The Japanese voice of Harry Potter.
Ladies and gentlemen! I, Kensho Ono, have a dream!
Kensho Ono, born on October 5, 1989 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, has been in the business as a child, being the official Japanese voice for Harry Potter and by extension, the dub voice actor of Daniel Radcliffe. It's probably his best-known role after Tetsuya Kuroko in Kuroko's Basketball; that he also portrays in the stage adaptations, Hakuryuu Ren in Magi: Labyrinth of Magic, and most recently Giorno Giovanna in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.
Along with his extensive voice acting career, he is also well-known for being a massive all-rounder (which is quite uncommon in the industry), active in film, TV, and theatre.note On top of that, he launched a solo music career in 2014 with FANTASTIC TUNE, the 4th ending to Kuroko's Basketball.
Not related to Daisuke Ono or Yuki Ono in any way, although the three of them were in Kuroko's Basketball together and voiced three JoJos (Daisuke and Yuki voiced Jotaro and Josuke respectively, and having the same surname got him the role of Giorno).
In February 2017, a Japanese tabloid publicized the fact that he was in a relationship with fellow voice actress Kana Hanazawa and she had been living with him for some time. On July 8, 2020, he and his agency announced their marriage
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Kensho Ono has these roles that he knows to be just:
- Akane Forden in Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: Change the World
- Alessand Visponti in Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
- Ango in 7 Seeds
- Arashi in Zoids Wild
- Arata Kaizaki in ReLIFE
- Archer/ Zhou Yu in Fate/Samurai Remnant
- Ayer and Baal in Granblue Fantasy
- Bit Namital on Back Arrow
- Calme (Calem) in Pokémon Masters
- Canute, Son of Sweyn in Vinland Saga
- Chaos in Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- anime
- Chisei Kuzuryū in Paradox Live
- Clover in Pretty Cure Super Stars!
- Cygnus Hyoga in Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary
- Diluc Ragnvindr in Genshin Impact
- Enforcer in Arknights
- Floch Forster in Attack on Titan
- Friedrich Norshteyn in The Legendary Hero Is Dead!
- Genkurōgitsune in Onmyoji: The Card Game
- Geoffrey and Noah in Fire Emblem Heroes
- Giorno Giovanna in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (TV anime, replacing Daisuke Namikawa from All-Star Battle and Eyes of Heaven.)
- Hakuryuu Ren in Magi: Labyrinth of Magic ([BAKA! BAKA! OMAERA MINNA BAKA! [1] )
- Hangan Nagamine in Angolmois
- The Japanese voice of Harry Potter in the Harry Potter movies (His most renowned role)
- Hathaway Noa in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (replacing Nozomu Sasaki)
- Hiroshi Satou in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
- Hozumi Kohinata in Prince of Stride
- Iku Kannaduki in Tsukiuta (with producer takamatt)
- Jason Frudnick in Blaster Master Zero
- Joseph in Maria the Virgin Witch
- Kall-Su in Bastard!! (1988) (2022 Netflix anime)
- Kassa in Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness
- KITE in Japan Sinks
- Knight Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom
- Larcade Dragneel in Fairy Tail
- Lars The Vengeful Young Soldier in NieR Re[in]carnation
- Leo Demonheart in I'm Quitting Heroing
- Leonard in Devils and Realist
- Leos Kleitos in Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
- Mahiru Seki in Call of the Night
- Mapo Tofu in the Japanese dub of The Tale of Food
- Mikaela Hyakuya in Seraph of the End
- Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in the Japanese dub of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Miya and Sekia in 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams
- Monoyoshi Sadamune in Touken Ranbu
- Mont Leonis in War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
- Mugman (Frank Todaro) in the Japanese dub of The Cuphead Show!
- Outa Tachibana in On Air!
- Payne in Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
- Phichit Chulanont in Yuri!!! on Ice
- Ptolemaeus (young) in Fate/Grand Order
- Raichi Todoroki in Diamond no Ace
- Randi in the Secret of Mana remake
- Riku Nanase in IDOLiSH7
- Rion Shōji a.k.a. Tokyo Station in STATION IDOL LATCH!
