Jessie James Grelle Explained

Jessie James Grelle (; born Joshua James Ervin Grelle) is an American voice actor and ADR script writer in English language dubs of Japanese anime. They are known for voicing numerous main characters in the harem genre. Major roles include Armin Arlert in Attack on Titan, Itsuki Takeuchi in Initial D, Fumikage Tokoyami in My Hero Academia, Byakuya Togami in Danganronpa, Teruhiko Yukimura in Classroom of the Elite, Nobuchika Ginoza in Psycho-Pass, Glenn Radars in Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor, Kenichi Shirahama in , Mao Sadou / Demon King Satan in The Devil Is a Part-Timer! and Yuri Katsuki in Yuri on Ice!!!. Grelle has voiced lead characters Zen Wisteria in Snow White with the Red Hair, Kyohei Takano in The Wallflower, Komatsu in Toriko, Akihisa Yoshii in Baka and Test, Koichi Hayase in Linebarrels of Iron, Kazuya Aoi in Freezing, Tasuku Yamane in Trickster, Yuki "Yukiteru" Amano in The Future Diary, Atsushi Hatake in Big Windup!, Shido Itsuka in the Date A Live series, Futaro Uesugi in The Quintessential Quintuplets, Masamune in Masamune-kun's Revenge, Yamato Naoe in Majikoi!, Touya in In Another World With My Smartphone, Ichika Orimura in Infinite Stratos, and Issei Hyodo in High School DxD: BorN and the 4th season, titled Hero. In video games, they have voiced Ludger Kresnik in Tales of Xillia 2, Phog from Xenoblade Chronicles X and Xbalanque from Smite.

Personal life

Grelle has one younger brother.^[2] In 2017, Grelle married Joanna Grelle (née Beatty).^[3]

In March 2023, Grelle came out on social media as transgender, and stated that they use they or she pronouns.^[4]

Filmography

Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2019	7 Seeds	Mark Ibaraki
2017	Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor	Glenn Radars		[5]
2017	The Ancient Magus' Bride	Cartaphilius
2013	Another	Tomohiko Kazami		[6]
2019	Astra Lost in Space	Kanata Hoshijima		[7]
2014–24	Attack on Titan	Armin Arlert	Also	[8]
2010–11	Baka and Test	Akihisa Yoshii		[9]
2009	Big Windup!	Atsushi Hatake
2011	Black Butler	King Edward V		[10]
2017–21	Black Clover	William Vangeance		[11]
2013	Brothers Conflict	Azusa Asahina
2015		Byakuya Togami		[12]
2016		Byakuya Togami
2014–present	Date A Live	Shido Itsuka		[13]
2015	Death Parade	Harada	2 episodes
2019–present	Demon Lord, Retry!	Hakuto Kunai/Akira Ono		[14] [15]
2013–present	The Devil Is a Part-Timer!	Mao Sadao/Demon King Satan		[16] [17]
2013	Diabolik Lovers	Subaru Sakamaki		[18] [19]
2019–present	Dr. Stone	Kinro
2018	Dragon Ball Super	Grand Minister		[20]
2016	Drifters	Toyohisa Shimazu		[21] [22]
2014	Fairy Tail	Hughes		[23]
2013–18	Free!	Aichiro Nitori		[24]
2013	Freezing	Kazuya Aoi		[25]
2021	Full Dive	Bob		[26]
2013	Future Diary	Yukiteru Amano		[27]
2022	Given	Ritsuka Uenoyama		[28]
2016	Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash	Og	Episode: "Between Life and Death"	[29]
2019–22	Haikyu!!	Tendō Satori		[30] [31]
2009–15	series	Lithuania		[32]
2015–present	High School DxD	Issei Hyodo	Season 3 - present, replaces Scott Freeman	[33]
2015	Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation	Trick		[34]
2017	In Another World With My Smartphone	Touya Mochizuki	Season 1	[35]
2020	ID - Invaded	Akihito Narihisago/Sakaido		[36]
2011–13	Infinite Stratos	Ichika Orimura		[37] [38]
2010–11	Initial D	Itsuki Takeuchi	Funimation dub	[39]
2009		Kenichi Shirahama		[40]
2010	Linebarrels of Iron	Koichi Hayase		[41]
2011	Majikoi!	Yamato Naoe
2017–23	Masamune-kun's Revenge	Masamune Makabe		[42]
2015	Mikagura School Suite	Sadamatsu Minatogawa		[43]
2016–present	My Hero Academia	Fumikage Tokoyami
2019	My Roommate Is a Cat	Atsushi Kawase
2013	Mysterious Girlfriend X	Akira Tsubaki		[44]
2012	Princess Jellyfish	Kuranosuke Koibuchi		[45]
2014	Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they?	Izayoi Sakamaki		[46]
2014–15	Psycho-Pass	Nobuchika Ginoza		[47]
2016	Puzzle & Dragons X	Ace		[48]
2019	The Quintessential Quintuplets	Futaro Uesugi
2016	ReLIFE	Ryō Yoake
2011	Rideback	Kenji Ogata
2013	Shakugan no Shana	Yuji Sakai	Season 2 onwards	[49] [50]
2016	Shimoneta	Tanukichi Okuma		[51]
2016	Snow White with the Red Hair	Zen Wisteria	Season 2 & OVA	[52]
2010	Soul Eater	Ox Ford	Also Soul Eater Not!	[53]
2019	Stars Align	Toma Shinjo		[54]
2018	Tada Never Falls in Love	Mitsuyoshi Tada
2013	Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar	Ceres Taito		[55]
2015	Tokyo Ravens	Tenma Momoe		[56]
2013	Toriko	Komatsu		[57]
2016	Trickster	Tasuku Yamane
2012	Tsuritama	Akira Yamada		[58]
2021–23	Vinland Saga	Canute	Sentai and Crunchyroll dubs	[59] [60]
2024	Viral Hit	Woo Ji-hyuk		[61]
2016	The Vision of Escaflowne	Reeden	Funimation redub	[62]
2007	The Wallflower	Kyohei Takano		[63]
2015	Yona of the Dawn	Zeno
2016	Yuri on Ice	Yuri Katsuki, Stéphane Lambiel
2023	One Piece	Komatsu	Episode 590
2024		Wraith		[64]

