Kentaro Tone Explained

Native Name:利根健太朗
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:29 May 1982
Occupation:Voice actor
Years Active:2006–present
Employer:I'm Enterprise
Spouse:Yuka Takakura
Children:1

is a Japanese voice actor from Hiroshima Prefecture, affiliated with I'm Enterprise.[1] He made his voice acting debut in digital content made for a 2006 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, and he later starred as Akita Hattori in Bakuman, Tetsuo Kinoshita in Danchi Tomoo, Oshtor and Haku in Utawarerumono, the President in This Art Club Has a Problem!, and Zion Kunikida in Ingress.

Biography

Kentaro Tone, a native of Hiroshima Prefecture, was born on May 29, 1982. As a young child, he lived in the United States due to his father's work.[2] After returning to Japan, he was educated at, where he was part of the broadcasting club.[3] He later spent seven years in the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), where he majored in Tagalog.

TUFS did not have a broadcasting club at the time, so Tone had to join a drama club, where he knew actor Ryohei Suzuki.[2] [4] He then enrolled in the in his second year at TUFS, and he joined I'm Enterprise during his second year at the Institute.[5] He made his voice acting debut in 2006 when he discussed paintings for digital content made for the Mayonaka no Bijutsukan exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki.

In 2011, it was announced that he would voice Shun Izuki, a main character in Kuroko's Basketball. He later voiced Takayanagi in Young Black Jack (2015), John Gordon in Joker Game (2016), and Club President in This Art Club Has a Problem! (2016). In 2018, he voiced Uriyanedi in , Zion Kunikida in Ingress, and Takuma Yoshikiri in Nil Admirari no Tenbin. He later voiced Carlos Ali in Maesetsu! (2020), Booze Man in To Your Eternity (2021), Dir in Banished from the Hero's Party (2021), and Jürgen Borisovich Volk in The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup (2022). In 2023, he was cast as Tokita-kun in The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses and Liu Shenqiang in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom.

He voices Oshtor in the Utawarerumono franchise, reprising his role in the 2015 anime adaptation Utawarerumono: The False Faces. After Keiji Fujiwara's death in 2020, he succeeded him as the voice of Haku in the 2021 spin-off 2. He reprised both roles in the 2022 anime Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth.

On June 15, 2019, it was confirmed on both his and voice actress Yuka Takakura's Twitter accounts that they had married.[6] Their first child, a girl, was born on December 24, 2021.[7]

Filmography

Animated television

YearTitleRoleRef.
2006 Hell Girl Hachiroku Toyoda
2007 Sgt. Frog Putata
2008 Naruto Nurari
2010 Bakuman Satoshi Hattori
2011 Toriko manager Smith
2012 K boss
2012 Kuroko's Basketball Shun Izaki [8]
2013 Danchi Tomoo Tetsuo Kinoshita
2013 Date A Live Mikimoto
2013 Gaist Crusher Dr. Magnus
2015 Concrete Revolutio IQ
2015 Kimura
2015 Overlord Zack
2015 Young Black Jack Takayanagi [9]
2015 Utawarerumono

The False Faces

Oshtor [10]
2016 Joker Game John Gordon [11]
2016 Luck & Logic Incubus
2016 This Art Club Has a Problem! Club President [12]
2018 Uriyanedi [13]
2018 Ingress Zion Kunikida [14]
2018 Nil Admirari no Tenbin Takuma Yoshikiri [15]
2018 Radiant Miss Melba's father
2019 Star Twinkle PreCure Carlos
2020 Maesetsu! Carlos Ali [16]
2021 Banished from the Hero's Party Dir [17]
2021 To Your Eternity Booze Man [18]
2022 Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout Miggy
2022 The Prince of Tennis II

U-17 World Cup

Jürgen Borisovich Volk [19]
2022 Utawarerumono

Mask of Truth

Haku, Oshtor [20]
2023 The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Tokita-kun [21]
2024 The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army Was a Human Jiron [22]
2024 Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Currycook [23]
2024 365 Days to the Wedding Susumu Shinshi [24]
2025 I Have a Crush at Work Itsurō Mita [25]
2025 Zenshu Chingosman [26]

Video games

YearTitleRoleRef.
2011 Akiba's Trip Yatabe-san
2016 Takuma Yoshikiri
2021 Utawarerumono: Zan 2 Haku, Oshtor [28]

