**事務所** – _jimusho_. This can be interpreted in many ways — **Voice acting agency**, **seiyuu production agency, talent management firm** — but it is often simplified to refer to one’s **agency**. There are many kinds of agencies, some purely focused on the voice acting industry, others as part of a larger media entity. They scout for talent or hold open calls or auditions to recruit new prospects; for those hopefuls who pass, they will be trained under the agency’s training school (see [yōseijo](https://whimsicaltranslations.wordpress.com/seiyuu-subculture-term-glossary/#trainingschool)[link]) and will most likely become affiliated with them after they graduate.
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**事務所** – _jimusho_. This can be interpreted in many ways — **Voice acting agency**, **seiyuu production agency, talent management firm** — but it is often simplified to refer to one’s **agency**. There are many kinds of agencies, some purely focused on the voice acting industry, others as part of a larger media entity. They scout for talent or hold open calls or auditions to recruit new prospects; for those hopefuls who pass, they will be trained under the agency’s training school (see [youseijo](https://seiyuu.yakuaru.com/%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%81%9B%E3%81%84%E3%81%98%E3%82%87%20%28%E9%A4%8A%E6%88%90%E6%89%80%29)) and will most likely become affiliated with them after they graduate.
They may also do joint collaborations with other companies to find talent. One such example is Avex x 81 Produce whose *seiyuu*-idol projects created i*Ris, Wake Up, Girls! and Run Girls, Run!. Their music is under Dive II Entertainment (Avex Pictures). The voice actresses themselves are managed under 81 Produce. Their projects as a group (and even some unrelated ones) had been sponsored by both in varying capacities.
