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Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫, Wakamoto Norio) (October 18, 1945 - ) is a veteran male seiyū and budo expert affiliated with Sigma Seven. He was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and was raised in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Waseda University.

He is a complete badass who voices complete badasses (badassally) with a badass voice of complete badassdom.

==General==

After graduation from Waseda University, Wakamoto initially found employment as a police officer assigned to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Anti-Riot Squad division before becoming a seiyū.

The quality of Wakamoto's voice is known for uniting astringency and sharpness, usually leading him to villain roles in dubbing work and games. Examples of his roles include Oskar von Reuenthal in [[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]], Johnny in the Guilty Gear series, Barbatos Goetia in Tales of Destiny 2, Charles zi Britannia in [[Code Geass]], Black Shadow in F-Zero GP Legend, Xemnas in Kingdom Hearts II, Oda Nobunaga in Devil Kings, Cell in Dragon Ball Z and GT, Dracula in Castlevania series, Bison in the Street Fighter series, in The King of Fighters series and many many many MANY others.

He is a third-level Shorinji Kempo artist and a second-level Kendo artist.

==Anime Roles (as of 1/22/09)==
*009-1 (TV) as Chief (ep 6); Officer (ep 11)
*801 T.T.S. Airbats (OAV) as Capt. Mitsuru Konishi
*AD Police Files (OAV) as Billy Fanword
*Ah -- Harima-nada (TV) as Tsuyoshi Hokudousan
*Ah! My Goddess (TV) as Senbei
**Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy (TV) as Senbei (eps 15,16)
*Ai no Senshi Rainbowman (TV) as Narrator
*Aku Dai-Sakusen Srungle (TV) as Shteiner
*Amon Saga (OAV) as Denon
*Angel Links (TV) as Lawrence McGuire
*Antique Bakery (TV) as Tadahiro Akutagawa (ep 4, 7, 9, 10)
*Appleseed (OAV) as A. J. Sebastian
*Armor Hunter Mellowlink (OAV) as Golphy
*Assemble Insert (OAV) as Hattori
*Aura Battler Dunbine (TV) as Allen Brady; Narration
*Ayakashi Ayashi: Ayashi Divine Comedy (OAV) as Youzou Torii
*Ayumayu Theater (ONA) as Paul Radhabinod
*[[Azumanga Daioh]] (TV) as Chiyochichi (Chiyo's dad)
*[[Baccano]]! (TV) as Gustave St. Germain
*Bakuto Sengen Daigunder (TV) as Dragonbust
*Basilisk (TV) as Yagyu Munenori
*[[Berserk]] (TV) as Gambino
*Birdy the Mighty (OAV) as Pachirusu
**Birdy the Mighty Decode (TV) as Skeletsu
*Black Jack The Movie as Nyurasu Dorris
*Black Magic M-66 (OAV) as Roger
*Bouken Yuuki Pluster World (TV) as Dailand (eps 38,39)
*Burn Up! (OAV) as McCoy
*Canvas2 ~Niji-iro no Sketch~ (TV) as Jirou Misaki (Ep. 4)
*Captain Tsubasa (TV)
*Case Closed (TV) as Korehisa Kanie (ep 174); Miyahara (ep 81-82); Officer Ohtaki (ep 263)
*Chouju Kishin Dancougar: Hakunetsu no Shusho (OAV) as Shapiro Keats
*Chrono Crusade (TV) as Duke Duffau
*[[Code Geass]]: Lelouch of the Rebellion (TV) as Emperor of Britannia
**[[Code Geass]]: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (TV) as The Emperor / Charles Di Britannia
*Conan, the Boy in Future (TV) as Tokeh
*Cosmos Pink Shock (OAV) as Narration
*[[Cowboy Bebop]] (TV) as Vicious
*Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER (OAV) as Zack
*[[Cromartie High School]] (TV) as Mechazawa Shinichi; Sushi Chef (ep 24)
*Croquette! (TV) as Goya (eps 38-40)
*Cyber City Oedo 808 (OAV) as Juzo Hasegawa
*Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier (TV) as Scarl
*D.Gray-man (TV) as Winters Sokaro
*D.N.Angel (TV) as Ehrlich Von Vandembagu (ep 10)
*Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God (TV) as Shapiro Keats
*Dark Warrior (OAV) as David Rockford
*Demonbane (TV) as Augustus
*Desert Punk (TV) as Amagumo
*Detective Conan: Conan and Heiji and the Vanished Boy (OAV) as Officer Ohtaki
**Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (movie 10) as Officer Ohtaki
*Detonator Orgun (OAV) as Lang; Simmons
*Digimon Frontier (TV) as IceDevimon (ep 36)
*Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past (OAV) as Makoto Allen Takamura
*Dokaben (TV) as Akechi-sensei
*Dragon Ball GT (TV) as Cell
**Dragon Ball Z (TV) as Cell
*Duel Masters (TV) as Boy George
*Eat-Man '98 (TV) as DoMarc
*Edokko Boy: Gatten Taro (TV) as Shinkuuji (ep 22)
*F (TV)
*F-Zero Falcon Densetsu (TV) as Black Shadow
*Fist of the North Star (TV) as Shuren (as Noriaki Wakagi)
*(The) Five Star Stories (movie) as Vord Bewlard
*Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime Gyu! (TV) as Black Crystal King (eps 49-52)
*Ga-Rei -Zero- (TV) as Nabuu Brothers
*Galactic Patrol Lensman (TV) as Narrator
*Galaxy Express 999 (TV) as Muu (ep 88)
*Garaga (movie) as Alf
*Gatchaman (TV)
*Gate Keepers (TV) as Itoi (ep 15)
*Gegege no Kitarō (TV 3/1985)
*Genocyber (OAV) as Wakayama
*Ghost Slayers Ayashi (TV) as Youzou Torii
*Ghost Sweeper Mikami (TV) as Piper
*Giant Robo (OAV) as Taisou
*Gin Rei (OAV) as Taiso
*Gintama (TV) as Matsudaira; Nassan (Ep. 90)
*Goku: Midnight Eye (OAV) as Genji Hakuryu
*(The) Gokusen (TV) as Kyotaro Oshima
*[[Gunbuster]] (OAV) as Kouichiro "Coach" Ohta
*Gunparade Orchestra (TV) as Hard-boiled Penguin
*Guyver (OAV) as Oswald Lisker/Guyver II
*Guyver: Out of Control (movie) as Ishiwatari
*Hayate the Combat Butler (TV) as Ten no koe (narrator)
*Heat Guy J (TV) as Serge Echigo
*Heavy Metal L-Gaim (TV) as Rockley Ron
*[[Hellsing]] (OAV) as Alexander Anderson
**Hellsing (TV) as Richard Hellsing
*Hime-sama Goyojin (TV) as Chief X
*Himitsu no Akko-chan (TV 3) as Mr. Garlic
*Hurricane Polymar (TV)
*Hyoga Senshi Gaislugger (TV) as Onoriki
*Infinite Ryvius (TV) as Commander Conrad
*Inukami! (TV) as Sekidousai
*JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OAV) as Hol Horse; Horu Housu
*Joker - Marginal City (OAV) as Narrator
*Juusou Kikou Dancouga Nova (TV) as Will
*Kabuto (OAV) as Fuuma Kotaro
*Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (TV) as Drunk man (eps 4,12)
*Karasu Tengu Kabuto (TV) as Fuma Kotaro
*Kashi no Ki Mokku (TV)
*Keroro Gunso (TV) as Shurara
*Kiddy Grade (TV) as Chevalier d'Autriche
*Kiddy Grade -Ignition- (movie 1) as Chevalier d'Autriche
*Kiddy Grade -Maelstrom- (movie 2) as Chevalier d'Autriche
*Kiddy Grade -Truth Dawn- (movie 3) as Chevalier d'Autriche
*Kikaider (TV) as Golden Bat
*Kishin Corps (OAV) as Matoi Shinkai
*Knight Hunters (TV) as Reiji Takatori
*Koi Koi Seven (TV) as Headmaster
*Ladius (OAV) as Kairi