Other media

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 利根 健太朗 . 2024-03-05 . I'm Enterprise.
  2. Tone . Kentaro . 日本ナレーション演技研究所出身 利根健太朗さん 前編 . 2024-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124105055/http://www.animate.tv/school/interview_details.php?s_id=A01&id=1261386615 . 2013-01-24 . animate.tv.
  3. News: 2019-06-14 . 【高校人国記】広島城北高校(広島市東区)<1>映画や自転車、多彩な世界へ . 2024-03-04 . Chugoku Shimbun.
  4. Suzuki . Ryohei . 鈴木亮平が明かす、英検一級を取得した理由 . 2024-03-03 . RadiChubu . 2019-01-01 . ja.
  5. Tone . Kentaro . 日本ナレーション演技研究所出身 利根健太朗さん 後編 . 2024-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324051048/http://www.animate.tv/school/interview_details.php?s_id=A01&id=1261386922 . 2012-03-24 . animate.tv.
  6. News: Nakase . Kōtarō . 2019-06-16 . 声優・利根健太朗さん&高倉有加さんが結婚 「楽しくてもじゃもじゃした気持ちになれる」 . 2024-03-03 . Anime! Anime! . ja.
  7. News: 2022-01-01 . "天パ"声優の利根健太朗&声優の高倉有加が第1子女児誕生を報告 12月24日のイブに出産 . 2024-03-03 . Sponichi Annex . ja.
  8. News: Loo . Egan . 2011-12-27 . Kuroko no Basuke Sports TV Anime's 1st Promo Streamed . en . . 2024-03-04.
  9. News: Ressler . Karen . 2015-09-22 . Young Black Jack Anime Details Guest Characters From Tezuka Manga . en . . 2024-03-04.
  10. News: Loo . Egan . 2015-06-06 . 2nd Utawarerumono Game Gets TV Anime in October . en . . 2024-03-04.
  11. News: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . 2016-02-12 . Joker Game Spy Anime's Theme Songs, More Cast, Character Visuals Revealed . en . . 2024-03-04.
  12. News: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . 2016-05-27 . Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru! TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, July 7 Premiere . en . . 2024-03-04.
  13. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2018-06-08 . Angolmois Anime Reveals July 10 Premiere, Visual, 9 More Cast Members . en . . 2024-03-04.
  14. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2018-08-31 . Ingress Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members, October 17 Debut . en . . 2024-03-04.
  15. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2018-02-15 . Libra of Nil Admirari Anime Reveals 12 More Cast Members, Opening Theme Artist . en . . 2024-03-04.
  16. Web site: STAFF&CAST . 2024-03-05 . TVアニメ「まえせつ!」公式サイト . ja.
  17. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2021-06-22 . Banished From The Heroes' Party TV Anime Casts Nao Toyama, Kentarō Tone . en . . 2024-03-04.
  18. News: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . 2021-05-17 . To Your Eternity Anime Adds 4 Cast Members . en . . 2024-03-04.
  19. News: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . Loo . Egan . 2022-03-26 . The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Anime's Video Reveals 5 New Cast Members, Theme Songs, July Debut . en . . 2024-03-04.
  20. News: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . 2022-04-26 . Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth Anime's Video Unveils Cast, 28-Episode Run . en . . 2024-03-04.
  21. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2023-06-05 . The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals July 4 Premiere, More Cast . en . . 2024-03-04.
  22. News: Cayanan . Joanna . 2024-03-13 . The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human Anime's Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, Opening Song, July Debut . en . . 2024-04-24.
  23. News: Cayanan . Joanna . 2024-06-23 . Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Anime Reveals New Video, More Cast, Theme Song Artists . en . . 2024-06-24.
  24. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2024-07-05 . 365 Days to the Wedding TV Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, Cast, October Debut . en . . 2024-07-05.
  25. News: Pineda . Rafael Antonio . 2024-11-11 . I Have a Crush at Work Anime's Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Songs, January 6 Debut . en . . 2024-11-11.
  26. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2024-10-18 . ZENSHU. Anime's New Trailer Reveals January 2025 Debut, More Cast . en . . 2024-10-18.
  27. News: Loo . Egan . 2023-09-25 . Gundam SEED FREEDOM Anime Film Unveils More Cast . en . . 2024-03-04.
  28. News: Mateo . Alex . 2021-07-08 . Utawarerumono Zan 2 Game's 3rd Promo Video Previews 'Oshtor's Sword' Story . en . . 2024-03-04.
  29. News: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . 2014-04-29 . Video Teases 'Project758' with Aya Suzaki, Maria Nanagawa, Mikako Takahashi . en . . 2024-03-04.