History PigeonHoledVoiceActor / JapaneseSeiyuu

* Creator/AkiraIshida plays either effeminate and/or gay male characters fairly frequently, a role usually given to female voice actors, or villains. For the former, this seems intentional, as many of his roles even look similar physically.
* Creator/KikukoInoue generally plays {{Yamato Nadeshiko}}s, [[NoblewomansLaugh shrill noblewomen]] or mothers. She has also played gruff tomboys in ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'' and the ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' series, sexy she-bitch I-no in the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' games and the psycho Alv in ''Anime/KiddyGrade''.
** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' gets her a role as Grace O'Connor, who initially sounds like the caring mother, [[spoiler:but things change quickly enough in the second half the series, and in Episode 18 she gets to crank out the evil, sexy voice as she smashes Sheryl's ego into tiny pieces.]]
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamMSIGLOO 2: The Gravity Front'' has her be a [[UncannyValley really creepy]] {{Shinigami}} who haunts the first episode's protagonist.
** She plays kind sisterly/motherly characters so often she's even called Onee-chan (Big Sister) by her fellow seiyuu and fans.
** Creator/BridgetHoffman has served as Inoue's English voice counterpart on at least four occasions: [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Belldandy]], [[Manga/{{Chobits}} Chitose Hibiya]], [[Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld Rune Venus]], and [[Anime/PleaseTeacher Mizuho Kazami]]. She's even typecast as {{Yamato Nadeshiko}}s.
*** She played a slight inversion of her pigeonhole as covert KnifeNut [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Ryoko Asakura]].
** Played Tsubasa Ozora in ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'': Road to 2002.
* Creator/MegumiOgata plays male characters (often {{Bishonen}}) or [[{{bifauxnen}} androgynous women]]. A famous exception is the willowy Princess Emeraude in ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'', and she released a drama track of her conversation with a presumably different {{kawaiiko}} character that's actually her doing the other voice.
** Ogata's roles in ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo''. Nuff said.
** Need more examples? [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Eagle Vision]], [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Yukito/Yue]], [[Manga/TokyoMewMew Masaya Aoyama]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]], [[Anime/YuGiOh Yugi Mutou]], [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Makoto Naegi]], [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Nagito Komaeda]] and more. Among her "masculine girl" roles are [[Anime/SailorMoon Haruka/Sailor Uranus]], [[Manga/ViolinistOfHameln Sizer]], and others. ([[AxCrazy sanity are not absolutely required]])
* Similar to Ogata is Creator/RomiPark, who tends to play younger male characters like [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Toshiro Hitsugaya]] or [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]]... and her characters are usually young prodigies who are [[NapoleonComplex vertically challenged]] and sometimes [[BerserkButton have... issues... when this is mentioned]].
** Except [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Giorno Giovanna]], who is not only cunning but is 5ft7 at the age of 15!
** In addition, her characters tend to be OlderThanTheyLook. ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Toshiro Hitsugaya]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Zidane]] [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Tribal]]).
* Creator/MamikoNoto is known for playing {{Kawaiiko}} and YamatoNadeshiko characters, but was notably PlayingAgainstType as the Hazumi in ''VisualNovel/YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito'' and as CreepyChild Ai Enma in ''Anime/HellGirl''.
** However, you can still expect most of her boy characters to be on the passive side. Look at Yukinari from ''Manga/GirlsBravo'' and Kouta from ''LightNovel/{{Kanokon}}''.
* Creator/NanaMizuki voices DarkMagicalGirl [[Anime/PrincessTutu Rue]], DarkMagicalGirl [[Anime/ShugoChara Utau]], DarkMagicalGirl [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Fate]], DarkMagicalGirl [[LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai Ouji]], DarkMagicalGirl [[VisualNovel/MagicalCanan Cerulean Blue]], DarkMagicalGirl [[Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear Tsubasa]]. On the other side, she also voices ShrinkingViolet [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata]] and ShrinkingViolet MagicalGirl [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi]]... as well as GenkiGirl [[Manga/NininGaShinobuden Shinobu]] and {{Genki|Girl}} DarkMagicalGirl [[VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable Levi]]. She also voices young boys, such as [[Manga/BlackButler Alois Trancy]].
** She has also shown the ability to speak in a [[KansaiRegionalAccent Kyoto]] dialect as Momo-no-sei of ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]''.
* Creator/AtsukoTanaka is often cast as a CoolBigSis type of characters, or females that combines both authoritive or style, such as her role as Motoko Kusanagi in ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'', and [[Theatre/{{Medea}} Caster]] in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''.
* Although he has a wide range, Creator/ShinichiroMiki is usually typecast as a blond pretty playboy type of characters (including [[Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic Kurz Weber]] or [[Manga/WeddingPeach Limone]]). Also, his characters often harbor, uh, [[PaedoHunt affection towards girls much younger than themselves]], examples include: [[Manga/TheVisionOfEscaflowne Allen Schezar (towards Hitomi)]], [[Franchise/DotHack Crim (towards Subaru)]], [[LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess Shannon Casull (towards Pacifica)]], [[Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja Heinz Schneider (towards Ellis)]], Reiot Steinberg from ''Straight Jacket'' (towards Kapel Theta)... all these despite being versatile enough to play as [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Kojiro (James)]] all the way to Aladdin in the Japanese dub of the Disney series, or to Bob Makihara of ''Manga/TenjhoTenge''.
** His 'interact with girls younger than his character' is also very much seen in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'', as BigBrotherMentor Lockon Stratos interacts a lot with EmotionlessGirl Feldt Grace. The catch is, instead of Lockon being interested at her, it was Feldt who ends up having an unrequited crush on him.
** Recently we have Miki Shinichiro voicing [[UsefulNotes/TheShinsengumi Hijikata Toshizou]] in the UsefulNotes/{{P|layStation2}}S2 [[RomanceGame Otome Game]] Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan. Our heroine [[SweetPollyOliver Yukimura Chizuru]] looks...quite young, and is even called a shota for being literally flat...
** He has also voiced Sieg from ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'', fitting completely into type.
* Creator/HikaruMidorikawa's most common roles are quiet, antisocial bishounen types. However, in the ''Banpresto'' multiverse, he's cast as a loud-mouthed ignorant jock of a character. In one of the "Preview of Next Episode" savescreens, he imitated [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Heero Yui]], a more standard Midorikawa Hikaru role, and confused everyone.
** He was also the voice of Marth in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, with a much lighter tone to his voice than his usual roles.
