Line #49 Creator/AkiraIshida


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2	->''[[Series/KamenRiderKiva BYUN! BYUN! BYUN!]] [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion This description of Akira Ishida is the greatest achievement of TV Tropes culture.]] [[Literature/FateZero I mean, IT'S SO COOOOL!]]''
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4	THE voice actor when it comes to {{Bishonen}} characters. [[DudeLooksLikeALady The girlier]], [[ViewerGenderConfusion the better]]. Bonus points if the character has MysticalWhiteHair.
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6	Akira Ishida (born November 2, 1967) voices characters that are more on the laid-back side... and sometimes on the more enigmatic, sinister side. This makes him quite the fan favorite even today. It does help that his first well known voice was [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Kaworu Nagisa]], which gives him quite a good start, but it wasn't until later that his roles as [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun Zala]] and [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Gaara]] shot him to great fame.
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8	Has a lot of "relationships" with fellow ''Gundam SEED'' voice actor Creator/SoichiroHoshi. And with Creator/RomiPark, Creator/MegumiOgata, Creator/MamikoNoto, Music/MegumiHayashibara, Creator/TomokazuSeki, Creator/YuukiKaji, Creator/RikiyaKoyama, Creator/JunichiSuwabe, Creator/JojiNakata, Creator/TakehitoKoyasu, Creator/MegumiToyoguchi, Creator/AkioOtsuka, Creator/TomokazuSugita, and recently Creator/MaayaSakamoto. And some very rabid fangirls and fanboys.
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10	Also, for the record, he's one of the only male voice actors to have [[CrossdressingVoice voiced a WOMAN]].
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12	If his character is killed, expect it to be via head injury.
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14	Not to be confused with the artist Akira Ishida.
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16	!![[Manga/{{Gintama}} Ishida ja nai, Katsura da!]]
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18	* Abe no Yasuaki in ''VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe''
19	* [[Characters/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaibaAkaza Akaza]] in ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba''
20	* Akira Sohma in the 2019 reboot of ''Manga/FruitsBasket''
21	* Albert Schuman in ''Manga/DimensionW''
22	* Alex Noah in ''[[VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar Lunar: Silver Star Story]]''
23	* Alfonse "Alf" Zena Meridia in ''VideoGame/ArcRiseFantasia''
24	* [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha All the Machinery Children (Ansuz, Thurisuz, Uruz Egret)]] and [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars3 Mekibos]] in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''
25	* Alph in ''VideoGame/LuminousArc''
26	* Alus in ''Anime/GundamBuildDiversReRise''
27	* Amane Nishiki in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma''
28	* Emperor Antoku in ''Manga/{{Angolmois}}''
29	* Apos in ''Anime/{{Mnemosyne}}''
30	* Aru Akise in ''Manga/FutureDiary''
31	* Ashton Anchors in ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Star Ocean:]]'' ''Second Evolution''
32	* Athrun Zala in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDFreedom''
33	* Ayato Kamisato[[note]]The game and its official materials employ the Eastern naming order for Japanese names; the Western order is used here for consistency with other Japanese names on this page.[[/note]] in ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact''
34	* Badou in the ''[[Manga/DogsBulletsAndCarnage Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark]]'' OVA
35	* Beyond Flamenco in ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco''
36	* Bobble in the Japanese dub of the ''[[Franchise/DisneyFairies Tinker Bell]]'' series
37	* [[Characters/DanganronpaByakuyaTogami Byakuya Togami]] in ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}''
38	** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''
39	** [[spoiler:Both Togami ''and'' his imposter]] in ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair''
40	** ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls''
41	** ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool''.
42	* Cancer Cell in ''Manga/CellsAtWork''
43	* Cavendish in ''Manga/OnePiece''
44	* Cho Hakkai in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'' (The mangaka had written "voiced by Ishida Akira" in Hakkai's profile as a joke, and the animated adaptations said "Why not?")
