Monster Maezuka
{{short description|Japanese voice actor (born 1962)}}
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| name = Monster Meazuka
| native_name = 前塚 モンスター
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| birth_name = Atsushi Maezuka
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|03|19}}
| birth_place = Osaka, Japan
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| occupation = Voice actor
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{{nihongo|Monster Maezuka|前塚 モンスター|Maezuka Monsuta|born as {{nihongo|Atsushi Maezuka|前塚 厚志|Maezuka Atsushi}}, on March 19, 1962 in Osaka, Japan}} is a Japanese voice actor currently associated with the Clutch voice actor agency. Maezuka is noted for his roles as Ralf Jones, Benimaru Nikaido, and Choi Bounge in The King of Fighters fighting game series. He has also voiced the latter two in Capcom vs. SNK, and the first in The King of Fighters: Another Day anime; in addition to that, he has had voiceover experience playing Sling and the narrator in the original Japanese version of Beast Wars Neo. Maezuka is also noted for having done the voices of Kyoshiro Senryo and Nicotine Caffeine in the Samurai Shodown series, as well as Ken Masters in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos.
Filmography
= Animation =
- The King of Fighters: Another Day (2006) – Ralf Jones
- The King of Fighters: Destiny (2017–2018) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge{{cite episode | title=South Town | series=The King of Fighters: Destiny | season=1 | number=1 | time=Closing credits, Cast (Japanese)}}
= Video games =
- The King of Fighters '94 (1994) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones{{cite web|url=https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=benimaru|title=KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE|website=kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231120218/https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=benimaru|archive-date=December 31, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=choi|title=KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE|website=kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231120239/https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=choi|archive-date=December 31, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=ralf|title=KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE|website=kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231120334/https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=ralf|archive-date=December 31, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2021}}
- Samurai Shodown II (1994) – Kyoshiro Senryo, Nicotine Caffeine{{cite web|url=https://samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp/english/character/kyoshiro/index.php|title=KYOSHIRO SENRYO:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE|website=samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp|access-date=September 24, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp/english/character/nicotine/index.php|title=NICOTINE CAFFEINE:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE|website=samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp|access-date=September 24, 2021}}
- The King of Fighters '95 (1995) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- Samurai Shodown III (1995) – Kyoshiro Senryo
- Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior (1996) – Wang Koh-San, Wyler
- The King of Fighters '96 (1996) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- Samurai Shodown IV (1996) – Kyoshiro Senryo
- The King of Fighters '97 (1997) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- The Last Blade (1997) – Shikyoh
- The King of Fighters '98 (1998) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- The King of Fighters: Kyo (1998) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- The Last Blade 2 (1998) – Mukuro
- The King of Fighters '99 (1999) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- The King of Fighters 2000 (2000) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) – Benimaru Nikaido
- Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge
- The King of Fighters 2001 (2001) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- The King of Fighters 2002 (2002) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003) – Choi Bounge, Ken Masters{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Monster-Maezuka/|title=Monster Maezuka (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors|website=behindthevoiceactors.com|access-date=September 24, 2021|type= Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
- Samurai Shodown V (2003) – Kyoshiro Senryo
- The King of Fighters 2003 (2003) – Benimaru Nikaido, Ralf Jones
- The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact (2004) – Ralf Jones
- The King of Fighters Neowave (2005) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge, Ralf Jones
- NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) – Fuuma, Mudman
- The King of Fighters XI (2005) – Benimaru Nikaido, Ralf Jones
- The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2 (2006) – Ralf Jones
- The King of Fighters XII (2009) – Benimaru Nikaido
- The King of Fighters XIII (2010) – Benimaru Nikaido
- The King of Fighters XIV (2016) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge
- The King of Fighters All Star (2018) – Benimaru Nikaido, Choi Bounge{{cite tweet|user=KOF_ALLSTAR|number=1028581861511979012|title=【KOF ALLSTAR声優一覧】 KOF ALLSTAR出演声優を大公開Sparkles ファイター45人の各ボイスを担当した豪華声優陣を一覧でCHECK▼ #KOF #KOFAS #KOFAS声優一覧 #声優一覧|date=August 12, 2018|access-date=March 28, 2020|language=ja}}
- Samurai Shodown (2019) – Kyoshiro Senryo{{cite web|url=https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/samuraispirits/characters/kyoshiro.php|title=
SAMURAI SPIRITS 公式サイト | キャラクター 千両狂死郎 - SNK |website=snk-corp.co.jp|access-date=September 24, 2021|language=ja}} - The King of Fighters XV (2022) – Benimaru Nikaido{{cite AV media|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nxZf2MOCzOw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nxZf2MOCzOw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=KOF XV｜BENIMARU NIKAIDO｜Character Trailer #3 (4K)|via=YouTube|date=January 27, 2021|access-date=January 27, 2021}}{{cbignore}}
References
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External links
- [http://monster-maezuka.cocolog-nifty.com/hanjyodaihanten/ Monster Maezuka's personal blog] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928133024/http://www.clutch.cc/profile/monster/monster01.html Monster Maezuka at Clutch] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb name|0535524}}
- {{ann|people|46846}}
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Category:Japanese male singers
Category:Japanese male video game actors
Category:Japanese male voice actors
Category:Japanese-language singers
Category:Voice actors from Osaka Prefecture
Category:Osaka University of Arts alumni
Category:20th-century Japanese male actors
Category:21st-century Japanese male actors
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