** If anything, anyone voiced by Midorikawa will usually have an air of 'coolness' around him, something that is exploited to hell and back in ''Manga/HaventYouHeardImSakamoto''. Cool, ''Cooler, '''Coolest''''' indeed.
* Expect almost any characters played by Creator/AyakoKawasumi to have a [[TheDarkSide 'dark side']]. It happened many times... First, [[spoiler:her character in ''VideoGame/GateKeepers'' Ruriko Ikusawa had her powers converted to the dark when she's kidnapped]], second, [[spoiler:Chikane Himemiya in ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko'' snaps and converts a Mecha into evil while submitting to a dark god, though to be honest, it's just a huge GambitRoulette to her]], and lastly [[spoiler:one of the routes in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' had Saber get defeated and turn to... Saber Alter.]]
** However, she seems to have bucked the trend with her most recent role as [[AlphaBitch Saki]] from ''Manga/ToLoveRu'', who doesn't ''seem'' to have a true dark side (as far as we're concerned...)
*** Doesn't Akari in ''VisualNovel/ToHeart'' precede Saki here? By ''ten'' years?
*** Kaori's {{Wangst}} in ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}} 2006'' doesn't count as a dark side, right?
* Creator/NobuyukiHiyama has a lot of range from deranged villains to cool and calm characters, but thanks to his role as [[Anime/GaoGaiGar Guy Shishioh]], fans noted that his common roles are hot blooded characters. He is also notable for being the "voice" of [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]''.
** Considering that whenever a hot blooded character voiced by Hiyama Nobuyuki starts yelling about something, they start sounding like Guy, (and that he has also done the voices of [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ikkaku Madarame]] and [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Viral]]) it's not exactly surprising he gets picked for the hot blooded roles: it doesn't matter what the voice sounds like normally, as long as it starts sounding like Guy when he starts yelling, it will ALWAYS be epic.
** The guy seems incapable of yelling in deep voice. He always yells like Guy, even if his voice jumps three octaves in an instant to get. Not that it's not awesome mind you.
* Junko Takeuchi, thanks to her role as Manga/{{Naruto}}, has been often typecast as goofy young boys.
** Hokutomaru in Garou Mark of the Wolves, Dieter from Monster, Gon Freeces In ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', and Mamoru Endou in ''Anime/InazumaEleven''.
* Creator/YuuAsakawa. It's not seldom that she'll play characters who are the most well-endowed between the cast, thereby turning her to be the candidate of the series' MsFanservice. If the series is ''full'' of {{Ms Fanservice}}s already... let's just say she'll be one of the top {{Fanservice}} providers.
** If she's voicing a boy, expect that boy to be somewhat arrogant and sure of his abilities. There's Mitani from ''Manga/HikaruNoGo'', Kouji from ''Manga/KyouNoGoNoNi'', and Sefuru from ''VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe''.
** Ms. Asakawa's ex-husband, Shoutarou Morikubo, has also fallen into typecasting, mostly as bad-tempered guys who switch back and forth between {{Jerkass}} and JerkWithAHeartOfGold types. Look no further than Akaya Kirihara from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' or Krylancelo Finrandi aka Orphen from ''LightNovel/SorcerousStabberOrphen''.
*** He's also [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Shikamaru Nara]], who tends to be a jerkass with women.
*** He also tends to play the adorable dorks who, while not necessarily evil or a jerkass, could probably kick your ass if they had to e.g. Amano Ginji in ''Manga/GetBackers'', Ichiro in ''Anime/NerimaDaikonBrothers'', or Narugami/Thor in ''Manga/MythicalDetectiveLokiRagnarok''.
* Yuko Miyamura tends to be cast in the roles of reckless, loud, and boastful young women, such as Aisha Clan-Clan of ''Manga/OutlawStar'' and Asuka of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
** A better description of her standard character would be "crazy". Whether artificial girl (''Manga/MyDearMarie''), Yakuza boss’s daughter with a crush on teacher (''VeryPrivateLesson''), or action heroine with a [[DarkAndTroubledPast dark past]] (Asuka from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and Casca from ''Berzerk''), all are [[{{yandere}} a narrow margin from going crazy, and dangerously so]]. She was also the "instructor" on tape in ''Film/BattleRoyale'', which was live-action (but she ''was'' crazy).
** She was also Larxene from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts.'' Now that was definitely a messed-up person...
** A sort-of middle ground could be [[{{Tykebomb}} Alyssa Searrs]] from ''Anime/MaiHime''...
* [[Creator/RieKugimiya Rie]] [[FanNickname "The Rie"]] [[Creator/RieKugimiya Kugimiya]] has become known for her young girl or [[OlderThanSheLooks young girl-bodied]] {{Tsundere}} roles: Shana (''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana''), Louise (''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero''), Iori (''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster''), Nagi (''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''), Astarotte (''Astarotte No Omocha''), and Taiga (''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}''). In fact, her other fan nickname is "the Queen of Tsundere".
** Before those big roles as all-powerful mini-lady however, she was cast as an all-powerful mini-lady Tsuzura in {{yuri}} VisualNovel ''VisualNovel/AkaiIto'', which was released in 2004 (''Shana'' was aired in 2005). Think Nagi, but with {{UsefulNotes/Onmyodo}} magic. And now you know.
** She's been trying to get out of the pigeonholing by playing the CuteAndPsycho Nena Trinity from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' and the TokenMiniMoe Liechtenstein from ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia''.
** Not to mention her role as Matsudaira Touko in ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru'', a character that is older-appearing than many of her other roles, and far less [[{{Tsundere}} prone to outbursts of anger at those she loves.]]
** She also has a number of male roles. The sweet and naive Takasato Kaname/Taiki in ''LightNovel/TheTwelveKingdoms'', suit of armour kind soul Alphonse Elric in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' and wild brat RaisedByWolves Ikuto in ''Anime/DigimonSavers''.
** Definitely a case of PlayingAgainstType by her role as ShrinkingViolet {{Meido}} Shannon in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', as well as Nemu from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' and Yua Sakurai from two episodes of ''Anime/ShugoChara [[OddlyNamedSequel Doki]]''.
** And recently, the cat in ''Manga/FairyTail''. THE CAT. Which tsukkomi at every single chance she gets, regardless of scene/event.
** Her taking over the role of [[MsFanservice Miu Fuurinji]] from Creator/TomokoKawakami in the [[Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple Kenichi]] [=OVAs=] was... surprising.
* Even the amateur voice acting world isn't exempt from this. Hideki does HaremGenre leads, Satouberri does cute squeaky girls...
