Kousuke Takaguchi
Description
Kousuke Takaguchi is a Japanese voice actor born on December 15, 1978. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, and raised in Hyogo Prefecture. He is affiliated with the talent agency Ken Production. Standing 174 cm tall, his blood type is A.
Takaguchi trained in the voice acting class led by Kazuhiko Inoue and is a graduate of its sixth class. He began his career in the 2000s and was a member of Genki Project until July 2008 before transitioning to Ken Production in 2010. His hobbies include playing and watching soccer, practicing martial arts, and cooking. He is also fluent in the Kansai dialect.
He is often cast in roles that require a strong vocal presence, bringing to life tough, boisterous, or comedic characters. His anime roles include Tetsuro Segawa in Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor, the villain Muscular in My Hero Academia across multiple seasons, and Bason in the 2021 version of Shaman King. Other notable anime credits include Girag in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL II, roles in Attack on Titan, and appearances in Pluto and Golden Kamuy.
Beyond anime, Takaguchi is active in video game voice work. He is known for voicing Falco Lombardi and Wolf O'Donnell in several Star Fox titles, including Star Fox 64 3D, Star Fox Zero, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He has also voiced Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and other series titles, and has performed roles in games such as Dragon Quest XI, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Metal Gear Solid V. His work extends to dubbing foreign films and animation, where he is the regular Japanese voice for actor Ryan Phillippe. He has also contributed voice work to the tokusatsu genre, appearing in series like Tensou Sentai Goseiger and Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger. In addition to voice acting, Takaguchi has experience in stage acting.
Takaguchi trained in the voice acting class led by Kazuhiko Inoue and is a graduate of its sixth class. He began his career in the 2000s and was a member of Genki Project until July 2008 before transitioning to Ken Production in 2010. His hobbies include playing and watching soccer, practicing martial arts, and cooking. He is also fluent in the Kansai dialect.
He is often cast in roles that require a strong vocal presence, bringing to life tough, boisterous, or comedic characters. His anime roles include Tetsuro Segawa in Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor, the villain Muscular in My Hero Academia across multiple seasons, and Bason in the 2021 version of Shaman King. Other notable anime credits include Girag in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL II, roles in Attack on Titan, and appearances in Pluto and Golden Kamuy.
Beyond anime, Takaguchi is active in video game voice work. He is known for voicing Falco Lombardi and Wolf O'Donnell in several Star Fox titles, including Star Fox 64 3D, Star Fox Zero, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He has also voiced Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and other series titles, and has performed roles in games such as Dragon Quest XI, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Metal Gear Solid V. His work extends to dubbing foreign films and animation, where he is the regular Japanese voice for actor Ryan Phillippe. He has also contributed voice work to the tokusatsu genre, appearing in series like Tensou Sentai Goseiger and Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger. In addition to voice acting, Takaguchi has experience in stage acting.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Shaman King
- JapaneseAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- JapaneseAnime overview: Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor