Erik Scott Kimerer (born July 6, 1988)[2] is an American voice actor and professional wrestler under the name 'Sassy Assassin' in Brian Kendrick's Wrestling Pro Wrestling. As a voice actor, he has provided voices for the English dubs of Japanese anime and video games. Some of his major voice roles include Ryuji Takasu in Toradora!, Obanai Iguro in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Biscuit Griffon in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Riku Mikami in Gundam Build Divers, Alibaba Saluja in the Magi series, Hydra Knell in Blood Lad, Speed o' Sound Sonic in One-Punch Man, Teruki Hanazawa in Mob Psycho 100, Ayato Amagiri in The Asterisk War, and Haruyuki Arita in Accel World.
Erik Scott Kimerer | |
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.jpg) Kimerer at the 2017 Nan Desu Kan | |
| Born | July 6, 1988 Edmonds, Washington, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, Professional Wrestler |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Filmography
editAnime
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | K-On!! | Guitar Store Employee (uncredited) | Ep. 11 | |
| 2012 | Mahoromatic: I'm Home | Toshiya Hamaguchi | ||
| 2013 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan | Inugami, Saburo-Neko | ||
| 2013 | Sword Art Online | Ducker, Additional Voices | Ep. 3 | [4] |
| 2013–14 | Accel World | Haruyuki Arita (Silver Crow) | [5] | |
| 2014–15 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | Alibaba Saluja | Also Kingdom | [6][7][8] |
| 2014 | Toradora! | Ryuji Takasu | [9][10][11] | |
| 2014 | Blood Lad | Hydra Knell | [12] | |
| 2015–21 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Gowther | [13] | |
| 2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | Biscuit Griffon | [14][15] | |
| 2016–2020 | One-Punch Man | Speed-o'-Sound Sonic | [16][17] | |
| 2016 | Your Lie in April | Takeshi Aiza | [18] | |
| 2016 | The Asterisk War | Ayato Amagiri | [19] | |
| 2017 | Mob Psycho 100 | Teruki Hanazawa | also season 2 | |
| 2017 | Berserk | Isidoro | 2016 series | [20] |
| 2017 | Sailor Moon SuperS | Fish Eye | Viz Media dub | [21] |
| 2018 | Beyblade Burst Turbo | Jonji | ||
| 2018 | Gundam Build Divers | Riku Mikami | ||
| 2018 | Sirius the Jaeger | Philip | ||
| 2019 | Cells at Work! | B Cell | [22][23] | |
| 2019 | The Rising of the Shield Hero | Itsuki Kawasumi | [24] | |
| 2019 | Carole & Tuesday | Joshua, Pyotr | [25] | |
| 2019 | Kengan Ashura | Kaneda Suekichi, Yoroizuka Saw Paing, Hanafusa Hajime, Nikaido Ren and young Tokita Ohma | Netflix | [26] |
| 2020 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind | Secco | ||
| 2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Obanai Iguro | [27] | |
| 2020 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | Lye Batenkaitos, Patrasche | [28][29] | |
| 2021 | Kuroko's Basketball | Ryōta Kise | Netflix dub | |
| 2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Obanai Iguro | [22] | |
| 2022 | Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro | Senpai/Naoto Hachiouji | [30] | |
| 2021 | Sailor Moon Eternal | Fish Eye | Netflix dub | [22] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Heroes of Newerth | Joven Glacius | ||
| 2011 | Inazuma Eleven | Mark Evans | [31] | |
| 2012 | Skullgirls | Black Egrets | ||
| 2014 | Mugen Souls Z | Ace | [3] | |
| 2016 | Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book | Oskar Belmer | [32] | |
| 2016 | 2064: Read Only Memories | Oliver, Sky | [33] | |
| 2017 | Dark Rose Valkyrie | Asahi Shiramine | [34] | |
| 2019 | Zanki Zero: Last Beginning | Creature of Pride, Sho Terashima | [22] | |
| 2019 | Pokémon Masters | Barry, Grant | [35] | |
| 2020 | One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows | Speed o' Sound Sonic | [22] | |
| 2021 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne | Patrasche | [36] | |
| 2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Obanai Iguro | [37] |
Animation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Birdboy: The Forgotten Children | Mr. Reloggio | English dub |
Professional wrestling career
editWrestling pro wrestling (2019 – )
editIn 2018, Kimerer had his debut in professional wrestling as the Sassy Assassin. A sneaky thief with a lisp. As the Sassy Assassin, Kimerer debuted in Hoodslam SoCal-iente, in a losing effort against Otto Von Clutch. A year later, he would make his WPW debut in the WPW Gauntlet Battle Royal with Sneaky Pete (RJ Santos) in a losing effort. Months later. The two would be in a match winning the WPW Tag Team championships, Erik Kimerer's first and thus far only championship in professional wrestling. He and Santos however, would lose the tag team championships to the Two Man Gang, in the team's first title defense.
