Happy 81st Birthday to Norio Wakamoto! 🎂🎙️ Norio Wakamoto has one of the most unmistakable voices in Japanese animation, bringing commanding presence, menace, and theatrical flair to some of anime’s most iconic characters. He is especially celebrated as Cell in the Dragon Ball franchise, while performances as Vicious in Cowboy Bebop, Alexander Anderson in Hellsing Ultimate, and Charles zi Britannia in Code Geass further cemented his reputation for unforgettable villains and authority figures. His distinctive voice has also become a major presence in video games, with memorable roles including Xemnas in Kingdom Hearts, Dracula in Castlevania, M. Bison in Street Fighter, and Johnny in Guilty Gear. Some of his most memorable roles include: Cell (Dragon Ball Franchise) Vicious (Cowboy Bebop) Alexander Anderson (Hellsing Ultimate) Charles zi Britannia (Code Geass) Oskar von Reuenthal (Legend of the Galactic Heroes) Katakuriko Matsudaira (Gintama) Celestial Spirit King (Fairy Tail) Deus Ex Machina (Future Diary) Oda Nobunaga (Sengoku Basara) Kagato (Tenchi Muyo!) Koichiro “Coach” Ohta (Gunbuster) Anago (Sazae-san) Shuren (Fist of the North Star) Mujuro Utsutsu (Ninja Scroll) Pero (Metropolis) Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts Franchise) Dracula (Castlevania) M. Bison / Vega (Street Fighter) Johnny (Guilty Gear) Al-Cid Margrace (Final Fantasy XII) From the chilling calm of Vicious to the overwhelming presence of Cell and Charles zi Britannia, Norio Wakamoto has turned his unmistakable voice into one of anime and gaming’s most recognizable signatures. Happy 81st Birthday, Norio Wakamoto! 🎉🎙️

We just lost a legendary animator today 😔 Some animators bring characters to life. Loyd Price helped shape entire worlds that generations grew up loving. 🕊️ Aardman animations has announced the passing of Loyd Price, a gifted animator, mentor and longtime creative force who dedicated more than 30 years to the studio. Over the decades, Price rose to become Aardman’s Head of Animation, helping guide both the performances audiences saw on screen and the generations of animators who followed him. His career stretched across some of stop-motion animation’s most beloved films, including: - Chicken Run — Supervising animator - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit — Supervising animator - The Nightmare Before Christmas — Animator - Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave — Animator - Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions — Co-director and writer - Shaun the Sheep Movie — Animation supervisor - A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon — Animation supervisor - The Pirates! Band of Misfits — Animation supervisor - Early Man — Animation supervisor - Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death — Animator - Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget — Animation supervisor On The Curse of the Were-Rabbit alone, Price led a team of 30 animators, helping bring Wallace, Gromit and an entire cast of characters to life frame by painstaking frame. His work as supervising animator also helped shape Chicken Run, while his career connected Aardman’s classic shorts to its modern feature-film era. Stop-motion is built one tiny movement at a time. Loyd Price spent decades making those movements feel alive, and teaching others how to do the same. The characters will keep moving. His influence will keep moving with them. Rest in paradise, Loyd Price. 🤍

The voice of Magneto and Kratos Christopher Judge Celebrates 62! 🎮🎂 Christopher Judge is best known as Teal’c in Stargate SG-1 and as Kratos in God of War, two defining roles that made him instantly recognizable to sci-fi and gaming fans. His career also includes major voice work as Magneto in X-Men: Evolution, Black Panther in Marvel’s Avengers, and D-Mob in the Def Jam games. Some of his most notable voice roles include: • Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat Legends) • Captain Ackbar (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) • Rafael Diaz (Star vs. the Forces of Evil) • Iroh (Avatar: The Quest for Balance / Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2) • Cyrax (Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms) • Akihiro Ehara (Lost Judgment) • Niro (Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld) • Coach Shimura (Ultraman: Rising) • Mr. Mu (The Loud House) • Agent Jack Flowers (The Boondocks) • Sabato Kuroi (Blade of the Immortal) • Dale (Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure) • Roberto Núñez (Elena of Avalor) • Uncle (Over the Moon) • Bill (Over the Moon) • Sogen (Ghost of Tsushima) • Genbar (Diablo IV) • Ben Lee (Syndicate) • Nahl Varius (Masquerada: Songs and Shadows) • Hachi (Ghost of Tsushima) Few performers can claim signature roles in both a landmark sci-fi series and one of gaming’s biggest franchises. Christopher Judge’s work as Teal’c and Kratos has given him a lasting place with fans across both worlds. Wishing Christopher Judge a powerful 62nd birthday and many more memorable performances ahead. 🎂🎙️✨