**CV** – Acronym for **Character Voice**. Usually seen as “*[Character name] (CV: [Seiyuu name])*”. As it refers to “voice”, you see this exclusively in voiced works especially in promotional material but it can also be used as an alternative to _yaku_ and vice versa, where applicable.
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**CV** – Acronym for **Character Voice**. Usually seen as “*[Character name] (CV: [Seiyuu name])*”. As it refers to “voice”, you see this exclusively in voiced works especially in promotional material but it can also be used as an alternative to [*yaku*](https://seiyuu.yakuaru.com/%E3%82%84%E3%81%8F%20%28%E5%BD%B9%29) and vice versa, where applicable.
There may be cases where both CV and _yaku_ are used at the same time. For example, a stage play adaptation of a game gets announced and press info comes out that says “*[Character name] (CV: [Seiyuu name]) [Actor name]役*”. This means a game character is voiced by a *seiyuu* and portrayed by a different actor in the stage play adaptation.
