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Attached voice actors

Male

Masashi Hirose is a Japanese voice actor from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He works at Production Baobab. He is known for the roles of Ramba Ral (''Mobile Suit Gundam''), Rikishiman (''Kinnikuman''), Gosterro ('' Blue Comet SPT Layzner'') and Nakano-sensei ('' ...

Takanori Hoshino is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Production Baobab and Office PAC. He is best known for his role as Jack Atlas in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. Filmography Television animation ;2003 *''GetBackers'' (Fuyuki Shido) ;2004 *'' Zipang'' (Gunnery Off ...

* Masafumi Kimura *

Ikuo Nishikawa is a Japanese voice actor who works for Production Baobab. Filmography Television animation *''Star of the Giants'' (1968) (Mishima) *'' Judo Boy'' (1969) (Sanshiro) *'' Wandering Sun'' (1971) (Yumemaro) *'' Casshan'' (1973) (Casshern) *''Brave ...

* Jirō Saitō * Takayuki Sakazume *

Hiroshi Shirokuma is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with Production Baobab. Filmography Television animation *''Naruto'' (2006), Toki *'' Eden of the East'' (2009), Yūsei Kondō *'' Brave Spirits Brave'' (2011), Jeraid *''Naruto Shippuden'' (2012), Ku ...

Jun'ichi Sugawara is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor. Filmography Anime Film Video games Dubbing References External links Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sugawara, Junichi 1959 births Living people Japanese male video ...

Katsumi Toriumi is a Japanese voice actor from Saitama Prefecture. He works at Production Baobab. Toriumi performed with other voice actors on the album ''Everybody's Christmas''. Voice roles *Hazuki in ''Pokémon'' *Dalida Lolaha Chandra II in ''Mobile Suit G ...

Eiji Yanagisawa was a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Production Baobab at the time of his death. He was originally from Tokyo, Japan. Yanagisawa died from a brain stem hemorrhage on November 12, 2024, at the age of 57. His death was announced on Produ ...

Hiroya Ishimaru is a retired Japanese actor, Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and narrator most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series ''Mazinger Z'' and its sequels, and for being the official Japanese dub-over voice artist for Jack ...

(Still affiliated after retiring in 2023)

Female

* Sayaka Aoki * Mioko Fujiwara * Natsumi Hioka * Mana Hirata * Chizuko Hoshino *

Hisako Kanemoto , also known professionally as , is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is represented by Production Baobab. Biography Kanemoto attended high school in Kamogata, Okayama and enrolled in the voice acting course at the vocational school of ...

* Satomi Kōrogi * Nami Kurokawa * Chihiro Kusaka * Mari Mashiba *

Yuki Matsuoka is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She graduated from Otemae Women's University in Nishinomiya. She is affiliated with Production Baobab. Her notable roles include Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga in ''Azumanga Daioh'', Orihime Inoue in '' ...

* Atsuko Mine * Eri Miyajima *

Emi Motoi is a Japanese actress and voice actress affiliated with Production Baobab. Filmography Television animation * Yumi Kusaka (First), Tomochan, Cameraman in Crayon Shin-chan (1995) * Saaya Hanazono in Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus (1995) * Hime ...

* Manami Tanaka

Formerly attached voice actors

Male

Kinryū Arimoto was a Japanese actor and voice actor formerly employed by Production Baobab. He also practiced kenpo, earning the black belt rank of shodan. Though his birth name was Yoshitaka, a kanji mistranslation led to his name being read as Kinryū, w ...

(affiliated with Heiya Kikaku, now deceased) * Eisuke Asakura (now affiliated with

Arts Vision , stylized as ARTSVISION, is a Japanese talent agency based in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo that employs many high-profile Voice acting in Japan, voice actors. It was founded in 1984 by Sakumi Matsuda. General information Arts Vision was founded by ...

) * Kenichi Ogata (now affiliated with Umikaze) *

Chō is a Japanese actor and narrator. His former stage name was . He is a graduate of the Nishogakusha University Department of Literature and received training at Bungakuza's research establishment and the Seinenza Theater Company before attachi ...

