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Biography

Married to fellow seiyuu, Mika Kanai, Kouichi Yamadera is a Japanese seiyuu, or voice actor, who has played many memorable roles in anime. A…more

Born

6/17/1961, Tagajo, Miyagi, Japan

Birth Name

Yamadera Koichi

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (12)

Role
- Stitch!
  Stitch
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Good Deed Counter
    10/25/11
  - S 1: Ep 1 Ichariba Chodei
    10/24/11
- Cowboy Bebop
  Spike Speigel [J]
  - S 1: Ep 27 Knockin' on Heaven's Door
    9/3/05
- Mermaid Forest
  Yuta
- Reign
  Darius III (Japanese)
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Prophecy Come To Pass
    3/3/03
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Vanquished Arise
    2/27/03
  - S 1: Ep 11 Unification Before Division
    2/26/03
  - S 1: Ep 10 Persia Shall Fall
    2/25/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Oracle Of Ammon
    2/24/03
  - + 8 More Credits
- Cowboy Bebop
  Spike Spiegel [J]
  - S 1: Ep 22 Cowboy Funk
    2/15/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 Waltz For Venus
    12/23/01
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sympathy for the Devil
    12/16/01
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Real Folk Blues, Part II
    11/25/01
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Real Folk Blues, Part I
    11/18/01
  - + 21 More Credits
- Photon: The Idiot Adventures
  Papacharino Nanadan
- Phantom Quest Corps
  Lt. Kouzou Karino
  - S 1: Ep 1 Kiss Of Fire
    8/25/94
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lover Come Back to Me
  - S 1: Ep 3 Love Me Tender
  - S 1: Ep 2 End of the World
- Hakkenden
  Dosetsu Inuyama
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Cicada Spirit Cry
    3/25/91
- Bubblegum Crisis
  Fargo (Jap.)
  - S 1: Ep 8 Scoop Chase
    1/30/91
  - S 1: Ep 7 Double Vision
    3/14/90
  - S 1: Ep 5 Moonlight Rambler
    12/25/88
- Hakkenden
  DOSETSU INUYAMA
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Kaleidoscope
    10/25/90
- Ranma ½
  Ryoga Hibiki
  - S 3: Ep 13 All It Takes is One! The Kiss of Love is the Kiss of Death
    7/13/90
  - S 2: Ep 17 Kuno's House Of Gadgets! Guests Check In, But They Don't Check Out (2)
    3/2/90
  - S 2: Ep 16 Assault on the Girls' Locker Room (1)
    2/23/90
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Breaking Point!? Ryoga's Great Revenge (2)
    1/19/90
  - S 2: Ep 11 Ranma Trains on Mt. Terror (1)
    1/12/90
  - + 15 More Credits
- Shamanic Princess
  Kagetsu
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Festival of Wind
  - S 1: Ep 5 Guardian World
  - S 1: Ep 4 Morning Prayer
  - S 1: Ep 3 Awakening
  - S 1: Ep 2 Forest
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- Allison and Lillia
  Carr Benedict
  - S 1: Ep 12 Lillian's Long First Day
    6/19/08
  - S 1: Ep 11 Attack the Armored Vehicle Head On
    6/12/08
  - S 1: Ep 10 Train Named Conspiracy
    6/5/08
  - S 1: Ep 9 Bridge Spanning the Original Battlefield
    5/29/08
  - S 1: Ep 8 Princess and Hero
    5/22/08
  - + 5 More Credits
- Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
  Ryouma Sakamoto
- Xenosaga
  Gainan
  - S 1: Ep 7 Encephalon
    2/16/05
- Xenosaga
  Albedo
  - S 1: Ep 6 Toubyou (Dropping Anchor)
    2/9/05
  - S 1: Ep 3 Kaikou (Chance Meeting)
    1/19/05
  - S 1: Ep 2 Gouchin
    1/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 1 Kakusei (Awakening)
    1/5/05
- Xenosaga
  Gaignun
  - S 1: Ep 6 Toubyou (Dropping Anchor)
    2/9/05
- Ranma ½
  Jusenkyo Guide
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Abduction of Akane! (1)
    2/2/90
  - S 2: Ep 6 This Ol' Gal's the Leader of the Amazon Tribe! (2)
    11/10/89
  - S 1: Ep 18 I Am a Man! Ranma's Going Back to China!?
    9/16/89
  - S 1: Ep 15 Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl! I Put My Life in Your Hands (1)
    8/26/89
  - S 1: Ep 10 P-P-P-chan! He's Good For Nothin' (4)
    7/1/89
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (28)

