Eric Vale (born Christopher Eric Johnson) is an American voice actor featured in numerous English versions of Japanese

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series. Some of these include

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from ''

Fruits Basket , sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from ...

'', Sanji from ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

'', Tomura Shigaraki from ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 2014 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in 42 volumes. Set in a wor ...

'', Matthew Williams and Alfred F. Jones from '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'', and

Future Trunks is a fictional character in the ''Dragon Ball'' manga series created by Akira Toriyama. Within the series, he is the half- Saiyan half-human son of Vegeta and Bulma and has at least two noteworthy incarnations. Trunks makes his debut appearance ...

from ''

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Career

He is known for voicing Koichiro Iketani in the ''

Initial D is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 volumes. The ...

'' series, Trunks in the ''

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'' series, Sanji in ''

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Kogoro Akechi is a fictional private detective created by Japanese Mystery fiction, mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo. Overview Akechi first appeared in the story in January 1925 and continued to appear in stories for a quarter of a century. Edogawa Ranpo (a ps ...

in ''

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'', Keisuke Umehara in ''

Big Windup! , often shortened to , is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since September 2003, with its chapters collected in 37 vo ...

'', Huey Laforet in ''

Baccano! is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, told from multiple Narrative mode, points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States across time most notably the Prohib ...

'', Tobari Durandal Kumohira in '' Nabari no Ou'', Jean Croce in ''

Gunslinger Girl ''Gunslinger Girl'' (stylized in small caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Aida. It was serialized in '' Dengeki Daioh'' magazine from May 2002 to September 2012. Its chapters were collected in 15 ''tankōbon'' v ...

'' series, Kisumi Shigino in '' Free!'' series, Kakeru Ryuen in ''

Classroom of the Elite , abbreviated as ''Yōjitsu'' (よう実) in Japan, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shōgo Kinugasa, with Book illustration, illustration by Shunsaku Tomose. It was published from May 2015 to September 2019 under Media Factory ...

'', Solf J. Kimblee in ''

Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga, manga anthology magazine ''Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 2001 and June ...

'', Kazuma in ''

Noragami is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist duo Adachitoka. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' from December 2010 to January 2024, with its chapters collected in 27 vol ...

'' series, Tsunenaga Tamaki in ''

Deadman Wonderland is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' from April 2007 to July 2013, with its chapters collected in 13 volumes. Tokyopop acquir ...

'', Qisha Tianling in ''

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'', Akechi in '' Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace'', Casshern in '' Casshern Sins'', Hayato Kujo in '' Aquarion Logos'',

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in the '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'' series, Ferid Bathory in the ''

Seraph of the End is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series. It is written by Takaya Kagami, illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto and features storyboards by Daisuke Furuya. The series is set in a world that allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a "human- ...

'' series,

in ''

'' series, Tenko "Tomura Shigaraki" Shimura in ''

'', Loke in ''

Fairy Tail ''Fairy Tail'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collect ...

'' and Phoenix Wright from ''

Ace Attorney ''Ace Attorney'' is a visual novel franchise developed by Capcom. With storytelling fashioned after legal dramas, the first entry in the series, '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'', was released in 2001; since then five further main series game ...

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Filmography

Anime

Films

Video games

References

External links

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