Taketora (voice actor) explained

Taketora
Native Name:	武虎
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	31 January 1974^[1]
Birth Place:	Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Alma Mater:	Chiba University
Agent:	Haikyō^[2]
Height:	170 cm

is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.^[3] He is affiliated with Haikyō.

Career

His stage name is Taketora.

After graduating from a prefectural high school, he entered Chiba University. He entered the Faculty of Engineering while working part-time.

After graduating from university, he joined a major game company and became a producer. After leaving the company, he joined Kyū Production, and after it dissolved, he moved to Haikyō.

Filmography

Television animation

2000s

• (2005) – Soundwave, Mudflap
• (2009) – Akuma

2010s

• (2010) – Hakuro, Hohenheim's Master
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) – Dire^[4]
• (2014) – Baron Zemo
• Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri (2015-2016) - Col. Naoki Kamo
• Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015) – Garneau Belway
• (2015–2018) – Osaji Kita
• Marvel Future Avengers (2017) – Klaw
• Hi Score Girl (2018) – Koharu's Father
• Kemono Michi: Rise Up (2019) – Edgar

2020s

• Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town (2021) – Chrome
• The Way of the Househusband (2021) – Butcher
• Fluffy Paradise (2024) – Las^[5]

Unknown date

• Bleach – Nakeem Greendina,^[4] Runuganga
• Gabriel DropOut – Vigne's Father
• Golgo 13 – Herman / Hebert
• Guin Saga – Vion
• Heaven's Memo Pad – Nemo
• The Heroic Legend of Arslan – Bahman
• High School DxD – Dohnaseek
• Kaze no Stigma – Takeya Oogami
• Ladies versus Butlers! – Selnia's Father
• – Brooke Kabayan
• – Vim
• Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse – Olson
• One Piece – Gatz^[4]
• – Magaki
• Tokyo Ghoul – Taro
• Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's – Rutger Godwin

Theatrical animation

• (2011) – Panda^[6]

Video games

• Street Fighter IV (2008) – Akuma^[6]
• Super Street Fighter IV (2010) – Akuma^[6]
• (2011) – Akuma^[6]
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011) – Akuma^[6]
• Asura's Wrath (2012) – Akuma^[6]
• Street Fighter X Tekken (2012) – Akuma^[6]
• (2013) – Dire
• (2013) (Patch) – Teledji Adeledji^[6]
• (2015) – Midgardsormr^[6]
• Fire Emblem Fates (2015) – Sumeragi, Rainbow Sage^[6]
• Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (2016) – Akuma (uncredited)^[7]
• Street Fighter V (2016) – Akuma^[6]
• (2017) – Akuma
• Teppen (2020) – Akuma^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 武虎(たけとら)の解説 - goo人名事典 . goo辞書 . 18 October 2019 . ja.
2. Web site: 武虎 - 俳協 . haikyo.co.jp . 18 October 2019 . ja.
3. Web site: 武虎 (@taketora0131) Twitter . . 18 October 2019 . ja.
4. Web site: 武虎 - 俳協. haikyo.co.jp. Japanese.
5. Web site: Fluffy Paradise Anime's Promo Video Reveals January 7 Debut. Anime News Network. November 18, 2023. November 18, 2023.
6. Web site: Taketora (visual voices guide). behindthevoiceactors.com. . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information..
7. Web site: Yuriko Tiger - I had dinner with Gouki (Taketora) and... - Facebook. Facebook. March 22, 2018. April 4, 2019.
8. KOF_ALLSTAR. 1506797949321240576. 【SFVファイター紹介】 「我、拳を極めし者なり」 CV. 武虎 「殺意の波動」を身に纏う、豪鬼 KOFASに間もなく参戦予定 強き者との死合いを求め 闘い続ける彼の姿をお見逃しなく！ 3/24のコラボイベントを今すぐチェック 特設サイト▼ https://kofallstar.netmarble.net/ja/sfv/main #KOFAS #KOF #SFVCE #豪鬼. ja. March 23, 2022. March 24, 2022.
9. Web site: Gouki's Character Page. streetfighter.com. May 24, 2024.
10. Web site: ダイヤモンドヘッド キャラクター カートゥーン. Cartoon Network. October 17, 2020.
11. Web site: シュガー・ラッシュ. February 2, 2023. Fukikaeru.
12. Web site: CREDIT | TEPPEN -Official Site-|website=teppenthegame.com|accessdate=January 14, 2020}}
    • The King of Fighters All Star
    ] (2022) – Akuma^[8]
    • Street Fighter 6 (2024) - Akuma^[9]

    Unknown date

    • – Bahman
    • Final Fantasy XII – Havharo
    • Liberation Maiden SIN – Oscar Goldman
    • Soulcalibur V – Main Bad Guy/Custom Male Voice

    Dubbing roles

    Animation

    • Ben 10 (Heatblast, Diamondhead, Ripjaws)^[10]
    • Phineas and Ferb (Norm, Candace Flynn (Allergic only))
    • Teen Titans (Red Star)
    • Ultimate Spider-Man (Absorbing Man)
    • Wreck-It Ralph (Ryu, Duncan)^[11]

    External links

    • Official blog

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