Norio Wakamoto

Norio Wakamoto 若本規夫, Wakamoto Norio, born October 18, 1945 is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with the Sigma Seven Talent Agency He was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and was raised in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture He graduated from Waseda University

1 Overview
2 Filmography
- 21 Anime
- 22 Film
- 23 Drama CDs
- 24 Live-action television narration
- 25 Video games
- 26 Overseas dubbing
3 References
4 External links

Overviewedit

Norio Wakamoto at Desucon Frostbite 2013, Finland

After graduation from Waseda University, Wakamoto initially found employment as a police officer assigned to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Anti-Riot Squad division before becoming a voice actor

The quality of Wakamoto's voice is known for uniting astringency and sharpness, usually leading him to villain roles in dubbing work and games Examples include Oskar von Reuenthal in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Johnny in the Guilty Gear series, Barbatos Goetia in Tales of Destiny 2, Charles zi Britannia in Code Geass, Black Shadow in F-Zero GP Legend, Xemnas in the Kingdom Hearts series, Oda Nobunaga in Sengoku Basara, Cell in Dragon Ball Z, and Count Dracula in the Castlevania: Dracula X series Nonetheless, Wakamoto has played numerous less antagonistic roles and has even lent his voice to comedic roles including Mechazawa in Cromartie High School and Onsokumaru in Ninja Nonsense

