Hot-Blooded english VA's

[garfield15]

If there's one thing that Japanese seiyuu are usually good at, it's having voices that BREAK THROUGH THE COSMIC FORCES OF HEAVEN, BRING IT DOWN TO EARTH AND PROCEED TO PIERCE THROUGH IT WITH THE POWER OF THEIR DRILL, GOLDION HAMMER AND ERUPTING GOD FINGER!!!

Er wait..let me try this again..

However, what of the famous VA's that are here stateside? Sure we know many of the voice actors of Japan that let graze us with the oozing force of awesome manliness (or awesome womanlyness in some cases coughcoughKallencoughcough) but are there voice actors that you felt have had the ability to just be...epic?

I've got some.

1. Dan Green (no, not that one, the real one)-Yeah, I said it. I don't care how cheesy or some say he is, he's freaking awesome. I mean, really, who else could make playing a children's card game even more over-the-top than it already was. Dan Green's voice is full of passion and even though I don't really watch YGO that much nowadays, I can at least look back at those times when I was a youngster and Yami was screaming about "I LAUNCH MY CATAPULT TURTLE AT YOUR CASTLE DESTROYING IT'S FLOATATION RING..." yaddayaddayadda.

Also he was Taiga in GaoGaiGar and pulled it off pretty much just as well as the original version so that's an automatic win in itself

2. Mark Gatha-Okay this is kind of cheating because not a lot of people in the anime community have heard of this guy but do you know who he played? Domon Kasshu of G Gundam. Yup, if there's one voice that I always love hearing the dub track for it's Mr. "ERUPTING BURNING FINGAARRRRRR!!!" I mean, dang. He's got nothing on the original seiyuu but man is he close. Really close. Sure he sounded like a professional wrestler all the time but I mean, he's got to keep that screaming up for 50 episodes. That's pretty impressive. Plus, Domon's dub voice is so nostalgic to so many people, so having a memory of that is great.

[Yash]

Mike Pollock - This guy has such great energy and every role he's played is dynamic. I can't think of one role he's done where he not only sounds below the bar, but doesn't raise it.

Sean Schemmel - He INVENTED hot-blooded, man! If there's one VA who belongs in this thread, it's him. Anyone who watched DBZ as a kid can attest to this much.

Vic Mignogna - Who better to voice the main character of FMA than a total fanboy of it? His Edward was a radical departure from Romi Paku's version, but man if it wasn't just as effective. Maybe even more so.

Ryan Drummond - His only real role was playing Sonic in the Dreamcast games, but I feel like I should count him anyway. I swear he bleeds passion.

[garfield15]

Jeez, how could I have forgotten Justin Cook. He's the textbook example of how delinquents should sound when they're dubbed correctly.

Ahh, good old "SPIRIT GUUUUNNNNNN!!!!"

[Ishtar]

Chris Sabat- What would DBZ be without him and his over 900 different voices? He may have started out slow, but he eventually became one of the most known anime voice actors of all time. He is pratically FUNimation's flagship voice actor. He continues to do well in his performances, currently as Roronoa Zoro in One Piece for example.

Dan Green- This guy just has such a great voice. Who would have though he voiced both Yugi and Yami Yugi, when both characters sound completely different? His voice has been argued as godlike. He continues to be one of 4kids' best known talent.

Sean Schemmel- He started out as Goku from DBZ, capable of handling both his comical and serious moments well. Call it blasphemy, but at times I preferred Sean over Masako Nozawa as Adult Goku, mainly because his voice seemed to fit the character's age better. Even though 4kids dubs have always been far from perfect, Sean Schemmel's appearances have been great.

[garfield15]

Chris Sabat- What would DBZ be without him and his over 900 different voices? He may have started out slow, but he eventually became one of the most known anime voice actors of all time. He is pratically FUNimation's flagship voice actor. He continues to do well in his performances, currently as Roronoa Zoro in One Piece for example.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE NEED TO RE-DUB DRAGONBALL!!??

^^Is his most likely reaction right now.

[Ryusuke]

Yur-*guns are pointed to my head*




...aaaaaabadaa......Mike Sinterniklaas was pretty hot blooded in GaoGaiGar. Not only that, he sounded just like Hiyama's performance. *guns are put away*

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE NEED TO RE-DUB DRAGONBALL!!??

^^Is his most likely reaction right now.

lol Exactly.

[Razor]

No Quinton Flynn?

[Darkstorm]

I liked Brett Weaver's Gai Daigoji in Martian successor nadesico.

[garfield15]

Yur-*guns are pointed to my head*




...aaaaaabadaa......Mike Sinterniklaas was pretty hot blooded in GaoGaiGar. Not only that, he sounded just like Hiyama's performance. *guns are put away*

Well, I would think so (puts his gun away too)

Sinterniklaas, the only person ever to do a dub Hiyama role and succeed spectacularly (TRANSFORM INTO...LIIIIGGGGGHHHTTT!!)

Oh Sam Riegal. You were so close with your Viral but not close enough..

[Ryusuke]

Indeed. Though, I really like Sam Regal's (lazy spelling, but...heh) Viral.

Well, I would think so (puts his gun away too)

*coast is clear*

>.>


<.<


YURI LOWENTHAL!

*runs for the hills*

In all seriousness....yeah. He was pretty hotblooded in .hack//G.U. and Gurren Lagann. ...I still don't get shot, right? *summons a million ranks of different types of defense for any sort of attack*

[garfield15]

(sigh) Fine, yes, despite my feelings toward him being in nearly anything these days, his Simon voice was a good indication that yes, even Sasuke can be hot-blooded when he wants to be....

[Undrave]

I really like the crew ADV assembled to voice Godannar. They did an excellent job, all of them, that really matched with the characters and spirit of the show! They could shout with the best of the Japanese seiyu they all did such a great job on that one.

[Mesousa]

What about Hilary Haag? Most of her roles at least have a moment of her yelling her lungs out.

[O-chan]

Okay, should I be weirded out that even though this thread was probably inspired by a certain anime no one has even bothered to bring up the main instigator:

That's right

Kyle Herbert as Kamina

There I said it. Pink elephant in the room BEGONE!

O-chan

[The Overlord]

Question: are you just counting Voice Actors who do anime on a regular basis or are you counting any voice actor in the Englsih speaking world?

[GingaDaiuchuu]

okay, should i be weirded out that even though this thread was probably inspired by a certain anime no one has even bothered to bring up the main instigator:

That's right

kyle herbert as kamina

there i said it. Pink elephant in the room begone!

O-chan

JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK HE IS?! He's Kyle Hebert!

[garfield15]

Question: are you just counting Voice Actors who do anime on a regular basis or are you counting any voice actor in the Englsih speaking world?

Any voice actors I guess.

Oh, fine. Usually I associate Kyle Hebert with Gohan but yeah, he gives out hot-blooded vibes too.

[Raidon Makoto]

JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK HE IS?! He's Kyle Hebert!

QFT.

Oh, and Steve Blum ftw.

[garfield15]

HECK YEAH, STEVEN BLUM

Although I'm not exactly sure how manly he can be considered after doing, you know, Leeron and Orochimaru

[GingaDaiuchuu]

QFT.

Oh, and Steve Blum ftw.

And I, in return, will quote your truth.

Although these days, he doesn't have many current roles, other than Code Geass.