Akira Ishida

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THE seiyuu when it comes to Bishonen characters. The girlier, the better.

Unlike Hikaru Midorikawa who seems to be more at home with serious, stoic characters, Akira Ishida seems to be more on the laid back side... and sometimes on the more sinister side. This makes him quite the fan favorite even today. It does help that his first well known voice was Kaworu Nagisa, which gives him quite a good start, but it wasn't until later that his roles as Athrun Zala and Gaara shot him to great fame.

Has a lot of "relationships" with fellow Gundam Seed seiyuu Soichiro Hoshi. And with Romi Paku. And some very rabid fangirls and fanboys.

Also for the record, he's one of the very few male seiyuus to voice a WOMAN.

Notable roles by Akira Ishida:
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 * Kaworu Nagisa in Neon Genesis Evangelion
 * Xellos in Slayers
 * Jeffrey in Slayers Special
 * Cho Hakkai in Saiyuki - The mangaka had written "voiced by Ishida Akira" in Hakkai's profile as a joke, and the animated adaptations said Sure Why Not.
 * Reid Hershell in Tales of Eternia
 * Athrun Zala in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny
 * Gaara in Naruto
 * Soujirou Kusaka in Bleach The Diamond Dust Rebellion
 * Nagi Homura in Mai Hi ME
 * Sarutobi Sasuke in Samurai Deeper Kyo
 * Fisheye in Sailor Moon
 * Main Character (Minato Arisato), Ryoji Mochizuki and Pharos in Persona 3
 * Takenaka Hanbe in Sengoku Basara
 * Kuja (of Final Fantasy IX's fame) in Dissidia Final Fantasy
 * Ashton Anchors in Star Ocean: Second Evolution
 * Shinkouhyou in Houshin Engi
 * Chrono in Chrono Crusade
 * Ryomou Shimei in Koutetsu Sangokushi
 * Zexion in Kingdom Hearts
 * Judeau in Berserk
 * Apos in Mnemosyne
 * Julia in ICE
 * Tom Riddle (Christian Coulson) in the Japanese dub of Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
 * All the Machinery Children (Ansuz, Thurisuz, Uruz Egret) and Mekibos in Super Robot Wars
 * Zura Katsura Kotarou in Gintama
 * Natori in Natsume Yuujinchou
 * Edo Phoenix in Yu-Gi-Oh GX
 * Fate Averruncus in Mahou Sensei Negima
 * Tatsulot in Kamen Rider Kiva
 * Xerxes Break in Pandora Hearts
 * Badou in the DOGS Bullets and Carnage OVA
 * Alph in Luminous Arc
 * Alex Noah in Lunar: Silver Star Story
 * Kumo in Final Fantasy Unlimited
 * Purge in Space Channel 5 Part 2
 * Wizarmon in Digimon Adventure and Digimon X Evolution
 * Vayne Aurelius in Mana Khemia
 * Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) in the Japanese dub of Star Trek the Next Generation
 * Jack Dawson (Leonardo Di Caprio) in the Japanese dub of Titanic
 * Abe no Yasuaki in Harukanaru Toki no Naka De
 * Damiya in Kemono no Souja Erin
 * Naoji Ishizuki in Meine Liebe
 * Satoshi Hiwatari/ in D.N.Angel
 * Koyemushi (Dung Beetle) in Bokurano
 * Manabu Kuchiki in Genshiken
 * Ryuunosuke Uryuu in Fate/Zero
 * Narumi-sensei in Gakuen Alice
 * Mysterious Youth in Angel Beats
 * Saburo in Keroro Gunsou
 * Wonrei in Konjiki no Gash Bell
 * Cologne in Heartcatch Pretty Cure
 * Saralegui in Kyo Kara Maoh
 * Head in Star Driver
 * Tsukasa Amakawa in Shugo Chara
 * Koichi Hayama in Moonlight Lady
 * Hakuba Saguru in Detective Conan
 * Delmore in Queens Blade
 * Judas in Saint Beast
 * Un-oh in Kiddy Grade
 * Hayato (Falkner) in Pokémon
 * Kotarou Hoshizuki in Starry Sky
 * Mikael in Tenshi Ni Narumon
 * Zeref in Fairy Tail
 * Keiju Tabuki in Mawaru Penguindrum
 * Ted, in the Radio Drama of Suikoden I
 * Aru Akise in Mirai Nikki
 * Virgo Asmita in Saint Seiya the Lost Canvas
 * Tommyrod in Toriko
 * Dan-kun in Bamboo Blade.
 * Ryuuichi Araki in Area no Kishi
 * The unnamed Student Council President of Sanada North Perfectural High in Daily Lives of High School Boys
 * Ekoro in Puyo Puyo 7/Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary