Kenji Akabane

Kenji Akabane
Born	October 31, 1984 Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	2008–present
Agent	Aoni Production

Kenji Akabane (赤羽根 健治 Akabane Kenji, born October 31, 1984) is a Japanese voice actor. His first starring role was as Kouji Kabuto in Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen^[1] and he also went on to portray the Producer in the anime adaptation of The Idolmaster video game series.^[2] In 2014, he provided the voice of Dragon Shiryū in the film Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary, a role he said was "cool" and "serious".^[3]

Roles

Television

2009

• Eden of the East (AKX20000)
• Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen (Koji Kabuto)
• Taishō Baseball Girls (Izawa)

2012

• Brave 10 (Niko)
• Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (M Nando)
• Sword Art Online (Tetsuo)

2013

• Meganebu! (Akira Souma)
• Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Yasuo Nanbu)
• Cardfight!! Vanguard (Kenji Mitsusada)

2014

• Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (Awin Sidelet)
• Terra Formars (Ivan Perepelkin)

2015

• Chaos Dragon (Fugaku)
• Punchline (Ryuuto Teraoka)
• Triage X (Arashi Mikami)

2016

• Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia (Kizuna Hida)

Film

• Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014) (Dragon Shiryū)

OVA

• Valkyria Chronicles III (2011)

Video games

• Unchained Blades (2011) (Níðhöggr)
• Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (2013) (Awin Sidelet)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (2013) (Guido Mista)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (2015) (Guido Mista)
• Yume Oukoku to Nemureru no 100 nin no ouji-sama" (2015) (Lid)

Dubbing

• 2:37 (Theo (Xavier Samuel))
• Easy A ("Woodchuck" Todd (Penn Badgley))

References

1. "【Girls-Style】Style of the PRINCE：ゲスト・赤羽根 健治さん". Girls-style.jp. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
2. "【Girls-Style】Style of the PRINCE：ゲスト・赤羽根 健治さん". Girls-style.jp. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
3. "キャスト発表会見レポート！". Retrieved 2014-05-26.

External links

• Kenji Akabane at Anime News Network's encyclopedia