Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平 Yamaguchi Kappei) is a Japanese voice actor (seiyū) who has voiced characters in anime, drama CDs (namely audio doramas), and video games. Like other seiyū, he has occasionally released some solo CD albums.

Biography/profile

• Born on May 23, 1965 in Fukuoka.
• Sometimes mistranslated as Katsuhei Yamaguchi or Shōhei Yamaguchi
• Original name: Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口光雄 Yamaguchi Mitsuo)
• Blood Type: B
• Height/Weight: 160 cm, 55 kg
• Works for Gekidan 21 Seiki Fox
• Married with a son

Notable voice roles

Anime

TV series

• Ranma Saotome (male) - Ranma ½ (1989)
• InuYasha - InuYasha (2000)
• Sena - Weiss Kreuz Gluhen (2002)
• Takurou - Wedding Peach (1995)
• little Zenki - Zenki (1995)
• Shesta - Escaflowne (1996)
• Tarou Yoshida - Fancy Lala (1998)
• Usopp - One Piece (1999)
• Sai Saishi - G Gundam (1994)
• Noin - Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (1999)
• Tōru (Todd) - Pokémon (anime) (1997)
• Rattle(Rattor) - Beast Wars (1999)
• Ryo Misaki - Angelic Layer (2001)
• Jin - Yu Yu Hakusho (1992)
• Shin'ichi Kudo / Kaito Kid (Phantom Theif) - Detective Conan (1995)
• Ryuuichi Sakuma - Gravitation (anime) (1999)
• Tsutomu Yamaguchi - Gokinjo Monogatari (1995)
• Yattaro - Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (the original) (1990)
• Rokuta- Juuni Kokki (2002)
• Rhint - episode 10 of Cowboy Bebop (1998)
• Shinpachi Nagakura- Peacemaker Kurogane (2003)
• Yorun- Edens Bowy (1998)
• Taro Yamada - Sister Princess (2001)
• Flex - Silent Möbius TV (1998)
• Kenta Suetake - Sensei no Ojikan (2004)
• Crane Bahnsteik - Akihabara Dennou Gumi (1998)
• Keita Aono - Betterman (1999)
• Tochiro - Gun Frontier (2002)
• Michael - Beyblade (2001)
• Bashatto-san - Pecola (2001)
• Chappy - Papuwa (2003 remake)
• Suon Morata - Mouse (2003)
• Hikoro Oikawa - DearS (2004)
• Tomonori Iwaki - Rizelmine (2002)
• Shester - Captain Tsubasa (1983) (possibly his earliest known voice role)
• Yuuya Noda - Miracle Girls (1993)
• Ono-kun - Chibi Maruko-chan (1990)
• Gokyuu - Asobotto Senki Gokyuu (2002)
• Takuya Enoki - Akachan to Boku (Baby and Me) (1996)
• Utsumi Rai - Dagwon (1996)
• Prince Nikomo - Mahoujin Guru Guru (1994)
• Akashi Shikase - Saber Marionette J to X (1998)
• Gulliver - Gulliver Boy (1995)
• Kimiira - B'T X (1995)
• Ken Kurenai - Red Baron (1995)
• Kentaro Higashikumaru - CLAMP School Detectives (1998)
• supervisor Daitokuji - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (2004)
• Chuumon - Digimon Adventure (1999)
• Raimon Taro - Eyeshield 21 (2005)

OVAs

• Ranma Saotome (male) - Ranma ½ OVAs (1993-1996)
• Inagaki Kappei- Ayane's High Kick (1996)
• Takuma - Jungle de Ikou (1997)
• Osamu - Mamono Hunter Yohko (Devil Hunter Yoko) (1991)
• Nichol Hawking- Plastic Little (1994)
• Ryuu-Oh - RG Veda (1992)
• Subaru Sumeragi - Tokyo Babylon (1992)
• Etoh - Lodoss to Senki (1990)
• Arslan - Heroic Legend of Arslan (1991)
• Senmatsu the Monkey - Sakura Wars Goka-Kenran (1999)
• Bass - Jewel BEM Hunter Lime (1996)
• Hugo - Battle Angel Alita (1993)
• Haruhiko Kasama - Please Save My Earth (1993)
• Nin-Nin - La Blue Girl (1992)
• Shuu Akiba - Slow Step (1991)
• Takurou - Wedding Peach DX (1997)
• Madara - Madara (1991)
• Wan Dabata - KO Beast (1992)
• Inuma Saurou - Violence Jack (1986)
• Sosuke Inukawa (Gakuzo) - The Hakkenden (1990)
• Lanberts - Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
• Daisaku Kusama - Giant Robo (1992)
• Tenma Koizumi - Here is Greenwood (1991)
• Low - Shadow Skill (1995)
• Ryudo Amaru - Sohryuden (1991)
• Light - Twinbee Paradise (1999)
• Tokino Kanata - Ryokunohara Labyrinth (1990)
• Sada - Virgin Fleet (1991)
• RETRO - Dead Leaves (2004)
• Hanappe - Hanappe Bazooka (1992)
• Shibuya - Desperate Love 1989 (1989)
• Julian - Fire Emblem (1995)
• Bostov - Villgust (1993)
• Kenta - Can Can Bunny (1997)

