Voice actors are celebrities in Japan. Anime is a significant thing in Japan, so opportunities and demands for voice artists rise day by day. But not everyone can make it. The voice artists bring the emotion, be it sadness, fear, happiness, or hype. They are one of the main ingredients of the Anime industry, and without them, most AnimeAnime would be just emotionless. So here are The Top 10 Japanese voice actors we've assembled for you.
10. Mamoru Miyano
He is a singer as well as a voice artist. He made his singing debut in 2008, and he debuted as a voice artist with a live-action teen drama, Caitlin’s way, in 2001. Shin Megami Tensei was his first anime role. He is known for giving voice to Gilthunder from Seven Deadly Sins, Setsuna F. Seiei from Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Rin Matsuoka from Free!, Rintarō Okabe from Steins; Gate, and one of the most popular anti-heroes, Light Yagami from Death Note.
9. Kana Hanazawa
She made her debut as a voice actor at the age of 14 as Holly in Last Exile. Then Ryoko Kaminagi in Zegapain three years later. She has voiced Akane Tsunemori in Psycho-Pass, Kanade Tachibana in Angel Beats, Rize Kamishiro in Tokyo Ghoul, Anri Sonohara in Durarara, Nadeko Sengoku in Monogatari, Mayuri Shiina in Steins; Gate.
8. Inori Minase
She's not just a voice actor but also a singer and made her singing debut in 2015. Her notable roles are Rem in Re: Zero, Shoko Makinohara in the AnimeAnime Bunny Girl Senpai, Chino in Is the Order a Rabbit?, Itsuki Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets.
7. Mayumi Tanaka
She have acted as Kuririn, Yajirobe, and Uranai Baba in Dragon Ball, Koenma in Yu Yu Hakusho. Her most significant role is for Monkey D. Luffy in the never-ending AnimeAnime, One Piece. She has voiced that character for 20+ years and once feared that she might die before the series ends.
6. Hiroshi Kamiya
He has played the role of Yato in Noragami, Trafalgar Law in One Piece, Saiki Kusuo in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Izaya Orihara in Durarara, Akashi Seijuro in Kuroko no Basket. He also played everybody's favorite: Levi Ackerman from the masterpiece anime, Attack on Titan.
5. Rie Kugimiya
At the beginning of her career, she has played a lot of teenage girl characters because of her voice. Because of her roles in AnimeAnime as Tsundere characters, her fans have named her "Queen of Tsundere". She has played Masami Tansawa from Crayon: Shin-chan, Alphonse Elric in the Fullmetal Alchemist, Kiana in Honkai Impact 3rd, Happy in Fairy Tail, and Edens Zero, also the cutest ever Kagura in Gintama
4. Yuki Kaji
Yuki Kaji has been in the industry for almost 17 years (since 2004). His first significant role came in 2007 when he voiced Mikoto Shinozaki in the Japanese anime "Overdrive." He has given voice to Todoroki Shto from My Hero Academia, Speed-O'Sound Sonic from One Punch Man, Meliodas from The Seven Deadly Sins, and Issei Hyodo from High School DxD, to name a few. However, he gained prominence in 2013 when he portrayed the famous Eren Jaeger from the already mentioned masterpiece: "Attack on Titan."
3. Takehito Koyasu
Because his voice is most suited for villainous characters, he has voiced several villains in various AnimeAnime. Dio Brando in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Beast Titan in Attack On Titan, Roswaal L Mathers in Re: Zero, Claudia Hodgins in Violet Evergarden, and Shinsuke Takasugi in Gintama are some of his well-known roles.
2. Tomokazu Sugita
He played Tadaomi Karasuma in Assassination Classroom, Gyoumei Himejima in Demon Slayer, Yuichi Aizawa in Kanon, Kazuyoshi "Switch" Usui in Sket Dance, Joseph Joestar from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle. He is most known for his performances as Gintoki Sakata in Gintama.
1. Junko Takeuchi
She has voiced Rika Minami from High school of the dead, Gon Freecss from Hunter x Hunter (1999), Young Sabo from One Piece. But her most notable work is for Naruto Uzumaki from “Naruto” and “Naruto Shippuden”. Her most recent memorable performance was as the voice of Croix Meridies, the primary antagonist in Little Witch Academia.
