History Creator / KeijiFujiwara

Initially inspired to become a stage actor, Fujiwara entered the field of voice acting through his stagemate Creator/MikaKanai in pursue of a more financally secure career. Fujiwara received his first official role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fei Zhang Fei]] of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's 1991 anime adaption of the ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' A year later, landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan, alongside the East Asian region, this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead.

Fujiwara received his first official role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fei Zhang Fei]] of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' A year later, landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan, alongside the East Asian region, this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead.

Debuted as a villain named Top Spin in ''[[Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries Mashin Hero Wataru]],'' he received his first official role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fei Zhang Fei]] of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' A year later, landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan, alongside the East Asian region, this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead.

* ShrinkingViolet: Contrary to his typecast, his true nature is a [[GentleGiant gentle]], [[TheQuietOne shy]], and hardworking soul coming from a strict family upbringing. His veteran peers unanimously described his working routine as "swiftly comes and goes in his own pace" without much mingling due to his shyness.

* ShrinkingViolet: Contrary to his typecast, his true nature is a [[GentleGiant gentle]], shy, and hardworking introvert coming from a strict family upbringing. His veteran peers unanimously recalled his working routine as "swiftly comes and goes in his own pace" without much mingling due to his shyness. Fujiwara also revealed his practice of wearing CoolShades [[SunglassesAtNight everywhere]] was to [[SecurityBlanket make his enviroment less scary for him to work in.]]

He often played characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. While he usually did calm villains, he could do the crazy type just as well. He also infamous for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. Yes, [[CoolShades those sunglasses on his page image?]] You rarely see him on pictures without wearing them.

He often played characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. While he usually did calm villains, he could do the crazy type just as well. He also became infamous for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. Yes, [[CoolShades those sunglasses on his page image?]] You rarely see him on pictures without wearing them.

* ShrinkingViolet: Contrary to his typecast, his true nature is a [[GentleGiant gentle]], shy, and hardworking introvert coming from a strict family upbringing. His veteran peers unanimously recalled his working routine as "swiftly comes and goes in his own pace" without much mingling due to his shyness. Fujiwara also revealed his practice of wearing CoolShades [[[[SunglassesAtNight everywhere]] was to [[SecurityBlanket make his enviroment less scary for him to work in.]]

He often played characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. While he usually did calm villains, he could do the crazy type just as well. He also became infamous for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. Yes, [[CoolShades those sunglasses?]] You rarely see him on pictures without wearing them.

!!Tropes relating to Keiji Fujiwara's works

Debuted as a villain named Top Spin in ''[[Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries Mashin Hero Wataru]],'' he received his first official role as Zhang Fei of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' A year later, landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan, alongside the East Asian region, this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead.

Debuted as a {{Mook}} named Top Spin in ''[[Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries Mashin Hero Wataru]],'' he received his first official role as Zhang Fei of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' A year later, landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan, alongside the East Asian region, this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead.

Keiji Fujiwara (October 5, 1964 – April 12, 2020), "[[FanNickname FujiKei]]" for short, was another veteran voice actor in the business.

To anyone born in Japan, he is best remembered as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, [[StarMakingRole Hiroshi Nohara]] of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. The role was so iconic, the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" instead.

* Bowman Jean in ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Star Ocean]]: [[VideoGameRemake Second Evolution]]'' (succeeding Creator/RyoHorikawa)

* Chris Mclean in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''

* Devastor (Scavenger) in ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Transformers: Micron Legend]]''
* Dinobot in the dub of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''

* Grimlock in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''

** '''Succeeder:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa.

* Irvine in ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury''
** Jack Cisco in ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury''

* Kei Enjouji in ''{{Manga/Kizuna}}'' (TheOtherDarrin by Creator/KazuyaIchijo in the second OVA)

* Megatron in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''

He often played characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. While he usually did calm villains, he could do the crazy type just as well. He also became infamous for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. Yes, [[CoolShades those sunglasses?]] You rarely see him on pictures without wearing that.

* Axel in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' ([[CatchPhrase Got it memorized?]])

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/DavidWald shares six roles with Keiji Fujiwara.

In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557 undisclosed personal health problems]]. Thus, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprise reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that would slowly return to work]].

Anyone who's born in Japan would all remember him as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, [[StarMakingRole Hiroshi Nohara]] of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. Memorable to the point where the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" instead.

He often played characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. While he usually did calm villains, he could also do the crazy type as well. He became infamous for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. Yes, [[CoolShades those sunglasses?]] You rarely see him on pictures without wearing that.

In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557 undisclosed personal health problems]]. Thus, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprise reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that he plans to slowly return to work]].

Sadly, it turns out his personal health problem was cancer, and he lost his battle after fighting courageously for 4 years against it, and passed away on April 12, 2020, at the age of 55.

* Ardyn Izunia in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' and ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015''
* Axel in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' ([[CatchPhrase Got it memorized?]])
** Likewise, Reno in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' (whom Axel is an {{Expy}} of)

* Franchise/{{Gundam}} series

* Izana Kunagiri in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0''

** '''Substitute Actor:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa.

Sadly, it turns out his personal health problem was cancer, and he lost his battle after fighting 4 years against it, and passed away on April 12, 2020, at the age of 55.

In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557 undisclosed personal health problems]]. Thus, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprise reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that he plans to slowly return to work]]. Sadly, Fujiwara passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020, at the age of 55.

Keiji Fujiwara (October 5, 1964 – April 12, 2020) was another veteran voice actor in the business.

He often played characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. He usually does calm villains, but he can also do the crazy type as well. [[FanNickname His name is often shortened to 'FujiKei']]. Has become rather infamous as of late for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. Yes, [[CoolShades those sunglasses?]] You rarely see him on pictures without wearing that.

In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557 undisclosed personal health problems]]. Thus, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprise reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that he plans to slowly return to work]]. Sadly, Fujiwara passed away at the age of 55 due to cancer on April 12, 2020.

* Ardyn Izunia in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''

In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to undisclosed personal health problems. [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557]] Therefore, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprise reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that he plans to slowly return to work]]. Then on April 12, 2020, Fujiwara passed away at the age of 55 due to cancer.

Keiji Fujiwara (born October 5, 1964) is another veteran voice actor in the business.

He often plays characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. He usually does calm villains, but he can also do the crazy type as well. [[FanNickname His name is often shortened to 'FujiKei']]. Has become rather infamous as of late for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. Yes, [[CoolShades those sunglasses?]] You rarely see him on pictures without wearing that.

** '''Replaced Actor:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (for the movie ''Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution'')

In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to undisclosed personal health problems. [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557]] Therefore, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprise reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that he plans to slowly return to work]]. Then on April 16, 2020, Fujiwara passed away at the age of 55 due to cancer.

In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to undisclosed personal health problems. [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557]] Therefore, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprise reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that he plans to slowly return to work]].

In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to undisclosed personal health problems. [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557]] Therefore, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprisal reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that he plans to slowly return to work]].