Also written as "Yuuji Ueda" in romaji, he's one of the more veteran voice actors made famous thanks to Love Hina, Rurouni Kenshin, Martian Successor Nadesico, and Pokémon: The Series.
Yuji Ueda (born June 15, 1967) in the past, was well-known for this screaming raspy voice that was iconic to a ton of his young boy characters... that is until he showed what he could do in later roles, which makes him very hard to pigeonhole.
While mostly he plays rather soft and fitting for simpleton characters who are really down to their luck with his aforementioned iconic rasp, he can even occasionally voice boisterous Hot-Blooded men who have some deep-raspy voices, or even at times he can sound like a high-pitched utter psycho. Let's just say he can even have he voices all over the place (Blanka as one blatant example compared to his other roles).
He's also married with Nadesico co-seiyuu Omi Minami.
Not related in any way with Kana Ueda. And NOT to be confused with Yoji Ueda.
Also notable in that next to seiyuu like Wataru Takagi, Toshiyuki Morikawa and Takeshi Aono, Ueda had done A LOT of voice work in Capcom's old games.
Some of Yuji Ueda's most notable roles:
- Adashino in Mushishi
- Akito Tenkawa in Martian Successor Nadesico, Super Robot Wars Advance Portable, Super Robot Wars Impact
- Amiboshi & Suboshi in Fushigi Yuugi
- Amodar in Final Fantasy XIII
- Angel in Tokusou Robo Janperson
- Ayanokouji "Woody" Udo the 51st in ARIA
- Billy Katagiri in Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- Billy Lee Black in Xenogears
- Blanka and Vega/Balrog in Street Fighter, starting with Street Fighter Alpha (even in Capcom Vs. SNK)
- Reprises Blanka in both Street Fighter EX, Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and Street Fighter 6
- Claude C. Kenny in Star Ocean: The Second Story (voiced instead by Hiro Yuki in the EX anime and succeeded by Daisuke Namikawa in the PSP version, but also returns for an alternate voice in the R remake)
- Clino Xandra of Legend of Valkyrie's fame in Namco × Capcom
- Also Zabel Zarock/Lord Raptor in his home series, in the same aforementioned Namco crossover game and Project × Zone, where in the latter two, he has his voice changed to his usual deep-raspy tone.
- Also voiced Gallon/Jon Talbain and Aulbath/Rikuo.
- Also Zabel Zarock/Lord Raptor in his home series, in the same aforementioned Namco crossover game and Project × Zone, where in the latter two, he has his voice changed to his usual deep-raspy tone.
- Crowe Burst in the Super Robot Wars Z series starting from Hakai-hen
- Deathmagla in The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
- Dinohyumon in Digimon Frontier: Revival of the Ancient Digimon!!
- Dub voice of Donatello in the 2003 version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Grieg in World Flipper
- Gummy in KiraKira★Pretty Cure à la Mode
- Hakim Atawari in Emma: A Victorian Romance
- Hiroyasu Ueda in Chobits
- Horohoro in Shaman King
- Jess Rabble in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
- Jin Saotome of Cyberbots fame in Tech Romancer (darrin'ing Tōru Furuya), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Superheroes and Marvel vs. Capcom 2.
- Strider Hiryu in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and TEPPEN.
- Jirou Akutagawa in The Prince of Tennis
- Johannes Krauser II in Detroit Metal City
- Kakyou Kuzuki in X1999
- Keiji Maeda and Kojiro Sasaki in Samurai Warriors
- Keitaro Urashima in Love Hina
- Kuribayashi in Kishin Douji Zenki
- Kyohei in Burst Angel
- Mario and Julio Renato in Gundam Build Fighters
- Maruta Sasaki in Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō
- Masato Tsubaki in Chouja Reideen
- NumberMan.exe, Yamitaro Higure (Higsby), and ColorMan.exe in MegaMan NT Warrior
- Oscar Reeves in Growlanser
- Osmosis "Ozzy" Jones in the Japanese dub of Ozzy & Drix
- Oven Jamen in Mashin Sentai Kiramager
- Purprill the Mandroid in Mega Man ZX
- Roger Sasuke in Castle of Shikigami
- Sanosuke Sagara in Rurouni Kenshin
- Sarkozy in Deca-Dence
- Shashot in Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion
- Shinobu Morita in Honey and Clover
- Shiro Iori in Kill la Kill
- Shouma Sawamura in Rival Schools
- Shuichi Takamizawa in Midori Days
- Solf J. Kimblee in Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
- Jean Havoc and Bido in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Sora Inoue in Bleach
- Spada Belforma/Durandal in Tales of Innocence
- Tact Mayers in Galaxy Angel and Galaxy Angel II
- Takeshi (Brock) and Shizui (Marlon) in Pokémon: The Series (Takeshi's debut)
- Also voices several Pokemon in the series, most notably Jessie's Wobbuffet (Sonans). Ash's Froakie is also one, and he voices its evolution Greninja (AKA Gekkouga in Japanese) in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Takeshi Tomoe in Project Arms
- Tornado Debonion (Tornado Tonion) in Mega Man X7
- Watchdog Man in One-Punch Man
- Yoshio Saotome in Tokimeki Memorial
- Motoharu Masaki in Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Kiss/Season
- Yousuke Fuuma in Wedding Peach
- Zappa in Guilty Gear
- Zhang Jue Devil Gundam in SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden