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* [[Leiji Matsumoto]]—Known for his distinctive art style, the single continuity where most of his works are set, and the unique [[Anachronism Stew]] which features, among others, literal trains in SPACE.

* [[Yoshiyuki Tomino|Yoshiyuki]] "[[Kill'Em All|Kill]] [[Fan Nickname|'Em]] [[Memetic Mutation|All]]" [[Yoshiyuki Tomino|Tomino]]—Worked from the beginning on storyboards for ''[[Astro Boy|Tetsuwan Atom]]''. Highly influential in creating the [[Real Robot]] genre with his series ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'', and its many sequels and [[Spin-Off|Spin Offs]]. One of the foremost popularizers of [[Kill'Em All]] in anime; so much so, many online communities have made it his official nickname.

* [[Shinichi Watanabe]]—aka "Nabeshin", director of ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' and ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]'', among others; known for taking the [[Gag Series]] anime in a gonzo direction.

* [[Shinichiro Watanabe]]—Co-director of ''[[Macross Plus]]''. Directed influential series ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' and ''[[Samurai Champloo]]''. Skilled at mixing multiple genres. Often confused for the above.

* [[Koichi Mashimo]]—Anime director best known for ''[[Noir]]'', ''[[.hack|.hack//SIGN]]'', and ''[[Madlax]]''. Founder of studio [[Bee Train]].

* [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]—Anime director best known for ''[[FLCL]]''; protege of [[Hideaki Anno]]

* [[Toshio Okada]]—Co-founder of [[Studio Gainax]] and director of ''[[Otaku no Video]]''

* [[Hiroyuki Imaishi]]—Animator and director whose work includes ''[[Dead Leaves]]'', ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', and ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]''. Known for his colorful, surreal, ultra-stylized visuals, hyper-kinetic animation style, and wacky sense of humor.

* [[Ken Akamatsu]]—Creator of ''[[A.I. Love You]]'', ''[[Love Hina]]'', and ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''.

* [[Kenichi Sonoda]]—Writer of ''[[Gunsmith Cats]]'' and ''[[Cannon God Exaxxion]]''; also the character designer on several influential productions, including ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'', ''[[Gall Force]]'', and ''[[Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise]]'' ([[Studio Gainax]]'s first major project).

* [[Koge-Donbo]]—Famous for her [[Tastes Like Diabetes|ultra-cute style]] and one of the first popular "[[Moe]]" manga-ka. Series she has written include [[Di Gi Charat]], [[Kamichama Karin]] and [[Pita-Ten]].

* [[Kosuke Fujishima]]—the original creator of ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' and ''[[You're Under Arrest]]'', who has been lead character designer on the [[Tales (series)]] for over a ''decade''.

* Takayuki Miyauchi, known for his extremely authoritative midrange to deep voice. Debuted in 1983 with Brocken Jr.'s theme(Red Rain Of Berlin, with Koorogi '73) in [[Kinnikuman]]. Also did several sentai songs, [[Kamen Rider Black RX]]'s theme and [[Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin]] 's theme.

* [[Taku Iwasaki]], known for his work on the ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' OVA's, ''[[Read or Die]]'', and ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''

* [[Kenji Kawai]], a composer whose body of work includes ''[[Ranma ½]]'', ''[[Vampire Princess Miyu]]'', ''[[Fate/stay night]]'', ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' and every [[Mamoru Oshii]] film.

 

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Seiyuu that are beginning to rise in popularity in recent years (though this is subjective):

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* [[Yuuki Kaji]]

* [[Yurika Ochiai]]

 

=== RIP ===

* [[Yasuo Yamada]]

* [[You Inoue]]

 

== American Dub Voice Actors ==

Here's a list of noteworthy American dub voice actors. Voice actors are usually not exclusive to one studio or region—this list is separated by where they are based.

=== Los Angeles ===

* [[Kimlinh Tran]] (was once involved in some anime such as Keiko Sano in [[K-ON!]] before she stopped doing dub work in the early 2010s, but has been slowly making her return to anime since 2019/2020)

* [[Cristina Valenzuela]] (aka Cristina Vee; has done some work in New York and Dallas; has performed in both union and non-union dubs)

* [[Travis Willingham]] (worked in Texas until 2008 and occasionally flew back to do a few roles for Funimation; nowadays mostly does union work, more in western animation and video games than in anime)

* [[Mick Wingert]] (has performed in both union and non-union dubs)

* [[Wally Wingert]]

 

=== Canada ===

=== Texas ===

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====Works in both Ft. Worth/Dallas and Houston:====

 

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=== New York City===

 

=== RIP ===

Others, while still very much alive, have either retired or changed careers, such as:

* [[Tristan Mac Avery]]: original English dub voice of Gendo Ikari in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', retired from voice-acting after a falling-out with ADV. Now enjoying a career in writing.

* Ceyli Delgadillo: Had a brief stint working at Funimation as the voice of [[Dragon Ball|Goku]] (in the second and third movies), Dende (dubbed over by [[Laura Bailey]] on the remastered DVD releases), and [[Yu Yu Hakusho|the little boy that Yusuke sacrificed himself to save]]. Left Funimation circa 2001, and is now living in New York City.

* [[Mark Gatha]]: English dub voice of Domon Kasshu in ''[[G Gundam]]'', who has now become a doctor.

* [[Eric Stuart]]: retired from voice acting just after recording for the newest ''[[Slayers]]'' series, and moved from New York to Tennessee to focus on his music career and family.

 

And others occasionally get involved in Anime voice acting even though they aren't really regulars in the industry, such as:

* [[Eric Bauza]], a Canadian-American voice actor most known for his original animation voice work, voiced Ezekiel Stane and the titular villain of Iron Man: Rise of Technovore.

 

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