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    | name = Norio Wakamoto<br>若本規夫
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    | occupation = Seiyū, narrator
    | occupation = Seiyū, narrator
    | alias = Noriaki Wakamoto<br>若本紀昭
    | alias = Noriaki Wakamoto<br>(若本紀昭)<br>Kyōnosuke Hiruma<br>([[wikipedia:ja:比留間京之介|比留間京之介]]).
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    | ethnic = Japanese
    | ethnic = Japanese
    | religion = Shinto
    | religion = [[wikipedia:Misogi|Misogi]]-ryu [[wikipedia:Koshintō|Koshintō]]<br>
    | credits =[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z Dragon Ball Z]''<br>as '''[http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Cell Cell]'''<br>[http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Code_Geass Code Geass]''<br>as '''[http://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Charles_zi_Britannia Charles zi Britannia]'''<br>[http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Hellsing:_Ultimate_OVA_Series Hellsing]''<br>as '''[http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Anderson Alexander Andersen]'''
    | credits =[[w:c:dragonball:Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]]''<br>as '''[[w:c:dragonball:Cell|Cell]]'''<br>[[w:c:codegeass:Code Geass|Code Geass]]''<br>as '''[[w:c:codegeass:Charles zi Britannia|Charles zi Britannia]]'''<br>[[w:c:hellsing:Hellsing: Ultimate OVA Series|Hellsing]]''<br>as '''[[w:c:hellsing:Alexander Anderson|Alexander Andersen]]'''
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    | agent = [http://www.sigma7.co.jp/profile/m_40.html Sigma Seven]
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    {{nihongo|'''Norio Wakamoto'''|若本 規夫|Wakamoto Norio}} (born October 18, 1945) is a veteran male seiyū and budō expert affiliated with Sigma Seven. He was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and was raised in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Waseda University.
    {{nihongo|'''Norio Wakamoto'''|若本規夫|Wakamoto Norio}} (born October 18, 1945) is a veteran male seiyū and budō expert affiliated with Sigma Seven. He was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and was raised in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Waseda University.


    After graduation from Waseda University, Wakamoto initially found employment as a police officer assigned to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Anti-Riot Squad division before becoming a seiyū.
    After graduation from Waseda University, Wakamoto initially found employment as a police officer assigned to the [[wikipedia:Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department|Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department]]'s [[wikipedia:Riot Police Unit|Riot Police Unit]] before becoming a seiyū.


    The quality of Wakamoto's voice is known for uniting astringency and sharpness, usually leading him to villain roles in dubbing work and games. Examples include Oskar von Reuenthal in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Johnny in the Guilty Gear series, Barbatos Goetia in Tales of Destiny 2, Charles zi Britannia in Code Geass, Black Shadow in F-Zero GP Legend, Xemnas in Kingdom Hearts II, Oda Nobunaga in Devil Kings, Cell in Dragon Ball Z and GT, Dracula in Castlevania series, Bison in the Street Fighter series, Igniz and Omega Rugal in The King of Fighters series and many others. On adult works, like OVAs or dating sims he goes by the alias "Hiruma Kyounosuke".
    The quality of Wakamoto's voice is known for uniting astringency and sharpness, usually leading him to villain roles in dubbing work and games. Examples include Oskar von Reuenthal in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Johnny in the Guilty Gear series, Barbatos Goetia in Tales of Destiny 2, Charles zi Britannia in Code Geass, Black Shadow in F-Zero GP Legend, Xemnas in Kingdom Hearts II, Oda Nobunaga in Devil Kings, Cell in Dragon Ball Z and GT, Nikita Dragovich in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Dracula in Castlevania series, Bison in the Street Fighter series, Igniz and Omega Rugal in The King of Fighters series and many others. On adult works, like OVAs or dating sims he goes by the alias "Kyōnosuke Hiruma" ([[wikipedia:ja:比留間京之介|比留間京之介]]).


    He holds the rank of 3-dan in both Shorinji Kempo and Kendo.
    He holds the rank of 3rd [[wikipedia:Dan (rank)|Dan]] in both [[wikipedia:Shorinji Kempo|Shorinji Kempo]] and [[wikipedia:Kendo|Kendo]].


    ==Hokuto no Ken TV anime==
    ==[[Hokuto no Ken TV series]]==
    ''(credited as Noriaki Wakamoto)''
    *[[Shuren]]
    *[[Shuren]]
    *[[Raoh]] (episode #32)
    *[[Raoh]] (episode 32 only)


    ==[[Hokuto Musō]]==
    ==[[Hokuto Musō]]==
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    ==External links==
    ==External links==
    *{{ann person|id=954}}
    *{{ann name|id=954}}
    *[http://www.sigma7.co.jp/profile/m_40.html Profile at Sigma Seven]
    *[[wikipedia:ja:若本規夫]]
    *[http://lain.gr.jp/modules/voicedb/profile.php?id=55 Original Name Works Cited]
    *[http://lain.gr.jp/voicedb/profile/55 .lain]
    *[http://www.iyasare-radio.com/ Iyasare-radio, hosted by Wakamoto]
    *[http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/wakamoto-norio/ Profile at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database]
    *Profile at Hitoshi Doi's [http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/wakamoto-norio/ Seiyuu Database]
     
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    Latest revision as of 01:48, 3 July 2018

    Norio Wakamoto
    若本規夫

    Birth Name Norio Wakamoto
    若本紀夫
    Birthdate October 18 1945 (1945-10-18) (age 79)
    Birthplace Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: convert: command not found Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
    Statistics
    Occupation Seiyū, narrator
    Other Names Noriaki Wakamoto
    (若本紀昭)
    Kyōnosuke Hiruma
    (比留間京之介).
    Gender Male
    Ethnicity Japanese
    Religion Misogi-ryu Koshintō
    Notable Credit(s) Dragon Ball Z
    as Cell
    Code Geass

    as Charles zi Britannia
    Hellsing
    as Alexander Andersen
    Agent Sigma Seven

    Norio Wakamoto (若本規夫, Wakamoto Norio) (born October 18, 1945) is a veteran male seiyū and budō expert affiliated with Sigma Seven. He was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and was raised in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Waseda University.

    After graduation from Waseda University, Wakamoto initially found employment as a police officer assigned to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Riot Police Unit before becoming a seiyū.

    The quality of Wakamoto's voice is known for uniting astringency and sharpness, usually leading him to villain roles in dubbing work and games. Examples include Oskar von Reuenthal in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Johnny in the Guilty Gear series, Barbatos Goetia in Tales of Destiny 2, Charles zi Britannia in Code Geass, Black Shadow in F-Zero GP Legend, Xemnas in Kingdom Hearts II, Oda Nobunaga in Devil Kings, Cell in Dragon Ball Z and GT, Nikita Dragovich in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Dracula in Castlevania series, Bison in the Street Fighter series, Igniz and Omega Rugal in The King of Fighters series and many others. On adult works, like OVAs or dating sims he goes by the alias "Kyōnosuke Hiruma" (比留間京之介).

    He holds the rank of 3rd Dan in both Shorinji Kempo and Kendo.

    Hokuto no Ken TV series[edit | edit source]

    (credited as Noriaki Wakamoto)

    Hokuto Musō[edit | edit source]

    • Narrator

    External links[edit | edit source]