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affiliated with the
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, and was raised in
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. He graduated from
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. On adult works, like OVAs or dating sims, he goes by the alias .


Overview

After graduation from Waseda University, Wakamoto initially found employment as a police officer assigned to the
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Squad division before becoming a voice actor. The quality of Wakamoto's voice is known for uniting astringency and sharpness, usually leading him to villain roles in dubbing work and games. Examples include Oskar von Reuenthal in ''
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Official agency profile

Norio Wakamoto
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
Original Name Works Cited
(archive) on lain.gr.jp
Wakamoto Norio profile
(archive) on Animate.tv
Iyasare-radio, hosted by Wakamoto
(archive) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wakamoto, Norio 1945 births Living people Male voice actors from Yamaguchi Prefecture People from Shimonoseki Male voice actors from Osaka Prefecture People from Sakai, Osaka Japanese police officers Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Kansai University alumni Waseda University alumni 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Internet memes Film and television memes Video game memes Sigma Seven voice actors