Masami Kikuchi

Masami Kikuchi
菊池 正美
Born (1960-04-24) April 24, 1960 (age 66)
Tsukahara, Chino, Nagano, Japan
Other nameKikkun (きっくん)
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1983–present
AgentKenyu Office [ja]
Notable credits
WebsiteOfficial profile

Masami Kikuchi (菊池 正美, Kikuchi Masami; born April 24, 1960) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Nagano.

He was affiliated with Troubadour Music Office [ja] until March 2010. He then worked as a freelancer until he was employed in April 2011 by Kenyu Office [ja].

He is most known for his anime voice roles such as the titular character in Tenchi Muyo!, Joe Kido in Digimon Adventure, Keiichi Morisato in Oh My Goddess!, Kazuhiko Hanawa in Chibi Maruko-chan, Kanchomé in Zatch Bell!, Wing in Hunter × Hunter, the titular character in Grappler Baki, and the titular character in the 1996 Sonic the Hedgehog OVA.

Biography

After graduating from Nagano Prefectural Okaya Minami High School [ja], he moved from Nagano to Tokyo and enrolled in the drama department at Japan Electronics College (now known as Nihon Kogakuin College [ja]).

After graduating from the college, he supported himself through part-time jobs while training at the Gekidan Haisho Talent Training School. He then went on to found and work with the theater company Gekidan Art Box.

Becoming a voice actor

Originally Kikuchi wanted to become an actor, but struggled to make a living as a freelancer. As he wondered what to do, he ran into a friend with a flyer for Troubadour Music Office [ja]. Kikuchi noticed Tarako's name as a singer and voice actress and thought, "Oh, it's not a sketchy agency after all" before laughing.

Career

He auditioned through an anime director’s introduction in Troubadour's training program and officially made his debut as a voice actor as the voice of Soldier A in Aura Battler Dunbine in 1983.

Since consecutively playing major roles with Mike Coil in Ninja Senshi Tobikage, Iino Abbav in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Jordi in Panzer World Galient: The Crest of Iron, and Kaine Wakaba in Metal Armor Dragonar, he began to portray a wide range of characters from leads to supporting roles across many genres, with Kikuchi himself noting, "Originally, I aspired to work in movies and TV dramas, but as I continued doing anime, I came to realize the true appeal of voice acting."

He was affiliated with Troubadour Music Office [ja] until March 2010. After working as a freelancer, he has been affiliated with Kenyu Office [ja] as of April 2011.

Filmography

Television animation

YearTitleRoleRefs
1983Aura Battler DunbineSoldier A
1983–1985Urusei YatsuraTruck Driver
1986Mobile Suit Gundam ZZIno Abbav
Animated Classics of Japanese LiteratureBunji, Kenji
1987–1988Metal Armor DragonarKaine Wakaba
Kimagure Orange RoadYusaku Hino
1990Brave ExkaiserBlue Raker, Ultra Raker
Chibi Maruko-chanKazuhiko Hanawa, Mimatsuya, Misawa, Negishi, Watanabe
1990Ranma ½Copycat Ken
1991JankenmanJanken Car
1991–1992Goldfish Warning!Michael
1992Floral Magician Mary BellGeorge
The Cobi TroupeJordi
1993Aoki Densetsu ShootKazuhiro Hiramatsu
The Brave Express Might GaineMitsuhiko Hamada, Bird Bomber, Jet Diver
1995Captain Tsubasa JShingo Aoi
Tenchi Muyo!Tenchi Masaki
1996Rurouni KenshinRyūzaburō Higashiyama
1999Hunter × HunterWing
1999–2000Digimon AdventureJoe Kido, Additional voices
2000Digimon Adventure 02Joe Kido, Jim Kido, Daemon
2001Grappler BakiBaki Hanma
PaRappa the RapperPJ Berri
Comic PartyKazuki Sendō
Captain Tsubasa ~ Road to 2002Gino Hernandez, Alan Pascal
Digimon TamersDolphin
Groove Adventure RAVESieg Hart
2001–2005The Prince of TennisHiroshi Wakato
2002Digimon FrontierNeemon
DaigunderHoward
2003Cromartie High SchoolKen Hirai
Zatch Bell!Kanchomé
MaburahoTaki
2003–2004Di Gi Charat Nyo!Daifuku Ankoro
2005Oh My Goddess!Keiichi Morisato
Comic Party RevolutionKazuki Sendō
2006Air GearOnigiri
Digimon SaversAkihiro Kurata, Belphemon
2008One PieceKelly Funk, Kabu, Pound, Donquixote Mjosgard, Charlotte Anglais, Mouse-Man, Doran
2011Digimon Xros WarsTuwarmon/Damemon
Hunter × HunterZepile
2013Crayon Shin-chanTakuzo Kaida, Teruo Mikashi, Mantaro Tawa
2016Dragon Ball SuperMonaka, Vermoud
2017Kado: The Right AnswerNaoki Sasauchi
2018One Piece: Episode of SkypieaAruyutayan V
2020Digimon AdventureNeamon
2021Mewkledreamy Mix!Suama's Grandfather
2022Digimon Ghost GameRyudamon
2023Butt Detective [ja]Hatomura
2024Run for Money: The Great MissionPhantom Claw
2025Digimon BeatbreakGoldNumemon

