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4 | Keiji Fujiwara (October 5, 1964 – April 12, 2020), "[[FanNickname FujiKei]]" for short, was a veteran voice actor in the business. |
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6 | Initially inspired to become a stage actor, Fujiwara entered the field of voice acting through his troupe mate Creator/MikaKanai in pursuit of a more financially secure career. Fujiwara received his first official role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fei Zhang Fei]] of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Manga/{{Romance of The Three Kingdoms|1971}}'' in 1991. A year later, he landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan -- alongside the East Asian region -- this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[IAmNotSpock Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead. |
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8 | Practically the solid go-to-dubber of Creator/RobertDowneyJr, he often played characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. While he usually did calm villains, he could do the crazy type just as well. He was also infamous for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. |
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10 | In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557 undisclosed personal health problems]]. Thus, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprise reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that he would slowly return to work]]. |
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12 | Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55. His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) of ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' released two days before his death, a guest appearance as a Karaoke owner in the WebAnimation project, ''Zashiki-warashi no Tatami-chan'' (Ep. 4) released on May 1, a reprisal of King Toma E. Fiore and his "Mato" persona in the ''[[VideoGame/FairyTail2020 FAIRY TAIL]]'' video game on July 30, the President of the United States (who was modeled on [[https://www.cbr.com/the-god-of-high-school-president-modeled-on-robert-downey-jr/amp/ Robert Downey Jr.]]) in ''Webcomic/TheGodOfHighSchool'' released for the summer season of 2020, and Kagutsuchi in the remaster of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'' on October 29. |
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15 | !![[Literature/{{Baccano}} Thank you! Fuck you! Keiji Fujiwara's roles have arrived!]]: |
16 | * [[GeniusBruiser Amata]] [[EvilMentor Kihara]] in ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex II'' |
17 | * [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAxel Axel and Lea]] in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' ([[CatchPhrase Got it memorized?]]) |
18 | * Baalberith in ''Manga/DevilsAndRealist'' |
19 | * Berger Stone in ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' (First few episodes.) |
20 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Mitsuru Ogata. [[note]]Officially switched off due to failing to come back for the entire series.[[/note]] |
21 | * Boiling Rhino in ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco'' |
22 | * Booker [=DeWitt=] in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'' |
23 | * Bowman Jean in ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Star Ocean: Second Evolution]]'' |
24 | ** '''Replaced Actor:''' Creator/RyoHorikawa for ''The Second Story R''[[note]] Fujiwara [[TheOtherDarrin replaced]] Horikawa from ''The Second Story''. [[PosthumousCredit The remake allows the players to reuse Fujiwara's pre-recorded voice clips]] from ''Second Evolution''.[[/note]] |
25 | * Byakuya Ishigami in ''Manga/DrStone'' |
26 | * Chief in ''[[VideoGame/ArmoredCore Armored Core V]]'' |
27 | * Chris [=McLean=] in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' |
28 | * Ciggma Khint in ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'' |
29 | * Cole [=McGrath=] in the Japanese dub of ''[[VideoGame/InFamous inFAMOUS]]'' |
30 | * Count Salamander in ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure: Hana no Miyako de Fashion Show... Desu ka!?'' |
31 | * Darque in ''VideoGame/RomancingSaGa: Minstrel Song'' |
32 | * Deldro Brody in ''Manga/BloodBlockadeBattlefront'' |
33 | * The "Director" in ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' |
34 | * Drago in ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' |
35 | * Egg in ''Manga/ZeroZeroNineOne'' |
36 | * Esidisi in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' |
37 | ** Consequently in the video-games ''All-Star Battle'' and ''Eyes of Heaven''. |
38 | * Eugen in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' |
39 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (first season of the anime and eventually the game as of July 2020) |
40 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series |
41 | ** Reno in ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'', ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', ''Anime/LastOrderFinalFantasyVII '', and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'', with [[FakeShemp archive audio of Reno]] being repurposed for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth'' |
42 | ** Izana Kunagiri in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' |
43 | ** Ardyn Izunia in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' and ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015'' |
44 | * Gabriel Belmont in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' |
45 | * Gabriel Cunningham in ''[[VideoGame/TraumaCenter Trauma Team]]'' |
46 | * [[BigBad Gate]] in ''VideoGame/MegaManX6'' |
47 | * ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series |
48 | ** Eledore Massis in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam The 08th MS Team]]'' |
49 | ** Striker Eagle and Batsraf in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory Gundam]]'' |
