He was able to take the individual quirks of each of the Monokuma Kubs and make all of them unique. No one has as much "multiple characters" experience as him. According to the Danganronpa V3 official blog, Yamadera is the first person who came to mind as "the same person voicing multiple characters at the same time". Yamadera's also known for his versatile range, as shown in the video game Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony where he voiced all five Monokuma Kubs, including Monophanie (female). In a 2012 article by Japan Times, it was mentioned that he didn't consider doing voice acting at first, and was interested in going into sales or being an onscreen actor. In 2011, Yamadera took over the role of Koichi Zenigata in Lupin III media from Gorō Naya. In March 2016, after almost two decades, he announced his retirement from it.
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In October 1997, Yamadera became a host on the TV Tokyo children's variety show Oha Suta. In 1991, Yamadera joined forces with Toshihiko Seki and Noriko Hidaka to form the acting unit Banana Fritters ( バナナフリッターズ, Banana Furittāsu). Yamadera's break-out role as a voice actor was the anime Ranma ½, in which he played the dual role of Hibiki Ryōga and the Jusenkyō Guide. His voice acting debut was the OVA Megazone 23 as the motorcycle-riding Shinji Nakagawa, while his television debut was the anime Bosco Adventure as the cowardly Otter. Yamadera was the manager of the Tagajō Senior High School basketball team before he made a name for himself. He's also been in every Pokémon film to date. He also voiced Batman in the Japanese version of the film Batman Ninja.
He is the official dubbed voice of Donald Duck in Japanese. Fox, Michael Keaton, Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm and Mike Myers in the Japanese language releases of their respective films. In the live action field, he is most known for voicing Will Smith (Yamadera met Smith several times ), Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, Stephen Chow, Robin Williams, Chris Tucker, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Brad Pitt, Charlie Sheen, Michael J.
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He is known for his roles in Cowboy Bebop (as Spike Spiegel), the Yakuza videogame series (as Shun Akiyama), Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū (as Sukeroku), Ghost in the Shell (as Togusa), Neon Genesis Evangelion (as Ryoji Kaji), Ninja Scroll (as Jūbei Kibagami), Dragon Ball Super (as Beerus), Anpanman (as Cheese), Ranma ½ (as Ryōga Hibiki/P-chan and the Jusenkyō Guide), Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (as Aberdt Desler) and the second generation voice of Koichi Zenigata ( Lupin III). Before that, he was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University's economics school and is currently affiliated with Across Entertainment. Kōichi Yamadera ( 山寺 宏一, Yamadera Kōichi, born June 17, 1961) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and singer from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture.