Kentaro Tone (Japanese: 利根 健太朗, Hepburn: Tone Kentarō, born May 29, 1982) is a Japanese voice actor from Hiroshima Prefecture, affiliated with I'm Enterprise.[1] He made his voice acting debut in digital content made for a 2006 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, and he later starred as Akita Hattori in Bakuman, Tetsuo Kinoshita in Danchi Tomoo, Oshtor and Haku in Utawarerumono, the President in This Art Club Has a Problem!, and Zion Kunikida in Ingress.
Kentaro Tone | |
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利根健太朗 | |
| Born | May 29, 1982 |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | I'm Enterprise |
| Notable work |
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| Spouse | Yuka Takakura |
Biography
Kentaro Tone, a native of Hiroshima Prefecture, was born on May 29, 1982.[1][2] As a young child, he lived in the United States due to his father's work.[3] After returning to Japan, he was educated at Hiroshima Johoku Junior and Senior High School, where he was part of the broadcasting club.[3][2] He later spent seven years in the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), where he majored in Tagalog.[3][4][2]
TUFS did not have a broadcasting club at the time, so Tone had to join a drama club, where he knew actor Ryohei Suzuki.[3][5] He then enrolled in the Japan Narration Acting Institute in his second year at TUFS, and he joined I'm Enterprise during his second year at the Institute.[4] He made his voice acting debut in 2006 when he discussed paintings for digital content made for the Mayonaka no Bijutsukan exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki.[1][3]
In 2011, it was announced that he would voice Shun Izuki, a main character in Kuroko's Basketball.[6] He later voiced Takayanagi in Young Black Jack (2015), John Gordon in Joker Game (2016), and Club President in This Art Club Has a Problem! (2016).[7][8][9] In 2018, he voiced Uriyanedi in Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion, Zion Kunikida in Ingress, and Takuma Yoshikiri in Nil Admirari no Tenbin.[10][11][12] He later voiced Carlos Ali in Maesetsu! (2020), Booze Man in To Your Eternity (2021), Dir in Banished from the Hero's Party (2021), and Jürgen Borisovich Volk in The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup (2022).[13][14][15][16] In 2023, he was cast as Tokita-kun in The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses and Liu Shenqiang in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom.[17][18]
He voices Oshtor in the Utawarerumono franchise, reprising his role in the 2015 anime adaptation Utawarerumono: The False Faces.[19] After Keiji Fujiwara's death in 2020, he succeeded him as the voice of Haku in the 2021 spin-off Utawarerumono: Zan 2.[20] He reprised both roles in the 2022 anime Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth.[21]
On June 15, 2019, it was confirmed on both his and voice actress Yuka Takakura's Twitter accounts that they had married.[22] Their first child, a girl, was born on December 24, 2021.[23]
Filmography
Animated television
Animated film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom | Liu Shenqiang | [18] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Akiba's Trip | Yatabe-san | [1] |
| 2016 | Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan | Takuma Yoshikiri | [1] |
| 2021 | Utawarerumono: Zan 2 | Haku, Oshtor | [20] |
Other media
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Project 758 | Zero | [27] |