50 | ** Field Marshal Noventa and hundreds of bit parts (Fujiwara is probably credited for work in every episode) in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'' |
51 | ** Ali Al-Saachez in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' |
52 | * Gyousou in ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'' |
53 | * Haku in ''VideoGame/UtawarerumonoMaskOfDeception'' and ''VideoGame/UtawarerumonoMaskOfTruth'' |
54 | * Hannes in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' |
55 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda (for anime season 2) |
56 | * Heads Hydra in ''Manga/BloodLad'' |
57 | * Higan in ''Manga/{{Servamp}}'' |
58 | * Hinahoho in ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' |
59 | * Hiroshi Nohara in ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' |
60 | ** '''Successor:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa. |
61 | * Holland [[spoiler: Novak]] in ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' (actually a good guy, though a monumental {{Jerkass}}, specifically in the first half of the series) |
62 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (for the movie ''Anime/EurekaSevenHiEvolution''). |
63 | ** [[spoiler:Renton Thurston]] in ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'' (also a hero, who ironically suffered a whole lot under the former in the first series) |
64 | ** Dewey Novak in ''Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution'' (taking over for the deceased Creator/KoujiTsujitani) |
65 | *** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/KoichiYamadera (for the movie ''Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution''). |
66 | * Homare Nishitani in ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'' |
67 | * Isami Enomoto in ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'' |
68 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda (for anime 2020) |
69 | * Isami Kondō in ''VideoGame/BakumatsuRock'' |
70 | * Jackal/[[DubNameChange Lowell]] in ''VideoGame/TheLastStory'' |
71 | * Jake Martinez in ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' |
72 | * James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/{{LOST}}'' |
73 | * Jin Tōjō in ''Literature/TheTestamentOfSisterNewDevil'' |
74 | * Johnny Rayflo in ''Manga/{{Vassalord}}'' |
75 | * ComicBook/TheJoker (Creator/HeathLedger) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', and the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' despite being from different continuities |
76 | * Julie Sakuma Dmitriyevich in ''Literature/SundayWithoutGod'' |
77 | * Kart in ''[[VideoGame/GigaWing Giga Wing 2]]'' |
78 | * Kagura Mutsuki in ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' |
79 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (as of the mobile game ''Alternative Dark War'') |
80 | * Kagutsuchi in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne HD Remaster'' (PosthumousCredit; the game wasn't even announced until three months after his death.) |
81 | * Kantaro Sakai in ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' |
82 | * Karales in ''VisualNovel/YuminaTheEthereal'' |
83 | * Karuna Yonsa in ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'' |
84 | * Kazuki Jōshima in ''Anime/TheAnthemOfTheHeart'' |
85 | * Kei Enjouji in ''Manga/{{Kizuna}}'' |
86 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/KazuyaIchijo (second OVA) |
87 | * Ken Edmundo in ''Anime/HeatGuyJ'' |
88 | * Kenjiro Tateyama in ''Anime/MekakucityActors'' |
89 | * Kimura Tatsuya in ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' |
90 | * Kiriya in ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' |
91 | * Klaus Warrick in ''Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled'' |
92 | * Koichi Kizakura in ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'' |
93 | * Ladd Russo in ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' |
94 | ** Kinnosuke Kuzuhara in ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' |
95 | * Lancelot in ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' |
96 | * Lao in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'' |
97 | * Leorio Paladiknight in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', TheRemake. |
98 | * Li Gan in ''Literature/LogHorizon'' |
99 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Yohei Tadano (for Season 3, aired Winter 2021) |
100 | * Lyudmil in ''Anime/TheEpicOfZektbach (Drama CD's)'' |
101 | * Machida in ''Manga/WanganMidnight'' |
102 | * Maes Hughes in both ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' anime (undisputably heroic) |
103 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda (for ''Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile'') |
104 | * Martin (French pronunciation; read "martahn") in ''VideoGame/OneHundredSleepingPrincesAndTheKingdomOfDreams'' |
105 | * Masaaki Kuzumi in ''VisualNovel/OokamiKakushi'' |
106 | * Master Yi in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' |
107 | * [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyandSapphire Matsubusa (Maxie)]] in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' |
108 | * Matsunaga Hisahide in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' |
109 | * [[OlympusMons Mewtwo]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', [[TheOtherDarrin standing in for]] [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie Masachika Ichimura]] |
110 | * Mitsukuni Tokugawa in ''VideoGame/AkanesasuSekaiDeKimiToUtau'' |
111 | * Munehiro Nakagami in ''Anime/TrueTears'' |
112 | * Nachi Hinozuka in ''Manga/HakkendenEightDogsOfTheEast'' |
113 | * Nagare Konoe in ''Literature/MayoChiki'' |
114 | * The Narrator and Paul in ''Manga/SgtFrog'' |
115 | * [[IntrepidReporter Nial Burns]] in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' |
116 | * Nick Lu'juck in ''VisualNovel/BlessingOfTheCampanella'' |
117 | * Norville "Shaggy" Rogers (Creator/MatthewLillard) in the Japanese dub of the ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' live-action films |