45	* Chrono in ''Manga/ChronoCrusade''
46	* Clotted Cream Cookie in ''VideoGame/CookieRunKingdom''
47	* Cologne in ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure''
48	* Dagded Dujardin in ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger''
49	* Damiya in ''Anime/{{Erin}}''
50	* [[PlayingAgainstType Dan-kun]] in ''Manga/BambooBlade''
51	* Danny in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/NightTrap''
52	* Delmore in ''Anime/QueensBlade''
53	* Dias in ''Series/UltramanRegulos''
54	* Earth Garon in ''Series/UltramanBlazar''
55	* Edge in ''[[VideoGame/PanzerDragoon Panzer Dragoon Saga]]''
56	* Edo Phoenix in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' and ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV''
57	* Edward Nashton/The Riddler (Creator/PaulDano) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TheBatman2022''
58	* Eiji Arashi in ''Anime/CaptainEarth''
59	* [[SupremeChef Eishi Tsukasa]] in ''Manga/FoodWars''
60	* Ecolo in ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo, starting with Puyo Puyo 7''
61	* Elidibus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''
62	* Emperor Niall and Hugo Ardanach in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''
63	* Fate Averruncus in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' [[spoiler: and ''Manga/UQHolder'']]
64	* Femt, the King of Depravity, in ''Manga/BloodBlockadeBattlefront''
65	* Fierce Beast Fly-Fist Bae from ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger''
66	* Fisheye in ''Manga/SailorMoon''
67	* King Folloht in ''Literature/KumaKumaKumaBear''
68	* [[spoiler: Creator/FyodorDostoevsky]] in ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs''
69	* Gaara in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
70	* Gabriel Miller a.k.a. Subtilizer in ''Literature/SwordArtOnline: Alicization''
71	* Gewalt in ''VideoGame/LordOfMagnaMaidenHeaven''
72	* Gilgamesh and Rockman Juno in ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom''
73	* Gokudo in ''Literature/{{Gokudo}}''
74	* Hakari's father in ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou''
75	* Hakuba Saguru in ''Manga/CaseClosed''
76	* Hakuhō in ''[=Ōji-sama LV1=]'' ([[TheOtherDarrin succeeded]] by Creator/HiroshiKamiya in the ''[=LV2=]'' drama CD)
77	* [[{{Samurai}} Hangan, Heiyō]] and [[WildMan Yamawaro]] in ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji\|2016}}'' (the last one is ''seriously'' PlayingAgainstType)
78	* UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo in ''Anime/TimeBokan24''
79	* [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldandSilver Hayato (Falkner)]] in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''
80	** Shadow Triad member in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' Promotional Trailer
81	** Steven Stone in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'' Promotional short
82	* Head in ''Anime/StarDriver''
83	* Heika Demint in ''Literature/WhyRaelianaEndedUpAtTheDukesMansion''
84	* Heita Matsuda in ''Manga/GoldenKamuy''
85	* Hideo Shimada in ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}''
86	* Hisashi Watanabe in ''Manga/DiamondNoAce''
87	* Hodaka Murakami in ''Literature/RDGRedDataGirl''
88	* Hon in ''Manga/{{Helck}}''
89	* Hyoga in ''Manga/DrStone''
90	* Hyuga Ryght in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse''
91	* Ichiro Mizusawa in ''Manga/SlamDunk''
92	* Inari in ''Anime/{{Kyousogiga}}''
93	* Inugamigyobou Tanuki Tamazuki in ''Manga/NuraRiseOfTheYokaiClan''
94	* Izana Wisteria in ''Manga/SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair''
95	* Jack Dawson (Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}''
96	* Jin Guangyao in the Japanese dubs of the ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' animated and audio drama adaptations and the live-action adaptation ''Series/TheUntamed''
97	* Joseph Gustav Newton in ''Manga/TerraforMARS''
98	* Judas in ''AudioPlay/SaintBeast''
99	* Judeau in ''Anime/Berserk1997'' and ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho''
100	* Kagetsu in ''Manga/HakkendenEightDogsOfTheEast''
101	* Kanata Wakamiya[=/=][[spoiler:Reiga Giou]] in ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName''
102	* Kanazawa in ''Manga/GirlsLastTour''
103	* [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionKaworuNagisa Kaworu Nagisa]] in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion''
104	* Kazuaki Ōji in ''Manga/WorldTrigger''
105	* [[TheCaligula Keera L. Greenwood]] in ''Literature/HowNotToSummonADemonLord''
106	* Keiji Mogami in ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100''
107	* Keiju Tabuki in ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}''
108	* Kent in ''VisualNovel/AmnesiaMemories''
109	* Kihachirou Ayabe in ''Manga/NintamaRantarou''
