I, Johnny Yong Bosch, command you...DESCRIBE MEHERE!Happily, Your Highness! Born John Jay Bosch, Johnny Yong Bosch (Fan Abbreviation: JYB) is a former Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers star (he was a frog) who has since moved on to Anime voice acting, starting as Vash the Stampede in Trigun, and has since moved on to other lead roles. This coincidentally pitted him as the star and hero for the ONLY TWO new anime [adult swim] was running for a year and a half- this streak ended when Code Geass completed its run in May 2009. This plus the earlier run of Eureka Seven led many to call the starting anime block "The JYB Power Hour". When combined with his role as Ichigo in Bleach, Adult Swim meant two things: shows from Williams Street, and shows starring JYB. He is the vocalist for his own band, Eyeshine. Oh, and he's also an accomplished martial artist who could kickyour ass.His Japanese vocal equivalent is Masakazu Morita, since their voices have identical ranges. His career path, on the other hand, mirrors Masaya Matsukaze. In terms of casting, he is the American equivalent to Jun Fukuyama.Has a Twitteraccount.No relation to Johnny Longbone.
Tohru Adachi and the Protagonist, Yu Narukami, in Persona 4, Persona 4 The Animation, and Persona 4 Arena. The Protagonist is just a Heroic Mime in Persona 4 and in the few instances in which he speaks, he sounds more like a Power Ranger (he calls out almost every Persona like he's saying "IT'S MORPHING TIME!"). Though in Arena, he's a mime no longer and sounds quite a fair bit like Adachi. To try and fix this, Adachi sounds much raspier in The Animation while Yu sounds more neutral.
Billy Ray Leung in Wicked Game, a live-action buddy-heist B-movie with fellow Power Rangers star Jason Narvy (Skull of Bulk and Skull), which mostly served to show off his martial arts and stunt skills.
Johnny was the English voice of Daisuke Ono after the two shared the role of Itsuki.
Dumb Is Good: If his character is good, he's generally not that intellegent. If his character is smart, he's generally not very good.
Ichigo Kurosaki is an interesting aversion to this trope, because while he's got the Leeroy Jenkins thing down, he's actually quite intelligent, both in school and in battle. This totally applies to Ichigo's Superpowered Evil Side, though.
Yu Narukami is a complete aversion. Not only is he very smart and resourceful in battle and school, he's also the main hero. Or it's possible said smarts come from eating stuff out of the fridge.
Full Name Basis: A lot of people say his full name when talking about him. Even on this wiki.
One exception was in the first few episodes of Power Rangers where he was introduced, when he was credited under John Bosch.
Taken a step further in the Persona 4 The Animation dub. As you can see, he not only puts the emotion to it when Yu is presented with a large beef bowl, he literally devours it.
Let's just say that hamminess is part of his blood.
Not Even Bothering with the Accent: While he's capable of pulling off a high-pitch voice like Renton Thurston, he has yet played any role that involves pulling off an accent. That was until:
He has spoken in a completely different language in a dub - Being Izaya's voice actor required him to speak in Russian for a few lines. It sounds near perfect compared to Izaya's original voice.
Similarly, while still easily recognizable, he also attempted a Japanese accent in Binary Domain as Kurosawa. Seeing that he had worked a lot of anime titles in the past, it's no surprise he manage to pick this accent up quickly.
Hey, It's That Voice!: Since his vocal range is limited due to typecasting, his voice acting is easily the most recognizable by many fans, even when he is supposed to be playing against the type.
Subverted with the title character from Soul Eater, he was misattributed to this character before it was later announced that the newcomer Micah Solusod is voicing Soul. * It also didn't help to note the fact that Johnny worked with Funimation on several titles in the past. Justified, as he was raised in a town in Texas during his childhood years where it is located near Funimation's headquarters
Likewise with Pit in Kid Icarus Uprising (actually Antony Del Rio). This case is interesting because it persisted even after Johnny stated that he did not voice Pit.
Playing Against Type: In addition to above mentioned roles, he has voiced a whiny Butt Monkey, Sakura Kusakabe, from Dokuro-chan.
And as Rossiu in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Since he usually plays Hot BloodedLarge Hams, you'd think he'd be right at home in a series where more than half the cast fits that description... but he voices one who doesn't.
He also voices Adachi from Persona4, the cute but not especially heroic cop who occasionally helps the main characters with their case. Taken Up to Eleven when Adachi reveals his Ax Crazy nature. Hearing Johnny Yong Bosch sneer gleefully about his murder-spreeisn't easy to forget...
Fuji from Prince of Tennis is a friendly, calm, ever-smiling Dude Looks Like a Lady who is voiced by a woman in the original Japanese.
Announced to voice Ryuunosuke Uryuu in Fate/Zero, the guy who murders children and thinks Cthulhuesque abominations are cool.
Perishing Alt Rock Voice: Johnny sings this way pretty often, probably because his voice has gone raspy from all his yelling he's done in anime voices.
Revolving Door Band: While Eyeshine has some fame, the band is not a full time gig for any of its members. As such many members have had to leave to focus on their careers or left for personal reasons. The band has gone through many guitarists and bassists.
Studio Chatter: Done at the beginning of "Blackout" on Red Stripes White Lights.
Team Dad: Crossing over with Papa Wolf, Johnny is definitely this. He takes very good care of his bandmates and will shed his normally easygoing demeanor if a situation could effect them or the band negatively.
No relation to Johnny Longbone.
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