Line #47 Creator/TakeshiAono


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3	Takeshi Aono (June 19, 1936 - April 9, 2012) was a seiyū and actor from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō affiliated with Aoni Production. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.
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5	Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (''Anime/UchuuSenkanYamato''), Rihaku (''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''), Nurarihyon (''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro)'', Piccolo Daimao and Kami-sama (''Manga/DragonBall''), Kumahachi Kumada (''Manga/KiteretsuDaihyakka'') and Tomozō Sakura (''Manga/ChibiMarukoChan''). Aono is also known to appear in all ''Manga/OnePiece'' movies as well as the original voice for Mihawk. He was also known to gamers as the voice of the diabolical Dr. Wily in the Platform/PlayStation-era ''Franchise/MegaMan'' games, and the less diabolical Colonel Roy Campbell in the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series.
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7	He was also the official dub actor of [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Michael Palin]].
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9	In May 2010, Aono suffered a stroke from an aortic infection and passed away nearly two years later on April 9, 2012.
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11	!!Notable roles:
12	* Dr. Albert Zweinstein in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''
13	* Alien Zarab in ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' (also suit actor), ''Film/UltramanMebiusAndTheUltraBrothers'' ('''40 years''' later!), and ''Series/UltraGalaxyMegaMonsterBattle: Never Ending Odyssey''.
14	** Himala in ''Series/UltramanDyna''
15	* Axel Thurston in ''Anime/EurekaSeven''
16	* Babylon in ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom''
17	* Basil of Baker Street in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective''
18	* Batros in ''Anime/SolBianca''
19	* Bookman in ''Manga/DGrayMan'' ([[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] by Hochu Otsuka in Hallow)
20	* Bullrates the Kobold in ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''
21	* Cagnazzo in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV DS''
22	* Carpenter in ''Manga/HoneyAndClover''
23	* Daiki Niwa in ''Manga/DNAngel''
24	* Dakuan in ''Anime/NinjaScroll''
25	* Deszaras a.k.a. Deathsaurus (by English fans) in ''Anime/TransformersVictory''
26	* Doohan in ''Anime/CowboyBebop''
27	* Dracule "Hawkeye" Mihawk in ''Manga/OnePiece'' (succeeded by Hirohiko Kakegawa)
28	* Dr. Ein in ''VideoGame/SaturnBomberman''
29	* Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Japanese dub of ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''
30	* The Gambling King in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''
31	* Gasket in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''
32	* Gen Fu in the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' video game series.
33	* Gengai Hiraga in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' (replaced by Creator/BinShimada in ''Enchousen'')
34	* Genjuro Hagakure and Nobuyuki Onijigoku in ''Anime/PrettySammy TV''
35	* Gimlet in ''Anime/GaoGaiGarFINAL''
36	* Hadler in ''Manga/DragonQuestTheAdventureOfDai''
37	* Hellruga Izberga in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC'' (succeeded by Shinpachi Tsuji in ''The Moon Dwellers'')
38	* Herb Powell in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
39	* Issei in ''Anime/GiantRobo''
40	* Jack Morgan in ''Anime/{{Firestorm}}'' (anime)
41	* Jinmen in ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'' (OVA)
42	* Jinpachi Mishima in ''VideoGame/Tekken5'' (co-voice with Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka)
43	* Joker in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
44	* Kenki-kun in ''Manga/GhostSweeperMikami''
45	** Also voiced Akechi Mitsuhide in the movie
46	* Kraken in ''VideoGame/PowerStone''
47	* Kiling Meehilbis in ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight''
48	* Kumahachi Kumada in ''Manga/KiteretsuDaihyakka''
49	* Leo in ''VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs''
50	* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
51	** Dr. Albert W. Wily in ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManX4''
52	** Isoc and Ground Scaravich in ''VideoGame/MegaManX6''
53	* The official dub voice for Creator/MichaelPalin:
54	** Adrian "Bugsy" Malone in ''Film/FierceCreatures''
55	** All of his ''Creator/MontyPython'' roles.
56	* Miki Norihei in ''Manga/YakitateJapan''
57	* Murai in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''
58	* Muramasa in ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden ''
59	* Murigson in ''Anime/CaptainHarlock: The Arcadia of My Youth''
60	* Nicholas A. Andersen in ''VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar''
61	* Nobuyuki and Katsuhito Masaki in ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' (respectively replaced by Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi and Creator/KenUo in the fourth and fifth ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'' [=OVAs=])
62	* Nurarihyon in ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'' (Series 3 and 5)
63	* Piccolo Daimao (the original, not his son[[note]]who is voiced by Creator/ToshioFurukawa[[/note]]), Kami-sama, Murasaki and Shen in ''Manga/DragonBall'' (Kami-sama was replaced by Creator/BinShimada in ''Kai'' who would also take over for Piccolo Daimao in ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'')
64	* Rihaku in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''
65	* Rodyle in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''
66	* Roy Campbell[[spoiler: and the GW AI]] in ''VideoGame/MetalGear''. [[note]][[spoiler:GW AI]] in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''[[/note]] Also the voice of Aleksandr Leonovitch Granin in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''. With Aono's death, Creator/HideoKojima retired the character out of respect.
67	* Rudolf Smuntz in the TBS Japanese dub of ''Film/MouseHunt''
68	* Sancho in ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'' (original Japanese dubbing, 1982)
69	* Scope Tsurusaki in ''Prefectural Earth Defense Force''
70	* Shige-san Mitamura in ''Manga/AiShiteNight''
71	* Shigure Aotsuki in the OVA of ''Manga/UshioAndTora''
72	* Shiro Sanada in ''Anime/UchuuSenkanYamato''
73	* Stan in ''Manga/{{Trigun}}''
74	* Sugoroku Mutou (a.k.a. Solomon Moto) in ''Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries''
75	* Tazuna in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
76	* Toshio Kōmura in ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}''
77	* Vanilla Ice in the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' [=OVAs=] (succeeded by Creator/ShowHayami in the [[{{Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders}} TV series]])
78	* Wagnard in ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar''
79	* Victor Reynolds in ''Manga/{{Lady}}''

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