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Republic of Ezo

The Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和國) was a short-lived separatist state established in 1869 on the island of Ezo, now Hokkaido, by a part of the former military of the Tokugawa shogunate at the end of the Bakumatsu period in Japan. It was the first government to attempt to institute democracy in Japan, though voting was allowed only to the samurai caste. The Republic of Ezo existed for five months before being annexed by the newly established Empire of Japan.

Background
After the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate (bakufu) in the Boshin War by the Meiji Restoration, a part of the former shōgun's navy, led by Admiral Enomoto Takeaki, retreated from the capital Edo (Tokyo) in October 1868, sailing north to continue the fight against the advancing Imperial army. Along with Enomoto were many other former Tokugawa officers, including the Commander-in-Chief of the shogunate's army, Matsudaira Tarō, and French officers Jules Brunet and André Cazeneuve, former members of a military training mission to Japan, who had refused to leave the country after being recalled to France in late September.

Shortly before midnight on 4 October, the ships left the port of Shinagawa in Tokyo Bay. Enomoto's fleet consisted of four warships (Kaiyō maru (flagship), Kaiten maru, Banryū maru and Chiyodagata maru) and four transport ships (Kanrin maru, Shinsoku maru, Chōgei maru and Mikaho maru).

The fleet first arrived in Sendai, where they were joined by three more French defectors, Arthur Fortant, François Bouffier and Jean Marlin. Enomoto's goal was to gather military support from the clans of the disbanded Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei (also known as "Northern Alliance"), but this ended in failure after a major clan defected to the Imperial side. After one month in Sendai the fleet sailed further north, arriving in Hakodate, Ezo, on 3 December, which was captured five days later by a force of 4,000 shogunate troops.

With support from the French advisers led by Brunet, Enomoto's army continued the conquest of Ezo, capturing Matsumae Castle (18 December) and Esashi (28 December), and by the end of the year the region was under full control of the rebels. Enomoto made a last effort to petition the Imperial Court to be allowed to develop Hokkaido and maintain the traditions of the samurai unmolested, but his request was denied.

History

On January 27, 1869, the independent "Republic of Ezo" was proclaimed, with its government structure based on the United States. Suffrage was limited to the samurai class. Votes were cast through open ballots and resulted in the election of Enomoto Takeaki as sosai, an office variously translated as president or director-general, and Matsudaira Tarō as fuku-sosai (vice-president or assistant governor-general). Some cabinet members were elected by the troops as well; Arai Ikunosuke was chosen as kaigun-bugyō (Navy minister) and Ōtori Keisuke as rikugun-bugyō (Army minister). This was the first election ever held in Japan, where a feudal structure under an Emperor with military warlords was the norm. Through Hakodate magistrate Nagai Naoyuki, attempts were made to reach out to foreign legations present in Hakodate to obtain international diplomatic recognition.

On the same day, a celebration of the Ezo territory all-island settlement (Ezo territory declaration ceremony) was held, proclaiming the establishment of a provisional government with Enomoto as president.

The treasury included 180,000 gold ryō coins Enomoto retrieved from Osaka Castle following shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu's precipitous departure after the Battle of Toba–Fushimi in early 1868.

During the winter of 1868–1869, the defences around the southern peninsula of Hakodate were enhanced, with the star fortress of Goryōkaku at the centre. The land force was organised under a joint Franco-Japanese command, commander-in-chief Ōtori Keisuke being seconded by the French captain Jules Brunet. The troops were divided into four brigades, each commanded by a French officer (Fortant, Marlin, Cazeneuve and Bouffier). Each brigade was in turn divided into two battalions, and these into four companies.

Brunet demanded (and received) a signed personal pledge of loyalty from all officers and insisted they assimilate French ideas. An anonymous French officer wrote that Brunet had taken charge of everything: "... customs, municipality, fortifications, army; everything passed through his hands. The simple Japanese are puppets whom he manipulates with great skill... he has carried out a veritable 1789 French Revolution in this brave new Japan; the election of leaders and the determination of rank by merit and not birth—these are fabulous things for this country, and he has been able to do things very well, considering the seriousness of the situation..."

