Takehito Koyasu
Appearance
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Origin | Yokohama, Japan |
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 Jūmonji (十文字 隼人, Jūmonji Hayato).
Notable voice roles
Anime
- Dias Flac in Star Ocean EX
- Lujan in Fullmetal Alchemist
- Kururu in Keroro Gunso
- Radium in Z.O.E 2167 IDOLO
- 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
- Hyuga Kojirô in Captain Tsubasa ROAD to 2002
- Kanou Seisuke in Hungry Heart Wild Striker
- Olivie in Angelique
- Kuroyanagi Ryo Yakitate Japan
- Neo Roanoke\Mwu la Fllaga 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
- Asuham Boone in Overman King Gainer
- 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
- Ayanojyo 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 Final Fantasy: Unlimited
- Balkov in Beyblade
- Nagi "Thousand Master" Springfield in Mahou Sensei Negima!
- Shinya Aiba in Tekkaman Blade
- Takuma Saiou in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX
- Kenshiro in Shin Hokuto No Ken
- Kosaburo (Butch) in Pocket Monsters
- Kakei Juubei in Get Backers
- Prof. Ritsu in Loveless
- Frey in Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
- Admiral Aokiji in One Piece
- Yoru in Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shōganai!
- Takasugi Shinsuke in Gintama
- Yuri Mihairokoh in Planetes
- Ignus in Spider Riders
- Ryouji "Ranka" Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club
- Takuto Izumi in Zetsuai/Bronze since 1989
- Hattori Hanzo & Hotaru in Samurai Deeper Kyo
- Umanosuke in Samurai Champloo
- Ukyo in Samurai 7
- Warren in Angel Links
- Flameheart in Majutsushi Orphen
- Flamesoul in Majutsushi Orphen Revenge
- Father Oliver in Gestalt (anime)
- Shuu Shirakawa in Super Robot Wars Original Generation ~Divine Wars~
- Sa Sakujun(Lin Senya) in Saiunkoku Monogatari
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 Valeth in Valkyrie Profile, Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth and Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
- Zion in Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness
- Zeta in Phantom Kingdom
- Glyde in Rockman DASH 2 ~Episode 2: Ooi Naru Isan~
- Nicolai Conrad in Shadow Hearts: Covenant
- Bruno Glening in Animamundi
- Ichinose Takumi in Nana
- Takahashi Ryosuke in Initial D Street Stage
- Mr. Rabbit in Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
- Olivier Lenheim in The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki FC, The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki SC
Trivia
- height: 175 cm (5’ 9’’)
- blood type: A
- The eartails are his trade mark
- His favorite hobbies include videogames, writing and jumprope
- His favorite band is L'Arc~en~Ciel
- In addition to Weiß Kreuz, there are many anime series where at least 3 of the Weiss boys appear together, for example:
- Star Ocean EX: Dias Flac (Koyasu), Claude C. Kenni (Yuuki), Ashton Anchors (Seki)
- 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)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Mwu la Fllaga (Koyasu), Yzak Jule (Seki), Clotho Buer (Yuuki)
- Wedding Peach: Sandora (Koyasu), Ignis (Seki), Limone (Miki), Rioma (Yuuki)
- Sukisho: Yoru (Koyasu), Shinichirou (Miki) and Chris (Yuuki), the last one appearing only in the OAV.
- Interestingly, in the Angel Sanctuary drama CDs, all four members of Weiss voiced important secondary characters, with Koyasu as Kira Sakuya, Seki as Sandalphon, Miki as Katan and Yuki as Raziel.
- There was a moment when Koyasu & 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 and once again in the 2006 Super Robot Wars anime adaption Super Robot Wars Original Generation ~Divine Wars~ as Shuu Shirakawa (Koyasu) and Masaki Andoh (Midorikawa).
- 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. Ironically, Koyasu's voice was considered "sexy" by Yazawa Ai, in her omake at the end of Volume 12 of NANA, where the characters were commenting about the PS2 game based on the manga (where Koyasu voices Ichinose Takumi).
- Koyasu plays the dominant gay partner to Midorikawa's male character in a BL (Boy's Love) drama CD, Renai ala Carte.
- In Sukisho, Koyasu plays Yoru, the alter ego of Midorikawa's character Sora.
- 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 video game Sengoku Basara, he voices Sarutobi Sasuke.
- In the anime Samurai Deeper Kyo, he voices Tokugawa Ieyasu (under the guise of "Hattori Hanzo").
- He has appeared in at least 4 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; the game Sengoku Basara, with Soichiro as Sanada Yukimura and Takehito as Sarutobi Sasuke; and in the Xenosaga series of games, with Takehito as Tony and Soichiro as chaos.
- He has also voiced 2 "masked" characters in different Gundam timelines.
- In Gundam Wing, as Zechs Merquise.
- In Gundam Seed Destiny, as Neo Roanoke.
- In creating Weiß Kreuz, Koyasu was inspired by an old Japanese series called "Sure Death".
- In his youth, Koyasu remembers a student teacher who "saved him" from his delinquent days.
- In "Kaikan Phrase", Koyasu does not play any role. However, he does sing at least two songs for the series.
External links
- "Star Chamber" (official website)
- Takehito Koyasu at the Anime News Network
- Takehito Koyasu at the IMdB
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Yokohama
- Japanese voice actors
- CLAMP voice actors
- Fullmetal Alchemist voice actors
- Gundam actors
- Kingdom Hearts voice actors
- Pokémon voice actors
- One Piece voice actors
- Tales of... voice actors
- Tenchi Muyo! voice actors
- Rumic World voice actors
- Valkyrie Profile voice actors
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX voice actors
- Xenosaga voice actors