110	* Kota Kijima in ''Manga/RokudousBadGirls''
111	* [[TheComicallySerious Kotarou "Zura" Katsura]] in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''
112	* Kotarou Hoshizuki in ''VisualNovel/StarrySky''
113	* Koyemushi (Dung Beetle) in ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}''
114	* Kuja (of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX's'' fame) in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' and ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015''
115	** Kazusa Futahito in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0''
116	** Kumo in ''Anime/FinalFantasyUnlimited''
117	* Lon Wu in ''Anime/LastHope2018''
118	* Ludociel in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''
119	* Luke Skywalker (Creator/MarkHamill) in the Japanese dubs of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' original trilogy in the [[TheOtherDarrin Special Edition version]]
120	* Luxion in ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs''
121	* The Hero/Makoto Yuki, Ryoji Mochizuki, and Pharos in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' (including ''[[UpdatedReRelease FES]]'', ''[[UpdatedReRelease Portable]]'', ''[[VideoGameRemake Reload]]'', ''[[Anime/Persona3TheMovie The Movie]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/Persona3DancingInMoonlight Dancing in Moonlight]]'')
122	* Manabu Kuchiki in ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' ([[PlayingAgainstType no, seriously]])
123	* Marcus in ''Literature/BofuriIDontWantToGetHurtSoIllMaxOutMyDefense''
124	* Megumi Ishimaru in ''Manga/DevilsLine''
125	* Minamoto no Yoshitsune in ''Manga/{{Drifters}}''
126	* Mikael in ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel''
127	* Mikage from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss''
128	* Mitsuru Kamekura in ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners''
129	* Mutsumi Hojo/[[AdaptationalNameChange Saburo]] in ''Manga/SgtFrog''
130	** And prior to this he voiced Saburo in ''Anime/SevenOfSeven'', which was where the character made his animated debut
131	* Mysterious Youth in ''Anime/AngelBeats''
132	* Naganuma in ''Manga/DFrag''
133	* Nagi Homura in ''Manga/MyHime''
134	* Narumi-sensei in ''Manga/GakuenAlice''
135	* Nox Catorce in ''Anime/TheEpicOfZektbach (Drama CD's)''
136	* Orca in ''Manga/ChildrenOfTheWhales''
137	* Otto Apocalypse and Void Archives in ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd''
138	** Luocha in ''VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail''
139	* Oz in ''VideoGame/DivineGate''
140	* Phantom in ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}} ''
141	* Pierre "Elle Sid" Leblanc in the ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' smartphone game ''Tatakau Dream Team''
142	* Purge in ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5 Part 2''
143	* [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Reyson]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Azelle]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''
144	* Regulus Corneas in ''Literature/ReZero''
145	* Reid Hershell in ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia''
146	* Rin Obami in ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}''
147	* Roi in ''Manga/BloodLad''
148	* Ryuubi in ''VisualNovel/{{Juuzaengi}}''
149	* [[PsychopathicManchild Ryuunosuke Uryuu]] in ''[[Literature/FateZero Fate/Zero]]''
150	* Samael in ''Manga/DevilsAndRealist''
151	* Saralegui in ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh''
152	* Sariel in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
153	* UsefulNotes/SarutobiSasuke in ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo''
154	* Satoshi Hiwatari/[[spoiler:Hikari]] in ''Manga/DNAngel''
155	* Seiji Aizawa in ''Anime/TokyoMewMewNew''
156	* Seiya Uzaki in ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS''
157	* Setsuna and Cho in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars1996''
158	* Shinichi Okazaki in ''Manga/{{Nana}}''
159	* Shouma Shinonome in ''Anime/CardfightVanguard''
160	* Shuichi Natori in ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends''
161	* Shunsuke in ''Manga/TokyoMewMew''
162	* Shun Kamiya in ''VideoGame/TribeNine''
163	* Shūsei Kagari in ''Anime/PsychoPass''
164	* Shuuya Tokita [[spoiler: and his alternate future self, Philosopher]] in ''VisualNovel/ClockZero''
165	* Sid Phoenix in ''Anime/TousouchuuGreatMission''
166	* Snails in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
167	* Soujirou Kusaka in ''Anime/BleachTheDiamondDustRebellion''
168	* The unnamed StudentCouncilPresident of Sanada North Prefectural High in ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys''
169	* Sugiru Yowagoshi in ''[[Manga/LaughingSalesman Laughing Salesman NEW]]''
170	* Takenaka Hanbe in the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series
