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Fumihiko Tachiki

Voice Actor

Fumihiko Tachiki is a Japanese voice actor and narrator who lent his voice to the homunculus Sloth in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, animated by studio Bones.

Role: Voice Actor
Nationality: Japanese
Years Active: 1982-present
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Fullmetal Alchemist Role

Tachiki voiced Sloth, the towering homunculus embodying Father's need for haste, throughout the 2009 Brotherhood anime produced by Bones. His deep, gravelly delivery gave the outwardly feminine-looking creature an unsettling, masculine edge that became one of the character's defining traits. The role sits alongside his other work playing imposing, larger-than-life antagonists across anime.

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Career and Notable Roles

Active in the industry since the early 1980s, Tachiki has built a career voicing commanding, often villainous figures alongside steady work as a live-action actor and narrator. His resume spans decades of anime, tokusatsu, and narration credits that established him as one of the industry's reliable heavyweight voices.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Fumihiko Tachiki's most recognizable roles?

Fumihiko Tachiki is best known for voicing Sloth, the towering homunculus, throughout Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, the 2009 anime produced by studio Bones. Active in the industry since the early 1980s, he has built his career largely around commanding, often villainous figures across anime and tokusatsu.

Who is Fumihiko Tachiki?

Fumihiko Tachiki is a Japanese voice actor and narrator born in 1961 who has worked in the industry since 1982. Alongside his anime roles, he also has a career as a live-action actor, giving him a broader resume than most anime-only performers.

How does Fumihiko Tachiki voice Sloth in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood?

Tachiki gives Sloth a deep, gravelly delivery that adds an unsettling, masculine edge to the character's outwardly feminine appearance. That vocal contrast became one of Sloth's defining traits in the 2009 Brotherhood adaptation.

What type of characters has Fumihiko Tachiki built his career on?

Fumihiko Tachiki has built a career largely on commanding, often villainous figures across decades of anime and tokusatsu work, a pattern that includes his role as the homunculus Sloth in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. He balances that anime work with a parallel career as a live-action actor.

When did Fumihiko Tachiki start his voice acting career?

Fumihiko Tachiki has been active in the industry since the early 1980s, with his career beginning around 1982. Over four decades he has become known as one of anime's reliable heavyweight voices, playing imposing, larger-than-life antagonists.

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