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Charles Campbell is the English dub voice of Gran Torino / Sorahiko Torino in My Hero Academia, and Kenichi Ogata is the Japanese voice. TV Show: My Hero Academia Franchise: My Hero Academia Incarnations
Voiced most times by Charles Campbell, Kenichi Ogata. Images of the Gran Torino / Sorahiko Torino voice actors from the My Hero Academia franchise.
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Sorahiko Torino (酉 (とり) 野 (の) 空 (そら) 彦 (ひこ) , Torino Sorahiko?), also known by his hero name Gran Torino (グラントリノ, Guran Torino?), is a retired Pro Hero, formerly a homeroom teacher at U.A. High School, and a mentor to Toshinori Yagi and Izuku Midoriya.
Ever since the Kamino Incident, he continued assisting the Police Force in investigating the League of Villains, later Paranormal Liberation Front.
Gran Torino is an extremely short, elderly man with heavy wrinkles and a scrawny build. He has a light complexion and brown eyes. His hair is grey and spiky, styled short with some bangs hanging forward and a trimmed beard.
His hero costume consists of a full-body monochrome suit along with a yellow cape, a belt with the letter "G" on it, very thick yellow gloves and boots, and a dark domino mask which resembles two diamonds.
Initially, Gran Torino appeared to be a senile old man who constantly forgot and asked for Izuku's name, often calling him "Toshinori". Even though he was the one who sent Izuku the internship offer, he would often fail to recall Izuku's name for more than a moment. In reality, this proves to be nothing more than a façade for messing with his newfound protégé.
Gran Torino is actually a very intelligent man with an incredibly broad perception. He proved to be a far more capable teacher to Izuku in a mere week than All Might did in almost a year. He was able to read Izuku's progress and personality, just by watching him at the U.A. Sports Festival, and indirectly taught him the first step to mastering One For All with a simple parallel between Izuku and his favorite dessert (taiyaki). His sharp mind is also evidenced when he was able to accurately predict All For One's strategy based solely on the media covering the aftermath of Hero Killer: Stain.
Overall Abilities: Despite his old age, Gran Torino is a very powerful combatant. He was the one who taught the world's number one hero All Might how to fight and use his Quirk. He is an excellent teacher and was wise enough to teach Izuku on how to better use One For All as well.
Gran Torino was strong enough to defeat a low-tier Nomu with little aid from Endeavor, something several Pro Heroes could not manage to do. He was also capable of knocking out Dabi, Spinner, Magne, and Twice in an instant using single attacks. Gran Torino was also present during at least two of the battles against All For One, and proved instrumental in helping All Might defeat the Symbol of Fear in their rematch. Gran Torino was even able to defeat and arrest Kurogiri while fighting off Gigantomachia.
During the Paranormal Liberation War, Gran Torino proved capable of fighting alongside the current number one Hero Endeavor, in the battle against Tomura Shigaraki.
•Enhanced Strength: Gran Torino possesses great physical strength, as he was able to knock out capable Villains with quick blows. In his prime, he struck All Might so hard that the future Symbol of Peace vomited. This memory haunted the world's strongest hero for the rest of his life. Even in his old age, Gran Torino was also able to carry All Might's muscular form, as well as completely outclass Izuku in terms of strength. He was also able to fracture the pavement when he attacked a low-tier Nomu in Hosu.
•Enhanced Durability: Gran Torino is quite durable, as he was able to remain conscious despite taking a direct punch from All Might. He also was at the center of the battle between All Might and All For One and escaped with only minor injuries. He was able to survive Tomura Shigaraki punching him through the chest, though he was incapacitated for the rest of the battle.
Keen Intellect: Gran Torino taught both All Might and Izuku how to use One For All, despite never possessing the Quirk himself. In just under two days, Gran Torino taught Izuku what All Might had been trying to teach him for almost a year. Gran Torino was able to give All Might solid advice on how to defeat All For One as well.
Holed Boots: Gran Torino wears boots with a number of holes through their soles. This allows him to use his Quirk without his footwear getting in the way.
•Gran Torino's name is most likely a reference to the Clint Eastwood film of the same name. In the film, Eastwood portrays the role of an elderly mentor for a teenage boy, teaching him how to be a man.
•The film also heavily features a Ford Torino car, connecting his name to his speedy Quirk.
•Gran Torino's power to launch and bounce himself at high speeds at enemies is similar to that of Bellamy from One Piece using his Spring-Spring Fruit.
•Gran Torino's favorite food is taiyaki, and he enjoys oversleeping.
•Kohei Horikoshi has commented that Gran Torino emits a "Dagobah" feeling, a reference to Yoda from Star Wars. Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker and taught Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke's initial teacher. Similarly, Gran Torino teaches Izuku and taught Toshinori, Izuku's initial teacher. Both characters also hide their true strength and pretend to be senile.
•Horikoshi confirmed in a post-SDCC interview that Gran Torino was intentionally based off of Yoda, and that his feet and Quirk were designed after shower heads, and how water came out of them.
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Charles Campbell is a voice actor known for voicing Gran Torino, Wakaba Mine, and Old Man Owl. Take a visual walk through their career and see 199 images of the characters they've voiced and listen to 18 clips that showcase their performances.
As of 2023 he is voicing Gran Torino in "My Hero Academia," Fujitora in "One Piece," Okuma in "Shin Ultraman {Live Action}", and Hakurou in "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" to name a few. Born November 16, 1968
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Charles C. Campbell is an American voice actor, ADR director and recording engineer. He provides voices for a number of English-language dubs of Japanese anime films.
Masamichi KITADA is best known for voice acting Gran Torino from My Hero Academia 5, Kamui of the Woods from My Hero Academia, Ingenium from My Hero Academia 2, Juzo HONENUKI from My Hero Academia 2, and Luke CIS from Attack on Titan. I this person. Known for. Gran Torino. Voice Actor. Kamui of the Woods. Voice Actor. Ingenium. Voice Actor.