* Creator/TomokazuSugita may be falling towards this as he becomes known for playing [[DeadpanSnarker snarky and sarcastic male leads.]] But then there's ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}!'''s utterly deranged homicidal mechanic/gang leader/killer, Graham Spector. And the completely serious and professional (when he's not banging his subordinate) Leon Mishima of ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''.
** On several occasions he's cast as someone with the voice of some UnluckyEverydude. Point in case: Hideki Motosuwa in ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'', Rin Tsuchimi in ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}''. Even Sugita uses his UnluckyEverydude voice type for [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Brooklyn 'Bullet' Luckfield]].
** Of course Rin Tsuchimi is pretty sarcastic himself so that fits his type.
** A somewhat subversion is his role as [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Ragna The Bloodedge]].
** He's had practice with being That Man in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', as well as his role as Mayama in ''Manga/HoneyAndClover''.
** He also goes a full villain mode a few times with Shin in ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage'', Renkotsu in ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' and Satan in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow''.
** Then there's [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joseph Joestar]], who not only ''weaponizes'' his snark but manages to be a LargeHam at the same time.
** And now he's cast as the perpetually hissing (when not [[LaughingMad maniacally laughing]]) CreepyChild Kurodōji in ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]''.
* Creator/RyuseiNakao has been typecast as cruel, quirky, disturbing, sadistic men (mostly villains) with high pitched voices, including [[Manga/DragonBall Freeza]] (and his brother, Cooler), Mayuri Kurotsuchi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' and Him in ''Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ'' as well as Farfarello. He, however, is capable of other types of roles; notably, he sang a very sweet love song with fellow seiyuu Junko Iwao. Strangely enough, he also happens to be ''Buster Bunny and Yakko Warner'' from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' respectively in their Japanese dubs. That's some creative casting there.
** [[NamesTheSame Junko]], you say? Makes you wonder if that role as Tatsuya Sudou in the ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'' games wasn't just coincidence...
* Need a badass with a LargeHam tendency? Creator/NorioWakamoto. He often, but not always, plays hammy {{Big Bad}}s. Among his roles: [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Igniz and Rugal (if only for one game so far)]], [[Manga/DragonBall Cell]], [[Franchise/StreetFighter M.Bison/Vega]], [[Anime/CowboyBebop Vicious]], Anime/MDGeist, [[Anime/GunBuster Coach Ohta]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Emperor Charles of Britannia]] ([[FanNickname Emperor Wakamoto]]), [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Oda Nobunaga]], and {{Dracula}} in almost all the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' games that feature voice acting. To sum up: he dubbed Lando Calrissian in ''Franchise/StarWars''.
** Exceptional [[ChewingTheScenery scene-chewers]] who aren't the BigBad: Victoream from ''[[Manga/ZatchBell Konjiki no Gash Bell]]'', Shuren of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', Woodchuck in ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar''.
** Exceptional non-scene-chewers but still utterly awesome: ''Playboy'' Johnny of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', or the hilarious narrator in ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''. Further subversion, he plays Reuenthal, the angsty ladies' man in ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes''.
** [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh I wish I were a bird.]]
*** [[VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend Coooo! (Wish granted!)]]
* Voice actress Yuki Kaida has been more or less typecast to play soft-spoken teenage boys with hidden agendas or skills, like Shusuke Fuji from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' and Kurapica from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' (whom she even plays in the musicals). One of the few different roles she has been casted as is the gentle and troubled Machi Kuragi in the ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' CD-dramas.
** Don't forget Tsukasa Futaba from ''[[VideoGame/MegaManStarForce Ryuusei No Rockman]];'' the fact that he's also known as Gemini Spark should clue you in on his double nature...
** Generally, when she doesn't play soft-spoken boys, she plays kind, sisterly characters.
** She has a pretty wide range, though. In just ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'', she plays three different characters. One is Fuji Syuusuke, and another is his older sister Yumiko. They sound fairly much alike, although Syuusuke has a slightly deeper tone. But the most surprising thing, is that she also voices the otherwise masculine youngest brother Yuuta (though only in a flashback of when the siblings were younger).
* Creator/YukoGoto often plays girly {{Moe}} characters like Mikuru from ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''. Ironically, Goto (aka "Gotouther-sama" after a character from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', of which she is a fan) is apparently a hardcore biker in real life. Parodied in ''Manga/LuckyStar'', in which she appears as an intimidating, hypermasculine {{Yakuza}}-style biker, then zooms off on her motorcycle making cutesy "vroom, vroom" noises.
** These days, however... it seems she is set to not only {{Moe}} characters, but also {{Yandere}} characters. If [[Anime/CodeGeass Anya Alstreim]] is telling you something...
*** Anya seems to be more of a mix of LittleMissBadass with NoSocialSkills ''and'' a bit of WiseBeyondTheirYears, rather than a true {{Yandere}}. A more straight {{Yandere}} gal played by Gotou-san would be Kaede from ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}''.
* Creator/DaisukeOno seems to be associated with charming {{Bishonen}} like Yukito in ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'' Koizumi in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', and ''himself'' in ''Manga/LuckyStar'' (which is exactly as it's said: ''charming bishonen'').
** Let's not forget Hosaka from ''Manga/MinamiKe''.
** In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', he plays [[FairCop Mamoru Akasaka]], so that could be a subversion.
** And in the upcoming ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' anime, he'll be playing the ecchi, stubborn Battler Ushiromiya, so that's definitely a subversion.
*** He's also [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Silver]] and [[Franchise/StreetFighter El Fuerte]].
*** And in the upcoming remake to ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters 2002'', he voices a replacement for K9999 called...Nameless.
*** Then there's Snow Villiers in the upcoming ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.
** Ahem. [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Shizuo Heiwajima.]] Can you say "subversion"?
** Another aversion would be his evil turn as the enigmatic BattleButler Sebastian in ''Manga/BlackButler.''
*** However, this one would count more as a subversion because his voice varies in this role, going from completely playing his type to "holy crap, how can that be the same person?"
** And if that wasn't enough, check out ANY episode of his radio show with Creator/HiroshiKamiya or ANY live events with him and behold his dorky personality in real life.
** Let's just say ever since ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry,'' Ono D's pigeonholing as "charming" has been given a big fat [[AvertedTrope NOT NO MORE.]]
