Narushi Ikeda

Ikeda voiced Lord Genome, the ancient ruler behind the Beastman empire and one of Gurren Lagann's central figures, across roughly a dozen episodes of the television series as well as both Gurren Lagann films. The character's booming, world-weary delivery anchors several of the show's biggest reveals. It stands as the role most anime fans associate with him.

Narushi Ikeda is a Japanese voice and screen actor born in 1962, best known in anime circles for voicing Lord Genome in Gurren Lagann. Outside anime, he has built a substantial career in Japanese tokusatsu television. His work spans both voice performance and on-screen acting roles.

Ikeda played Sou Fueki, known as Kamen Rider Wiseman, in Kamen Rider Wizard, and separately appeared as Kensaku Kobayashi in Kamen Rider Den-O. That tokusatsu work runs alongside his voice role as Lord Genome in Gurren Lagann. He was born in 1962.

Ikeda works across both mediums. He is best known for voicing Lord Genome in Gurren Lagann, but much of his career outside anime has been in live-action Japanese tokusatsu television. That combination of voice and on-screen acting work spans decades of his career.

Yes, Ikeda reprised his role as Sou Fueki, known as Kamen Rider Wiseman, for a later Kamen Rider Ghost crossover special after originating the part in Kamen Rider Wizard. The return appearance is a smaller footnote next to his more widely known anime work voicing Lord Genome in Gurren Lagann. He has built his career across both voice and on-screen acting roles.