Eiji Takemoto

Eiji Takemoto (竹本 英史, born March 3, 1973) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator currently affiliated with Aoni Production. He was born in the Yamaguchi Prefecture and is known by fans by his nickname, "Takepon". He is currently married and has photos of his honeymoon at Maldives on his personal website. Takemoto is an avid fan of video games and has played various titles since he was nine years old. He claims he can play any title except for shooting games, although he has stated personal difficulty when he tried playing Samurai Warriors or 3D fighting games. Regarding his Warriors attempts, he commented on feeling completely lost on what to do and feels "absolutely no good" without a horse. Takemoto takes pride in Choppers and sports his own Virago 250.

Takemoto can create a variety of voices, ranging from baritone or screechy pitches. He has played several villains or cold-hearted characters from most genres known in anime and games. Lately, Takemoto is best known for his roles that are closer to his natural voice for attractive male characters. A few examples include Rock Howard from the SNK universe, Miles Edgeworth during the Ace Attorney Tokyo Game Show voiced teasers, and Wenrou in Sangokuren Senki ~ Otome no Heihou!.

While Takemoto lends his voice to the otome media, he is actually very embarrassed when he is asked to say "sweet nothings" to his female fans. Therefore, during the "Doya!? Girls" segments of Neoroma & Musou, Takemoto often chokes up and frequently states it's impossible for him. He tried to push the responsibility of performing the lines entirely to his willing co-host, Masaya Onosaka, but Takemoto has nervously performed a couple requests so far from fans. Takemoto has commented on his anxieties of the prospect of appearing on stage before several hundreds of screaming women next year.

For his thoughts regarding the "Gi Trio" (義トリオ, unofficial nickname for Mitsunari, Yukimura, and Kanetsugu), he remarks that Kanetsugu is a bit annoying to listen to -and more popular than him with fangirls- but likes the group as a whole. With the "San Baka" (三バカ, unofficial nickname for Mitsunari, Kiyomasa and Masanori), he stated it feels like they barely get along most of the time.

Works with Koei

 * Mitsunari Ishida, Katsuie Shibata - Samurai Warriors series, Warriors Orochi series
 * Henry Percy - Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War
 * Angeerdan, Morozowa - TRINITY: Souls of Zill O'll
 * Ouchi Fukuchi - Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 5

Live Events

 * Neoromance ♥ Festa ~ Haruka Festival 2011
 * Jump Festa 2011 Koei Tecmo Presents Onosaka Masaya Takemoto Eiji no Neoroma & Musou Special Stage
 * Sengoku Musou Seiyuu Ougi 2010 Aki
 * Sengoku Bushou Matsuri
 * Jump Festa 2010 Sengoku Musou 3 Special Stage
 * 2009 Uzumasa Sengoku Matsuri ~ Sengoku Musou Talk Show
 * Samurai Drama Live 2009