Takeshi Aono

Describe Takeshi Aono here

"He's a seiyuu and he's okay. He sleeps all night and he works all day!"

Takeshi Aono (青野 武, Aono Takeshi?) (June 19, 1936 - April 9, 2012) was a seiyū and actor from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō affiliated with Aoni Production. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.

Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (Uchuu Senkan Yamato), Rihaku (Fist of the North Star), Nurarihyon (Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro), Piccolo Daimao and Kami-sama (Dragon Ball), Kumahachi Kumada (Kiteretsu Daihyakka) and Tomozō Sakura (Chibi Maruko Chan). Aono is also known to appear in all One Piece movies. He was also known to gamers as the voice of the diabolical Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era Mega Man games.

He was also the official dub actor of Michael Palin.

In May 2010, Aono suffered a stroke from an aortic infection and passed away nearly two years later on April 9, 2012. Rest in peace, Takeshi Aono.

Notable roles

 * Toshio Kōmura in Clannad
 * Shiro Sanada in Uchuu Senkan Yamato
 * The Gambling King in Ranma ½
 * Murai in Legend of Galactic Heroes
 * Wagnard in Record of Lodoss War)
 * Piccolo Daimaō, Kami-sama, Murasaki and Shen in Dragon Ball (Kami-sama was replaced by Bin Shimada in Kai)
 * Nobuyuki and Katsuhito Masaki in Tenchi Muyo!
 * Genjuro Hagakure and Nobuyuki Onijigoku in Pretty Sammy TV
 * Dakuan in Ninja Scroll
 * Murigson in Captain Harlock: The Arcadia of My Youth
 * Issei in Giant Robo
 * Rihaku in Fist of the North Star
 * Nurarihyon in Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro (Series 3 and 5)
 * Axel Thurston in Eureka Seven
 * Sugoroku Mutou (a.k.a. Solomon Moto) in Yu-Gi-Oh
 * Gen Fu in the Dead or Alive video game series.
 * Roy Campbell in Metal Gear. Also the voice of Aleksandr Leonovitch Granin in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. With Aono's death, Hideo Kojima retired the Campbell character out of respect.
 * Tazuna in Naruto
 * Dr. Albert W. Wily in Rockman 8: Metal Heroes (Mega Man 8) & Rockman X4 (Mega Man X 4)
 * Isoc & Grand Scaravich (Ground Scaravich) in Mega Man X 6
 * Kumahachi Kumada in Kiteretsu Daihyakka
 * Daiki Niwa in D.N.Angel
 * Doohan in Cowboy Bebop
 * Dracule "Hawkeye" Mihawk in One Piece (succeeded by Hirohiko Kakegawa)
 * Batros in Sol Bianca
 * Scope Tsuruzuki in Prefectural Earth Defense Force
 * Bullrates the Kobold in Mahou Sentai Magiranger
 * Dr. Albert Zweinstein in Yu-Gi-Oh GX
 * Deszaras AKA Deathsaurus (By English fans) in Transformers Victory
 * Shige-san Mitamura in Ai Shite Night
 * Bookman in D Gray Man
 * Stan in Trigun
 * Jack Morgan in Firestorm (anime)
 * Alien Zarab the Atrocious Spaceman in Ultraman Episode 18 (also suit actor) and Ultraman Mebius and the Ultra Brothers
 * Miki Norihei in Yakitate!! Japan
 * Carpenter in Honey and Clover
 * Muramasa in Ninja Gaiden 
 * Gengai Hiraga in Gintama
 * Kiling Meehilbis in Mitsumete Knight