Wataru Hatano is a Japanese voice actor who was born on March 13, 1982 in Asahi, Nagano Prefecture. A relatively new talent, he works for 81 Produce and his voice roles are inclined towards young men or adults who are big brothers, bad guys, or is a Jerkass or Large Ham. Also, perverted characters? Expect him to appear a lot in otome and harem content.
He is nicknamed "Waccha" after his most famous roles of Rufus and Jean Kujo.
He uses the pseudonym "Haruno Kaze" in eroge voice work.
Notable roles from Wataru:
- Adonis Otogari in Ensemble Stars!
- Apricot in And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online?
- Asato in Lamento - beyond the void (Credited as Kaze Haruno)
- Belarco in The Legendary Hero Is Dead!
- Chiave in Arknights
- Chikage Utsuki in A3!
- Chikara Doumeki in Twittering Birds Never Fly
- Denny in Another Eden
- Edward in Shadows House
- Fenrich in Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten
- Ficks Finis in Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland
- Fritz Granz in Hundred
- Gajeel Redfox in Fairy Tail
- Gaku Yaotome in Idolish 7
- Gekkamaru in Nightshade
- Georgi Popovich in Yuri!!! on Ice; also sings the ED song "You Only Live Once"
- Goh the Crow in Shinobido
- Hakuya Mitsumine in Engaged to the Unidentified
- Handa in Shirokuma Cafe
- Haruta Shigemo in Jujutsu Kaisen
- Hiroshi Kashiwabara in Chitose Get You!!
- Hitoshi Shinso in My Hero Academia
- Inami and Vega in 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams
- Inugami in Momokyun Sword
- Jean Kujo in Virtua Fighter 5 R / Final Showdown
- Jin in Shining Force Feather
- Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (succeeded by Yuki Ono in the anime)
- Julius B. Harwey in Fate/EXTRA
- Orlando Reeve in Fate/strange Fake
- Junichi Nagase in Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka
- Junichi Naoki in Laughing Salesman NEW
- Kai Fumizuki in Tsukiuta
- Keith in KonoSuba
- Kenji Tomochika in Persona 3 Reload
- Klimt in Reincarnated as a Sword
- Komori in Vampire Dormitory
- Koshirō Chikuma and young Danjou Koga in Basilisk
- Kotaro Fuuma in Action Taimanin
- Largan Drace in Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
- Lindou Tachibana in Dance with Devils
- Madara Yakou in Kajiri Kamui Kagura
- Metal Bat in One-Punch Man
- Mike in the Japanese dub of Power Rangers Samurai
- Milza Kooches in Record of Grancrest War
- Motojiro Kajii in Bungo Stray Dogs
- Munsarat in Avesta of Black and White
- Murasaki in Hamatora
- Niko Bennex in Arc Rise Fantasia
- Norio Kazama in Whispered Words
- Norton Campbell in Identity V
- Ogre in Gundam Build Divers
- Owen and Randall in Granblue Fantasy
- Pan in Grimms Notes
- Perseus Algol and Sea Dragon Kanon in Saint Seiya Awakening
- Poppo in Tales of Legendia
- Rafe Evelies in Ys X: Nordics
- Riichi Yokomitsu in Bungo to Alchemist
- Ritsu Kasanoda in Ouran High School Host Club
- Rufus in Street Fighter IV
- Sakon Shima in Akanesasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau
- Sakurada in My Monster Secret
- Sakuya Sazanami in High School Star Musical
- Male Sakuyo Mikage in Magical Girl Ore
- Shaiapouf in Hunter × Hunter 2011
- Shamrock in Servamp
- Shinnosuke Todo in Junjou Romantica
- Shin Reglia in The Misfit of Demon King Academy
- Spartos in Magi: Labyrinth of Magic
- Takumi Kibukawa in Valvrave the Liberator
- Tamasuke Manabe in Taisho Otome Fairy Tale
- Timothy in Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
- Todd Ingram in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
- Toru Masuko in Diamond no Ace
- Tooru Sanada in Kimi ni Todoke
- Tsubaki in Magical Days the Brats' Parade
- Ulrich Kesler in Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
- Virunga in Disgaea Dimension 2
- The Wizard in TAISHO x ALICE
- Young Yahiko in Naruto Shippuden
- Yeti Megid in Kamen Rider Saber
- Youji Sakiyama in sweet pool (Credited as Kaze Haruno)
- Yuj in Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2
- Yuuta Segawa in Listen to me, girls. I am your father!
- Yuuto Ayase in Haruka Nogizaka's Secret
- Yuuya Nomoto in Killing Bites
- Zardin in Dragalia Lost
