing, doing nothing – spinning my wheels.
That’s what we call in actor speak “putting in your dues!”
If you want to be a voice actor, and you just thought: “I’m a 27-year-old man, and I think that Jujutsu Kaisen is really cool – I want to be in it. What do I do?”
Go to iwanttobeavoiceactor.com! That is 100% the first starting point for you deciding to be a voice actor – period!
Once you’re on that website, you’re able to see where you can go from where you are – there’s a starting point for there on that website. It’s like a Wikipedia of encyclopedic knowledge of how to start being a voice actor!
Now that website will not teach you how to act – that is kind of important to being a voice actor. One of the integral parts of performance is being able to perform.
My recommendation, if anybody is looking to learn how to act, is to go and do theater.
I did theater for over a decade – since I was eight years old. I did theater all the way up until college.
There wasn’t a year when I didn’t do any sort of stage production or stage show; musicals, opera, Shakespeare – the works.
That is where I learned the community and the interpersonal skills.
You’d be surprised at how many people don’t know when you come into the industry – as we call it around here – you need to learn how to be kind to Producers and Directors, and work as a team to get this art made.
You need to learn the etiquette of behavior, what you’re supposed to do when in a session, how much you can “get away with” in editorialization in your own performance.
Because there’s a Producer who’s on the line too; there’s a Writer who’s on the line.
And if you try and rewrite a line with a Writer on the line, you want to ask them
“How do you feel about this?”
And be respectful.
Gamers Heroes
I get it!
Jonah Scott
There’s a respect, right? I learned that in theater.
I had done principal characters all the way up until I was in college.
But it was in college that I learned I know pretty much everything I need to know to be an actor.
But to exist in the communal space of theater and acting, you have to learn how to be a dramaturge; you have to learn how to be a script supervisor; you have to learn how to do sets and costumes; you have to learn how to apply makeup; you have to learn how to do front of housework and ushering.
There are a number of skills, just like in VO.
There are those that sign you in at rooms, there are the Line Producers, there are Executive Producers, there’s Directors and Engineers especially.
They are some of the people you will interact with the most in the industry.
Getting to know those people, asking how their dog’s doing, asking how their week went – being friendly with them goes so far.
Especially if you’re genuine!
Gamers Heroes
I get it!
Jonah Scott
Something I’ve learned is that you will work with these people your entire life.
If you are not kind to them, if there’s something weird that goes on – you have to be communicative, and you have to understand where everybody is coming from.
The biggest piece of advice I have is to do theater, including the camera-style skills you can learn.
There is this art, this anime dub won’t get done without a Writer, without an Engineer.
It’s possible to get any of these parts done, and the act is just a really tiny portion. It is a very important piece, but a very tiny portion of the scope when making this art.
Gamers Heroes
I say this a lot, but there’s strength in community – we’re all in this together! It’s that mutual respect and making sure you’re giving it your all and being genuine.
I’m sure you’re definitely proud of your accomplishments – I am too! But I never take anything for granted.
Ending things on one quick note…
What would you say is the one thing in your toolbox – from theater work, voice acting, or anything else – that you most like?
It’s always a work in progress when it comes to any type of skill, but I’m sure there’s one thing that you especially proud of.
What would you like to highlight you want people to know is distinctly you?
Jonah Scott
Something that is distinctly me is this cinematic, filmic performance style for anime in the last like five to six years I didn’t originally think was possible. These worlds are willing to accommodate my desire to try that – again, working with the Directors and Engineers.
For anime, a lot of the time we’ll look at a show like Dragon Ball Z, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, or Beyblade – that dial is always at 11.
It’s always animated, right?
But being able to pull that dial back and give a filmic performance requires a lot of back and forth from the Engineer.
After that, everything is sorted if I take this originally bombastic line and try and pull it back a little bit.
Gamers Heroes
You want to make sure you’re respectful of the material!
Jonah Scott
I think I’m probably the most proud is that performance style.
I didn’t invent filmic acting – not saying that at all.
But being able to adapt that and show somebody something like BEASTARS, or even something as old as Cowboy Bebop.
To be like,
“Look, this can be grounded and really human, not like Speed Racer.
This can be really, really good – and dare I say, award-winning?”
Being able to help pioneer that and open the door for that through BEASTARS and people are saying this dub is really good – because it sounds like this specific style.
I’ve been really proud of that, and I like to bring that to other shows.
Even Frieren! I found it grounded and very, very close to the chest and everything. It’s very resonant, and it feels really human.
Gamers Heroes
Thank you so much! I’ll keep the praise going, but will save it for social media.
It’s a huge honor – thank you so much!
Jonah Scott
You take it easy!
Gamers Heroes
You do the same!
“See You Space Cowboy!”
For those feeling social, be sure to follow Jonah Scott via his official Twitter/X, Instagram, and YouTube social media channels!
Be sure to also follow his VTuber alter ego Alpha Aniki on his official Twitter/X, Twitch, Instagram, Spotify, and YouTube social media channels!
Thank you to PR for arranging this interview, and Jonah Scott for his time!
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