Daisuke Namikawa
Voice ActorDaisuke Namikawa is a Japanese voice actor and singer who has voiced a wide range of anime heroes and villains, including a younger version of a central character in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
Fullmetal Alchemist Role
Namikawa voices the younger incarnation of Van Hohenheim, credited as Slave Number 23, in flashback sequences of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The role shows Hohenheim centuries before the main story, as a captive test subject in the experiments that eventually made him immortal and set the events of the series in motion.
Career and Notable Roles
Namikawa is known for playing young heroes such as Fay D. Flourite in the manga adaptation Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and Yu Narukami in Persona 4, as well as morally complex or villainous characters like Hisoka Morow in Hunter x Hunter, Eustass Kid in One Piece, and Ulquiorra Cifer in the anime Bleach. He also serves as the regular Japanese dubbing voice for actor Elijah Wood.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Daisuke Namikawa voice?
Namikawa voices the younger incarnation of Van Hohenheim, credited as Slave Number 23, in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood flashback sequences. He also plays Hisoka Morow in Hunter x Hunter.
What is the story behind Namikawa's Fullmetal Alchemist role?
The role shows Hohenheim centuries before the main story, as a captive test subject in the experiments that eventually made him immortal. Those events set in motion the circumstances behind Fullmetal Alchemist's main story.
What other anime heroes has Daisuke Namikawa voiced?
Namikawa voices Fay D. Flourite in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and Yu Narukami in Persona 4.
What villain roles has Daisuke Namikawa played?
Namikawa voices Eustass Kid in One Piece and Ulquiorra Cifer in the anime Bleach.
Does Daisuke Namikawa do any dubbing work?
Born in 1976, Namikawa has been active in the industry since 1984, and also serves as the regular Japanese dubbing voice for actor Elijah Wood.
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