(Yūichi Nagashima) (now affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society) * Yuzuru Fujimoto (affiliated with 81 Produce before time of death) *

Jun Fukuyama is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He played Lelouch Lamperouge in '' Code Geass'', Yukio Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Koro-sensei in '' Assassination Classroom'', Ichimatsu in '' Osomatsu-san'', Yuta Togashi in '' Love, Chunibyo & Other Delu ...

(now affiliated wit
AXLONE
* Tōru Furusawa (now affiliated with Kenyū Office) *

Jun Hazumi , better known as his stage name , is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo attached to Arts Vision. He was formerly attached to Production Baobab. His voice has been compared to those of Shinji Nakae and Gorō Naya. Filmography Television animati ...

(now affiliated with Arts Vision) *

Satoshi Hino is a Japanese voice actor. He is known for his roles in various anime series, such as '' Shakugan no Shana'', '' The Familiar of Zero'', '' Gintama'', '' Nabari no Ou'', '' Naruto Shippuuden'', '' Overlord'', and '' Yowamushi Pedal''. Personal ...

(now affiliated with AXLONE) * Katsuhisa Hōki (now affiliated with Aoni Production) * Kenyū Horiuchi (now the director of Kenyū Office) *

Kazuhiko Inoue is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and singer. His notable works include Anthony Brown in '' Candy Candy'', Joe Shimamura in the 1979 iteration of '' Cyborg 009'', Jerid Messa in '' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'', Kakashi Hatake in ''Naruto ...

(now affiliated with B-Box) * Ryūzō Ishino (now affiliated with

81 Produce is a voice talent management firm in Japan founded on 3 February 1981 (thus the year is the company's namesake). A hybrid CD-ROM featuring voice talent data for members of 81 Produce was released on 19 October 1997. The company is located in Sh ...

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Akira Kamiya is a Japanese voice actor. He played several notable roles in Japanese manga and anime television series, including Kenshiro in ''Fist of the North Star'', Ryo Saeba in '' City Hunter'', Shutaro Mendo in ''Urusei Yatsura'' and Kogoro Mori (fir ...

* Takuo Kawamura (now affiliated with Bell Production) *

Kaneta Kimotsuki was a Japanese actor and voice actor. Career During his life he had been attached to TBS broadcast theater company and then Aoni Production, Production Baobab, he became a director of his own agency 21st century FOX; he was attached to 81 Pr ...

(affiliated with Winner Entertainment, director of 21st Century FOX now deceased) * Takurō Kitagawa (now affiliated with

Sigma Seven is a Japanese people, Japanese talent management firm representing a fair number of seiyū, voice actors and entertainers. Founded on March 3, 1988, Sigma Seven is headquartered on the third floor of the Haga Building in Minato, Tokyo, Minato, T ...

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Takehito Koyasu is a Japanese voice actor from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Doi, Hitoshi"Koyasu Takehito" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011. He is affiliated with and representative of T's Factory, a voice acting agency he founded ...

(now the director of Diizufakutorii) *

Yasunori Matsumoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in '' Initial D'', Jean Havoc in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'', Magnum Ace in '' Shippū! Iron Leaguer'', Gourry Gabriev in ''S ...

(now affiliated with

) * Daichū Mizushima (now a freelance voice actor) *

Mugihito , better known by his stage name of , is a Japanese actor, Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and narrator from Musashino, Tokyo. Mugihito was formerly credited under his birth name and also . Filmography Television animation ;1976 *''Dokaben'' ...

(Makoto Terada) (now affiliated with Media Office) * Hiroshi Naka (now affiliated with Ken Production) * Shūsei Nakamura (retired/deceased) * Ken Narita (now a freelance voice actor) * Hideki Ogihara (now affiliated with Diizufakutorii) * Takayuki Okada (now affiliated with Kenyū Office) * Kōsuke Okano (now affiliated with SSP) * Kenichi Ono (now affiliated with Rush Style) * Shinya Ōtaki (now a freelance voice actor) * Takayuki Sakazume (now affiliated with Kenyū Office) *

Mitsuo Senda was a Japanese voice actor. He was originally from Hokkaido. Senda was affiliated with 81 Produce. Senda died from heart failure on February 25, 2023, at the age of 82. Filmography Television animation *'' Time Bokan'' (1975) - Ninja *'' She ...

