Line #101 Creator/KappeiYamaguchi


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9	[[VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners I'm Kappei Yamaguchi, one of the seiyuus. Despite my popularity, here I present myself to you! Comrades in arms, let us trope!]]
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11	Kappei Yamaguchi (born ''Mitsuo Yamaguchi'', May 23, 1965) is one of Japan's leading voice actors. His real name is Mitsuo Yamaguchi, but he's better known by his stage name Kappei.
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13	Quite a versatile voice actor, though he tends to do well in hot-blooded roles such as the title characters of ''Manga/InuYasha'' and ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' (which coincidentally enough, both series are written by Creator/RumikoTakahashi). However, he has shown that he is capable of doing roles '''far''' different from these, such as L from ''Manga/DeathNote'' and Daisaku from the OVA version of ''Anime/GiantRobo''.
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15	He also seems to like monkeys, and some of his characters have even been compared to one. And cats, too.
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17	His son, Ryunosuke Yamaguchi, is a voice actor in his own right.
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19	As of 2020, he has been increasingly pigeonholed into roles PopularWithFurries -- [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake Red XIII]] and [[VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners Moritaka]] come to mind, but this started all the way with ''Inuyasha'' and ''Ranma ½''. However, Administrivia/TropesAreTools.
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21	!!Notable roles by Kappei Yamaguchi:
22	* Artemis in the live-action ''[[Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon Sailor Moon]]''
23	* Current Japanese voice actor for ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunny''
24	* Cheshire Cat from ''Manga/PandoraHearts''
25	* Crash Bandicoot in the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series ([[TheOtherDarrin darrin'd]] by Creator/MakotoIshii)
26	* Daisaku Kusama in the ''Anime/GiantRobo'' OVA.
27	* Daitokuji/[[spoiler:Amnael]] in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''
28	* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}:''
29	** Chuumon in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' (initially, darrin'd by Creator/TakahiroSakurai in episode 27, Atori Shigematsu in episode 40 and by Creator/RumiOokubo in the PSP game)
30	** Ekakimon in ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime''
31	** Junkmon in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020''
32	** Publimon in ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame''
33	* Eiji Kakihana in ''Anime/OddTaxi''
34	* Enma-kun in ''Anime/GhastlyPrinceEnmaBurningUp''
35	* Feitan in ''Manga/HunterXHunter (2011 version)''
36	* Flappy in ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar''
37	* Fu in ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' and ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes''
38	* [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Fuuta (Blathers)]] in ''Anime/AnimalCrossingTheMovie''
39	* Gineka in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger''
40	* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''
41	** Sai Saici from ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''
42	** Tobia Arronax from the ''Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'' series of manga in [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha his]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV many]] [[VideoGame/AnotherCenturysEpisode video game]] [[VideoGame/GundamVsSeries appearances]]
43	* Haruhiko in ''Manga/PleaseSaveMyEarth''
44	* Held in ''VideoGame/OneHundredSleepingPrincesAndTheKingdomOfDreams''
45	* Hideyoshi Soya from ''Manga/TheLawOfUeki''
46	* Hifumi Yamada in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''
47	* Hisaki Yodobashi and Procyon Floud in ''VideoGame/LiveAHero''
48	* Illusion in ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger''
49	* [[Characters/InuyashaInuyasha Inuyasha]] in ''Manga/InuYasha'' and its sequel ''[[Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon]]''
50	** Reprised the role in the {{crossover}} with ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji\|2016}}'' as well as its spin-off ''Kessen! Heian-kyō''
51	* Jetfire, [[VoiceOfTheLegion one half of]] Safeguard, and [[CastingGag Rattletrap]] in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''
52	* Jin Chonrei & [[DudeLooksLikeALady Jin Chonshu]] from ''VideoGame/FatalFury''
53	* Jiromaru (adult) in ''Anime/TheBoyAndTheBeast''
54	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
55	** Forever in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]''
56	** Shigekiyo [[InSeriesNickname "Shigechi"]] Yangu in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]''
57	** Yo-Yo Ma in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]''
58	* Kabuki Danjuro in ''VideoGame/TengaiMakyou''
59	* Kechizu in ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen''
60	* Keita Aono in ''Anime/{{Betterman}}''
61	* Ken Kurenai in ''Anime/RedBaron'' (the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Series/SuperRobotRedBaron'')
62	* Kerokichi in ''Manga/{{Yaiba}}''
63	* Komao in ''Anime/{{Bucchigiri}}''
64	* Konnosuke in ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu Musou''
65	* Kuma/Teddie from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''
66	* Kyle, Jimmy, Craig and some other roles in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''
67	* Kyle Moon in ''[[Anime/{{Raideen}} Chouja Reideen]]''
68	* [[Characters/DeathNoteLLawliet L]] from ''Manga/DeathNote''
69	* Light in ''VideoGame/{{TwinBee}}''
70	* Lil Salomon, Moritaka, Shino, Gyobu, Hanuman and one of the Protagonists in ''VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners''. Has become one of the franchise's signature seiyuu!
