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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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