Movies

• Ranma Saotome (male) - Ranma ½ movies (1991- 1994)
• InuYasha - InuYasha movies (2001- )
• Usopp - One Piece movies (2000- )
• Tombo - Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
• Shin'ichi Kudo/Kaito Kid - Detective Conan movies (1997- )
• Roalt- A Tree of Palme (2002)
• Shesta - Escaflowne, A Girl in Gaea (2000)
• Yasuharu Musashino - (1997)
• Johnny - A Wind Named Amnesia (1989)
• Manafu - Noiseman Sound Insect (1997)
• passenger - Junkers Come Here (1995)
• Mireo - Blue Remains (2000)
• Kindaichi Hajime - Kindaichi Case Files, movie #1 (1995)

Video games

• Rapp - Grandia (original) (1999)
• Wataru Hibiya - Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's side (2002)
• Ryu/Rei - Breath of Fire III and V
• InuYasha - InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale (2003)
• Tytree Crowe - Tales of Rebirth (2004)

Anime music and drama CDs

Dialogue roles (doramas)

• Akira Ijyuin - 20 Mensou Ni Onegai! (Man of Many Faces) (Victor, VICL-3001, 1990)
• Yuuji Nonaka - Code Name wa Charmer (Bandai/Apollon, BCCM-6, 1991)

Singing roles

• Chichiri - Fushigi Yuugi "CD books"
• Light - Twinbee Paradise 3 Vocal Bomb (Konami, KICA-7761) and Twinbee Paradise 2 Sound Fantasia (Konami KICA-7652)
• Equal Striver (with Akio Matsuoka) - Shadow Skill V (Star Child, KICA-310, 1996)
• Ranma Saotome (male) - Various Ranma ½ character songs released as singles (1989 - 1993)
• Usopp - One Piece Character Song Albums and various singles.

Other voice roles

• Artemis- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003)
• Japanese dub voice of Bugs Bunny
• Kyle - South Park (Japanese dub)
• unknown role - Seiyū Daisuki 4: Wedding Bell (Media Remoras, MRCA-20081, 1996)
• Cory Matthews - Boy Meets World(Japanese dub, beginning with episode 3)

Other music CD albums

Solo

• Rollin' (Futureland/Youmex, TYDY-5147, 1990)
• A Boy (Futureland/Youmex, TYCY-5185, 1991)
• Mini-Best (Meldac/Nippon Crown, MECH-18004, 1995)
• Unbalance City (Nippon Columbia, COCC-13586, 1996)

With other seiyū

• Message: Seiyū Collection Volume 1 (Platz, PLCA-808) (1990)

Radio Shows

• Pure Pure Island (aired for a month in 1998 as a tie-in with the anime series Fancy Lala and was co-hosted with J-pop singer Reiko Omori who was also the seiyū who voiced Miho Shinohara)
• Hiroi Ouji's Maruten Cha Cha Cha! (ongoing, co-hosted with seiyū Chisa Yokoyama and Sakura Taisen creator Ohji Hiroi)

Awards

• Winner of the seiyū award in the 2003 Tokyo International Anime Fair

External links and references

In English

• Hitoshi Doi's seiyuu database
• seiyuu.info
• IMDb profile
• Animenfo.com
• ANN profile
• Voices.fuzzy.com, link 1
• Voices.fuzzy.com, link 2
• the Kappei index(fansite)

In Japanese

• Maruten radio show homepage
• Voice role listing
• Voice role listing #2
• Profile@Gekidan 21 Seiki Fox