User blog comment:CaptainClumsy/Hello, Welcome to my Blog!/@comment-26389992-20160907021323/@comment-7418318-20160908163518

Unless they are good at sounding like a different person I'd much prefer new voice actors being brought in.

I'd hate to hear Irene and think "Oh that sounds like Erza/Kyouka"... If it's a voice I recognize from another series that's a different matter, but the same voice for multiple roles in the same series is something that not every voice actor can pull off.

Though it can lead to hilarious situations. I can't help but laugh every time I see Cana and Aquarius argue. I would so love to see how that worked in the booth with one person basically argueing with herself. ^^

Sayaka Ohara (Erza's VA) does have quite a range - I did not for example associate Irisviel's voice from Fate Zero and Fate Kaleid with Erza at all until I read it was her - but all her other performances (except for Selveria Bless from Valkyria Chronicles, which sounded almost exactly like Erza) seem to be in a higher pitch than Erza, so the opposite of what I think Irene should sound like.