David Lucas

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David Lucas is a name associated with the work of a prominent American voice actor in the field of anime dubbing, primarily during the 1990s and early 2000s. The name David Lucas is a professional alias for the voice actor Steven Jay Blum, who is also widely known as Steve Blum. This alias was used for a significant portion of his early work in English-language dubs of Japanese anime series and films.

Under the name David Lucas, he built an extensive career voicing characters in a wide variety of anime titles. His film work includes the role of King in the 1986 film They Were Eleven, for its 1996 English dub. He also voiced Casval Rem Daikun, better known as Char Aznable, in the English version of the Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy. His portrayal of Captain Harlock in Cosmo Warrior Zero Gaiden is another notable film and series role.

In television series, the alias David Lucas appears in the credits for numerous shows. He voiced Issac and other characters in the series Wild Arms - Twilight Venom. He took on the role of Kojiro Soma in Tokyo Revelation and played Yuusuke in I'm Gonna Be An Angel. In Samurai Girl Real Bout High School, he provided the voice for Shizuma Kusanagi, as well as a ninja and a student. His work also extended to video games, with credits including roles in The Bouncer, Brave Fencer Musashi, and Bushido Blade 2 under the David Lucas name.

The use of the David Lucas alias places him within a specific era of anime production in the United States, where it was common practice for voice actors to use pseudonyms. His work from this period frequently placed him alongside a recurring ensemble of other voice actors, such as Kirk Thornton (often credited as Ron Allen), Bob Papenbrook (John Smallberries), and Dave Wittenberg (Dave Lelyveld), who also worked under aliases on many of the same projects. Through these numerous roles, the voice credited as David Lucas became a familiar presence in English-dubbed anime of the time, contributing to titles that have since become classics in the genre.
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