 This article is about a voice actor in the Super Sentai series.
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Subaru Samuel Bartsch (昴・サミュエル・バーチュ Subaru Samyueru Bāchu), better known under his stage name Subaru Kimura (木村 昴 Kimura Subaru), is a German-Japanese actor, voice actor and singer best known for his roles in anime and Japanese media such as Takeshi Goda in Doraemon, Ryoma Terasaka in Assassination Classroom, Shoichi Kusanagi in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, Franky (replacing Kazuki Yao from 2025 onward) of One Piece and Aoi Todou in Jujutsu Kaisen.
In Tokusatsu, he voiced Bowlingam in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger, and Bomb Jamen in Mashin Sentai Kiramager. Most notably, he is the main narrator of Uchu Sentai Kyuranger and provides the voice of the Kyurangers' Seiza Blaster.
In 2021, he starred as Vice/Kamen Rider Vice
and a fictional version of himself in Kamen Rider Revice.
Personal Life[]
- Kimura is trilingual. He is fluent in Japanese, English, and German.
Controversy[]
In 2020, an Instagram post of Kimura mocking a traditional African lip plate resurfaced along with an image of him in blackface. While the post has since been deleted, he has not commented on the incident. [1]
Notes[]
- In a bit of coincidence to his Kyuranger narration association, "Subaru" refers to a Japanese constellation, typically known as the star cluster Pleiades which is located in the constellation Taurus.
- He is currently the youngest narrator/equipment voice in Super Sentai series.
External links[]
Subaru Kimura at Wikipedia.- Subaru Kimura at Kamen Rider Wiki
