Wataru Hatano
Born: 1982-03-13 in Nagano, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Wataru Hatano is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, Hatano won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in Toward the Terra and Tenshi Yuri in Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan. Other major roles voiced include Gajeel in Fairy Tail and Yūto Ayase in Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. In video games, he voices Josuke Higashikata in the CyberConnect2 developed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure games, and Rufus in the Street Fighter franchise. On April 2, 2018 he announced his marriage with fellow voice actress Mai Hashimoto.
Filmography
2025
- Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback as Atsunobu Hayashi (voice)
- Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 4: Light Blue Maiden (Sasha)
- Harmony of Mille-Feuille as Male Light Music Club Member (voice)
- The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries as Takeshi "Take-bō" Kōta (voice)
- U Takes Terra as Chiave (Voice)
- I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons as Nadir (voice)
- IDOLiSH7 First BEAT! Movie Edition Part 2 as Gaku Yaotome (voice)
- IDOLiSH7 First BEAT! Movie Edition Part 1 as Gaku Yaotome (voice)
2024
- FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST as Gajeel (voice)
- I Parry Everything as Sain (voice)
- Vampire Dormitory as Komori (voice)
- Uzumaki as Okada (voice)
- The Demon Prince of Momochi House as Takamura Nachi (voice)
- Egumi Legacy as God Eyes / Wild Feces (voice)
- Fate/strange Fake as Orlando Reeve (voice)
- Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2205: The New Voyage as Bandou Heiji
- Duel Masters LOST
- Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion as Bando Heiji (voice)
2023
- Rurouni Kenshin as Anji Yukyuzan (voice)
- Horimiya: The Missing Pieces as Masamune Sasaki (voice)
- My Daemon as Kouya Kokonoe (voice)
- Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- as Orlando Reeve (voice)
- The Legendary Hero Is Dead! as Belarco (voice)
- IDOLiSH7 7th Anniversary Event "ONLY ONCE, ONLY 7TH" as Gaku Yaotome
2022
- Bubble as Osawa (voice)
- Reincarnated as a Sword as Klimt (voice)
- Bibliophile Princess as Theodore Warren Ashelard (voice)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue 1 as Ulrich Kessler
- Orient as Hideo Kosameda (voice)
- Housing Complex C as Seichi Koshide (voice)
- Mamekichi Mameko – The Daily Life of a NEET as Poniki / Simba (voice)
- The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting as Rei Hojo (voice)
- 宇宙戦艦ヤマト2205 新たなる旅立ち 後章 -STASHA- as Bandou Heiji (voice)
2021
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation as Timothy (voice)
- Shadows House as Edward (voice)
- DAKAICHI - I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year - the Movie: Spain Arc as Kiyotaka Arisu (voice)
- Taisho Otome Fairy Tale as Tamasuke Manabe (voice)
- Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! as Motojirō Kajii (voice)
- Super Crooks as the Praetorian (voice)
- Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage - Prior Chapter: Take Off as Bandou Heiji
- The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window as Rihito Hiyakawa (voice)
- Muteking the Dancing Hero as George (voice)
- 宇宙戦艦ヤマト2205 新たなる旅立ち 前章 -TAKE OFF- as Bandou Heiji (voice)
2020
- JUJUTSU KAISEN as Haruta Shigemo (voice)
- The Misfit of Demon King Academy as Spirit King (voice)
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon as Meidomaru (voice)
- Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather as Chikara Doumeki (voice)
- Moriarty the Patriot as Burton (voice)
- Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! as Hamada (voice)
- Marudase Kintarou as Inukai (voice)
- Uchitama?! Have You Seen My Tama? as Gon Noda (voice)
2019
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as (voice)
- Mysteria Friends as Owen
- Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! as Nano-chan (voice)
- Amazing Stranger as Haruto Bouida (voice)
- A3! SECOND Blooming FESTIVAL
2018
- Captain Tsubasa as Hikaru Matsuyama (voice)
- My Sweet Tyrant as Kubomura Takumi
