Yasunori Matsumoto
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is a Japanese voice actor
. He currently works for Sigma Seven
, formerly for Production Baobab
.
, Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist
, Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev
in Slayers
and Ryou in Sonic Soldier Borgman
.
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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...
. He currently works for Sigma Seven
Sigma Seven
is a Japanese talent management firm representing a fair number of voice actors and entertainers. Founded on March 3, 1988, Sigma Seven is headquartered on the third floor of the Haga Building in Minato, Tokyo, Japan....
, formerly for Production Baobab
Production Baobab
is a voice actor talent management firm in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan....
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About
Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in Initial DInitial D
is a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995. It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by OB Planning, Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, and A.C.G.T, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia...
, Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist
, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution...
, Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev
Gourry Gabriev
is a fictional character from the Japanese anime and light novels Slayers. He is the tallest of the main cast and the oldest of the party, muscular like an acrobat, possesses long blonde hair and blue eyes, and notorious of his poor memory.-Background:Very little is known about Gourry's immediate...
in Slayers
Slayers
is a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...
and Ryou in Sonic Soldier Borgman
Sonic Soldier Borgman
is a science fiction anime. It features a Super Sentai-like three member team that fight an organization known as Youma. Featuring three main characters: Chuck, Ryo and Anise. Ryo is the leader, while Chuck and Anise are teachers at a public school. Sometimes, the students help or make troubles to...
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Anime
- Yutaro Katori/Fighbird in The Brave Fighter of Sun FighbirdThe Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbirdis a 1991 Japanese anime television series, created by Sunrise under the direction of Katsuyoshi Yatabe. It is the second animation work in the long running "Brave series", also known as "Yūsha", funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise.-Story:...
- Black Gaine in The Brave Express Might GaineThe Brave Express Might Gaineis an anime television series series begun in 1993, created by Sunrise' under the direction of Shinji Takamatsu, and was the fourth in the Yūsha metaseries funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise.-Story:...
- Shuntarou in Brave ExkaiserBrave Exkaiseris a Japanese animated television series that began in 1990, created by Sunrise under the direction of Katsuyoshi Yatabe, and is the first of the long running Yuusha or "Brave" metaseries funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise.-Story:...
- Takeshi Furuhata in KaijiKaiji (manga)is a Japanese manga series about the art of gambling, written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It is published by Kodansha in Young Magazine. The first part of the manga , was adapted as a 26-episode anime television series called , which began airing October 2007...
- Fudō Myō-ō Ācalanātha in Tenkū Senki ShuratoLegend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato, is a Japanese manga created, written and illustrated by Hiroshi Kawamoto and later adapted to anime by Tatsunoko Production. It ran 38 episodes on TV Tokyo from April 6, 1989 to January 18, 1990 and also spawned a 6-episode OVA series named , that ran from August 16, 1991 to March 16, 1992...
- Bowman Jean in Star Ocean EX
- Alejandro Corner in Mobile Suit Gundam 00Mobile Suit Gundam 00is an anime TV series, the eleventh incarnation of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise consisting of two seasons. It is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Yun Kōga. The twenty-five episode season was officially announced by Sunrise...
- Ross Syllibus in Armitage IIIArmitage IIIis a 1995 cyberpunk anime series centred around Naomi Armitage, a highly advanced "Type-III" android.The series began with the four-part original video animation Armitage III and spawned two movies. The first film is a shortened version of the OVA entitled , redubbed in English and it is presented...
(the original) - Napoleon in Captain TsubasaCaptain Tsubasa, also known as Flash Kicker, is a popular long running Japanese manga, animation, and video game series, originally created by Yōichi Takahashi in 1981...
- Gai Kurasawa in Darker Than BlackDarker than Blackis an anime television series, created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones. It premiered across Japan from April 5, 2007 on MBS, TBS, and its affiliated broadcast stations, with its satellite television premiere in Japan on Animax in May 2007. The music for the series is...
- Kenji in Elven BrideElven Brideis a hentai OVA series.-Plot:Kenji, a human, and Milfa, an elf, get married, and are the only ones in the church for the wedding except for the minister, due to a high level of general tension and dislike between humans and elves...
- Stoner in Eureka SevenEureka SevenEureka Seven, known in Japan as , is a mecha anime TV series by Bones. Eureka Seven tells the story of Renton Thurston and the outlaw group Gekkostate, his relationship with the enigmatic mecha pilot Eureka, and the mystery of the Coralians....
- Jean Havoc in Fullmetal AlchemistFullmetal Alchemist, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution...
