is a Japanese

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and television

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noted primarily in the

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for his appearance as the kitchen reporter in ''

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'', where he was known for his rapid-fire announcing style. On the English-language version of ''Iron Chef'', which aired on

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, Ohta's dialogue is dubbed by American voice actor Jeff Manning. Ohta's character is perhaps best known for his line, "Fukui-san?" (Mr. Fukui), which he would say several times per episode, when interrupting Kenji Fukui's commentary with a report from the field. His talent agency is

Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of voice actors and other Japanese entertainers. Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni All names are in Western order (given name followed by family/last name). * Mai Aizawa *Ken ...

Filmography

*'' Getter Robo Go'' (1991) - Guardman *'' Sailor Moon'' (1992) - Ryo Urawa, Bumboo, Ned, Kamoi *'' Aoki Densetsu Shoot'' (1993) - Tsuyoshi Akahori *'' Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks'' (1993) - Tenshu *'' Orguss 02'' (1993) - Lean *'' Captain Tsubasa J'' (1994) - Jun Misugi (adult) *''

Marmalade Boy is a shōjo manga series by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine ''Ribon'' from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode an ...

'' (1994) - Satoshi Miwa *''

Romeo's Blue Skies is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. Although "Romeo's Blue Skies" is the literal translation of the Japanese title, the official English name given by Nippon Animation is "Romeo and the Black Brothers". It is known in Arabic as "ع ...

'' (1995) - Tachioni *''

Dragon Ball GT is a 1996–1997 Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's ''Dragon Ball'' manga. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes from February 1996 to November 1997. Unlike th ...

'' (1996) - Kibito Kaiōshin *'' Doctor Slump'' (1997) -

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*''

'' (1998) - Kitchen Reporter *''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual cha ...

'' (1999) - Shura, Peepley Lulu, Momonga *'' Gadget and the Gadgetinis'' (2002) - General Sir *''

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'' (2001) - Satsuki's Brother *''

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'' (2002) - Tyrannoclaw *''

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'' (2003) - Narrator, Serviceman *'' Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu'' (2003) - Jin High Rugby Team Member B *''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', also known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel series to the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2004 to March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. ''Yu-Gi ...

'' (2004) - Mattimatica *'' Gunparade Orchestra'' (2005) - Sora Kojima *''

GoGo Sentai Boukenger is the 30th series in Toei's Super Sentai series, a metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu programming. It was the first installment to be broadcast in the 16:9 aspect ratio. It premiered on February 19, 2006, at 7:30 JST on TV Asahi's 2006 ''Super ...

'' (2006) - Narrator, equipment (voice) *'' Gegege no Kitaro'' (2007) - chairman, Mamemura *''

Kamen Rider Decade is the title of the first installment of the 2009 editions of the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu dramas. ''Decade'', as its title suggests, is the tenth of the Heisei Rider special anniversary Series, having begun with ''Kamen Rider ...

'' (2009) - Reporter *'' Food Battle Club'' - Field Reporter *'' KR Double Hyper Battle DVD: Donburi's α/Farewell Recipe of Love'' - Frog Pod *'' Pride Fighting Championships'' - Ring Announcer *'' Sotsugyo M'' - Ryunosuke Sugita

Drama CD

*''

Dengeki Bunko is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It was established in June 1993 with the publication of '' Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania'' volume one, and is a light novel imprint ai ...

Best Game Selection7

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Tabidati no syou'' - Marth *''

GFantasy is a manga imprint owned by Square Enix Holdings. It originated as a manga imprint for Enix before the company re-branded as Square Enix. It publishes manga in several anthologies aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese mark ...

Comic CD Collection Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken'' - Julian *'' Lunar: Eternal Blue Lunar Eternal Blue: Lunatic Parade: Vol. 1 Lunar: Eternal Blue Hope's Second Chance!'' - Leo/Mystere

Video games

*'' Lunar: Eternal Blue'' (1994) - Leo *'' BS Shiren the Wanderer: Save Surara'' (1996) - Shiren *'' BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki'' (1997) - Navarre, Belf, additional voices *''

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon ''Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon'' is a platform action-adventure video game released by Konami for the Nintendo 64 on August 7, 1997 in Japan, April 16, 1998 in North America, and 18 April 1998 in Europe as the fifth entry in the ''Ganbare Goem ...

'' (1998) - Goemon *'' Kinnikuman Generations'' (2004) - Screw Kid

Japanese dub

*'' Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure'' - Narrator *''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan ...

'' - Foul Fellow

External links

website at Aoni Productions
Japanese) * 1971 births Living people Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Kanagawa Prefecture 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Aoni Production voice actors {{Japan-voice-actor-stub