Kappei Yamaguchi

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Template:Short description Template:More footnotes needed Template:Infobox person Template:Nihongo, known professionally as Template:Nihongo, is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and rakugoka affiliated with Gokū<ref>山口勝平プロフィール</ref> and 21st Century Fox.<ref name="Doi1">Doi, Hitoshi. "Yamaguchi Kappei". Seiyuu Database. January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011. Template:Webarchive</ref> After making his voice acting debut in 1989 as the male version of Ranma Saotome in Ranma ½,<ref name="akane">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Yamaguchi went on to other notable roles, including Inuyasha in Inuyasha and its sequel Yashahime, and L in Death Note. He currently voices Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid in Case Closed, Usopp in One Piece and Teddie in Persona 4. He is married and has a son, Ryunosuke, and a daughter, Akane.<ref>Mitsukoshi Charity Auction-1996.03.31</ref> Ryunosuke and Akane are also voice actors, while the latter is also a rakugoka.<ref name="akane"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Biography

Early life and education

Yamaguchi was born in Fukuoka. He graduated from Fukuoka's prefectural Chikuzen High School. In 1984, Yamaguchi moved to Tokyo and entered the Tokyo Announce University College, a vocational school training various performers from voice actors to singers to announcers or even reporters and dancers.Template:Cn

Background

Yamaguchi is the son of a carpenter father. He had been into anime as a child, but his interest lapsed in high school after joining a band.

He attended acting classes taught by Kaneta Kimotsuki, and soon joined his 21st Century Fox theater company. About a year after joining, he took the stage for the first time in a supporting role, and played the lead role of the boy detective in So Kitamura's "Odoriko ~THE DANCER MURDER CASE~". Template:Citation needed

Yamaguchi began working as a voice actor, voicing Ranma Saotome in Ranma ½.

Activities as a voice actor

He has appeared in numerous works in the fields of live-action dramas, animation, games, and foreign film dubbing. In anime, he specializes in playing lively children and young people. In the early 1990s, he also played low-key roles such as Eto in Record of Lodoss War and Gokujurota in Gale! Iron League.

In Case Closed, he plays Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid. His favorite "Conan" episode is "Flying Locked Room Shinichi Kudo's First Incident".Template:Citation needed

In One Piece, he originally wanted to play the role of Monkey D. Luffy, the main character, and went to audition, but was unsuccessful. He decided to play the role of Usopp after receiving an offer. Yamaguchi has been reading the original manga since the beginning of the serialization, and couldn't imagine what kind of voice the character would have prior to getting the role.Template:Citation needed

Other ventures

In Japanese dubs of international works, Yamaguchi is the voice of Kyle Broflovski, Bugs Bunny, and Crash Bandicoot. He appeared in hentai and eroge as Template:Nihongo.<ref>Yamaguchi Kappei – Audiowiki Template:Webarchive</ref> After performing rakugo at an event in 2017, Yamaguchi started studying under Shirano Tatekawa.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="teacher">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He uses the name Template:Nihongo2 as a rakugoka.<ref name="teacher"/>

Yamaguchi made his first public appearance in North America at Otakon 2008<ref>AnimeCons.com: News: Article</ref> and in Sakura-Con 2009.<ref>Sakura-Con to Host Voice Actor Kappei Yamaguchi – Anime News Network</ref><ref>Sakura-Con 2009 Information @ AnimeCons.com</ref> His third appearance to date has been at Animazement in 2010. He also made a fourth appearance in Hawaii at Kawaii Kon in 2011.

Yamaguchi won the individual seiyu award at the 2003 Tokyo International Anime Fair.

He established his own entertainment production company called Goku Co. Ltd., of which he is president.

In 2019, Yamaguchi won the Kei Tomiyama Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Anime series

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Original video animation

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Anime films

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Web animation

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Live action

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Dubbing roles

Live-action

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Animation

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Commercials

Discography

Audio dramas

  • 20 Mensou Ni Onegai! (1990-06-21) – Victor VICL-3001<ref name="Yamaguchi Kappei - Discography"/>
  • Aa Megami-sama Music and Short Story (1991), Keiichi Morisato<ref name="Yamaguchi roles at Doi's Seiyuu Database"/>
  • Rockman Kiki Ippatsu Drama (1995), Robo 1<ref name="Yamaguchi roles at Doi's Seiyuu Database"/>
  • Princess Quest (1996), Gateau<ref name="Yamaguchi roles at Doi's Seiyuu Database"/>

Devil May Cry CD Drama Volume 2 Episode 1: Devil's Neverland - Peter Pan

Singles

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  • Kon'ya ha April Fool (1991-01-21), Pony Canyon – Ranma ½ character single as Ranma Saotome (male)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Otousan (1991-01-21), Pony Canyon – Ranma ½ as Ranma Saotome (male), sings "China kara no Tegami" with Megumi Hayashibara<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Characters Christmas (1991-01-21), Pony Canyon – Ranma ½ as Ranma Saotome (male)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ranma to Akane no Ballad (1993-10-06), Pony Canyon – Ranma ½ as Ranma Saotome (male)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Unbalance City (1996-07-20), Nippon Columbia – COCC-13586<ref name="Yamaguchi Kappei - Discography"/>

Albums

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  • Twinbeee Paradise Nesshou! Vocal Battle Hen (1994-04-21) – Twinbeee Paradise<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Shouwa Hit Studio (2011-07-06), Enma-kun – Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Radio shows

Awards

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References

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