* Creator/IkueOtani, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]] herself. Among other adorable {{Genki Girl}}s and {{Keet}}s include ''Manga/ZatchBell'', ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'''s Hana-chan, Iincho from ''Manga/DokidokiSchoolHours'' (sort of a subversion, but she's a SMAP fangirl...), and Tony Tony Chopper of ''Manga/OnePiece.''
** She voices two characters from ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko'': [[GenkiGirl Mako-chan]] and crazy-nun Miyako. Mako-chan's voice probably fits more closely to her regular roles...
* If you want a good seiyuu for a female character older than 30? Go to Creator/MasakoKatsuki. She started with NaiveEverygirl (like Maya Kitajima form ''Garasu no Kamen'') or CoolBigSis (like Reccoa from ''Zeta Gundam'') roles, but ever since she played [[{{Ojou}} Michiru aka Sailor Neptune]] in ''Anime/SailorMoon'' she's been playing older ladies.
** She played some older ladies before that, too; take Ikari-sensei from ''Manga/HighSchoolKimengumi'' in the 1980s.
* Creator/FumihikoTachiki is well-known for his work voicing sinister older villains, who usually share very personal connections to one or more of the main characters. This also usually goes hand in hand with his roles' tendencies, if they have children, to be at best distant or at worst downright manipulating and bad fathers. Most famously, of course, is Gendo Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', but he has also played Kratos Aurion from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', Odin from ''VideoGame/OdinSphere'' and Zaraki Kenpachi from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. And even young comic relief Boss from ''Mazinkaiser''. To sum it up, he's a very good choice for BigGuy type of characters, even moreso if they have a veteran-ish aura.
** Uh, just a sec, those guys (Gendo, Kratos, Odin, Kenpachi) are fathers or sorts, right? (Well, Kenpachi is no father, but he DOES adopt Yachiru...). Not to mention they also have a 'bad' image painted on them...
** And then, in an apparent parody, he plays Hasegawa in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', a middle-aged man who lost his prestigious job and family (thanks to the heroic speeches of the main character) and is frequently called a no-good, worthless old dude. The fact that Hasegawa resembles Gendo to an extent makes it all the better.
** You also have to consider Kasai from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. He's gruff and is technically yakuza but he's definitely a good guy (and an awesome one, at that), as well as a father-figure of sort to Shion.
** He's also the Japanese voice of [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Yondu Udonta]], a ruthless space pirate who's also a good guy, having raised Peter Quill as his own son after learning his birth father was a child-killing monster (or, as he once put it, "[[{{Understatement}} a jackass]]"), [[spoiler:and ultimately sacrifices himself to save Quill's life]].
* [[Creator/JojiNakata Joji]] / [[GratuitousEnglish George]] [[Creator/JojiNakata Nakata]] and Creator/AkioOhtsuka only play ''extremely'' hard-boiled badasses, though their characters frequently get put into situations [[TheComicallySerious not quite of their calibur]] to add flavor.
** George Nakata = Villain. That's all that needs to be said. Granted, some of those villains [[VillainProtagonist are also protagonists]], like Alucard in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'', but villains nonetheless.
*** A slight exception: Nakata was behind the voice of ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'''s E-102 Gamma.
*** [[Manga/SgtFrog Giroro]] is kind of a gray area ... but [[Anime/SoltyRei Roy Revant]]?
* Creator/HideyukiHori, though not as much as obviously seen, seems to be a rather popular choice for ninja characters. Including Ryu Hayabusa in ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' and ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', [[McNinja Schwarz Bruder]] in ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'', and in the crossover ''Namco X Capcom'', he plays Team Commando's resident ninja Sho/Ginzu.
* If you see Creator/ShowHayami's name in a cast list, take extra caution. If that character seems like affable and attractive, there is a chance that he'll turn out to be the worst man in existence (case in point, Dr. Kazutaka Muraki in ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'', Masami Eiri in ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'', and [[spoiler:Sousuke Aizen in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'']]). He also plays straight socio/psychopaths just as often.
** And even if he ''is'' voicing a good guy, expect that character [[SociopathicHero to be pretty fucked up in the head]], like male lead IdolSinger Kouji from the yaoi anime ''Manga/{{Zetsuai1989}}'' or [[Anime/{{Gravion}} Klein Sandman]].
* Kumiko Watanabe comes in two flavors: If she's playing a boy, she's most likely to play [[KidHero young heroes]] [[TagalongKid (doesn't need to be main)]] or BrattyHalfPint in general. If she's playing a female... then just be ready that her character may turn out to be the worst bitch in the series (''Hello'', [[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Katejina Loos]]).
* In a weird variation of this trope, two of the main characters of ''Manga/OnePiece'' were designed with their voice actors in mind. More impressive in the case of Creator/MayumiTanaka (Luffy), since there was no guarantee that the series would even receive an anime adaptation, while Kazuki Yao (Franky) had voiced several characters in ''One Piece'' after it had already been successful.
** Speaking of Mr. Yao, it seems he likes to do "crazy" characters: bar Franky, his others in ''One Piece'' were [[WholesomeCrossdresser Mr. 2 Bon Clay]] and [[ShoutOut Jango]].
*** He also was HotBlooded Judau in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ]]'', as well as Shinobu Fujiwara in ''Anime/{{Dancougar}}''.
* Creator/YuuichiNakamura tends to play guys who, for a lack of better description, are jerks. Usually [[JerkWithaHeartofGold with hearts of gold underneath]]. We have Okazaki Tomoya from ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'' (a jerk who quickly softens up for his various love interests), Abe Takaya from ''Manga/BigWindup'' (a jerk who doesn't realize that yelling at his shy, meek pitcher isn't helping said pitcher's self-esteem any), Saotome Alto of ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' (a jerk who has trouble recognizing other people's kindness toward him, especially if they happen to be his love interests), Graham Aker from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' (a jer--actually, he's quite the hero, at least for now), Ikuto Tsukiyomi of ''Anime/ShugoChara'', etc.
** Graham is the PlayingAgainstType case here. A HotBlooded, LargeHam, [[TheAce ace]] [[TheRival rival]] who is very far from being a jerk.
** He completely [[PlayingAgainstType plays against his type]] with [[TeamMom Koichi]] [[Manga/ZettaiKarenChildren Minamoto]].
*** He also completely, absolutely [[PlayingAgainstType plays against his type]] with [[VisualNovel/UtaNoPrinceSama Ringo Tsukimiya]]. It was such a subversion to his usual work that multiple people questioned him about accepting the role beforehand. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSU-dGgnnCQ No, seriously]].