References
edit- ^ "I am Erik Scott Kimerer, and I talk for a living. I voice Ryuji in Toradora, Alibaba in Magi, Haruyuki in Accel World, and many more. AMA!". reddit.com. March 17, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ Birthday tweets:
- Kimerer, Erik [@mummynyan] (July 6, 2016). "@ekimerer Happy Birthday!! I'm so happy for you~ you deserve it so much!!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
- Kimerer, Erik [@ekimerer] (May 12, 2018). "Haha, looks like I made the @AnimeExpo website (dat purple hair, tho!) Although I'm not announced as an official guest this year, I'll likely be on the Con floor. It'll be my 30th Birthday, so come up and give me some B-day body chops! They're like B-day spanks, but for wrestlers" (Tweet). Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
- Kimerer, Erik [@ekimerer] (March 26, 2021). "Getting ready to step back into Mordor- I mean...society. One week in and feeling good! #ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴇssᴀᴠᴇʟɪᴠᴇs #vaccinated #lordoftherings" (Tweet). Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c Erik Kimerer (October 3, 2015). "Erik Kimerer - Acting Resume".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Kimerer, Erik Scott. "Happy to announce my TV debut! I play Ducker & assorted characters in Sword Art Online! Catch it on Cartoon Network (Toonami) in Aug!". @ekimerer. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Viz Media's Neon Alley Reveals Accel World Dub Cast". Anime News Network. March 20, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ Dong, Bamboo; Lamb, Lynzee (April 22, 2014). "Sakura-Con 2014". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Aniplex USA Announces Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Dub Cast". September 28, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
- ^ "Aniplex of America to Release Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic on DVD Sets". Anime News Network. October 15, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Toradora! Out Now with a Full English Dub and on Blu-Ray in Both Premium and Standard Editions". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "NIS America Offers Toradora! Blu-rays With English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Toradora! To Be Released With a Full English Dub And on Blu-Ray in Premium and Standard Edition Formats This July". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Viz Media Announces Blood Lad's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Kimerer, Erik Scott. "Check out Seven Deadly Sins on @netflix! I play Gowther, the Goat's Sin of Lust, among a great cast of sinful peeps.pic.twitter.com/uBZvSt80a7". @ekimerer. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans' English Dub Casts Erik Scott Kimerer as Biscuit". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans' English Dub Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "One-Punch Man Anime Voice Cast To Make NY Comic Con Appearances". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Max Mittleman Stars in One-Punch Man English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "VIZ | VIZ MEDIA PRESENTS THE VOICE CAST OF ONE-PUNCH MAN ANIME SERIES AT NEW YORK COMIC CON 2016 (Under titles that Erik voiced in, Your Lie in April is listed)". www.viz.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Aniplex Offers The Asterisk War Season 1 on English-Dubbed Blu-ray". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Funimation Samples "Berserk" Anime's New English Dub". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Viz Media (August 12, 2017). "Meet the #SailorMoon SuperS cast of the Amazon Trio! John Eric - Tiger's Eye, @MichaelMychak - Hawk's Eye, @ekimerer -Fish's Eye! #MoonPanel".
- ^ a b c d e "Erik Kimerer (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 13, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 17, 2019). "Aniplex of America Reveals Cells at Work! Anime's English Dub Cast, BD Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Erik Scott Kimerer on Instagram: "New role announcement: I'll be the voice of Itsuki Kawasumi in @crunchyroll's simuldub of #RisingOfTheShieldHero. It'll be airing on…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Erik Scott Kimerer on Instagram: "POW! Happy to be a part of the #CaroleAndTuesday cast as both Joshua ("Let's ROCK!!" Yuuki Kaji role No. 7 bay-bay!) and Mars' hottest…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ animenewsnetwork Kengan Ashura English cast
- ^ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime's Video Reveals English Dub Cast for Hashira". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ Kimerer, Erik [@ekimerer] (August 26, 2020). "I am Lye Batenkaitos, an Archbishop of the Witch's Cult, representing the sin of Gluttony! And it's about time I made an anime #HeelTurn. For my first act, I've taken #BestGirl of #ReZero out of commission! Feed me your despair, fans! I still hunger..." (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kimerer, Erik [@ekimerer] (September 3, 2020). "Oh, btw...on top of Lye Batenkaitos I ALSO voice Patrasche in #rezeroSeason2! Check out episode 2 on @Crunchyroll!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kimerer, Erik Scott [@ekimerer] (January 11, 2022). "Happy to announce my role as Senpai in "Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagaroro"! I have so much fun voicing this sussy baka!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kimerer, Erik Scott. "Inazuma Eleven is out on the 3DS E-shop! I voice Mark Evans, alongside @LucienDodge, @kylehebert, & @rinachan ! Pick it up! It's really fun!". @ekimerer. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Kimerer, Erik Scott. "Check out Atelier: Sophie, where I play Oskar! Hey...why am I getting cast as fat characters so often? Hmm..." @ekimerer. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "2064: Read Only Memories". MidBoss. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ Kimerer, Erik Scott. "#DarkRoseValkyrie is now out on the PS4 and you can hear me as Asashi Shiramine! Thank you so much to @IdeaFactoryIntl and @NewGenPics1!". @ekimerer. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Kimerer, Erik Scott (September 2, 2019). "If you're playing #PokemonMasters, keep an ear out for me as both Barry and Grant!".
- ^ Chime. Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne. Spike Chunsoft. Scene: Ending credits, 33:39 in, Cast.
- ^ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (2021 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 27, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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External links
edit- Erik Scott Kimerer at IMDb
- Erik Scott Kimerer at Anime News Network's encyclopedia