(now affiliated with 81 Produce) * Yutaka Shimaka (now affiliated with Production★A Collection) *

Noriaki Sugiyama is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He voiced Uryū Ishida in ''Bleach'', Sasuke Uchiha in ''Naruto'', and Shirō Emiya in ''Fate/stay night''. Filmography Anime ;2002 * ''Naruto'' ( Sasuke Uchiha) * '' Beyblade: V-Force'' (Blader DJ) * ' ...

(now affiliated with Stay Luck) * Katsumi Suzuki (now affiliated with Arts Vision) * Seiichi Suzuki (deceased, enrolled at the time of death) * Shinnosuke Tachibana (now affiliated with AXLONE) * Takashi Taguchi (deceased) *Nobuyuki Tanaka * Kazuya Tatekabe (director of Kenyū Office before time of death) *

Kōsei Tomita was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo Prefecture who was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab. He voiced Doraemon in the first half of the original 1973 ''Doraemon'' series. He voiced Shunsaku Ban, also known as Must ...

(deceased) *

Kei Tomiyama , better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator born in Anshan, Manchukuo. He was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab. Tomiyama is best known for his roles in '' Tiger Mask'' (Naoto Date/Tig ...

(deceased, enrolled at the time of death) * Keaton Yamada (Affiliated with Remax before retirement) *

Ken Yamaguchi was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He was represented by OYS Produce. His son, , is a fellow voice actor. He was most known for the roles of Ashuraman, The Omegaman, Prisman ('' Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne''), Genji Tog ...

(deceased, the director of OYS Produce until his death) *

Takumi Yamazaki Takumi Yamazaki (, born Isao Yamazaki , April 14, 1964 in Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actor best known for voicing Torippii the anthropomorphic green parrot in the Shimajiro TV series and in the Shimajiro film series. Yamazaki has taken over many ...

(now affiliated with T.S.P.)

Female

* Runa Akiyama (affiliated with 81 Produce, now deceased) *

Mayumi Asano is a Japanese voice actress who is currently part of Office Osawa. Filmography Television Video games *'' Armored Core: Last Raven'' (2005) – Zinaida *''Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2'' (2017) – Baiken *''Samurai Shodown'' (2021) – Baiken *' ...

(now affiliated with Office Osawa) * Sachiko Chijimatsu (now affiliated with 81 Produce) *

Yūko Gotō is a Japanese actress, Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and singer who was contracted to Production Baobab and is now signed to Axlone. In direct contrast to her cute-and-vulnerable moé Typecasting (acting), typecasting, Yūko in real life i ...

(now affiliated with AXLONE) * Hitomi Harada (now affiliated with Office Anemone) * Junko Hori (deceased) * Teiyū Ichiryūsai (now a freelance voice actress) *

Rei Igarashi , better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress and voice actress who works for Rush Style. She is married to fellow voice actor Show Hayami, and is the mother of the Japanese voice actor Hideyuki Hayami. Filmography Anime *'' Brave of ...

(now affiliated with Office Osawa) *

Kazue Ikura is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who works for Aoni Production. She was previously affiliated with theater groups/production companies 劇舎燐, 俳協, Production Baobab and NABEYA. She is most known for the roles of Kao ...

(Kazu Ikura) (now affiliated with

Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of Voice acting in Japan, voice actors and other Japanese entertainers. It was founded in 1969 by Susumu Kubo. Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni All names are in Western order (g ...

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Mai Kadowaki is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She was previously known as 門脇舞 (pronunciation identical). Biography She is popular as a radio actress who wears glasses. She is also known for portraying meganekko characters on ...

(now affiliated with

Kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope () is an optical instrument with two or more reflecting surfaces (or mirrors) tilted to each other at an angle, so that one or more (parts of) objects on one end of these mirrors are shown as a symmetrical pattern when viewed fro ...