** If egocentrism counts as being a jerk, then [[TokumeiSentaGoBusters Beet J. Stag]] could count as an example.
** At the same time, Nakamura also played a noticeable number of times [[VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}} fathers]] and especially [[LightNovel/{{Oreimo}} older]] [[LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool brothers]] (or even younger brother in Manga/WataMote), which is characteristic, the latter predominantly in BrotherSisterIncest series or playing with this. Put a plus if in a similar work also plays Creator/SaoriHayami as one of his LoveInterest.
** He's also been cast as the [[BadassAdorable painfully adorable]] little boy Shirodōji in ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]''.
* Creator/KappeiYamaguchi's kind of stuck with "hotheaded hero," having voiced Manga/{{Ranma|OneHalf}}, Manga/InuYasha, and Monta from ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'', among many others. One of the few notable exceptions is one of his earlier roles, Daisuke Kusama from ''Anime/GiantRoboTheDayTheEarthStoodStill''. Or L from ''Manga/DeathNote''.
** Though, he subverts the trend beautifully in roles such as Tororo from ''Manga/SgtFrog'' and (most of all) Usopp from ''Manga/OnePiece''.
*** And don't forget the [[DissonantSerenity Serenely Dissonant]], ExtremeDoormat that is [[LightNovel/{{Baccano}} Mr. Tick Jefferson]]
** Artemis from ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon''.
** He does quite well with goofball characters as well. Want an example? How about [[VideoGame/{{Persona4}} Teddie]]?
* Creator/HitomiNabatame is a versatile voice actress, doing stuffs from young girl, graceful princess, outgoing girls or characters. However, if there's several things she's most known for, it's either her HardDrinkingPartyGirl roles, or roles that have LesYay painted in it. She may be even like this in real life.
** She does consider Creator/ShizukaIto to be "Main Wife", Creator/MamikoNoto is "Lover No.1", Creator/KaoriShimizu is "Lover No. 2" and Creator/AmiKoshimizu is "Lover No.3" Granted they all worked together at some point (''Manga/SchoolRumble'').
*** Given that, [[WordOfGod according to her blog]], she's in a serious relationship with Shizuka Ito, "may" might not be strong enough a word.
* Creator/MamoruMiyano could do with a bit ''[[Manga/DeathNote more]]'' [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub typecasting]]...
** Lately he is quite suited to roles of cold covert killers such as [[ChildSoldiers Setsuna]] from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' and ''Manga/VampireKnight''. [[Manga/SoulEater Death the Kid]], even if [[SuperOCD not cold all the time]], could count as well since he is the son of the Shinigami.
* Sometimes, a voice actor is pigeonholed into one type, but as time passed on, he/she is pigeonholed in ''another'' type and almost abandons their old pigeonholed types. The example of this is Creator/AyaHisakawa, known as young, mostly spunky girl characters, especially [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Skuld]] and [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Chai Xianghua]]. But as time passed, she finds herself pigeonholed into mature women that knows her stuffs, such as [[Manga/TenjhoTenge Maya Natsume]], "[[FanNickName Captain Mom]]" [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Unohana Retsu]] or even {{Stripperiffic}} MsFanservice [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Judith]]. This is also somehow reflected in her old pigeonholed types -- the recent ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' series features Skuld with an older form, and Hisakawa left Xianghua's role after ''Soul Calibur III''.
* And the other example of 'switch pigeon hole' voice actor is Creator/MikiIto. Beforehand, she's known as FemmeFatale type characters, sometimes overlapping with villains, such as [[Manga/DragonBall Android no 18]], [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Nova]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Legretta the Quick]]. Now you find her voicing genuinely good {{Genki Girl}}s like [[VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}} Asa Shigure]], [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Taiga Fujimura]]...
** Though recently, she's returned to her old type with [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Miyo Takano]] who, incidentally, is the BigBad]].
** As well as Eva Ushiromiya in its spiritual sequel ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''.
* Creator/NatsukoKuwatani is mostly known for absolutely [[TheDragon loyal henchwoman]] to whomever she works for rather then the actual cause her master follows and rarely cares for anybody else. Kasuga in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', Sette and Arf in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha]]'' are good examples of following her master to the ends of the earth and often hints of a romance of them (some more blatant then others). Just call her Natsuko [[{{Ninja}} Kunoichi]] in that case.
** Does cutesy [[Manga/RozenMaiden Suiseiseki]] count as the part of 'loyal to the master to the end of the earth' part, [[VerbalTic DESU~?]]
* Creator/ShizukaIto is known for her refined sexy personality (she does do hentai after all) and is often seen working with girlfriend Creator/HitomiNabatame (they have a good relationship, and apparently they ''are'' girlfriends if Hitomi's blog is to be believed) and the ability to go between romantically teasing or generally stoic and serious. Rest assured, she is a skilled femme fatale who is on fire (or at least her element in animes like ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'')
* Creator/SoichiroHoshi is often the younger partner of Creator/AkiraIshida. Aside from that, he plays normally passive characters with hidden berserker streaks to him such as Kira Yamato from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' franchise and Brooklyn from ''Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade''. His roles often carry sticks or similar stick-like weapons to battle. Beamspam Jesus has nothing on stick smack Jesus.
** [[Anime/{{Scryed}} Kazuma]] and [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Keiichi Maebara]] may be considered inversions. Both definitely have berserker sides to them, and Keiichi has a [[BatterUp baseball bat]] as a WeaponOfChoice but Kazuma is openly loud, brash and violent while Keiichi is a loud, perverted dork who only becomes violent when he falls victim to [[spoiler:the HatePlague]].
** Ditto [[Anime/DigimonSavers Masaru]], who is made of {{hot blood|ed}} and punches out fifty-feet giant chickens in his spare time. And [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Sanada Yukimura]] is basically the former dialled UpToEleven.
* Creator/TesshoGenda is mostly known for his TheBigGuy roles. If you see a character voiced by him, expect them to fulfil the MightyGlacier role, such as the younger Toguro in ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', Takeda Shingen in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', Mighty Kongman in ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'', Largo the Black Lion in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' and... Zangief from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', at least the later version. He does some exceptions, though, like... the dubbed version of ''Batman''.
** And then there's Shu from ''Franchise/DragonBall'' who completely goes against his usual type as a tiny little humanoid dog who's often victim to whatever comic abuse comes his way.
* Miyu Matsuki has a reputation of being cast for death with Mecha roles, aside from that she is a well known {{Yuri}} typecast
** But she also played [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler Isumi Saginomiya]].
* Saki Nakajima loves to do {{Meido}} roles in general in terms of roles in general typecasts.
