Kenji Nomura

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| **Kenji Nomura** | |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Date of birth: | July 23, 1970[](#cite_note-1) |
| Place of birth: | Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan[](#cite_note-2) |
| Voice of: | [Andre Camel](/wiki/Andre_Camel "Andre Camel") (since episode 1072) |
**Kenji Nomura** (乃村 健次 ,*Nomura Kenji*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born July 23, 1970 in Okayama Prefecture, is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.
In **[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")**, after the death of [Kiyoyuki Yanada](/wiki/Kiyoyuki_Yanada "Kiyoyuki Yanada") in November 2022, he took on the role of [Andre Camel](/wiki/Andre_Camel "Andre Camel"). He also voiced other minor characters prior to this role, including the lawyer [Hiroki Oi](/wiki/Hiroki_Oi "Hiroki Oi").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Other roles in Detective Conan](#Other_roles_in_Detective_Conan)
* [3 Other notable roles](#Other_notable_roles)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime)
* [4 References](#References)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Nomura&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Kenji Nomura graduated from Chayamachi Elementary School (倉敷市立茶屋町小学校), Tōyō Middle School (倉敷市立東陽中学校) and [Amagi Combined Middle and High School](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E5%B2%A1%E5%B1%B1%E7%9C%8C%E7%AB%8B%E5%80%89%E6%95%B7%E5%A4%A9%E5%9F%8E%E4%B8%AD%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E3%83%BB%E9%AB%98%E7%AD%89%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1 "wikipedia:ja:岡山県立倉敷天城中学校・高等学校"), all in Kurashiki.[](#cite_note-3) He played baseball in middle school and high school.[](#cite_note-A-4) He was fond of foreign movies and fell with lawyer-related movies. Starting the end of high school, he started dubbing in small roles.
For university, he moved to Tokyo, and secretly attended voice-acting classes by Shinichiro Takakuwa.[](#cite_note-A-4) He first joined [Haikyō Voice Acting Studios](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E4%BF%B3%E5%8D%94%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA "wikipedia:ja:俳協ボイスアクターズスタジオ"), before switching to [Aksent](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88_(%E8%8A%B8%E8%83%BD%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%80%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3) "wikipedia:ja:アクセント (芸能プロダクション)").[](#cite_note-A-4) In 2020, after twenty-six years with Aksent, he switched to [Aoni Production](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoni_Production "wikipedia:Aoni Production").[](#cite_note-5)
He speaks in the Kansai Dialect, specifically the Okayama Dialect.[](#cite_note-6)
## Other roles in Detective Conan[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Nomura&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Other roles in Detective Conan")]
* [Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour](/wiki/Momotarou_Mystery_Solving_Tour "Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour") (episodes 377-378): Mamoru Onitsura
* [Kaitou Kid's Busy Date](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid%27s_Busy_Date "Kaitou Kid's Busy Date") (MK Special 2): Phantom
* [A Car Carrying a Time Bomb](/wiki/A_Car_Carrying_a_Time_Bomb "A Car Carrying a Time Bomb") (episode 686): Kingo Ebisawa
* [Fire and Water Mystery Tour](/wiki/Fire_and_Water_Mystery_Tour "Fire and Water Mystery Tour") (episodes 720-721): [Keiji Kosugi](/wiki/Minor_law_enforcement#Keiji_Kosugi "Minor law enforcement")
* [Bathroom Where Ran Collapsed As Well](/wiki/Bathroom_Where_Ran_Collapsed_As_Well "Bathroom Where Ran Collapsed As Well") (episodes 740-741): Mitsuaki Kaga
* [The Scarlet Return](/wiki/The_Scarlet_Return "The Scarlet Return") (episodes 779-783): Pursuer[](#cite_note-7)
* [Mysterious Case in a Hot Air Balloon](/wiki/Mysterious_Case_in_a_Hot_Air_Balloon "Mysterious Case in a Hot Air Balloon") (episode 838): [Akihiro Okuda](/wiki/Akihiro_Okuda "Akihiro Okuda")
* [The Nobunaga 450 Case](/wiki/The_Nobunaga_450_Case "The Nobunaga 450 Case") (episode 871): [Kimifusa Oyabu](/wiki/Kimifusa_Oyabu "Kimifusa Oyabu")
* [The Frying Pan of Hatred](/wiki/The_Frying_Pan_of_Hatred "The Frying Pan of Hatred") (episode 998): [Naoyuki Omura](/wiki/Naoyuki_Omura "Naoyuki Omura")
* Starting [Intrigue at Morikawa Mansion](/wiki/Intrigue_at_Morikawa_Mansion "Intrigue at Morikawa Mansion") (episode 1050-1051): [Hiroki Oi](/wiki/Hiroki_Oi "Hiroki Oi")
## Other notable roles[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Nomura&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Other notable roles")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenji_Nomura&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Anime")]
* 1997 *Kindaichi Case Files*: Mikihiko Wakaoji
* 1999 *One Piece*: Kuromarimo, Braham, Bobby Funk, Jack
* 2001 *Baki the Grappler*: Yūjirō Hanma
* 2002 *Digimon Frontier*: Arbormon, Petaldramon
* 2002, 2004, 2006 *Kinnikuman the Second*: Buffaloman, Scarface, The Adams, Harabote Muscle, Destruction, Tomokazu
* 2003 *Fullmetal Alchemist*: Delfino
* 2007 *Bleach*: Yammy Llargo
* 2008 *Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's*: Demak
* 2010 *A Certain Magical Index II*: Toya Kamijo
* 2012 *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*: Santana
* 2014 *Akame ga Kill!*: Sten
* 2015 *Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?*: Gareth Landrock
* 2016 *Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World*: Ricardo Welkin
* 2017 *Dragon Ball Super*: Toppo
* 2018 *Cells at Work!*: Effector T-Cell
* 2019 *Fire Force*: Flail
* 2020 *Great Pretender*: Lewis Mueller
* 2021 *The Faraway Paladin*: Reystov
* 2022 *Parallel World Pharmacy*: Bruno de Médicis
* 2023 *Giant Beasts of Ars*: Guun