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Tomoko Kawakami was a Japanese voice actress. She was also known by her pen-name Tomozou (とも蔵), and her Christian name Cecilia (セシリア). Having graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she was a member of Production Baobab. Ca ...

(deceased) *

Madoka Kimura is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Notable filmography * Kimie Sugawara in '' Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru'' * Yuuna Akashi in '' Negima!'' * Miki Tachibana in '' Night Head Genesis'' * Sana Hidaka (childhood) in '' Myself ; Yourself'' * Sin ...

(now a freelance voice actress) *

Sanae Kobayashi is a Japanese voice actress formerly affiliated with Production Baobab, and now with Sigma Seven. She has voiced in a number of anime shows and films. Some of her major roles are Allen Walker in '' D.Gray-man'', Miyuki Tanokura in '' Kaze no ...

(now affiliated with

) * Chie Kōjiro (now affiliated with 81 Produce) *

Naoko Matsui is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Hakodate, Hokkaido. Matsui was a member of Production Baobab for 20 years before becoming a freelancer. Matsui is most notable for the roles of Uru Chie in '' High School! Kimengumi'', Rem Ayano ...

(now the head of UP AND UPS) *

Yūko Mizutani was a Japanese actress, voice actress, narrator and singer from Ama District, Aichi. Throughout her career, she worked with Production Baobab, and was working with Aoni Production at the time of her death. Mizutani was best known for her an ...

(deceased) *

Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress. Beginning work as a child actress at the age of three, by the time she became an adult, voice acting had inadvertently become her main occupation. Throughout her career, Nozawa has been affiliated with Production Baobab ...

(now affiliated with Aoni Production) *

Noriko Ohara , née Ohara, better known by her stage name , was a Japanese actress and narrator. Career She was previously represented by Aoni Production, then Production Baobab, but was later freelance. She is best known for the roles of Nobita Nobi ...

(Then a freelance voice actress now deceased) *

Ai Orikasa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She has played a variety of characters, from young girls to women and boys. In her leading roles, she often voiced boys, and has also done the voice of a mother. She also played the voice of Hagu ...

(now affiliated with AXLONE) *

Yoshiko Sakakibara is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. Career In 1981, Yoshiko made her voice acting debut as Flore in '' Six God Combination Godmars''. In addition to her voice acting roles, she has worked as a narrator for various news program ...

(later moved to Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, currently freelance) *

Yūko Sanpei is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She voiced Nozomi Yumehara/Cure Dream in ''Yes! PreCure 5'' and its sequel ''GoGo!''. She currently voices the eponymous character in '' Boruto''. Biography Sanpei made her voice acti ...

(now affiliated with AXLONE) * Yūko Satō (now affiliated with Aksent) *

Mari Shimizu is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce. She is known for voicing the titular protagonist of the 1963 ''Astro Boy'' television series and its 1980 colour remake, Belo in '' Humanoid Monster Bem'', and the titular protagonist o ...

(now affiliated with 81 Produce) *

Kei Shindō is a Japanese voice actress. Her major roles include Kyoka Jiro in ''My Hero Academia'', Gentoku in ''Ikki Tousen'', Kuro Kagami in '' Kodomo no Jikan'', and Naomasa in '' Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere''. In video games she voices Mian in ' ...

(now affiliated with AXLONE) *

Miki Takahashi is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Bunkyo, Tokyo. Together with her friend Chika Sakamoto, she participated in the third incarnation of the radio show Animetopia. She is a member of SplashDream. Anime TV *''Around the World in Eig ...

(now affiliated with SplashDream) * Kumiko Takizawa (deceased) *

Akane Tomonaga , also known as , is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. Filmography Anime *'' Jigoku Sensei Nūbē'' (1996), Tomoko *'' Hell Girl'' (2005), Yōko *'' Lamune'' (2005), Hikari Nakazato *''Higurashi When They Cry is ...

(now affiliated with AXLONE) * Aki Uechi (Akiko Yajima) (now affiliated with Across Entertainment)

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