Line #38 Creator/HiroakiHirata


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3	[[VideoGame/AceCombat5theUnsungWar Many years ago...there was this man...]] Well...[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere this man is just the one about to described right now.]]
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5	Hiroaki Hirata, born August 7, 1963, is best known for voicing ChivalrousPervert characters like Sanji in ''Manga/OnePiece'' and Gojyo in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'', as well as his more recent TheRival forte, including Vergil from the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series and Jetstream Sam from ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''. Also as TheNarrator and Leomon in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''. He's also the official dub artist for Creator/JohnnyDepp and Creator/MattDamon.
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7	He has won the [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-01/6th-annual-seiyu-awards-winners-announced 6th annual seiyuu awards for]] Best Lead Actor.
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9	!!Notable roles:
10	* [[IntrepidReporter Albert]] [[TheNarrator Genette]] in ''VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar''
11	* Allen Ridgely in ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''
12	* Arthur Fleck / ComicBook/TheJoker (Creator/JoaquinPhoenix) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/Joker2019''
13	* Balthier in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''
14	** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Laguna Loire]] in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''
15	* Benny in ''Manga/BlackLagoon''
16	* Boyacky/Voltkatze in ''Anime/YattermanNight''
17	** Tsubuyakky in ''Anime/TimeBokan24''
18	* Cale Tucker in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE''
19	* Caliburn in ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight''
20	* Cliff in ''[[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ninja Gaiden 3]]''
21	* Don West (Creator/MattLeblanc) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/LostInSpace''
22	* [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Engine]] Machalcon in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''
23	** Delu-Knight in ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger''
24	* Gasket and Live Convoy ([[DubNameChange Ransack and Evac]]) in ''Anime/TransformersCybertron''
25	* Geigen "Hube" Huber in ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh''
26	* Gellert Grindelwald in the Japanese dub of the ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' series [[note]] Though he was replaced when Johnny Depp was re-cast after the second film. Depp was replaced with Creator/MadsMikkelsen and Mikkelsen's regular VA Creator/KazuhikoInoue took over the role.[[/note]]
27	* Genma Shiranui in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
28	* Godot in the [[Anime/AceAttorney2016 anime adaptation]] of ''Franchise/AceAttorney''
29	* Gordon Stewart Northcott (Creator/JasonButlerHarner) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/{{Changeling}}''
30	* Gregory in ''Anime/MajinBone''
31	* [[TheDanza Hiroaki]] Ishida, Leomon, Young Gennai [[note]] his old counterpart was voiced by the late Creator/JojiYanami [[/note]], and TheNarrator [[spoiler:(technically making him the adult Takeru Takaishi)]] in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' [[invoked]]
32	** Leomon in ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' and ''Anime/DigimonXEvolution''
33	** Matadormon in ''Anime/DigimonFusion''
34	** Shawujinmon in ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame''
35	* Henry Sturges in the Japanese dub of ''Film/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter''
36	* Hunter the Cheetah in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage''
37	* Ichabod Crane in the Japanese dub of ''Film/SleepyHollow1999''
38	* Ironhide in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' episode "[[Recap/TransformersG1DayOfTheMachines Day of the Machines]]" (debut role)
39	* Jack Sparrow in the Japanese dub of ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' and in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''
40	* Jean-Pierre Polnareff in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'' (succeeded by Creator/FuminoriKomatsu as of the anime)
41	* Joey Tribbiani (Creator/MattLeblanc) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/{{Friends}}'' and the spinoff ''Series/{{Joey}}''
42	* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Jyuji]] Kabane in ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}} Overdose''
43	* Kagetora in ''VideoGame/OneHundredSleepingPrincesAndTheKingdomOfDreams''
44	* Kaguro in ''Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}''
45	* Keigo Okita in ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo''
46	* Keith Kazama Flick in ''Anime/BTheBeginning''
47	* Kotetsu T. Kaburagi/Wild Tiger in ''Anime/TigerAndBunny''
48	* Kyotaro Sakaki in ''Manga/GirlsBravo''
49	* Lavalley in ''[[Anime/RageOfBahamutGenesis Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul]]''
50	* Lindow Amamiya in ''VideoGame/GodEaterBurst'' and ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone''
51	* Lewis Rothschild (Creator/MichaelJFox) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TheAmericanPresident''
52	* Mamoru Ichiyo (adult) in ''VideoGame/ZankiZero''
53	* Max Lobo in ''Manga/BananaFish''
54	* Mutta Namba in ''Manga/SpaceBrothers''
55	* The narrator of ''Series/KamenRiderWizard''
56	* The Ninja in the ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' games.
57	* Orlando Haddick in ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}''
58	* Otto in ''Anime/FenaPiratePrincess''
59	* Phoenix in the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterTheLostFrontier''
60	* Pip Bernadotte in ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}''
61	* Qrow Branwen in the Japanese dub of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''
62	* Rackam in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus'', ''Versus: Rising'' and ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyRelink''
63	* Ranchoddas "Rancho" Shyamaldas Chanchad/Chhote/[[spoiler:Phunsukh Wangdu]] (Creator/AamirKhan) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/ThreeIdiots''
64	* [[BattleButler Raven]] in ''VideoGame/GranadoEspada''
65	* Refrain in ''[[Anime/PrettyCureAllStars Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Strange Day with Everyone]]''
66	* Ricardo Soldato/Hypnos in ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence''
67	* Rikiya Yotsubashi/Re-Destro in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
68	* Ryōtarō Tsuboi / Kline in ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''
69	* Samuel "Jetstream" Rodrigues in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''
70	* Samson (Creator/KieferSutherland) in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheWild''
71	* [[Characters/OnePieceSanji Sanji]], Karoo, Dogpen and Demalo Black (Fake Luffy) in ''Manga/OnePiece''
72	* [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sha Wujing/Sha Gojyo]] in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''
73	* Shiro Fujimoto in Manga/BlueExorcist (Replaced Creator/KeijiFujiwara)
74	* Tadaaki Kashimura in ''Anime/DetectiveConanFilm06ThePhantomOfBakerStreet''
75	* [[BigBad Takachiho Isao]] in ''Anime/NightRaid1931''
76	* [[BadassTeacher Tatsuji Chibiki]] in ''Literature/{{Another}}''
77	* Thunderhoof in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise2015''
78	* [[MagicalNativeAmerican Tonto]] in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TheLoneRanger2013''
79	* [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Vergil]] in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone 2'', ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4: Special Edition'', and [[spoiler:''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'']]
80	* Vulpecula in ''VideoGame/LiveAHero''
81	* Wazukyan in ''Manga/MadeInAbyss''
82	* Professor Kakuzawa in ''Manga/ElfenLied''
83	* Zabaniyya and Tsukuyomi in ''VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners''
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