# Kaiji Tang

Kaiji Tang (Chinese: 唐凱吉; born January 25, 1984), also known as Kaiji Von Tang, is a Chinese-born voice actor who is based in Los Angeles, California.

## Biography

Tang graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a degree in theatre. He comes from a theatrical background and moved to Los Angeles in 2007 to do commercial work. He starred in commercials for Garmin GPS and The Discovery Channel. 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. Tang has stated that he never set out to do voice work and it all came later on in his life. Tang enjoys his profession and likes contributing to the video game industry as he compares video games to novels. Tang hosts the YouTube channel Voices of Gaming.

## Career

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, 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."

### His own commentary on his career

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 estimated that the English dub performers for 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. Tang continued to express his own ambitions for the dub industry in another tweet, and they go far beyond a pay increase. 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.

## Personal life

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. He married voice actress Marcy Edwards on June 24, 2017. He has a sister named Katherine.

## Filmography

Note that these are all performances in English, rather than his native Chinese.

### Films

List of voice performances in films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Tekken: Blood Vengeance | Lee Chaolan | |
| 2012 | Battle Royale | Shogo Kawada | |
| 2018 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower | Archer | |
| 2019 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly | Archer | |
| 2019 | White Snake | Chang Pan | |
| 2020 | Altered Carbon: Resleeved | Shinji | |
| 2020 | Willy and the Guardians of the Lake | Barry Bladderwort | US version |
| 2020 | Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna | Kyotaro Yamada | |
| 2021 | Tom & Jerry | Tom Cat | Additional vocal effects |
| 2021 | Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | Eugene Lim | |
| 2021 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song | Archer | |
| 2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Sanemi Shinazugawa | |
| 2022 | Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | Satoru Gojo | |
| 2022–23 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh | Hendrickson | Parts 1 & 2 |
| 2023 | The Monkey King | Old Man Villager | |
| 2023 | Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria | Jagi | OVA |

