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''), Brian Stelbart ('' Feda: The Emblem of Justice'') and Nowaki Kusama ('' Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance'').

Filmography

Anime

Movies

Games

Tokusatsu

Drama CDs

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

References

* Nakagami, Yoshikatsu. "The Official Art of AIR". (October 2007) ''Newtype USA''. pp. 135–141. * Endo, Akira et al. "Voice Actor Spotlight". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. pp. 110–111.

External links

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Nobutoshi Canna
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at Ryu's Seiyuu Info * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Canna, Nobutoshi 1968 births Living people Japanese male child actors Japanese male pop singers Japanese male stage actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Sega people Male voice actors from Tokyo Metropolis People from Shinagawa 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors 20th-century Japanese male singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers 21st-century Japanese singers