The anime series Gurren Lagann is well-known for its memorable characters and their voice actors. These voice actors bring life to the characters and a lot of emotions on the screen. in this article, we will dive into the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Anime Voice Actors that brought to life your favorite character
Gurren Lagann Anime Voice Actors
Main Gurren Lagann Anime Voice Actors
Tetsuya KAKIHARA – Simon
Kakihara made the decision to become a voice actor because he was attracted by Japanese entertainment culture. In order to pursue a career in voice acting, Kakihara enrolled at the Amusement Media Academy in 2001. He worked a few part-time jobs while going to classes, all the while honing his Japanese. In 2003, he made his professional voice-acting debut.
For his performance at the inaugural Seiyu Awards in 2007, he was nominated for the “Best Male Newcomer/Rookie” award.
Kakihara is well recognized for lending his voice to animated characters who are young boys with fiery dispositions, such as Simon, in Gurren Lagann, Fairy Tail’s Natsu Dragneel. He is well recognized for his voice work in otome games, including K1-B0 from Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony and Shin in the PSP game series Amnesia. Kakihara is also involved BL (boys’ love) drama CDs.
Katsuyuki KONISHI – Kamina
Katsuyuki Konishi is a Japanese voice actor from Wakayama born on April 21, 1973. Volfogg/Big Volfogg was his first role in GaoGaiGar. He is well recognized for his performances as Tanktop Master in One Punch Man, Laxus Dreyar in Fairy Tail, and Kamina in Gurren Lagann.
Katsuyuki provided the voice of Saint Seiya’s Ikki of Phoenix for the entirety of the Hades Saga from the early 2000s until the year 2008. He is also well known for lending his voice to two Bleach characters, Shuhei Hisagi and Keigo Asano.
His recent roles include Jonathan Joestar from the Phantom Blood movie, Tengen Uzui from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Diavolo from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.
Marina INOUE – Yoko Littner
Japanese voice actress and singer Marina Inoue (born January 20, 1985) is from Tokyo, Japan. She has a connection to Aoni Production. Marina had an Aniplex contract up until 2007. She was picked for the lead part in the OVA Le Portrait de Petit Cossette out of 2,000 applicants at Sony Music Entertainment Japan’s “Gonna be a Star” auditions. Marina has voiced popular characters like Mai Zenin in Jujutsu Kaisen and Yoko in Gurren Lagann
Yukari FUKUI – Nia Teppelin
Yukari Fukui, also known as Yukarin in Japan, is a Japanese actress, voice actor, and gravure idol. She was born on October 28, 1982. She worked in my anime such as Highschool of the Dead as Shizuka Marikawa, Kill la Kill as Sukuyo Mankanshoku, Mushishi as Fuki, School Rumble as Sarah Adiemus, and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann as Nia Teppelin.
Secondary Gurren Lagann Anime Voice Actors
Mitsuki SAIGA – Rossiu Adai
Japanese voice actress and singer Mitsuki Saiga (Saiga Mitsuki, born June 12, 1973) is associated with Ken Production Maria Ross from Fullmetal Alchemist, Yoite from Nabari no Ou, Kuranosuke Koibuchi from Princess Jellyfish, Tiz Arrior from Bravely Default, Garnet from Steven Universe, Link from the Legend of Zelda series, Luminary from Dragon Quest XI, and Morag from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are some of the notable roles she has played.
She is a dynamic and fluid actor because of her deep and rich voice. For her roles in Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, Gurren Lagann, and Toward the Terra, she was honored with the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 2nd Seiyu Awards.
Nobuyuki HIYAMA – Viral
Hiyama’s first recognized part was in the ecological anime television series Chikyuu SOS Soreike Kororin, which had a half-year recording schedule and featured Syndrome as the main villain. He was worried about where his next income would come from as his work with Kororin came to an end when his agency called to request an audition for Yu Yu Hakusho.
He first just went out for the part of Kurama, then when he got the call for Yu Yu Hakusho’s second round of auditions, he tried out again for the role of Hiei, who ended up becoming his most famous and groundbreaking character, according to his commentary in the Blu-ray release of Yu Yu Hakusho.
Currently associated with Arts Vision, Nobuyuki Hiyama (Hiyama Nobuyuki) is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio host. His vocal range is described as a metallic lyric tenor that would be appropriate to voice a mature variety of young males going through puberty.
He developed a reputation for voicing heroic heroes frequently seen in works of the mecha, combat, and fantasy genres, in addition to delivering battle cries with intensity.
Masaya ONOSAKA – Leeron Littner
Japanese voice actor Masaya Onosaka (Onosaka Masaya, born October 13, 1964) performs for Aoni Production. He received the “Best Personality” Seiyu Award in 2010.