Defeat by Imperial forces and aftermath

Imperial troops soon consolidated their hold on mainland Japan, and in April 1869 dispatched a fleet and an infantry force of 7,000 men to Hokkaido. The Imperial forces progressed swiftly, won the Battle of Hakodate, and surrounded the fortress at Goryōkaku. Enomoto surrendered on June 26, 1869, turning the Goryōkaku over to Satsuma staff officer Kuroda Kiyotaka on June 27, 1869. Kuroda is said to have been deeply impressed by Enomoto's dedication in combat and is remembered as the one who spared the latter's life from execution. On September 20 of the same year, the island was given its present name, Hokkaido (Hokkaidō, literally "Northern Sea Region").

Enomoto was sentenced to a brief prison sentence, but was freed in 1872 and accepted a post as a government official in the newly renamed Hokkaido Land Agency. He later became ambassador to Russia and held several ministerial positions in the Meiji Government.

The rebels' French allies, some of them wounded, sailed from Hakodate on 9 June aboard the French vessel Coëtlogon to Yokohama, where Cazeneuve was admitted to the local naval hospital. Their leader Jules Brunet returned to France in September 1869. He was suspended from active duty in the French army in October, and was later put on trial but received only a light sentence of minor loss in seniority. In February 1870 Brunet was recalled to service, and back as a captain fought in the Franco-Prussian War later that year. In 1871, Arthur Fortant, Jean Marlin, and François Bouffier signed an employment contract with professor Harada Ichido (father of Harada Naojirō) and returned to Japan as civilians to teach at the military school of Osaka.

Perspectives
While later history texts were to refer to May 1869 as being when Enomoto accepted Emperor Meiji's rule, the Imperial rule was never in question for the Ezo Republic, as made evident by part of Enomoto's message to the Daijō-kan (太政官) at the time of his arrival in Hakodate: "The farmers and merchants are unmolested, and live without fear, going their own way, and sympathising with us; so that already we have been able to bring some land into cultivation. We pray that this portion of the Empire may be conferred upon our late lord, Tokugawa Kamenosuke; and in that case, we shall repay your beneficence by our faithful guardianship of the northern gate."

Thus from Enomoto's perspective, the efforts to establish a government in Hokkaido were not only for the sake of providing for the Tokugawa clan on the one hand (burdened as it was with an enormous amount of redundant retainers and employees) but also as developing Ezo for the sake of defence for the rest of Japan, something which had been a topic of concern for some time. Recent scholarship has noted that for centuries, Ezo was not considered a part of Japan the same way that the other "main" islands of modern Japan were, so the creation of the Ezo Republic, in a contemporary mindset, was not an act of secession, but rather of "bringing" the sociopolitical entity of "Japan" formally to Ezo.

title: Republic of Ezo


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Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一) is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and singer who is affiliated with and a representative of INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012. He voiced Morley in Macross 7, Hikaru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Masato Hijirikawa in Uta no Prince-sama, Kyoichi Kanzaki in BOYS BE, Shiki Tohno in Tsukihime, Tsubaki Asahina in Brothers Conflict, Yuya Aso in Super Gals!, Atsushi Murasakibara in Kuroko's Basketball, Momotaro Mikoshiba in Free!, Shinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny & Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom, Leo Stenbuck in Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, Sōgo Okita in Gin Tama, Rogue Cheney in Fairy Tail, Lavi in D.Gray-man, Obanai Iguro in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Ryutaros in Kamen Rider Den-O and Rakushun in The Twelve Kingdoms. He is part of the group Nazo no Shin Unit STA☆MEN (謎の新ユニットＳＴＡ☆ＭＥＮ) with Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, and Kohsuke Toriumi. His younger brother is stunt coordinator, stuntman and actor Masaki Suzumura.

Career
Suzumura was born in Niigata Prefecture. Having grown up in a family with many job transfers, he has lived in Okayama in Okayama Prefecture and Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, in addition to Niigata Prefecture. Later, from the age of 15 to 19, he lived in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, where he entered and graduated from Senri Seiun High School after attending Daini Junior High School from the third year of junior high school. The reason why he decided to become a voice actor was because he initially wanted to be a chef and had even ordered an application form to go to a Japanese culinary school, but a friend of Suzumura's brought him a newspaper clipping that asked if he wanted to be a voice actor, so they went to an audition together and Suzumura passed.

