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Maxwell Powers

{{Short description|American voice actor}}

{{Use American English|date=October 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Maxwell Powers

| image = Maxwell Powers at The Benza Premiere.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Maxwell Powers at the premiere of The Benza Series 2

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|27}}

| birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S.

| occupation = Voice actor

| years_active = 2005–present

| website = {{URL|https://www.maxpowervoice.com/}}

}}

Maxwell Powers (born December 27, 1983) is an American voice actor. Known for his work in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion, Pokémon, and Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga. Powers is also known for his live action work as the host of the NHK Educational TV program VocabRider (2016–present){{Cite web|title=ボキャブライダー on TV|url=https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/QLZLXN22G2/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=NHK|language=ja}}

and as a host for NHK World-Japan's Catch Japan.{{Cite web|title=Catch Japan April 2019|url=https://www.jibtv.com/programs/catch_japan_2019/20190425.html|access-date=2021-09-15|website=JIBTV|language=en-US}} Most recently, Powers was a presenter at the 2020 Paralympic Games closing ceremony.{{Cite web|title=【パラ閉会式】司会進行は声優マックスウェル・パワーズ イベント司会などで活躍|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2205944/full/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Oricon News|date=September 5, 2021 |language=ja}}

Early life

Powers began studying Japanese from the age of 15, and was awarded the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's scholarship to attend a Japanese university in 2003. He began his professional career as a translator working in manga and anime. In 2006, Powers was hired to supervise a narrator for a recording and was requested by the director to replace the original narrator. After finishing the recording, the director encouraged Powers to pursue a career in narration and voice acting.{{Cite web|title=独学日本語からバイリンガルプロとしてマルチに活躍するスゴい人！|url=https://sugoihito.or.jp/2015/05/11469/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Nikkon Sugoi Hito|date=May 12, 2015 |language=ja}}{{cite magazine |date=2007-03-01 |title=マックスウェル・パワーズの紹介 |trans-title=Introducing Maxwell Powers |language=ja |magazine=TVLIFE |location=Japan |publisher=One Publishing }}

Career

Powers was cast in NHK Educational TV’s radio program Kiso Eigo as a host from 2007 until 2014.{{Cite web|title=基礎英語１|url=https://gogakuru.com/english/on_air/%E5%9F%BA%E7%A4%8E%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E%EF%BC%91(2012).html|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Gogakuru|language=ja}}

In 2016, he was cast as the lead in NHK Educational TV’s television series, radio show, and smartphone application VocabRider.{{Cite web|title=「毎日５分」でテンポよく ＮＨＫＥテレでミニ語学番組制作 高柳光治さん|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20191113/dde/018/200/005000c|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Mainichi Shinbun|language=ja}} Co-starring Wakana Aoi, Minami Hamabe, Hiyori Sakurada, Powers was responsible for providing explanations of the English language in Japanese. He has additionally worked as a reporter for NHK World's Catch Japan.{{Cite web|title=CATCH JAPAN|url=https://www.jibtv.com/programs/catch_japan_2019/20200924.html|access-date=2021-09-15|website=JibTV|language=ja}}

