Everywhere we go, we hear their voices.
If in the ancient battle of dub vs sub you’re on the sub team, we’re sure you’ve had a couple of moments when you were watching an anime series and went “OH! I’ve heard this voice before!”
We’re so confident about that because this is exactly what keeps happening to us in almost each new series that we start watching. So let’s remember some of the Japanese anime voices that we love so dearly.
1. Atsumi Tanezaki
How can we start with anyone else but our current queen Frieren herself? However, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sousou no Frieren) is not the first time we fell in love with her.
You may be very surprised by this, but Atsumi Tanezaki is also perfect at voicing adorable children like Anya from Spy x Family, and we’re sure she’ll prove it once again in the upcoming anime adaptation of Tadaima, Okaeri.
2. Nobuhiko Okamoto
Since we’ve already started talking about Frieren, let’s add one more name from this series to our list. This time it’s our beloved Himmel. But you can also recognize his incredible voice from My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) where he plays Bakugou.
Nobuhiko Okamoto is a real star this season as you can also hear him in such ongoing series as 7th Time Loop (Dietrich), Ishura (Kasugai no Hidow) or Undead Unluck (Top).
3. Aoi Yuuki
But Frieren was not the only treat that we got last season, and it’s time to remember The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto). And one of the reasons for our love for this series is Maomao, voiced by Aoi Yuuki.
You also heard her break your heart as Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and she’s currently surprising us with her adorable Peeps in Sasaki and Peeps (Sasaki to Pii-chan).
4. Yuki Kaji
“His name is… Eren Yeager!”
This man has an infinite list of roles but we have to be honest, his Eren from Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) was the moment when we realized he was truly special.
Since then he has brought a big number of memorable characters to life: Shouto (My Hero Academia), Yukine (Noragami), Ayato (Tokyo Ghoul), Sabito (Demon Slayer), Rip (Undead Unluck), Soujirou (Ishura).
5. Yui Ishikawa
We can’t talk about Eren and forget about Mikasa, can we? Yui Ishikawa did an outstanding job voicing her and we’ll forever remember all the various heartbreaking intonations that she uses every time Mikasa says “Eren.”
But this is not the first time her voice went so well with the heartbreak: Yui Ishikawa also voiced Violet (Violet Evergarden) and 2B (NieR:Automata Ver1.1a).
6. Mamoru Miyano
The god of the new world himself, the unbelievable Light Yagami (Death Note). This is the laughter that you’ll never confuse with anyone else’s.
But Light is not his only role that we’ll remember forever. Mamoru Miyano also voiced Rintarou (Steins;Gate), Dazai (Bungo Stray Dogs) and Tsukiyama (Tokyo Ghoul). We guess he has a thing for eccentric geniuses, huh?
7. Junichi Suwabe
Don’t worry, Jujutsu Kaisen fans, we haven’t forgotten about you and your wonderful king Sukuna. Have you noticed how good Junichi Suwabe is at playing villains? Lügner from Frieren, Undertaker from Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji), Grimmjow from Bleach.
But what might surprise you is that he also voiced Victor from Yuri On Ice. This man is good at everything!
8. Yuuichi Nakamura
We haven’t forgotten about Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen), either, of course. But he’s not the only reason why we love Yuuichi Nakamura.
This actor also voiced such characters as Bruno (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), Tsukasa (Dr. Stone), Tomoya (Clannad), Keigo (My Hero Academia). And we’re currently enjoying his performances as Andy in Undead Unluck and Sein in Frieren.
9. Daisuke Ono
It’s impossible to watch Black Butler and not fall in love with Sebastian and his voice. And that’s thanks to Daisuke Ono! He is definitely one more reason to get super excited for the upcoming Season 4.
And if you feel like you’ve heard his voice somewhere else, you’re not wrong. Erwin (Attack on Titan), Jotaro (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), Shukuro (Bleach), Midorima (Kuroko's Basketball) are also among Daisuke Ono’s roles.
10. Hiroshi Kamiya
If you’ve ever wondered who voiced one of the most popular and beloved anime characters of all time, which is Attack on Titan’s Levi, of course, then you’ve got your answer: this is Hiroshi Kamiya.
However, Levi is not the only reason why we love him so much. He also brought us Yato (Noragami), Trafalgar Law (One Piece), Koyomi (Monogatari series) and Mephisto (Blue Exorcist)
11. Tomokazu Sugita
The famous Gintoki Sakata (Gintama) that brought us so many humorous moments that we’ll never forget.
We’re patiently waiting for the new season of Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba), too, because it looks like it’s going to be Gyoumei’s time to shine, and you guessed it right, Tomokazu Sugita also voices him! As well as other wonderful characters such as Sasaki (Sasaki and Peeps), Lizardman (Goblin Slayer), Tadaomi (Assassination Classroom) and many more.
12. Takehito Koyasu
Another actor that blessed a big number of popular anime series such as Frieren (Kraft), Jujutsu Kaisen (Toji) and Attack on Titan (Zeke) with his voice.
You may also know him as Papa Shirogane (Kaguya-sama: Love is War), Dio (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) and Claudia (Violet Evergarden). And he’ll also be voicing Peacemaker in the upcoming Suicide Squad anime, which gives us one more reason to look forward to the series.