Vic Mignogna

Vic Mignogna is an American actor, voice-actor, and singer best known for his contributions to Funimation-produced English anime dubs. He voiced Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Broly in Dragonball Z, and Qrow Branwen in RWBY.Behind the Voice Actors: "Vic Mignogna"
In 2019, several allegations of misconduct were made against Mignogna, and both Funimation and Rooster Teeth ceased working with him.Polygon: "Rooster Teeth cuts ties with anime voice actor Vic Mignogna amid harassment reports" by Allegra Frank (Feb 9, 2019) Polygon: "Funimation removes voice actor Vic Mignogna from anime, while harassment allegations keep growing" by Petrana Radulovic (Feb 11, 2019)The controversy over these allegations is usually considered to be part of Animegate.
== Fandom ==
Vic Mignogna worked in voice acting starting in the late 90's, but rose to prominence as a result of his work on the 2004 Fullmetal Alchemist anime. He fully embraced the fandom, naming his personal fanclub "The Risembool Rangers" after a location in the series. The Risembool Rangers (official website) He also recorded his own English version of a song from the series, "Bratja (Brothers)," which he occasionally performed at cons.Youtube: Brothers Duet - Me and Vic Mignogna Adelaide Supanova 2012 (posted by Belle Pryor in 2013)Youtube: Brothers (English Version) - Vic Mignogna (posted by Allyson Blomberg in 2008) 
He continued this trend of posting covers of songs associated with characters he played through his casting in Ouran High School Host Club as Tamaki and in Free! as Rin Matsuoka.Youtube: "Splash Free!" (posted by Vic Mignogna in 2016) Youtube: "Tamaki Suoh: Guilty Beauty Love" (posted by Vic Mignogna in 2009)He was a popular con guest, and there are many videos of him online interacting with fans and saying various things in-character on request. 
Mignogna is a Christian, a fact that he has been outspoken about both in-person and online. He formerly led worship at a church in Houston and has described his voice acting career as a " has opened so many doors for me to get to share my faith with tens of thousands of people." Beneath the Tangles: "Interview with Vic Mignogna, Transcript" (posted in 2013) He has discussed his relationship with Christianity during panels and has led church services at cons on Sunday mornings. Youtube: "Vic Mignogna Colossalcon 2016 Church Sermon" (posted by Mikala VanDeventer in 2016) Youtube: "Vic Mignogna talks about religion and Edward's troubles" (posted by Dan Twedt in 2008) Several instances in which Vic expressed discomfort with shonen-ai and yaoi involving characters he's voiced led to many fans calling him homophobic and a concerted effort to prevent him from being cast in the dub for Free!, a series that includes a lot of hinting at slash between characters. Change.org: "Vic Mignogna is Openly Homophobic - Cast a Different Voice Actor for Rin Matsuoka" (posted by 
Yamimori Yagami in 2014) Tumblr: "Vic Mignogna’s Misconduct: The Visual Evidence & More" (posted by androidroyalty and commented on by others in 2014)
Fan reactions to Vic tended to be fairly polarized: 
 
 
 
 
Discussion of his behavior toward fans at cons also revealed a lot of different experiences:
 
 
 
Some fans also brought up what they perceived as inappropriate towards younger fans, while others dismissed such concerns:
== Misconduct Allegations ==
In January 2019, a twitter user known as @hanleia alleged that Vic Mignogna was a bad guest at cons and "creepy" toward young girls.Twitter: "Vic Mignogna is a homophobic rude asshole who has been creepy to underage female fans for over ten years and I've been screaming about this since 2010 but every year nothing changes" (posted by hanleia on Jan 16, 2019) An Anime News Network article recounting uncomfortable interactions between Mignogna and fans was followed by allegations of inappropriate behavior from Mignogna's co-workers Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi.The Dallas Morning News: "Anime gets its #MeToo moment in clash between Dallas-area voice actors" (posted by Sharon Grigsby on Aug 3, 2019) Anime News Network: "'Far From Perfect': Fans Recount Unwanted Affection from Voice Actor Vic Mignogna" (posted by Lynzee Loveridge on Jan 30, 2019)As a result of this controversy, both Funimation and Rooster Teeth publicly stated that they were no longer working with him. 
Fan reactions to the allegations were divided: 
=== Legal Issues ===
Following his firing by Funimation, Mignogna sued the company and the voice actresses who accused him, accusing them of attempting to ruin his career. All involved parties filed countersuits, resulting in a legal battle that is still ongoing. Mignogna filed his most recent appeal in November 2022.Reddit: [Anime | LawTwitter Weeb War I: How a Sex Pest Voice Actor took on LawTwitter] (posted by A_Crazy_Canadian in 2020)Anime News Network: "Vic Mignogna Petitions Supreme Court of Texas to Review His Lawsuit" (posted by Alex Mateo on November 27, 2022)
== As a Fan ==
Mignogna is a big fan of Star Trek and was involved in the development of the fanmade webseries Star Trek Continues, in which he also portrayed Captain Kirk. Wikipedia: "Star Trek Continues"
== References ==
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