The 16 Best Male Anime Voice Actors of All Time

From booming villains and grizzled mentors to the brooding heroes who define modern hits, these are the voices that built anime across generations. Who reigns supreme? Cast your vote!

1

Mamoru Miyano

Award-winning seiyuu famed for Light Yagami in Death Note and Okabe Rintaro in Steins;Gate.

1000pts

2

Daisuke Ono

Wide-ranging seiyuu known for Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Sebastian in Black Butler.

813pts

3

Koichi Yamadera

Hugely prolific seiyuu whose roles span Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop to Beerus in Dragon Ball.

724pts

4

Akio Otsuka

Deep-voiced veteran seiyuu who voices Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid and Black Jack.

665pts

5

Shuichi Ikeda

Iconic seiyuu forever associated with Char Aznable in Mobile Suit Gundam.

665pts

6

Takahiro Sakurai

One of the industry's most prolific seiyuu with 600+ roles, known for Cloud Strife and Giyu Tomioka.

596pts

7

Akira Kamiya

Legendary 1980s seiyuu behind City Hunter's Ryo Saeba and Kinnikuman.

596pts

8

Hiroshi Kamiya

Versatile seiyuu known for Levi Ackerman in Attack on Titan and Araragi in the Monogatari series.

423pts

9

Yuichi Nakamura

Popular seiyuu known for Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen and Hawks in My Hero Academia.

423pts

10

Yuki Kaji

Shonen-protagonist specialist behind Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan and Shoto Todoroki in My Hero Academia.

310pts

11

Jun Fukuyama

Acclaimed seiyuu celebrated for voicing Lelouch in Code Geass.

310pts

12

Tomokazu Sugita

Distinctive seiyuu famous for the deadpan Gintoki Sakata in Gintama.

310pts

13

Norio Wakamoto

Veteran seiyuu renowned for commanding villain roles and his unmistakable booming delivery.

172pts

14

Kazuhiko Inoue

Long-running seiyuu best known as Kakashi Hatake in Naruto.

172pts

15

Kenjiro Tsuda

Husky-voiced seiyuu known for Kento Nanami in Jujutsu Kaisen and Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh.

172pts

16

Takehito Koyasu

Velvet-voiced veteran seiyuu famous for Dio Brando in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

172pts