Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Ken'ichi, born September 12, 1974) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who is the founder and representative of the INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012.
He is best known for his roles as Hikaru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Lavi in D.Gray-man, Zack Fair in Final Fantasy VII series and Sougo Okita in Gintama. Throughout his career, he has worked mainly in animation. He is currently married to fellow seiyū and singer Maaya Sakamoto since August 8, 2011.
According to a survey carried out in 2012, he is considered one of the three best seiyūs in Japanese animation.
Dub Actors[]
| Actor | No. of Roles | Country |
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| Crispin Freeman | 6 | 
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| Todd Haberkorn | 5 |
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| Erik Kimerer | 5 |
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| Xander Mobus | 5 |
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| Benjamin Diskin | 4 |
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| Ryan O'Donohue | 3 |
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| Caleb Pierce | 3 |
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| Steve Staley | 3 |
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| Christopher Collet | 2 |
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| Rick Gomez | 2 |
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| Jerry Jewell | 2 |
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| Chris Patton | 2 |
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| Michael Adamthwaite | 1 | 
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| Tony Azzolino | 1 |
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| Martin Billany | 1 |
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| Steve Blum | 1 |
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| James Carter Cathcart | 1 |
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| Ray Chase | 1 |
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| Justin Cook | 1 |
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| Vincent Corazza | 1 |
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| Greg Dulcie | 1 |
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| Matthew Erickson | 1 |
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| Ricco Fajardo | 1 |
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| Stephen Fu | 1 |
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| David Gonzalez | 1 |
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| Dan Green | 1 |
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| Justin Gross | 1 |
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| Jason Liebrecht | 1 |
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| Seth Magill | 1 |
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| Joel McDonald | 1 |
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| Matthew Mitler | 1 |
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| Paul Nakauchi | 1 |
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| Tony Oliver | 1 |
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| Griffin Puatu | 1 |
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| Sam Riegel | 1 |
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| Jonathan Todd Ross | 1 |
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| Ian Sinclair | 1 |
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| Michael Sinterniklaas | 1 |
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| Micah Solusod | 1 |
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| Ted Sroka | 1 |
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| Garret Storms | 1 |
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| Brad Swaile | 1 |
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| Christopher Swindle | 1 |
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| Devon Talbott | 1 |
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| Vincent Tong | 1 |
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| Christian Vandepas | 1 |
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| Tom Wayland | 1 |
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| Christopher Wehkamp | 1 |
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| Ezra Weisz | 1 |
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| Dave Wittenberg | 1 |
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| Kyle McCarley | 1 |
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Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
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| 1997-2002 | Hisashi (ep. 173) |
Pokémon | Matthew Mitler | United States |
| Saiga (ep. 239) |
Dan Green | |||
| Chico (ep. 263) |
Sam Riegel | |||
| 1998 | Kyoji Miura | Nazca | Ted Sroka | United States |
| 2000 | Kei | De:vadasy | Steve Staley | United States |
| 2001 | Koichi Kamiya / Babel II |
Babel II: Beyond Infinity | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
| 2001-2003 | Steven Jones | Beyblade | Vincent Corazza | Canada |
| 2001 | Jake Wakeman | Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boy's Club | Justin Gross | United States |
| 2001 | Kamui Shiro | X: Episode 0 | Steve Staley | United States |
| 2002-2003 | Koichi Kimura | Digimon Frontier | Crispin Freeman | United States |
| Louwemon | ||||
| KaiserLeomon | ||||
| Duskmon | ||||
| Velgemon | ||||
| 2002-2003 | Hikaru Himuro | Dragon Drive | Michael Adamthwaite | Canada |
| 2002 | Kato (ep. 9) |
Galaxy Angel Z | Brad Swaile | Canada |
| 2002 | Seiichi | Maison Plaisir | James Carter Cathcart | United States |
| 2002-2006 | Vito Kachinuki (ep. 46) |
Pokémon Advanced Generation | Jonathan Todd Ross | United States |
