Toshihiko Seki

nihongo|Toshihiko Seki|関 俊彦|Seki Toshihiko|born June 11, 1962 is a popular veteran Japanese voice actor (seiyū) who was born in Tochigi. His bloodtype is A and he is a member of 81 Produce; apart from seiyū work, Seki sometimes does live action drama stage work. To the uninformed, he is sometimes mistaken for another seiyu, Tomokazu Seki. They have the same last name, but are unrelated.

Person/Career

According to the Anime News Network as of early August 2007, Seki Toshihiko is one of the more prolific [ [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=693 Anime News Network] ] male seiyū with 181 roles credited to his name. He is tied with seiyu Tomomichi Nishimura and Nobuo Tobita.

In June of 2004, Toshihiko was honored by the readers of Animage Magazine in the 26th Annual Reader's Poll, where he was ranked the 9th favorite seiyū currently working in Japan, largely in recognition of his performance as Rau Le Creuset from "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED". [cite web | author= | date=May 12, 2004| title=Animage Awards - Anime News Network| format= | work=AnimeNewsNetwork.com| url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-05-12/animage-awards | accessdate=2007-03-10]

Toshihiko tends to mostly voice characters who are very serious or easily agitated, e.g. Sanzo in Saiyuki, Duo Maxwell in "Gundam Wing", Iruka Umino in "Naruto", Kaien Shiba in "Bleach" and Momotaros in "Kamen Rider Den-O". However, he has also played those who are composed and pleasant (Luva). On some occasions, he has also played charming sociopaths:(Legato, Rau Le Creuset).

Associations

*Toshihiko has worked alongside Soichiro Hoshi a few times whereby their characters have strong interactions: In "Gundam SEED", Kira Yamato (Hoshi) was the one who killed Rau le Creuset (Seki), who had long regarded Kira as a main threat; in "Saiyuki", Goku (Hoshi) was rescued by Sanzo (Seki), who often abuses him with a paper fan as well; in the drama CD version of "D.N Angel", Soichiro voices Niwa Daisuke while Toshihiko voices his father, Kosuke. In Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, Hoshi's character Keiichi Maebara confesses to a murder to the town doctor, Irie (Seki).

*Also, he has voiced characters alongside Ai Orikasa whereby they were close friends.
**In "Gundam Wing", with Toshihiko as Duo and Ai as Quatre.
**In the Kami-kaze drama CDs, the two voiced a couple (with Toshihiko as Higa and Ai as Kaede).

*Toshihiko has voiced four characters who were also voiced by American voice actor Richard Cansino: Legato Bluesummers in Trigun (Credited as Richard Cansino), Takaya Ohgi or Kagetora Uesugi in Mirage of Blaze (Cansino credited as Edward Villa), and Yurimaru in Ninja Scroll, and Kall-su in Bastard!.

Notable voice roles

Television animation

*"Akai Koudan Zillion" - J.J.
*"Angelique" - Luva
*"ALEXANDER SENKI" - Alexander
*"Bastard!!" - Lord Kall-Su
*"Bleach" - Kaien Shiba, Aaroniero Arruruerie
*"Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden" - Kurobon
*"" - Cid
*"Fullmetal Alchemist" - Vercio
*"Groove Adventure Rave" - Shuda
*"Future GPX Cyber Formula" - Bleed Kaga
*"Gundam SEED" - Rau Le Creuset
*"Gundam SEED Destiny" - Rey Za Burrel
*"Gundam Wing" - Duo Maxwell
*"Gunslinger Girl" - Nino
*"Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" - Irie Kyousuke
*"I Can Hear the Sea" - Yutaka Matsuno
*"Konjiki no Gash Bell!!" - Apollo
*"Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari" - Momosuke
*"MÄR" - Danna
*"Meine Liebe" - "Ludwig"
*"Mirage of Blaze" - Takaya Ohgi
*"My-HiME" - Kanzaki Reito
*"My-Otome" - Rado
*"Nintama Rantarō" - Doi-sensei
*"Naruto" - Iruka Umino
*"Outlaw Star" - Fred Luo
*"Paranoia Agent" - Mitsuhiro Maniwa
*"Please Save My Earth" - Mikuro Yakushimaru
*"Sgt. Frog" - Urere
*"RahXephon" - Makoto Isshiki
*"Ranma ½" - Mousse
*"Rave Master" - Shuda
*"Saint Seiya" - Milo
*Saiyuki Series: "Gensomaden Saiyuki, Saiyuki Reload" and "Saiyuki RELOAD Gunlock" - Genjo Sanzo
*"Saiunkoku Monogatari" - Riou Hyou
*"Samurai Deeper Kyo" - Benitora
*"Silent Möbius" (TV) - Genvara
*"Spider Riders" - Bagus
*"Tenku Senki Shurato" - Shurato
*"Trigun" - Legato Bluesummers
*"Twilight of the Dark Master" - Tsunami Shijo
*"Yami no Matsuei" - Watari Yutaka
*"Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" - Professor Frank

