Kenichirō Matsuda
Description
Kenichirō Matsuda is a Japanese voice actor born on January 22, 1978, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent management firm ARTSVISION.
Matsuda began his voice acting career in the mid-2000s, with early roles in series such as DARKER THAN BLACK - Kuro no Keiyakusha in 2007. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation for voicing characters with deep or mature voices, often portraying strong, authoritative, or villainous figures, as well as gentle giants. His career includes a substantial number of roles across various anime series, demonstrating his consistency and versatility in the industry.
He has played a wide array of significant roles across many popular anime series. Examples include Miles Morgan in Engage Kiss, Ukai in Rumble Garanndoll, Jacques Yvain in RErideD, Shūji Mabuchi in Backflip!!, Luchist Lasso in Shaman King, Bloodman in Fairy Tail, Hyogo in Dororo, and Thors in Vinland Saga. Other notable roles are Shangri-La in Conception, Hayashi Hidesada in Kochoki, Gratos in Battle Spirits: Saga Brave, Kai Oku in Kingdom, Roku Saigo in Tribe Nine, Nenekirimaru in Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~, Bartholorush in The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt, Arnold in Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-, and Gordon Agrippa in Black Clover. His film work includes roles in Human Lost as Shibuta, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Advent of the Red Comet as Ortega, Midnight Crazy Trail as Crunch, and Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie as Batou. He has also been featured in series such as Examurai Sengoku as Akira, Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! as Boss, and multiple entries in the Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu franchise as Takahito Saionji.
Matsuda is also well-known for his work in foreign film dubbing and video games. A prominent example of his dubbed work is providing the Japanese voice for the Hulk in several Marvel animated series, including Marvel Future Avengers and Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, where he voices both Bruce Banner and his alter ego. He also voiced the character Kosuke in Tower of God: Workshop Battle and Dias in The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects.
Among his most notable recent achievements is his role as Bond Forger, the lovable and precognitive pet dog in the immensely popular anime SPY×FAMILY. This role has brought him significant recognition from a wider audience. Another iconic and long-standing role is that of Batou in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, specifically in the ARISE series and The New Movie. His portrayal of Thors in Vinland Saga is also critically acclaimed and considered one of his representative works.
Matsuda began his voice acting career in the mid-2000s, with early roles in series such as DARKER THAN BLACK - Kuro no Keiyakusha in 2007. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation for voicing characters with deep or mature voices, often portraying strong, authoritative, or villainous figures, as well as gentle giants. His career includes a substantial number of roles across various anime series, demonstrating his consistency and versatility in the industry.
He has played a wide array of significant roles across many popular anime series. Examples include Miles Morgan in Engage Kiss, Ukai in Rumble Garanndoll, Jacques Yvain in RErideD, Shūji Mabuchi in Backflip!!, Luchist Lasso in Shaman King, Bloodman in Fairy Tail, Hyogo in Dororo, and Thors in Vinland Saga. Other notable roles are Shangri-La in Conception, Hayashi Hidesada in Kochoki, Gratos in Battle Spirits: Saga Brave, Kai Oku in Kingdom, Roku Saigo in Tribe Nine, Nenekirimaru in Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~, Bartholorush in The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt, Arnold in Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-, and Gordon Agrippa in Black Clover. His film work includes roles in Human Lost as Shibuta, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Advent of the Red Comet as Ortega, Midnight Crazy Trail as Crunch, and Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie as Batou. He has also been featured in series such as Examurai Sengoku as Akira, Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! as Boss, and multiple entries in the Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu franchise as Takahito Saionji.
Matsuda is also well-known for his work in foreign film dubbing and video games. A prominent example of his dubbed work is providing the Japanese voice for the Hulk in several Marvel animated series, including Marvel Future Avengers and Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, where he voices both Bruce Banner and his alter ego. He also voiced the character Kosuke in Tower of God: Workshop Battle and Dias in The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects.
Among his most notable recent achievements is his role as Bond Forger, the lovable and precognitive pet dog in the immensely popular anime SPY×FAMILY. This role has brought him significant recognition from a wider audience. Another iconic and long-standing role is that of Batou in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, specifically in the ARISE series and The New Movie. His portrayal of Thors in Vinland Saga is also critically acclaimed and considered one of his representative works.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Engage Kiss
- JapaneseAnime overview: Rumble Garanndoll
- JapaneseAnime overview: RErideD
- JapaneseAnime overview: Backflip!!
- JapaneseAnime overview: Shaman King
- JapaneseAnime overview: Fairy Tail
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Vinland Saga
- JapaneseAnime overview: Conception
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kochoki
- JapaneseAnime overview: Battle Spirits: Saga Brave
- JapaneseAnime overview: Backflip!!
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Tribe Nine
- JapaneseAnime overview: Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-
- JapaneseAnime overview: Mugyutto! Black Clover
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Human Lost
- JapaneseAnime overview: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Advent of the Red Comet
- JapaneseAnime overview: Midnight Crazy Trail
- JapaneseAnime overview: Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
- JapaneseAnime overview: Examurai Sengoku
- JapaneseAnime overview: Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!
- Japanese
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Battle Spirits: Heroes
- JapaneseAnime overview: Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Marvel Future Avengers
- JapaneseAnime overview: Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers
- JapaneseAnime overview: Marvel Future Avengers Season 2
- JapaneseAnime overview: Tower of God: Workshop Battle
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects