Kappei Yamaguchi

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Kappei Yamaguchi
Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi (山口勝平 Yamaguchi Kappei, born May 23, 1965) is a widely popular Japanese voice actor (seiyū), who has voiced characters in anime, audio dramas, and video games. Like other seiyū, he has occasionally released some solo CD albums.

He is most known for the roles of Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½), Tombo (Kiki's Delivery Service), Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid (Detective Conan), InuYasha (InuYasha), Usopp (One Piece), and L/Ryuuzaki (Death Note).

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[edit] Biography/profile

  • Born on May 23, 1965 in Fukuoka.
  • Sometimes mistranslated as Katsuhei Yamaguchi or Shōhei Yamaguchi
  • Original name: Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口光雄 Yamaguchi Mitsuo)
  • Is alternatively credited as Kyōya Ushiku (牛久京也 Ushiku Kyōya) in some ren'ai games(including h-games and BL ones)
  • Blood Type: B
  • Height/Weight: 160 cm, 55 kg
  • Works for Gekidan 21 Seiki Fox
  • Married with a son
  • It was announced on August 29, 2006, that he would play L in the anime version of the popular Death Note, airing in October.

[edit] Notable voice roles

[edit] Anime

[edit] TV series

[edit] OVAs

[edit] Movies

[edit] Video games

[edit] Anime music and audio dramas

[edit] Dialogue roles (dramas)

[edit] Singing roles

[edit] Other voice roles

[edit] Other music CD albums

[edit] Solo

  • Rollin' (Futureland/Youmex, TYDY-5147, 1990)
  • A Boy (Futureland/Youmex, TYCY-5185, 1991)
  • Mini-Best (Meldac/Nippon Crown, MECH-18004, 1995)
  • Unbalance City (Nippon Columbia, COCC-13586, 1996)

[edit] With other seiyū

  • Message: Seiyū Collection Volume 1 (Platz, PLCA-808) (1990)

[edit] Radio Shows

[edit] Awards

[edit] Trivia

  • Yamaguchi has starred in several projects direcly opposite Takehito Koyasu; either as couples or related paired characters, with Yamaguchi playing the younger role. In 12 Kokuki they are the 2 prominent kirins (Enki and Keiki)in the story; in the Sukisho games and drama CD's they are a couple (Ran and Yoru); in the Tokyo Babylon OVA they are respectively Subaru and Seishiro. They also share more couple roles in many BL drama Cd's.
  • Many, if not most of Yamaguchi's voice roles are teenagers or even younger boys. He is well-known for his ability to perform high-pitched, "young" voices. This is especially noticeable in BL dramas/games. His characters are also generally straightforward-minded, somtimes simple-minded, humorous and easily excitable but usually "good" characters.
  • Recently he has taken on different roles such as L in Death Note and Hugh in Kiba which are serious characters with a lower voice range. Hugh (in Kiba) was an exception in that it is not only an adult role but also a villain.

[edit] External links and references

[edit] In English

[edit] In Japanese