Ranma and Ukyou:The Voice Actors



The Japanese voice actors


This is Kappei Yamaguchi(山口 勝平),the Japanese voice of Ranma-kun.He was also the voice of the Jusenkyou Guide in the series' opening episode(the voice of that character in subsequent episodes is done by Kouichi Yamadera,the Japanese voice of Ryouga Hibiki).He was born on May 23,1965 under the name Mitsuo Yamaguchi.He has also doon voice work on Hanappe Bazooka(as Hannape),Record of the Lodoss War(as Eto),and Mamono Hunter Yohko(as Osamu).As you may already know,he currently voices the title character in the anime adaptation of Inu-Yasha as well as Shin'ichi Kudou in Meitantei Conan.He's even done guest voice roles in couple of Digimon(original,NOT English edit)episodes.Because his name in kanji can be interpreted in multiple ways,he is sometimes credited as Shohei Yamaguchi or less commonly Katsuhei Yamaguchi(as was the case in episode 4 of the second Sakura Taisen OVA series where he voiced a guest character named Senmatsu,you can find this episode on the "Sakura Wars:Wedding Bells" region 1 DVD).I know for a fact that he is married and has a son;though the identity of Kappei-sama's wife(who's likely the mother of his son as well)is unknown(she may or may not be a seiyuu herself).Click here for an exhaustive filmography on Yamaguchi-san..Also,he now has a site devoted to him.I thought I'd never find such a page!Now,I've had the urge to start a a new Yahoo Group as well as a Live Journal community!


This is Megumi Hayashibara(林原めぐみ),the Japanese voice of Ranma-chan.She was born on March 30,1967.She is also a pop-music superstar in Japan.She has also done voice work on The Slayers(as Lina Inverse),Neon Genesis Evangelion(as Rei Ayanami),and 3x3 Eyes(as Pai).She was a nurse before becoming a voice actor/singer.Click here for more info on Hayashibara-san.Though the exact identity of the lucky "Mystery man" in unknown,she did get married to someone 3 years her junior on April Fools Day 1998;and they are the parents of a daughter.Also,there are various sites devoted to her for some reason...



This is Hiromi Tsuru(鶴 ひろみ),the Japanese voice of Ranma's TRUE fianc饬Ukyou Kuonji.She was born on March 29,1960.Prior to that character's introduction,she also supplied the voice to anime-only Kaori Daikoku in Nettouhen episode 4(that episode is the second one on "Anything Goes Martial Arts:It's Fast or it's Free" and is the fourth episode on disc 1 of the AGMA/TV season 2 DVD box set).She has also done voice work on Black Jack(as Sandra),Dragon Ball(as Buruma),and Kimagure Orange Road(as Madoka Ayukawa).Click herefor more info on Tsuru-san.BTW,did you know that outside of Ranma 1/2,she has done voice work with both Kappei Yamaguchi(in various series,see the first table below)and Megumi Hayashibara(also in various series,see the second table below).BTW,most(but not all)info on the Japanese voice actors is courtesy of Hitoshi Doi's voice actor database.However,since the latter site isn't perfect,some info was gathered from alternate third party sources,particularly The Internet Movie Database which has listed additional voice roles by Yamaguchi-sama that Hitoshi Doi so far has forgotten all about.

Anime series where Kappei Yamaguchi(山口勝平) and Hiromi Tsuru(鶴ひろみ) worktogether
series Yamaguchi-san's role Tsuru-san's role
Ranma 1/2 Ranma(-kun) Saotome Ukyou Kuonji and (Nettouhen episode 4)Kaori Daikoku
Devil Hunter Yohko Osamu Sayoko Mano
Tokyo Babylon Sumeragi Subaru Kazami
Violence Jack Inuma Saurou Yumi
Kishin Heidan the captain Eva and Maria Braun
Kyattou Ninden Teyandee(Samurai Pizza Cats) Yattarou Madonna
Nineteen Kubota's friend Fujisaki Masana
Akihabara Dennou Gumi White Prince principal's secretary,Puti Anju,and Hanakoganei Hinako
Silent Moebius Flex Kitty Phenil and Habashi Queen
Koko wa Greenwood(Here is Greenwood) Koizumi Tenma Tezuka Nagisa
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Kindaichi Hajime and Misumi Youhei Ayatsuji Marina's mother
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne Noin Jeanne D'Arc
Gravitation Sakuma Ryuuichi Seguchi Mika
Detective Conan(Meitantei Conan) Kudou Shin'ichi Yamamoto Kuniko(episode 214)
Inu-Yasha Inu-Yasha Oni no Hime(episodes 85 and 86)

