Kenji Akabane

Kenji Akabane
Born	(1984-10-31) October 31, 1984 (age 40) Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	2008–present
Agent	Aoni Production

Kenji Akabane (赤羽根 健治, Akabane Kenji, born October 31, 1984) is a Japanese voice actor. His first starring role was as Kouji Kabuto in Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen[1] and he also went on to portray the Producer in the anime adaptation of The Idolmaster video game series.[2] In 2014, he provided the voice of Dragon Shiryū in the film Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary, a role he said was "cool" and "serious".[3]

Roles

Anime television series

2009

• Eden of the East (AKX20000)
• Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen (Koji Kabuto)[4]
• Taishō Baseball Girls (Izawa)

2010

• One Piece (Reuder)

2011

• Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders (Koji Beetle)
• The Idolmaster (Producer)

2012

• Brave 10 (Niko)
• Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (M Nando)
• Senki Zesshō Symphogear (Sakuya Fujitaka)
• Sword Art Online (Tetsuo)

2013

• Cardfight!! Vanguard (Kenji Mitsusada)
• Meganebu! (Akira Souma)[5]
• Senki Zesshō Symphogear G (Sakuya Fujitaka)
• Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Yasuo Nanbu)[6]

2014

• Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (Awin Sidelet)[7]
• Terra Formars (Ivan Perepelkin)[8]

2015

• Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon (Kyouya Kirigaya)
• Chaos Dragon (Fugaku)[9]
• Punchline (Ryuuto Teraoka)
• Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX (Sakuya Fujitaka)
• Triage X (Arashi Mikami)[10]

2016

• Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia (Kizuna Hida)[11]
• Three Leaves, Three Colors (Mitsugu Yamaji)[12]
• Bloodivores (Mi Liu)[13]

2017

• Kado: The Right Answer (Shūhei Asano)[14]
• Senki Zesshō Symphogear AXZ (Sakuya Fujitaka)
• My First Girlfriend Is a Gal (Keigo Ishida)[15]
• Chronos Ruler (Blaze)[16]
• Ikemen Sengoku: Toki o Kakeru ga Koi wa Hajimaranai (Sarutobi Sasuke)[17]
• King's Game The Animation (Hideki Toyoda)[18]

2019

• Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV (Sakuya Fujitaka)

2020

• Sakura Wars: The Animation (Valery Kaminski)[19]
• Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (Shinichi Sakurai)[20]
• Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 2 Satsume (Teppei)[21]
• Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (Yoruga)

2021

• World Trigger Season 2 (Rokurō Wakamura)[22]
• Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 3 Satsume (Teppei)
• The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat (Lugh)[23]
• Komi Can't Communicate (Shigeo Chiarai)[24]

2022

• Don't Hurt Me, My Healer! (Orc)[25]
• Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! ω (Shinichi Sakurai)[26]

2023

• Summoned to Another World for a Second Time (Brad)[27]
• Sylvanian Families Freya no Go for Dream! (Frasier Chocolate)[28]
• The Idolmaster Million Live! (Chief Producer)[29]
• The Apothecary Diaries (Lihaku)[30]

Film

• Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014) (Dragon Shiryū)[31]
• Cencoroll Connect (2019) (Gotōda)[32]
• Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ (2022) (Minamoto Kiyomaro)[33]

OVA

• Valkyria Chronicles III (2011)

Video games

• Unchained Blades (2011) (Níðhöggr)
• Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (2013) (Awin Sidelet)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (2013) (Guido Mista)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (2015) (Guido Mista)
• Yume Oukoku to Nemureru no 100 nin no ouji-sama (2015) (Lid)
• Fate/Grand Order (2015) (Kadoc Zemlupus, Watanabe no Tsuna)
• Ikémen Sengoku (2017) (Sarutobi Sasuke)
• Dragon Ball Legends (2018) (Shallot)
• Caligula Overdose (2018) (Biwasaka Eiji)
• Café Enchanté (2019) (Misyr Rex)
• World's End Club (2020) (Aniki)
• Live A Live (2022) (Akira)