171	* Takeuchi in ''Anime/MarsRed''
172	* Tatsulot in ''Series/KamenRiderKiva''
173	* "Teacher"/The Shapeless One in ''Manga/TheCaseStudyOfVanitas''
174	* Ted,[[spoiler: former bearer of the [[ArtifactOfDoom Soul Eater Rune]]]] in the RadioDrama of ''VideoGame/SuikodenI''
175	* Temenos Mistral in ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerII''
176	* Tgurneu in ''Literature/RokkaBravesOfTheSixFlowers''
177	* Tom Riddle (Christian Coulson) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets''
178	* Tommyrod in ''Manga/{{Toriko}}''
179	* Ton Satomi in ''VideoGame/BungoToAlchemist''
180	* Tony Soprano Jr. (Robert Iler) in the Japanese dub of seasons 2 to 6 of ''Series/TheSopranos'' and young Tony Soprano (Creator/MichaelGandolfini) in the dub of the prequel film ''Film/TheManySaintsOfNewark''
181	* Touji Souya in ''Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion''
182	* Tsukasa Amakawa in ''Manga/ShugoChara''
183	* Ultra Magnus in ''[[VideoGame/TransformersConvoyNoNazo Q Transformers: Kaettekita Convoy no Nazo]]''
184	* Un-oh in ''Anime/KiddyGrade''
185	* Vayne Aurelius in ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis''
186	* Virgo Asmita in ''Manga/SaintSeiyaTheLostCanvas''
187	** Pisces Amor in ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega''
188	** Virgo Shaka in ''VideoGame/SaintSeiyaAwakening''
189	* Wanshi in ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven''
190	* Wesley Crusher (Creator/WilWheaton) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''
191	* Will in ''VideoGame/OneHundredSleepingPrincesAndTheKingdomOfDreams''
192	* Will o' The Wisp in ''Manga/TheAncientMagusBride''
193	* Wizarmon in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and ''Anime/DigimonXEvolution''
194	** Kiyoshiro Higashimitarai in ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame''
195	* Wonrei in ''[[Manga/ZatchBell Konjiki no Gash Bell]]''
196	* Xellos in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}''
197	** Jeffrey in ''Slayers Special''
198	* Xerxes Break in ''Manga/PandoraHearts''
199	* Yakumo Yurakutei in ''Manga/ShouwaGenrokuRakugoShinjuu''
200	* Yoshinobu Kubota in ''Manga/HaventYouHeardImSakamoto''
201	* Yoshiyuki Kato and [[UsefulNotes/AmakusaShiro Amakusa Shirou Tokisada]] in ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' (2022 remake)
202	* Yunan in ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic''
203	* [[Characters/FairyTailZeref Zeref]] in ''Manga/FairyTail''
204	* Zexion/Ienzo in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series
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206	!!Tropes relating to Akira Ishida:
207	* CrossdressingVoices: Is one of the few male anime voice actors to voice a woman. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG3EqJizfkQ In one skit he voices seven characters, including the mother, teenage daughter and the grandmother.]]
208	%%* DudeLooksLikeALady: With his characters the [[ViewerGenderConfusion girlier]], the better. %%ZCE, and also needs clarification that his characters are noted to look girly InUniverse since it is a requirement for this trope
209	* ManOfAThousandVoices: Taken up to eleven in the Smartphone game ''VideoGame/ChainChronicle'' where he plays ''forty-six'' characters at once.
210	* MysticalWhiteHair: Many of his roles fall under this: [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Kaworu]], [[Manga/PandoraHearts Break]], [[Manga/FutureDiary Akise]], [[Manga/DrStone Hyouga]], [[Literature/ReZero Regulus]], [[Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion Souya]] and [[Manga/FoodWars Tsukasa]].
211	* NotSoStoic: Ishida is known as one of the most serious voice actors in the business, rarely ever cracking a joke or laughing. But there are rare cases that he actually laughed at certain things, which caused everyone near him to get silent in shock en masse, with Ishida apologizing.[[note]]During the recording of ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' during the 'Virus Smith' arc, Ishida's character, Katsura Kotarou, had his body and face replaced with those of UsefulNotes/BarackObama, and during the recording session, his face was completely uncensored. The sight of his character looking like Obama, spouting and having to record him saying [[CatchPhrase "Yes. We Can."]] was the point that Ishida lost his composure and laughed.[[/note]]
212	* TypeCasting: Has picked up more villainous roles in the latter parts of his career.
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214	->''So the page ends and I'm off somewhere else. Where am I going, you ask? That's [[spoiler:[[Literature/{{Slayers}} a secret!]]]] So tropers, [[Manga/PandoraHearts enters cabinet]] [[CheshireCatGrin please take]] care!''

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