Role
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist
  Isaac McDougal
  - S 1: Ep 1 鋼の錬金術師
    4/5/09
- Ah! My Goddess
  Troubadour
  - S 2: Ep 12 Ah! Goddess' Tears and His Dream
    6/22/06
- Xenosaga
  Albedo
  - S 1: Ep 9 Utagoe (Song)
    3/2/05
- Xenosaga
  Gaignun
  - S 1: Ep 9 Utagoe (Song)
    3/2/05
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
  Sheepwolf
  - S 1: Ep 41 Sheepwrecked
    4/5/03
- Ninja Scroll
  Juubei Kibagami (Japanese Version)
  - — Ninja Scroll
    1/20/95
- Tokyo Babylon
  Detective Yamagawa
  - S 1: Ep 1 Part 1
    10/21/92
- City Hunter
  Fukamachi
  - S 2: Ep 42 Mokkori Everywhere: Ryo's Mind and an Esper Girl (Part 2)
    1/14/89
- City Hunter
  Man A
  - S 1: Ep 51 The Deadliest Enemy: Ryo and Kaori's Final Match (Part 2)
    3/21/88
- City Hunter
  Policeman
  - S 1: Ep 50 The Deadliest Enemy: Ryo and Kaori's Final Match (Part 1)
    3/14/88
- City Hunter
  Customer A
  - S 1: Ep 49 Sister in Doubt: Mokkori is her guide to love
    3/7/88
- City Hunter
  Bartender
  - S 1: Ep 47 Mokkori is the best Medicine: A Pool Shot to a Pretty Hustler's Heart
    2/22/88
- City Hunter
  Youngster A
  - S 1: Ep 45 Three Sisters Are Calling: Ryo's Skiing Heaven
    2/8/88
- City Hunter
  Mafia A
  - S 1: Ep 41 Saeko's Little Sister is a Private Eye: A Passionate Lady's Big Secret (Part 1)
    1/11/88
- City Hunter
  Man
  - S 1: Ep 40 One Sexy Partner: After Shower Compensation
    1/4/88
  - S 1: Ep 30 Ryo's Rival In Love: Give Me Kaori
    10/26/87
  - S 1: Ep 23 Buzz Buzz Buzz go the Killer Bees
    9/7/87
  - S 1: Ep 22 Ryo Plays Cupid: Here's to Diamonds
    8/31/87
- City Hunter
  Member A
  - S 1: Ep 35 A Vision Newscaster: Ryo's Mokkori Report Scandal
    11/30/87
- City Hunter
  Man B
  - S 1: Ep 34 Shock! Ryo's a Papa: Don't Wake that Sleeping Child
    11/23/87
  - S 1: Ep 29 A 500 Yen Job: A Cute Little Girl wins Ryo's Heart
    10/19/87
  - S 1: Ep 12 Kids Get Special Treatment: A Beautiful Lady from a Dangerous Land
    6/22/87
  - S 1: Ep 8 A One-Hole-Shot to a Lovely: Hands Off My Lady Detective
    5/25/87
- City Hunter
  Thug A
  - S 1: Ep 33 Go For It Umibozu: One, Hard-Boiled First Love Concerto
    11/16/87
- City Hunter
  Waiter
  - S 1: Ep 32 Don't Die Ryo: Hard Boiled Magnum
    11/9/87
  - S 1: Ep 21 Faceless Snipers: Ryo's and Saeko's Dangerous Game
    8/24/87
- City Hunter
  Member
  - S 1: Ep 31 Fast Paced Romance: A Girl's Love Closing in Fast
    11/2/87
- City Hunter
  Manager
  - S 1: Ep 26 What is Love?: Ryo's course in Proper Romance
    9/28/87
- City Hunter
  Skunk
  - S 1: Ep 25 An International Relationship of Love: My Counterpart is a Blonde Beauty
    9/21/87
- City Hunter
  MC
  - S 1: Ep 19 A Beach to Remember: An Audition full of Danger
    8/10/87
- City Hunter
  Assassin
  - S 1: Ep 18 A Divine Prophecy on a Summer's Evening: Shrine Maiden gets first lesson in love
    8/3/87
- City Hunter
  Student B
  - S 1: Ep 10 One Dangerous Tutor: Home-Cooking from the Heart for a Sukeban
    6/8/87
- City Hunter
  Customer B
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Gambling Queen: A Bet for Wonderful Love
    6/1/87
- City Hunter
  Janitor
  - S 1: Ep 7 A Gunshot to set the Heart Aflutter: Sad Lonely Girl
    5/18/87
- City Hunter
  Actor
  - S 1: Ep 6 No Romance for this Actress: The Last Shot for Hope
    5/11/87

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Trivia
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- Yamadera made his debut as a seiyuu in 1986 playing the role of Otter in the anime Bosco Daiboken.
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- After the death of veteran seiyuu Kei Tomiyama, Yamadera took on many of his ongoing roles to replace the late voice actor.
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- Yamadera is known to have a wide vocal range and is sometimes known as Shichishoku no Koe wo Motsu Otoko (The Man Who Has the Voice of Seven Colors). The majority of characters he plays are comedic, cool or heroic.
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- Kouichi: I listened to the recordings of Mr. Toyama all the time. I was also a big fan, so I did all sorts of research.
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- Kouichi: Of all the stuff Mr. Matsumoto's done, I think this is the most difficult(the original work on "Harlock Saga"). There were moments when I was left going "Huh?", but I think it's a really cool story. In the many times I've spoken with him directly, I've seen how his attitude is so forward-looking. He has so many things to tell about this world today. Dreams, hopes, romance... And the scale of the story is so huge. I don't think anyone else has told a story of this scale before.
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- Kouichi: In any case, enjoy the show (Harlock Saga). I hope that this story of immense scale transcends the ages, so guard it well for future generations to enjoy.
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