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Akira Fudo is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the ''Devilman'' manga series created by Go Nagai. A shy teenager living in Japan while his parents work abroad, Akira absorbs the powers of the devil Amon thanks to his friend Ryo Asuka. Then ...

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Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. First serialized in 1969, the manga's chapters were collected in 45 volumes published by Shogakukan from 1974 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic ...

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Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...

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Tiger Mask is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's ''Bokura Magazine'' from 1968 to 1970 and was later published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1970 to ...

'' (1970) ( Kentaro Takaoka/Yellow Devil) *''

Akakichi no Eleven is a manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara with drawings by Mitsuyoshi Sonoda. An anime adaptation produced by Tokyo TV Douga aired between 1970 and 1971, which consists of 52 episodes lasting about 24 minutes. The series aired in Japan on ...

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'' (1972) (Akira Fudo) *''

Cutie Honey is a Japanese Shōnen manga, shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. First appearing in ''Weekly Shōnen Champion''s 41st issue of 1973, the series ran until April 1974. It follows an android girl named Honey Kisara ...

'' (1973) (Johnny) (episode 19) *''

Dokaben is a Japanese baseball manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Mizushima. The original series was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from April 24, 1972, to March 27, 1981, but it ...

'' (1976) (Fumio Ataru, Ohkawa) *''

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Fang of the Sun Dougram is a 75-episode anime television series, created by Ryosuke Takahashi and Sunrise, and aired in Japan from October 23, 1981 to March 25, 1983 on TV Tokyo. A 1983 full-length feature film, ''Dougram: Documentary of the Fang of the Sun'', su ...

'' (1981) (Rocky Andor) *''

Kinnikuman is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. ...

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Lightspeed Electroid Albegas is an anime series that aired from 1983 to 1984 in Japan, Latin America, Spain and Italy. There were 45 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. Other loosely translated names are "''Arbegas''", "''Arebegas''", "''Lightspeed ElectroGod Arbegas''" a ...

'' (1983) (Kurohara) *'' Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration'' (1983) (Morio) *'' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' (1986) (Kurotora, Hakuro) *''

'' (1986) ( Cancer Deathmask, Musca Dio) *'' Transformers: The Headmasters'' (1987) (Brainstorm) *'' Hokuto no Ken 2'' (1987) (Jo) *'' Transformers: Super-God Masterforce'' (1988) ( Lander) *''

Kiteretsu Daihyakka is a Japanese manga series by , which ran in the children's magazine ''Chagurin, Kodomo no Hikari'' from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into an animated anthology television special which aired in 1987 on Fuji Television ...

'' (1988) (Shintaro) *''

Himitsu no Akko-chan is an early magical girl manga series written and illustrated by Fujio Akatsuka. The story centers around an elementary school girl who is gifted a magic mirror that allows her to transform into anything she chooses, and the misadventure ...

'' (1988) (Tetsu) *''

Sakigake!! Otokojuku , also known as simply ''Otokojuku'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Miyashita. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991. It is staged in an all-boys school t ...

'' (1988) (Rankiryuu (Hikoubou)) *'' Transformers: Victory'' (1989) (Blue Bacchus) *''

Chibi Maruko-chan is a manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls ''Maruko'', and her family in suburban Japan in the year 1974. Maruko is a troublemak ...

'' (1990) (Headmaster) *'' Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne'' (1991) (

Prisman The following is a list of characters from ''Kinnikuman'', a manga/anime series written by Yudetamago. The majority of the cast of Kinnikuman are Choujin (超人 ''Chōjin''; "superhuman"), superpowered individuals who comes in all shapes and ...

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Aoki Densetsu Shoot! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Ōshima. It was published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' between 1990 and 2003. The story revolves around a boy named Toshihiko Tanaka, who had just started at Kakeg ...

'' (1993) (Ohmmori) *''

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo , often shortened to and known in English as ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station (kōba ...

'' (1996) ( Daidiro Ohara) *''

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 ...

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Vandread is a Japanese anime television series directed by Takeshi Mori and produced by Gonzo. The series is composed by two seasons consisting of 13 episodes each; ''Vandread'', broadcast from October to December 2000, and ''Vandread: The Sec ...

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Koi Kaze is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoi Yoshida. It was published in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from 2001 to 2004, with its chapters collected in five volumes by Kodansha. The series tells of the ...

'' (2004) (Zenzo Saeki) *'' Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold'' (2015) (Cancer Deathmask) *'' Tiger Mask W'' (2016) (Kentaro Takaoka) *'' Hanma Baki - Son of Ogre'' (2021) (Prison Warden)

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'', ''LGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of Epic (genre), epic science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanak ...

'' (1989) (Hans Eduard Bergengrun) *'' Kamen Rider SD'' (1993) (Kamen Rider V3)

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'' (1971) *'' Mazinger Z vs. Devilman'' (1973) (Akira Fudo) *'' Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness'' (1974) (Tetsuya Tsurugi) *'' Dougram'' (1983) (Rocky) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld'' (1984) (Sensei) *''

The Dagger of Kamui is a Japanese novel series by Tetsu Yano released by Kadokawa Shoten from 1984 to 1985. The series was adapted in 1985 into an anime film directed by Rintaro and animated by Madhouse. The screenplay was adapted by Mori Masaki, and cha ...

