Lenne Hardt Spills Her Secrets in Harada's Bar

When Tekken 8 first started dropping trailers for individual characters, it exposed a lot of new people to the glorious force of nature that is Lenne Hardt, who is often affectionately called the "Crazy Pride Lady." Might seem more than a little strange to outsiders, but she got that nickname for being one of the most exciting announced at the Japanese PRIDE Fighting Championships.

Amidst the sea of competent but similar announcers, she stood out for her absolutely wild delivery and enthusiasm. No name ever sounded the same, she made sure to announce the fighters in the most explosive way possible, highlighting letters in their names that people didn't even know existed, but why I'm telling you this when I can just link you a clip, check this out.

This genuinely epic style that elevated every fight to the next level has earned her a spot in the hearts of many MMA fans, and people started to notice her outside the industry as well. She had quite a few voice acting roles in anime and video games. Some made use of her wild energy, like Yakuza, where she was actually a fight announcer as well, but others made use of her vocal range, casting Linne in more sultry roles, like Anna in Tekken 5.

With such long history, it should be no surprise that she made it onto the newest episode of Harada's Bar as the new special guest. If you like her voice acting style, I implore you to check out this episode because if you didn't love her already, you will after this. It's a brilliant little spotlight that underlines her cheerful personality, and allows her to share some of the interesting techniques that inspired her delivery. For example, did you know that her approach was inspired by classic Japanese Kabuki and Rakugo performances?

In this episode, she will go over that, any many other, often curious and minute details!