After studying at Yoyogi Animation Academy and the Japan Narration Actor Institute, Suzumura made his debut in 1994 as Morley in the TV anime series Macross 7. Since then, he has been active in a variety of fields including animation, games, radio and music.

In 2008, he won the Best Personality award and the Synergy Award (for Kamen Rider Den-O) at the 2nd Seiyu Awards. On October 8 of the same year, he made his major label debut with Lantis.

On August 13, 2011, he reported on his official blog that he and fellow voice actress, actress and singer Maaya Sakamoto got married on August 8, 2011. In the same year, he won the second prize at the first Music Jacket Awards 2011 (for his album CHRONICLE to the future).

In 2012, Suzumura won the Best Musical Performance as part of ST☆RISH at the 6th Seiyu Awards. In April of the same year, he left Arts Vision, to which he had belonged for many years, and on May 1 of the following month, he reported that he had launched Intention Inc. with Atsushi Kuwahara, his manager from Arts Vision.

In 2016, he won the double award for Best Actor in Supporting Role and Personality Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards. In the same year, he won a special award at the sixth Music Jacket Awards 2016 (for his album Tsuki to Taiyou no Uta).

A national survey on the popularity of voice actors conducted in March 2010 revealed Suzumura and Mamoru Miyano as the most famous voice actors. In the following year, 2011, TBS Rank Ōkoku listed Suzumura as 3rd of the five most popular voice actors.

Suzumura's favorite motto is, "Life is what you make of it."

On December 27, 2021, Suzumura and Sakamoto announced that they were expecting their first child. On April 21, 2022, the couple announced the birth of their first child.

On May 16, 2024, it was announced that Suzumura would be taking a break due to his poor health, and that his agency would announce his return at a later date.