** But she also played [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Chizuru Honshou]]
** And [[VisualNovel/ToHeart2 Karin Sasamori]].
* Creator/MitsukiSaiga mainly plays male roles despite being a female seiyuu. Many of the roles she plays is mainly as protectors but when she also has to play a villain as well, it becomes a WellIntentionedExtremist character. Example is Makubex from ''Manga/GetBackers''. And if she doesn't play boys, she plays ActionGirl types, like Jun from the ''{{Anime/Mazin|gerZ}}kaiser'' OAV.
* One curious case is Masami Kikuchi. He was pigeonholed for ''years'' as the UnluckyEverydude / HaremCast Lead types (like Keiichi Morisato in ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'') and got to play against type ''in the course of a series saga''. Compare his [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Jou]] [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Kido]] to his [[Anime/DigimonTamers Rob Mc Coy]] aka [[TheProfessor "Dolphin"]] and his [[Anime/DigimonSavers Akihiko Kurata]]. And then compare ''these'' to his [[TheCharmer Hiroshi]] [[HandsomeLech Wakato]] from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis...''
* Creator/YukariTamura seems destined to be the go-to name for (usually loli) {{genki|Girl}} {{Magical Girl}}s, with the title ''Anime/FairyMusketeers'' and ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''. She has done several different roles (Mai Kawasumi in ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}''), but even if not magical, a large number of her characters tend to at least ''look'' somewhat loli (Sakura Yoshino in ''VisualNovel/DaCapo'', Mei Sunohara in ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', Ichigo Morino in ''Anime/PleaseTeacher'', Ink Nijihara in ''Moetan'').
** [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Rika Furude]] is an inversion. She ''seems'' to play it straight for awhile, but eventually it becomes clear that there's more to her than meets the eye.
** And then there's [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Bernkastel]], who is a [[spoiler:RogueProtagonist]] in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', by virtue of her being [[spoiler:the summation of all pre-''Matsuribayashi-hen'' incarnations of Rika Furude]].
* Creator/MarinaInoue when doing major roles is mostly cast in the {{Ojou}} role most of the time. While not always of the lady in fine dress theme, there is a generally air of being a woman with a duty. Examples are [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko]], [[VideoGame/ArcanaHeart Petra]] and [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles Alicia]]. And did we mention that these characters are pretty handy with their {{gu|nsAkimbo}}[[ColdSniper ns]]?
** [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Jessica Ushiromiya]] is an inversion. She's an Ojou, but she's also a tomboyish {{Tsundere}}.
** Subverted in ''Manga/SkipBeat''. Kyoko dreams of being an {{Ojou}} or a Princess but is also a poor aspiring actress lusting for revenge (and has the evil aura to prove it).
** Don't forget [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler Wataru Tachibana]].
** She also voices Armin Arlert from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', who is [[CrossdressingVoices a guy]].
** She has three roles in ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'', out of which [[MsFanservice Hōōka]] is probably the closest to her type. The other two roles are Oguna who is a ''boy'' and Gaki the CreepyChild.
* Most characters voiced by Creator/NozomuSasaki end up creepy or evil or both. These include characters like [[Manga/{{Akira}} Tetsuo]] (and his very obvious {{Expy}} [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters K9999]]), [[Manga/DeathNote Mello]], [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX Olba Frost]], [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Enishi Yukishiro]], and the worst of them all... [[Manga/{{Monster}} Johan Liebert]]. The only exception is [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Yuusuke Urameshi]], but that's just ONE breakout role compared to his whole lot of... that type of character.
** Kazuya Hasukawa of ''Manga/HereIsGreenwood'' is another exception. He's really just an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent.
*** Let's not forget Sasaki playing UnluckyEverydude Youta Moteuchi in the ''Video Girl Ai'' Drama [=CDs=].
** Jin Akutsu from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' initially plays it straight by being a huge JerkAss, but later subverts it by getting CharacterDevelopment, evolving into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and an AloofBigBrother to [[{{Keet}} Taichi Dan]].
** Nozumu himself is probably a good example of someone who switched typecasts -- he used to play a lot of sweet-voiced young boys and now does more creepy evil types. There were even rumors in Japan that he'd had some kind of surgery or injections to alter his voice. In ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'', which was made over a period of several years, try comparing Julian's voice at the beginning and end of the series to hear the 'change' (although arguably this could just be an example of acting, as the character had grown and matured).
*** Sasaki started smoking at some point, which is the cause of his deeper/raspier voice in later series.
* Creator/IsshinChiba is mostly not-quite-so-active in anime. But when in video games, he has a lot of infamous roles, mostly as someone who is a {{Jerkass}}, or has an evil side. Including Albel Nox from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'', Melfice from ''VideoGame/GrandiaII'', Jedah Dohma from ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' and even Jin Kazama from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', who has currently embraced his evil side. And, of course, who could forget that he is the main voice of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'''s Dio [[TimeStandsStill "ZA WARUDO"]] [[{{Kiai}} "WRRRYYYYYY!!!"]] Brando?
* Need an Tsundere Idol? Try Creator/SakuraNogawa, often her roles will interlace with something idol related, famous roles includes Tsundere Tsubomi from ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'', Shiho from ''Anime/MaiHime'' and being one of Gust (Creator of the Atelier Series) newest talent to rely on. She has been cast in every ''[[VideoGame/ExaPico Ar tonelico]]'' series so far. The only exception of this might be Hinaichigo from ''Manga/RozenMaiden''.
** Don't forget she was the voice of [[HoYay Kaori Aida]] from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''.
* KojiTsujitani is known for his roles within being a ChivalrousPervert and having one StarCrossedLovers too many (mostly unintentional). Examples of characters of exhibiting either trait include [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Bernard Wiseman]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Seabook Arno]], [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Azai Nagamasa]] and [[Manga/InuYasha Miroku]]. He has other roles as well, but these comes to a troper's mind first when they think about this actor.
** And then there's [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Itsuki]]...
* Creator/YukiMatsuoka is known for voicing [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} extremely weird and eccentric characters]] such as [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Osaka]] and Orihime Inoue from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. OTOH, she voiced characters that are [[EnsembleDarkhorse very much loved by the fandom]] such as Osaka and ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'''s Tsuruya.
** Also, Orihime and Tsuruya have undergone MemeticMutation, both involving food products (leeks and smoked cheese, respectively).
* Creator/AmiKoshimizu may have versatile voice styles, but she often has a consistent fanservice and humorously ecchi feeling to her roles that she plays.