71	* Creator/LivTyler and Creator/MattDamon in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice''
72	* Mizuki Akabayashi in ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''
73	* Mort in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1''
74	* Nagakura Shinpachi in ''Manga/PeacemakerKurogane''
75	* Nirengeki Shoda in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
76	* Noin Claude from ''Manga/PhantomThiefJeanne''
77	* Oberon in ''Manga/TheAncientMagusBride''
78	* Older Heart in ''Anime/YouAreUmasou''
79	* Phillip in ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni''
80	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''
81	** Todd Snap (Toru) in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', ''VideoGame/PokemonSnap'', and ''VideoGame/NewPokemonSnap''
82	** Chimchar (Hikozaru) in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon''
83	* Rai Utsumi from ''Anime/BraveCommandDagwon''
84	* [[Characters/RanmaOneHalfRanmaSaotome Ranma Saotome]] from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' (debut role)
85	* Rattrap in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' and ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''
86	* Rapp in ''VideoGame/Grandia1''
87	* Red XIII/Nanaki in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake''
88	* Ryu in ''Franchise/BreathOfFire'' ''[[VideoGame/BreathOfFireIII III]]'', ''[[VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV IV]]'', ''[[VideoGame/BreathOfFireDragonQuarter Dragon Quarter]]'' and ''6''
89	* Ryu-ou in ''Manga/RGVeda''
90	* Ryuichi Sakuma in ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}''
91	* Sena Izumi in ''Anime/WeissKreuz Gluhen''
92	* Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid from ''Manga/CaseClosed''
93	* Sabato Rokudo in ''Manga/{{Rinne}}''
94	* Shin in ''Literature/BofuriIDontWantToGetHurtSoIllMaxOutMyDefense''
95	* Snips in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
96	* Son Goku in the Japanese dub of ''Film/DragonballEvolution''
97	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
98	** Sonic the Hedgehog in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' and ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''
99	** Q-N-C from ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' (AKA ''Sonic Toon'' in Japanese)
100	* Taka in ''VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima''
101	* Takuma in ''Anime/JungleDeIkou''
102	* Taro Yoshida from ''Anime/FancyLala''
103	* Tarou "Monta" Raimon from ''Manga/Eyeshield21''
104	* Tasuku Shinhuji from the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' series
105	* Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito in ''Anime/TigerMaskW''
106	* Tick Jefferson from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}''
107	* Ticket from ''Series/ResshaSentaiToQger'', as well as the voice of the [=ToQgers=]' gear.
108	* Tombo from ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService''
109	* Tsutomu Yamaguchi in ''Manga/NeighborhoodStory'' and ''Manga/ParadiseKiss''
110	* Tytree Crowe from ''VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth''
111	* [[Characters/OnePieceUsopp Usopp]] from ''Manga/OnePiece''
112	* Walder from ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
113	* Wanda from ''Anime/MiracleWanda''
114	* Yattarou (AKA: "Speedy Cerviche") from ''Kyattou Ninden Teyandee'' (better known to North American viewers through its GagDub ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'')
115	* Zenki (child mode) in ''Manga/KishinDoujiZenki''
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117	->[[Manga/DeathNote If I were to encounter such tropers, I would likely be referenced by them... because in truth, I am that troper.]]\
118	[[Anime/GiantRobo Crush them, Go Giant Troper!!]]

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