Don Sanmaniego
Description
Don Sanmaniego is a voice actor known for his work in the Filipino dubbing industry, providing Tagalog voiceovers for numerous anime television series. His career is primarily associated with dubs produced for networks such as GMA Network and QTV.
Sanmaniego's body of work includes a wide range of characters in various anime series. He is recognized for voicing protagonist Takumi Fujiwara in the GMA dub of the popular street racing anime Initial D and its subsequent stages, including Initial D: Second Stage and Initial D: Fourth Stage. He also voiced the character Koichiro Iketani in the same series.
He has taken on multiple roles within a single series on several occasions. In the Filipino dub of Hello! Lady Lin and its related series Lady Lady!!, he voiced the character Edward Brighton, in addition to other characters like Paul, Philip, and Thomas Wibberley. In Cardcaptor Sakura, his roles included Eriol Hiiragizawa, Touya Kinomoto, and the small form of Spinel Sun for the GMA dub. Similarly, in Ashita no Nadja, he voiced multiple characters, including Count Gerhard Waltmüller, Francis Hartcourt, Jose Rodriguez, Keith Hartcourt, Leonardo Cardinale, Raphael the troubador, and Rosso.
A significant portion of his career involves voicing roles in long-running and popular shonen anime. He provided the voice for Keigo Asano in the Tagalog version of Bleach. He also voiced Sanosuke Sagara in the QTV 11 dub of Rurouni Kenshin.
Sanmaniego has also been the voice for main and recurring characters in several adventure and game-based anime. He voiced the titular character in Sindbad the Sailor. In the Bomberman B-Daman franchise, he voiced Midoribon in Bomber Man & Bidaman Bakugaiden V for both the GMA and QTV dubs. He also played the role of Grey Michael Vincent across the related series B-Legend! Battle Bedaman and Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits.
His other notable voice roles include Hayato Kazami in Future GPX Cyber Formula, Hanawa-kun in Chibi Maruko-chan, and Kenji Murasame in the QTV dub of Tetsujin 28. He also contributed voices to series such as Hikaru no Go, A Dog of Flanders, Mahōtsukai Sally, and Tamagotchi!. Beyond anime, his work extends to other animated productions, such as voicing Jungjong in the Tagalog version of the Korean animation Jang Geum's Dream.
Sanmaniego's body of work includes a wide range of characters in various anime series. He is recognized for voicing protagonist Takumi Fujiwara in the GMA dub of the popular street racing anime Initial D and its subsequent stages, including Initial D: Second Stage and Initial D: Fourth Stage. He also voiced the character Koichiro Iketani in the same series.
He has taken on multiple roles within a single series on several occasions. In the Filipino dub of Hello! Lady Lin and its related series Lady Lady!!, he voiced the character Edward Brighton, in addition to other characters like Paul, Philip, and Thomas Wibberley. In Cardcaptor Sakura, his roles included Eriol Hiiragizawa, Touya Kinomoto, and the small form of Spinel Sun for the GMA dub. Similarly, in Ashita no Nadja, he voiced multiple characters, including Count Gerhard Waltmüller, Francis Hartcourt, Jose Rodriguez, Keith Hartcourt, Leonardo Cardinale, Raphael the troubador, and Rosso.
A significant portion of his career involves voicing roles in long-running and popular shonen anime. He provided the voice for Keigo Asano in the Tagalog version of Bleach. He also voiced Sanosuke Sagara in the QTV 11 dub of Rurouni Kenshin.
Sanmaniego has also been the voice for main and recurring characters in several adventure and game-based anime. He voiced the titular character in Sindbad the Sailor. In the Bomberman B-Daman franchise, he voiced Midoribon in Bomber Man & Bidaman Bakugaiden V for both the GMA and QTV dubs. He also played the role of Grey Michael Vincent across the related series B-Legend! Battle Bedaman and Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits.
His other notable voice roles include Hayato Kazami in Future GPX Cyber Formula, Hanawa-kun in Chibi Maruko-chan, and Kenji Murasame in the QTV dub of Tetsujin 28. He also contributed voices to series such as Hikaru no Go, A Dog of Flanders, Mahōtsukai Sally, and Tamagotchi!. Beyond anime, his work extends to other animated productions, such as voicing Jungjong in the Tagalog version of the Korean animation Jang Geum's Dream.
All Characters
- TagalogAnime overview: Hello! Lady Lin
- TagalogAnime overview: Lady Lady!!
- TagalogAnime overview: Bomber Man & Bidaman Bakugaiden V
- TagalogAnime overview: Sindbad the Sailor
- TagalogAnime overview: B-Legend! Battle Bedaman
- TagalogAnime overview: Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits