Kaiji Tang
Kaiji Tang | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 唐凱吉 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tang at Animate! Columbus in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 25, 1984[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of California, Riverside (BFA)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Voice actor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2004–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Marcy Edwards (m. 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 唐凯吉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 唐凱吉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaiji Tang (Chinese: 唐凱吉; born January 25, 1984),[1] also known as Kaiji Von Tang, is a Chinese-born voice actor who is based in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Biography
[edit]Tang[3][4] graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a degree in theatre.[2] He comes from a theatrical background and moved to Los Angeles in 2007 to do commercial work.[5] He starred in commercials for Garmin GPS and The Discovery Channel.[6] After appearing in a cult-classic movie called Zombie Strippers as a zombie, he auditioned for a podcast for a dubbing studio and was eventually hired. Ever since then, he has found success in finding roles for anime and video game characters.[5] Tang has stated that he never set out to do voice work and it all came later on in his life.[3] Tang enjoys his profession and likes contributing to the video game industry as he compares video games to novels.[7] Tang hosts the YouTube channel Voices of Gaming.[8]
Career
[edit]In anime, Tang is known as the voice of Osamu Dazai from Bungo Stray Dogs, Big G from Doraemon, Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen, Sanemi Shinazugawa from Demon Slayer, Kashin Koji from Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Hendrickson from The Seven Deadly Sins, Guts from Berserk, Tsumugu Kinagase from Kill La Kill, Tetsudo "Poppo" Hisakawa from Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Archer from Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Jinshi from The Apothecary Diaries, Joe from Megalo Box, and Jin Kazama, lead character in Tekken: Bloodline. In video games, he is known for his performances as Wingul from Tales of Xillia, Fang from Fairy Fencer F, Gaius Worzel from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series, Yasuhiro Hagakure and Gonta Gokuhara from the Danganronpa series, and Ichiban Kasuga in the Yakuza series.
He is also known for voicing Owain/Odin in the Fire Emblem series, as well as the titular character in the video game Detective Pikachu and voiced Tom Cat in the 2021 film Tom & Jerry.
While Satoru Gojo is his most renowned and celebrated role to date,[9] catapulting his career to new heights, Tang has alluded that, among all the anime he's worked on, Jujutsu Kaisen is not his favorite. That honor goes to Doraemon, in which he voiced the bully kid known as 'Big G.' In a 2023 interview with Anime Corner, Tang claimed that his first human memory is of reading a Doraemon comic; thus, obtaining a role and participating in the show later in life felt like "an amazing full circle moment."[10]
His own commentary on his career
[edit]On his off time, he posts content on TikTok and Twitter. Tang is known for being very open about his career and what he hopes for. On March 28, 2022, one industry insider estimates that the English dub performers for the anime received US salaries between $150 and $600 for their work. Tang made fun of the depressing scenario by noting that this figure is hourly yet cumulative.[11] Tang continued to express his own ambitions for the dub industry in another tweet, and they go far beyond a pay increase.[12] Longer lead times before entering the recording booth will be necessary for stronger dubs, according to the actor. After all, cold-reading is difficult for any actor, and dubbing now frequently uses it. The actor admitted that, despite portraying one of the most well-known characters in one of the most well-known anime series in the world, he is only able to support himself by engaging in voice acting work outside of the anime industry, such as performing 12–20 hours of audio descriptive work each week in addition to providing voice overs for audio books and educational programs.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Tang revealed on Twitter in 2021 that he had no desire to work in any environment that does not recognize Taiwan as a country, and that he and his family fled his birth country of the People's Republic of China due to their shared opposition of the country's ruling communist party.[14] He married voice actress Marcy Edwards on June 24, 2017.[15][16][17] He has a sister named Katherine.[18]
Filmography
[edit]Note that these are all performances in English, rather than his native Chinese.
Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[19] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tekken: Blood Vengeance | Lee Chaolan | [20] | |
| 2012 | Battle Royale | Shogo Kawada | [21] | |
| 2018 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower | Archer | [22] | |
| 2019 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly | [citation needed] | ||
| White Snake | Chang Pan | [23] | ||
| 2020 | Altered Carbon: Resleeved | Shinji | [20] | |
| Willy and the Guardians of the Lake | Barry Bladderwort | US version | ||
| Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna | Kyotaro Yamada | [24] | ||
| 2021 | Tom & Jerry | Tom Cat | Additional vocal effects | [25] |
| Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | Eugene Lim | [20] | ||
| Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song | Archer | [citation needed] | ||
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Sanemi Shinazugawa | [20] | ||
| 2022 | Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | Satoru Gojo | [26] | |
| 2022–23 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh | Hendrickson | Parts 1 & 2 | [20] |
| 2023 | The Monkey King | Old Man Villager | ||
| Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria | Jagi | OVA |
Video games
[edit]Live action
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[19] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Zombie Strippers! | Zombie | First Hollywood acting role | [51][52] |
Webseries
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[19] |
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| 2016 | Death Battle | Roronoa Zoro / Samurai Jack / Aquaman / All Might | Episodes: "Roronoa Zoro VS Erza Scarlet", "Samurai Jack VS Afro Samurai", "Aquaman VS Namor", All Might VS "Might Guy" | [53] |
| 2017 | RWBY | Li Ren | Volume 4, Chapter 10: "Kuroyuri" | [54] |
Anime
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kaiji Von Tang (@KaijiTang)".
- ^ a b "About". Voiceover Sorcerer.
- ^ a b c Hayes, Anthony (August 2015). "Kaiji Tang: L.A. based voice actor shows amazing range in unique interview". LA Post Examiner. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji [@KaijiTang] (January 25, 2021). "Thank you all so much for the beautiful birthday wishes. Here's to my 37th adventure!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Highlighting Asian-American Voices in the Anime Industry!". Crunchyroll. May 27, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Kaiji Tang: L.A. voice actor displays his versatilityLos Angeles Post-Examiner". lapostexaminer.com. August 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ "Voice Acting with Kaiji Tang". Acting Is... Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Media – Voices of Gaming Begins SKULLGIRLS LIVE: THE ENCORE Series". Skullheart. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ Banks, Annie (May 29, 2024). "'I Almost Didn't Voice Gojo': 'Jujutsu Kaisen's Kaiji Tang Told Us All About His Voice Work". The Mary Sue. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Team, A. C. N. (November 27, 2023). "Interview: Kaiji Tang Talks Voice Acting and Roomba Dreams". Anime Corner. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Tanj, Kaiji. "Kaiji Von Tang on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Lacerna, Michael (March 30, 2022). "Jujutsu Kaisen Actor Criticizes Anime Dubbing Conditions and Pay Rates". CBR. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Tanj, Kaiji. "Kaiji Von Tang on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Kaiji's tweet". Twitter. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji (June 25, 2017). "Thank you for all the beautiful tweets! Going to try and get to replies when the fatigue is all gone. Love y'all". @kaijitang. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Edwards, Marcy (June 27, 2017). "@KaijiTang and I. Our wedding kiss. Shot by Lily Gu". @marcythebeast. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji. "I got married yesterday". Professional Voice Monkey. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji (February 5, 2019). "My sister @KatTangTwt is texting me about getting points toward free pizza at 11ishpm. Blood runs thick. Like pizza sauce". @KaijiTang. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kaiji Tang Resume". resumes.actorsaccess.com/. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Kaiji Tang (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Crystal Acids Kaiji Tang Page". Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "Fathom and Aniplex of America Bring Latest 'Fate/stay' Movie to Theaters". Three if By Space. May 7, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Post, NYAV (November 13, 2019). "Please note the role of Chang Pan is voiced by Kaiji Tang @KaijiTang Despite his incredible performance, he has not morphed into a combination of himself and the character he voices in White Snake #KaijiPan". @nyav_post. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Shout! Factory Releases Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Anime Film on BD/DVD in October". Anime News Network. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Kaiji Von Tang on Twitter: "Got permission to tell this funny story. I did the scratch track for this movie as Tom. Thought it was one and done. Come to find out, they put me in Additional Voices cause a lot of our track made it in! That's me you're hearing falling off buildings and tearing up hotel rooms."". Twitter. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, English-subbed Trailer for Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Anime Film". Anime News Network. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:47 in, CAST.