Onosaka was born in Osaka’s Sumiyoshi-ku. In several of his roles, he is renowned for his Kansai dialect. His performances as Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang in the Japanese versions of the Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi series are also well remembered.
Shizuka ITO – Boota
Shizuka Ito is a Japanese voice actress and singer who was born in Tokyo on December 5, 1980. By Ken Production, she is protected. She was honored with the “Best Actress in Supporting Roles” prize at the 10th Seiyu Awards for her work in Sailor Moon Crystal and Prison School.
She is well known for her anime voice roles as Akeno Himejima in High School DxD, Sailor Venus/Minako Aino in Sailor Moon Crystal, Kaori Kanzaki in A Certain Magical Index, Lenalee Lee in D.Gray-man, Irina Jelevic in Assassination Classroom, Meiko Shiraki in Prison School, Koko Hekmatyar in Jormungand, Ryoko Okami in Okami-san and Her Seven Companions, Hilda in Beelzebub, Hinagiku Katsura in Hayate the Combat Butler, and Kafka in Honkai: Star Rail.
Kishou TANIYAMA – Kittan Bachika
Kishou Taniyama (Taniyama Kishou, born August 11, 1975) is a Japanese voice actor, singer, and lyricist and member of the Ken Production team. Under the stage name Kishow, he is also the lead singer and lyricist of the Japanese rock group Granrodeo. He performs Fred Jones’ official Japanese dubbing voice in the Scooby-Doo series.
Rina SATOU – Kiyoh Bachika
The voice actor Rina Satou, often known as Satou Rina, was born in Japan on May 2, 1981. She has performed in countless television and video game projects, many of them over an extended period of time.
At the 8th Seiyu Awards, she was named Best Lead Actress. As of 2016, Sat was a member of the Tokyo Actor’s Consumer’s Cooperative Society (Tokyo Haiyu Seikatsu Kyodo Kumiai), popularly known as Haikyo. Sat has been acting since 2003.
Kana UEDA – Kinon Bachika
Japanese voice actor and singer Kana Ueda (Ueda Kana, born June 9, 1980) is a client of I’m Enterprise. She has a degree in general culture from Kobe College.
She is well known for lending her voice to Maria-sama ga Miteru’s Yumi Fukuzawa, Fate/stay night’s Rin Tsaka, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers Hayate Yagami, and BlazBlue’s Rachel Alucard.
Ueda was born and reared in the Osaka Prefecture, and several of her roles have had a prominent Kansai dialect.
Kana ASUMI – Kiyal Bachika
Kana Asumi (Asumi Kana, born August 12, 1983) is a former member of the girl group Lisp and a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer. She worked for Voice & Heart till 2007, and since 2008, she has worked for 81 Produce. At the 7th Seiyu Awards, she took home the Best Lead Actress prize. Asumi confirmed her engagement on her blog on January 14, 2014. She tweeted the news of the birth of her first child in 2022.
Daiki NAKAMURA – Dayakka Littner
Psychopathic Man Child Mokuren Nagai from Flame of Recca, Intrepid Reporter Kosuke Kunisaki from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and the titular Brave Robot Might Gaine are all voices performed by Daiki Nakamura, a Japanese voice actor. He is equally known for notable roles like Bun in DB, Kariya in Colorful, Orochidayu in Inuyasha.
Other Featured Voice Actors Characters
Gou SHINOMIYA – Jougan Bakusa
Kouzou DOUZAKA – Barinbou Bakusa
Daisuke KIRII – Attenborough Cortitch, Ailak Coega
Narushi IKEDA – Lordgenome
Akio SUYAMA – Cytomander
Michiko NEYA – Adiane
Kiyoshi KAWAKUBO – Guame
Kiyoyuki YANADA – Thymilph
Takafumi KAWAKAMI – Zoushi Kanai
Takashi KONDOU – Kidd Coega
Takako HONDA – Gimi Adai
Shizuka ITOU – Dari Adai
About Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
In the fictitious future depicted in this Japanese animation, humanity is compelled to live in remote underground settlements where they are continuously forced to bury themselves farther and deeper beneath the surface of the ground in order to survive the periodic earthquakes that wreak havoc on their way of life. Simon and Kamina, two orphans on this planet, make the decision to figure out how to return to the surface where they intend to make peace with the Beastmen and their robots who terrorize their human captives.
Gurren Lagann Info
Program creator: Gainax
Genres: Anime, Mecha Anime, Action, Comedy, Drama, Adventure, MORE
Final episode date: September 30, 2007
Magazine: Dengeki Comic Gao! (former); Dengeki Daioh
Music by: Taku Iwasaki
Original network: TXN (TV Tokyo)
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