118 | * [=PoH=] in ''Literature/SwordArtOnline: Hollow Fragment'' |
119 | * Prize in ''Anime/{{Basquash}}'' |
120 | * Raiga Kurosuki in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' |
121 | * Rastan Olgen in ''VideoGame/ArcRiseFantasia'' |
122 | * Creator/RobertDowneyJr's characters in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', the ''[[Film/SherlockHolmes2009 Sherlock Holmes]]'' film series, ''Johnny Be Good'', ''Film/TheSoloist'', ''Film/Chef2014'', ''Film/TheJudge'' and ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' |
123 | * Ron in ''Anime/BtX'' |
124 | * Admiral Ryokugyu in ''Manga/OnePiece'' |
125 | * Ryuuzen Gotou in ''Literature/KokoroConnect'' |
126 | * Sakuya Togane in ''Anime/PsychoPass'' |
127 | * Saneatsu in ''Anime/TheMagnificentKotobuki'' |
128 | * Seiji Ogata in ''Manga/HikaruNoGo'' |
129 | * Seitaro Higuchi in ''Literature/TheTatamiGalaxy'' |
130 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/KazuyaNakai (for 2017 movie: ''The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl'') |
131 | * Shen in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' (Japanese dub) |
132 | * Shigure Aotsuki in ''Manga/UshioAndTora'' 2015 |
133 | * Shiina in ''Manga/WanderingSon'' |
134 | * Shima Sakon in ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'' |
135 | * Shingo Shoji in ''Manga/InitialD'' |
136 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Shuhei Sakaguchi (for ''New Initial D Legend'' movie series) |
137 | * Shiro Fujimoto in ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' |
138 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/HiroakiHirata (fill in for The Impure King Arc) |
139 | * Shuichi Aizawa in ''Manga/DeathNote'' |
140 | * SIGINT in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' |
141 | ** Drebin 893 in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' |
142 | * Simeon in ''Anime/ChaosDragon'' |
143 | * [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Stu Pickles]] in the Japanese dubs of ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'', ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis'', and ''WesternAnimation/RugratsGoWild'' |
144 | * ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' series: |
145 | ** Captain Rowd in the ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' Drama CD. |
146 | ** Brandeau in ''VideoGame/SuikodenIV'' |
147 | ** Ferid Egan in ''VideoGame/SuikodenV'' |
148 | ** Iskas in ''VideoGame/SuikodenTactics'' |
149 | * ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' |
150 | ** Cheeda Nick in ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' |
151 | ** Jackpot Striker in ''Series/KaitouSentaiLupinrangerVsKeisatsuSentaiPatranger'' |
152 | * Taiko Kumoh in ''Manga/LaughingUnderTheClouds'' |
153 | * Takumi Rindō in ''Manga/WorldTrigger'' |
154 | * Tatsumi in ''Anime/DeathParade'' |
155 | * Tenri Hiragi in ''Manga/SeraphOfTheEnd'' |
156 | * Toma E. Fiore, a.k.a. Mato, in ''Manga/FairyTail'' (received a PosthumousCredit in the [[VideoGame/FairyTail2020 video game]]) |
157 | ** '''Replacement Actor:''' Creator/WataruTakagi (for the movie ''Anime/FairyTailDragonCry'') |
158 | * [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark/Iron Man]] in ''Anime/MarvelAnimeIronMan'' |
159 | * ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' series |
160 | ** Devastor (Scavenger) in ''[[Anime/TransformersArmada Transformers: Micron Legend]]'' |
161 | ** Dinobot in the dub of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' |
162 | ** Grimlock in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' |
163 | ** Megatron in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' |
164 | * Tsuyoshi Kisaragi in ''Anime/BloodC'' |
165 | * [[PeopleInRubberSuits The Village Chief]] in ''Manga/ArakawaUnderTheBridge'' |
166 | * [[BigBad Vladimir Makarov]] in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare3'' |
167 | * Volcott O. Huey in ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'' |
168 | * Wataru Date in ''Manga/CaseClosed'' |
169 | * [[Film/AClockworkOrange White]] in ''Real Bout VideoGame/FatalFury Special: Dominated Mind'' |
170 | * Willy Wonka (Creator/JohnnyDepp) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' |
171 | * Who/Adam in ''[[Manga/HellsAngels Hells]]'' |
172 | * Demon Lord Xenosload in ''Literature/TheHeroIsOverpoweredButOverlyCautious'' |
173 | * [[UsefulNotes/YagyuJubei Yagyuu Munenori]] in ''VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams'' (bastardized) |
174 | * [[TeamDad Zazarland]] in ''VideoGame/GloriaUnion''. |
175 | * [[PaperThinDisguise Z]][[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion en Fudo]] in ''Anime/AquarionEVOL'' |
176 | * Zenzo Hattori in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' |
177 | * [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Zeruel]] [[{{Gonk}} Takeru]] in ''Manga/YouAreBeingSummonedAzazel''. |
178 | * ''Franchise/{{Zoids}}'' series |
179 | ** Irvine in ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury'' |
180 | ** Jack Cisco in ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'' |
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183 | !!Tropes relating to Keiji Fujiwara and his works: |
184 | * BeautifulSingingVoice: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RDtajyeJO4 Actually, yes.]] And despite his propensity for voicing deeper-voiced characters, he sang a rich tenor. |
185 | * EvilSoundsRaspy: His voice also had a coarse streak to it. |
186 | * PigeonholedVoiceActor: Many of Fujiwara's characters were either [[BaritoneOfStrength manly badasses, father-type characters,]] or straight out villains, a typecast shared with one of his English voice actor counterparts, Creator/DavidWald. |
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189 | ->''[[Manga/InitialD Tokyo area saikou seiyuu wa...Air Agency no Fujiwara Keiji datta...]] [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist *sniff* No, it's... it's just the rain...]]'' |
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