"I am Akuma. And I will teach you the meaning of PAIN!"
Taketora (武虎, Taketora, born January 31, 1974) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is affiliated with Haikyō. After graduating from a prefectural high school, he entered Chiba University. He entered the Faculty of Engineering while working part-time. After graduating from university, he joined a major game company and became a producer. After leaving the company, he joined Kyū Production, and after it dissolved, he moved to Haikyō. Aside from voicing Dire from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Gatz from One Piece, he is well known for voicing the infamous master of the fist, Akuma from the Street Fighter series.
Roles:
- Camael in Star Ocean: Second Evolution
- Dire in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood and Jojos Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle
- Edgar in Kemono Michi
- Final Fantasy:
- Havharo in Final Fantasy XII
- Teledji Adeledji in Final Fantasy XIV
- Gatz in One Piece
- Gouki (Akuma) in Street Fighter
- Hiro Kitazoe in World Trigger
- José, Masked Mage and Watts in Trials of Mana
- Juar in Baten Kaitos II
- Kabuto Oni in Duel Masters
- Panda in Tekken: Blood Vengeance
- President of ARUS (real name Jeffrey Anderson) in Valvrave the Liberator
- Red Star in the Japanese dub of Teen Titans (2003)
- Rudger Godwin in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds
- Sumeragi and the Rainbow Sage in Fire Emblem Fates
- Troubleshooter in DNF Duel
- Emperor Undergu in Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure
Thus concludes the description of...
—DIE ONE THOUSAND DEATHS!
- BRAKKA BRAKKA BRAKKA BRAKKA* 天