Filmographyedit

Animeedit

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source1
000000001977-01-01-00001977	Gaislugger	Onoriki		2
000000001980-01-01-00001980	Ashita no Joe	Kim Yongpi
000000001982-05-05-00001982	Acrobunch	Hiro Randō		2
000000001983-02-05-00001983	Aura Battler Dunbine	Narrator		2
000000001985-04-05-00001985	Dancouga - Super Beast Machine God	Shapiro Keats		2
000000001986-03-21-00001986–88	Maison Ikkoku	Master		2
000000001986-06-05-00001986	Violence Jack: Harem Bomber	Halem Bomber		2
000000001986-07-16-00001986	Amon Saga	Denon		2
000000001986-07-19-00001986	Windaria	Kyle		2
000000001987-06-28-00001987	Black Magic M-66	Roger		2
000000001988-01-10-00001988	Tatakae!! Ramenman	Kinnikuken Banboro		2
000000001988-04-21-00001988	Appleseed	AJ Sebastian		2
000000001988-04-25-00001988	Virgin Fleet	Wakamoto		2
000000001988-04-30-00001988	Yoroiden Samurai Troopers	Kaosu		2
000000001988-10-07-00001988	Gunbuster	Koichiro "Coach" Ota		2
000000001988-10-17-00001988	Oishinbo	Seiichi Okaboshi		2
000000001988-11-21-00001988	Armor Hunter Mellowlink	Sergeant Gorufi		2
000000001988-12-01-00001988	Legend of the Galactic Heroes	Oskar von Reuenthal		2
000000001989-01-27-00001989	Goku Midnight Eye	Hakuryuu Genji		2
000000001989-04-06-00001989	Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato	Shiva		2
000000001989-04-19-00001989	Shin Bikkuriman	Black Zeus		2
000000001989-12-21-00001989	Assemble Insert	Hattori		2
000000001989-01-01-00001989	Guyver	Oswald A Lisker		2
000000001990-05-25-00001990	AD Police	Billy Fanword	Ep 3	2
000000001990-06-21-00001990	Cyber City Oedo 808	Juzo Hasegawa		2
000000001990-06-30-00001990	Record of Lodoss War	Woodchuck, Woodkarla	OVA	2
000000001990-07-29-00001990	Karasu Tengu Kabuto	Fuuma Kotaro		2
000000001991-03-21-00001991	Burn Up!	McCoy		2
000000001991-03-21-00001991	Madara	Miroku		2
000000001991-06-01-00001991	RG Veda	Taishakuten		2
000000001991-07-06-00001991	Guardian of Darkness	Susanoo	Ep 2	2
000000001991-07-25-00001991	Detonator Orgun	Tomoru's brother, Simmons		2
000000001991-01-01-00001991	Ninja Ryuukenden	Robert		2
000000001991-01-01-00001991	Tobe! Kurija no Peek	Father		2
000000001992-02-18-00001992	Tekkaman Blade	Tekkaman Omega, Kengo Aiba		2
000000001992-03-07-00001992	Sailor Moon	Yusuke Amade	Ep 6	2
000000001992-05-27-00001992	Dragon Ball Z	Cell		2
000000001992-07-22-00001992	Giant Robo	Taisou		2
000000001992-09-11-00001992	Ushio and Tora	Hyou		2
000000001992-09-25-00001992	Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki	Kagato		2
000000001992-10-10-00001992	Yu Yu Hakusho	Gouki, Chuu, Mr Iwamoto		2
000000001992-01-01-00001992	Ys II: Castle in the Heavens	Darm		2
000000001993-01-08-00001993	Miracle Girls	Mr X		2
000000001993-03-24-00001993–94	Kishin Corps	Matoi Shinkai		2
000000001994-01-01-00001994	Akazukin Chacha	Gekko	Ep 46	2
000000001994-03-21-00001994	Plastic Little	Balboa		2
000000001994-05-21-00001994	801 TTS Airbats	Konishi Mitsuru		2
000000001994-08-25-00001994	Macross Plus	Dr Worth		2
000000001994-10-11-00001994	Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō	Yōji Yagami		2
000000001995-04-02-00001995	Tenchi Universe	Kagato		2
000000001995-04-05-00001995	Wedding Peach	Tamano Masahiro		2
000000001995-08-05-00001995	Slayers The Motion Picture	Lagos		2
000000001997-08-02-00001997	Slayers Great	Lord Granion		2
000000001997-10-07-00001997	Berserk	Gambino		2
000000001998-04-01-00001998	Trigun	Gofsef		2
000000001998-04-03-00001998	Cowboy Bebop	Vicious		2
000000001998-04-08-00001998	Weiß Kreuz	Reiji Takatori		2
000000001998-10-05-00001998	Master Keaton	Herman	Ep 20	2
000000001998-10-07-00001998	Steam Detectives	Machine Baron		2
000000001998-10-08-00001998	Eat-Man '98	DoMarc		2
000000001998-01-01-00001998	YAT Anshin! Uchuu Ryokou 2	Ganon		2
000000001999-01-07-00001999	Legend of Himiko	Amatama master, Jakatsu		2
000000001999-04-07-00001999	Angel Links	Lawrence McGuire		2
000000001999-10-06-00001999	Infinite Ryvius	Conrad Visukesu		2
000000002001-07-02-00002001–15	Uta no Prince-sama	Shining Saotome		2
000000002001-07-04-00002001	s-CRY-ed	Narrator		2
000000002001-10-11-00002001	Hellsing	Richard Hellsing	TV series	2
000000002001-10-14-00002001	Cyborg 009	Scarl
000000002001-01-01-00002001	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	Hol Horse		2
000000002002-10-01-00002002	Heat Guy J	Serge Echigo		2
000000002002-10-08-00002002	Azumanga Daioh'	Chiyo-Father		2
000000002002-10-08-00002002–03	Kiddy Grade	Chevalier D'Autriche		2
000000002002-10-21-00002002	Duel Masters	Jōji
000000002002-12-21-00002002	Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey	Irita		2
000000002003-01-06-00002003	Wolf's Rain	Owl, Darcia		2
000000002003-04-06-00002003	Zatch Bell!	Victoream
000000002003-04-14-00002003	Ninja Scroll: The Series	Kitsunebi	TV series	2
000000002003-10-02-00002003	Cromartie High School	Shinichi Mechazawa		2
000000002003-10-03-00002003	The Wicked and the Damned: A Hundred Tales of Karma	Tokuemon		2
000000002003-10-04-00002003	Planetes	Gigart		2
000000002003-10-07-00002003	F-Zero GP Legend	Black Shadow
000000002004-01-06-00002004	Gokusen	Ohshima		2
000000002004-04-03-00002004	Sgt Frog	Shurara
000000002004-05-19-00002004	Samurai Champloo	Bandai		2
000000002004-07-08-00002004	Ninja Nonsense	Onsokumaru		2
000000002004-10-04-00002004	Desert Punk	Rain Spider		2
000000002005-01-06-00002005	Ah! My Goddess	Senbee		2
000000002005-01-08-00002005	Transformers: Cybertron	Flame Convoy
000000002005-04-12-00002005	Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls	Yagyū Munenori		2
000000002006-02-10-00002006	Hellsing Ultimate	Father Alexander Anderson		3
000000002006-04-04-00002006	Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle	Gargoyle
000000002006-04-04-00002006	Gintama	Katakuriko Matsudaira
000000002006-04-06-00002006	Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy	Senbee		2
000000002006-04-06-00002006	Inukami!	Sekidousai
000000002006-10-05-00002006	Code Geass	Charles zi Britannia
000000002006-10-07-00002006	Ghost Slayers Ayashi	Torī Yōzō		2
000000002007-04-01-00002007	Hayate the Combat Butler	Voice of the Heavens Narrator
000000002007-04-03-00002007	Oh! Edo Rocket	Yozo Torii
000000002007-07-27-00002007	Baccano!	Gustave St Germain		4
000000002008-01-01-00002008	Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode	Skeletso
000000002008-07-03-00002008	Antique Bakery	Tadahiro Akutagawa
000000002009-04-02-00002009	Sengoku Basara	Oda Nobunaga		5
000000002009-10-15-00002009–10	Kiddy Girl-and	Shuu		2
000000002009-04-05-00002009–10	Dragon Ball Z Kai	Cell		2
000000002011-04-02-00002011–12	Dog Days	Godwin Dorure		2
000000002011-04-08-00002011	Dororon Enma-kun MeeraMera	Enma Daiō		2
2011	Future Diary	Deus Ex Machina		6
000000002013-07-07-00002013	Blood Lad	Wolf Daddy		2
000000002014-01-12-00002014	Wizard Barristers	Nana Genie
000000002015-01-10-00002015	Dog Days	Godwin Dorure
000000002016-01-01-00002016	Ushio to Tora	Guren
	Case Closed	Police Inspector Gorō Ōtaki, others		2
	Chounoukyuu Garaga	Alf		2
	Sasuga no Sarutobi	Ogata Sensei		2
	Sazae-san	Anago, others
	Wizardry OVA	Randy		2
	Dog Soldier	Makoto Allen Takemura		2
	Joker	Narration		2
	Kinnikuman II Sei	Blood Killer		2
	Le Deus	Kairi		2
	Makai Tensho	Araki Mataemon		2

