Akio Ōtsuka

Akio Ōtsuka (大塚 明夫 Ōtsuka Akio, born Tuesday, November 24, 1959) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is currently attached to Mausu Promotion.

The astringent and calm quality of his voice has landed him many roles in films, dubbing, animation, and video games. He is most known for the roles of Black Jack (Black Jack), Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid games), Ansem (Kingdom Hearts series), Shunsui Kyouraku (Bleach), Lieutenant Garuru (Sgt. Frog), Gwendal von Voltaire (Kyo Kara Maoh!), Batou (Ghost in the Shell series and movies), [[w:c:onepiece:Blackbeard|Blackbeard (One Piece), Twin brother police Inspector's Sango and Jugo Yokomizo (Detective Conan), and Anavel Gato (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory). Apart from voicing villainous or jokester characters, he also occasionally does narration for anime shows. He is the son of Chikao Ōtsuka.

Video Games

 * Kingdom Hearts series (Ansem, Seeker of Darkness/Xehanort, Terra-Xehanort)
 * Final Fantasy XII (Judge Gabranth)
 * Dissidia Final Fantasy/Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (Judge Gabranth)
 * Street Fighter IV/Super Street Fighter IV (Seth)
 * Metal Gear series (Solid Snake, Solidus Snake, Naked Snake, Old Snake, Motion Capture actor for Big Boss)

Television Animation

 * Darkwing Duck (Launchpad McQuack)
 * DuckTales (Launchpad McQuack)