Kappei Yamaguchi

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Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平 Yamaguchi Kappei?) (real name: Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口 光雄 Yamaguchi Mitsuo?)) (born May 23, 1965) is a male seiyū from Fukuoka, Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox. His blood type is B.

He is best known for the roles of Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½), Tombo (Kiki's Delivery Service), InuYasha (InuYasha), L (Death Note), Usopp (One Piece), and Shinichi Kudo (Conan Edogawa) and Kaito Kid.

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  • Sometimes mistranslated as Katsuhei Yamaguchi or Shōhei Yamaguchi
  • Is alternatively credited as Kyōya Ushiku (牛久 京也 Ushiku Kyōya) in some eroge [1]
  • Height/Weight: 160 cm (5 ft, 3 in), 55 kg (121 lbs) [1]
  • Married with a son [2]
  • It was announced on August 29, 2006, that he played L in the anime version of the popular Death Note.

  • 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)

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

  • Yamaguchi has starred in several projects directly opposite Takehito Koyasu; either as couples or related paired characters, with Yamaguchi playing the younger role. In 12 Kokuki they are the 2 prominent kirins (Enki and Keiki) in the story; in the Sukisho games and drama CDs they are a couple (Ran and Yoru); in the Tokyo Babylon OVA they are respectively Subaru and Seishiro. They also share more couple roles in many BL drama CDs. Going along with that, Koyasu voices Kururu/Kululu in Keroro Gunsou (Sgt. Frog), while Yamaguchi voices the younger Tororo.
  • Many, if not most of Yamaguchi's voice roles are teenagers or even younger boys. He is well-known for his ability to perform high-pitched, "young" voices. This is especially noticeable in BL dramas/games. His characters are generally straightforward, sometimes simple-minded, humorous and easily excitable but usually "good" characters.
  • Recently he has taken on different roles such as L in Death Note and Hugh in Kiba which are serious characters with a lower voice range. Hugh (in Kiba) was an exception in that it is not only an adult role but also a villain.
  • Yamaguchi's nick name is "saru", which means "monkey" in Japanese; translated into English, his personal web blog is titled: Monkey's Kingdom. Apparently this comes from his love for the monkey character in the classical Chinese story Journey to the West. He has actually voiced the monkey's role in an adaption of the original story, Monkey Typhoon and played the role in various stage adaptations. He has voiced several other roles in anime with monkey characteristics. This includes Taro Raimon (Eyeshield 21) who loves bananas, can hold things with his feet etc; Hideyoshi (Law of Ueki), whose first appearance was commented by a fellow character to be like a monkey; Hugh (Kiba), who, with the rest of his Jimoto ursupers are depicted visually bearing a trait of one of the 3 wise monkeys. His role Rokuta in the Twelve Kingdoms has also been address to be like that of a "monkey" by a fellow character, although this appears only in the novel and not the anime.
  • He has worked alongside Noriko Hidaka in at least 3 anime whereby their characters had strong connections.
    • In InuYasha, Yamaguchi voiced the title character, while Hidaka voiced Kikyo. Both were a couple.
    • In Ranma ½, Yamaguchi also voiced the title character (male), while Hidaka voiced Akane Tendo. Both were a couple.
    • In Death Note, Yamaguchi voiced L, while Hidaka voiced Near. The former was killed and was succeeded by the latter. Both shared the same characteristics (i.e. sitting in an abnormal position).
  • He's the Japanese voice of Bugs Bunny.
  • He's also the Japanese voice for Kyle Broflovski from South Park.

  1. ^ Kappei Yamaguchi at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyū Database
  2. ^ Mitsukoshi Charity Auction-1996.03.31

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