- ^ "Pascal Voice – Tales of Graces (Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 21, 2021. 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ MapleStory [@MapleStory] (March 13, 2014). "@arrivedercl @snowyue7 Xenon: Lucien Dodge, Luminous: Kaiji Tang, Phantom: Evan Bonifant, Mercedes: Cristina Vee" (Tweet). Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji (July 18, 2013). "Just finished recording Yasuhiro Hagakure for #DanganRonpa : Trigger Happy Havoc! Due out early 2014! ...Now I need a burger". @kaijitang. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ "Voice Actor Kaiji Tang Joining Otakon 2015 Guest Roster". GraphicPolicy. June 14, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji. "Munehisa Iwai can help you make that wish of yours come true". @KaijiTang. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Bethesda Game Studios Austin (November 14, 2018). Fallout 76. Bethesda Softworks. Scene: Credits: Voice & Music – Cast.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji (September 17, 2019). "Eeeeey #AITHESOMNIUMFILES drops today! I voice Moma Kumakura, the yakuza boss with rich and fulfilling hobbies! Have fun!!". @KaijiTang. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji (October 22, 2019). "Let the wind guide you toward #TrailsofColdSteelIII available today for PS4! Let Gaius take you under his wing. Easy breezy". @KaijiTang. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji [@KaijiTang] (November 2, 2019). "Oh and one more thing! Super psyched to announce that I'll be voicing Akatsuki in @ArcSystemWorks' #BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle 2.0.!! It hits Nov. 21 on Switch, PS4, and PC!
Remember. B tatsu is life.
#BBTag" (Tweet). Retrieved November 2, 2019 – via Twitter. - ^ "Judgment (2019 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Wayforward. River City Girls. Arc System Works. Scene: Ending credits, 4:30 in, VOICE ACTORS.
- ^ Von Tang, Kaiji [@KaijiTang] (September 27, 2019). "Starting today, you can shape me into the ultimate edgelord. Just pick male voice option 3 and we'll be off in the ultimate grimdark adventure in #CODEVEIN!!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Chime. Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne. Spike Chunsoft. Scene: Ending credits, 32:47 in, Cast.
- ^ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (2021 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 28, 2021. 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Tang, Kaiji [@KaijiTang] (September 25, 2021). "Yessir, that is me as Shang-Chi in Marvel Super War! It came out a little while ago but I've been behind in announcements for awhile now, apologies!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji [@KaijiTang] (September 30, 2021). "Nightmare Daddy Haru returns in the Banned-In-Australia #MarySkelterFinale! Oh the horror, the blood, the scariness. Check it out on PS4 and Nintendo Switch!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hotta Studio. "Tower of Fantasy Official Website - A Shared Open World MMORPG". Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ Kadokawa Games. Relayer. Clouded Leopard Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 14:31 in, EN Other VOICE CAST.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji [@KaijiTang] (October 28, 2022). "Happy #ModernWarfare2 launch! You'll hear me as your friendly neighborhood Operator, Zimo! Happy hunting!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Octopath Traveler II (2023 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ @domcianciolo (July 15, 2023). ".#MK1's Cast so far! @mattyangking Liu Kang @KariWahlgren Mileena/Kitana @vicchao Kenshi @AlanLeeVO - Shang Tsung @KaijiTang Sub-Zero @dicek2g Scorpion @AndrewSBowen Johnny @VRodriguezIII Raiden @ThatSunil Kung Lao @YuriLowenthal Smoke @NoshirDalal Rain" (Tweet). Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Granblue Fantasy: Relink (2024 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ @koeitecmoeurope (November 1, 2024). "Officer - Gan Ning JP Voice: Hiroaki Miura EN Voice: Kaiji Tang Translated from Producer Tomohiko Sho's comments in Japanese. "Compared to the past, I think his look and feel have aged, and he has become more awesome and dignified. In this work, we also meet Gan Ning before he served King Huang Zu!" Official website:https://bit.ly/3XC9EvE #DWORIGINS #KTfamily" (Tweet). Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji (May 29, 2014). "Little known fact: My first job in Hollywood was being a zombie in "Zombie Strippers"". @kaijitang. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ben B. Singer [@BenBSinger] (November 15, 2016). "Excited for Zoro VS Erza? They'll be voiced by @KaijiTang & @KBeeThatsMe respectively! Check this first look out:…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "RWBY: Volume 4, Chapter 10: Kuroyuri". roosterteeth.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kaiji Tang". Anime Weekend Atlanta. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Magi: The Kingdom of Magic English Dub Casts Johnny Yong Bosch, Stephanie Sheh". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Doraemon, Giovanni's Island Dubs Premiere in L.A. on July 5". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Kill la Kill OVA to Premiere at New York Comic Con". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ Kill La Kill [@KillLaKillUSA] (December 18, 2014). "Voice Actor Kaiji Tang has two things to say, 1. He is the voice actor for Tsumugu Kinagase. 2. You can get Kill..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ Kaiji Tang [@KaijiTang] (November 1, 2015). "Hey guys! #SevenDeadlySins is now on Netflix! You can hear me as Hendrickson!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 17, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ "One-Punch Man Is Coming to Toonami!". Viz Media. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "The Strongest Man". One-Punch Man. Episode 1. Viz Media. July 16, 2016. Adult Swim.
- ^ "Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Broadcast Dub Cast Announcement". Funimation. July 28, 2016. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Tenma Izumo - Naruto: Shippuden". Behind the Voice Actors.
- ^ "Gengo - Naruto: Shippuden". Behind the Voice Actors.
- ^ Kaiji Tang [@KaijiTang] (January 10, 2017). "Proud to be voicing Vegeta for the @ToonamiAsia broadcast of #DragonBallSuper! Now dirty your knees before the Prin…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Funimation Acquires Berserk Season 1 (2016) English Dub – Funimation – Blog!". Funimation – Blog!. March 20, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ "Aniplex USA Dubs anohana Anime Series, Announces Cast (Updated)". Anime News Network. April 15, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "Aniplex USA Announces Katsugeki Touken Ranbu's Blu-Ray Set, English Dub Cast". April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Bungo Stray Dogs English Dub Casts Kaiji Tang as Osamu Dazai". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Update 26: Upgrades via Backerkit & Updated Cast List! · Skip Beat! Official North American Release". Kickstarter. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ Kaiji Tang [@KaijiTang] (December 12, 2018). "I voice a gentleman by the name of Kentaro in #BackStreetGirls #Gokudolls which hit Netflix today! Supervise them childrens [sic] because this is certainly a black comedy. Shout out to @ErikaHarlacher who also voices...me. You'll see what I mean if you give it a watch" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Megalobox Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. May 17, 2023.
- ^ "Kengan Ashura (TV)". Anime News Network.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (February 20, 2020). "BEASTARS Anime Reveals English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime's Video Reveals English Dub Cast for Hashira". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji. "You'll hear me as food connoisseur, bon vivant, and all around great guy Jegal Taek in #GodOfHighschool now on @Crunchyroll. lets do lunch :D". @KaijiTang. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Valentine, Evan (November 17, 2022). "Jujutsu Kaisen, Noblesse, and More Reveal Dub Cast". ComicBook.com.
- ^ "Magatsu Wahrheit Zuerst English Dub Cast and Crew". Studio Nano. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (August 1, 2022). "Orient Anime Reveals 2nd Part's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Kaiji Von Tang (@KaijiTang) i'm Kabukimon April 14, 2023, 12:11 AM. Tweet.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (November 3, 2023). "The Apothecary Diaries Anime's English Dub Reveals Cast, Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji [@KaijiTang] (December 12, 2024). "i'm him #Dandadan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji [@KaijiTang] (April 17, 2024). "anime grimms fairy tales now on netflix i voice lead loser author 'N' in episode 4, the elves and the shoemaker enjoy!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Tang, Kaiji [@KaijiTang] (October 5, 2024). "happy ranma 1/2 day! you can hear me as the Jusenkyo Guide in the new Netflix adaptation!!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
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