, better known as , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kanagawa Prefecture. He is affiliated with Aoni Production.
He had roles in the Initial D series (as Jōshima Toshiya "God Hand"), Naruto (as Might Guy), Eat-Man (as Bolt Crank), the Shakugan no Shana series (as Alastor the Flame of Heavens), Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! (as Doctor Tsuchiya), Buso Renkin (as Captain Bravo), The Transformers (as Ratchet) and Final Fantasy XIII (as Sazh Katzroy). He is also the official dub-over artist of Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Wesley Snipes, Bruce Campbell and Robin Williams. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Andy García and Alec Baldwin in their early days. Much of his roles are occupied by Koichi Yamadera in different editions of the films.
Background
Ebara graduated from Tōkyōtoritsu Chitosegaoka Senior High School. He initially did not aspire to be an actor, but he chose to attend the Toho Performing Arts Academy to learn the trade because he admired the work of Charlie Chaplin as a student. After previously working with Gekidan Subaru, he affiliated himself with 81 Produce, but he is now affiliated with Aoni Production.
Filmography
Television animation
1987
Transformers: The Headmasters (Spike Witwicky, Scattershot/Computron, Pounce) 1990 Robin Hood no Daibōken (Baron Alwyn) 1991 Soreike! Anpanman (Unadonman, Pineappleman, Princess Dorian, Crayonman) 1992 O~i! Ryoma (Yamauchi Yōdō) The Laughing Salesman (Kenzō Warii (episode 93), Shokudō no Oyaji (December 26, 1992 special)) 1993 Nintama Rantarō (Young Ryūōmaru, Heishirō Kusai) 1994 Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R (Chiral) Yu Yu Hakusho (Yomi) 1996 Baketsu de Gohan (Zubrofsky) Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! (Doctor Tsuchiya) Raideen the Superior (Kraken) 1997 Eat-Man (Bolt Crank) 1998 Eat-Man '98 (Bolt Crank) 1999 Cowboy Bebop (Andy Von de Oniyate) Master Keaton (Robert Fenders) Pocket Monsters (Jangō) 2000 Love Hina (Kōji Maehara) Platinumhugen Ordian (Baltoro) Shūkan Storyland (Leader, narration) 2001 PaRappa Rappa (Boxy Boy) Shaman King (Dōen) The SoulTaker (Richard Vincent) 2002 Tottoko Hamtaro (Lion-sensei) 2003 Astro Boy: Mighty Atom (Archer) Gad Guard (Jack Bruno) Gunslinger Girl (Hilshire) Mugen Senki Potorisu (Black-clothed man) Naruto (Might Guy) 2004 Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (George Challenger) Fullmetal Alchemist (Hohenheim Elric) Kaiketsu Zorori (Gaon, Husky) 2005 Majime ni Fumajime: Kaiketsu Zorori (Gaon, Husky) Shakugan no Shana (Alastor) Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyūdensetsu Sanada Ten Braves The Animation (Kuroda Nagamasa) Xenosaga: The Animation (Ziggurat 8) 2006 Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z (Mojo Jojo) Ergo Proxy (MCQ) 2007 El Cazador de la Bruja (Shop Manager) Naruto: Shippuden (Might Guy, Might Duy) Nodame Cantabile (Sebastiano Viella) Shakugan no Shana Second (Alastor) 2008 Michiko to Hatchin (Old Gentleman) Negibōzu no Satarō (Aona no Shakimi) 2011 Shakugan no Shana Final (Alastor) 2012 Sword Art Online (Godfree) 2013 Magi: The Kingdom of Magic (Shambal Ramal) Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Osamu Yamanami) 2014 Future Card Buddyfight (Hitotaba Neginoyama/Captain Answer, Vlad Dracula) Tokyo ESP (Shin Kakuno) Nisekoi (Adlet Wogner Kirisaki) 2016 One Piece (Raizō) 2017 Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love (Osamu Yamanami) Vatican Miracle Examiner (Archbishop Saul) 2018 Pop Team Epic (Popuko (Series 1 Episode 1-A, Series 1 Remix Episode 12-B), Daddy (live-action portrayal) (Series 2 Episode 1)) 2019 No Guns Life (Christina Matsuzaki) 2021 Baki Hanma (Bob McCarthy) 2022 Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (Narrator) 2023 Dark Gathering (Nankobo)
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Black Jack (Myū) Buso Renkin (Captain Bravo, Narrator) Crayon Shin-chan (Majī Di Gamecchini) Deltora Quest (Fallow, Prandine) Detective Conan (Keigo Endō, Yūji Mikasa) Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (Gonzales) Hakaba Kitarō (Johnny the Vampire) Initial D series (Jōshima Toshiya) Jungle King Tar-chan (Alan) Kamisama Kazoku (Osamu Kamiyama) Kasumin (Haruo Kirima) Kekkaishi (Kouya) Kodomo no Omocha (Rick, narration) Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings (Yul Hepburn) Love Get CHU ~Miracle Seiyū Hakusho~ (Kuroiwa) Madlax (Friday Monday) Magical Princess Minky Momo (Papa) Mashin Eiyūden Wataru (Thunder Blue) Obake no Horry (Nyangirasu, Mukimukin) Onegai My Melody ~ Kurukuru Shuffle!~ (Flat-kun's papa) Pokonyan (Papa (Shigeru Konoha), Chanpuku) PoPoLoCrois Monogatari (White Knight) Robin Hood no Daibōken (Lord Alwine) Soreike! Uchū Senkan Yamamoto Yōko (Meo-Toroll no Fūrigā) Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (Xun Yu)