Eiji Takemoto is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production who has voiced several supporting characters in the One Piece anime.
Takemoto's One Piece work includes characters such as Lacuba, Chappe, Motobaro, Goo, and the Hippo Gentleman, along with a version of Drake used outside the manga's main continuity. His roles tend toward comedic or background parts scattered across different story arcs.
Takemoto's most documented work comes from the One Piece anime, where he has voiced characters including Lacuba, Chappe, Motobaro, and Goo, alongside the Hippo Gentleman.
Beyond his usual comedic or background One Piece parts, Takemoto is also credited with a version of Drake used outside the manga's main continuity.
Eiji Takemoto, nicknamed Takepon, is a Japanese voice actor born in 1973 who has been working in the industry since the early 1990s. He is sometimes miscredited in Western sources under the name Hidefumi Takemoto.
Takemoto is affiliated with Aoni Production, the talent agency representing him throughout his voice-acting career.
Outside the recording booth, Takemoto has spoken about his enthusiasm for Japanese found-footage horror movies, a personal interest distinct from his extensive voice-over career in anime and Japanese television.

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