Takehito Koyasu

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Takehito Koyasu 子安武人


Alias	Jūmonji Hayato
Born	May 5, 1967 (1967-05-05) (age 41) Yokohama, Japan
Occupation(s)	Seiyū
Children	one daughter, one son

Takehito Koyasu (子安武人 , Koyasu Takehito^?, born May 5, 1967 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a very popular and prolific seiyū (voice actor).

1 Career
2 Notable voice roles
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

According to the Anime News Network, as of April 2008, Koyasu is the most prolific seiyū in Japan with voice acting roles in over 345 anime series.^[1] 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 used to work for Production Baobab.

Koyasu is known for his deep, smooth voice, which often lands him on roles that are either villains or lonely bishounen. Occasionally, though (as in the case of Mitsurugi Hanagata from Saber Marionette J, Ryo Kuroyanagi from Yakitate!! Japan), Bobobo-Bo-Bobobo, Kei Itoshiki Zoku Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei he voices lively characters.

[edit] Notable voice roles

[edit] Anime

Angel Links (Warren)
Angel Sanctuary (Sakuya Kira)
Angelique (Olivie)
Argento Soma (Dan Simmonds)
Arslan Senki (Varnef)
Baccano! (Luck Gandor)
Beast Wars (Convoy)
Beyblade (Balkov)
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
Bleach (Pesche Guatiche)
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (Adult Kojiro Hyuga)
DNA² (Ryuji Sugashita)
Dragon Drive (Rokkaku)
Excel Saga (Il Palazzo)
Final Fantasy: Unlimited (Pist Shaz the 11th)
Fire Emblem (Navahl)
New Fist of the North Star (Kenshiro)
Full Metal Panic! (Zaidou)
Fullmetal Alchemist (Lujon)
Fushigi Yūgi (Hotohori)
Gad Guard (Takenaka)
Gate Keepers (Choutarou Banba)
Gestalt (Father Oliver)
GetBackers (Juubei Kakei)
Gintama (Takasugi Shinsuke)
Gravitation (Sakano)
Gungrave (Balladbird Lee)
Hellsing (Luke Valentine)
Hungry Heart: Wild Striker (Kanō Seisuke)
Lemon Angel Project (Shinya Himuro)
Initial D (Ryosuke Takahashi)
Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo (Alternate L. Takion)
Kaleido Star (Fool)
Persona -trinity soul- Ryō Kanzato
K.O. Century Beast Warriors (Bud Mint)
Koutetsu Sangokushi (Shoutatsuryou Koumei)
The Law of Ueki (Li Ho)
Loveless (Ritsu Minami)
Macross 7 (Gamlin Kizaki)
Magic User's Club (Ayanojyo Aburatsubo)
Mahoromatic (Ryuuga Toh)
Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro (Nougami Neuro)
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! (Johan Deiter Rudiger)
Nazca (Masanari Tate)
Mahō Sensei Negima! (Nagi Springfield)
Majutsushi Orphen (Flameheart)
Majutsushi Orphen Revenge (Flamesoul)
Meine Liebe (Isaac Cavendish)
Meine Liebe Wieder (Isaac Cavendish)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Mu La Flaga)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Mu La Flaga/Neo Roanoke)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Zechs Merquise)
The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (Mysterious Thief Freyr)
Myself; Yourself (Syusuke Wakatsuki)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (First Lieutenant Shigeru Aoba)
One Piece (Admiral Aokiji)
Ouran High School Host Club (Ryoji "Ranka" Fujioka)
Overman King Gainer (Asuham Boone)
Papa to Kiss in the Dark (Takayuki Utsunomiya)
Planetes (Yuri Mihairokoh)
Pocket Monsters (Kosaburo)
Prétear (Tanaka)
Ragnarok the Animation (Keough)
Ranma ½ (Daisuke)
Red Garden (Hervé Girardot)
Rosario + Vampire (Narrator)
Saber Marionette J (Mitsurugi Hanagata)
Saiunkoku Monogatari (Sakujun Sa)
Saint Seiya (Wyvern Rhadamanthys)
Sakura Wars (Yūichi Kayama)
Samurai 7 (Ukyo)
Samurai Champloo (Umanosuke)
Samurai Deeper Kyo (Hatori Hanzo, Hotaru)
Seto no Hanayome (Shark Fujishiro)
Sgt. Frog (Kururu)
Shaman King (Faust VIII)
Slayers (Rezo)
Soul Eater (Excalibur)
Spider Riders (Igneous)
Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shōganai! (Yoru)
Shōjo Kakumei Utena (Touga Kiryuu)
Spriggan (Jean Jacquemonde)
Star Ocean EX (Dias Flac)
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars (Shu Shirakawa)
Tekkaman Blade (Shinya Aiba/Tekkaman Evil)
Tenchi Muyo! (Yosho)
The Twelve Kingdoms (Keiki)
Tokyo Babylon (Seishirō Sakurazuka)
Toward the Terra (Keith Anyan)
Turn A Gundam (Gym Ghingham)
Twin Spica (Lion-san)
Wedding Peach (Sandora)
Weiß Kreuz (Ran "Aya" Fujimiya)
Yakitate!! Japan (Ryo Kuroyanagi)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Pandora)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (Takuma Saiou)
Zetsuai 1989 (Izumi Takuto)
ZOE: 2167 IDOLO (Radium Levans)

[edit] Games

Anima Mundi: Dark Alchemist (Bruno Glening)
Sengoku Basara (Sarutobi Sasuke)
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (Mr. Rabbit, Fubuki)
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (Zechs Merquise)
Galerians (Birdman)
Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness (Zion)
Guilty Gear (Eddie)
Initial D Street Stage (Ryosuke Takahashi)
The King of Fighters (Shingo Yabuki)
Kingdom Hearts II (Seifer Almasy)
The Legend of Heroes VI: Sora no Kiseki (Olivier Lenheim)
Musashi: Samurai Legend (Gandrake)
Muv-Luv (Takahashi Ichimonji, Naoya Sagiri)
Muv-Luv Alternative (Takahashi Ichimonji, Naoya Sagiri)
Phantom Kingdom (Zeta)
NANA (Takumi Ichinose)
Rockman DASH 2 (Glyde)
Persona 2 (Tatsuya Suou)
Shadow Hearts: Covenant (Nicolas/Nicolai Conrad)
Shining Force Neo (Klein)
Super Robot Wars (Shu Shirakawa)
Tales of the Abyss (Jade Curtiss)
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side (Himuro Reiichi)
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (Lezard Valeth)
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (Lezard Valeth)

[edit] Drama CD

BALETTSTAR Tachibana Miyuki
Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden (Urumiya)
1999 Hana to Yume CD (Ayame Sohma)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (Masao Himejima)
Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro radio drama (Neuro Nougami)
Meine Liebe (Isaac Cavendish)
Tales of the Abyss (Jade Curtiss)
Vampire Knight (Headmaster Cross)
Target in the Finder (Asami Ryuichi)
Sex Pistols (Love Pistols) (Madarame Yonekuni)
The King of Fighters Drama CDs (Yabuki Shingo)

[edit] Trivia

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He's also the creator of the Weiß series, and has authored the manga Weiß Side B. In creating Weiß Kreuz, Koyasu was inspired by an old Japanese series called Sure Death.
According to Hisaya Nakajo, the mangaka of the series Hana-Kimi, the character of Masao Himejima was designed with Koyasu's voice in mind; the seiyu ended up voicing this character in the series' drama CDs.