I just feel like putting in my two cents about the Divine Red drama CDs after reading two rather scathing reviews of them. While I agree that the casting choices for Renjou and Kei in particular aren't exactly the best, I feel like sticking my neck out for Takewaka-san here.

One fan who was introduced to DR via the drama CDs remarked that the performances did peak her curiosity of the story but upon delving into the novels, she found that the portrayals of Renjou and Kei lacked the depth of their novel counterparts. Fans who have read the novels beforehand are for the most part disappointed in the drama CDs and can't understand why sensei didn't suggest a change in casting for the subsequent drama CDs. After all, we only found the perfect Naoe and Takaya in the third MoB drama CD. Furthermore, most fans want Hayami Sho to voice Renjou.

I don't deny that I'd love to have Hayami-san as Renjou however I do feel that Takewaka-san managed to bring Renjou to life in the third DR drama CD. It's quite apparent that sensei was trying to avoid the impression of a Naoe/Kagetora redux in the characters of Renjou and Haibara (even if Seki-sama is using a lower voice for Haibara).

( Renjou and Naoe, are they similar? )