Television animation

 * 1994
 * Macross 7 – Morley
 * 1996
 * Mizuiro Jidai – Shibasaki-kun
 * 1997
 * Revolutionary Girl Utena – Schoolboy C
 * 1998
 * His and Her Circumstances – Cousin B
 * Nazca – Kyoji Miura/Bilka
 * Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! Max – Sakyou Majima
 * Orphen – Sentry C
 * Yoshimoto Muchikko Monogatari – Kuwabaramukade
 * 1999
 * Kaikan Phrase – Atsuro Kiryuu
 * 2000
 * Gear Fighter Dendoh – Subaru
 * Boys Be... – Kyoichi Kanzaki
 * Pokémon – Chiko, Hisashi, Saiga
 * Descendants of Darkness – Yamashita
 * 2001
 * X – Kamui Shirou, Researcher 2
 * Offside – Jean
 * Cosmic Baton Girl Cometto-san – Domiken-san
 * Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 – Genzō Wakabayashi
 * Kokoro Library – Aigame/Kameya
 * Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran – Yuya Asou
 * Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver – Pegashion, Phoenikuon
 * Babel II - Beyond Infinity – Koichi Kamiya/Babel II
 * Beyblade – Bartholome, Fuji, Steve
 * Parappa the Rapper – Matt
 * Hikaru no Go – Shinichirou Isumi
 * 2002
 * Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi – New Bank Teller
 * The Twelve Kingdoms – Rakushun
 * Spiral – Ayumu Narumi
 * Gravion – Eiji Shigure
 * Digimon Frontier – Kouichi Kimura
 * Dragon Drive – Hikaru Himuro
 * Hungry Heart - Wild Striker – Yuuya Kiba
 * UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie – Kazuto Tokino
 * 2003
 * Avenger – Teo
 * Ashita no Nadja – Leonardo Cardinale
 * Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Yuko Nishino
 * Please Twins! – Kousei Shimazaki
 * Gad Guard – Hajiki Sanada
 * Kaleido Star – Dio
 * Cromartie High School – Masao Tanaka
 * Tsukihime – Shiki Tohno
 * Saint Beast – Fūga no Maya
 * Divergence Eve – Co-pilot, Lieutenant Azevedo, Nodera, Operator, Researcher
 * Tantei Gakuen Q – innai Takuma, Policeman
 * Nanaka 6/17 – Kenji Nagihara
 * Popotan – Adult Daichi
 * Pokemon Advance – Kachinuki Ryouhei
 * Massugu ni Ikou – Ijuuin Takeshi
 * UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 2: December Nocturne – Kazuto Tokino
 * 2004
 * Gakuen Alice – Reo Mouri
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny – Shinn Asuka
 * The Gokusen – Shin Sawada
 * Gravion Zwei – Eiji Shigure
 * The Cosmopolitan Prayers – Black Prince: 'A' Side
 * 2005
 * Ichigo 100% – Junpei Manaka
 * Trinity Blood – Dietrich von Lohengrin
 * Fushigiboshi no Futagohime – Bright
 * Noein - to your other self – Atori
 * Peach Girl – Kairi Okayasu
 * 2006
 * Witchblade – Hiroki Segawa
 * Ouran High School Host Club – Hikaru Hitachiin
 * Gakuen Heaven – Shunsuke Taki
 * Gin-iro no Olynssis – Consul
 * Gintama – Okita Sougo
 * Shonen Onmyouji – Suzaku
 * D.Gray-man – Lavi
 * Tokko – Ranmaru Shindou
 * Looking Up At The Half-Moon – Yuichi Ezaki
 * 2007
 * Hero Tales – Taitō
 * Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan – Fuge no Maya
 * Zombie-Loan – Chika Akatsuki
 * Bokurano – Hatagai
 * Major – Hayato Yaginuma
 * Wangan Midnight – Keiichiro Aizawa
 * 2008
 * Naruto Shippūden – Choumei, Utakata
 * Amatsuki – Ginshu
 * Sgt. Frog – TV
 * Soul Eater – Kilik Lunge
 * Birdy the Mighty: Decode – Satyajit Shyamalan
 * Bus Gamer – Toki Mishiba
 * 2009
 * Slap Up Party: Arad Senki – Kapenshisu
 * Umineko no Naku Koro ni – George Ushiromiya
 * The Beast Player Erin – Ial
 * Fresh Pretty Cure – Soular
 * 2010
 * Iron Man – Sho
 * Maid Sama! – Tora Igarashi
 * Star Driver – Tsukihiko Bou/Stick Star
 * Battle Spirits: Brave – The Darkness Zazie
 * 2011
 * A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives – Hasga Entolio
 * Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE 1000% (Season 1), Masato Hijirikawa - ST★RISH
 * Heaven's Memo Pad – Renji Hirasaka
 * Tamayura - Hitotose – Sakaya
 * Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! – Takuya Morooka
 * Dream Eater Merry – Ryōta Iijima
 * You're Being Summoned, Azazel – Himoi
 * 2012
 * Aquarion Evol – Cayenne Suzushiro
 * Accel World – Ash Roller
 * Ixion Saga DT – Gustave
 * Kuroko's Basketball – Atsushi Murasakibara
 * Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate – Yakumo Mōri
 * Code:Breaker – Toki/Code:04
 * Sakamichi no Apollon – Muroi
 * Shirokuma Café – Businessman
 * Zetman – Hayami
 * Daily Lives of High School Boys – Yoshitake
 * Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse – Lord
 * Natsuiro Kiseki – Kasai-sensei
 * Fairy Tail – Rogue Cheney
 * Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic – Kōbun Ka
 * 2013
 * Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE 2000% (Season 2), Masato Hijirikawa - ST★RISH
 * Star Blazers 2199 – Daisuke Shima
 * Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru – Takuya Sakagami
 * Gaist Crusher – Cypher
 * Kyousogiga – Myōe
 * Coppelion – Haruto Kurosawa
 * Senyu – Foifoi
 * Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman – Magoichi Suzuki
 * Brothers Conflict – Tsubaki Asahina
 * Magi: The Kingdom of Magic – Kōbun Ka
 * 2014
 * Naruto: Shippuden — Sukea (Kakashi Hatake) (Ep. 469)
 * Wake Up, Girls! – Tasuku Hayasaka
 * Gundam Build Fighters Try – Wilfrid Kijima
 * Captain Earth – Amara
 * Soul Eater Not! – Kilik Lunge
 * I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying – Hajime Tsunashi
 * Laughing Under the Clouds – Abe no Hirari
 * Free! Eternal Summer – Momotarou Mikoshiba
 * Magical Warfare – Kazumi Ida
 * Pokemon XY: Mega Evolution – Daigo Tsuwabuki/Steven Stone
 *  Fairy Tail (2014) – Rogue Cheney, Future Rogue Cheney
 * 2015
 * Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Revolutions (Season 3) – Masato Hijirikawa - ST★RISH
 * Seraph of the End – Crowley Eusford
 * Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya – Crowley Eusford
 * Gintama° – Okita Sougo
 * Kuroko's Basketball Season 3 – Atsushi Murasakibara
 * I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying Season 2 – Hajime Tsunashi
 * Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers – Hans Humpty
 * Prison School – Shingo Wakamoto
 * Mr. Osomatsu – Iyami
 * Concrete Revolutio: Chōjin Gensō – Raito Shiba
 * Diamond No Ace – Matsuhara Nao
 * 2016
 * Schwarzesmarken – Theodor Eberbach
 * Ajin: Demi-Human – Sokabe (Eps.9)
 * Mysterious Joker 3rd Season – Fake Joker (Ep. 32)
 * Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star (Season 4) – Masato Hijirikawa - ST★RISH
 * Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Season – Jolbert Murray Johannes Heinrich van Riessfeld
 * First Love Monster – Jōji Takahashi
 * 2017
 * Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game – Atsushi Murasakibara
 * Re:Creators – Yūya Mirokuji
 * Infini-T Force – Takeshi Yoroi / Polymar
 * Konbini Kareshi – Towa Honda
 * Gintama Porori-Hen – Okita Sougo
 * The Ancient Magus' Bride – Adolf Stroud
 * Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart – Haruki Serizawa
 * Blood Blockade Battlefront and Beyond – Zamedle Lolow Zeaze Nazamsandriga
 * 2018
 * Gintama: Gin no Tamashi-hen – Okita Sougo
 * Legend of the Galactic Heroes – Yang Wenli
 * Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan – Shizuru Migiwa
 * 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams – Avi
 * Free! Dive to the Future – Momotarou Mikoshiba
 * Captain Tsubasa (2018) – Genzō Wakabayashi
 * Inazuma Eleven: Ares – Seiya Nishikage
 * SSSS.Gridman – Anti
 * 2019
 * Bungo Stray Dogs 3 – Katai Tayama
 * Fire Force – Takehisa Hinawa
 * Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Obanai Iguro
 * Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia – Romani Archaman
 * 2020
 * Infinite Dendrogram – Figaro
 * 2021
 * Godzilla Singular Point – Takehiro Kai
 * Burning Kabaddi – Ren Takaya
 * Mars Red – Suwa
 * Backflip!! – Yōjirō Mutsu
 * Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan – Saito Uebu
 * Muteking the Dancing Hero – Owen
 * Restaurant to Another World 2 – Delivery man
 * 2022
 * Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs – Julius Rapha Holfort
 * Uncle from Another World – Edger
 * Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress – Riku Kumatori
 * Blue Lock – Ryōsuke Kira
 * Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series – Daigo Tsuwabuki/Steven Stone
 * 2023
 * By the Grace of the Gods Season 2 – Pioro
 * Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – James
 * Edens Zero (season 2) – Shura
 * Dog Signal – Shinichirō Niwa
 * 2024
 * Brave Bang Bravern! – Bravern
 * The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies – Fomalhaut

