Wataru Hatano

Wataru Hatano

Known for

Acting

Born

March 13, 1982 (age 44)

Birthplace

Asahi, Higashichikuma, Nagano, Japan

Biography

Wataru Hatano is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, Hatano won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in Toward the Terra and Tenshi Yuri in Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan. Other major roles voiced include Gajeel in Fairy Tail and Yūto Ayase in Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. In video games, he voices Josuke Higashikata in the CyberConnect2 developed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure games, and Rufus in the Street Fighter franchise. On April 2, 2018 he announced his marriage with fellow voice actress Mai Hashimoto.

Best known work

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019
My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia
2016
JUJUTSU KAISEN
JUJUTSU KAISEN
2020
One-Punch Man
One-Punch Man
2015
Bleach
Bleach
2004
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
2021
KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world!
KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world!
2016
Mob Psycho 100
Mob Psycho 100
2016
Fairy Tail
Fairy Tail
2009
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
2020

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Storm Breaks

    as Chikara Doumeki (voice)

  2. TBA

    Gugumi-chanTV

    as Father (voice) (1 episode)

  3. 2026

    To You in the Beyond

    as Shōji Aiba (voice)

  4. 2025

    IDOLiSH7 First BEAT! Movie Edition Part 2

    as Gaku Yaotome (voice)

  5. 2025

    Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 4: Light Blue Maiden (Sasha)

  6. 2025

    IDOLiSH7 First BEAT! Movie Edition Part 1

    as Gaku Yaotome (voice)

  7. 2025

    Harmony of Mille-FeuilleTV

    as Male Light Music Club Member (voice) (1 episode)

  8. 2025

    U Takes TerraTV

    as Chiave (Voice) (1 episode)

  9. 2025

    Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback

    as Atsunobu Hayashi (voice)

  10. 2025

    The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the MysteriesTV

    as Takeshi "Take-bō" Kōta (voice) (12 episodes)

  11. 2025

    I Want to Escape from Princess LessonsTV

    as Nadir (voice) (12 episodes)

  12. 2024

    Fate/strange FakeTV

    as Orlando Reeve (voice) (13 episodes)

  13. 2024

    Duel Masters LOSTTV

  14. 2024

    UzumakiTV

    as Okada (voice) (4 episodes)

  15. 2024

    Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion

    as Bando Heiji (voice)

  16. 2024

    Egumi LegacyTV

    as God Eyes / Wild Feces (voice) (12 episodes)

  17. 2024

    FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUESTTV

    as Gajeel (voice) (13 episodes), as Gazeel (voice) (1 episode)

  18. 2024

    I Parry EverythingTV

    as Sain (voice) (12 episodes)

  19. 2024

    Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2205: The New VoyageTV

    as Bandou Heiji (8 episodes)

  20. 2024

    Vampire DormitoryTV

    as Komori (voice) (12 episodes)

  21. 2024

    The Demon Prince of Momochi HouseTV

    as Takamura Nachi (voice) (12 episodes)

  22. 2023

    My DaemonTV

    as Kouya Kokonoe (voice) (13 episodes)

  23. 2023

    Rurouni KenshinTV

    as Anji Yukyuzan (voice) (7 episodes)

  24. 2023

    Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-

    as Orlando Reeve (voice)

  25. 2023

    Horimiya: The Missing PiecesTV

    as Masamune Sasaki (voice) (1 episode)

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