Ryōtarō Okiayu (born November 17, 1969, in Kitakyushu, Japan) is one of the more well-known voice actors in the business, being around during the Megumi Hayashibara era and still voicing characters today.
Voice-type, it's very hard to miss him. His more well-known voice type is the 'aloof' (not necessarily big brother) character, whether it's plain cold, or just sadistic. He is also known for some Hot-Blooded roles, snobby roles, or downright silly roles, and he's very good at changing his voice quality. Really hard to pigeonhole this guy. As a plus, having been raised in Osaka, he sometimes uses his Kansai accent in his roles.
He was married to and divorced from fellow voice actress Naomi Nagasawa, but later married again in 2013 to another fellow voice actress Ai Maeda. He also likes Super Robot Wars, though he's not as hardcore a fan as Hikaru Midorikawa, but they still keep in touch, play together, and they have quite a few relationship roles going together.
Roles:
- Abel in the Fire Emblem OVA
- Akio Furukawa in CLANNAD
- Akuram in Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
- Alucard in Castlevania (though Mamoru Miyano does the voice in Castlevania: Judgment). Reprised in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Here, Hikaru Midorikawa voices Souma Cruz.
- Also, Trevor/Ralph Belmont in the Japanese dub of Castlevania (2017). Combined with his Fate role below, he's gone voicing Dracula, Son of Dracula and Slayer of Dracula
- Andrew Waltfeld in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and the sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- Aramis in Unicorn Overlord
- The Asian in the Drama CDs of Mitsumete Knight
- Atsushi Miyagawa in Recorder and Randsell
- Baragona Aragorn/The Scarlet Knight in Granblue Fantasy
- Bearach "BB" Byrne in Godzilla: Singular Point
- Berserker (Lancelot) in Fate/Zero, as well as his Saber form in Fate/Grand Order
- Lancer of Black and Berserker (Vlad III) in Fate/Apocrypha and Fate/Grand Order respectively. From the son of Dracula to Dracula himself.
- Gaius Julius Caesar, Romulus, Romulus-Quirinius and Phantom of the Opera in Fate/Grand Order
- Brad Crawford in Weiß Kreuz
- Byakuya Kuchiki in Bleach
- Captain Chris Oram (Billy Crudup) in the Japanese dub of Alien: Covenant
- Chungsung Baek in Paradox Live
- Clover Ebi in the Japanese dub of RWBY
- Captain Commando and Taira no Kagekiyo in Namco × Capcom and Project X Zone 2
- Cyan Garland in Tail Concerto
- Czar Baldy Bald/Tsuru Tsuruiina III in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
- Dark Mousy in D.N.Angel
- David Krugel/Tekkaman Sommer in Tekkaman Blade 2
- Deborah Kizaki in Hero Bank
- The DreaDriver and Gigist in Kamen Rider Gotchard
- Dymlos Tinbar in Tales of Destiny
- Gaius in Tales of Xillia and Tales of Xillia 2 (He also gets a Dymlos DLC costume in the second game, making the seiyuu joke more relevant)
- Ebisu in Noragami
- Emile Bichelberger in How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
- Emperor Gore III in Getter Robo Āḥ
- Fatima in Magi: Labyrinth of Magic
- Finn in Fire Emblem Heroes
- Fire Diver, Guard Diver, and Chinja Rōsu in The Brave Express Might Gaine and Super Robot Wars V
- Franz Heinel in Future GPX Cyber Formula
- Gate in Mirai Sentai Timeranger
- Gemini Saga and Kanon in Saint Seiya (Replacing the deceased Kazuyuki Sogabe)
- Go Dougan in Saiyuki Requiem
- Gorilla Gachi in Me & Roboco
- Guildna in Another Eden
- Has 3 roles in the Gundam franchise:
- Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and Super Robot Wars series
- Andrew Waltfield in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Super Robot Wars series
- Bring Stabity and Devine Nova in Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- Hassaku (Hassel) in Pokémon Horizons: The Series
- Heath Grice and Gaja in Black Clover
- Helbram in The Seven Deadly Sins
- Hiroto Honda in the first Yu-Gi-Oh! anime
- Hyou in Shin Hokuto Musou
- Igor Neuhaus in Blue Exorcist
- Innouva in Magic Knight Rayearth
- The Other Darrin for Isaac Goodenov in Braiger in Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden, Super Robot Wars GC/XO and Super Robot Wars NEO (once again taking over for the late Kazuyuki Sogabe who voiced Isaac in the original TV series)
- Isaku Zenpouji in Nintama Rantarou
- K in Gravitation
- Kafū Nagai in Bungo to Alchemist
- Kai Rhodan in Back Arrow
- Kaika Itsuki in Babylon
- Kakei Juuzou in Brave10 (Midorikawa voices the portrayal of Ishida Mitsunari here.)
- Kaku and The Other Darrin of Borsalino/Kizaru in One Piece
- Kaoru Asahina in Junjou Romantica and Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi
- Kawara Senhyoe, Mock Turtle and Humpty Dumpty in Grimms Notes
- Kazuharu Fukuyama in Girls Bravo
- Keiichi Hiiragi in Onegai My Melody
- Kentaro Sakata in Love Hina
- Kevin Mask and Puripuriman in Ultimate Muscle
- Kijyou Madoka in Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side
- Takumi Oosawa in Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol.2: Irodori no Love Song
- Krelian in Xenogears. (Interesting to note is that he's never played the game up until Tomokazu Sugita and Yūichi Nakamura presented it to him in Tokyo Encounter.)
