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->''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight "It's over! This site was not meant for the likes of this description!"]]''

Kiyoyuki Yanada (May 10, 1965-November 14, 2022) was a Japanese voice actor whose forte was of the ManipulativeBastard or AffablyEvil villains.

Nicknamed "Gori," as in "Gorilla" from his StarMakingRole as Takenori Akagi of ''Manga/SlamDunk'' (TV Anime), Yanagi is the go-to man for the BigGuy, and exceptionally awesome at guys with the penchant for [[KabukiSounds Kabuki]].

With the consent of Yanada’s wife, Yanada’s close friend, Creator/MitsuakiMadono released an official Twitter statement informing the public of Yanada’s death [[https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2022/11/22/kiji/20221122s00041000353000c.html while receving cancer treatment]] on November 14, 2022. May he rest in peace.

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!!Notable roles:

* Akudaijin ([[DubNameChange Mister Badd]]) in ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory''
* Andre Camel in ''Manga/CaseClosed''
* Andreas Dalton in ''Anime/CodeGeass''
* Andromon in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''
** Hirokazu's Guardromon in ''Anime/DigimonTamers''
** Asuramon in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''
** [=AncientVolcamon=] in ''Anime/DigimonFusion''
* Belzeb and Shuntarou Shinoda in ''Anime/ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh''
* Blacky in ''Manga/ChisSweetHome''
* Bottom in ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars DX 2: Protect The Rainbow Jewel!''
* Depth Charge in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''
* Duke in the ''[[VideoGame/TheKingofFighters KOF: Maximum Impact games]]''
* Gakuto in ''Anime/{{Kemonozume}}''
* Gale in ''Anime/LastExile''
* Gateau Mocha in ''Manga/SorcererHunters''
* Geki in ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega''
* Geo Metro in ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''
* Ghaleon in ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar''
* Ghandagoza in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
* Gibari in ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos''
* Ginji Matsuzaki from ''Manga/BlackLagoon''
* Grunbeld in ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'' and ''Anime/Berserk2016''
* Archduke Gorgon in ''Anime/ShinMazinger''
* Gunrock in the ''Anime/PowerStone'' anime
* Jotaro Kujo in the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' Drama [=CDs=] and ''[[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture Heritage for the Future]]''
* Leon [=McNichol=] in ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis''
* Locker Knight in ''Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger TheMovie''
* Megatron in ''Anime/TransformersArmada''
* [[VideoGame/FinalFight Mike Haggar]] in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''
* Monsieur Monde in ''Anime/BravePoliceJDecker''
* Musashi Tomoe in ''[[Manga/GetterRobo Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo]]''
** Benkei Musashibou in ''New Manga/GetterRobo'' (who is a CompositeCharacter of the above and his successor, Benkei Kuruma)
** Benkei Kuruma in ''Manga/GetterRobo Arc''
* Palparepa in ''Anime/GaoGaiGarFINAL''
* Richter Belmont in ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' (Both ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the Night]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles Dracula X Chronicles]]''... and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' quite PlayingAgainstType since Richter is ''neither'' a ManipulativeBastard (during his villain run in SOTN) nor TheBigGuy)
* Ryo-shihan in ''Anime/JungleKingTarChan''
* Shogun Mifune in ''Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine''
* Shura in ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfSunFighbird''
* Sohma Miki in ''Manga/KishinDoujiZenki''
* Takenori Akagi in ''Manga/SlamDunk'' (he also dubbed the real Patrick Ewing, who Akagi is modeled on, in ''Film/SpaceJam'')
* Takuma Saeki in ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' (Also PlayingAgainstType, since Saeki is a LightningBruiser WorthyOpponent as well as pretty much FunPersonified when outside the ring)
* Tessai Tsukabishi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
* Toraichi Tamiya in ''Manga/AhMyGoddess''
* Tsezguerra in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' (2011 reboot)
* Turbo Lander and Violecche in ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfLegendDaGarn''
* Zabine Chareaux in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91''
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
** Amanojaku in ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger''
** Boss Tau Zant in ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger''
** Yogostein and his father Yogoshimacritein in ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger''.
** Big Bear in ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' (probably the biggest case of PlayingAgainstType, since Big Bear was the BigGood before kicking the bucket).

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->''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight "What need for the shepherd, when the wolves have all gone? My time on this world...has come...to an end..."]]''