OVA

*"Ai no Kusabi" - Riki
*"Blue Submarine 6" - Katsuma Nonaka
*"Dragon Century" - Carmine
*"Future GPX Cyber Formula" series - Bleed Kaga
*"Here is Greenwood" - Shinobu Tezuka
*"Pet Shop of Horrors" - Count D
*"Please Save My Earth" - Mikuro
*"" - Scorpio Milo
*"Seikimatsu Darling" - Todoroki Kouhei
*"Violinist of Hamelin the Movie" - Raiel
*"Zeorymer" - Masato Akitsu

Theater animation

*"Ninja Scroll" - Yurimaru
*"Ryokohunohara Labyrinth"

Video Games

*"Aisle Lord" - Rōru
*"Future GPX Cyber Formula" series - Bleed Kaga
*"" - Warrior of Light
*"" - Croix
*"Tales of Destiny 2" - Loni Dunamis
*"Naruto" games - Iruka Umino

CD Dramas

*"Ai no Kusabi" - Riki The Dark
*"Angelique" - Luva

*"Crashers"
*"D.N.Angel" - Kosuke Niwa in the Wink drama CDs
*"Dr Hayami S.S.D.S."
*"Eden 205"
*"Fushigi Yuugi" - Tamahome
*"Future GPX Cyber Formula" series - Bleed Kaga
*"getsurei 15 - fuonbunshi teisuu"
*"Honō no Mirāju" ("Mirage of Blaze") - Takaya Ohgi/Uesugi Kagetora
*"Jazz me Blue"
*"Kairyuu Gakuen Twins"
*"Love Mode" - Aoe Kiichi
*"Meine Liebe" - Ludwig Herzog von Mohn nahe Liechtenstein
*"Otona no Mondai"
*"Pandora Hearts" - Xarxes Break
*"Saiyuki" - Genjo Sanzo
*"Samurai Deeper Kyo" Onmyouden no Tobira - Benitora
*"Seikimatsu Darling" - Todoroki Kouhei
*"Shinjuku Guardian"
*"Shounen Onmyouji" Series - Yukinari Fujiwara
*"Sweet Dragon" Series
*"Wild Adapter" - Sekiya Jun
*"Yami no Matsuei" ("Descendants of Darkness") - Yutaka Watari
*"Dragon Quest I" - Alef (hero)

Tokusatsu

*"Denji Sentai Megaranger" - Chameleon Nejire
*"Kamen Rider Den-O" - Momotaros
*"" - Ultra Seven and Ultraman Leo

Dubbing Roles (Japanese)

*Tenth Doctor in "Doctor Who"

CD albums/Character Songs

*Kicks on the Way
*BANANA SENSATION
*Double-Action Sword Form
*Climax Jump DENLINER FORM
*Double-Action Climax Form
*Climax Jump Sword Form

Commercials

Inu-Yasha in the Shonen Sunday commercial for Inu-Yasha

References

External links

* [http://www.tcp.com/~doi/seiyuu/seki-toshihiko/roles.html Toshihiko Seki] at the Seiyuu database