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'''Wataru Takagi''' (高木 渉 ''Takagi Wataru'', born [[July 25]], [[1966]]) is a Japanese voice actor . He works for the talent agency Arts Vision, and in terms of anime, he has played various roles such as Garrod Ran in '' | '''Wataru Takagi''' (高木 渉 ''Takagi Wataru'', born [[July 25]], [[1966]]) is a Japanese voice actor . He works for the talent agency Arts Vision, and in terms of anime, he has played various roles such as Garrod Ran in ''After War Gundam X'', Rikdo Koshi in ''Excel Saga'', Crimson Rubeus in ''[[Stephanie Sheh|Sailor Moon R]]'', Eikichi Onidzuka in ''GTO'', Valgaav in ''Slayers Try'', Okuyasu Nijimura in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' and Genta Kojima (and himself) in ''Case Closed''/''Detective Conan''. In video games, he was formerly the voice of Zangief and [[Ryu]] (among others) and is currently the voice of Hugo in Capcom's ''Street Fighter'' franchise, reprised his role as Garrod Ran for the ''Super Robot Wars'' franchise, and voiced various ''Mega Man'' characters including Rush in ''Upon a Star'', Frost Man and Sword Man in ''8'', Douglas, Commander Yammark, and Infinity Mijinion in ''X6'', as well as [[Jack Merluzzi|Tornado Tonion]] and [[Peter von Gomm|Flame Hyenard]] in ''X7''. | ||
He is ''very'' popular when it comes to dubbing American films and TV shows, primarily because of he can pull off an American accent. | He is ''very'' popular when it comes to dubbing American films and TV shows, primarily because of he can pull off an American accent. Takagi is the official dub voice for Chris Rock, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Jack Black. He's also one of the voices of [[Alan Tudyk]], Kevin Hart, Jamie Foxx, Sean William Scott, Josh Gad, Charlie Day, and he's also played Dobby in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, [[War Machine|James "Rhodey" Rhodes]] in the [[2008]] ''[[Iron Man]]'' film, Paul Hunnam in ''The Holdovers'', and Paul Allen in ''American Psycho''. | ||
So far as cartoons go, he has played [[Sam Vincent|Flim]] in ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', [[Tony Sampson|Eddy]] in ''Ed, Edd & Eddy'', Zach in ''Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?'', Dr. Blowhole in ''The Penguins of Madagascar'', Iceman in ''[[Spider-Man]] & his Amazing Friends'' and the Toon Disney dub of [[Saban Entertainment]]'s ''[[X-Men]]'' as well Henry Peter Gyrich in the [[TV Tokyo]] version, [[Frank Welker|Garfield]] in ''The Garfield Show'', [[Corey Burton|Whorm Loathsom]] on ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', Mike Wazowski on ''Monsters At Work'', Despereaux in ''The Tale of Despereaux'' and is the current voice of Daffy Duck in all ''Looney Tunes'' media. | |||
==Roles== | ==Roles== | ||
===''Beast Wars''=== | ===''Beast Wars''=== | ||
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetus]] | *[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetus]] | ||
===''Beast Wars Metals''=== | ===''Beast Wars Metals''=== | ||
* Cheetus | *Cheetus | ||
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron (Generation 1)]] | *[[Teletraan I|Cyberguard]] ([[Proving Grounds (BW)|#45]], only) | ||
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron (Generation 1)]] | |||
===''Beast Wars Metals 64''=== | |||
*Cheetus | |||
===''Beast Wars Metals: Clash! Intense Battle''=== | |||
*Cheetus | |||
===''Beast Wars Returns''=== | ===''Beast Wars Returns''=== | ||
*Cheetus | *Cheetus | ||
===Transformers (2007)=== | ===''Transformers'' (2007)=== | ||
*[[Glen Whitmann]] | *[[Glen Whitmann]] | ||
===Animated=== | ===''Transformers Animated''=== | ||
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] | *[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] | ||
*[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] | *[[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] | ||
===''Transformers Adventure''=== | |||
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] | |||
===''Transformers Cyberverse''=== | |||
*[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetus]] | |||
===''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Beast Awakening]]''=== | |||
*[[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]] | |||
===''Transformers: EarthSpark''=== | |||
*[[Laserbeak (ES)|Laserbeak]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:44, 22 February 2026
Wataru Takagi (高木 渉 Takagi Wataru, born July 25, 1966) is a Japanese voice actor . He works for the talent agency Arts Vision, and in terms of anime, he has played various roles such as Garrod Ran in After War Gundam X, Rikdo Koshi in Excel Saga, Crimson Rubeus in Sailor Moon R, Eikichi Onidzuka in GTO, Valgaav in Slayers Try, Okuyasu Nijimura in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Genta Kojima (and himself) in Case Closed/Detective Conan. In video games, he was formerly the voice of Zangief and Ryu (among others) and is currently the voice of Hugo in Capcom's Street Fighter franchise, reprised his role as Garrod Ran for the Super Robot Wars franchise, and voiced various Mega Man characters including Rush in Upon a Star, Frost Man and Sword Man in 8, Douglas, Commander Yammark, and Infinity Mijinion in X6, as well as Tornado Tonion and Flame Hyenard in X7.
He is very popular when it comes to dubbing American films and TV shows, primarily because of he can pull off an American accent. Takagi is the official dub voice for Chris Rock, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Jack Black. He's also one of the voices of Alan Tudyk, Kevin Hart, Jamie Foxx, Sean William Scott, Josh Gad, Charlie Day, and he's also played Dobby in the Harry Potter film series, James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the 2008 Iron Man film, Paul Hunnam in The Holdovers, and Paul Allen in American Psycho.
So far as cartoons go, he has played Flim in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Eddy in Ed, Edd & Eddy, Zach in Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Dr. Blowhole in The Penguins of Madagascar, Iceman in Spider-Man & his Amazing Friends and the Toon Disney dub of Saban Entertainment's X-Men as well Henry Peter Gyrich in the TV Tokyo version, Garfield in The Garfield Show, Whorm Loathsom on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Mike Wazowski on Monsters At Work, Despereaux in The Tale of Despereaux and is the current voice of Daffy Duck in all Looney Tunes media.
Roles
[edit]Beast Wars
[edit]Beast Wars Metals
[edit]- Cheetus
- Cyberguard (#45, only)
- Megatron (Generation 1)
Beast Wars Metals 64
[edit]- Cheetus
Beast Wars Metals: Clash! Intense Battle
[edit]- Cheetus
Beast Wars Returns
[edit]- Cheetus
Transformers (2007)
[edit]Transformers Animated
[edit]Transformers Adventure
[edit]Transformers Cyberverse
[edit]Transformers: EarthSpark
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official profile at Arts Vision (Japanese)
- Wataru Takagi at the Internet Movie Database
- Wataru Takagi at Anime News Network
