- Language
- Japanese (日本語)
- Accent
- Japan
- Gender
- Male
- Voice type
- Movie Trailer styled voice
- Delivery
- Deep, dramatic and powerful
- Price
- Free to use, no sign-up
About Riku
Riku is a styled voice made on Speechma's own AI voice models for one job: movie trailer. The character is built into the voice, so every line comes out in that style without any extra settings or tags.
Accent: Standard Japanese (hyōjungo), based on Tokyo speech.
Creators usually choose Riku for trailers and teasers, epic intros and gaming montages. Classic cinematic delivery.
What Riku is best for
- Trailers and teasersClassic cinematic delivery.
- Epic introsGrabs attention at the start of videos.
- Gaming montagesAdds drama to highlights.
Try Riku with this text
This line is already in the tool above. Press Generate to hear Riku read it, or replace it with your own text:
お聞きいただいているのは Speechma です。この声で、動画のナレーションやオーディオブックの朗読ができ、自然でスタジオ品質のサウンドがあらゆる物語に命を吹き込みます。 How to get the best results with Riku
- Use very short lines, often just a few words.
- Start with a phrase such as "In a world..." for the classic effect.
- Write names in hiragana or katakana if the kanji has several possible readings.
- Use Japanese punctuation (、。) so the pauses fall in the right place.
- Write foreign words in katakana for a natural Japanese pronunciation.
How to use Riku
- Open Text to SpeechRiku is already selected in the voice list at the top of this page. Press "Use this voice" to jump straight to it.
- Type or paste your textUp to 1,000 characters per conversion, written in Japanese (Kanji, hiragana and katakana script).
- Adjust the deliveryChange the speed or pitch if you need to, and use punctuation to control the pauses.
- Generate and downloadPress Generate, listen to the result and download your MP3.
Riku compared with similar voices
Not sure Riku is the one? These voices are the closest in language, accent, type and style:
| Voice | Gender | Accent | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riku (this voice) | Male | Japan | Movie Trailer styled voice | Trailers and teasers |
| Daiki Yamamoto | Male | Japan | ASMR styled voice | ASMR and relaxing audio |
| Haruto Suzuki | Male | Japan | Customer Service styled voice | Help desk and IVR |
| Hiroshi Ito | Male | Japan | Narration styled voice | Explainer and documentary narration |
| Shin | Male | Japan | Meditation styled voice | Guided meditation |
| Kenji Watanabe | Male | Japan | Character styled voice | Game and animation characters |
About the Japanese language
Japanese is spoken almost entirely in Japan and is written with three scripts together: kanji (Chinese characters), hiragana and katakana. It uses pitch accent, and politeness levels are built into the grammar.
Japanese is spoken by about 125 million people and belongs to the Japonic language family. Speechma has 84 Japanese voices, and you can also use Voice Cloning, Voice Changer, Voice Design, Speech to Text, AI Dubbing in Japanese.
