THE BLUE AND WHITE

Arthur Au (left); Ayo Oyegbile (right)

Hidden away in Room 207 during Friday’s FLEX, you can sometimes hear the faint echoes of dialogue, the vivid shouting, deep animated tones spilling into the hallways. To unknowing passerbys, it may sound like students borrowing the room to film or spend lunch in, but if you were curious enough to open the door and head inside, you would see this small and passionate community being silently built: line by line, sequence by sequence. This is UCC Dub, a voice acting society for passionate voice artists and anime enthusiasts.

Founded at the beginning of the 2025 school year by Arthur Au ‘26, the club’s creator and president, Dub Club was born in the hopes of creating a community for those with a shared interest in anime and voice acting. Arthur’s vision of the club was simple: a space where talent and creativity can thrive, and connect with those of similar passion.

Over the first term of the 2025-2026 school year, the club has been slowly, step by step, introducing many of its projects. From the famous “Potato Chip” scene from Death Note, to the newly established Gundam scene dub, where our first female voice role was introduced. Dub Club has been steadily producing high quality dubbing content and training club members to tackle difficult voice roles.

We were lucky to have Arthur Au participate in a Q&A session to gather more information regarding this exciting new club:

How would you describe this club to a new member?

Dub Club is essentially a space where anime fans and aspiring voice actors meet to create awesome fan made dubs of various anime clips. It’s a special place because people are genuinely passionate about creating dubs just for the sake of it. In my experience, clubs focus too much on outcomes and expansion and doing bigger and better things while neglecting what it truly means to be part of a club: being part of a community that shares your passions and interests and welcomes your quirks with open arms, regardless of ability or experience. The environment at Dub Club truly has this close-knit feel: just a bunch of guys dubbing for fun.

What’s the normal routine for a club member?

The first term has been pretty hectic. Officially we meet every Friday during FLEX but if a week’s Friday is off due to a long weekend or a public holiday, we usually reschedule to a more convenient day. Outside of our obligatory dubbing, we’ve been engaging in club affairs outside of our official slot as well. Members are never expected to show up outside of our official club slot, but sometimes we do just because we are so passionate about our projects.

I’ve never done voice acting before, should I still come?

Yes! I can provide some direction, but truthfully, Bruce has been the most helpful in directing club members to say the line as what befits the character. We will have a role for you, no matter how minor.

How do you keep the club motivated despite being a smaller society?

I’ve embraced the mentality: less is more. In the club’s early days I was very much concerned about the lack of members signing up for the club. Bruce and I are co-heads now, but back then there was only I and two other members, Bruce Cai and Ayo Oyegbile. Bruce brought our fourth member Christan Wong a bit later. However, I’ve appreciated the ease that comes with managing such a small group. Some clubs have 20 people, and that is way too much for me to manage all at once. I don’t really have many techniques when it comes to motivating my club. The members that I do have are all motivated even without my encouragement. The most important thing are the basics: having an organised club session and a tangible, fixed goal.

What’s been your proudest moment as the club’s founder?

I’m not proud of moments so much as I am of the members. Every single member has been far more dedicated to the club than the average UCC student. I’m so proud of their passion and their hard work for the club.

Are there any plans for performances, showcases, or collaborations?

No performances. We are planning for a showcase near the end of the school year showing a compilation of all of our dubs that we made this past year. Do not expect a 2 hour long film. There is only so much we can do in a weekly 45 minute slot. However, a 10 minute compilation of dubs is doable at this moment, and we plan for it to show in the MB Theatre similar to College Film’s Retribution earlier this year. As for collaborations, we aren’t planning anything yet, but that could change.

UCC Dub is a perfect example of the kind of collaboration and community strength we have in Upper Canada College. Though it’s still small in format, we believe that it has great potential and will continue to surprise us with its new projects.
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