He is the greatest warrior and hero of his village, Green Hell. Hearing from the village elders that their sacred artifact is missing, he takes the responsibility of retrieving their stolen treasure, the mysterious jewel called the "Palenke Stone".

One hundred years after their deaths, six legendary holy warriors are reborn to seek justice against the former comrade who betrayed them into the hands of an evil god! The six warriors search the feudal province of Edo questing for the last Saint Soldier, Haohmaru, and their sworn nemesis Shirou Amakusa. Will the followers of the divine light triumph over the forces of darkness, or is history destined to repeat itself? Before their hundred-year journey has ended, six samurai will prove that the only thing stronger than their holy blades is the steel of their wills!<br><br>
(Source: AniDB)

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Koyasu is the most prolific voice actor in the industry, having been credited for over 700 roles as of April 2022.

Growing up, Koyasu skipped out on going to school to watch movies at home because he wanted to become an actor. It wasn’t until later that he became interested in voice acting after having seen [Galaxy Express 999](https://anilist.co/anime/1491/). After graduation he entered a voice acting school. In 1988, he made his voice acting debut, and got his first regular role a year later voicing [Gai](https://anilist.co/character/13374/) in [Tenkuu Senki Shurato](https://anilist.co/anime/2113/).

Though having voiced more characters in the medium than anyone else, he is probably most known for his role as [Dio Brando](https://anilist.co/character/4004/) in [JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure](https://anilist.co/anime/14719/). He has stated that he likes playing villainous characters.

Koyasu has taken over many of [Kaneto Shiozawa](https://anilist.co/staff/95424/)’s roles after Shiozawa’s passing.

Father of [Kouki Koyasu](https://anilist.co/staff/219102/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Olivert Reise Arnor - The Legend of Heroes Series (VG)
- More - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)
- Mustang - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)

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Élcio Salgado Sodré, better known as Élcio Sodré, is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. He is the father of the voice actress [Carol Sodré](https://anilist.co/staff/204635/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Issamu Minani / Black Kamen Rider (Kamen Rider Black)
- Dave Seville (Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise)
- Stu Pickles (Rugrats franchise)
- Borat Sagadiev (Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan)
- Shiryu of Dragon (Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul)
!~

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