James Takahashi
@jtvoiceover.com
Japanese-American 🇯🇵🇺🇸 #voiceactor from Chicago | Kosaku in God of Rock | Tedashi in World War Z VR | Film enthusiast | Coffee Connoisseur | Email: [email protected] | Website: jtvoiceover.com
Pinned
For any new followers or visitors, hiya! I'm James and I'm a Japanese-American voice actor living in Chicago. I've voiced in a variety of video games, audiobooks, and animation, all of which you can see in my visual reel. For any interested producers, you can visit jtvoiceover.com for more info.
Digging deep. It's a day to ugly cry for auditions 😭. #voiceacting #voiceactor
January 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Digging deep. It's a day to ugly cry for auditions 😭. #voiceacting #voiceactor
Reposted by James Takahashi
Pssst: Because of your support for indies & love for audiobooks, we were able to pay our bookshop partners 80% more in 2025 than the prior year❗
We also became a B Corp, fought book bans, raised $55k for libraries, launched a web player (y'all LOVE listening at work), & more—all because of you.
We also became a B Corp, fought book bans, raised $55k for libraries, launched a web player (y'all LOVE listening at work), & more—all because of you.
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Pssst: Because of your support for indies & love for audiobooks, we were able to pay our bookshop partners 80% more in 2025 than the prior year❗
We also became a B Corp, fought book bans, raised $55k for libraries, launched a web player (y'all LOVE listening at work), & more—all because of you.
We also became a B Corp, fought book bans, raised $55k for libraries, launched a web player (y'all LOVE listening at work), & more—all because of you.
Reskeet this with your home river.
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Reskeet this with your home river.
Reposted by James Takahashi
Reposted by James Takahashi
My Video Game Visual Voice Reel!
Featuring voice acting from Dread Delusion, Old Skies (my BAFTA Breakthrough), Harold Halibut, Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, The Seance of Blake Manor, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Lord Winklebottom Investigates, Mutropolis, Loco Motive, PRIM, and more!
Featuring voice acting from Dread Delusion, Old Skies (my BAFTA Breakthrough), Harold Halibut, Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, The Seance of Blake Manor, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Lord Winklebottom Investigates, Mutropolis, Loco Motive, PRIM, and more!
January 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
My Video Game Visual Voice Reel!
Featuring voice acting from Dread Delusion, Old Skies (my BAFTA Breakthrough), Harold Halibut, Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, The Seance of Blake Manor, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Lord Winklebottom Investigates, Mutropolis, Loco Motive, PRIM, and more!
Featuring voice acting from Dread Delusion, Old Skies (my BAFTA Breakthrough), Harold Halibut, Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, The Seance of Blake Manor, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Lord Winklebottom Investigates, Mutropolis, Loco Motive, PRIM, and more!
Went to a trans focused variety show tonight called Spilling T where performer Syd Clifford ended the night with a K.K. Slider impression 🐶.
January 12, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Went to a trans focused variety show tonight called Spilling T where performer Syd Clifford ended the night with a K.K. Slider impression 🐶.
Reposted by James Takahashi
Please note y'all - my friend HAS a room and is looking for a *roommate*, not the other way around!
My good friend Tatsu Bold is looking for a roommate to join them for #ANE #AnthroNewEngland this upcoming weekend!
They're a SUPER chill person and an incredibly good artist. I would be heartbroken if they weren't able to go to a con due to this last-second switch-up. Happy to vouch for them!
They're a SUPER chill person and an incredibly good artist. I would be heartbroken if they weren't able to go to a con due to this last-second switch-up. Happy to vouch for them!
January 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Please note y'all - my friend HAS a room and is looking for a *roommate*, not the other way around!
Reposted by James Takahashi
We now go live to Chicago:
January 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
We now go live to Chicago:
Going down a rabbit hole here and watching more inflight safety videos. I remember this one from ANA a while back that turned inflight safety into a Kabuki performance.
youtu.be/k2IZP5NhaKM?...
youtu.be/k2IZP5NhaKM?...
January 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Going down a rabbit hole here and watching more inflight safety videos. I remember this one from ANA a while back that turned inflight safety into a Kabuki performance.
youtu.be/k2IZP5NhaKM?...
youtu.be/k2IZP5NhaKM?...
Reposted by James Takahashi
Late 2026 my short film about Trans Knights will debut on Youtube! If you want to stay updated, subscribe to my newsletter below :D
#IndieAnimation
mailchi.mp/0564b9208862...
#IndieAnimation
mailchi.mp/0564b9208862...
January 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Late 2026 my short film about Trans Knights will debut on Youtube! If you want to stay updated, subscribe to my newsletter below :D
#IndieAnimation
mailchi.mp/0564b9208862...