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger | Researcher, Bounty Hunter | |
| 2009 | Grand Chase | Jin Kaien | |
| 2009 | Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight | Thrust, Strike | |
| 2010 | Heroes of Newerth | Dark Elf Swiftblade | |
| 2010 | Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes | Various | |
| 2011 | Dynasty Warriors 7 | Sima Zhao | |
| 2011 | Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends | Sima Zhao | |
| 2012 | Soul Calibur V | Young Knight | |
| 2012 | Dynasty Warriors Next | Sima Zhao | |
| 2012 | Reality Fighters | Kung Fu Monk, Samurai | |
| 2012 | Tales of Graces f | Raymond Oswell | |
| 2012 | Skullgirls | Black Egrets Soldier, Politician Double | |
| 2012 | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | Lee Chaolan (as Violet) | Character Intro and Ending Dialogues |
| 2012 | Dead or Alive 5 | Jann Lee | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil 6 | Screamer Zombie | |
| 2012 | MapleStory | Male Luminous | |
| 2013 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Owain | |
| 2013 | Dynasty Warriors 8 | Sima Zhao | |
| 2013 | Tales of Xillia | Wingul | |
| 2013 | Batman: Arkham Origins | Multiplayer Joker, Bane Elite | |
| 2014 | Bravely Default | Doctor Qada | |
| 2014 | Smite | Ao Kuang | |
| 2014 | Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | Yasuhiro Hagakure | |
| 2014 | Fairy Fencer F | Fang | |
| 2014 | Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- | Faust | |
| 2015 | Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker | Yamato Hotsuin | |
| 2015 | Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance | Red Magnus | |
| 2015 | Skullgirls 2nd Encore | Brain Drain, Black Egrets Soldier, Yu-Wan, Politician Double, Andy Anvil, Lawrence, Grendel | |
| 2015 | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Yelv | |
| 2015 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | Gaius Worzel | |
| 2016 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | Gaius Worzel | |
| 2016 | Fire Emblem Fates | Odin (Owain), Shiro, Ignatius | |
| 2016 | Killing Floor 2 | Hayato Tanaka | |
| 2017 | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | Gonta Gokuhara, Yasuhiro Hagakure | |
| 2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Odin, Narcian, Lloyd, Shiro | |
| 2017 | Akiba's Beat | Kasuga Yuuki | |
| 2017 | Persona 5 | Munehisa Iwai | |
| 2018 | Detective Pikachu | Detective Pikachu | |
| 2018 | Fallout 76 | Male Player Character, Brody Torrance, Jeff Nakamura, Additional Voices | |
| 2019 | Pokémon Masters | Noland, Hiker, Pokéfan | |
| 2019 | AI: The Somnium Files | Moma Kumakura | |
| 2019 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | Gaius Worzel | |
| 2019 | Dead or Alive 6 | Jann Lee | |
| 2019 | BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | Akatsuki | |
| 2019 | Grand Chase Dimensional Chaser | Jin Kaien, Mecha Rocco | |
| 2019 | Judgment | Sakuraba | |
| 2019 | River City Girls | Riki | |
| 2019 | Daemon X Machina | Nameless | |
| 2019 | Code Vein | Male player character voice 3 | |
| 2020 | Persona 5 Royal | Munehisa Iwai | |
| 2020 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | Gaius Worzel | |
| 2020 | Granblue Fantasy Versus | Eustace | |
| 2020 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Ichiban Kasuga | |
| 2020 | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | Takatoshi Hijiyama | |
| 2021 | Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-: The Prophecy of the Throne | Salum Pristis | |
| 2021 | Guilty Gear -STRIVE- | Faust, Daryl | |
| 2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Sanemi Shinazugawa | |
| 2021 | Marvel Super War | Shang-Chi | |
| 2021 | Mary Skelter Finale | Haru | |
| 2021 | Lost Judgment | Kaito Sakakiba | |
| 2022 | Rune Factory 5 | Murakumo | |
| 2022 | Deadcraft | Gene | |
| 2022 | AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative | Moma Kumakura | |
| 2022 | Tower of Fantasy | Tian Lang | |
| 2022 | We Are OFK | Wedge, eSports Announcer Ricko, Bad DJ | |
| 2022 | Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed | Ghostbuster | |
| 2022 | Relayer | Additional voices | |
| 2022 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Zhiqiang "Zimo" Wong | |
| 2022 | Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Curtis Aldridge | |
| 2022 | River City Girls 2 | Riki, Glen, Gouda | |
| 2023 | Octopath Traveler II | Additional voices | |
| 2023 | Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp | Kanbei | |
| 2023 | Street Fighter 6 | Carlos Miyamoto | |
| 2023 | Master Detective Archives: Rain Code | Yakou Furio | |
| 2023 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie | Gaius Worzel | |
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Bi-Han (Sub-Zero / Noob Saibot) | |
| 2023 | Detective Pikachu Returns | Detective Pikachu, Harry Goodman | |
| 2023 | Anonymous;Code | Ewan Okuda | |
| 2023 | Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections | Koji Kashin | |
| 2023 | Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name | Ichiban Kasuga | |
| 2023 | Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising | Eustace, Goblin, Joy | |
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Ichiban Kasuga | |
| 2024 | Granblue Fantasy: Relink | Additional voices | |
| 2024 | Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash | Satoru Gojo | |
| 2024 | Unicorn Overlord | Mercenaries (Type E), additional voices | |
| 2024 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak | Cao Lee, citizens | |
| 2024 | Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven | Karl/Martial Artist | |
| 2025 | Dynasty Warriors: Origins | Gan Ning, Chen Gong | |
| 2025 | Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | Ichiban Kasuga | |

### Live action

List of acting performances in film and television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2008 | Zombie Strippers! | Zombie | First Hollywood acting role | |

### Webseries

List of acting performances in webseries :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 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" | |
| 2017 | RWBY | Li Ren | Volume 4, Chapter 10: "Kuroyuri" | |