Original video animation

 * Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005-09-15) – Zack Fair
 * Last Order Final Fantasy VII (2005-09-15) – Zack Fair
 * Hi Score Girl: Extra Stage (2019-03-20) – Sagat Takadanobaba

Theatrical animation

 * Lu over the Wall (2017-05-19) – Teruo
 * DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon (2017-10-21) – Superman
 * Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018-11-09) – Akira Sakaki
 * Mr. Osomatsu: The Movie (2019-03-15) – Iyami
 * Free! Road to the World - the Dream (2019-07-05) – Momotaro Mikoshiba
 * Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (2020-10-16) – Obanai Iguro
 * Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Wandering; Agaterám (2020-12-05) – Romani Archaman
 * Gintama: The Very Final (2021) - Sōgo Okita
 * Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (2021-07-31) – Romani Archaman
 * Bright: Samurai Soul (2021-10-12) – Ōkubo
 * Mr. Osomatsu: Hipipo-Zoku to Kagayaku Kajitsu (2022-07-08) – Iyami
 * Backflip!! (2022-07) – Yōjirō Mutsu
 * Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours (2022-09-02) – Masato Hijirikawa
 * Gridman Universe (2023-03-24) – Knight
 * Komada: A Whisky Family (2023-11-10) – Yūsuke Saitō
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom (2024-01-26) – Shinn Asuka

