A veteranvoice actorcame forward on societal medium take anime juggernautCrunchyrollallegedly opened his private mail , threw away his letters , and shell out fan - made trinkets and artistic creation among its faculty for the last five years .
Last Friday , ADR theatre director and voice doer David Wald ( Gajeel fromFairy Tailand Askeladd fromVinland Saga ) apologized to his friends and lover onhis personal X / Twitter accountrevealing that any and all letters addressed to him via Funimation or Crunchyroll over the preceding five yr never made their direction to him .
“ I watch yesterday that Crunchyroll open my private mail , threw aside your letter , and evanesce out any included items to their staff , ” Wald wrote on October 25 .
David Wald is known for various anime roles like Askeladd in Vinland Saga. © Crunchyroll / Mappa
Dear protagonist : if you send me anything care of Funimation or Crunchyroll in the last 5 years , I apologize , I did n’t get it . I learned yesterday that@Crunchyrollopened my private chain armour , threw away your missive , and glide by out any included detail to their staff .
— David Wald ( @DavidWald_VA)October 25 , 2024
As of time of penning , Wald ’s berth had over 110,000 likes and 13,000 retweets . While Wald states some of the slip items were return to him , he read they were “ observe on the ship’s company giveaway table . ” He went on to add that he believe thatCrunchyroll employees are n’t to blamefor the situation because “ they just walk by the troupe freebies mesa and recall something look cool . ”
“ The employees are victims , unwillingly wind up in an illegal activeness ordered by systemically scurrilous direction , ” Wald wrote in a response to a fan . Wald ’s reply would recall other fears toward the company invading his privacy as a contractor by allegedly spread out up his post .
“ Me , think : ‘ … Jeez , it ’s a good thing I did n’t tell them about the gay discrimination . Or the aesculapian discrimination . Or the union busting . Or the continuous cultivation of veneration . or the hostile work environment , or … ” Wald wrote ina separate Friday tweet .
It should be noted that the company was charge of union - busting back in 2022 , when fellow vox actor Kyle McCarley announced he would n’t reprize his role asShigeo Kageyama inMob Psycho 100season threeafter Crunchyroll refused to negotiate a Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists brotherhood contract bridge with him and the cast .
Dear fellow worker at@Crunchyroll – below is a photo of the sodding capacity of one of the packages addressed to me that was spread out and distributed to employee . If you ended up in ownership of any of it , I would very much like it yield to me.pic.twitter.com/H8Dm8Resf4
When asked whether this accusation qualify as mail fraud , Wald reply saying he believe it classify as mail theft . In terms of the legalese of the place , both mail larceny and pseud are federal crime in the United States . Those found guilty of mail theft could face the possibleness of a $ 250,000 fine or captivity for up to five yr , according to the18th U.S. Code § 1708 . Mail fraud , on the other mitt , is define as a Union criminal offense wherein someone uses the U.S. chain armour with the intention of scheme or defrauding someone for fiscal gain through material misstatements or omissions . While their definition are similar , the latter could see a guilty company imprisoned for up to 20 years , a $ 1,000,000 fine , or both .
Understandably , fellow voice worker and fans sounded off in his response questioning why the Zanzibar copal company would continuously mishandle Wald ’s fan mail — and get even more heated up when he unveil that no one at Crunchyroll hadreplied to any of his emails on the matter . This , in twist , led lover to flood Crunchyroll ’s social medium posts with links to Wald ’s tweets ask if they would direct the situation .
Too true . Except , now that I think of it , I ’d say most companies defend their products with a circle of exuberance . We ’re staplers , We ’re post - it notes . We ’re thin , but we ’re replaceable . We ’re billet supplies .
— David Wald ( @DavidWald_VA)October 27 , 2024
“ Friends , I deeply apprize your funding and encouragement in my current circumstances , and I identify with your anger . To the press who have gain out , sleep with that I would sleep with to speak with you , but I have several merging forward of me before I can do so , ” Wald wrote in an October 26 tweet . “ Thank you all . ”
In an October 26 email , Crunchyroll provided a comment to io9 about Wald ’s accusal , pronounce it is investigating the matter .
“ Anime devotee have a special connection with dub voice natural endowment and that excited expression is important in fueling more making love of anime mental object . We are currently investigate the matter regarding the allegation of undelivered fan mail to a vocalization doer , ” Crunchyroll wrote in its response . “ We respect the privacy of all of our voice actors and do not deliberately afford chain mail or packages not intended for Crunchyroll . Any rooter post should be send directly to talent and their management . ”
While the situation remains fragile and under investigating , Waldsaid on Twitterhe plans on setting up a PO box so fans can send any art and letters to him directly in the hereafter .
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