** But she also played [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Rosa Ushiromiya]].
* Creator/KenichiSuzumura plays a lot characters whom knows or [[ThisLoserIsYou have the worst luck]] examples are ''Manga/StrawberryOneHundredPercent'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', don't feel bad though, at least the VA gets to be quite close with Hitomi Nabatame... His characters also tend to be very loud, childish or rude and scream a lot (think Shinn Asuka in SEED Destiny or Chika Akatsuki in ''Manga/ZombieLoan'')
** But then he also provides the voice for Shiromujō from ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'', a gentle, calm and well-mannered guy who ''constantly calls out his brother's rudeness''.
* Creator/HiroShimono most notable typecast as a lead is seen as a somewhat meek person with a good sense of artist touch within him. His characters are usually pretty good at art or something culturally creative. Also, on 2 occasions he voiced roles which are also done by Creator/JohnnyYongBosch.
* Creator/MiyuIrino seems to be cast as an UnluckyEverydude who also have high chances of being a Woobie or a Scrappy. Case in point being Syaoran from ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', Saji from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'', Tomoharu from ''Asura Cryin''', Kou from ''Cross Game'', Tsutomu from ''[[Manga/BirdyTheMighty Birdy the Mighty: Decode]]'' and Zwei from ''[[VisualNovel/PhantomOfInferno Phantom~Requiem for the Phantom~]]''. Just note that his romantic interests tends to end up [[CartwrightCurse dead]] or [[FatalAttractor horribly maimed]].
* Creator/RyuzaburoOtomo's voice is more often than not linked with villainous characters with an already-imposing stature, such as [[Manga/OnePiece Sir Crocodile]], [[Manga/DragonBall Dabura]], Tetsu Ushio in the first season of the ''Anime/YuGiOh'', [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Vamdemon]], [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Uka-Uka]], [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Astaroth]], The Franchise/{{Terminator}}, and... [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Mr. Freeze?]]
** Speaking of which, the last two are also played by Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger.
* Creator/SatoshiHino seems to be one of the go-to guys for OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent types who get overshadowed by his female companions. Let's see: [[LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana Yuji Sakai]], [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Saito Hiraga]], [[Manga/IkkiTousen Koukin Shuyu]], and ''VisualNovel/{{Tayutama}}'''s Yuuri Mito.
** Yuuto from ''VideoGame/CrossEdge'' is a notable mention
*** Try [[PsychoForHire Kamui]] from ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. Seriously.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' and its spin-offs just can't get along with ''Anime/PrettyCure'' at all. Almost every VA whom had at least one stint with ''Gundam'' went on to be a villain in ''Pretty Cure''. The only exception was Creator/RomiPark ([[Anime/TurnAGundam Turn A's]] Loran Cehack).
* Creator/KanaHanazawa is one of the best recent choices for timid, kind, if somewhat fragile, female characters such as [[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} Sengoku Nadeko]] and [[Manga/{{Nisekoi}} Kosaki Onodera]]. Though she has played against this on occasion, such as Mikan Yuuki in ''Manga/ToLoveRu'' or Zange in ''Manga/{{Kannagi}}'', a great lot of her characters end up falling into the main type. She also falls in TheWoobie typecast with Tenshi and Suou in ''Anime/AngelBeats'' and ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''.
** Recently she also voices {{Genki Girl}}s such as [[Anime/{{Fractale}} Nessa]] and [[Manga/{{Freezing}} Rana Linchen]].
** Her versatility in voice acting really shows as recent anime also delegates her into AxCrazy roles like Rize Kamishiro from ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' and CuteAndPsycho roles like the aforementioned Sengoku Nadeko and ''Manga/AkameGaKill'''s Seryu Ubiquitous.
** Another subversion is her [[NewMeat rookie]] [[FairCop cop]]-turned-BruiserWithASoftCenter, Inspector Akane Tsunemori, in ''Anime/PsychoPass''.
* Creator/AkiToyosaki got her start playing bubbly, somewhat [[TheDitz ditzy]] female characters with Amuro in ''Manga/KenkoZenrakeiSuieibuUmisho'', and hasn't really left it since. Roles such as Tomo in ''Seikon No Qwaser'', Suu in ''Anime/ShugoChara'' and, above all, [[StarMakingRole Yui]] in ''Manga/KOn'' are good examples of this characterization.
* Creator/YokoHikasa, taking off from her StarMakingRole as ''Manga/KOn'''s ShrinkingViolet Mio Akiyama, has been pigeonholed into girls with [[RapunzelHair long black hair]] (and sometimes a HimeCut), but not necessarily as shy as Mio, such as [[TallDarkAndSnarky Seraphim]] (''LightNovel/IsThisAZombie''), [[{{Tsundere}} Houki Shinonono]] (''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos''), [[MrExposition Maya Kumashiro]] (''Anime/OccultAcademy'') and [[LovableSexManiac Shino Amakusa]] (''Manga/SeitokaiYakuindomo''). Seen [[http://img4.gelbooru.com//images/895/a291d3738a91313d9c4991892793fde7.jpg here]]. Many roles of hers are excellent swordswomen as well, such as Houki and Seraphim as mentioned above, as well as Junko Hattori (''LightNovel/DemonKingDaimao''), and Erica Blandelli (''LightNovel/{{Campione}}'').
* Creator/WataruTakagi is commonly typecast as any form of [[{{Yakuza}} Gangster]]/{{Delinquent}} and other forms of the dregs of society. Naturally, this often gets him into villain roles, such as Horada in ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', Chaka in ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' or Tobi in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. However, he may also play the converted Delinquent such as Aoki in ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' or the ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'' himself.
** Bizarrely enough, he voiced the author of the original manga in ''Anime/ExcelSaga''.
** But then, there are his [[TheDanza namesake]] police [[DetectiveConan detective]], and Detective Boys group member Genta Kojima.
* Creator/HiroakiHirata has recently lamented that, after ten years building a reputation as anime's "pirate seiyuu," ([[Manga/OnePiece Sanji]], [[Manga/BlackLagoon Benny]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Balthier]], [[Franchise/PiratesOftheCaribbean Captain Jack Sparrow]], etc.), it took exactly ''one role'' (Kotetsu T. Kaburagi from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'') for him to lose this title and instead become known as the "[[CoolOldGuy oyaji]] seiyuu."
