If you watch undubbed anime, you have likely heard his voice, but maybe not from a major character
This is voice actor Kazunari Tanaka (April 8, 1967 - October 10, 2016). A Kung-Fu and Judo-loving guy who was born the same year as these people, and walked hand-in-hand along with them through the Japanese voice acting business.
But why can't anyone outside of his industry remember him? This was because his roles were all...
"Person A," "Student B," "Spear Carrier C" "Old Fisherman D," "Guy Next Door E," "That Mook Who Just Tripped and Landed a Pie on His Boss and Got Beaten as F"...
You got it. His trade was being the Bit Player of voice acting—The Ultimate Everyman.
Sadly he passed away from a brain hemorrhage at age 49.
Not related to Atsuko Tanaka, Rie Tanaka, Hideyuki Tanaka, Mayumi Tanaka, Yoshiki Tanaka and Minami Tanaka.
Here are the dudes that people noticed and literally have names:
- Baron Blood in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers
- Gerozaemon Geroda of Yaiba
- Ghuli Galbras of Super Robot Wars V
- Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshin of Planetes (His only protagonist role)
- Haruyuki Yasukawa of Rocket Girls
- Hiko Ko of Soul Hunter
- Ichiro Fujiki of Cheeky Angel
- Junya Kaneshiro of Persona 5
- Keishin Ukai of Haikyuu!! (up till Season 3 Ep.8) (His Star-Making Role)
- Katsuya Kimura of Hell Teacher Nube
- Miyoshi Seikai Nyudo of Brave10
- Shinichirō Tamaki of Code Geass
- (Arguably the first role that had a broader audience noticing him)
- Tsutomu Rokutandou of Marmalade Boy
- Wen Hai Lee of Yakuza 0
- Testuji Shima of Kurohyo Ryu Ga Gotoku Shinsho and Kurohyo 2 Ryu Ga Gotoku Ashura Hen
- Thundercracker of Transformers: Cybertron
- Xiang Yu of Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2
While here are the titles where you may run into him from any and every corner:
- Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden
- Case Closed (Known to be the youth version of Dr. Agasa)
- Dragon Ball (Throughout to Super)
- Dragon Ball Z (Large amounts of mooks alert)
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1991)
- Galaxy Angel Rune (Large amounts of civilians alert)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996)
- Get Backers
- Getter Robo Go
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Large amounts of mooks/civilians alert)
- Inuyasha
- King of Bandit Jing
- Kiteretsu Daihyakka
- Master Keaton
- One Piece
- Overman King Gainer
- Sailor Moon
- Scryed
- Slam Dunk
- Super Robot Wars:
- Super Robot Wars MX
- The Second Super Robot Wars Original Generation
- Super Robot Wars Z
- Trigun
- ∀ Gundam
- Vandread
- Witch Hunter Robin
Remember tropers, 'victory goes to the team that connects,' so don't you dare look down! 'Life' is a sport where you're always looking forward!