(1st Anime) - Juna in Futari wa Pretty CureFutari wa Pretty CurePretty Cure, known in Japan as , is a Japanese magical girl anime series, part of the Pretty Cure metaseries produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan by Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. The series is watched mostly by elementary and secondary students in Japan; it...
- Wan Paul in Get Backers
- Hiroshi Nakano in Gravitation
- Kenneth Leymon in Growlanser III: The Dual DarknessGrowlanser III: The Dual Darknessis the third installment to the popular series Growlanser created by Atlus, and one of the two games released in the United States in Growlanser Generations...
- Archanfel in Guyver: The Bioboosted ArmorGuyver: The Bioboosted Armoris a Japanese anime series based on the long-running manga series, Bio Booster Armor Guyver, written by Yoshiki Takaya, adapting chapters 1 - 59 of the manga. The production was in association with ADV Films and Kadokawa Shoten...
- Tsubasa in Kannazuki no MikoKannazuki no Mikois a manga series created by the duo Kaishaku. The series was serialized in fourteen chapters by Kadokawa Shoten and in Shōnen Ace in 2004 and 2005, and collected in two bound volumes. The series was adapted as an anime television series broadcast in 12 episodes on TNK between October and December...
- Sonsaku Hakufu in Koutetsu SangokushiKoutetsu Sangokushiis one of the Japanese anime loosely-based adaptations of the Chinese Romance of the Three Kingdoms.-Introduction:Rikuson Hakugen is the inheritor of the right arm, a magical arm that had great power. During a raid by the Gi faction in a Go faction town, Zaoli, the soldiers were about to kill a...
- Shishimaru in Kuro no Shishi (OVA)
- Raven in Kyou Kara Maoh!
- Shunsaku Kudo in Idol Defense Force HummingbirdIdol Defense Force Hummingbirdis a Japanese anime that consists of 4 OVA episodes, ran from 1993 to 1995, that told the very offbeat tale of five idol singer/fighter pilot sisters. A Hitoshi Yoshioka's light novel work.-Synopsis:...
- Goemon in Legend of the Mystical Ninja (TV series)Legend of the Mystical Ninja (TV series)Legend of the Mystical Ninja is an anime television series, based on Konami's best-selling-in-Japan video game franchise Legend of the Mystical Ninja. The television series was produced by TV Tokyo, aired from 1997 to 1998, ran for 23 episodes, and 5 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD...
- Robot Impact in Legend of the Mystical Ninja (TV series)Legend of the Mystical Ninja (TV series)Legend of the Mystical Ninja is an anime television series, based on Konami's best-selling-in-Japan video game franchise Legend of the Mystical Ninja. The television series was produced by TV Tokyo, aired from 1997 to 1998, ran for 23 episodes, and 5 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD...
- Noriyasu Seta in Love HinaLove Hinais a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from October 21, 1998 to October 31, 2001 and was published in 14 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. The series tells the story of Keitaro Urashima and his attempts to...
- Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer
- Kaos in MadaraMadarais a Japanese manga series, light novel series, role-playing video game, anime OVA and radio drama series.The Famicom Mōryō Senki MADARA was a Konami 1990 release that has never been officially localized...
- Galian in MÄRMÄR, an acronym for Märchen Awakens Romance, is a manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai. The television anime based on the series is titled and was originally broadcast in Japan on the TXN station....
- Kouji Sugimoto in Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01is a 1988 anime OVA released in Japan, directed and written by Shinji Aramaki and animated by Hideki Anno. It has been licensed in the United States by AnimEigo The plot centers on a mechanic named Koji Kondo who accidentally comes across the Madox-01, a small mecha designed to fight enemy tanks...
- Shukaido in Please Save My EarthPlease Save My Earth, sometimes abbreviated Bokutama, is a shōjo science fiction manga by Saki Hiwatari. It was published by Hakusensha from 1987 to 1994 in Hana to Yume and collected in 21 tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted as a six-part anime OVA in 1993...
- Neko-sensei in Princess TutuPrincess Tutuis a magical girl anime series created by Ikuko Itoh in 2002 for animation studio Hal Film Maker. It was adapted as a 2-volume manga illustrated by Mizuo Shinonome...
- Schezo Wegey in Puyo Puyo~n
- Kujaku in RG VedaRG Vedais a manga created by Clamp, consisting of ten volumes in all. It was first published in Japan in 1989 as Clamp's debut manga. The story features elements of Vedic mythology; the title itself imitates Rigveda, the name of one of the four Vedas. The series is known for its extravagant and richly...
- Hiroya Matsumoto / Shinesman Red in Shinesman
- Ralph Bomerz in Silent MöbiusSilent Möbiusis a twelve-volume manga, a 26-episode anime series, and a pair of motion pictures, created by manga artist Kia Asamiya. Both anime versions have been licensed by Bandai Entertainment...
