History Typecasting / JapaneseVoiceActors

* Need CoolBigSis which will look after the girls in the SchoolgirlSeries, the delightful TheAce LoveInterest 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.

** At the same time, Nakamura also played a noticeable number of times [[VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}} fathers]] and especially [[Literature/{{Oreimo}} older]] [[Literature/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.

* Even the amateur voice acting world isn't exempt from this. Hideki does HaremGenre leads, Satouberri does cute squeaky girls...

* Creator/KanaHanazawa is one of the best recent choices for timid, kind, if somewhat fragile, female characters such as [[Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}} Nadeko Sengoku]], [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Anri Sonohara]], [[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Shiori Shiomiya]] and [[Manga/{{Nisekoi}} Kosaki Onodera]]. Though she has played against this on occasion, such as Mikan Yuuki in ''Manga/ToLoveRu'' or Zange in ''Manga/KannagiCrazyShrineMaidens'', 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''.

* 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/ShigeruChiba tends to be heard as either TheNarrator, HotBlooded characters, goofball types, villains, or even a mixture of some of those.

* And there Creator/KoukiUchiyama who is associated for playing snarky and aloof young boys.

* Although he has a wide range, Creator/ShinichiroMiki is usually typecast as a blond pretty playboy type of characters (including [[Literature/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)]], [[Literature/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/PokemonTheSeries Kojiro (James)]] all the way to Aladdin in the Japanese dub of the Disney series, or to Bob Makihara of ''Manga/TenjhoTenge''.

** 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]], [[Literature/HighschoolDxD Issei]], and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Johnny Joestar]] (in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'' and ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven'').

* If you're watching a 70s mecha anime, chances are that the BigBad is voiced by Creator/OsamuIchikawa. He has lent his voice to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Norris Packard]], [[Anime/VoltesV Prince Heinel]] [[Anime/CombattlerV Great General Garuda]], [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Prince Richter]] and [[Anime/BraveRaideen Prince Sharkin]] in the past. He's also a recurring voice actor for the Showa era Franchise/KamenRider series.

** Ditto [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Masaru]], who is made of {{hot blood|ed}} and punches out fifty-foot giant chickens in his spare time. And [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Sanada Yukimura]] is basically the former dialed up to eleven.

* 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 ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'')

** 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.

** He is quite suited to roles of cold covert killers such as [[ChildSoldiers Setsuna]] from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' and ''Manga/VampireKnight''.
* 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 [[Anime/SailorMoon Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury]], [[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]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Retsu Unohana]] 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''.

** 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''.

** Does cutesy [[Manga/RozenMaiden Suiseiseki]] count as the part of 'loyal to the master to the end of the earth' part, [[VerbalTic DESU~?]]

** 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.
* Creator/MiyuMatsuki 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]].

** [[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/Onmyoji2016 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.

** 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]].
** Sasaki 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 ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'', 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.

* Need a Tsundere Idol? Try Creator/SakuraNogawa, often her roles will interlace with something idol related, famous roles includes Tsundere Tsubomi from ''Literature/StrawberryPanic'', Shiho from ''Anime/MyHime'' 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''.

** And then there's [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Itsuki]]...

** 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]].

** But then he also provides the voice for Shiromujō from ''[[VideoGame/Onmyoji2016 Onmyōji]]'', a gentle, calm and well-mannered guy who ''constantly calls out his brother's rudeness''.

** 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: [[Literature/ShakuganNoShana Yuji Sakai]], [[Literature/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).

** 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''.

** Bizarrely enough, he voiced the author of the original manga in ''Anime/ExcelSaga''.
** But then, there are his [[TheDanza namesake]] police [[Manga/CaseClosed detective]], and Detective Boys group member Genta Kojima.

* 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 ''Literature/{{Overlord|2012}}''. Still, said exception is occasionally averted (usually in the Ple Ple Pleiades Shorts).

* The vast majority of characters voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu are either villains ([[Manga/AttackOnTitan Zeke Yeager]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Zato-One]]), campy and effeminate ([[Literature/ReZero Roswaal]], [[Manga/SoulEater Excalibur]], [[Manga/ToYourEternity Prince Bon]], and [[Manga/ArakawaUnderTheBridge Sister]]), or both ([[Literature/SwordArtOnline Nobuyuki Sugou/Oberon]], [[Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime Clayman]], [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Mephistopheles]], and of course his StarMakingRole as Dio Brando in the David Production ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' anime).

** 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.
* Creator/JunkoTakeuchi, 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 ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven''.
*** She's also the Japanese dub voice of [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball Gumball Watterson,]] who, albeit being rather [[Main/TheDitz ditzy,]] is more of TheCynic than her other characters as of Season 2.
*** She also voices [[WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}} Assistant Mayor Bellwether]], who [[spoiler:turns out to be a villain at the end.]]

** 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 ''Literature/SorcererStabberOrphen''.
*** 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''.