*Legend of Himiko (TV) as Amatama master; Jakatsu
**[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]] (OAV) as Oskar von Reuenthal
**Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (movie) as Oskar von Reuenthal
**Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (movie) as Ruental
*Lensman (movie) as Narrator
*Lovege Chu ~Miracle Seiyuu Hakusho~ (TV) as Heizou Oohara (eps 8, 25)
*Lucy of the Southern Rainbow (TV) as Lite
*Lupin III: Part II (TV) as Hageito (ep 18); James Dobon (ep 97)
**Lupin III: Part III (TV) as Ri Gochou (ep 21); Sutamo (ep 1)
*Machine Hayabusa (TV) as Nagareboshi no Ryuu
*[[Macross Plus]] (OAV) as Dr. Worth (Ep 2)
*Madara (OAV) as Miroku
*Maison Ikkoku (TV) as Cha Cha Maru Master
**Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsuhen (movie) as master (Cha Cha Maru)
*Makyou Densetsu Acrobunch (TV) as Randou Hiro
*Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! (TV) as Naoyuki Takasu
*Manmaru the Ninja Penguin (TV) as Manmaru's Father (ep14 ep17)
*Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness as Yamazaki
*Master Keaton (TV) as Herman (ep 20)
*Metropolis (movie) as Pero
*Mezzo Forte (OAV) as Hirooka
*Miracle Girls (TV) as Mister X
*Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (movie) as Lt. Bardo
*Mononoke (TV) as Umizatou (Umibouzu)
*Musashi no Ken (TV) as Kunihiko Toudou
*Muteki Robo Trider G7 (TV) as Yaru (ep 1-7)
*Muu no Hakugei (TV)
*Myself ; Yourself (TV) as Denpa Shōgun (ep 9)
*NANA (TV) as President Kanemoto (ep 42)
*Negima! (TV) as Mashougun (eps 25,26)
*Ninja Nonsense (TV) as Onsokumaru
*Ninja Resurrection (OAV) as Araki Mataemon
*Ninja Ryukenden (OAV) as Robert
*Ninja Scroll (movie) as Utsutsu Mujuurou
**Ninja Scroll (TV) as Kitsunebi
*Odin - Starlight Mutiny (movie) as Naoki Ryo
*Oh! Edo Rocket (TV) as Youzou Torii
*Oishinbo (TV) as Seiichi Okaboshi
*Once Upon a Time [Windaria] (movie) as Kyle
*One Piece - Defeat The Pirate Ganzak! (OAV) as Ganzack
*Ossu!! Karate Bu (OAV) as Iwatetsu
*Otogi-Jushi Akazukin (TV) as Pumpking (ep 18)
*Parappa the Rapper (TV) as King Kong Mushi (Eps. 19, 29)
*Pilot Candidate (TV) as Kuro Rivolde
*[[Planetes]] (TV) as Gigalde Gangalagash
*Plastic Little (OAV) as Joshua L. Balboa
*Pokémon (TV) as Toukichi (ep 176)
*Pokemon Chronicles (TV) as Kinzo
*Puppet Princess (OAV) as Yasaburo Manajiri
*Quiz Magic Academy (OAV) as Garuda
*Record of Lodoss War (OAV) as Woodchuck
*Requiem from the Darkness (TV) as Nagamimi
*RG Veda (OAV) as Taishakuten
*Ronin Warriors (TV) as Kaosu
*(The) Rose of Versailles (TV)
*S-CRY-ed (TV) as Narrator
*Sailor Moon (TV) as Yuusuke Amade (ep 6)
*Samurai Champloo (TV) as Bundai (ep 18); Uohori Andou
*Sasuga no Sarutobi (TV) as Ogata Sensei
*Sazae-san (TV) as Anago
*Sengoku Basara (TV) as Oda Nobunaga
*Shin Bikkuriman (TV) as Black Zeus
*Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo (OAV) as Bat
*Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densetsu Sanada Jyuu Yuushi The Animation (special) as Sakakibara Shikibu-taifu Yasumasa
*Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densetsu Sanada Jyuu Yuushi The Animation (TV) as Shikibu-taifu Yasumasa Sakakibara
*Shonen Onmyouji (TV) as Kyuuki
*Shootfighter Tekken (OAV) as Iron Kiba
*(The) Skull Man (TV) as Brain Gear commander (eps 10-13); Scarl (ep 13)
*Slayers - The Motion Picture as Lagos
**Slayers Great (movie) as Lord Granion
*Sonic X (TV) (ep 60)
*Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai (TV) as Gntarl
*Soul Link (TV) as Shigemichi Morimoto
*Space Adventure Cobra (TV) as Hildas; Spider Joe
*Space Adventure Cobra - The Movie
*Space Pirate Captain Herlock The Endless Odyssey (OAV) as Chief Ilita
*Spirit Warrior (OAV) as Takahara Tatsuma (ep 1)
**Spirit Warrior (OAV 2) as Huang Hai-Feng (Ko Kaiho)
*Steam Detectives (TV) as Machine Baron
*Stop! Hibari-kun (TV) as Sabu
*(The) Super Dimension Fortress Macross (TV) as Politician A (ep 1)
*Super Robot Wars OG Divine Wars (TV) as Maier V. Branstein
*Super Space Machine X Bomber (Puppet-Show TV) as Capt. Custer (as Noriaki Wakamoto)
*Takegami - Guardian of Darkness (OAV) as Susanoh
*Tatakae!! Rahmen Man (TV) as Kinnikuken Banboro
*Tekkaman Blade (TV) as Kengo Aiba/Tekkaman Omega
*Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (OAV) as Kagato
**Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki OAV 2 as Kagato
**Tenchi Universe (TV) as Kagato
*Tenku Senki Shurato (TV) as Brahma; Shiva
*Tetsujin 28-go: Hakuchū no Zangetsu (movie) as Ryuusaku Murasame
**Tetsujin 28th (TV) as Ryuusaku Murasame
*They Were 11 (movie) as Vidmenir "Knu" Knume
*Time Bokan (TV) as Kinkaku (ep 4)
*Tobé! Kujira no Peek (movie) as Father
*Toujou!! Raman Otoko (movie) as Banboro
*Toward the Terra (TV) as Narration
*(The) Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk (TV) as Door's Voice (ep 5)
*Transformers: Cybertron (TV) as Flame Convoy
*[[Trigun]] (TV) as Gofsef
*Tsuri Baka Nisshi (TV) as Gomikawa
*Tsuyokiss - Cool×Sweet (TV) as Seizou Tachibana
*Ultimate Muscle (TV) as Blood Killer
*Urotsukidoji (OAV) as Suikakuju; Kohoki
*Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (movie) as Suikakuju
*Ushio & Tora (OAV) as Hyou
*Ushiro no Shomen Daare (movie) as Otokichi Nakane
*Video Senshi Lezarion (TV) as Charles
*Violence Jack (OAV) as Halem Bomber
**Violence Jack 2 (OAV) as Harlem Bomber
*Virgin Fleet (OAV) as Commander Wakamoto
*Wanwan Sanjushi (TV)
*Wedding Peach (TV) as Masahiro Tamano
*Wizardry (OAV) as Randy
*Wolf's Rain (TV) as Fucro
*Wrath of the Ninja - The Yotoden Movie as Mie Jinnai
*Yagami-kun's Family Affairs (OAV) as Youji Yagami
*YAT Anshin! Uchu Ryokou (TV) as Man (ep 29)
*YAT Anshin! Uchu Ryokou 2 (TV) as Ganon
*Yawaraka Sangokushi Tsukisase!! Ryofuko-chan (OAV) as Kou Jun
*Yoroshiku Mechadock (TV)
*Yoshimoto Muchikko Monogatari (TV) as Fujiikemushi
*Yoshinaga-san'chi no Gargoyle (TV) as Gargoyle
*Ys II (OAV) as Dham
*Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (TV) as Chuu; Gouki
*Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monster GX (TV) as Titan (ep 5,6)
*Zatch Bell (TV) as Fein; Victoreem
*Zoids (TV) as Captain
**Zoids: Fuzors (TV) as Roger (ep 11)

==Fucking Awesome==
===He just is.===
====DEAL WITH IT====

==NORIO LINKS==
* [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=954 AnimeNewsNetwork Page]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norio_Wakamoto Wikipedia Page]]
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