Additionally,it shoud be noted that Hiromi Tsuru has worked with Kappei Yamaguchi in at least 15 series,including their Ranma ½ voice roles.At least a dozen female seiyuu have come close;namely Kikuko Inoue(the original Japanese voice of Kasumi Tendou),Naoko Matsui(Azusa Shiratori),Yumi Touma(Hinako Ninomiya),the above-mentioned Megumi Hayashibara,Yuuko Mizutani(Kurumi),Minami Takayama(Nabiki Tendou),Aya Hisakawa(Sailor Mercury/Ami Mizuno in Sailor Moon,Yohko Mano in Mamono Hunter Yohko,Miki Kaoru in Shoujo Kakumei Utena,small Kero in Card Captor Sakura,Skuld in Aa!Megamisama,and Iria in Iria:Zeiram The Animation),Chisa Yokoyama(Sasami in Tenchi Muyou,Sakura Shinguchi in Sakura Taisen,and Lucrezia Noin in Gundam Wing),Yuri Shiratori(Mokona in Magic Knight Rayearth,Arisu Sakaguchi in Please Save My Earth,and Nanami Kiryuu in Shoujo Kakumei Utena),Sumi Shimamoto(Kyohko Otonashi in Maison Ikkoku),Ai Orikasa(Ayame Fujieda in Sakura Taisen,Quatre in Gundam Wing,and Ryouko in Tenchi Muyou),Chieko Honda(Chigako Ogawa in Mamono Hunter Yohko and Kozue Kaoru in Shoujo Kakumei Utena),Wakana Yamazaki(Ran Mouri in Meitantei Conan),Ikue Ohtani(Yukina Shiratori in Kidou Senkan Nadesico and Pikachu in both the original "Pocket Monsters" as well as the Americanized Pokémon),and Kotono Mitsuishi(Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon/Serena in Sailor Moon,Jury in Shoujo Kakumei Utena,Excel in Excel Saga,and Misato Katsuragi in Shin Seiki Evangelion).

Anime Series in which Megumi Hayashibara(林原めぐみ) and Hiromi Tsuru(鶴ひろみ) work together
Series Hayashibara-san's role Tsuru-san's role
Ranma 1/2 Ranma(-chan)Saotome Ukyou Kuonji and (Nettouhen episode 4)Kaori Daikoku
Maison Ikkoku Yosuke Nanao as well as a few minor background characters Kujou Asuna
Anpan-Man Komusubi Man Dokin-chan as well as various minor characters
Black Jack Fujinami Rie Sandra
City Hunter Moriwaki Misuzu Catherine Heyward
Esper Mami Shimazu Sanae Taeko
Hidari no o'clock Maki Shinozaki Moe
Izumo Nabi Iyo
Junk Boy exact role unknown Aki
Akihabara Dennou Gumi Ootorii Tsubame principal's secretary,Puti Anju,and Hanakoganei Hinako
Minky Momo(Yume wo Dakishimete) Minky Momo Brenda
Majutsushi Orphen Revenge Esuperansa Charlotte
Love Hina Urashima Haruka Shinobu's mother
Tekkaman Blade Aki Anna White
Detective Conan(Meitantei Conan) Haibara Ai/Sherry and(episode 219)Youko Koizumi Yamamoto Kuniko(episode 214)
Bakuretsu Hunter(Sorcerer Hunters) Tira Misu Yester Day(episode 20)

The English voice actors

This is Sarah Strange,the original English voice of Ranma-kun.She has played Sally's friend in the 1994 film "Little Women,"Lisa in an episode of The Outer Limits("Caught in the Act"),and also has made a guest appearance on an episode of The X-Files.Click here for her filmography.However,she left after the Hard Battle season of the Ranma 1/2 anime series to pursue other interests,and has since been replaced by Richard Cox(see below).

This is Richard Cox,the second(and true)English voice of Ranma-kun as well as the English dub voice of Inu-Yasha.He has played Jason Wicker in "Snowbound:The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story,"Moncho Sabella in "alive,"and Alec Ramsey in "The Black Stallion."Additionally,he sounds a LOT closer to Kappei-sama than Sarah Strange ever did.Click here for his filmography.

This is Brigitta Dau.She was the English voice of Ranma-chan for the first couple of TV episodes and for the Desperately Seeking Shampoo OAV before moving on to other interests(and being replaced by Venus Terzo,see below).She has also played Ursula Merkle in the made-for-ABC remake of "Bye Bye Birdie,"Maria in the TV series "Northwood,"and Beth in the TV series "I Still Dream of Jeannie."Click here for her filmography.

This is Venus Terzo,the current English voice of Ranma-chan.She has also done voice work on "Captain N:The Game Master"(as Princess Lana),the 1997 film "Warriors of Virtue,"and in Project A-ko-Versus Battle(the English Dubbed version,as B-Ko).Click here for her filmography.

This is Kelly Sheridan(Doesn't she look like Ricki Lake before she got that haircut back in summer 1995?),who has been the English voice of Ukyou since that character made her unofficial North American debut in the Desperately Seeking Shampoo OAV(Ukyou can Cook wasn't available until early 1996).She also does the voice of Kurumi in the Akane and her Sisters OAV.In addition to her Ranma 1/2 voice acting roles;she has also played Sarah Simms in "Sin and Redemption,"and has also done voice work on "My Little Pony" and "Conan and the Young Warriors.Additionally,she's the English dubbed voice of Sango in the InuYasha anime."Click here for her filmography.
One more thing:As they both work for the same dubbing studio,it should be noted that Richard Cox and Kelly Sheridan are often both part of the English dub voice casts for a number of series(both domestic cartoons and English-dubbed anime).Among theh other series include Ranma ½,X-Men:Evolution,Inu-Yasha,and the original Mobile Suit Gundam series(he voices Kai,she voices Miharu Ratokie).
Lastly,on a low note,it turns out that Hiromi Tsuru was previously married to Keiichi Nanba.Though they are now divorced,the fact that she was at one point married to someone other than Kappei-sama is for all practical purposes an act of treason;and even worse,it may have happened during Ranma ?'s original run on Japanese television.

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