Tetsuya is a masculine

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Tetsuya can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 哲也, "philosophy, to be" * 鉄也, "iron, to be" * 哲哉, "philosophy, alas" * 徹也, "devotion, to be" * 徹矢, "penetrate, arrow" * 鉄弥, "iron, increasingly" The name can also be written in

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People with the name

* Tetsuya (dancer) (born 1981), Japanese dancer *

Tetsuya (musician) , formerly known as Tetsu, is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as bassist and bandleader of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. Formed in 1991, they have sold over 40 million records, making them one of the best- ...

(born 1969), Japanese musician * Tetsuya Asano (浅野哲也, born 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager *

Tetsuya Chiba is a Japanese manga artist. Considered a major figure in the history of manga, many of his early titles are still in print due to continued popularity. He is most famous for his sports stories, having been described as "the biggest contributor ...

(てつや, born 1939), Japanese manga artist *

Tetsuya Chikushi was a Japanese journalist, TV presenter and news anchor. Career Chikushi was born in Hita, Ōita on 23 June 1935. He graduated from Waseda University's school of political science and economics, and joined the ''Asahi Shimbun'' newspaper in 1 ...

(哲也, 1935–2008), Japanese newscaster *

Tetsuya Endo (disambiguation) Tetsuya Endo may refer to: *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese professional wrestler {{hndis, Endo, Tetsuya ...

, multiple people *

Tetsuya Enomoto is a Japanese former football player. He is currently the assistant goalkeeper coach of J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos. Playing career Enomoto was born in Kawasaki on May 2, 1983. He joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos from youth te ...

(哲也, born 1983), Japanese football player * Tetsuya Fujii (哲也), a Japanese astronomer *, Japanese shogi player * Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita (哲也, 1920–1998), Japanese severe storms researcher * , Japanese football player *

Tetsuya Harada is a Japanese former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1993 FIM 250cc World Champion. Early years Born in Chiba, Japan, Harada won the Japanese 125cc Junior championship in 1988, and was runner-up to Tadayuki Okada in the All ...

(哲也, born 1970), Japanese former GP motorcycle racer *

Tetsuya Hibino (born 10 April 1974 in Aichi) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Shibata Racing Team. Like many of the drivers in the D1 Grand Prix, he is the owner of his own tuning shop called Sun ...

(哲也, born 1974), Japanese professional drifting driver *

Tetsuya Ichimura is a Japanese photographer noted for his photographs of nudes. Early life __NOTOC__ Ichimura was born, with the family name Hamaguchi,His name in ''kanji'' was or is (Kasahara, "Ichimura Tetsuya"). The likeliest readings of the character are ...

(哲也, born 1930), Japanese photographer *

Tetsuya Ishida Tetsuya Ishida (石田徹也, Ishida Tetsuya, June 16, 1973 – May 23, 2005) was a contemporary Japanese painter known for his surrealist portrayal of late-20th and early-21st century Japanese city life. His works typically depict hyperrealist ...

(徹也, 1973–2005), Japanese painter *, Japanese footballer * Tetsuya Iwanaga (哲哉, born 1970), Japanese voice actor *

Tetsuya Kajiwara (drummer) is a Japanese drummer who has performed with The Blue Hearts and The 3Peace.Tetsuya ...

(徹也, born 1963), Japanese drummer *

Tetsuya Kakihara is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is a former member of 81 Produce. His agency, Zynchro, was established on May 15, 2013. In 2010, Kakihara has been affiliated with Kiramune, a music label by Bandai Visual and Lantis, where he made his ...

(徹也, born 1982), Japanese voice actor *

Tetsuya Kakiuchi is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder ...

(垣内哲也, born 1970) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder *

Tetsuya Kiyonari is a professional Go player. Biography Tetsuya became a professional go player in 1976. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1986. He holds the record of fastest promotion from 1 dan to 9 dan in the Kansai Ki-in. Tetsuya has been runner up twice, once ...

(哲也, born 1961), Japanese professional Go player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *

Tetsuya Komuro is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is recognized as the most successful producer in Japanese music history and has introduced contemporary electronic dance music to the Japanese mainstream. He was also a former owner of t ...