#IndieAnimation
mailchi.mp/0564b9208862...
Saw this posted last week and it is absolute cinema of safety videos 😂. Been really admiring the inventiveness of inflight safety videos this past decade. I had no idea that Philippine dramas had the same elements of a telenovelas but it makes sense that they would.
youtu.be/2UkTBuEx-ek?...
youtu.be/2UkTBuEx-ek?...
Philippine Airlines Inflight Safety Video #PALSafetynovela | Care That Comes From The Heart
YouTube video by Philippine Airlines
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Saw this posted last week and it is absolute cinema of safety videos 😂. Been really admiring the inventiveness of inflight safety videos this past decade. I had no idea that Philippine dramas had the same elements of a telenovelas but it makes sense that they would.
youtu.be/2UkTBuEx-ek?...
youtu.be/2UkTBuEx-ek?...
Screw it. We're going Beast Mode with Beastars now. Time to see what this is all about and learn why this Legoshi fella keeps popping up in my audition materials as a voice reference 😅.
January 10, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Screw it. We're going Beast Mode with Beastars now. Time to see what this is all about and learn why this Legoshi fella keeps popping up in my audition materials as a voice reference 😅.
Finished up Sakamoto Days. Need a new anime series in the rotation. Huh, let's see what this Shiboyugi is all about 🤔. Getting some Danganronpa vibes off the premise.
January 10, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Finished up Sakamoto Days. Need a new anime series in the rotation. Huh, let's see what this Shiboyugi is all about 🤔. Getting some Danganronpa vibes off the premise.
Setting the mood and goals for 2026 with our Chicago squad of voice actors. #voiceactor #voiceacting
January 10, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Setting the mood and goals for 2026 with our Chicago squad of voice actors. #voiceactor #voiceacting
Not my house, but I know my way around.
January 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Not my house, but I know my way around.
Feeling a little triggered by this part 😅.
"Forget about this stupid movie stuff...I'd rather just watch VTubers on my phone." #SakamotoDays
"Forget about this stupid movie stuff...I'd rather just watch VTubers on my phone." #SakamotoDays
January 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Feeling a little triggered by this part 😅.
"Forget about this stupid movie stuff...I'd rather just watch VTubers on my phone." #SakamotoDays
"Forget about this stupid movie stuff...I'd rather just watch VTubers on my phone." #SakamotoDays
The children long for reading in the manga aisles.
Barnes & Noble is set to open four Chicago area stores in the first half of the year, including its largest Chicago location in the Loop.
Barnes & Noble to open largest Chicago store, after other 'successful' openings
chicago.suntimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The children long for reading in the manga aisles.
Reposted by James Takahashi
Suncoast said “Quit being a little bitch and watch this anime.”
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Suncoast said “Quit being a little bitch and watch this anime.”
Over halfway into the Sakamoto Days anime and it feels like a bunch of JoJo characters just invaded the show. Now we're cookin'!
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Over halfway into the Sakamoto Days anime and it feels like a bunch of JoJo characters just invaded the show. Now we're cookin'!
Reposted by James Takahashi
Thinking of Bowie on his birthday today. So happy I got to pay respects on hallowed rock 'n' roll ground during my England trip last year 👨🎤.
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Thinking of Bowie on his birthday today. So happy I got to pay respects on hallowed rock 'n' roll ground during my England trip last year 👨🎤.
Reposted by James Takahashi
i miss when this guy was the only LLM
a man in a suit is holding a pink object
ALT: a man in a suit is holding a pink object
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 AM
i miss when this guy was the only LLM
Started up Witch From Mercury, and wow, this is the juice I've been looking for in my anime. It's only the second Gundam series I've seen so far. A lot of anime I've been watching lately has been mildly entertaining to pretty good, but this has a spark of something I haven't felt in a while.
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Started up Witch From Mercury, and wow, this is the juice I've been looking for in my anime. It's only the second Gundam series I've seen so far. A lot of anime I've been watching lately has been mildly entertaining to pretty good, but this has a spark of something I haven't felt in a while.
Reposted by James Takahashi
me when allergies/weather/stress/etc.
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM
me when allergies/weather/stress/etc.
Was doing yoga stretches when my tricep started wigging out and spasming in a way that look like something out of Princess Mononoke. Never had my arm cramp up like that. I think we can all come to the conclusion that stretching is bad now 😅.
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Was doing yoga stretches when my tricep started wigging out and spasming in a way that look like something out of Princess Mononoke. Never had my arm cramp up like that. I think we can all come to the conclusion that stretching is bad now 😅.