Ricco Fajardo

Ricco Fajardo
Fajardo in 2024
Born	October 26, 1983 (age 41 years)
Alma mater	University of California, Irvine (BA) Southern Methodist University (MFA) [1]
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	2012–present

Ricco Fajardo is an American voice actor who has provided voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and video games. Some of his roles include Taiju Oki in Dr. Stone , Itona Horibe in Assassination Classroom , Mirio Togata in My Hero Academia , Kotaro Tatsumi in Zombie Land Saga , Daryun in The Heroic Legend of Arslan , Tor Kokonoe in Absolute Duo , Leon Luis in Garo: The Animation , Kyousuke Munakata in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy and Haruhiro in Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash .

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2012	B Gata H Kei	Kota Akimoto	Debut role	[2]
	Aria the Scarlet Ammo	Goki Muto		[3]
2013	We Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky	Shusuke Chitose		[4]
2015	Assassination Classroom	Itona Horibe	Also Koro-sensei Q!	[5]
	Unbreakable Machine-Doll	Magnus		[6]
	Absolute Duo	Tor Kokonoe	First lead role	[7]
	Show By Rock!! series	Kai	2 seasons	[8] [9]
	The Heroic Legend of Arslan series	Daryun	2 seasons	[10] [11]
	Dance with Devils	Mage Nanashiro		[12]
2016	Prince of Stride: Alternative	Takeru Fujiwara		[13]
	Lord Marksman and Vanadis	Ryurik		[14]
	Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash	Haruhiro		[15]
	Brothers Conflict	Kazuma Sasakura		[16]
	Fairy Tail	Jackal		[17]
	Garo: The Animation	Leon Luis		[18]
	Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy	Kyosuke Munakata		[19]
	Nanbaka	Mitsuru Hitokoe		[20]
	Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!	Tentacle Monster		[21]
	Alderamin on the Sky	Sarihaslag Remeon		[22]
	All Out!!	Shinnosuke Hyosu		[23]
	Castle Town Dandelion	Shu Sakurada		[24]
	The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.	Takeru Shinoda		[11]
	D.Gray-man	Bak Chang	Also Hallow	[25]
2016–18	Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru series	Tsurumaru Kuninaga	2 seasons	[26] [27]
2017	Garo: Crimson Moon	Yasusuke		[28]
	Fuka	Makoto Mikasa		[29]
	Chaos;Child	Takuru Miyashiro		[30]
	Saga of Tanya the Evil	Ihlen Schwarzkopf		[31]
	Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas	Yuri		[32]
	Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats Boys	Yuta Mirako		[33]
	Sakura Quest	Kosuke Midorikawa		[34]
	Attack on Titan	Rashad	Ep. 8 Season 2	[35]
	Code Geass: Akito the Exiled	Ryo Sayama		[36]
	18if	Haruto Tsukishiro		[37]
	Convenience Store Boy Friends	Towa Honda		[38]
	Tsuredure Children	Takeru Goda		[39]
	Restaurant to Another World	Shareef	Eps. 9, 12
	Hundred	Hayato Kisaragi		[40]
	D.Gray-man Hallow	Bak Chang
	Recovery of an MMO Junkie	Kanbe		[41]
	King's Game The Animation	Hideki Toyoda	Ep. 2	[42]
	Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199	Daisuke Shima		[43]
	Ai no Kusabi	Guy		[44]
	Black Clover	Nozel Silva		[45]
2018	Junji Ito Collection	Koichi	Eps. 1, 5	[46]
	Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls	Hachiro Koga		[47]
	Hakyu Hoshin Engi	Dotoku	2018 reboot	[48]
	Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens	Irasawa		[49]
	Darling in the FranXX	9'γ		[50]
	Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi	Hatori		[51]
	Dragon Ball Super	Watagash		[52]
	Ace Attorney	Richard Wellington	Season 2
2018-2021	Zombie Land Saga	Kotaro Tatsumi, Kiichi Momozaki	Also Revenge	[53]
2018–present	My Hero Academia	Mirio Togata		[54]
	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime	Benimaru [ broken anchor ]	2 Seasons
2019	Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest	Kouki Amanogawa
	Actors: Songs Connection	Keishi		[55]
2019–2021	Fruits Basket	Hiroshi, Additional Voices		[56]
2019–present	Dr. Stone	Taiju Oki	4 Seasons	[57]
	Radiant	Piodan
2020	Plunderer	Tokikaze Sakai
	The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited	Haru Katō		[58]
	Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!	Shinichi Sakurai		[59]
	By the Grace of the Gods	Jill		[60]
2021	The Duke of Death and His Maid	Zain		[61]
	2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team	Misao Aoki		[62]
2022	Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs	Julius		[63]
	Heroines Run the Show	Ken		[64]
	Shoot! Goal to the Future	Yoshiharu Kubo		[65]
	The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime	Benimaru, Yashichi		[66]
	Blue Lock	Isagi		[67]
2023	Tomo-chan Is a Girl!	Junichiro Kubota		[68]
	The Legendary Hero Is Dead!	Touka Scott		[69]
	My Tiny Senpai	Chihiro Akina		[70]
2024	Bucchigiri?!	Matakara Asamine		[71]
	Viral Hit	Kim Moon-seong		[72]
	Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World?	Kai		[73]
	The Elusive Samurai	Yorishige		[74]
	Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles	Slave Trader		[75]

Animation

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2018–19	Red vs. Blue	Genkins	Seasons 16–17	[76]

Film

List of voice performances in films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2012	Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike	Kansuke		[77]
2017	Genocidal Organ	John Paul		[78]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2014	Smite	Camazotz, Achilles		[79]
2017	Fire Emblem Heroes	Ferdinand von Aegir	Second voice	[80]
2018	Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2	Fu		[81]
2020	Paladins	Corvus, Mernos Jenos
2021	Tales of Luminaria	Maxime Hasselmans		[82]
2023	Fire Emblem Engage	Pandreo		[80]
	Trinity Trigger	Zantis Gheldyne
	Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless	Partyasu
	Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance	Cabbage Merchant
	Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
2024	Ys X: Nordics	Rafe Evelies		[80]

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External links

• Ricco Fajardo at IMDb
• Ricco Fajardo at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia
• Ricco Fajardo on Twitter