[Sodaholic]

I can't say I'm familiar with the man's work, but it sounds like he contributed to a lot more than Sonic and it's a damn shame to see artists go like that. Rest in peace.

Polish Pete, on 16 January 2015 - 11:08 AM, said:

Japanese dub of AoStH and SatAM, supposedly. Sonic Underground also aired in Japan, but we don't know who voiced Robotnik there.

Holy crap, those exist? Strange, given that those were very western-targeted shows and that Sonic never really had a big following in Japan anyway.

[E102]

Jay T., on 16 January 2015 - 12:19 PM, said:

Can't say I've listened to Sonic games and shows in Japanese all that much, but I know what I've heard is good, especially from this guy. Sad to hear another great voice actor passed away, and to a disease. May he rest in peace.

Have you ever played Sonic Adventure 2? Know how Eggman does that "e-Yo!" sound when he jumps and goes "Yosh!" all the time? That's because it's pitched down from the Japanese version. Therefore we've all heard him at some point.

[Sir_mihael]

Gonna add this one in here if it hasn't been mentioned already.

He was also the real life father of Akio Otsuka (the Japanese voice actor for Snake from MGS. Fans of Street Fighter will know him as the Japanese Seth voice), and the two performed together for the finale of Metal Gear Solid 4, where they played a fictional father and son.

Here's the cutscene in Japanese with Chikao and Akio Otsuka: https://www.youtube....h?v=1oWSo5KnJ2c
(SPOILER ALART for.. well, the entirety of the MGS franchise I guess!)

It's a tad more emotional now in light of current events.

This post has been edited by Sir_mihael: 26 January 2015 - 02:07 PM

[Roller]

It's a shame Chikao is gone. I never understood enough Japanese to switch the games to that language full time, but he was clearly a proliferous actor, and he clearly loved what he did.

Also, exactly ten years after Deem Bristow? Someone warn Mike Pollock.