Tesshō Genda
Voice ActorTesshō Genda ranks among the most prolific voice actors in Japan, having built a résumé of well over two hundred roles while affiliated with the agency 81 Produce, and he contributed a voice role to the Berserk anime.
Berserk Role
Genda is credited with a voice role in the Berserk anime, adding the franchise to a career built from hundreds of parts across anime, tokusatsu, foreign-film dubbing, and video games. The specific Berserk character he voiced is not identified in the sources used for this profile, but his signature booming delivery has made him a mainstay across nearly every major action and genre franchise to come out of Japan since the 1970s.
Career and Notable Roles
Genda has voiced Optimus Prime across the Japanese Transformers franchise and reprised the role in the domestic dub of the 2007 live-action film, while also serving as the definitive Japanese voice of Batman across numerous animated series and films. Gamers know him as the Japanese voice of Kratos in the God of War series, and anime fans also know him for the role of Kurama from Naruto and Kaido from One Piece. He is additionally the standard Japanese dubbing voice for Arnold Schwarzenegger and has dubbed actors including Samuel L. Jackson and John Goodman, and in 2010 he received a Merit Award at the Seiyu Awards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tessho Genda known for?
Tesshō Genda is known for his booming delivery across hundreds of anime, tokusatsu, and dubbing roles, including voicing Optimus Prime in the Japanese Transformers franchise and serving as the definitive Japanese voice of Batman. He is affiliated with the talent agency 81 Produce and has built a résumé of well over two hundred roles.
Who voices Kratos in Japanese?
Tesshō Genda voices Kratos in the Japanese version of the God of War video game series. It is one of his many video game credits alongside his extensive anime and dubbing work.
Who voices Kaido in Japanese?
Tesshō Genda voices Kaido in the Japanese version of One Piece. The role is one of many major anime characters he has voiced across a career spanning more than five decades.
Who does Tessho Genda voice in Naruto?
Tesshō Genda voices Kurama in Naruto. It is one of his signature anime roles, alongside a career built from hundreds of character parts since the 1970s.
What Hollywood actors does Tessho Genda dub in Japanese?
Genda is the standard Japanese dubbing voice for Arnold Schwarzenegger, and he has also dubbed actors including Samuel L. Jackson and John Goodman. In 2010 he received a Merit Award at the Seiyu Awards for this body of work.
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