Mahito Oba
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
voice actor
and narrator
. He is a graduate of Tamagawa University
and is currently represented by Aoni Production
.
He is most known for the roles of Announcer Yoshigai in Ultimate Muscle
(Kinnikuman Nisei), the narrator and Smoker (2nd voice) in One Piece
, and Wolf O'Donnell in Star Fox Assault and Super Smash Bros. Brawl
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
voice actor
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
and narrator
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
. He is a graduate of Tamagawa University
Tamagawa University
is a Japanese university located in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The university consists of 16 departments in 7 faculties , as well as seven programs leading to a master’s degree and four programs leading to a doctorate degree...
and is currently represented by Aoni Production
Aoni Production
Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of voice actors and other Japanese entertainers.-Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni:...
.
He is most known for the roles of Announcer Yoshigai in Ultimate Muscle
Ultimate Muscle
Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as , is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago . It is the sequel to the hit manga Kinnikuman that they started in 1979...
(Kinnikuman Nisei), the narrator and Smoker (2nd voice) in One Piece
One Piece
is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
, and Wolf O'Donnell in Star Fox Assault and Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by...
.
TV Anime
- Aoki Densetsu Shoot!Aoki Densetsu Shoot!is a Japanese anime produced by Toei Animation between November 7, 1993 and December 25, 1994 on the Fuji TV television network; there were fifty-eight episodes. The story revolves around a boy named Toshihiko Tanaka, who has just started at Kakegawa High School in order to play soccer with his...
(Announcer) - Witch Hunter RobinWitch Hunter Robinis a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise. It follows the STN-J, the Japanese branch of a secret global organization called "SOLOMON" or the "Solomon Toukatsu Nin'idantai" , abbreviated as "STN"....
(Akio Kurosawa) - H2H2 (manga)is a Japanese manga written by Mitsuru Adachi portraying high school baseball. It has been made into an 41-episode anime series and an 11-episode television drama series, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi, directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.-Plot:...
(Announcer) - Kariage-kun (Doctor)
- Kindaichi Case FilesKindaichi Case Filesis a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
(Yuichiro Hayami, Toyohiro Soga) - Kinnikuman NiseiUltimate MuscleUltimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as , is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago . It is the sequel to the hit manga Kinnikuman that they started in 1979...
series (Narration, Announcer, GeronimoGeronimo (Kinnikuman)' is a character from Yudetamago's manga and anime series Kinnikuman and its sequel Kinnikuman Nisei. The Ultimate Muscle dub renamed him "Beatlebomb" and his voice was based on Ringo Starr...
, Gorgeousman, Canadian Boy, Gankyu) - Gulliver BoyGulliver Boyor simply Gulliver Boy is a Japanese anime series created by Hiroi Oji and Toyoo Ashida. It was produced by Toei Animation, directed by Ashida and aired on Fuji TV from January 8, 1995 to December 12 of that year.-Characters :*Gulliver Toscanni...
(Narration) - GeGeGe no Kitaro 5th series (Old man at izakayaIzakayaAn is a type of Japanese drinking establishment which also serves food to accompany the drinks. They are popular, casual places for after-work drinking.-Name:...
) - Shinken Densetsu Tight Road (Klaus Dagattsu)
- Chūka IchibanChuka Ichibanis a manga created by Etsushi Ogawa. In 1997, it was adapted into an anime series directed by Masami Anno of the same name. The story is centered on a boy whose aim is to become the best chef he could be....
(Junshin) - Chō Mashin Eiyūden WataruWataruis a comedy/adventure Super Robot multimedia franchise originally consisting of 45 episode anime series created by Sunrise first aired on April 15, 1988. Sunrise credited "Hajime Yatate" for the storyline and Shuji Iuchi directed the series...
(Hoshio) - Hakaba Kitaro (Underground Mizuki)
- Brain Powered (Firefighter)
- Marmalade BoyMarmalade Boyis a shōjo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine Ribon from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode anime television series which aired on TV Asahi and Fuji TV in 1994 to 1995. This...
(Takemura Producer) - Record of Lodoss WarRecord of Lodoss Waris a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based around the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia for role-playing games . There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English...
: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (Hoppu, Narration) - One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
(Smoker (2nd Voice), Pandaman, Nesu, Pagaya, Big Pan, Kerville, Guile, Narration) - Yu-Gi-Oh!Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime)is the title of the first anime series based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It aired on TV Asahi.The series is loosely connected to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series , which was made by Nihon Ad Systems and aired on TV Tokyo; both anime series are based on the same manga series...
(Yellow Spider Jiro)
OVA
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamMobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Teamis an original video animation anime series in the Gundam franchise. Released from January 25, 1996, to April 25, 1999, the 11-episode series details the adventures of an Earth Federation Space Force ground unit during the One Year War - specifically before the original 1979 Gundam series and into...
(Gau Pilot) - SuikaSuika (visual novel)is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Circus and was first released on July 27, 2001 for the PC as a CD-ROM, followed by a DVD-ROM release on August 31, 2001...