Live-action film

 * Ajin: Demi-Human (2017), cameo appearance

Live-action television

 * Tokusatsu GaGaGa (2019), narrator and Emer Jason (voice)

Video games

 * Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (2001-03-22) – Steward of the Ghost Palace
 * Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Raising Project (2001-05-18) - Protagonist (Windows and Dreamcast versions only)
 * Gigantic Drive (2002-08-29) – Naoto Tsukioka
 * Final Fantasy X-2 (2003-03-13) – Gippal
 * Kingdom Hearts II (2005-12-22) – Demyx
 * Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (2006-10-12) – Senel Coolidge
 * Super Robot Wars Z (2008-09-25) – Shinn Asuka, Eiji Shigure
 * Castlevania Judgment (2009-01-15) – Simon Belmont
 * Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009-05-30) – Demyx
 * Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2009-09-13) – Zack Fair
 * Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010-01-09) – Zack Fair
 * Umineko: When They Cry (2010-12-16) – George Ushiromiya
 * Umineko: Golden Fantasia (2010-12-31) – George Ushiromiya
 * Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011-10-27) – Jack
 * Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (2013-03-14) – Demyx
 * Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (2013-11-28) – Sho Minazuki
 * Granblue Fantasy (2014-03-10) – Sandalphon
 * Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (2015-03-19) – Jack
 * Fate/Grand Order (2015-07-30) – Tawara Touta, Romani Archaman/Solomon
 * Onmyōji (2016) – Shiromujō
 * Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017-01-12) – Korekiyo Shinguji
 * Fire Emblem Heroes (2017-02-02) – Leif, Quan
 * Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia (2017-02-01) – Zack Fair
 * Super Robot Wars V (2017-02-23) – Shinn Asuka, Daisuke Shima
 * Tales of the Rays (2017-02-28) – Senel Coolidge, Sogo Okita
 * Warriors All-Stars (2017-03-30) – Darius
 * The Thousand Musketeers (2018-03-22) – 89
 * Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (2018-03-23) – President Musaka
 * Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold (2018-04-12) – Avatar (Male)
 * The King of Fighters All Star (2018-10-12) – Okita Sougo
 * World of Final Fantasy Maxima (2018-11-06) – Zack Fair
 * Kingdom Hearts III (2019-01-25) – Demyx
 * Namu Amida Butsu! -UTENA- (2019) – Hōshō Nyorai
 *  Saint Seiya Awakening- Leo Aiola
 * Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020-04-10) – Zack Fair
 * Tales of Crestoria (2020-07-16) – Senel Coolidge
 * Fairy Tail (2020-07-30) – Rogue Cheney
 * Balan Wonderworld (2021-03-26) – Balan
 * Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (2022-12-13) – Zack Fair
 * Fire Emblem Engage (2023-01-20) – Leif
 * Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (2023-09-07) – Zack Fair
 * Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024-02-29) – Zack Fair
 * Reynatis (2024-07-25) – Yakumo Kokufu