** 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/MyHime''...

** 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 ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''.
** Not to mention her role as Matsudaira Touko in ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'', 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 ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'', suit of armour kind soul Alphonse Elric in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' and wild brat RaisedByWolves Ikuto in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''.
** 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.

* Creator/TomokazuSugita may be falling towards this as he becomes known for playing [[DeadpanSnarker snarky and sarcastic male leads.]] But then there's ''Literature/{{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''.

** 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''.

** And now he's cast as the perpetually hissing (when not [[LaughingMad maniacally laughing]]) CreepyChild Kurodōji in ''[[VideoGame/Onmyoji2016 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, and his counterpart, Frost), Mayuri Kurotsuchi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Him in ''Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ'', Caesar Clown in ''Manga/OnePiece'' 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.
** 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]], [[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 ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''.
** [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh I wish I were a bird.]]
*** [[VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend Coooo! (Wish granted!)]]

** 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).

** 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 ''[[Literature/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 ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' anime, he plays 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 UpdatedRerelease to ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2002'', he voices [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute a replacement for K9999]], the rather morose 9999th clone of K' called... Nameless.
*** Then there's Snow Villiers in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.
** Ahem. [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Shizuo Heiwajima.]] [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Jotaro Kujo.]] [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Erwin Smith.]] [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Shukoro Tsukishima.]] 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?"
** [[Anime/OsomatsuSan Jyushimatsu.]]
** 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.]]

** She voices two characters from ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'': [[GenkiGirl Mako-chan]] and crazy-nun Miyako. Mako-chan's voice probably fits more closely to her regular roles...

** 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/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 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]].

*** 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]]?

* 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}}''.

** He completely [[PlayingAgainstType plays against his type]] with [[TeamMom Koichi]] [[Manga/PsychicSquad 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 [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters 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 [[Literature/{{Oreimo}} older]] [[Literature/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/Onmyoji2016 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 [[Literature/{{Baccano}} Mr. Tick Jefferson]]
** Artemis from ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon''.

** ''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 really creepy {{Shinigami}} who haunts the first episode's protagonist.

** Played Tsubasa Ozora in ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'': Road to 2002.
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%%** 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 PsychoKnifeNut [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Ryoko Asakura]].
* 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/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries Yugi Mutou]], [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Makoto Naegi]], [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Kurama]], [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Nagito Komaeda]] and more. Among her "masculine girl" roles are [[Anime/SailorMoon Haruka/Sailor Uranus]], [[Manga/ViolinistOfHameln Sizer]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Tier Harribel]] 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]].
** In addition, her characters tend to be OlderThanTheyLook. ([[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Toshiro Hitsugaya]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Zidane]] [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Tribal]]).
** [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn.]]
* 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 ''Literature/{{Kanokon}}''.
* Creator/NanaMizuki voices DarkMagicalGirl [[Anime/PrincessTutu Rue]], DarkMagicalGirl [[Anime/ShugoChara Utau]], DarkMagicalGirl [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Fate]], DarkMagicalGirl [[Literature/TheGardenOfSinners Ouji]], DarkMagicalGirl [[VisualNovel/MagicalCanan Cerulean Blue]], and KnightInSourArmor MagicalGirl [[Anime/{{Symphogear}} Tsubasa]]. On the other side, she also voices ShrinkingViolet [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata]] and ShrinkingViolet MagicalGirl [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi]]... as well as GenkiGirl [[Manga/NinjaNonsense 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/Onmyoji2016 Onmyōji]]''.

** 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.

** He was also the voice of Marth in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, with a much lighter tone to his voice than his usual roles.

** 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/NaoTouyama tends to play [[GenkiGirl bubbly]] and somewhat [[TheDitz ditzy]] girls such as [[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Kanon Nakagawa]], [[Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer Chiho Sasaki]], [[Manga/KiniroMosaic Karen Kujo]], [[Literature/MyTeenRomanticComedySnafu Yui Yuigahama]], and [[VideoGame/KanColle the Kongou sisters]].

* 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''.

* 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.

** Except [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Giorno Giovanna]], who is not only cunning but is 5'8' at the age of 15!

** Graham is the PlayingAgainstType case here. A HotBlooded, LargeHam, [[TheAce ace]] [[TheRival rival]] who is very far from being a jerk.

* 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 not cold all the time, could count as well since he is the son of the Shinigami.

** 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/TheGardenOfSinners Ouji]], DarkMagicalGirl [[VisualNovel/MagicalCanan Cerulean Blue]], and KnightInSourArmor MagicalGirl [[Anime/{{Symphogear}} Tsubasa]]. On the other side, she also voices ShrinkingViolet [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata]] and ShrinkingViolet MagicalGirl [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi]]... as well as GenkiGirl [[Manga/NinjaNonsense Shinobu]] and {{Genki|Girl}} DarkMagicalGirl [[VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable Levi]]. She also voices young boys, such as [[Manga/BlackButler Alois Trancy]].