(Alchimedis)
Anime film
- Kindaichi Case Files: The New Opera House Killer (Seiji Makube)
- Kinnikuman Nisei series (Announcer)
- Sailor Moon R: The Movie (News Caster)
- MemoriesMemories (film)Memories is an anime produced in 1995 by artist/director Katsuhiro Otomo which were based on three of his manga short stories. The film is composed of three episodes: , and...
(Voice)
Games
- Castlevania: Curse of DarknessCastlevania: Curse of DarknessCastlevania: Curse of Darkness, known in Japan as , is a console video game developed by Konami for the Xbox and PlayStation 2. Despite that it was released for Xbox and PlayStation 2, Japan was only able to see a PlayStation 2 release. However, An Xbox version was released in Asia under the...
(Dracula) - Ace Combat 5Ace CombatAce Combat is a hybrid arcade-simulation flight action video game series featuring 12 games, published by the Japanese company Namco Bandai Games...
(AWACS Thunderhead) - Gungrave O.D.Gungraveis a PlayStation 2 third-person shooter video game developed by Red Entertainment and published by Sega. The game debuted on July 17, 2002 in Japan, September 16, 2002 in North America and November 29, 2002 in the United Kingdom...
(Don Corceone) - KinnikumanKinnikumanis a manga created by the duo of Yudetamago , which is composed of Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada. The manga was published in Shueisha's Weekly Jump, and received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 1985...
Series- Kinnikuman Nisei: New Generation vs. Legends (Announcer, Pandaman)
- Kinnikuman Generations (Geronimo, Announcer)
- Kinnikuman Muscle Generations (Geronimo, Announcer)
- Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix MAX (Geronimo, Planet Kinniku Soldier)
- Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2 (Geronimo)
- Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (Motoro)
- Kessen 2 (Gan NingGan NingGan Ning was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was born in Linjiang, Ba Commandery .-Early life as a pirate:...
, Liu ZhangLiu Zhang (warlord)Liu Zhang was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He became governor of Yi Province , succeeding his father Liu Yan and ruled the region until 214, when he surrendered to Liu Bei...
) - Kessen IIIKessen IIIis a PlayStation 2 video-game produced by Koei and is based on the life of Oda Nobunaga.-Historical background:The game's time frame is roughly between the years 1550 to 1590...
(Mori YoshinariMori Yoshinariwas a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period and the head of the Mori family, who served the Saitō clan. The Saitō were the lords of the Mino province. When the Saitō clan were overthrown by the Oda clan Yoshinari and his family became retainers of Oda Nobunaga....
, Miyoshi Masayasu) - Sakigake!! OtokojukuSakigake!! Otokojukuby Akira Miyashita is a comedy martial arts manga that was originally serialized at the Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 1991. It is staged in a private boy's school that teaches ōendan to troubled teenagers. The students are trained to "revive the Spirit of Japan" and mainly engage in fighting or...
(Zeus) - Spiritual Soul (Gurasu)
- JoJo'S Bizarre Adventure: Phantom BloodPhantom Blood, initially referred to as , is the first story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It spans the first 44 chapters of the series, which were collected in Vol. 1-5 of the Jump Comics tankōbon editions.-Plot:...
(Narration) - Star Fox Assault (Wolf O'Donnell)
- Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by...
(Wolf O'Donnell) - Tales of InnocenceTales of Innocenceis the ninth mothership title in the Tales series for the Nintendo DS. The game was developed by Alfa System, and was released on December 6, 2007 in Japan. Tales of Innocences characteristic genre name is . The game has not been released outside of Japan although there is a full fan translation...
(Ruka's father) - Tales of LegendiaTales of Legendia, is a role-playing game that was developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was released in Japan on August 25, 2005 and in the United States on February 7, 2006. Tales of Legendia's characteristic genre name is . It is the seventh mothership title in the Tales...
(Stingle/Arnold Alcott) - Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no HaikyoFragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyois a role-playing video game for the Wii developed by Namco Bandai Games in co-operation with Tri-Crescendo. The game was released by Namco Bandai Games in Japan on January 22, 2009...
- Blood+ Final PieceBlood+Blood+, pronounced as "Blood Plus", is an anime series produced by Production I.G and Aniplex and directed by Junichi Fujisaku. The series premiered in Japan on Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax, as well as on terrestrial networks such as MBS, TBS, and RKB on October 8, 2005. The final episode...
(Guy) - Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' WarBladestorm: The Hundred Years' WarBladestorm: The Hundred Years' War is a historical fantasy video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It was published by Koei and developed by Omega Force....
(Philip Lu Bon) - Metal Angel 3 (Carlos Ozaki)
- One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
series- One Piece Grand Battle! (Narration Pandaman)
- One Piece Grand Battle! 2 (Narration, Smoker, Pandaman)
- One Piece Treasure Battle! (Smoker, Pandaman)
- One Piece Oceans Dream! (Smoker Pandaman)
- One Piece Grand Battle! 3 (Smoker, Pandaman, Pagaya)
- One Piece Grand Battle! RUSH (Smoker)
- One Piece Pirate's Carnival (Smoker, Pandaman)
- Fighting for One Piece (Smoker)
- One Piece Unlimited Adventure (Smoker)
- One Piece Gear Spirit (Smoker)
External links
- Mahito Ōba at Aoni ProductionAoni ProductionAoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of voice actors and other Japanese entertainers.-Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni:...