Melanie Ehrlich
Description
Melanie Ehrlich is an American actor and voice actor based in New York, recognized for her extensive work in anime dubbing, video games, and commercial voiceovers. She is an NYU graduate who has built a multifaceted career in the entertainment industry, with her voicework spanning over two hundred credits.
In the realm of anime, Ehrlich is known for her leading roles in English dubs produced by Media Blasters. She voices the character Kaede Tenjouji in the series Ladies versus Butlers!. She also provided the voice for Chizuru Makimura in the OVA Holy Knight. Beyond these performances, her anime credits include providing additional voices for the series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V.
Ehrlich's involvement in the anime industry extends beyond performance into production and direction. She co-founded the full-service audio production company MB VoiceWorks with fellow voice actor Brittany Lauda. The name "MB" stands for their first names, Melanie and Brittany, distinguishing it from Media Blasters, the company that contracted them. Through MB VoiceWorks, Ehrlich served as the main ADR director for Media Blasters' in-house English dub of Holy Knight. Her directorial work on this project was part of a broader collaboration with Lauda, with whom she also worked as a casting director on the English dub of Ladies versus Butlers!. Ehrlich's creative contribution to Holy Knight also included co-writing the English adaptation.
In addition to her anime work, Ehrlich has a significant presence in the video game industry. She is the voice of Vella Wilde, the lead female protagonist in the indie RPG YIIK: A Postmodern RPG. Her other game credits include roles in Slam Fighter II, the iShake app, and the educational At-Risk series from Kognito Interactive. She also owns and operates Listen To Melanie (LTM), a company providing casting, directing, and production services, for which she fully cast and directed the voice acting for the game Norse Noir. Her expertise is further recognized through speaking engagements at industry events like PAX East and IndieCade East, as well as teaching voice acting classes.
In the realm of anime, Ehrlich is known for her leading roles in English dubs produced by Media Blasters. She voices the character Kaede Tenjouji in the series Ladies versus Butlers!. She also provided the voice for Chizuru Makimura in the OVA Holy Knight. Beyond these performances, her anime credits include providing additional voices for the series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V.
Ehrlich's involvement in the anime industry extends beyond performance into production and direction. She co-founded the full-service audio production company MB VoiceWorks with fellow voice actor Brittany Lauda. The name "MB" stands for their first names, Melanie and Brittany, distinguishing it from Media Blasters, the company that contracted them. Through MB VoiceWorks, Ehrlich served as the main ADR director for Media Blasters' in-house English dub of Holy Knight. Her directorial work on this project was part of a broader collaboration with Lauda, with whom she also worked as a casting director on the English dub of Ladies versus Butlers!. Ehrlich's creative contribution to Holy Knight also included co-writing the English adaptation.
In addition to her anime work, Ehrlich has a significant presence in the video game industry. She is the voice of Vella Wilde, the lead female protagonist in the indie RPG YIIK: A Postmodern RPG. Her other game credits include roles in Slam Fighter II, the iShake app, and the educational At-Risk series from Kognito Interactive. She also owns and operates Listen To Melanie (LTM), a company providing casting, directing, and production services, for which she fully cast and directed the voice acting for the game Norse Noir. Her expertise is further recognized through speaking engagements at industry events like PAX East and IndieCade East, as well as teaching voice acting classes.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Ladies versus Butlers!
- EnglishAnime overview: Holy Knight