Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi (Japanese: 堀内賢雄 Horiuchi Ken'yū) is a Japanese voice actor for the Pokémon anime.

Biography

Horiuchi was born on July 30, 1957, in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan. He first worked on the Pokémon anime during Pokémon the Series: Black & White, where he played the recurring role of Cedric Juniper. During Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, which started in SM093, he gained his biggest roles, Professor Oak, Samson Oak, and the narrator; he replaced the late Unshō Ishizuka in the process.

Pokémon roles

Anime

Humans

• Professor Oak (SM111-present)
• Samson Oak (SM093-present)
• Cedric Juniper
• Looker (Generations; PG17)

Pokémon

• Ash's Rotom Phone
• Ash's Dracovish

Video games

• Announcer (Pokémon Battle Revolution)

Other roles

• Narrator (SM095-present; Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station)

Other non-Pokémon roles

• Taki, Pierre (Captain Tsubasa)
• Germán Luis (Garo: The Animation)
• Rerela Jeda (Ginga Hyōryū Vifam)
• Chef Shimonaka (Mister Ajikko)
• Mashymre Cello (Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ)
• Raiden, Major Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov (Metal Gear series)
• Wilhelm (Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World)
• Ten-ō Hyūga (Tenkū Senki Shurato)
• Springer (Transformers)
• Tobirama Senju (Second Hokage), Yahiko/Pain (Naruto)
• Werner Frank/Dr. Franxx (Darling in the Franxx)
• Arthur (Tales of Berseria)
• Kin'emon (One Piece)

External links

• Kenyu-Office profile

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime.