| Wakamoto Norio 若本 規夫 | |
 Wakamoto Norio (2013) | |
| Date of Birth | 18 October 1945 |
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| From | Shimonoseki, Japan |
| Blood | A |
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Wakamoto Norio (若本 規夫, born October 18, 1945) is a Japanese voice actor. He was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and was raised in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Waseda University.
On adult works, like OVAs or dating sims, he goes by the alias Hiruma Kyōnosuke (比留間 京之介).
He is the voice of Aaron Barcai, the mayor of Schradt and father of Ilia, in Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki.
Biography
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 voice actor.
The quality of Wakamoto's voice is known for uniting astringency and sharpness, usually leading him to villain roles in dubbing work and games. Nonetheless, Wakamoto has played numerous less antagonistic roles such as Guilty Gear's Johnny, and has even lent his voice to comedic roles, including Mechazawa in Cromartie High School, The Narrator in Hayate the Combat Butler, Katakuriko Matsudaira in Gintama and Onsokumaru in Ninja Nonsense.
Selected works
Anime
- Code Geass (Charles zi Britannia)
- Dragon Ball Z (Cell)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Oskar von Reuenthal)
- Cromartie High School (Mechazawa)
- Hayate the Combat Butler (The Narrator)
- Gintama (Katakuriko Matsudaira)
Video games
- Castlevania series (Dracula)
- Sengoku Basara (Oda Nobunaga)
- Guilty Gear (Johnny)
- Kingdom Hearts series (Xenmas)
- Tales of Destiny 2 (Barbatos Goetia)
- Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki (Aaron Barcai)