Japanese Anime Speech V2: 292,637 Audio-Text Pairs from Visual Novels

292,637 audio clips and transcriptions sourced from Japanese visual novels for automatic speech recognition training. Created by joujiboi and updated in November 2025, it provides a specialized corpus of character-driven dialogue. The collection is distinct from version 1 and contains mostly unique audio content.

Use Cases

• Fine-tuning ASR models like Whisper using the transcription field for Japanese character speech
• Developing text-to-speech (TTS) engines using the audio clips to replicate expressive voice acting
• Analyzing Japanese colloquialisms and sentence-final particles within the text transcriptions

Strengths

• 292,637 audio-text pairs
• Professional voice acting source material
• GPL licensed for open-source use

Limitations

• Domain-specific vocabulary limited to visual novel narratives
• Potential acoustic homogeneity from studio-recorded environments
• Not an incremental update to V1, requiring separate management for users of the previous version

Provenance

Source

Japanese visual novels

Freshness

Last updated November 2025.

Geography

Japan