Akio Ōtsuka

To me, Akio Otsuka is less a voice actor than a finely tuned instrument. That deep, warm, unmistakable voice lodges in your memory after a single hearing, and his commanding 182 cm frame seems to give it physical authority. Whether in games, anime or dubbing, nobody plays world-weary, dignified men quite like him; the 2015 Kei Tomiyama Award feels almost overdue. Born into a famous voice-acting lineage, he nonetheless built an entirely distinct identity, and I respect how candidly he speaks about how brutal the profession really is. An artist who can carry whole characters on tone alone is rare. I could listen to him forever.

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Name (English)

Akio Ōtsuka

Name (Japanese)

大塚明夫

Reading

おおつか あきお

Born

November 24, 1959 (age 66)

Origin

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Height

182 cm

Weight

73 kg

Occupation

seiyū / actor / narrator / dub actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

Blood type

B

Agency

Topone

Active years

1988 -

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Kei Tomiyama Award

Works summary

Appearances

2389 (1985–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

1985: 1, 1987: 1, 1988: 1, 1989: 2, 1990: 5, 1991: 4, 1992: 2, 1993: 3, 1994: 3, 1995: 6, 1996: 8, 1997: 7, 1998: 6, 1999: 4, 2000: 5, 2001: 7, 2002: 5, 2003: 7, 2004: 4, 2005: 7, 2006: 12, 2007: 15, 2008: 24, 2009: 18, 2010: 23, 2011: 11, 2012: 25, 2013: 26, 2014: 23, 2015: 16, 2016: 19, 2017: 17, 2018: 16, 2019: 17, 2020: 8, 2021: 12, 2022: 10, 2023: 8, 2024: 18, 2025: 12, 2026: 7, year unknown: 1964

Debut work

きらめく星座

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.akiootsuka.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/AkioOtsuka
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akio%20Otsuka
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%A1%9A%E6%98%8E%E5%A4%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418649

Tags

• Tokyo
• seiyū
• actor
• narrator

Last updated

September 24, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.