Line #8 Creator/TakeshiKusao


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3	[[Anime/DragonBallZ I've had my fill of bad futures!]]
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5	At an earlier age, Takeshi Kusao was one of the go-to seiyuus of [[RomanticRunnerUp goody two shoes heroes]]. Later on, he starts developing more and more varieties, starting from psychotic villains, or {{Large Ham}}s with a good dose of hearty laughs. That's the man we call Takeshi Kusao. Interestingly, he has two roles related to the famous Japanese soldier, UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura, playing as him in ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'', and his incarnation/descendant Ryo Sanada in ''Anime/RoninWarriors''.
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7	He's HappilyMarried to his fellow ''Samurai Warriors'' cast member, Creator/YukaSaitou with whom [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-09-04/voice-acting-couple-yuka-saitou-takeshi-kusao-welcome-new-baby/.136340 he also has a child]].
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9	!!Roles:
10	* Adol Christin in both of the ''Anime/{{Ys}}'' [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]].
11	** American Adol ([[OffModel Bad Box Art Adol]] from the US [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Genesis]] box art for ''VideoGame/YsIIIWanderersFromYs'') in ''Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen''
12	* Baba Lamune, Baba Lamunade and First Generation Lamuness in the ''[[Anime/NGKnightLamune40 Lamune & 40]]'' series, as well as ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsNEO'', ''[[VideoGame/AnotherCenturysEpisode Another Century's Episode Portable]]'' & ''Super Robot Wars OE''
13	** Lumford Orisis in the ''FRESH'' OVA
14	** [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-05/sanrio-new-jewelpet-anime-film-and-kukuriraige-film-to-open-in-february/.154007 Reprises his role as Lamune]] in ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}: Attack Travel''
15	* Biskes in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger''
16	* Bion Biao from ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger''
17	* Capricorn Shura and Wolf Nachi in ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' (He replaced Creator/HideyukiTanaka as Nachi from episodes 60-114 and Creator/KojiTotani as Shura 4 years before Totani's death.)
18	* Casshern in ''Anime/CasshanRobotHunter''
19	* Clouder/Doubleclouder in ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce''
20	* Cless Alvein in ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia''
21	** Also provided the vocal tracks for Chester Barklight in the same game's Super Nintendo version, before Chester got his [[Creator/KentaroIto own seiyuu]]
22	* Coco/Cocoda Kouji in ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5''
23	** ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGo''
24	** ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGoTheMovieHappyBirthdayInTheLandOfSweets''
25	** ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars''
26	* Daisuke Fuji in ''Anime/TigerMaskW''
27	* Daniel [=LaRusso=] (Creator/RalphMacchio) in the [[DuelingDubs Japanese home video dubs]] of ''Film/TheKarateKid'', ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'', [[RoleReprise and in the dub of]] ''Series/CobraKai''.
28	* Dororo in ''Manga/SgtFrog''
29	* Enki in ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}''
30	* Four/Solo from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'' (from the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series) in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
31	* Freezen in ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureMaxHeart''
32	** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureMaxHeart2FriendsOfTheSnowLadenSky''
33	* Green Raker in ''Anime/BraveExkaiser''
34	* Hanamichi Sakuragi in ''Manga/SlamDunk'' ([[LargeHam A BASKETBALL GENIUS! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!]])
35	* Kabutack in ''Series/BRoboKabutack''
36	* Kai in ''Anime/{{Akira}}''
37	* Kiriha Aonuma, Ballistamon, Greymon, Cyberdramon [[spoiler:and Bagramon]] in ''Anime/DigimonFusion''
38	** The Watchmaker[[spoiler:, aka Bagramon,]] in ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime''
39	** Joe Kido in Anime/DigimonAdventure2020
40	* Kougaiji in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''
41	* Kousuke Asazuki in ''Manga/{{Spiral}}''
42	* Kohza, Jaguar D. Saul, Karasu and young Gol D. Roger in ''Manga/OnePiece''
43	* Krad in ''Manga/DNAngel''
44	* Ky Kiske in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''
45	* Kyouichi Saionji in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''
46	* Ladros in ''Manga/BlackClover''
47	* Lee Jenshin in ''Anime/GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu''
48	* Mao in ''Anime/CodeGeass''
49	* Masafumi Shinoda in ''Manga/WorldTrigger''
50	* Minwu in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' (Moreso in Dissidia Opera Omnia)
51	* Mushitarou Oguri in ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs''
52	* Nyar-o in ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove''
53	* Parn in the OVA of ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar''. Succeeded by Creator/NobutoshiCanna in the TV series.
54	* Pickle in ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'' (2018)
55	* Pi-tan in ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger''
56	* Reito Hirosue in ''Anime/CaptainEarth''
57	* Ricochet (Creator/CarlosAlazraqui / Creator/JasonMarsden) in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha''.
58	* Ryo Sanada in ''Anime/RoninWarriors''
59	* Shuugo Aizawa in ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorialGirlsSide 3''
60	* Sly Cooper from ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'', replacing Creator/TomokazuSeki from the [[VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves 3rd game]] onwards (and the [[VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus first]] [[VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves two]] games' remakes in the HD collection) and for his appearance in ''VideoGame/PlaystationAllStarsBattleRoyale''.
61	* Smoky the Magical Cat from ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''.
62	* Sonic the Hedgehog in ''VideoGame/SegaSonicTheHedgehog''
63	* [[TheDanza Takeshi Tenma]]/Voicelugger Sapphire in ''Series/{{Voicelugger}}''
64	* Tenka Koganei in ''Manga/SumomoMoMomoMo''
65	* Tintin (Colin O'Meara) in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin1991''
66	* [[Characters/DragonBallFutureTrunks Tru]][[Characters/DragonBallTrunksAndSonGoten nks]] (both FutureBadass form and BrattyHalfPint form), Pigero [[note]] from the episode of the Saiyan arc with Gohan and the orphans [[/note]], Lavenda, Adult Upa [[note]] as of episode 285 of ''Z'' [[/note]] in ''Franchise/DragonBall''
67	* Vigagi in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars3'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Original Generation]]'' series
68	** Jisperu in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsBX''
69	** Saizou Tokitou in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsT'' (his first heroic OG role in the franchise)
70	* Willow in ''Series/Willow2022''
71	* Youta Moteuchi in ''Manga/VideoGirlAi''
72	* [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Yukimura Sanada]] in ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors''
73	* Zantetsu in ''VideoGame/WorldFlipper''

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