Filmedit

Year	Series	Role	Source1
000000001981-03-14-00001981	Mobile Suit Gundam	Gene	2
000000001989-03-11-00001989	The Five Star Stories	Vord Bewlard	2
000000001993-06-05-00001993	Ninja Scroll	Utsutsu Mujuurou	2
000000002001-05-26-00002001	Metropolis	Pero	2
000000002010-12-23-00002010	Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial	Iaron	7

Drama CDsedit

Series	Role	Notes	Source1
Aa Megami-sama: Tokuten Ou	Senbee		2
Aozora Shoujotai	Konishi Mitsuru		2
Aozora Shoujotai Saraba Shimo Ranger	Narrator		2
Den'ei Shoujo Video Girl Ai	Mysterious Man		2
Dog Days	Godwin Dorure		2
Ganbaru Sentai Mare Ranger		niconico	2
RG Veda	Teishakuten		2
Vampire Hunter	Narration	Cassette	2

Live-action television narrationedit

Series	Channel	Notes
Arashi ni shiyagare ja:嵐にしやがれ	NTV	variety show
Tōkōtokuhōōkoku ja:投稿!特ホウ王国	NTV
Nanda kimi wa! TV なんだ君は! TV, What are you! TV	TBS
Hitoshi Matsumoto no suberanai hanashi ja:人志松本のすべらない話	CX	Variety show
Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji	CX	Variety show
The Nonfiction ja:ザ・ノンフィクション	CX
ja:近未来×予測テレビジキル&ハイド	EX
Super J Channel ja:スーパーJチャンネル	EX
ja:真相究明!噂のファイル	EX
ja:実録世界のミステリー	TX
ja:商品降臨	TX
Saturday Theater サタデーシアター	BS朝日
Journey of ANA 全日空の旅	BS-TBS
Hikari TV presents bimyo 〜na tobira AKB 48 no gachichare ja:びみょ〜な扉 AKB48のガチチャレ	Hikari TV