- Kokushibo in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Kunimitsu Tezuka in The Prince of Tennis
- Kurei in Flame of Recca
- Kyosuke Momoi/Mucardia in Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!
- Kenji Ban in HeartCatch Pretty Cure!
- Lazer Bernard in Sdorica
- Lee Chaolan (AKA Li Chaolang) in Tekken (starting from 5)
- L in Xenoblade Chronicles X
- Leonkaiser in The Brave of Gold Goldran
- LordKnightmon in Digimon Frontier and Digimon X-Evolution
- Grademon in Digimon Fusion
- Devimon in Digimon Adventure (PSP game) and Digimon Adventure: (2020)
- Phelesmon in Digimon Ghost Game
- Ludwig van Rosenkranz in Dies irae ~Interview with Kaziklu Bey~
- Maeda in Asobi Asobase
- Mangetsu Kibaoni in Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
- Masashi Tougaitou in Hyouka
- McCrane in Brave Police J-Decker
- Meisuke Nueno in Hell Teacher Nube
- Mitsui Hisashi in Slam Dunk
- Mondo Zappa in Killer is Dead
- Mycroft Holmes in Case File nº221: Kabukicho
- Nagare Akatsuki in Martian Successor Nadesico
- Nero in Crisis Core
- Nero Kilner in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger
- Nero the Sable in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
- Nessen Mochizuki in Live A Hero
- Nikkō Ichimonji in Touken Ranbu
- Nobunaga Oda in Kessen III
- Orlok Fahrenheit Dracule in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, practically a Lawyer-Friendly Cameo of the aforementioned Alucard.
- Osamu Dazai in Akanesasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau
- President G in Sakura Wars (2019)
- Professor Ikeda in Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it
- Proto Man in Mega Man 8, Super Adventure Rockman, and Super Robot Wars X-Ω
- Zero in all the games of the Mega Man X franchise starting from X4, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Project × Zone
- Quon Yobatsu in Final Fantasy Type-0
- Raidiese F. Branstein in Shin Super Robot Wars, Super Robot Wars: Original Generation and Super Robot Wars Alpha series
- Katze Kotonolos and Rubor Cucullus in Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier
- Freki, Feil-Lord Gran Bilseia and Gino Valencia in Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin: Lord of Elementals/Revelations of Evil God (also Super Robot Wars EX for Feil)
- Saldias in Super Robot Wars Z3: Tengoku-hen
- Bruvictor and Brudistar in Super Robot Wars BX
- Ziggy in Super Robot Wars X-Ω
- Wassilmon in Super Robot Wars T
- Rankerk Hatred in Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken
- Ranmaru Samejima in Kizuna
- Reever Wenham in D.Gray-Man
- Reni Kamizaka in A3
- Romann and Benevolent Romann in Epic Seven
- Rodimus Convoy in Transformers: Super Link
- Ronfar in Lunar: Eternal Blue
- Roy Bromwell in Rival Schools
- Satsuma Kadonoooji in Exit Tunes Presents ACTORS
- Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
- Schult in World Flipper
- Seiya Sena in Love Stage!!
- Setzer Gabbiani in Final Fantasy VI (Specifically in Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia)
- Shigure Sohma in Fruits Basket (first anime)
- Shinji Fuyushima in World Trigger
- Shuuzou Nijimura in Kuroko's Basketball
- Siegfried in The Sacred Blacksmith
- Siegfried in Magical Days the Brats' Parade
- Sir Isaac Ray Peram Westcott in Date A Live
- Sima Shi, Sima Yi, Chousokabe Motochika and Orochi in KOEI's Warriors franchise
- Subaru Okiya and Fumimaro Ayanokouji in Case Closed
- Synbios and Julian in Shining Force III
- Takurou Kimura in Di Gi Charat
- Takuto Kusanagi in Matoi the Sacred Slayer
- Terra in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
- Tigers-eye from Sailor Moon
- Tooru Watanabe in Excel♡Saga
- Toriko in Toriko
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Sengoku Basara
- Trevor Belmont in the Japanese dub of the Castlevania Netflix adaptation
- Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
- Trist Organ in Redo of Healer
- Tybalt in Romeo × Juliet
- He also dubbed Leonard Whiting's Romeo in the 2000 TV Tokyo dub of the famous 1968 film version.
- Vashti in 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams
- Walter Bargest in Fafner in the Azure: Exodus
- Yakou Tsuchimikado in Tokyo Ravens
- Yuu Matsura in Marmalade Boy
- Zahha in Dragon Ball Legends
- Zero (and Nightmare Zero) in Mega Man X and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Zechst and Algol in The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails
- Zhuge Liang in Ya Boy Kongming!
Just for those who are curious, it's kinda ironic that in Sengoku Basara, Motochika is voiced by Ryuzou Ishino, who in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing voiced Chang Wufei, rival of Okiayu's character Treize. It's even more awkward in that Okiayu himself in Basara is Hideyoshi.
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