Takehito Koyasu
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Takehito Koyasu (子安 武人 Koyasu Takehito, born May 5, 1967) in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan is a seiyū (voice actor).
According to information posted at the Internet Movie Database and as of First Quarter 2006, Koyasu is the most prolific seiyū in Japan with 231 voice acting roles in anime and video games. However, the Anime News Network [website] states that as of the June 25, 2006 update, Koyasu has 243 voice roles-to-date, 12 more than what the IMdB stated. He is also part of the seiyū quartet Weiss which also consists of Weiss Kreuz voice castmates Shinichiro Miki, Tomokazu Seki, and Yuuki Hiro. He sometimes works under the pseudonym Hayato Juumonji (十文字 隼人, Jūmonji Hayato).
Notable voice roles
Anime
- Kururu in Keroro Gunso
- Radium in
- Gamlin Kizaki in Macross 7
- Takahashi Ryousuke in Initial D
- Ichimonji Takahashi and Sagiri Naoya in Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative
- Wyvern Radamanthys in Saint Seiya
- Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi
- Aya Fujimiya in Weiss Kreuz
- Luke Valentine in Hellsing
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
- Olivie in Angelique
- Kuroyanagi Ryo Yakitate Japan
- Neo Lorrnoke in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- Mu La Flaga in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
- Gym Ghingnham in Turn A Gundam
- Zechs Merquise in New Mobile Report Gundam Wing
- Hanagata in Saber Marionette J
- Ryuuga Toh in Mahoromatic
- Ilpalazzo in Excel Saga
- Kayama Yuuichi in Sakura Wars
- Keiki in The Twelve Kingdoms
- Faust VIII in Shaman King
- Choutarou Banba in Gate Keepers
- Touga Kiryuu in Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Seishirou Sakurazuka in Tokyo Babylon
- Sakano in Gravitation
- Isaac in Meine Liebe
- Sandora in Wedding Peach
- Shigeru Aoba in Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Ayanojo Aburatsubo in Magic User's Club
- Yosho in Tenchi Muyō!
- Bud Mint in KO Beast
- Pandora in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
- Kira Sakuya in Angel Sanctuary
- Varnef in The Heroic Legend of Arslan
- Navahl in Fire Emblem
- Daisuke in Ranma ½
- Tanaka in Prétear
- Fool in Kaleido Star
- Convoy in Beast Wars
- Pist Shaz the 11th in
- Balkov in Beyblade
- Nagi "Thousand Master" Springfield in Mahou Sensei Negima!
- Shinya Aiba in Tekkaman Blade
- Takuma Saiou in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Kenshiro in Shin Hokuto No Ken
- Kosaburo (Butch) in Pocket Monsters
- Kakei Juubei in Get Backers
- Prof. Ritsu Loveless
- Frey in Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
- Admiral Aokiji in One Piece
- Yoru in Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shōganai!
Games
- Shingo Yabuki in The King of Fighters
- Sarutobi Sasuke in Sengoku Basara
- Seifer Almasy in Kingdom Hearts II
- Eddie (previously ZATO-1) in the Guilty Gear series, starting with Guilty Gear XX
- Shuu Shirakawa in Super Robot Wars
- Klein in Shining Force Neo
- Jade Curtiss in Tales of the Abyss
- Lezard Valis in Valkyrie Profile &
- Zion in
- Zeta in Phantom Kingdom
- Glyde in Rockman DASH 2 ~Episode 2: Ooi Naru Isan~
- Nicolai Conrad in
- Bruno Glening in Animamundi
Trivia
- height: 175 cm (5’ 9’’)
- blood type: A
- The eartails are his trade mark
- His favourite hobbies include videogames, writing and jumprope
- His favourite band is L'Arc~en~Ciel
- In addition to Weiss, there are many anime series where at least 3 of the Weiss boys appear together, for example:
- Air Master: Fukamichi (Koyasu), Tokita (Seki), Komata Shigeo (Miki)
- Gravitation: Sakano (Koyasu), Shindou Shuichi (Seki), Aizawa Taki (Miki)
- Fushigi Yuugi: Hotohori (Koyasu), Chichiri (Seki), Yuki Keisuke (Miki)
- Initial D: Takahashi Ryosuke (Koyasu), Takahashi Keisuke (Seki), Fujiwara Takumi (Miki)
- Full Metal Panic!: Zaidou (Koyasu), Sagara Sousuke (Seki), Kurz Weber (Miki)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Aoba Shigeru (Koyasu), Suzuhara Touji (Seki), Hyuuga Makoto (Yuuki)
- Area 88 (2004): Shin Kazama (Koyasu), Mickey Simon (Seki), Makoto Shinjo (Miki)
- There was a moment when Koyasu Takehito & Midorikawa Hikaru were working simultaneosuly in three animes together as "rivals": The Slayers (Rezo & Zelgadis), Fushigi Yuugi (Hotohori & Tamahome) and Gundam Wing (Zechs & Heero). Ironically enough the two of them collaborated once again as friends-turned-rivals when they voiced Shin Kazama (Koyasu) and Satoru Kanzaki (Midorikawa) in the 2004 remake of Area 88.
- Koyasu considers Midorikawa´s voice "cute", and invited him to participate in Weiss Kreuz as one of the opposites of Weiss (the Schwarz group); here, Midorikawa plays Schuldig.
- Koyasu plays the dominant gay partner to Midorikawa's male character in a BL (Boy's Love) drama cd, Renai ala Carte.
- He's also the creator of the Weiss series, and has authored the manga Weiβ Side B.
- He has voiced 2 famous characters from the Sengoku period of Japan.
-In the anime Samurai Deeper Kyo, he voices Tokugawa Ieyasu (under the guise of "Hattori Hanzo").
- He has appeared in at least 3 roles with Hoshi Soichiro whereby both of their characters are close friends/comrades. Their most (in)famous collaboration probably would be Get Backers, with Soichiro as Fuuchouin Kazuki and Takehito as Kakei Jubei. The others are in the Gundam Seed series, with Takehito as Mu La Flaga and Soichiro as Kira Yamato; and the game Sengoku Basara, with Soichiro as Sanada Yukimura and Takehito as Sarutobi Sasuke.
- He has also voiced 2 "masked" characters in different Gundam timelines.
-In Gundam Seed Destiny, as Neo Roanoke.
External links
- ["Star Chamber" (official website)]
- [Takehito Koyasu] at the Anime News Network
- [Takehito Koyasu] at the IMdB
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