(哲哉, born 1958), Japanese keyboardist, songwriter and music producer *, Japanese ballet dancer *

Tetsuya Makita is a Japanese actor, best known for the role of Takeshi Momoshiro of the fourth generation Seigaku cast in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musical series, Tenimyu. Makita was a member of the acting unit D-Boys, produced by Watanabe Entertainment. Ca ...

(哲也, born 1984), Japanese actor *

Tetsuya Matoyama Tetsuya Matoyama (, born October 1, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher, and current the fourth squad battery coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Osaka K ...

(哲也, born 1970), Japanese professional baseball catcher *, Japanese baseball player *

Tetsuya Mizuguchi is a Japanese video game designer, producer, and businessman. Along with ex-Sega developers he is one of the co-founders of the video game development firm Q Entertainment. He formerly worked for Sega as a producer in their Sega AM3 'arcade mach ...

(哲也, born 1965), Japanese video game designer and producer *, Japanese football manager *

Tetsuya Naito is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his 20-year run in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he served as the leader of the ''Los Ingobernables de Japon'' stable, and was a multi-time world champion. ...

(哲也, born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler *

Tetsuya Nakashima Tetsuya Nakashima (中島哲也) (born 1959) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was born in Fukuoka, attending high school in Chikushino. His 2010 film '' Confessions'' was awarded Best Picture at the Japanese Academy Awards, whe ...

(哲也, born 1959), Japanese film director *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese artist, printmaker and educator *

Tetsuya Nomura is a Japanese video game artist, designer, producer, and director working for Square Enix. He was hired by Square initially as a monster designer for ''Final Fantasy V'' (1992), before being shifted towards secondary Character design of Final F ...

(哲也, born 1970), Japanese video game director *

Tetsuya Ōkubo is a Japanese football player. Playing career Known by the nickname 'Jumbo' due to his size, he plays primarily as a target-man striker, scoring the majority of his goals with his head. Popular with fans and teammates during his career due to hi ...

(大久保哲哉, born 1980) is a Japanese football player * Tetsuya Ota (哲也, born 1959), Japanese racecar driver *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Tetsuya Saruwatari is a mangaka. He was born in Ōmuta, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. After dropping out of high school, he worked as assistant of Shinji Hiramatsu and Hiroshi Motomiya. He made the debut as solo manga artist with 海の戦士 (Umi No Senshi) in '' ...

(哲也, born 1958), Japanese manga artist *

Tetsuya Shibata is a Japanese video game music composer and sound director. He is credited for over twenty musical scores produced for Capcom's video game releases including the '' Monster Hunter'' and ''Devil May Cry'' series, as well those in the '' Darkstalke ...

(徹也, born 1973), video game music composer *

Tetsuya Shimizu , better known by the ring name Bushi (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his 13-year tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a member of ''Los Ingobernables de Japón''. Prior to ado ...

(清水哲也, born 1983), Japanese professional wrestler * Tetsuya Shikawa 鉄也, Japanese politician *

Tetsuya Shiroo was the former leader of the Suishin-kai, a Nagasaki-based ''yakuza'' group affiliated with the Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest ''yakuza'' organization in Japan. Murder of Iccho Itoh On April 17, 2007, Shiroo shot Iccho Itoh, the mayor of Nagasaki ...

(哲彌, born 1948), Japanese yakuza *

Tetsuya Takahashi (born November 18, 1966) is a Japanese video game designer, writer and director. Takahashi worked at Square in the 90s as a graphic designer and graphic director, participating on some of their most well-received titles such as ''Final Fantasy ...

(哲哉, born 1966), Japanese video game creator *

Tetsuya Takeda Tetsuya Takeda (), born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor. Takeda is perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama '' Sannen B Gumi Kinpa ...

(鉄矢), Japanese singer and actor *

Tetsuya Takehora is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Life and career Tetsuya Takehora studied at the , founded by director Shōhei Imamura in 1975 as the Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film. He entered the film industry as an assistant di ...

(竹洞哲也, born 1974) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. * Tetsuya Tanaka (田中哲也, born 1965) is a Japanese racing driver *, Japanese footballer and manager *

Tetsuya Utsumi is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB). He previously played for the Yomiuri Giants. Career In , Orix BlueWave selected him with the first selection, but he did not sign, and ...

