Martin May
Description
Martin May is a German actor and voice artist born in 1961, recognized for his extensive work in dubbing anime and other international productions for the German market. Beyond voice acting, he has an established career in live-action German film and television, with credits dating back to the early 1980s, including a role in the acclaimed film Das Boot.
May is perhaps most widely known as the definitive German voice of the character Kakashi Hatake from the Naruto franchise. He has voiced Kakashi across numerous series and films, including the original Naruto, Naruto Shippūden, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, and multiple movies such as Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower and the special Naruto Special: Battle at Hidden Falls. I Am the Hero!. His association with the character has made his voice iconic for fans of the German dub.
In addition to his long-running role in the Naruto universe, May has voiced several other prominent anime characters. He is the German voice of Rudeus Greyrat in the series Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation and its second season, as well as Howzer in The Seven Deadly Sins franchise, including The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods. His other notable anime voice roles include Shun Aurora in Heat Guy J and Billy Banx Jr in the film Burn The Witch.
Beyond performing, Martin May also contributes to anime localization as an ADR (Dialogue Replacement) Director for the German versions of various series. His directorial credits include Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Incarnation, So I'm a Spider, So What?, and Tsukigakirei, among others. His voice is characterized as a baritone, and he is a native German speaker.
May is perhaps most widely known as the definitive German voice of the character Kakashi Hatake from the Naruto franchise. He has voiced Kakashi across numerous series and films, including the original Naruto, Naruto Shippūden, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, and multiple movies such as Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower and the special Naruto Special: Battle at Hidden Falls. I Am the Hero!. His association with the character has made his voice iconic for fans of the German dub.
In addition to his long-running role in the Naruto universe, May has voiced several other prominent anime characters. He is the German voice of Rudeus Greyrat in the series Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation and its second season, as well as Howzer in The Seven Deadly Sins franchise, including The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods. His other notable anime voice roles include Shun Aurora in Heat Guy J and Billy Banx Jr in the film Burn The Witch.
Beyond performing, Martin May also contributes to anime localization as an ADR (Dialogue Replacement) Director for the German versions of various series. His directorial credits include Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Incarnation, So I'm a Spider, So What?, and Tsukigakirei, among others. His voice is characterized as a baritone, and he is a native German speaker.
All Characters
- GermanAnime overview: The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods
- GermanAnime overview: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
- GermanAnime overview: Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower
- GermanAnime overview: Heat Guy J
- GermanAnime overview: Naruto Shippūden
- German
- GermanAnime overview: Burn The Witch