- DAKAICHI -I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year- as Kiyotaka Arisu (voice)
- Killing Bites as Yuuya Nomoto
- The Laws of the Universe: The Age of Reimei as Eisuke (voice)
- Fate/Extra Last Encore as Julius B. Harway (voice)
- Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation as Paige Krauss (voice)
- Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
- Sanrio Boys
- Magical Girl Ore as (voice)
- IDOLiSH7 Vibrato as Gaku Yaotome (voice)
2017
- Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game as Reo Mibuchi (voice)
- Sakura Quest as Katsumi Kumano (voice)
- Never Give Up! Magical Girl Kurumi as Isamu Takahashi
- Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry as Gajeel Redfox (voice)
- ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. as Gurus (voice)
- Dance with Devils: Fortuna as Lindo Tachibana
- The Laughing Salesman NEW as Junichi Naoki(Story4)
- 7O3X Fastest Finger First as Yosuke Ashiya (voice)
- Fox Spirit Matchmaker as Haku Gauche
- Escha Chron as Hayata Kasai (voice)
2016
- My Hero Academia as Hitoshi Shinso (voice)
- Mob Psycho 100 as Taro (voice)
- KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world! as Keith (voice)
- Bungo Stray Dogs as Motojirou Kajii
- Magi: Adventure of Sinbad as Spartos Leoxses (voice)
- Yuri!!! on Ice ... (Theme Song Performance)
- ReLIFE as Koushi Usa (voice)
- D.Gray-man Hallow as Bak Chan (voice)
- The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi as Ryo Sakaguchi (voice)
- Ninja Girl & Samurai Master as Nobunaga Oda
- Hundred as Fritz Granz (voice)
- Magic-Kyun! Renaissance as 庵條 瑠衣
2015
- One-Punch Man as Metal Bat (voice)
- Fw:Hamatora
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan as Jaswant (voice)
- The Laws Of The Universe - Part 0 as Eisuke (voice)
- World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman as Sir Edward Lambert (voice)
- Actually, I Am... as Sakurada (voice)
- Dance with Devils as Lindo Tachibana
2014
- Baby Steps as Hiroshi Araya (voice)
- Hamatora as Murasaki
- Momokyun Sword as Inugami (voice)
- Engaged to the Unidentified as Hakuya Mitsumine (voice)
- No-Rin as Kei Kamatori (voice)
2013
- Ace of the Diamond as Tooru Masuko (voice)
- Valvrave the Liberator as Kibukawa Takumi (voice)
- Unlimited Psychic Squad as You Fujiura (voice)
- 声優戦隊ボイストーム7 as (voice)
2012
- Nyaruko: Crawling with Love! as Yoichi Takehiko
- Our Home's Fox Deity as Gyokuyou Tenko (voice)
- Chitose Get You!! as Hiroshi Kashiwabara
- Listen to Me, Girls. I'm Your Father! as Yuta Segawa (voice)
- Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess as Gajeel Redfox (voice)
- B-Daman Fireblast
2011
- THE iDOLM@STER as Host Sports Event (voice)
- The Voice Makes a Miracle
- Battle Spirits: Heroes as Arata Yakushiji (voice)
- A Bridge to the Starry Skies as Daigo Minamikokubaru (voice)
- Gakuen 3: Karei Naru Etsujoku as Chiba Kagetora (voice)
2010
- Sex Pistols as Shiro Fujiwara
- Love Pistols
2009
- From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke as Toru Sanada (voice)
- Fairy Tail as Gajeel Redfox (voice)
- Tailenders as Shiro Tomoe (voice)
- 07-Ghost as Haruse
- Whispered Words as Norio Kazama (voice)
2008
- Blassreiter as Igor
- The Hill Dyed Rose Madder as Jun'ichi Nagase
- Blade of the Immortal as Makoto (voice)
- Kirepapa. as Takatsukasa, Chidori (voice)
- Monochrome Factor as Shuichi Wagatsuma
- Kirepapa. as Takatsukasa Chidori
2007
- Toward the Terra
- Takumi-kun Series: And the Spring Breeze Whispers as Yoshizawa Michio
- Kiss Dum: Engage Planet as Vice captain
- No Money as Kuba Misao
- Mushi-Uta
- No Mone as Misao Kuba
2006
- Ouran High School Host Club as Ritsu Kasanoda
- Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams as Roberto Frois (voice)
- Magical Pokaan as Tan
- Angel's Feather as Nakajou Yuuto (voice)
2005
- Aria as Himeya Staff Member B (voice)
- Basilisk as Chikuma Koshiro (voice)
- MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance as Hamelin
- Twin Princess of Wonder Planet as Truth
- Animal Yokocho as Papa / Sayuki / Maguro Pillow (voice)
2004
- Bleach
- Fantastic Children as Soran (voice)
2003
- The Galaxy Railways as Edwin Silver (voice)
- Yumeria
1971
- Kamen Rider as Yeti Megiddo (voice)