Yuji Machi is a Japanese actor and voice actor, affiliated with Aoni Production. His real name is Shuuji Tanabe . He is known for voicing Ultraman Tiga's grunts and narrating Ultraman Dyna.
He voiced Tiga's speaking voice for the first time in the stage show NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Trigger STAGE 1.
Roles[]
Voice acting[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Gridman the Hyper Agent | Narrator | |
| 1996 | Ultraman Tiga | Ultraman Tiga | Grunts |
| TV program narrator | Episode 3 "The Devil's Judgement" | ||
| 1997 | Ultraman Dyna | Narrator | |
| 1998 | Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light | Ultraman Tiga | Grunts |
| Ultraman Gaia | Announcer | Episodes 1 "Seize the Light! Episode 25 "The Showdown for Tomorrow" | |
| 1999 | Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace | Ultraman Tiga | Grunts |
| 2001 | Ultraman Tiga Gaiden: Revival of the Ancient Giant | Narrator | |
| Ultraman Tiga | Grunts | ||
| Ultraman Tiga 〜To the Children of Light〜 | Narrator | ||
| 2011 | Ultraman Retsuden | Episodes 1, 5, 13 |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3 | Narrator | |
| Ultraman Tiga | |||
| Evil Tiga |
Stage[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Trigger STAGE 1 | Ultraman Tiga | |
| NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Trigger STAGE 2 | |||
| 2022 | NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Trigger STAGE 4 |
Commercials[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ultraman Tiga 25th Anniversary Campaign commercial | Narrator[1] |
Stock grunts[]
This section refers to Machi's grunts being reused per stock audio in other Ultraman Series media:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers | Ultraman Tiga | Used with Hiroshi Nagano's grunts |
| 2013 | Ultraman Ginga | ||
| Ultraman Ginga Theater Special | |||
| 2014 | Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royale! | ||
| 2015 | Ultra Fight Victory | ||
| Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! | |||
| 2016 | Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman | ||
| Ultraman Orb | Ultra Fusion Card | ||
| 2020 | Ultraman Z | Ultra Medal | |
| 2021 | Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga | Episode 1 "Connection of Light" Ultra Medal in episode 8 "The Propagating Invasion" Episode 9 "The Wings of That Day" Episode 19 "What Makes a Savior" | |
| 2022 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ultraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth | Ultraman Tiga | |
| 2022 | Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher |
Stage[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TDG THE LIVE: Ultraman Tiga | Ultraman Tiga | |
| 2022 | TDG THE LIVE: Ultraman Dyna STAGE 1 | Part 2 | |
| 2023 | TDG THE LIVE: Ultraman Gaia STAGE 1 | Part 2 |
Other Roles[]
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie - Dub voice of Tommy Oliver/White Ranger
- Dragon Quest - Voice of Hargon
- Dragon Ball Z - Voices of Appule and the doctor
- Sailor Moon - Voice of Kenji Tsukino
- Grander Musashi - Voice of Takehiro Kazama
- Seiyu's Life - Himself (voice)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Voice of Drewentz
- Dragon Ball Z The Tree of Might - Voice of Daizu
- Slam Dunk Movie 2 - Voice of Tomokazu Godai
- Detective Conan - The Lost Ship in the Sky - Voice of Masaki Mizukawa
Gallery[]
![Yuji Machi holding blu-ray boxsets of Tiga, Dyna and Gaia.[2]](/wiki/File:Yuji_Machi_with_Ultraman_Tiga_1.jpg "Yuji Machi with Ultraman Tiga 1.jpg (61 KB)")
![[3]](/wiki/File:Yuji_Machi_with_Ultraman_Tiga_2.jpg "Yuji Machi with Ultraman Tiga 2.jpg (47 KB)")
![[4]](/wiki/File:Yuji_Machi_with_Ultraman_Tiga_3.png "Yuji Machi with Ultraman Tiga 3.png (382 KB)")
Trivia[]
- He is nicknamed "Macchi" by voice actress Yuko Minaguchi, who works by the same talent agency (Aoni Production).
- Yuji said that his wife has a cartoonist's water stripes.
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