Tomokazu Sugita
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Tomokazu Sugita (杉田智和, Sugita Tomokazu, born October 11, 1980) is a Japanese voice actor. His first role in the Dragon Quest series was providing the voice of Ishmahri of the Moonshadow Land in the Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII in 2015. Sugita eventually went on to provide the voice of Ragnar McRyan starting in Dragon Quest Heroes I+II in 2017, and Vince Vanquish in the Definitive Edition of Dragon Quest XI in 2019, and Long John Silverbones in Dragon Quest Treasures in 2022.
Work
Dragon Quest Roles
- Dragon Quest VIII (2015): Ishmahri
- Dragon Quest Heroes I+II (2017): Ragnar McRyan
- Dragon Quest Rivals (2018): Ragnar McRyan
- Dragon Quest XI (2019): Vince Vanquish
- Dragon Quest Treasures (2022): Long John Silverbones
Notable Anime Roles
- Chobits (2002): Hideki Motosuwa
- Bleach (2004-present): Kensei Muguruma
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya series (2006-2015): Kyon
- Gintama series (2006-2021): Gintoki Sakata
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series (2012-2022): Joseph Joestar
- Pokémon Origins (2013): Brock
- Assassination Classroom (2015): Tadaomi Karasuma
- Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (2015-2020): Etsuya Eizan
- One Piece (2018-2022): Charlotte Katakuri
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019-present): Gyomei Himejima
Notable Game Roles
- Star Ocean: Second Evolution/Second Evolution R (2008-2023): Dias Flac
- BlazBlue series (2008-2018): Ragna the Bloodedge
- Metal Gear Solid series (2010-2015): Kazuhiya Miller
- Tales of Xilia (2011): Alvin
- Fire Emblem series (2012-present): Chrom, Oliver
- Danganronpa series (2012-2016): Gundham Tanaka
- Shin Megami Tensei series (2012-2024): Raidou Kuzunoha, Shohei Yakumo
- Super Smash Bros. (2014-2018): Chrom
- Persona 5 (2016-2023): Yusuke Kitagawa/Fox
- Pokémon Masters (2019): Norman
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020-2024): Andrea Rhodea
- Trials of Mana (2020): Death Eater
- Octopath Traveler 2 (2023): Kazan
- Street Fighter VI (2023): J.P.
Trivia
- As a boy, Sugita was a fan of the Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai manga and its original anime, in particular being fascinated by the character Hyunckel's voice actor, who had a much deeper voice than he imagined.
- In the anime Gintama, Sugita voices a character named the Leukocyte King that wears an outfit similar to that of the Hero of Dragon Quest III.
