Sonny Strait
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Don "Sonny" Strait is an American
voice actor who works for anime
series of Funimation Entertainment
. He has provided voices for a number of characters in English language versions of Japanese anime
films.
Strait is probably best known as the voice of the teen version of Krillin in Dragon Ball
, Maes Hughes in Fullmetal Alchemist
, Ragnarok in Soul Eater
, and Usopp in One Piece
.
He and his friend William (Bill) Foster made a comic called Muff Dyver and the Sex Gophers From Hell and, after being noticed by some local celebrities in the small college town Denton
, Texas
, they went on to make more such as The Atomic Punk and Mr. Average.
Besides his voice acting career, Strait has also penciled several comic strips as well as two stories for the Elfquest series.
Strait was formerly under contract to publish a manga titled We Shadows with Tokyopop
. The first volume debuted in August 2007 and was nominated shortly after for YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens list in 2008.
His most recent work is an online comic, Car Bombs. He and his wife also sing in a cover band
called White Girl as well as another band called Chin's Mojo.
Sonny has also started wearing a modernized kilt made by Celtic Arrow Custom Kilts, that one of his fans had custom made for him. When his measurements were taken he was told, he literally has no butt.
He was also the original voice of TOM on Cartoon Network's Toonami.
Sonny also makes multiple appearances at Anime conventions
every year as a featured industry guest.
His current ventures are being contracted to write a biography called “Line of Beauty; The Art of Wendy Pini.” and playing keyboard for the band, Chin’s Mojo.
United States
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voice actor who works for anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series of Funimation Entertainment
Funimation Entertainment
Funimation is an American entertainment company. Originally founded in 1994 by Gen Fukunaga, the company became a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation on May 11, 2005...
. He has provided voices for a number of characters in English language versions of Japanese anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
films.
Strait is probably best known as the voice of the teen version of Krillin in Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
, Maes Hughes in Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist
, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution...
, Ragnarok in Soul Eater
Soul Eater
Soul Eater may refer to:* Soul Eater , a Japanese manga series by Atsushi Okubo and adapted into an anime television series** Soul Eater Evans, one of the main protagonists of the Soul Eater manga and anime....
, and Usopp in One Piece
One Piece
is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
.
He and his friend William (Bill) Foster made a comic called Muff Dyver and the Sex Gophers From Hell and, after being noticed by some local celebrities in the small college town Denton
Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, they went on to make more such as The Atomic Punk and Mr. Average.
Besides his voice acting career, Strait has also penciled several comic strips as well as two stories for the Elfquest series.
Strait was formerly under contract to publish a manga titled We Shadows with Tokyopop
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
. The first volume debuted in August 2007 and was nominated shortly after for YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens list in 2008.
His most recent work is an online comic, Car Bombs. He and his wife also sing in a cover band
Cover band
A cover band , is a band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs. New or unknown bands often find the cover band format marketable for smaller gigs, and these bands may be known as a wedding band, party band and function band. A band whose covers consist mainly of songs that were chart hits is...
called White Girl as well as another band called Chin's Mojo.
Sonny has also started wearing a modernized kilt made by Celtic Arrow Custom Kilts, that one of his fans had custom made for him. When his measurements were taken he was told, he literally has no butt.
He was also the original voice of TOM on Cartoon Network's Toonami.
Sonny also makes multiple appearances at Anime conventions
Anime convention
An anime convention is an event or gathering with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture. Commonly, anime conventions are multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels or college campuses. They feature a wide variety of activities and panels...
every year as a featured industry guest.
His current ventures are being contracted to write a biography called “Line of Beauty; The Art of Wendy Pini.” and playing keyboard for the band, Chin’s Mojo.
Anime
- BECK: Mongolian Chop SquadBECK: Mongolian Chop SquadBECK is a manga by Harold Sakuishi published by Kodansha in Monthly Shōnen Magazine. It was adapted as an anime television series with the title BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad...
- Kevin - Black Butler - Drocell
- Black CatBlack Cat (manga)is a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. It was originally serialized in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. It was later collected in twenty tankōbon volumes from January 11, 2001 to October 9, 2004. The series was adapted into a twenty-four episode anime...
- Touma - Case ClosedCase ClosedCase Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...
- Emerson, Detective Rye, Willard, Roger Stacks, Randy - Chaos;HeadChaos;Head, stylized as ChäoS;HEAd, is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus that was released on April 25, 2008 for the PC. A port of the game, named , for the Xbox 360 console was released on February 26, 2009. The game is described by the development team as a...
- Fumio Takashina - Casshern SinsCasshern Sinsis a reboot of the classic anime series Casshan, animated by Madhouse. It premiered in Japan on October 1, 2008, following a sneak preview of the first episode at Otakon 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland....
- Bolt - D.Gray-manD.Gray-manis an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. The series tells the story of a boy named Allen Walker, a member of an organization of Exorcists who makes use of an ancient substance called Innocence to combat the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of akuma...
- Skin Boric - Darker than Black: Gemini of the MeteorDarker than Black: Ryūsei no Geminiis an anime television series, created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones. It is a sequel to the anime series Darker than Black which premiered in October 2009 and ended in December 2009. Though details of the sequel series were leaked beforehand, it was officially...
- Dr. Pavlincheko - Desert PunkDesert Punkis a post-apocalyptic manga series written and illustrated by Usune Masatoshi, serialized in Enterbrain's Comic Beam since 1997. The published chapters have been collected in 13 volumes....
- Mugenya - Dragon Ball (series)Dragon Ballis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
- Krillin (Teen), Bardock, General Blue - Dragon Ball Z Kai - Krillin, Bardock
- El Cazador de la BrujaEl Cazador de la Bruja, is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and animated by Bee Train studio. It is a spiritual successor of Noir and Madlax and the final installment of Bee Train's "girls-with-guns" trilogy. The series was aired on TV Tokyo from April to September in 2007...
