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Japanese voice actor Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, audio dramas, commercials, and dubbing for non-Japanese films and television programs. In Japan, and a ...

affiliated with the

Sigma Seven is a Japanese talent management firm representing a fair number of voice actors and entertainers. Founded on March 3, 1988, Sigma Seven is headquartered on the third floor of the Haga Building in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.Shimonoseki is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsush ...

Yamaguchi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). Y ...

, and was raised in

Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the fifth century and inclu ...

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...

. He graduated from

Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

. On adult works, like OVAs or dating sims, he goes by the alias .

Overview

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After graduation from Waseda University, Wakamoto initially found employment as a police officer assigned to the

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department The serves as the prefectural police department of Tokyo Metropolis. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a Superintendent-General, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission, and approved by the Prime Minister. The Tokyo Metro ...

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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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'', Barbatos Goetia in ''

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'', Charles zi Britannia in ''

Code Geass , often referred to simply as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. Set ...

'', Black Shadow in '' F-Zero GP Legend'', Xemnas in the ''

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'' series,

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in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'', and

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in various ''

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'' titles, and DIO from

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drama CD's. Nonetheless, Wakamoto has played numerous less antagonistic roles such as ''

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, and has even lent his voice to comedic roles, including Mechazawa in ''

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'', The Narrator in ''

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'', Katakuriko Matsudaira in ''

Gintama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in ''Jump Giga'' from December 2 ...

'' and Onsokumaru in ''

Ninja Nonsense , also known as ''2×2 = Shinobuden'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryoichi Koga. The series subtitle is ''"The Nonsense Kunoichi Fiction"''. The manga was serialized in MediaWorks' ''Dengeki Daioh'' magazine between ...

''.

Filmography

Anime

Film

Drama CDs

Live-action television narration

Video games

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(Nene) * Brave Story: New Traveler (Sogreth) * Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance ( Dracula) * Code Geass: Lost Colors (Emperor of Britannia) *

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(Admiral Morrison, Nanosuit Voice (In Promotion Video)) * Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz (DYMN/Daimon) * Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (Overlord Zenon) * Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (Overlord Zenon) * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series (Cell) * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series (Cell) * Eien no Aselia: The Spirit of Eternity Sword (Eternity Sword 'Wisdom'/Takios the Black Blade) * Everybody's Golf 6 (Izaak) * Fantasy Earth: Zero (King Nias Ielsord) * Flash Hiders (Moonrize) * GetAmped2 (Daigokuin Raizo) *

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(Baal) *

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(Kessler) * Koihime Musou (Chōsen) *

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(Tōru Kurosawa) *

Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! , often abbreviated , is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by and released for the PC on August 28, 2009 (first press version) as a DVD and on October 30, 2009 (regular version) as two DVDs. An English translation of the PC version wa ...

(Prime Minister) * Makai Kingdom: Chronicles Of The Sacred Tome (King Drake the Third) * Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Gene) * Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story (Philip Hughes) *

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(Paul Radhabinod) *

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(Paul Radhabinod) *

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(Hindel, Wraith/Halja) * Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (

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) * Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams ( Ishida Mitsunari) *

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(Renvolt Magashi) * Princess Maker 4 (Daikun) *

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(M. Bison, Metal FAce) *

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(Ian Jablonsky) * Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny ( Golba) *

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series (Doku Dāmu, Philip Hughs) * Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shōjo (Houzuki) *

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(Gilder) * SNK vs. Capcom series (

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) * Star Ocean: First Departure (Ashlay Barnbelt) * Summon Night EX-Thesis: Yoake no Tsubasa (Fighfar) *

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series (Neue Regisseur, Stern Neue Regisseur, Maier V. Branstein, Alan Brady, Shapiro Keats, Ōta Kōichirō, Moon Will, Augustus) * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and

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(Metal Face) *

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(Metal Face) * SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom (

) * Tales of Destiny (PS2) (Barbatos Goetia) *

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( Gardle) * Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (Barbatos Goetia) * Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (Barbatos Goetia) *

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(Barbatos Goetia) * Tales of VS. (Barbatos Goetia) *

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(Fonfon, Guwanji) * The Exiled Realm of Arborea (Samael Cranwood) * Transformers: The Game (Megatron) * Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Megatron) *

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(Tachibana Heizō) *

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(Janus) * Wild Arms Alter Code: F (Siegfried/Zeikfried) *

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(Mumkhar) * Zettai Hero Kaizou Keikaku (Narrator) * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Victor Coste)

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