'' (1985) (Jackal) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops'' (1986) (Sensei) *'' Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle'' (1987) (Demon) *'' Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West'' (1988) (Sensei) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan'' (1989) (Sensei) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet'' (1990) (Doctor) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights'' (1991) (Merchant) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds'' (1992) (Sensei) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth'' (1993) (Sensei) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen'' (1994) (Sensei) *'' 2112: The Birth of Doraemon'' (1995) (Mr. Robot) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World'' (1995) (Sensei) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express'' (1996) (Curator) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding'' (1999) (Sensei) *'' Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe'' (1999) (Sensei) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King'' (2000) (Sensei) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods'' (2013) (Old Kaioushin) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F''' (2015) (Dr. Briefs)

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Ike! Greenman is a tokusatsu television series Kyodai Hero kaiju produced by Toho in 1973. It ran from November 12, 1973, to September 27, 1974. It emerged as a follow-up series to '' Ike! Godman'', but the two share no continuity. Compared to the anthology-l ...

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Ultraman Tiga is a Japanese tokusatsu TV drama and the eighth entry (twelfth overall) in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System, ''Ultraman Tiga'' had aired at 6:00 pm and aired between September 7, 1996, t ...

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Mirai Sentai Timeranger is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series and the 24th series in Toei's Super Sentai metaseries. Footage from this series was used in the American production '' Power Rangers Time Force''. It aired from February 13, 2000, to February 11, ...

'' (2000) (Counselor Zektar (ep. 31)) *'' Hyakuju Sentai Gaoranger'' (2001) (Shrine Bell Org (ep. 4)) *''

Kamen Rider Agito is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider tokusatsu franchise. The series represented the 30th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series. The series was also a joint collaboration between Asatsu-DK and Toei Company, ...

'' (2001) (

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Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and Toei's twenty-sixth production of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. After Toei filed the trademark for the series on November 22, 2001, it aired from February 17, 2002, to February 9, 2003, replacing ...

'' (2002) (Nightmare Ninja Yumebakushi (ep. 10)) *''

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and the twenty-eighth production of the ''Super Sentai'' Media franchise, metaseries produced by Toei Company, Toei. It aired from February 15, 2004, to February 6, 2005, replacing ''Bakuryū Sentai Abara ...

'' (2004) (Tenkaolien Raja Namunan (ep. 35))

Video games

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Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix MAX ' is a series of fighting game, fighting video game developed by Syn Sophia, AKI Corporation, based on the popular ''Kinnikuman'' manga and anime series from Weekly Shonen Jump. Muscle Grand Prix It includes 16 wrestlers and 11 stages. Muscle ...

'' (2006) (Mister Khamen) *'' Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2'' (2008) (Mister Khamen) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi'' (2011) (Old Supreme Kai) *'' Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers'' (2013) (Cancer Deathmask)

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Tony Plana José Antonio Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban-American actor and director. He is known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC television show ''Ugly Betty'' and for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video ga ...

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Marc McClure Marc McClure (born March 31, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the ''Superman'' series of films released between 1978 and 1987, and Dave McFly in the ''Back to the Future'' films. Career McClure appeared in the 1 ...

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Commando A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as oppo ...

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David Patrick Kelly David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor, musician and lyricist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is best known for his role as the main antagonist Luther in the cult film '' The Warriors'' (1979 ...

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George Dzundza George Dzundza ( ; born July 19, 1945) is a retired American actor. He is known for his varied work in film and on television, including '' The Deer Hunter'' (1978), '' Skokie'' (1981), '' No Way Out'' (1987), '' The Beast'' (1988), '' Impulse'' ...

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JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until Assassination of John F. Kennedy, his assassination in 1963. He was the first Catholic Chur ...

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Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963. Oswald was placed in juvenile detention at age 12 for truan ...

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'' (1983 TV Asashi edition) (Lawrence "Pinto" Kroger (

Tom Hulce Thomas Edward Hulce (; born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and theatre producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Academy Award-winning film '' Amadeus'' (1984), as well as the roles of Larry "Pinto" Kr ...

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Platoon A platoon is a Military organization, military unit typically composed of two to four squads, Section (military unit), sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the Military branch, branch, but a platoon can ...

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Corey Glover Corey Cornell James Glover (born November 6, 1964) is an American singer. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Living Colour and has toured as the vocalist for the funk band Galactic. As an actor, he played Francis in the 1986 war movie ' ...

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Time Bandits ''Time Bandits'' is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film co-written, produced, and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars David Rappaport, Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael ...

'' (Vermin (Tiny Ross)) *'' Total Recall'' (Benny ( Mel Johnson Jr.))

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) *'' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'' (Jake Clawson/Razor) *''

Thomas and Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, the series was developed for television by Brit ...

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Babar Babar (), also variously spelled as Baber, Babur, and Babor is a male given name of Persian language, Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. It is generally taken in reference to the Persian language, Persian ''babr'' (Persian ...

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Peter Pan's Flight Peter Pan's Flight is a rail-suspended dark ride at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland theme parks. Located in the Fantasyland area of each park, its story, music, staging, and artwork are ...

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References

External links

Official agency profile

Ryōichi Tanaka
at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
Ryōichi Tanaka
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaka, Ryoichi 1947 births Living people Aoni Production voice actors Japanese male video game actors Male voice actors from Tokyo People from Suginami Tama Art University alumni