### Anime

List of voice performances in anime :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Computer Club Member | |
| 2008 | Tweeny Witches | Warlock Officer | |
| 2008 | Kite Liberator | Sputnik | |
| 2008 | The Familiar of Zero | Jean Colbert, Derflinger | |
| 2009 | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha | Shiro Takamachi | |
| 2009 | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's | Shiro Takamachi, Graf Eisen | |
| 2013 | Sword Art Online | Schmitt | |
| 2013 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan | Akifusa Keikain | |
| 2014–15 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic series | Ren Koen | Also Kingdom |
| 2014–15 | Doraemon | Big G | |
| 2014–15 | Kill la Kill | Tsumugu Kinagase | Also OVA |
| 2015 | Coppelion | Taro | |
| 2015 | Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works | Archer | TV series |
| 2015 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Santana | |
| 2015–21 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Hendrickson, Pelio's Father | |
| 2016 | One-Punch Man | Armored Gorilla, Subterraneans (ep 1) | |
| 2016 | Charlotte | Hosoyamada | |
| 2016 | Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School | Koichi Kizakura | |
| 2016-17 | Naruto: Shippuden | Tenma Izumo, Gengo | |
| 2017 | Dragon Ball Super | Vegeta | Bang Zoom! Entertainment dub |
| 2017 | Berserk | Guts | 2016 series |
| 2017 | Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day | Tetsudo "Poppo" Hisakawa | |
| 2017 | Fate/Grand Order: First Order | Archer | |
| 2018 | Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu | Odenta Mitsuyo | |
| 2018–20 | Baki | Retsu | Netflix ONA |
| 2018–23 | Bungo Stray Dogs | Osamu Dazai | |
| 2018 | Skip Beat! | Matsushima, "Love Me" male voice | |
| 2018 | Back Street Girls: Gokudolls | Kentaro | |
| 2018–21 | Megalobox | Joe | |
| 2019 | Kengan Ashura | Tokita Ohma | |
| 2020 | Beastars | Bill | |
| 2020 | Dorohedoro | Aikawa | |
| 2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Sanemi Shinazugawa | |
| 2020 | Drifting Dragons | Gaga | |
| 2020 | The God of High School | Taek Jegal | |
| 2020–present | Jujutsu Kaisen | Satoru Gojo | |
| 2021 | Kuroko's Basketball | Tsutomu Iwamura, Hideki Ishida | |
| 2021 | Beyblade Burst Surge | Narrator, Noboru Hizashi | |
| 2021 | Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | Yugo Kakitani | |
| 2021 | Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | Sakasa | |
| 2021 | Record of Ragnarok | Lü Bu | |
| 2021–23 | Vinland Saga | Halfdan, Atli, Fox, Drott | Netflix dub |
| 2021 | Magatsu Wahrheit Zuerst | Lotus Gutheil | |
| 2021 | Tokyo Revengers | Nobutaka Osanai | |
| 2021 | Battle Game in 5 Seconds | Masakado Rindo | |
| 2021–22 | Pokémon | Faba, Dozer | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Pokémon Evolutions | Palmer | YouTube ONA |
| 2022 | Orient | Tatsuomi/Haruhisa | |
| 2022 | Spriggan | Viktor Stolov, Iwao Akatsuki, Mjr. Bowman | |
| 2022 | The Prince of Tennis | Kippie Tachibana | |
| 2022 | Summer Time Rendering | Masahito Karikiri | |
| 2022 | Kakegurui Twin | Ren Kochi | |
| 2022–23 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Koji Kashin | |
| 2022 | Tekken: Bloodline | Jin Kazama | |
| 2023 | Digimon Adventure | Kabukimon | 2020 series |
| 2023 | Mashle | Tom Knowles | |
| 2023 | Ōoku: The Inner Chambers | Abe, Ryuko | |
| 2023 | Gamera Rebirth | James Joshua Tazaki | |
| 2023 | Pluto | Thracia Minister Thomas | |
| 2023–present | The Apothecary Diaries | Jinshi | |
| 2024 | Dandadan | Taro | |
| 2024 | The Grimm Variations | N | Lead role; Episode 4: "The Elves and the Shoemaker" |
| 2024 | Ranma ½ | Jusenkyo Guide | |
| 2025 | My Happy Marriage Season 2 | Naoshi Usui | |
| 2025 | Sakamoto Days | Lu's Father | |
| 2025 | Medalist | Shinichiro Sonidori | |