

He also tried to have roles in almost anime genres, however, there was a genre that marked this period. Hatano channeled perfectly the duality within the character, making Kasanoda a highlight in the series, even while being a secondary character.Ģ007 arrived and with it came more roles, however in bigger productions than Hatano had ever been a part of. He ends up tangled with the Host Club only to be teased by its members for his name and/or looks. The young Yakuza master, despite its scary face and having being trained to act tough, is actually caring and likes to help others. His role as Ritsu Kasanoda in Ouran Koukou Host Club in 2006 is the best role he got to perform early in his career. Although none were leading roles, every single secondary or minor role contributed to polish his skills and getting his name on the map.ĭuring these two years, he was stuck being a secondary actor, with roles in Basilisk (2005), VIEWTIFUL JOE (2005), BLEACH (2005), Major (2005 – 2010), Honey and Clover (2005), ARIA The ANIMATION (2005), Gakuen Alice (2005), Fushigiboshi no☆Futagohime (2005), Starship Operators (2005), MÄR (2005), Eureka Seven (2005), NIGHT HEAD GENESIS (2006), Bartender (2006), Gakuen Heaven: Boy’s Love Hyper (2006), Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (2006), Red Garden (2006) and many others.
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It was the first time in Hatano‘s career that the had his hands full with work (with over 25 roles). It might have not been the best role for Hatano, however it was a much needed as a rookie seiyuu.Ģ0 were two impressive years in his career. His first leading role came with Tomokazu Mikuri in the ecchi/comedy/action anime “ Yumeria” (2004). Several other minor roles followed in anime such as Monkey Typhoon (2002), AVENGER (2003), Full-Blast Science Adventure – So That’s How It Is (2003), Cromartie High School (2003), The Galaxy Railways (2003), Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari (2003), Tantei Gakuen Q (2003), Pluster World (2003), BLEACH (2004), MADLAX (2004), RAGNAROK THE ANIMATION (2004), Midori no hibi (2004), Tenjou Tenge (2004), Zoids: Fuzors (2004) and many others.

Hatano made his debut as a seiyuu in 2001 with a role in Yobarete, Tobidete! Akubi-chan.
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After graduating he auditioned for 81 Produce and passed.Īfter debuting as a seiyuu, Hatano never was one of those that consistently gets leading roles, quite on the contrary, he’s more constantly in secondary roles but he knows how to make those shine and take the spotlight from the main cast with his acting.Ģ001 – 2004 Rookie days, first leading role Everyone on his family was supportive of his decision and he enrolled at Amusement Media Gakuin. Upon completing high-school, Hatano left Nagano to go to Tokyo to attend voice acting school. He mentioned on an interview for Dengeki Girls Style that his mother is an avid seiyuu fan and early one made him interested in anime and seiyuu, starting to memorize and imitate lines and tones from anime he’d watch.Īs Hatano got an increasing interest for that field of work, hiss mother gave him the green light to pursue life as a seiyuu. Unlike most seiyuu, Hatano was actually encouraged by his mother to be a seiyuu. He’s the older of two siblings (has a younger brother that works at an IT company). He attended Amusement Media Academy’s department of seiyuu and talent before joining 81 Produce.

Wataru Hatano was born on Main Asahi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. OCCUPATION: seiyuu, singer, actor, radio host This month we take a look at the career of one of the most versatile and active seiyuu in the industry, Wataru Hatano. With almost 20 years of career on his shoulders, Hatano‘s shown his talents as a seiyuu, singer, radio MC and actor on multiple occasions.
