Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu (子安 武人, Koyasu Takehito, born May 5, 1967 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator.Koyasu is known for his deep, smooth voice, which often lands him in roles that are either villains or lonely bishōnen. Recently, though (as in the cases of Mitsurugi Hanagata from Saber Marionette J, Ryo Kuroyanagi from Yakitate!! Japan, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, and Kei Itoshiki from (Zoku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei) he has been voicing more and more lively/humorous characters. According to Hisaya Nakajo, the manga artist of the series Hana-Kimi, the character of Masao Himejima was designed with Koyasu's voice in mind; the voice actor ended up voicing this character in the series' drama CDs.On September 18, 2009, he created Velvet Underworld series which is the first drama CD of the series, "The Fool". In the following month, "The Wheel of Fortune" had released as the second drama CD of the series. He's part of the voice actor quartet Weiß consisting of Weiß Kreuz voice castmates Shin-ichiro Miki, Tomokazu Seki and Hiro Yūki. He used to work for Production Baobab but is now the head of T's Factory, a voice actor company he founded in 1998. 2Filmography 3Television animation 1987The Three Musketeers Anime, Francois1989Ranma ½, Daisuke1990Moomin, Snufkin, The Joxter1991Adventures of the Little Mermaid, Prince Justin Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary, Snufkin1992The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn, Seven Changer Tekkaman Blade, Shinya Aiba/Tekkaman Evil YuYu Hakusho, Asato Kido1993The Brave Express Might Gaine, Ran Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Liole Sabat1994DNA², Ryuji Sugashita Brave Police J-Decker, Victim O'Rand, Mecha Victim Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Neo Sweden Support Team Macross 7, Gamlin Kizaki1995Wedding Peach, Sandora Fushigi Yûgi, Hotohori Slayers, Rezo the Red Priest, Copy Rezo Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Milliardo Peacecraft / Zechs Merquise Neon Genesis Evangelion, First Lieutenant Shigeru Aoba1996Rurouni Kenshin, Jinpu Crayon Shin-chan, Honda, Kakeru Futamata Brave Command Dagwon, Kai Hirose Saber Marionette J, Mitsurugi Hanagata1997Pocket Monsters, Kosaburō Revolutionary Girl Utena, Kiryuu Touga1998Trigun, Roderick Captain Initial D, Ryosuke Takahashi Nazca, Masanari Tate Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Begins, Flameheart Weiß Kreuz, Ran "Aya" Fujimiya1999Betterman, Lamia Shin Hakkenden, Kai Turn A Gundam, Gym Ghingham Angel Links, Warren Magic User's Club, Ayanojyo Aburatsubo Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Archipelago, Kosaburō Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver, Kosaburō Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge, Flamesoul Excel Saga, Il Palazzo2000Gate Keepers, Chotaro Banba Boys Be..., Takuya Yokota Sakura Wars, Yuichi Kayama Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Pandora Gravitation, Sakano Argento Soma, Dan Simmonds2001Beyblade, Boris Balkov (Borkov) Star Ocean EX, Dias Flac Detective Conan, Shiro Murakami (ep. 248) Prétear, Tanaka Inuyasha, Gatenmaru Shaman King, Faust VIII Final Fantasy: Unlimited, Pist Shaz the 11th Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002, Adult Kojiro Hyuga Hellsing, Luke Valentine2002Full Metal Panic!, Zaiede Pocket Monsters Side Stories, Kosaburō Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation, Kosaburō Sg