Kenichirou Matsuda | |
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松田 健一郎 | |
Born |
Saitama Prefecture, Japan | 22 January 1978
Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Notable work |
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Kenichirou Matsuda ( Japanese: 松田 健一郎, Hepburn: Matsuda Ken'ichirō, born 22 January 1978) is a Japanese voice actor from Saitama Prefecture, affiliated with Arts Vision. [1] He is known for starring as Batou in Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Vainney Halter in Clockwork Planet, Jacques Yvain in RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time, Thors in Vinland Saga, Arnold in Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst, Miles Morgan in Engage Kiss, the narrator and Bond Forger in Spy x Family, Richard Parker in Highspeed Etoile, and Marcella Nuvolari in Dahlia in Bloom.
Kenichirou Matsuda, a native of Saitama Prefecture, was born on 22 January 1978. [1] [2] As an elementary school student, he learned about voice acting after hearing his two older sisters were interested in such a career, but stopped watching anime because he thought it was "something for kids to watch", so he instead wanted to be a baseball player or a police officer. [3] During his early adulthood, he attended a legal vocational school with the goal of becoming a civil servant, but dropped out after not being able to keep up with a higher class he was moved into. [3] Enrolled into the Japan Narration Acting Institute , [1] [3] he considered quitting after three years and a third failed audition, but instead continued, and the following year he was accepted into Arts Vision. [3]
In February 2013, it was announced that he would voice Batou in Ghost in the Shell: Arise. [4] Jaclyn Appelgate of Comic Book Resources said Matsuda "captures Batou's rough personality and does especially well with expressing the character's rage". [5] He later reprised his role in the 2015 movie Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, [6] and he later starred as Vainney Halter in Clockwork Planet and Jacques Yvain in RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time. [7] [8]
In February 2019, Matsuda was cast as Thors, a major character in Vinland Saga. [9] Regarding his performance of Thors, Appelgate said "Kenichiro may have not had many lines with Thors since the character is a man of few words, but the voice actor managed to balance Thors' strong appearance with his massive compassion, using a deep masculine voice with soft undertones." [5] He later starred as Arnold in Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst and Miles Morgan in Engage Kiss. [10] [11]
Matsuda originally considering retirement after several unsuccessful auditions, but in April 2022, he began voicing the narrator of Spy x Family, and in October 2022, he started voicing main character Bond Forger. [12] [13] Matsuda uses several different barks to express Bond's emotions, with different ones to express happiness and sadness. [12] Appelgate said of his performance of Bond: "when it comes to how the dog sounds when he does open his mouth, Kenichiro adds a nice, subtle layer of charm to this gentle giant with his iconic "borf" speech." [5] In 2024, he starred as Richard Parker in Highspeed Etoile, and he will star as Marcella Nuvolari in Dahlia in Bloom. [14] [15]
Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
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2015 | Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie | Batou | [6] |
2015 | Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky | Yasunori Shionoha | [42] |
2017 | Blade Runner Black Out 2022 | Iggy | [43] |
2017 | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower | Bull | [44] |
2019 | Human Lost | Shibuta | [45] |
2022 | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru: Setsugetsuka | Nenekirimaru | [46] |
2022 | The First Slam Dunk | Chuichirou Noma | [44] |
2024 | Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction | Takarada | [47] |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
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2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Ortega | [48] |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
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2012 | Street Fighter X Tekken | Raven, Jack-X | [44] |
2025 | Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves | Marco Rodrigues | [49] |
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Kenichirou Matsuda | |
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松田 健一郎 | |
Born |
Saitama Prefecture, Japan | 22 January 1978
Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Notable work |
|
Kenichirou Matsuda ( Japanese: 松田 健一郎, Hepburn: Matsuda Ken'ichirō, born 22 January 1978) is a Japanese voice actor from Saitama Prefecture, affiliated with Arts Vision. [1] He is known for starring as Batou in Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Vainney Halter in Clockwork Planet, Jacques Yvain in RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time, Thors in Vinland Saga, Arnold in Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst, Miles Morgan in Engage Kiss, the narrator and Bond Forger in Spy x Family, Richard Parker in Highspeed Etoile, and Marcella Nuvolari in Dahlia in Bloom.
Kenichirou Matsuda, a native of Saitama Prefecture, was born on 22 January 1978. [1] [2] As an elementary school student, he learned about voice acting after hearing his two older sisters were interested in such a career, but stopped watching anime because he thought it was "something for kids to watch", so he instead wanted to be a baseball player or a police officer. [3] During his early adulthood, he attended a legal vocational school with the goal of becoming a civil servant, but dropped out after not being able to keep up with a higher class he was moved into. [3] Enrolled into the Japan Narration Acting Institute , [1] [3] he considered quitting after three years and a third failed audition, but instead continued, and the following year he was accepted into Arts Vision. [3]
In February 2013, it was announced that he would voice Batou in Ghost in the Shell: Arise. [4] Jaclyn Appelgate of Comic Book Resources said Matsuda "captures Batou's rough personality and does especially well with expressing the character's rage". [5] He later reprised his role in the 2015 movie Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, [6] and he later starred as Vainney Halter in Clockwork Planet and Jacques Yvain in RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time. [7] [8]
In February 2019, Matsuda was cast as Thors, a major character in Vinland Saga. [9] Regarding his performance of Thors, Appelgate said "Kenichiro may have not had many lines with Thors since the character is a man of few words, but the voice actor managed to balance Thors' strong appearance with his massive compassion, using a deep masculine voice with soft undertones." [5] He later starred as Arnold in Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst and Miles Morgan in Engage Kiss. [10] [11]
Matsuda originally considering retirement after several unsuccessful auditions, but in April 2022, he began voicing the narrator of Spy x Family, and in October 2022, he started voicing main character Bond Forger. [12] [13] Matsuda uses several different barks to express Bond's emotions, with different ones to express happiness and sadness. [12] Appelgate said of his performance of Bond: "when it comes to how the dog sounds when he does open his mouth, Kenichiro adds a nice, subtle layer of charm to this gentle giant with his iconic "borf" speech." [5] In 2024, he starred as Richard Parker in Highspeed Etoile, and he will star as Marcella Nuvolari in Dahlia in Bloom. [14] [15]
Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
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2015 | Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie | Batou | [6] |
2015 | Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky | Yasunori Shionoha | [42] |
2017 | Blade Runner Black Out 2022 | Iggy | [43] |
2017 | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower | Bull | [44] |
2019 | Human Lost | Shibuta | [45] |
2022 | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru: Setsugetsuka | Nenekirimaru | [46] |
2022 | The First Slam Dunk | Chuichirou Noma | [44] |
2024 | Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction | Takarada | [47] |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Ortega | [48] |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Street Fighter X Tekken | Raven, Jack-X | [44] |
2025 | Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves | Marco Rodrigues | [49] |
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