As a voice actor, he is primarily known for his work in Japanese anime and video games. Powers has played Suzuki in the television series, video game, and movie version of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016){{Cite web|title=Kabaneri|url=https://kabaneri.com/#staff/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Kabaneri|language=ja}} and is the announcer in the movie Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game (2017). Powers currently voices the recurring character Rotom Drone in the television series Pokémon,{{Cite web|title=ポケットモンスター［超電磁ハイパークラスバトル！］|url=https://www.tv-osaka.co.jp/onair/detail/oaid=2027578/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=TV Osaka|language=ja}}{{Cite web|title=Maxwell Powers: 'You have to be competent, yet invisible'|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2021/10/11/people/maxwell-powers-competent-yet-invisible/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=The Japan Times|date=October 11, 2021 |language=en-US}} Sergeant Verde Buster Gundam in SD Gundam Heroes(2021),{{Cite web|title=『SDガンダムワールド ヒーローズ』キービジュアル＆CMが到着！「放送直前スペシャル」の配信・放送も決定！|url=https://www.gundam.info/news/video-music/01_3845.html|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Gundam Info|language=ja}} and Genbu in the Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion anime series Shinkalion(2018), Shinkalion Z(2021) and Shinkalion the Movie(2019).{{Cite web|title=劇場版「シンカリオン」ALFA-Xの運転士"謎の少年"お披露目、舞台は北海道|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/343516|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Natalie|language=ja}}{{Cite web|title=『エヴァンゲリオン』とコラボした巨大怪物体の名前は！？『シンカリオン』の裏話満載のトークショーが開催！【レポート】|url=https://cho-animedia.jp/article/2018/08/24/7957.html|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Animedia|date=August 24, 2018 |language=ja}}

He also voices the characters of Ultraman Max and Ultraman Mebius in the live action movie Ultraman Ultra Galaxy Fight The Absolute Conspiracy(2020),{{Cite web|title=Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy|url=https://m-78.jp/galaxy-fight/tac/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Ultraman Ultra Galaxy Fight The Absolute Conspiracy Homepage|language=ja}} and the transformation system voice in the television series Ultraman Trigger New Generation Tiga(2021).{{Cite web|title=ウルトラマントリガーNEW GENERATION TIGA「平和を守る力」|url=https://www.tv-osaka.co.jp/onair/detail/oaid=2025307/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=TV Osaka|language=ja}}

Powers has also worked as an MC for various MMA tournaments from 2009 including World Victory Road's Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC){{Cite web|title=COMING-OUT PARTY VS. PREDICTABLE CORONATION|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/ComingOut-Party-vs-Predictable-Coronation-16591|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Sherdog|language=en-US}} and for Aniplex Online Fest.{{Cite web|title=Aniplex Online Fest 2021にVTuber藤間桜がMCとして出演 裏側映像も後日放送|url=https://panora.tokyo/archives/28986|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Panora|date=July 4, 2021 |language=ja}} Recently he presented at the 2020 Paralympic Games closing ceremony.

In 2021, Powers joined the cast of the Amazon Prime Video on-demand series The Benza in the recurring role of Max.{{Cite web|title=Maxwell Powers|url=https://en.tokyo-cowboys.com/benza-max|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Tokyo Cowboys|language=en-US}}

Filmography

= Television =

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

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scope="row"| 2009 - 2010

|Gojinimuchuu (五時に夢中)

| Self

|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web | url=http://www.mxtv.co.jp/goji/kurofune.php?show_date=20100924&show_keyword=%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9| title= 黒船特派員レポート | work=五時に夢中| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120918173735/http://www.mxtv.co.jp/goji/kurofune.php?show_date=20100924&show_keyword=%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9 | access-date=September 21, 2021| archive-date= September 18, 2012 }}

scope="row"| 2016–Present

|VocabRider

| VobabRider Max

| Regular

| style="text-align:center;"|

scope="row"| 2018–Present

|Washoku World Challenge

| Host/Announcer

|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite episode |title=WASHOKU in Europe The 6th Washoku World Challenge |series=Washoku World Challenge |network=Jib TV |date=18 October 2018}}

scope="row"| 2019–Present

|Catch Japan

| Host

| Regular

| style="text-align:center;"|

scope="row"| 2021–Present

|The Benza

| Max

| Recurring

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|+ List of voice acting performances in television shows