(内海哲也, born 1982) is a Japanese professional baseball player *

Tetsuya Wakuda (born 18 June 1959) is a Japanese-born Australian chef based in Sydney. He was the leading judge in the final episode of the second season of '' Junior MasterChef Australia''. Background Early life Tetsuya Wakuda was born on June 18, 1959, i ...

(哲也, born 1959), Japanese-born Australian chef *

Tetsuya Watari born (December 28, 1941 – August 10, 2020) was a Japanese film, stage, and television actor. Life He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Watari belonged to the karate club at university. He made his screen debut in 1964, in Isamu Kosu ...

(哲也, born 1941), Japanese stage, film, and television actor *

Tetsuya Yamagami is a Japanese man who assassinated Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, on 8 July 2022. A resident of Nara (city), Nara, he was arrested at the scene of the assassination. He was 41 years old, had no prior criminal history, and was u ...

(山上徹也), the only suspect in the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *

Tetsuya Yanagisawa is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director. Works (as director) *''Kannazuki no Miko'' (TV series, 2004) *''Shattered Angels'' (TV series, 2007) *'' Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork'' (Film, 2011) *''High S ...

(テツヤ), Japanese anime director * Tetsuya Yoneda (哲也, born 1938), Japanese professional baseball pitcher *, Japanese long-distance runner

Fictional characters

* Tetsuya Azuma (鉄也), protagonist of the 1973 anime series ''

Casshan ''Casshan'', also known in Japan as , is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Production founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973. The ''Casshern'' franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'', and a 2004 ...

'' and of the 2004 film ''

Casshern ''Casshan'', also known in Japan as , is an anime series created by Tatsunoko Production founder Tatsuo Yoshida in 1973. The ''Casshern'' franchise also includes a 1993 original video animation titled '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'', and a 2004 ...

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Tetsuya Kajiwara (Fushigi Yūgi) Tetsuya Kajiwara may refer to * Tetsuya Kajiwara (drummer), drummer with The Blue Hearts * Tetsuya Kajiwara (Fushigi Yūgi), a character in the ''manga'' ''Fushigi Yūgi'' {{Disambig ...

(哲也), in the manga and anime series ''Fushigi Yūgi'' * Tetsuya Kuroko, the protagonist of the manga and anime series ''

Kuroko's Basketball is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. ...

'' * Tetsuya Sendo, a friend of Ritsu Kasanoda in the manga and anime series ''

Ouran High School Host Club is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori. It was serialized in Hakusensha's '' LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ou ...

'' * Tetsuya Takahashi, in Haruki Murakami's novel '' After Dark'' *

Tetsuya Tsurugi This is a list of characters from the anime and manga series '' Mazinger Z'', '' Great Mazinger'', '' Grendizer'', and '' Mazinkaiser'', as well as the '' Shin Mazinger'' reboot. It lists the main players of the plots as well as minor characters ...

(鉄也), the protagonist of manga and anime series ''

Great Mazinger is a Japanese anime television series and manga comic book created by Go Nagai and Dynamic Productions. The story is a sequel and direct continuation of '' Mazinger Z'' series after its initial success. The series was aired on Japa ...

'' * Tetsuya Watarigani, a recurring character in the anime series '' Beyblade: Metal Fusion'' * Tetsuya Yuuki (哲也), in the manga and anime series ''

Ace of Diamond is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from May 2006 to January 2015, with its chapters collected in 47 volum ...

'' * Tetsuya, Japanese name of Tyson from '' Pokémon: Advanced Battle'' * Tetsuya Yano, a character from ''

Choujuu Sentai Liveman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the twelfth entry of Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries. The last Super Sentai title of the Shōwa Era, it aired on TV Asahi from February 27, 1988, to February 18, 1989, replacing '' Hikari Sent ...

'' * Tetsuya from ''

Yokai Watch is a Japanese role-playing video game series and associated media franchise created and developed by Level-5 (company), Level-5. The Yo-kai Watch (video game), first game in the series was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. Three main sequ ...

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