Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi
Kappei Yamaguchi
Born Mitsuo Yamaguchi
May 23, 1965 (1965-05-23) (age 46)
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Voice actor, actor
Years active 1988–present

Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口 光雄 Yamaguchi Mitsuo?, born May 23, 1965), better known by his stage name of Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平 Yamaguchi Kappei?), is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū[1] and 21st Century Fox.[2]

He is best known for the roles of Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½), Jackson Neil (Miracle Girls), Tombo (Kiki's Delivery Service), Yattaro (Kyattou Ninden Teyandee), InuYasha (InuYasha), Ryuichi Sakuma (Gravitation), L (Death Note), Usopp (One Piece), Hideyoshi (Law of Ueki), and Kaito Kid and Shinichi Kudo (Case Closed). His current starring roles include that of Raimon "Monta" Taro, the Deimon Devil Bats' ace receiver in Eyeshield 21. Yamaguchi is also best known as the Japanese voice of Bugs Bunny and Crash Bandicoot.

Yamaguchi has appeared in eroge as Kyōya Ushihisa (牛久 京也 Ushihisa Kyōya?).[3] He made his first public appearance in North America at Otakon 2008;[4] and was also a guest at Sakura-Con 2009.[5][6] Yamaguchi's third appearance to date has been at Animazement in 2010.

He is married and has a son.[7]

Contents

Roles

Television animation

OVA

Film animation

Internet animation

  • Ikuze! Gen-san (2008, Genzō Tamura)[8]

Video games

Dubbing roles

Commercials

  • M&M's (Japanese) (Red M&M)

Anime music and audio dramas

Dialogue roles (dramas)

Singing roles

  • René – Neo Angelique ~My First Lady~ "Neo Angelique game booklet CD"
  • InuYasha – InuYasha character single "Aoki Yasei O Daite" released in December, 2005
  • ChichiriFushigi Yūgi "CD books"
  • Light – Twinbee Paradise 3 Vocal Bomb (Konami, KICA-7761) and Twinbee Paradise 2 Sound Fantasia (Konami KICA-7652)
  • Equal Striver (with Akio Matsuoka) – Shadow Skill V (Star Child, KICA-310, 1996)
  • Ranma Saotome (male) – Various Ranma ½ character songs released as singles (1989–1993)
  • UsoppOne Piece Character Song Albums and various singles.
  • Ryuichi Sakuma – Gravitation – Gravitation Sound Story III – Predilection
  • Hideyoshi Souya – Law of Ueki – The Law of Songs! – Hattari!
  • FrappiGambalance de Dance- Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star 2nd ED with Miyu Matsuki(as Choppi) and Mayumi Gojo [10]
  • Danny – "Boy..." (Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Character Song Series: Gash with Best Friends)
  • Sai Saici -with Argo Gulskii – Mobile Fighter G Gundam Character song: China Shuffle.

Other music CD albums

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)

With other voice actors

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

Radio Shows

Awards

Nickname

  • Yamaguchi's nickname is "saru", which means "monkey" in Japanese; translated into English, his personal web blog is titled: Monkey's Kingdom. Apparently this comes from his love for the monkey character in the classical Chinese story Journey to the West. He has actually voiced the monkey's role in an adaption of the original story, Monkey Typhoon and played the role in various stage adaptations.

References

External links

In English

In Japanese


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