Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita
杉田 智和
Born (1980-10-11) October 11, 1980 (age 43)
Ranzan, Saitama,[1] Japan
Other namesSugi (杉)[2]
Tomo (トモちゃん, Tomo-chan)[3][4]
Occupations
Years active1998–present
Agents
  • Myuras (1998–2001)
  • Atomic Monkey (2001–2020)
  • AGRS (2020–present)[5]
Height177[6] cm (5 ft 10 in)
Websiteagrs.co.jp

Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和, Sugita Tomokazu, born October 11, 1980) is a Japanese voice actor and author.[7] He mainly plays young men and is characterized by his "deep bass voice,"[8] and he often performs ad-libs and imitations.[9]

He is best known for his roles as Gintoki Sakata in Gintama, Tadaomi Karasuma in Assassination Classroom, Hideki Motosuwa in Chobits, Rin Tsuchimi in Shuffle!, Gyomei Himejima in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yuichi Aizawa in Kanon, Kazuyoshi "Switch" Usui in Sket Dance, Hidenori Tabata in Daily Lives of High School Boys, Yuuya Kizami from the Corpse Party series, Gundham Tanaka from the Danganronpa series, Ragna the Bloodedge in Blazblue, Joseph Joestar in the 2012 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, Yusuke Kitagawa in Persona 5, Chrom in Fire Emblem, Escanor in The Seven Deadly Sins, Yahiro Takigawa in The Testament of Sister New Devil, Kaede Manyuda in Kakegurui, Charlotte Katakuri in One Piece, and Ultraman Ginga and Dark Lugiel in Ultraman Ginga.

  1. ^ 朝日新聞デジタル：（かぞくの肖像）杉田智和さんと直司. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  2. ^ アニメディア編集部・編 (2007). ボイスクロニクル 声の年代記. Gakken. p. 43. ISBN 978-4-05-604923-7.
  3. ^ @Mari_navi (September 25, 2012). "@sugitaLOV 動揺するトモちゃんペロペロ（笑）" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @Mari_navi (October 8, 2012). "@sugitaLOV やややややめろよトモちゃん！恥ずかしいだろう！！！" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ 杉田智和 新会社設立 及び 同社へ所属移管のお知らせ. April 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  6. ^ @sugitaLOV (April 7, 2015). @F_sagisawa これでも１７７あるんだ。手が届いていないぞ？ (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "株式会社ＡＧＲＳ". 株式会社ＡＧＲＳ (in Japanese). Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Nikkei Entertainment Anime Special Voice Actor Bible. Nikkei Business Publications. 2013. p. 107. ISBN 978-4-8222-7576-1.
  9. ^ 杉田智和詳細. Tower Records. Retrieved December 10, 2017.