style="background:#b0c4de;" | Year style="background:#b0c4de;"| Titlestyle="background:#b0c4de;"| Role style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source
{{dts|2016|01|27|format=y}}Kabaneri of the Iron FortressSuzuki 
{{dts|2016|07|21|format=y}}Yo-kai WatchAnnouncer Yo-kai {{cite episode |title=Ep. 119 |series=Yo-kai Watch |network=TV TOKYO |date=6 May 2016}}
{{dts|2018|01|19|format=y}}Shinkansen Henkei Robo ShinkalionGenbu 
{{dts|2020|01|19|format=y}}Tomica Kizuna Mode Combine Earth GrannerSystem Voice {{cite episode |title= Ep. 1 |series=Earth Granner |network=TV Tokyo |date=5 April 2020}}
{{dts|2021|11|06|format=y}}PokémonRotom Drone 
{{dts|2021|11|06|format=y}}Ultraman Trigger: New Generation TigaDevices Voice 
{{dts|2021|11|06|format=y}}SD Gundam HeroesSergeant Verde Buster Gundam 

= Film =

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"| 2011

|Salvage Mice (サルベージマイス)

| Mob Boss

| Voice over

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite AV media | people=Tasaki, Ryuta (director) | date=October 22, 2011 | title=Salvage Mice | type=Motion picture | location=Japan }}

scope="row"| 2013

|The Liar and His Lover (film) (彼女は嘘を愛しすぎてる)

| Master of Ceremonies

|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite AV media | people=Norihiro Koizumi (director) | date=December 14, 2013 | title=カノジョは嘘を愛しすぎてる | trans-title = The Liar and His Lover | type=Motion picture | location=Japan }}

scope="row"| 2017

|Let's Go Jets! (チア団！)

| Announcer

| Voice over

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite AV media | people=Kawai, Hayato (director) | date=March 11, 2017 | title=Let's Go Jets! | type=Motion picture | location=Japan }}

scope="row"| 2018

|Over Drive (オーバードライブ)

| Race Announcer

|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite AV media | people= Hasumi, Aichiro (director) | date=June 1, 2019 | title=Over Drive | type=Motion picture | location=Japan}}

scope="row"| 2021

|Masquerade Night

| Master of Ceremonies

|

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite AV media | people= Suzuki, Masayuki (director) | date=September 17, 2021 | title=Masquerade Night | type=Motion picture | location=Japan}}

= Video games =

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|+ List of voice acting performances in video games

style="background:#b0c4de;" | Year style="background:#b0c4de;"| Titlestyle="background:#b0c4de;"| Role style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source
{{dts|2008|01|27|format=y}}Space Invaders Get EvenVarious Characters {{cite web | url=https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,841478/| title=J.Maxwell Powers | publisher=Moby Games | work=mobygames| access-date=September 14, 2021}}
{{DTS|2011|09|14|format=y}}Tekken Tag Tournament 2System Voice
{{dts|2015|07|21|format=y}}Time Crisis 5Wild Fang 
{{dts|2016|01|19|format=y}}The King of Fighters XIVSystem Voice 
{{dts|2016|01|19|format=y}}Mystery Chronicles: One Way HeroicsKeyton 
{{dts|2018|11|06|format=y}}KotodamanGenbu {{cite web | url=https://www.appbank.net/2018/12/08/iphone-application/1671525.php| title=【コトダマン】シンカリオンコラボ開催中! ログインするだけで★5「Ｅ５はやぶさ」が手に入るチャンス | publisher=App Bank | work=appbank| date=December 8, 2018 | access-date=September 14, 2021}}
{{dts|2019|11|06|format=y}}Last CloudiaVarious Characters 
{{dts|2022|02|17|format=y}}The King of Fighters XVSystem Voice 
{{dts|2022|12|16|format=y}}Azure Striker Gunvolt 3Asimov (English version) {{cite web |title=Maxwell Powers (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Maxwell-Powers/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=19 September 2023|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}
{{dts|2023|10|31|format=y}}Little Goody Two ShoesGustav, Father Hans 
{{dts|2024|1|26|format=y}}Like a Dragon: Infinite WealthDwight Méndez (Japanese version; English dialogue) 
{{dts|2024|3|13|format=y}}Gitadora: Galaxy WaveSystem Voice 
{{dts|2025|6|format=y}}INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory RoadDonny Summerfield (English version) 

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.maxpowervoice.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}

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