| 2003 | Shiki Tōno | Lunar Legend Tsukihime | Steve Staley | United States |
| 2004-2005 | Shin Asuka | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny | Matthew Erickson | Canada |
| Aaron Phillips | United States | |||
| 2004 | Duskmon | Digimon Battle Chronicle | Crispin Freeman | United States |
| 2005-2010 | Sogo Okita | Gintama | Christian Vandepas | United States |
| 2005 | Dietrich von Lohengrin | Trinity Blood | Justin Cook | United States |
| 2006-2008 | Lavi | D.Gray-man | Jason Liebrecht | United States |
| Chris Patton (eps. 27-28) | ||||
| 2006 | Demyx | Kingdom Hearts II | Ryan O'Donohue | United States |
| 2006 | Hikaru Hitachiin | Ouran High School Host Club | Todd Haberkorn | United States |
| 2006 | Ranmaru Shindō | Tokko | Tony Oliver | United States |
| 2007-2017 | Utakata | Naruto Shippūden | Michael Sinterniklaas | United States |
| Chōmei | Steve Blum | |||
| 2008-2009 | Kilik Lung | Soul Eater | Joel McDonald | United States |
| 2009-2019 | Rogue Cheney | Fairy Tail | Garret Storms | United States |
| 2009 | Demyx | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | Ryan O'Donohue | United States |
| 2010 | Zack Fair | Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | Rick Gomez | United States |
| 2010-2013 | Sub-Manager #A (ep. 4) |
Pokémon Best Wishes! | Tom Wayland | United States |
| 2012 | Ash Roller | Accel World | Benjamin Diskin | United States |
| 2012-2013 | Accel World EX | United States | ||
| 2012 | Plum Shuttery | Holy Knight | Devon Talbott | United States |
| 2012-2013 | Daisuke Shima | Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 | Ricco Fajardo | United States |
| 2013 | Tsubaki Asahina | Brothers Conflict | Micah Solusod | United States |
| 2013-2016 | Daigo Tsuwabuki (eps. 75, 134-136) |
Pokémon XY | Christopher Collet | United States |
| 2014 | Momotaro Mikoshiba | Free! Eternal Summer | Jerry Jewell | United States |
| 2014 | Sho Minazuki | Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax | Todd Haberkorn | United States |
| 2015-2016 | Sogo Okita | Gintama° | Vincent Tong | Canada |
| 2015 | Hans Humpty | Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers | Benjamin Diskin | United States |
| 2015-2016 | Jolbert | The Asterisk War | Chris Patton | United States |
| 2016 | Ash Roller | Accel World: Infinite Burst | Benjamin Diskin | United States |
| 2016 | Sokabe | Ajin: Demi-Human | Martin Billany | United States |
| 2016 | Zack Fair | World of Final Fantasy | Rick Gomez | United States |
| 2016 | Romani Archaman | Fate/Grand Order: First Order | Xander Mobus | United States |
| 2017 | Ashen Eye | The Ancient Magus' Bride | Greg Dulcie | United States |
| Adolf Stroud | Seth Magill | |||
| 2017 | Korekiyo Shinguji | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | Todd Haberkorn | United States |
| 2017 | Teruo | Lu Over the Wall | Ezra Weisz | United States |
| 2018-2019 | Genzō Wakabayashi | Captain Tsubasa | David Gonzalez | United States |
| 2018 | Momotaro Mikoshiba | Free! Dive to the Future | Jerry Jewell | United States |
| 2018 | Akira Sakaki | Godzilla: The Planet Eater | Ray Chase | United States |
| 2018-2019 | Sagat Takadanobaba | Hi Score Girl | Tony Azzolino | United States |
| 2018- present |
Yang Wen-Li | Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These | Ian Sinclair | United States |
| 2018 | Sho Minazuki | Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight | Todd Haberkorn | United States |
| 2018 | Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight | United States | ||
| 2019- present |
Iguro Obanai | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Erik Kimerer | United States |
| 2019-2020 | Takehisa Hinawa | Fire Force | Christopher Wehkamp | United States |
| 2019 | Demyx | Kingdom Hearts III | Ryan O'Donohue | United States |
| 2019-2020 | Romani Archaman | Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia | Xander Mobus | United States |
| 2019-2022 | Daigo Tsuwabuki (eps. 115-118) |
Pokémon Journeys: The Series | Christopher Collet | United States |
| 2020 | Romani Archaman | Fate/Grand Order The Movie - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Wandering; Agateram | Xander Mobus | United States |
| 2020 | Iguro Obanai | Demon Slayer: Mugen Train | Erik Kimerer | United States |
| 2020 | Zack Fair | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Caleb Pierce | United States |
| 2021 | Okubo | Bright: Samurai Soul | Paul Nakauchi | United States |
| 2021 | Romani Archaman | Fate/Grand Order The Movie - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Paladin; Agateram | Xander Mobus | United States |
| 2021 | Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity-Grand Temple of Time: Solomon | United States | ||
| 2021 | Iguro Obanai | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles | Erik Kimerer | United States |
| 2021 | Takehiro Kai | Godzilla Singular Point | Griffin Puatu | United States |
| 2022 | Zack Fair | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion | Caleb Pierce | United States |
| 2022-2023 | Edgar | Uncle From Another World | Stephen Fu | United States |
| 2023 | James | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Christopher Swindle | United States |
| 2023 | Iguro Obanai | Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village | Erik Kimerer | United States |
| 2024 | Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training | United States | ||
| 2024 | Zack Fair | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Caleb Pierce | United States |
| 2024 | Future TP Agent (eps. 12) |
T・P Bon | Kyle McCarley | United States |
External Links[]
- Kenichi Suzumura on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Kenichi Suzumura on AniList.
- Kenichi Suzumura on Behind The Voice Actors.