Subaru Kimura

The German-Japanese actor and rapper who voices Aoi Todo, Gian in Doraemon and Franky in One Piece.

Subaru Kimura, born Subaru Samuel Bartsch, is a German-Japanese actor and rapper. His best-known roles are the voice of Takeshi "Gian" Gōda in the Doraemon series, Aoi Tōdō in Jujutsu Kaisen and, as of 2025, Franky in One Piece.

Quick Facts

Birth name

Subaru Samuel Bartsch

Born

29 June 1990

Birthplace

Blankenburg, East Germany

Education

Asia University

Occupation

Actor
voice actor
rapper
narrator

Years active

2000–present

Agent

Atomic Monkey

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Background

Born to a German father and a Japanese mother in Blankenburg (Harz) and raised in Japan, Kimura spent seven years in Germany before returning to the theater company of Sanno Production; in 2002 he appeared as a tap dancer in the Broadway musical Annie. He graduated from Harumi Sogo High School but dropped out of Asia University. On 15 April 2005, while still a junior high school student, he became the new voice of Gian in TV Asahi's Doraemon, replacing the late Kazuya Tatekabe, and in April 2025 he succeeded Kazuki Yao as Franky in One Piece from episode 1,123.

He voiced Aoi Todo in Jujutsu Kaisen in 2020, in Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 in 2023, in the film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 in 2021 and in the 2024 game Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash. When he was in elementary school he appeared on Nippon TV's impersonation program Mimakin as a child who resembled Kenji Haga.