Keiichi Noda
Description
Keiichi Noda, born Seiji Yamane on September 16, 1943, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is a veteran Japanese voice actor and narrator who has been active in the industry since 1966. He is affiliated with the talent management firm Aoni Production. Noda's career began during a formative period for Japanese anime, and he quickly became known for his deep, resonant voice, which he has lent to a wide array of heroic and villainous characters over several decades.
Noda is closely associated with iconic roles from the 1970s and 1980s. He is perhaps best known as the voice of Tetsuya Tsurugi, the protagonist pilot in the classic super robot anime Great Mazinger. Another major role from this era is Shinemon Ninagawa in the beloved historical comedy Ikkyū-san. He also has a long history with the Cyborg 009 franchise, voicing Pyunma / Cyborg 008 in the 1968 series and later Jet Link / Cyborg 002 in the 1979 version.
His distinctive narration and character work have made him a staple in several major franchises. He provided narration for various entries in the Transformers franchise, including Transformers: Super God Masterforce, where he also voiced the villainous Giga and Overlord. In the epic space opera Legend of the Galactic Heroes, he voiced the hot-blooded admiral Fritz Josef Bittenfeld. His filmography also includes roles such as Otho in Captain Future, Dr. Mashirito in Dr. Slump, Albiore in Saint Seiya, and, in more recent years, the Five Elders member Saint Jaygarcia Saturn in One Piece. Beyond anime, Noda has extensive credits in tokusatsu superhero productions, providing voices for characters in series like Ganbare!! Robocon and the Super Sentai franchise.
In recognition of his long-standing and significant contributions to the animation and voice acting industry, Keiichi Noda was honored with the Merit Award at the 19th Seiyu Awards in 2025.
Noda is closely associated with iconic roles from the 1970s and 1980s. He is perhaps best known as the voice of Tetsuya Tsurugi, the protagonist pilot in the classic super robot anime Great Mazinger. Another major role from this era is Shinemon Ninagawa in the beloved historical comedy Ikkyū-san. He also has a long history with the Cyborg 009 franchise, voicing Pyunma / Cyborg 008 in the 1968 series and later Jet Link / Cyborg 002 in the 1979 version.
His distinctive narration and character work have made him a staple in several major franchises. He provided narration for various entries in the Transformers franchise, including Transformers: Super God Masterforce, where he also voiced the villainous Giga and Overlord. In the epic space opera Legend of the Galactic Heroes, he voiced the hot-blooded admiral Fritz Josef Bittenfeld. His filmography also includes roles such as Otho in Captain Future, Dr. Mashirito in Dr. Slump, Albiore in Saint Seiya, and, in more recent years, the Five Elders member Saint Jaygarcia Saturn in One Piece. Beyond anime, Noda has extensive credits in tokusatsu superhero productions, providing voices for characters in series like Ganbare!! Robocon and the Super Sentai franchise.
In recognition of his long-standing and significant contributions to the animation and voice acting industry, Keiichi Noda was honored with the Merit Award at the 19th Seiyu Awards in 2025.
All Characters
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Ikkyū-san: Haru da! Yancha-hime
- JapaneseAnime overview: Mai Mai Miracle
- JapaneseAnime overview: Captain Future Kareinaru Taiyokei Race
- JapaneseAnime overview: Transformers: Super God Masterforce
- JapaneseAnime overview: Transformers: Super God Masterforce
- JapaneseAnime overview: Galactic Patrol Lensman
- JapaneseAnime overview: Great Mazinger
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kariage-kun
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kariage-kun
- JapaneseAnime overview: Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- JapaneseAnime overview: Shōnen Tokugawa Ieyasu
- JapaneseAnime overview: Apache Yakyugun
- JapaneseAnime overview: Akakichi no Eleven
- JapaneseAnime overview: Umi no Triton
- JapaneseAnime overview: 2001 Ya Monogatari
- JapaneseAnime overview: Ikkyū-san to Yancha-hime
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kore ga UFO da! Soratobu Enban
- JapaneseAnime overview: Video Warrior Laserion
- JapaneseAnime overview: Cyborg 009
- JapaneseAnime overview: Andromeda Stories
- JapaneseAnime overview: Cyborg 009 Gekijō Ban: Chō Ginga Densetsu
- JapaneseAnime overview: Dracula: Sovereign Of The Damned