LOS
ANGELES, CA - July 29 - It has been announced that Spike Spencer will
be voicing the character Takuma Ichijo from the popular Anime series
Vampire Knight
For those unfamiliar with the storyline of the popular graphic novel, Vampire Knight
takes place at Cross Academy, which is attended by two groups of
students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the
students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with
the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are
the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's
dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires!
Takuma is the vice-president of the Night Class, he is a noble-class vampire who is almost as powerful as Kaname, whom he is close to and respects, and can be seen reading a manga from time to time. Takuma maintains a close friendship with Senri Shiki, whose great grand-uncle is also a member of the council.
His grandfather asks him to spy on
Kaname, but he refuses out of loyalty
and attempts to break free of his grandfather's mold. Takuma attempts
to protect the possessed Shiki Senri, forced to go against Kaname in
order to protect all his friends. Following Shiki's freedom from Rido's
possession, Takuma has rejoined Kaname's side, where he appears in time
to stop Kaname from killing his grandfather and instead insists on being
allowed to handle the issue. It is strongly hinted at that Takuma
intends to end his life along with his grandfather, saying "Together,
let us put an end to the Ichijo line." But it is revealed that he never
got his wish, as he was discovered unconscious afterward by Sara Shirabuki,
one of the only known Pureblood vampires, who said that she always
wanted "to have" Takuma, as though he were simply a doll or a toy. He is
currently in the hands of Sara Shirabuki, who is torturing him to
extract information about Kaname. After the one year time-skip, he seems
to be living with her and quite healthy.
"Vampire Knight is an important series that demanded skilled
actors who could portray these complex characters without sacrificing
any of the intensity and emotional drama each one exudes," says William Germain, Director, Programming & Music Sales, VIZ Media. "We
also know there are a lot of fans of the manga that have been waiting
for this series so we wanted to bring in some very talented people who
we know will take Vampire Knight to a whole new level. Look for more
news coming soon about the North American debut!"
ABOUT SPIKE SPENCER:
An accomplished actor, Spike Spencer has worked onscreen with such notable stars as Tommy Lee Jones, Sandra Bullock, Frank Langella, Tia Carrere, and Scott Glenn.
In the realm of voice acting he has voiced hundreds of episodes of Anime including Evangelion, Spriggan, Nadesico, Mar, Pre Tear, Code Geass 2, Buso Renkin and Bleach as well as numerous video games including World of Warcraft-The Burning Crusades, Tales of Vesperia, Trauma Center, Steambot Chronicles, and Star Ocean 2. Spike has lent his voice to many radio and television commercials and campaigns.
Spike is also an author/screenwriter and is in pre-production on his first feature film that he scripted, "Dwindle Down." Learn more about Spike at:
www.worldospike.com
www.spikespencer.com
www.almostevilminions.com
www.twitter.com/spikespencer
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