Video gamesedit

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source1
000000001991-03-15-00001991	Cyber City Oedo 808 Kemono no Zokusei	Dekachu	PC Engine	2
000000001992-06-19-00001992	Maho no Shojo Silky Lip	Ohtake Dome	Megadrive	2
000000001992-07-31-00001992	Detonator Orgun	Lang	Mega CD	2
000000001992-08-10-00001992	Quiz no Hoshi		PC Engine	2
000000001993-03-26-00001993	Tenshi no Uta 2 Datenshi no Sentaku	Lanzo	PC Engine	2
000000001995-07-22-00001995	Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Battle 22	Cell	PlayStation	2
000000001995-09-08-00001995	O-chan no Oekaki Logic	Sukezaemon	PlayStation	2
000000001996-07-12-00001996	Popolo Crois Monogatari	Kimen Douji	PlayStation	2
000000001996-07-12-00001996	Last Bronx	Toru Kurosawa	Arcade, Sega Saturn, Windows	2
000000001997-01-24-00001997	Eve Burst Error	Ross Midou	Sega Saturn	2
000000001997-06-20-00001997	Marica -Shinjitsu no Sekai- ja:マリカ〜真実の世界〜	Ronald	Sega Saturn	2
1998	Gunbird 2	Aine	Arcade
000000001998-07-23-00001998	Neon Genesis Evangelion - Eva and Good Friends The Stripping Project!	Ohta	PlayStation	2
000000001998-09-17-00001998	UPP	Buoh	PlayStation	2
000000001999-11-25-00001999	Little Princess: Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime 2	Fon Fon	PlayStation	2
000000002000-01-01-00002000	Patlabor -Game Edition-	Kurishuna	PlayStation	2
000000002000-12-05-00002000	Eternal Arcadia	Glider	Dreamcast	2
000000002001-08-01-00002001	Capcom vs SNK 2 EO	M Bison Vega	GameCube, PS2, Xbox	2
000000002001-01-01-00002001	The King of Fighters 2001	Igniz	Neo-Geo, Playstation 2	2
000000002002-01-01-00002002	The King of Fighters 2002	Rugal Bernstein	Neo Geo, Playstation 2	2
000000002002-11-28-00002002	Tales of Destiny 2	Balbados	PlayStation 2, PSP	2
000000002002-12-05-00002002	Innocent Tears	Yohanesu Kamiizumi	Xbox	2
000000002004-11-01-00002004	Quiz Magic Academy 2	Garuuda-sensei	PlayStation	2
000000002005-03-24-00002005	Wild Arms 4	Gawn Brawdia	PlayStation 2	2
000000002005-12-01-00002005	Quiz Magic Academy 3	Garuuda	Arcade	2
000000002005-11-25-00002005	Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo	Houzuki Masaomi	Visual Novel
000000002006-06-29-00002006	Soul Link Extension		PlayStation 2	2
000000002006-12-20-00002006	Guilty Gear XX Accent Core	Johnny	PlayStation 2	2
000000002007-02-08-00002007	Luminous Arc		NDS	2
000000002007-06-28-00002007	Super Robot Taisen OG Original Generations	Shuterun	PlayStation 2	2
000000002007-11-29-00002007	Sengoku Basara 2	Oda Nobunaga	Wii	2
000000002007-12-27-00002007	Star Ocean: First Departure	Ashlay Bernbeldt	PSP	8
000000002009-05-27-00002009	Himitsu Sentai Metamor V	Daimonji	PlayStation	2
000000002009-01-01-00002009	The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match	Igniz	Playstation 2, Xbox Live	2
000000002010-04-28-00002010	Splinter Cell: Conviction	Victor Coste	Xbox 360 Japanese dub	9
000000002010-06-10-00002010	Xenoblade Chronicles	Mumkhar	Wii	8
000000002011-11-09-00002011	Super Robot Taisen F Kanketsuhen		PlayStation	2
	3x3 Eyes -Kyuusei Koushu-	Yang	PlayStation, Windows	2
	Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles	Dracula	PlayStation	2
	Dragon Ball Z	Cell	PlayStation 2	2
000000002015-08-25-00002015	Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator	Johnny	Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4	2

Overseas dubbingedit

Series	Role	Source1
GI Joe: A Real American Hero 1985 TV series	Ripper	2
Prison Break	Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
Batman Begins	Henri Ducard
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe	Maugrim
The Mask	Mitch Kellaway
The Professionals	Bodie

Referencesedit

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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq Doi, Hitoshi "Wakamoto Norio roles" Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database Retrieved July 14, 2015
^ "Hellsing Ultimate III" Hellsing Ultimate Episode 3 October 4, 2014 Adult Swim
^ "バッカーノ！– Staff & Cast" Baccano – Staff & Cast｜work=Wowow Online in Japanese Retrieved August 13, 2015
^ Amith, Dennis November 17, 2012 "Sengoku Basara: The Last Party a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review" J!-ENT
^ Mirai Nikki TV, retrieved 2017-02-26
^ "ふたたび。ピックアップキャラクター！" 2011-01-11 Retrieved 2016-05-22
^ a b "声優さん出演リスト個別表示：若本規夫Norio Wakamoto＝比留間狂ノ介＝比留間京之介＝長野勇＝狭山恭司＝男気一本＝古川源三郎＝川中嶋悟＝さとう雅義＝夕凪咲巳＝若本紀昭" Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Norio Wakamoto Voice Artist Database in Japanese GamePlaza-HARUKA- August 17, 2015 Retrieved September 8, 2015
^ "Ubisoft Dubbing Splinter Cell: Conviction For Japan" Siliconera Retrieved July 16, 2015

External linksedit

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Official agency profile Japanese
Norio Wakamoto at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
Norio Wakamoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Original Name Works Cited archive on laingrjp Japanese
Wakamoto Norio profile archive on Animatetv Japanese
Iyasare-radio, hosted by Wakamoto archive Japanese

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