Drama CDs

 * Aisaresugite Kodoku series 1: Aisaresugite Kodoku – Chihiro Oozawa
 * Aisaresugite Kodoku series 2: Itoshisugita Shifuku – Chihiro Oozawa
 * Aka no Shinmon – Wataru Kurumiya
 * Akuma no Himitsu – Priest
 * Amai Tsumi no Kakera – Tomoyuki Tachibana
 * Amatsuki – Ginshu
 * Ambassador wa Yoru ni Sasayaku – Ikuo Mori
 * Balettstar – Endō Akira
 * Bara no Sabaku – Kai Toujou
 * Bus Gamer – Mishiba Toki
 * Cafe Latte Rhapsody – Hajime Serizawa
 * Cherry Boy Sakuzen – Matsuoka Akira
 * Close the Last Door – Nagai Atsushi
 * Closet de Ubaitai – Natsuki Yamaguchi
 * Denkou Sekka Boys – Nanao Ogasagawa
 * D.N.Angel Wink Series – Keiji Saga
 * Gundam Seed Destiny – Shinn Asuka
 * Dolls – Shouta Mikoshiba
 * Eigoku Yoidan – Yuri Fordum
 * Endou-kun no Kansetsu Nikki – Kanzaki
 * Fruits Basket – Kakeru Manabe
 * Fusatsugi – Tokura Hijiri, Kidōmaru, Shiten Hōji
 * Gate – Minamiyama Shigeru
 * Genso Suikoden – Tir McDohl
 * Gin Tama – Sōgo Okita
 * Hana to Akuma – Klaus
 * Hanayoi Romanesque – Hōshō Sumire
 * Himitsu no Kateikyoushi – Takafumi Inoue
 * Hitorijime Theory – Tachibana
 * Into Your Heart through the Door – Nagai Atsushi
 * Iro Otoko – Suou Ishikawa
 * Iro Otoko: Kyodai Hen – Suo Ishikawa
 * Kimi to Boku – Tsukahara Kaname
 * Kiraini Naranai dene – Taishi Kishima
 * Mayonaka ni Oai Shimashou – Kon Kaidouji
 * Me & My Brothers – Tsuyoshi Miyashita
 * Milk Crown no Tameiki – Nozomi Yukishita
 * Mix Mix Chocolate – Mera Osaka
 * Munasawagi series – Hazuki Nishio
 * Nessa no Ou – Yoshiya
 * Only the Ring Finger Knows – Fujii Wataru
 * Ouran High School Host Club – Hikaru Hitachiin, Kaoru Hitachiin
 * Ourin Gakuen series 3: Sekushi Boizu de Sasayaide – Ryou Hourenge
 * Parfait Tic! – Daiya Shinpo
 * Renai à la Carte! – Shogo Izumi
 * Renai Trap – Tsuji Shinobu
 * Saint Beast – Fuga no Maya
 * Sakurazawa vs Hakuhou series 2: Houkengo no Nayameru Kankei– Kazuhiro Okamoto
 * Shiro Ari – Alice
 * Saredo Futeki na Yatsura – Wataru Nakahara
 * Sekai no Subete ga Teki Datoshitemo – Chihiro Monma
 * Shiawase ni Dekiru series 1, 2 & 5 – Tamotsu Kagami
 * Shōnen Bride – Matsūra Shinobu
 * Shōnen Onmyōji – Suzaku
 * Special A – Kei Takishima
 * Tenki Yohou no Koibito – Amasawa Chitose
 * Toriko ni Saseru Kisu wo Shiyou – Touya Sugisaki
 * Tokyo Junk 2 – You Yoshikawa
 * Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun – Haru Yoshida
 * Trap series 1: Renai Trap – Shinobu Tsujii
 * Wagamama Prisoner – Makoto Ikusawa
 * Wagamama Prisoner/My Master is My Classmate section – Ryou Asakura
 * Yasashikute Toge ga Aru – Ryou Asakura
 * Yuiga Dokuson na Otoko – Kyouya Ikuura
 * Yurigaoka Gakuen series 2: Kimidake no Prince ni Naritai – Kureha Yanase
 * Yuuwaku Recipe – Ueda
 * Zombie Loan – Akatsuki Chika

Tokusatsu

 * 2007
 * Kamen Rider Den-O – Ryutaros/R Ryoutarou/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form/Climax Form (eps. 13 - 49), Gecko Imagin (ep. 40)
 * Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! – Ryutaros/R Ryoutarou/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form, Gecko Imagin
 * 2008
 * Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka – Ryutaros/R Ryoutarou/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form/Climax Form
 * Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World – Soccer Player (Actor)
 * Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown – Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form/Climax Form
 * 2009
 * Kamen Rider Decade – Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form (ep. 14 - 15)
 * Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship – Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form/Cho Climax Form/R Lamon/Kamen Rider Ouja (Ryutaros)
 * Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker – Kamen Rider X, Garagaranda
 * 2010
 * Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy – Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form/Climax Form
 * 2011
 * OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders – Ryutaros, Garagaranda
 * 2012
 * Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen – Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form, Kamen Rider W
 * Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters – Filmloid (ep. 20)
 * 2014
 * Space Sheriff Shaider Next Generation – Fushigi Beast Pitapita
 * Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai – Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider Black RX, Yamaarashi-Roid
 * 2018
 * Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever - Ryutaros
 * 2019
 * Kamen Rider Zi-O - Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Climax Form (ep. 39-40)
 * 2020
 * Mashin Sentai Kiramager - Mashin Fire

