Takeshi Aono


Takeshi Aono was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.

Career

Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada, Rihaku, Nurarihyon, Piccolo Daimao and Kami-sama, Kumahachi Kumada, Dakuan, Deathsaurus, Jinpachi Mishima and Tomozō Sakura. Aono was also known to appear in the first ten One Piece movies. He is also known to gamers as the voice of the diabolical Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era Mega Man games, and Colonel Roy Campbell of the Metal Gear games. Aono is mostly remembered for his harsh voice for many Japanese anime series.

Illness and death

In May 2010, Aono checked into a hospital for an aortic dissection and suffered a stroke shortly thereafter, thus ending his career as a voice actor. His ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors.
At about 4:38 pm on April 9, 2012, Aono suffered a bout of post-operative multiple cerebral infarctions and was found dead. Voice actress Eiko Hisamura announced Aono's death via her Twitter feed, and video game designer Hideo Kojima stated via his Twitter that he will retire the Roy Campbell character from the Metal Gear series out of respect for Aono. Aono was 75 years old at the time of his death.

Voice roles

Anime television series

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1976
  • Ganso Tensai Bakabon
1977
  • Lupin III
  • Angie Girl
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
  • Fist of the North Star 2
  • Tsuide ni Tonchinkan
  • Bikkuriman
1988
  • Oishinbo
  • Kiteretsu Daihyakka
  • Hello! Lady Lynn
1989
1990
1991
1992
  • O~i! Ryoma
  • Crayon Shin-chan
  • Super Jigan
  • Tetsujin 28 FX
  • Hime-chan's Ribbon
  • Tenchi Muyo!
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
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2001
2002
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2004
2005
2006
  • Kirarin Revolution
  • Gin Tama
  • The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
  • The Familiar of Zero
  • D.Gray-man
  • Happy Lucky Bikkuriman
  • Pumpkin Scissors
2007
  • El Cazador de la Bruja
  • Clannad
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro
  • The Familiar of Zero: Knight of the Twin Moons
  • Mononoke: "Nue"
2008
  • Clannad: After Story
  • The Familiar of Zero: Dance of the Three Princess
  • Natsume's Book of Friends
  • Negi Bōzu no Asatarō
  • Himitsu: The Revelation
  • Someday's Dreamers
  • Sands of Destruction
  • Golgo 13
2009
  • Kaidan Restaurant
  • Kawa no Hikari
  • Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
  • Dragon Ball Kai
  • P☆STAR
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Live-action