* 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)]], [[Literature/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/PokemonTheSeries Kojiro (James)]] all the way to Aladdin in the Japanese dub of the Disney series, or to Bob Makihara of ''Manga/TenjhoTenge''.

* [[Creator/RieKugimiya 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''), Sugar (''Manga/OnePiece''), Kagura (''Manga/{{Gintama}}''), Astarotte (''Astarotte No Omocha''), and Taiga (''Literature/{{Toradora}}''). In fact, her other fan nickname is "the Queen of Tsundere".

* 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''.

** Ahem. [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Shizuo Heiwajima.]] [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Jotaro Kujo.]] [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Erwin Smith.]] [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Shukoro Tsukishima.]] Can you say "subversion"?

** 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.

*** And don't forget the [[DissonantSerenity Serenely Dissonant]], ExtremeDoormat that is [[LightNovel/{{Baccano}} Mr. Tick Jefferson]]

* 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'')

** He also tends to voice characters [[ButtMonkey that tend to get abused a lot]] such as [[Manga/SpecialA Tadashi Karino]], [[LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts Akihisa Yoshii]] and [[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Keima Katsuragi]].

* 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.

* Creator/KanaHanazawa is one of the best recent choices for timid, kind, if somewhat fragile, female characters such as [[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} Nadeko Sengoku]], [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Anri Sonohara]], [[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Shiori Shiomiya]] and [[Manga/{{Nisekoi}} Kosaki Onodera]]. Though she has played against this on occasion, such as Mikan Yuuki in ''Manga/ToLoveRu'' or Zange in ''Manga/KannagiCrazyShrineMaidens'', 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''.

* 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'', Ristarte in ''LightNovel/TheHeroIsOverpoweredButOverlyCautious'', 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 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''), Maria Cadenzavna Eve (''Anime/{{Symphogear}}''), Weiss Schnee (''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''), 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.

* 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 [[Literature/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]], [[LightNovel/HighschoolDxD Issei]], and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Johnny Joestar]] (in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'' and ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven'').

** There is one notable exception, though: He voiced Sebas Tian, the soft spoken and kindhearted butler of ''LightNovel/{{Overlord|2012}}''. Still, said exception is occasionally averted (usually in the Ple Ple Pleiades Shorts).

* Creator/NaoTouyama tends to play [[GenkiGirl bubbly]] and somewhat [[TheDitz ditzy]] girls such as [[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Kanon Nakagawa]], [[Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer Chiho Sasaki]], [[Manga/KiniroMosaic Karen Kujo]], [[LightNovel/MyTeenRomanticComedySnafu Yui Yuigahama]], and [[VideoGame/KanColle the Kongou sisters]].
* Creator/RinaHidaka's name is often associated with [[TokenMiniMoe young girls]]. Compare [[LightNovel/BlackBullet Enju]], [[Literature/AccelWorld Yuniko]], [[LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex Last Order]], [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Silica]], and [[VideoGame/KanColle most of the Mutsuki-class Destroyers]].

* What does [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kirito]], [[Literature/AbsoluteDuo Tooru Kokonoe]], [[LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Bell Cranel]], and [[LightNovel/NoGameNoLife Sora]] have in common? They are all NiceGuy protagonists in HaremGenre light novels voiced by Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka.

* The vast majority of characters voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu are either villains ([[Manga/AttackOnTitan Zeke Yeager]] and [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Zato-One]]), campy and effeminate ([[LightNovel/ReZero Roswaal]], [[Manga/SoulEater Excalibur]], [[Manga/ToYourEternity Prince Bon]], and [[Manga/ArakawaUnderTheBridge Sister]]), or both ([[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Nobuyuki Sugou/Oberon]], [[LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime Clayman]], [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Mephistopheles]], and of course his StarMakingRole as Dio Brando in the David Production ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' anime).

* While Creator/AoiYuuki has a wide vocal range, she does tend to be typecast as quirky BadassAdorable[=s=] or ActionGirl[=s=] who oftentimes possess overpowered abilities such as [[Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear Hibiki Tachibana]], [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Tsuyu Asui]], [[LightNovel/SoImASpiderSoWhat Kumoko]], [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka Kaname]], and [[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Tatsumaki]]. On a lesser note, she also gets typecast as DelicateAndSickly ones who nonetheless can be SilkHidingSteel if the situation calls for it, such as [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Yuuki]], [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Okita Souji]], and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Lysithea Von Ordelia]].

* Creator/DaisukeOno seems to be associated with charming {{Bishonen}} like Yukito in ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'' Koizumi in ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', and ''himself'' in ''Manga/LuckyStar'' (which is exactly as it's said: ''charming bishonen'').

** And in the ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' anime, he'll plays the ecchi, stubborn Battler Ushiromiya, so that's definitely a subversion.

*** And in the UpdatedRerelease to ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2002'', he voices [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute a replacement for K9999]] called...Nameless.

** And in the upcoming ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' anime, he'll be playing the ecchi, stubborn Battler Ushiromiya, so that's definitely a subversion.

*** 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''.

** 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.