Line #18 Creator/KenichiOgata


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3	[[VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners Are you the troper who contracted with me, Kenichi Ogata? The favor of saving me from pigeonholing will be returned in anime… You can count on me, UWAHAHAHA!]]
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5	“[[PigeonholedVoiceActor The Father Figure]] of the Japanese Voice-Acting Industry”, Ken'ichi Ogata (born March 29, 1942) is a male voice actor from Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture.
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7	Some of his most notable roles have been as Genma Saotome of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', as Leo and Liger Shishioh of ''[[Anime/GaoGaiGar The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]'', Professor Hiroshi Agasa of ''Manga/CaseClosed'', and more recently, as Gran Torino of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''.
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9	The work in which he voiced the most characters was in the ''Super Robot Wars'' series. He used to work at Aoni Production and now is working at Production Baobab.
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11	Kenichi Ogata was born to Japanese comedian Kenichi Enomoto. After graduating junior high school, Ogata studied cooking, and then went to high school, where he aimed to be a comedy performer, and worked for some theatrical companies. His voice acting debut was in Anime/MazingerZ, and has been voice acting since.
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13	He is known for his unique soft voice, but also for his astringent and villain roles, and has an established reputation for his role in Tensai Bakabon.
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15	So, if Creator/OsamuTezuka is the god of anime, then Kenichi-san is the god of seiyu? Well, that's a joke.
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17	!!Notable roles:
18	* Akio Kano in ''Manga/DevilsLine''
19	* Aku Aku in the Japanese version of the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series
20	* Arsalan in ''VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners''
21	* Azaka in ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki''
22	* Barrel Caskett in ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends''
23	* Beloukas in ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero''
24	* The Brain in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and spinoff ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''
25	* Bunta in ''Anime/{{Gaiking}}''
26	* Chongara in the ''VideoGame/ArcTheLad'' series
27	* St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro in ''Manga/OnePiece''
28	* Ebisumaru in the ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'' games and TV anime
29	* The Elder in ''Anime/StarWarsVisions (The Elder)''
30	* Flange Doozer in the Creator/{{NHK}} dub of ''Series/FraggleRock''
31	* Mr. Funiyoshi in the Japanese TV dub of ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys''
32	* Fyodor Gergiev in ''Literature/IrinaTheVampireCosmonaut''
33	* Genma Saotome in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''
34	* General Bat in ''Manga/GetterRobo''
35	** Marshal Hidler in ''Manga/GetterRobo G''
36	** Professor Han in ''Manga/GetterRobo Arc''
37	* Genryusai Shinobibe in the ''Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries''
38	** Doktor Cosmo in ''Mashin Hero Wataru''
39	** [[BigBad Dowarutar]] in ''Mashin Hero Wataru 2''
40	* Gil the dog in ''Manga/RuinExplorers''
41	* Ginginman & Kinkinman in ''Anime/{{Starzinger}}''
42	* Girigiri Oyaji in ''VideoGame/LightningLegendDaigoNoDaibouken''
43	* Gran Torino in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
44	* Great General of Darkness and Mucha in ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' (replacing Kosei Tomita as both)
45	* Hiroshi Agasa in ''Manga/CaseClosed''
46	* James Shirogane in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101''
47	* Professor Jordan Perry in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze''
48	* Kempeler in ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Fighter''
49	* [[Characters/KirbyKingDedede King Dedede]] in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa''
50	* Dr. Kuseno in ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan''
51	* Leo Shishioh, Liger Shishioh, and Pasder in ''Anime/GaoGaiGar''
52	* Myoga in ''Manga/InuYasha''
53	* Ousama Megid in ''Series/KamenRiderSaber''
54	* Saizo in ''Manga/IganoKabamaru''
55	* Santa Claus in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''
56	* Sehir Halil Pasha in ''Manga/AltairARecordOfBattles''
57	* Shamisen in ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''
58	* Shimazu Yoshihiro in the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series
59	* Tiramisu in ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure''
60	* Victor the Securitron in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''
61	* [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Wattson]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Charon]] in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''
62	** [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Professor Samuel Oak]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''

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