Major Anime Voice Actors Headline Avengers: Doomsday Japanese Dub

Marvel Studios Japan revealed the Japanese dub cast for Avengers: Doomsday ahead of its Dec. 18 theatrical release in the country, bringing together several major anime voice actors to localize the film, including Yuki Kaji and Toshiyuki Morikawa.

In an official video message, Robert Downey Jr. personally announced veteran voice actor Toshiyuki Morikawa as Doctor Doom.

This is first time Morikawa will be voicing Downey Jr., following the death of Keiji Fujiwara in April 2020, who dubbed the actor as Iron Man across 11 films.

The lineup of the Japanese dub cast can be seen below (characters below have been loosely grouped according to affiliations):

• Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa (Minato Namikaze in Naruto, Yoshikage Kira in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Griffith in Berserk)
• Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) voiced by Yuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen, Hawks in My Hero Academia, Gray Fullbuster in Fairy Tail)
• Thor (Chris Hemsworth) voiced by Kenta Miyake (All Might in My Hero Academia, Muhammad Avdol in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
• Loki (Tom Hiddleston) voiced by Daisuke Hirakawa (Enmu in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Noriaki Kakyoin in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Rei Ryugazaki in Free!)
• Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya (Reiner Braun in Attack on Titan, Fumikage Tokoyami in My Hero Academia, Asahi Azumane in Haikyu!!)
• Scott Lang / Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) voiced by Hidenobu Kiuchi (Dr. Kenzo Tenma in Monster, Hei in Darker than Black, Ryo Shishido in The Prince of Tennis)
• Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton) voiced by Rie Takahashi (Megumin in KonoSuba, Emilia in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Ai Hoshino in Oshi no Ko)
• Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejía) voiced by Daisuke Namikawa (Hisoka Morow in Hunter x Hunter, Tooru Oikawa in Haikyu!!, Waver Velvet in Fate/Zero)
• M’Baku (Winston Duke) voiced by Subaru Kimura (Aoi Todo in Jujutsu Kaisen, Takeshi “Gian” Goda in Doraemon, Hanamichi Sakuragi in The First Slam Dunk)
• Joaquin Torres / Falcon (Danny Ramirez) voiced by Kazuhiro Fusegawa (Jiro Shirabu in Haikyu!!, Dane Uhai in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
• Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) voiced by Mitsuru Shiraishi (Shinji Mizushima in Salaryman Kintaro, specialized live-action dub voice actor)
• Sam Wilson / Captain America (Anthony Mackie) voiced by Junpei Mizobata (Shinichi Kudo in Detective Conan live-action drama specials)
• Shuri / Black Panther (Letitia Wright) voiced by Kanako Momota (Leader of Momoiro Clover Z; guest roles in Chibi Maruko-chan and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal)
• Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic (Pedro Pascal) voiced by Takehito Koyasu (Dio Brando in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Zeke Yeager in Attack on Titan, Roswaal L. Mathers in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World)
• Sue Storm / Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby) voiced by Maaya Sakamoto (Shinobu Oshino in Monogatari, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club)
• Johnny Storm / Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) voiced by Yu Hayashi (Manjiro “Mikey” Sano in Tokyo Revengers, Ryunosuke Tanaka in Haikyu!!, Michizo Tachihara in Bungo Stray Dogs)
• Ben Grimm / The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) voiced by Masahiro Iwasaki (Chief in Megalo Box, specialized live-action dub voice actor)
• The Sentry / Bob (Lewis Pullman) voiced by Yuki Kaji (Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan, Shoto Todoroki in My Hero Academia, Meliodas in The Seven Deadly Sins)
• Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian (David Harbour) voiced by Akio Otsuka (Blackbeard in One Piece, All For One in My Hero Academia, Batou in Ghost in the Shell)
• Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) voiced by Mutsumi Tamura (Kobayashi in Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Natsumi Koshigaya in Non Non Biyori, Young Kakashi Hatake in Naruto Shippuden)
• John Walker / U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell) voiced by Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Ken “Draken” Ryuguji in Tokyo Revengers, Ban in The Seven Deadly Sins, Makoto Tachibana in Free!)
• Ava Starr / Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) voiced by Rie Tanaka (Lacus Clyne in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Suigintou in Rozen Maiden, Chii in Chobits)
• Cyclops / Scott Summers (James Marsden) voiced by Kosuke Toriumi (Kiba Inuzuka in Naruto, Guido Mista in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Flashy Flash in One-Punch Man)
• Gambit / Remy LeBeau (Channing Tatum) voiced by Showtaro Morikubo (Shikamaru Nara in Naruto, Tetta Kisaki in Tokyo Revengers, Yosuke Hanamura in Persona 4: The Animation)
• Professor X / Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) voiced by Mugihito (Keel Lorenz in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kaseki in Dr. Stone, Gozo Shioda in Baki)
• Magneto / Erik Lehnsherr (Ian McKellen) voiced by Katsuhiko Sasaki (Dr. Shiragami in Godzilla vs. Biollante, Professor James Moriarty in foreign dubs)
• Mystique / Raven Darkhölme (Rebecca Romijn) voiced by Naoko Koda (Haman Karn in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Megumi in Dirty Pair)
• Nightcrawler / Kurt Wagner (Alan Cumming) voiced by Atsushi Goto (Babel in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Daitetsu Minase in Super Robot Wars Original Generation)
• Beast / Hank McCoy (Kelsey Grammer) voiced by Ikuya Sawaki (Avan De Zill III in Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Kuranosuke Shiraishi in Bleach)

Kenta Miyake and Yuichi Nakamura have previously lent their voices to the Japanese dubs of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for 15 years, dubbing Chris Hemsworth since 2011’s Thor and Chris Evans since 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, respectively.

Daisuke Hirakawa is no stranger to the franchise either, having voiced Tom Hiddleston as Loki since 2011, alongside regularly dubbing Orlando Bloom in The Lord of the Rings.

Other cast members have also made brief appearances within the franchise. Takehito Koyasu previously voiced Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder, while Maaya Sakamoto dubbed Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster.

Morikawa, meanwhile, previously dubbed Jude Law in Captain Marvel and Martin Freeman in Black Panther, and frequently serves as the dedicated Japanese voice for Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves.