Tasuku Hatanaka

Tasuku Hatanaka (畠中 祐, Hatanaka Tasuku, born August 17, 1994 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa) is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Ken Production. A drama major who graduated from J. F. Oberlin University, he made his voice acting debut in 2006. His wife Sayaka Senbongi, whom he married in 2019, works in the same industry as him.

Born to parents who worked in the entertainment industry, Hatanaka felt it was only natural for him to pursue an acting career as well. He was already accustomed to living in a house where normal conversations and line rehearsals were difficult to differentiate. His interest in drama began in earnest after watching Ultraman for the first time.

When he told his mother about his dream of one day working as a suit actor, she chided him for his half-heartedness while emphasizing the importance of charisma in show business. Asked if whether he would become a thin and ordinary actor or a fat and type-casted actor, her words had an impact on the young boy, leading him to try voice acting instead.

During Hatanaka's fifth year of elementary school, he won his first role as the dub voice of Edmund Pevensie from The Chronicles of Narnia. He soon worked in other works produced by Disney and later provided his voice in mainstream anime titles a few years later. In March 2017, he launched a solo singing career under the Lantis label.

Outside of voice acting, Hatanaka's hobbies are strolling, karate, basketball, singing, and dancing. He minored in psychology and sociology during his university years to gain a stronger understanding of theater in general.

Though Hatanaka initially started his voice acting career with a higher vocal register, he now has a deeper pitch that enables him to take on a wider range of roles. So far, he has voiced Yuma Tsukumo in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Blast Man in Mega Man 11, and Camilo Madrigal in Encanto''. He is also the official Japanese dub voice for Canadian actor Noel Fisher.

Works

 * Edit characters - Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
 * Shez - Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
 * Genius - Shoujo to Dragon: Genjuu Keiyaku Cryptract
 * Yuzo Morisaki - Captain Tsubasa Zero ~Kimero! Miracle Shoot~