Carlo Eduardo Labalan
Description
Carlo Eduardo Labalan is a Filipino voice actor known for his extensive work in Tagalog dubs of anime series. He was born in Bacolod City in the Philippines. Labalan began his career in the voice acting industry at a very young age, starting to dub for movies when he was only nine years old, which established him as a veteran in the field.
Labalan has lent his voice to a wide array of characters across numerous popular anime series. He is notably recognized as the voice of Heero Yuy in the Tagalog dub of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. He also voiced both Rad and Starscream in the GMA Network dub of Transformers: Armada. Among his many other prominent roles are Shurato in Tenkū Senki Shurato, Rekka Shirogane in Gaist Crusher, Phoenix in Honey Honey no Suteki na Bōken, Arc in Petite Princess Yucie, and Chopper in Space Oz no Bōken. He also voiced the character Natsume Amano in Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside.
Beyond these, his career encompasses a diverse range of characters in major franchises. He voiced Ranma Saotome (the male form) in the Tagalog version of Ranma ½, Joey Wheeler in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Fay D. Flourite in Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, and Nagisa Hazuki in Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club and its sequel Free! Eternal Summer. His work in the Gundam franchise is particularly extensive, including roles such as Garrod Ran and Shagia Frost in After War Gundam X, Chibodee Crocket in Mobile Fighter G Gundam, and multiple characters in Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, including Flit Asuno and Kio Asuno.
Labalan's work has frequently been associated with particular production studios and networks. He has done extensive work for GMA Network, as seen in his dubs for series like Transformers: Armada and Yu-Gi-Oh!. He was also part of ALTA Productions, the dubbing team responsible for the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Tagalog dub. In a 2009 interview, he discussed the dubbing process, explaining that the voice actors work from a Filipino script that is adapted from a Japanese-to-English translation, and they sometimes need to adjust the dialogue to match the characters' mouth movements on screen.
A notable achievement in Labalan's career is his longevity and extensive body of work in the Philippine anime dubbing industry. Starting as a child actor, he has become the voice behind many iconic characters for a generation of Filipino anime viewers.
Labalan has lent his voice to a wide array of characters across numerous popular anime series. He is notably recognized as the voice of Heero Yuy in the Tagalog dub of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. He also voiced both Rad and Starscream in the GMA Network dub of Transformers: Armada. Among his many other prominent roles are Shurato in Tenkū Senki Shurato, Rekka Shirogane in Gaist Crusher, Phoenix in Honey Honey no Suteki na Bōken, Arc in Petite Princess Yucie, and Chopper in Space Oz no Bōken. He also voiced the character Natsume Amano in Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside.
Beyond these, his career encompasses a diverse range of characters in major franchises. He voiced Ranma Saotome (the male form) in the Tagalog version of Ranma ½, Joey Wheeler in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Fay D. Flourite in Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, and Nagisa Hazuki in Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club and its sequel Free! Eternal Summer. His work in the Gundam franchise is particularly extensive, including roles such as Garrod Ran and Shagia Frost in After War Gundam X, Chibodee Crocket in Mobile Fighter G Gundam, and multiple characters in Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, including Flit Asuno and Kio Asuno.
Labalan's work has frequently been associated with particular production studios and networks. He has done extensive work for GMA Network, as seen in his dubs for series like Transformers: Armada and Yu-Gi-Oh!. He was also part of ALTA Productions, the dubbing team responsible for the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Tagalog dub. In a 2009 interview, he discussed the dubbing process, explaining that the voice actors work from a Filipino script that is adapted from a Japanese-to-English translation, and they sometimes need to adjust the dialogue to match the characters' mouth movements on screen.
A notable achievement in Labalan's career is his longevity and extensive body of work in the Philippine anime dubbing industry. Starting as a child actor, he has become the voice behind many iconic characters for a generation of Filipino anime viewers.
All Characters
- TagalogAnime overview: Gaist Crusher
- TagalogAnime overview: Tenkū Senki Shurato
- TagalogAnime overview: Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside
- TagalogAnime overview: Honey Honey no Suteki na Bōken
- TagalogAnime overview: Transformers: Armada
- TagalogAnime overview: Transformers: Armada
- TagalogAnime overview: Petite Princess Yucie
- TagalogAnime overview: Space Oz no Bōken