Commercials

 * The Way of the Househusband (2018) – Masa

Live-action

 * The Fast and the Furious (2024 The Cinema edition) – Johnny Tran (Rick Yune)
 * Genius – Maurice Solovine (Alexander Vlahos)
 * If I Stay – Adam Wilde (Jamie Blackley)
 * Litvinenko – Alexander Litvinenko (David Tennant)
 * Purple Noon (2016 Star Channel edition) – Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet)
 * Staged – Tom (Ben Schwartz)
 * The Third Man (New Era Movies edition) – Harry Lime (Orson Welles)

Animation

 * DC League of Super-Pets (Keith)
 * Incredibles 2 (Tony Rydinger)
 * Migration (Googoo)
 * Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (Little Creek)

Other roles

 * Anubis: Zone of the Enders – Leo Stenbuck
 * Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits – Darc
 * Wild Arms: Alter Code F – Rudy Roughnight (Japanese version only)
 * Tales of Legendia – Senel Coolidge
 * Macross Zero – Shin Kudo
 * R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate – Claude Rhan
 * Gakuen Heaven (Yaoi Scramble PC Game) – Taki Shunsuke
 * Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss – Hariya Kounoshin
 * Silver Chaos (Yaoi RPG PC Game) – Might
 * Thomas and Friends – Mighty
 * Sora no Iro, Mizu no Iro (H-Anime series) – Saisho Hajime
 * Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander the 2nd and Another Century's Episode: R – Shinn Asuka, Shin Kudo
 * Kara no Kyoukai series – Kokutou Mikiya
 * nopenope-Man: Shattered Dimensions (Ultimate nopenope-Man)
 * and other male charactersSHORT PEACE: Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day – Ren Kurenai
 * Starry☆Sky~in Winter~ – Amaha Tsubasa
 * Wand of Fortune PS2/PSP – Alvaro Garay
 * Nora to Toki no Kōbō: Kiri no Mori no Majo – Ruttz Alenius
 * Finding Nemo – Baily
 * Finding Dory – Baily
 * Elsword – Elsword
 * Bloody Call – Wataru
 * Growlanser VI: Precarious World (PlayStation 2) – Zeonsilt
 * The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails – Signa Alhazan
 * Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X) – Utakata
 * Brothers Conflict: Passion Pink – Tsubaki Asahina
 * Uta no Prince-sama, Masato Hijirikawa
 * Uta no Prince-sama Repeat, Masato Hijirikawa
 * Uta no Prince-sama Amazing Aria, Masato Hijirikawa
 * Uta no Prince-sama Sweet Serenade, Masato Hijirikawa
 * Uta no Prince-sama Debut, Masato Hijirikawa
 * Uta no Prince-sama Music, Masato Hijirikawa
 * Uta no Prince-sama Music 2, Masato Hijirikawa
 * Uta no Prince-sama All Star, Masato Hijirikawa
 * Uta no Prince-sama All Star After Secret, Masato Hijirikawa
 * XBlaze Code: Embryo – Ripper
 * Heisei Riders vs. Shōwa Riders: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai – Kamen Rider Black RX, Kamen Rider Fourze, Yamaarashi-Roid

Music
In addition to performing many different character songs throughout his voice acting career, Suzumura is also a singer signed to the Lantis label. As a solo artist, he writes all his songs. In 2008, the debut year of his music career, Suzumura became one of the main hosts of the annual live music event Original Entertainment Paradise (OrePara), along with Lantis artists Showtaro Morikubo, Daisuke Ono, and Mitsuo Iwata.

In January, 2010, he gave his first solo concert tour in Osaka (January 10), Nagoya (January 11), Yokohama (January 23) and Tokyo (January 30). His second live tour, in 2011, was held in the same stops, Osaka (April 9), Nagoya (April 10), Tokyo (April 17) and Yokohama (May 1). Part of the proceeds from the concert were donated to help the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. As a result of a power shortage, the concert was simple to save power and Suzumura performed acoustic versions of songs.

In 2012, a poll on singing ability placed Suzumura as the third best voice actor singer, behind Kishō Taniyama (1st) and Mamoru Miyano (2nd).

Connect
Since 2009, Suzumura is part of the first Kiramune unit, CONNECT, with Mitsuo Iwata. They occasionally released singles and albums and participated the annual concert Kiramune Music Festival until 2014.

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title: Kenichi Suzumura