- Ryou (Aaron) and Alain (Alan) in Pokémon: The Series
- Ryunosuke Akutagawa in Bungo Stray Dogs
- Ryūsei Fudou in Gundam Breaker Mobile and its ONA Gundam Breaker Battlogue
- Ryuunosuke Hanakuma in Exit Tunes Presents ACTORS
- Seiji Aino in Love Tyrant
- Serenoa Wolffort in Triangle Strategy
- Shikadai Nara in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
- Shikorae in Tokyo Ghoul: Re
- Shinobino Mono in Komi Can't Communicate
- Shū Fujiwara in Tsurune
- Shun Maiyama in Shounen Hollywood
- Slaine Troyard in Aldnoah.Zero
- Sou Hishigata in Summertime Rendering
- Souji Okita in Bakumatsu Rock
- Sōseki Natsume in Akanesasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau
- Strohl in Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Subaru Mikazuki in My Roommate is a Cat
- Sui Kaburagi in Fafner in the Azure: Exodus
- Tadashi Kikuchi in Sk8 the Infinity
- Taikobou in Hakyu Hoshin Engi
- Taiyou Tsukuba in The Orbital Children
- Tanaka in Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
- Taro Komori in Ghost Hound
- Tatsuya Saeki in Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
- Tetsuya Kuroko in Kuroko's Basketball
- Toma in Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku
- Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) in the Japanese dub of Dunkirk
- Tomohiro Nagatsuka in A Silent Voice
- Tooru Nayuki in High School Star Musical
- Tsubasa Aoki in Star Driver
- Vaan in Dissidia Final Fantasy 012 or Duodecim
- Wolf Nachi in Saint Seiya Awakening
- Yellow Keeper / Shinya Kiritani in Go, Go, Loser Ranger!
- Yoshichika Tsurugi in Luck & Logic
- Yukimura Sanada in Ikemen Sengoku
- Yuri Briar in Spy X Family
- Yuya Sakaki, Yuri & Zarc in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
I Kensho Ono, have my own tropes!:
- Happily Married: To Kana Hanazawa.
- Pigeonholed Voice Actor: Tends to play Nice Guys, stoics, or heroes, plenty of whom are Bishonens. Recently, Keets have made their way into his career.
- Playing Against Type:
- Hakuryuu Ren, being a Black Sheep Anti-Hero who was slowly starting to fall into his darker nature when season 2 came around.
- Ryuunosuke Akutagawa is Ax-Crazy mafioso that can go from calm to absolutely murderous at the drop of a hat. This is noticeably one of his first roles that sees him using a lower voice than his previous roles, evolving into a full raspy voice by the third season.
- Shikorae is a Psychopathic Manchild, of all things.
- Floch Forster somehow manages to make Akutagawa look fairly composed in comparison, being a xenophobic, sociopathic Hate Sink after the Time Skip.
- And then, there's Yuri Briar who is basically a Crazy Jealous Guy towards anyone who is near towards his sister Yor. Although, deep inside he's willing to to get his hands dirty for the sake his older sister.
- There’s also his other Yuri role, serving as an Ax-Crazy Evil Counterpart to the protagonist Yuya. And their original incarnation Zarc is a full-on Omnicidal Maniac.
- Pretty Boy: In real life, he's very much considered this, with many internet commenters, interviewers, and fellow colleagues calling him an ikemennote .
- Star-Making Role: The eponymous Harry Potter in the Harry Potter film series was the role that launched his voice-acting career. In the anime world, Tetsuya Kuroko from Kuroko's Basketball made him into a name to look out for.
- Vocal Evolution: After getting vocal polyps surgery in 2015, his voice changed from a smooth mid-tenor to a huskier tenor with a slight nasal twinge at times. Thanks to his fairly wide vocal range, it's not noticeable in his acting.