Original video animation (OVA)

YearTitleRoleRefs
1989Legend of the Galactic HeroesKonrad von Modell
1991Otaku no VideoMiyoshi
1992Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-OhkiTenchi Masaki
1993–1994Oh My Goddess!Keiichi Morisato
1995Kodomo no OmochaRei Sagami
1996Sonic the HedgehogSonic the Hedgehog, Metal Sonic

Films

YearTitleRoleRefs
1986Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!Prince Haru
1989The Venus WarsLob
1994Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SKakeru Ōzora
1996Tenchi Muyo in Love!Tenchi Masaki
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-expressPrince
1999Digimon AdventureJoe Kido
2000Ah! My Goddess: The MovieKeiichi Morisato
Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!Joe Kido, Kinu
2004Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Movie 1: Unlisted Demon 101Kanchomé
2019The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These SeiranBoris Konev

Tokusatsu

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs
2016Doubutsu Sentai ZyuohgerDorobozuEpisode 14

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Super Robot Wars Alpha
2001Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden
2004Tales of RebirthSaleh
Zatch Bell! 101st DevilKanchome
2005Konjiki no Gash Bell 2: Attack of the Mecha Vulcans
Super Robot Wars Alpha 3: To the End of the Galaxy
Another Century's EpisodeKaine Wakaba, Dunkel Cooper
2006Another Century's Episode 2
2017Super Robot Wars V
2018Super Robot Wars X
2019Super Robot Wars T

Drama CDs

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995C Kara Hajimaru Koi mo IiTakenoshin
Abunai Campus LoveHarumi OkikuraSeries 4
My Sexual HarassmentShun KazamiSeries 3
Onegai Darlin'Kouchirou Imada
1996Catch Me!Shikyou Katayama
Eien no Midori ~Nochinoomohini~Junya Shibasaki
1997Ourin Gakuen: Ikenai SeitokaishitsuShuuichirou KazamaSeries 1
2000Koisuru Jewelry Designer 2Yuutarou Mori
2006Koisuru Jewelry Designer

Dubbing

Original YearTitleRoleOriginal actorNotesRefs
1991DougSkeeter ValentineFred Newman1998 Japanese dub
1993VeggieTalesBob the TomatoPhil VischerU.S. direct-to-video 1993, 1998 Japanese dub
1994Serial MomEugene SutphinSam Waterston2025 BS10 Star Channel edition

References

  1. ↑ "【飛田展男】中の人語る！ちびまる子の丸尾君を演じるのが難しすぎた理由とは!?【Nobuo Tobita】" [[Nobuo Tobita] The voice actor talks! Why was it so difficult to play Maruo-kun from Chibi Maruko...]. YouTube (in Japanese). March 21, 2022. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "菊池正美: プロフィール" [Masami Kikuchi: Profile]. Kenyu Office [ja] (in Japanese).
  3. 1 2 3 4 「新しなのの人 首都圏から 43 人気アニメで活躍する声優 菊池 正美さん」『信濃毎日新聞』 ["The People of New Shinano: From the Tokyo Metropolitan Area 43 – Masami Kikuchi, a Voice Actor Active in Popular Anime" in "Shinano Mainichi Shimbun"] (in Japanese). September 24, 2005. p. 1.
  4. 1 2 3 4 「今さら友だちのWA!!（菊池正美→？）」『アニメV』 ["Imasara Tomodachi no WA!! (Masami Kikuchi → ?)" in "Anime V"] (in Japanese). Gakken Holdings. January 1, 1993. p. 58.
  5. 1 2 3 Jerry Beck (28 October 2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-1-56976-222-6.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kikuchi Masami roles". Seiyuu Database. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  7. ↑ Pineda, Rafael (August 15, 2022). "Digimon Ghost Game Anime Casts Masami Kikuchi as Ryudamon". Anime News Network.
  8. ↑ "キャラクター" ["Character"]. Butt Detective.
  9. ↑ シリアル・ママ スターチャンネル新録版 －日本語吹き替え版. Fukikae Kingdom. Archived from the original on July 13, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.