- Antonio - Fairy TailFairy Tailis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 23, 2006, and has been published by Kodansha in 29 tankōbon volumes . An ongoing anime produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight was released in Japan on October 12, 2009,...
- Reedus Jonah, Michello - Fullmetal AlchemistFullmetal Alchemist, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution...
- Maes Hughes - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Maes Hughes
- Glass Fleet - Nordean
- Jyu Oh SeiJyu Oh Seiis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Itsuki. An 11-episode anime adaptation was animated by Bones and premiered April 13, 2006 in Japan as part of Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block....
- Professor Loki - Kenichi: The Mightiest DiscipleKenichi: The Mightiest Discipleis a Japanese manga by Syun Matsuena serialized in the weekly manga magazine Shōnen Sunday.The first tankōbon was published on August 9, 2002...
- Apachai Hopachai - Kiddy GradeKiddy Gradeis a 24 episode science fiction anime series produced in 2002 and created by gímik and Gonzo Digimation and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The series is licensed and distributed in North America by FUNimation Entertainment. The series currently airs on the FUNimation Channel in both its "syndicated...
- Crook - KodochaKodochais a manga series by Miho Obana, helped periodically by her sister, Kaori Obana. The series is commonly known under the name Kodocha. The manga won the 1998 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. In the year 2007, At the American Anime Awards the anime was nominated for best comedy anime...
- Zenjiro - Linebarrels of IronLinebarrels of Ironis a Japanese manga series created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. The series was first serialized in Akita Shoten's monthly shōnen manga magazine, Champion Red, in 2005. It has since been compiled into eleven tankōbon, as of November 20, 2008...
- Riku Ousei - Lupin IIILupin III, also known as Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of Monkey Punch. The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of...
- Arsène Lupin IIIArsène Lupin IIIis a fictional character introduced by Monkey Punch in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967. According to its creator, Lupin is the grandson of Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin.... - Mamotte! LollipopMamotte! Lollipopis a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in the magazine Nakayoshi and published by Kodansha in Japan between February 2003 and July 2005....
- Iyo - Master of Martial Hearts - Yoshida
- Moon Phase - Seiji Mido
- My Bride is a Mermaid - Burio
- Nabari no Ou - Kotaro Fuuma
- Oh! Edo RocketOh! Edo Rocketis a stage play written for the Gekidan Shinkansen theater troupe by Kazuki Nakashima. It was adapted into a TV anime series in April 2007, directed by Seiji Mizushima and produced by Studio Madhouse...
- Rokube - One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
- Usopp - Ouran High School Host ClubOuran High School Host Clubis a manga series by Bisco Hatori, serialized in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine since August 5, 2003. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran High School, and the other members of the popular host club. The romantic comedy focuses on the relationships within and without the...
- Misuzu Sonoda - Romeo × Juliet - Titus
- Samurai 7Samurai 7is a 2004 anime TV series, produced by Gonzo and based on Akira Kurosawa's highly regarded 1954 movie Seven Samurai. The series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa and its music was composed by Kaoru Wada and Eitetsu Hayashi...
- Kyuzo - Sasami: Magical Girls Club - Ginji Iwakura
- School RumbleSchool Rumbleis a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. Shōnen Magazine Special published a sequel, School Rumble Z,...
- Noboru Tennouji - Shigurui: Death Frenzy - Tadaaki Ono
- Shin-ChanCrayon Shin-chanis a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.Crayon Shin-chan follows the adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan....
- Ginnosuke Nohara - Soul Eater - Ragnarok
- Speed GrapherSpeed Grapheris a 2005 anime series created by Gonzo. The series ran for 24 episodes from April to October 2005 on TV Asahi. In 2006, it was licensed for release in North America by Funimation Entertainment and aired on the Independent Film Channel between March 7 and August 15, 2008...
- Senator Okubo - Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning - Mr. Imazato
- Trigun: Badlands RumbleTrigun: Badlands RumbleTrigun: Badlands Rumble is a 2010 film by Madhouse. It is based on the Trigun manga, written by Yasuhiro Nightow.-Plot:The movie opens with a bank robbery orchestrated by the titanic, towering thief known as Gasback. As a thief, he only pulls off the most difficult heists that offer the biggest...
- Dorino Ohre Tadiski - Trinity BloodTrinity Bloodis a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in The Sneaker. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the on-going cold war between the Vatican, the human government,...
- Percussion Leader - xxxHolic - Papa Fox, Karasu Tengus
- Yu Yu Hakusho - Minoru Kamiya
Comics
- Car Bombs (Web Comic)
- We Shadows
- Elfquest: In All But Blood
- Elfquest: Wolfshadow
- Muff Dyver and the Sex Gophers From Hell
- Mr. Average
- Jack
- The Atomic Punk
- Darwin's
- Goth Metal Gods
Video Games
- Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain SmileyComic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain SmileyComic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley is an action video game developed by Twisted Pixel Games and co-published with Microsoft Game Studios. It was released for the Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace on October 6, 2010 as part of Microsoft's Game Feast promotion...
- Dr. Winklemeyer - Dragon Ball series - Krillin, Bardock
- One Piece: Unlimited AdventureOne Piece: Unlimited AdventureOne Piece: Unlimited Adventure is a video game for the Nintendo Wii based on the manga and anime series One Piece by Eiichiro Oda, released in Japan on April 26, 2007 and in North America on January 22, 2008.A sequel, One Piece: Unlimited Cruise, was released for the Wii in 2008.-Gameplay:Story...
- Usopp - Splosion Man - Splosion Man