Tokusatsu

2009

• Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 (Skyrider, Kamen Rider Faiz)

2018

• Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad (Touma Amaki/Jiraiya)
• Mashin Sentai Kiramager ( Mashin Mach voice) 2020 - 2021

Dubbing

• 2:37 (Theo (Xavier Samuel))
• Easy A ("Woodchuck" Todd (Penn Badgley))[34]

References

1. "【Girls-Style】Style of the PRINCE：ゲスト・赤羽根 健治さん". Girls-style.jp. 2013-10-17. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
2. "【Girls-Style】Style of the PRINCE：ゲスト・赤羽根 健治さん". Girls-style.jp. 2013-10-17. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
3. "キャスト発表会見レポート！". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
4. "Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen TV Remake Set for 2009". Anime News Network. February 22, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
5. "Kenji Akabane, Kouki Miyata, Atsushi Tamaru, Junichi Suwabe, Ryohei Kimura Lead Meganebu! Anime Cast". Anime News Network. July 12, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
6. "Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Anime Adds Cast Members". Anime News Network. February 6, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
7. "Atelier Escha & Logy Anime's Cast, Staff Unveiled". Anime News Network. January 30, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
8. "Koji Yusa, Akira Ishida Join Terra Formars Anime Cast". Anime News Network. September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
9. "Chaos Dragon TV Anime Unveils Additional Cast, Nil Kamui Video". Anime News Network. May 28, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
10. "Triage X Anime's Cast, Staff, April Debut Revealed". Anime News Network. December 1, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
11. "Hybrid×Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. April 1, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
12. "Sansha Sanyō Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals More of Cast, April 10 Debut, Song". Anime News Network. March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
13. "Chinese/Japanese Anime Bloodivores Announced for October". Anime News Network. September 1, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
14. "Toei Unveils Kado: The Right Answer Anime's Concept Trailer, Visual". Anime News Network. January 24, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
15. "Hajimete no Gal Anime Casts Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kenji Akabane, Minoru Shiraishi". Anime News Network. May 25, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
16. "Chronos Ruler TV Anime's Promo Reveals Cast, Staff, Summer Premiere". Anime News Network. March 25, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
17. "Ikemen Sengoku TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Story, Short Format". Anime News Network. June 4, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
18. "Ō-sama Game Horror Novel Gets TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. July 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
19. "New Sakura Wars Anime's Video Previews Moscow Assault Force Members". Anime News Network. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
20. "Take's Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Manga Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
21. "Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki Anime's 2nd Season Reveals New Cast, Visual, January 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 15, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
22. "New World Trigger Anime Reveals Katori Unit's Cast". Anime News Network. December 17, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
23. "The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat Novels Get TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
24. "Komi Can't Communicate Anime Casts Kenji Akabane, Yuga Sato, Kensho Ono". Anime News Network. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
25. 「このヒーラー」ゲストキャラ役に佐倉綾音ら20人. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
26. 「宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！」2期は今秋放送！キービジュアルとOP聴けるPV公開. Natalie. Natasha, Inc. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
27. "Summoned to Another World... Again?! Anime's 1st Full Promo Video Unveils More Cast, Maybe Me's Ending Song, April 8 Debut". Anime News Network. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
28. Cayanan, Joanna (June 20, 2023). "Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters Toy Franchise Gets New Full 3DCG Anime on July 6". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
29. "The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Anime Casts Genta Nakamura as Producer". Anime News Network. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
30. "The Apothecary Diaries Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
31. "Kaito Ishikawa, Kenji Akabane Star in Saint Seiya CG Film". Anime News Network. February 26, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
32. "2 Cencoroll Films Get Joint Theatrical Screenings on June 29". Anime News Network. March 20, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
33. "2nd Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ Anime Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Song". Anime News Network. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
34. "小悪魔はなぜモテる？！". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

External links

• Kenji Akabane at Anime News Network's encyclopedia