Yo yo! Kido-san here! I've got some exciting news for you all! After a wee bit of development hell (several months worth), Part 1 of Academy Showdown Gaiden: The Barefoot Girl is finally finished and ready to export! This fully voice-acted project—written and narrated by yours truly—brings my love for anime (and manga)-inspired storytelling to life in a way I’ve been dreaming of for years. Clocking in at approximately 40 minutes and 2 seconds, this is just the beginning of an epic two-parter, and I can’t wait to share it with you all! This short fantasy story—first written four years ago—is based on characters my brother, my best friends, and I have been brainstorming for over a decade. It’s part of a vast fantasy universe we started back in high school, though I’ve only been truly putting it all together for nearly eight years now. There are still a few final touches before I can officially release it—most importantly, test screenings with my cast and creative partners. Since they’ve worked so hard to bring this story to life, it’s only right that they get to watch it first in its entirety. Also, check out the official cover art of our titular character! This incredible piece was passionately drawn by my good buddy Ink Knight—as always, he perfectly captured my vision! If you like what you see here, definitely check out his page and show him some love!. See his links below. I can’t thank everyone involved enough for lending their voices, talents, and enthusiasm. Their support gave me the courage to see this project through. Now, I just have to do the same for Part 2 once this one is out! I’ll be announcing the official release date soon—you’ll be able to listen on YouTube, SoundCloud, possibly Spotify, etc! Until then, stay tuned for more updates! Links to my work and where to contact me! https://linktr.ee/kidosan97 Subject-724 (2025) ================================================= Synopsis: Amos Naragishi, a freshman at Eden Academy—a prestigious school specializing in training young mages for assassination and espionage—is given a dangerous mission: eliminate a rogue soul mage who escaped from his client’s lab. As a soul mage in training himself, Amos must face an S-Class threat far beyond his current skill level. Can he survive the hunt, or will he become the hunted? ================================================= Genre: Action, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Horror Illustration: Ink Knight (Instagram | DeviantArt | Twitter/X) Character Avatars were created using CHARAT ROUGE & CHARAT BLANC All links to the original story: Tapas Royal Road Wattpad Honeyfeed Webnovel VoyceMe
Meet The Cast! The roles have been cast! Auditions were held on Casting Call Club's website: (https://www.castingcall.club). This platform offers free and paid opportunities for voice actors, writers, directors, and composers. If you're an aspiring voice actor or creator like me, I highly recommend it! I will be narrating this audiobook. I've always been told I have the voice for it, so I figured, why not give it a shot on a story I wrote? Without further ado, allow me to introduce our voice cast! Links to their CCC pages will be provided below. Her CCC page: https://www.castingcall.club/erinburrsirr His CCC page: https://www.castingcall.club/TheSkylerDrake Her CCC page: https://www.castingcall.club/mykneelani Her CCC page: https://www.castingcall.club/han-banan Their CCC page: https://www.castingcall.club/queenofbeans
Yo, yo! Part 1 of Academy Showdown Gaiden: The Barefoot Girl just dropped TODAY at 12:00 PM CST / 1:00 PM EST! This is an anime-inspired audiobook based on a short fantasy story I wrote four years ago. It’s fully voice-acted and narrated by yours truly! ️ This is just the beginning—I’m working toward making Academy Showdown a multi-platform experience: ✅ Web novels ✅ Audio drama series ✅ Upcoming webcomic I’d love for you to check it out and let me know what you think! Stay tuned and spread the word! ✨ P.S. I'm a grown man, so if you think it's trash, don't hesitate. ~ Kido-san
Hey everyone! I just created an RSS page for The Barefoot Girl audiobook—so now all you podcast listeners can easily check out Part 1 wherever you get your audio fix! Also, I’m thrilled to share that a user from r/audiodrama featured The Barefoot Girl (Part I) on their audio drama directory site! It’s a huge honor, and I couldn’t be more grateful. I’m hard at work on Part 2, and I promise it’ll be even better than Part 1. Stay tuned! ✨ RSS.com The Audio Drama Directory