- Gourry GabrievGourry Gabrievis a fictional character from the Japanese anime and light novels Slayers. He is the tallest of the main cast and the oldest of the party, muscular like an acrobat, possesses long blonde hair and blue eyes, and notorious of his poor memory.-Background:Very little is known about Gourry's immediate...
in SlayersSlayersis a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the... - Knuckles the EchidnaKnuckles the EchidnaKnuckles the Echidna is a video game character of the Sonic the Hedgehog game series, including spin-off games and comics. His first appearance was in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, released in 1994 to introduce a new rival for Sonic. He was presented as an antagonist who was tricked by Dr. Eggman into...
in Sonic the Hedgehog: The MovieSonic the Hedgehog: The MovieSonic the Hedgehog: The Movie is a two-episode OVA film series based on Sega's best-selling franchise Sonic the Hedgehog....
(OVA) - Captain Nidhogg in Soul Eater
- Noal in Tekkaman BladeTekkaman Bladeor Teknoman is an anime series, released in 1992 and 1995 in both Japanese and English language versions.-Plot:During the year 2300 AD , otherwise known as United Earth Year 192, the Earth is under attack from an extraterrestrial enemy known as the Radam...
- Virgil Walsh in Trinity BloodTrinity Bloodis a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in The Sneaker. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the on-going cold war between the Vatican, the human government,...
- Kantai in Twelve Kingdoms
- Toya in YuYu HakushoYuYu Hakushois a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The name of the series is spelled YuYu Hakusho in the Viz Media manga and Yu Yu Hakusho in other English distributions of the franchise. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and...
- Major Zairin in Zoids Genesis
- Wester in Fresh Pretty Cure!Fresh Pretty Cure!is a Japanese anime series and the sixth Pretty Cure installment by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation and Satelight, the series premiered on February 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 on TV Asahi, replacing Yes! PreCure 5 Go Go! on its time slot...
- Umigishi in Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kunPapuwais a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ami Shibata and serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan from April 1991 to June 1995. The series follows Kotaro who is stranded on an uncharted island inhabited by strange talking animals hand has memory of his past...
Games
- Hercules in Kingdom HeartsKingdom Heartsis an action role-playing game developed and published by Square in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The first game in the Kingdom Hearts series, it is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company. The game combines characters and settings from Disney...
and Kingdom Hearts IIKingdom Hearts IIis an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and published by Buena Vista Games and Square Enix in 2005 for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console... - Guy Cecil in Tales of the AbyssTales of the Abyssis a console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco in Japan and Namco Bandai Games in North America. Tales of the Abyss's characteristic genre name is The Meaning Of Birth RPG . It is the eighth mothership title in the Tales series, and was released for the...
- Double in Rockman X4Mega Man X4Mega Man X4, known as , is a video game developed by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the Mega Man X series and the second game in the series to be released on the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. The two versions were released simultaneously in Japan on August 1, 1997...
(Mega Man X4Mega Man X4Mega Man X4, known as , is a video game developed by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the Mega Man X series and the second game in the series to be released on the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. The two versions were released simultaneously in Japan on August 1, 1997...
) - Karune in Tengai Makyou Fuuun Kabuki Den
- Folka Albark in Super Robot Wars Original GenerationsSuper Robot Wars Original Generationsis a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation 2. Original Generations is a remake of the two Original Generation games for the Game Boy Advance and is intended to celebrate the Super Robot Wars series' 15th anniversary...
series - Alejandro Corner in Super Robot WarsSuper Robot Warsis a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Banpresto, which is now a Japanese division of Namco Bandai. The main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime, manga and video games, allowing characters and mecha from different titles to...
Series
Dubbing (Japanese)
- Rocky DeSantosRocky DeSantosRocky DeSantos is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe. In the second season of the television show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, he joined the team as the second Red Ranger...
in Mighty Morphin Power RangersMighty Morphin Power RangersMighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American live-action children's television series based on the 16th installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. Both the show and its related merchandise saw unbridled overnight success, catapulting into pop culture in mere months... - Johnny Rico in Starship TroopersStarship TroopersStarship Troopers is a military science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, first published as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and published hardcover in December, 1959.The first-person narrative is about a young soldier from the Philippines named Juan "Johnnie" Rico and his...
(OVA) - Dug in UpUp (2009 film)Up is a 2009 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and presented in Disney Digital 3-D. The film premiered on May 29, 2009 in North America and opened the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first animated and 3D film...
(Japanese version) - Bart the Rabbit in Rocky the Jaguar The Movie
- Bob in ReBootReBootReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated action-adventure cartoon series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace,...
(Fuji TV dub)