* Creator/ChiakiTakahashi is mostly known for her roles as MsFanservice (occasionally overlapping with CoolBigSis) or the one who is considered sexiest on the cast, considering she is a gravure idol. However, in a subversion, the personalities of her characters could differ from ditzy ([[VideoGame/TheIdolmaster Azusa]]), kind and nurturing, if conflicted ([[VideoGame/BlazBlue Litchi]]), utterly flirtatious ([[Manga/{{Bleach}} Haineko]]), and... well a lot more, but they always held the 'Sexy' part well.
* Creator/YuukiKaji mostly known for voicing any [[UnluckyEverydude unlucky person]] and IneffectualLoner person, but intelligent, [[NiceGuy kind hearted]] and always careful. However, the character's life that he voiced was changed after he met a mysterious, but special girl. For example [[LightNovel/AccelWorld Haruyuki Arita]], [[LightNovel/CubeXCursedXCurious Haruaki Yachi]], [[Anime/AquarionEvol Amata Sora]], and last, but not least, [[Anime/GuiltyCrown Shu Ouma]].
** He also tends to get pigeonholed as "HotBlooded male lead who can '''SCREAM HIS HEAD OFF'''". Such as [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Eren Yaegar]], [[Manga/{{Magi}} Alibaba]] and [[LightNovel/HighschoolDxD Issei]].
* Creator/ShigeruChiba tends to be heard as either TheNarrator, HotBlooded characters, goofball types, villains, or even a mixture of some of those.
** There is one notable exception, though: He voiced Sebas Tian, the soft spoken and kindhearted butler of Overlord. Still, said exception is occasionally averted (usually in the Ple Ple Pleiades Shorts).
* Creator/IsseiFutamata's most common roles tend to fall along two types. One usual type would be him being cast as [[Manga/UruseiYatsura squeaky-voiced nerds]] [[Manga/MaisonIkkoku and/or]] [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf generally unlucky young men]] (that may or may not also be a bit unstable). The other common typecasting involves him voicing random mooks and corrupt businessmen, or other villains just as sleazy.
* You can assume any character voiced by Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa is totally badass. Whether good, evil, young, old, funny, {{Bishounen}} or {{Gonk}}, they are badass. [[Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries Dante]], [[Manga/BlackLagoon Mr. Chang]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kaname Tousen]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Ryu]], [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Shishiwakamaru]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kimimaro]], [[Manga/DGrayman Tyki Mikk]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Katakura Kojuro]], [[Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic Ugo]], [[Manga/{{Toriko}} Jirou]], [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-Wan]], [[Film/TheMatrix Neo]] etc. Also, he plays the badass fathers of (badass) [[TheHero heroes]], e.g. [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Isshin Kurosaki]] or [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Minato Namikaze]].
** The {{Big Bad}}s he plays are not only badass, but also extremely evil, like [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Griffith/Femto]], [[Manga/InuYasha Naraku]], [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Gohyan]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 BellialVamdemon]] or [[Manga/OnePiece Enel]].
* Creator/NaoTouyama tends to play [[GenkiGirl bubbly]] and somewhat [[TheDitz ditzy]] girls such as [[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Kanon Nakagawa]], [[LightNovel/TheDevilIsAPartTimer Chiho Sasaki]], [[Manga/KiniroMosaic Karen Kujo]], [[LightNovel/MyTeenRomanticComedySnafu Yui Yuigahama]], and [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection the Kongou sisters]].
* Creator/RinaHidaka's name is often associated with [[TokenMiniMoe young girls]]. Compare [[LightNovel/BlackBullet Enju]], [[LightNovel/AccelWorld Yuniko]], [[LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex Last Order]], [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Silica]], and [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection most of the Mutsuki-class Destroyers]].
* What does [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Kirito]], [[LightNovel/AbsoluteDuo Tooru Kokonoe]], and [[LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Bell Cranel]] have in common? They are all NiceGuy protagonists in HaremGenre light novels voiced by Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka.
* Need CoolBigSis which will look after the girls in the SchoolgirlSeries, the delightful TheAce love interes in the school comedy, or the GirlyGirl protagonist for your ReverseHarem work? Creator/SaoriHayami can perfectly handle this, especially if you need to sing well for the role.
* The vast majority of characters voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu are villains.
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* You can assume any character voiced by Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa is totally badass. Whether good, evil, young, old, funny, {{Bishounen}} or {{Gonk}}, they are badass. [[Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries Dante]], [[Manga/BlackLagoon Mr. Chang]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kaname Tousen]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Ryu]], [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Shishiwakamaru]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kimimaro]], [[Manga/DGrayman Tyki Mikk]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]], [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Katakura Kojuro]], [[Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic Ugo]], [[Manga/{{Toriko}} Jirou]], [[Film/StarWars Obi-Wan]], [[Film/TheMatrix Neo]] etc. Also, he plays the badass fathers of (badass) [[TheHero heroes]], e.g. [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Isshin Kurosaki]] or [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Minato Namikaze]].

* Creator/SoichiroHoshi is often the younger partner of Creator/AkiraIshida. Aside from that, he plays normally passive characters with hidden berserker streaks to him such as Kira Yamato from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' franchise and Brooklyn from ''Anime/{{Beyblade}}''. His roles often carry sticks or similar stick-like weapons to battle. Beamspam Jesus has nothing on stick smack Jesus.

** He's also the voice of [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Yondu Udonta]], a ruthless pirate who's also a good guy, having raised Peter Quill as his own son after learning his birth father was a child-killing monster (or, as he once put it, "[[{{Understatement}} a jackass]]"), [[spoiler:and ultimately sacrifices himself to save Quill's life]].

*** * Cue major {{squee}} * Not, if the fans laid off Creator/TetsuyaKakihara [[YokoOhNo for going out with]] "Lover n°1"

** Need more examples? [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Eagle Vision]], [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Yukito/Yue]], [[Manga/TokyoMewMew Masaya Aoyama]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]], [[Anime/YuGiOh Yugi Mutou]], [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Makoto Naegi]], [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Nagito Komaeda]] and more. Among her "masculine girl" roles are [[Anime/SailorMoon Haruka/Sailor Uranus]], [[Manga/ViolinistOfHameln Sizer]], and others. ([[AxCrazy sanity are not absolutely required]])

* Creator/MiyuIrino seems to be cast as an UnluckyEverydude who also have high chances of being a Woobie or a Scrappy. Case in point being Syaoran from ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', Saji from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'', Tomoharu from ''Asura Cryin''', Kou from ''Cross Game'' and Zwei from ''Phantom~Requiem for the Phantom~''. Just note that his romantic interests tends to end up [[CartwrightCurse dead]] or [[FatalAttractor horribly maimed]].