Film

List of voice performances in film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2013		Shun Fujimura		[66]
2013	Shakugan no Shana the Movie	Yuji Sakai		[67]
2016	The Boy and the Beast	Jiromaru		[68]
2016		Nobuchika Ginoza		[69]
2018		Fumikage Tokoyami		[70]
2020		Fumikage Tokoyami
2021		Fumikage Tokoyami
2021	The Stranger by the Shore	Shun Hashimoto		[71]
2022	The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie	Futaro Uesugi		[72]
2023	Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System - Crime and Punishment	Nobuchika Ginoza		[73]
2023	Psycho-Pass Providence	Nobuchika Ginoza		[74]
2024	Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle	Tendō Satori

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2011		Hero (Energetic)		[75]
2014	Neverending Nightmares	Thomas		[76]
2014	Tales of Xillia 2	Ludger Will Kresnik/Victor
2015	Dragon Ball Xenoverse	Demigra		[77]
2015	Xenoblade Chronicles X	Phog		[78]
2014	Smite	Xbalanque		[79]
2017	Paladins	Enforcer Fernando		[80]
2018	Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2	Demigra	Infinite History DLC	[81]
2022	Freedom Planet 2	Captain Kalaw		[82]

External links

• Josh Grelle at CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database

Notes and References

1. Jessie. Grelle. JJGrelle. Today is my Birthday. All i ask is that you vote. Take part in the democratic process. We did.. 1323325366988115970. November 2, 2020. March 7, 2022.
2. 1084531517207052288. JJGrelle. Yeah report that too. I have a little brother, but his name is not Jay and he doesn't have a twitter. Jessie. Grelle. 2019-01-13. 2019-01-14.
3. 856003015131746307. JJGrelle. What a day. Got married; now watching the new #AttackOnTitan on #toonami !!. Jessie. April 22, 2017. June 5, 2017. Grelle.
4. M2F Trans here. Pronouns They/She. Voice print works with cis adult male, teen male, and non-binary or androgynous.. JJGrelle. Grelle. Jessie James. 1632042023975788544 . March 13, 2023.
5. Web site: Funimation Reveals Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor Anime's English Dub Cast. April 26, 2017. Anime News Network.
6. News: Sentai Filmworks Reveals tsuritama, 'Another' Anime Dub Casts. Anime News Network. July 27, 2017.
7. Glass . Caitlin . Weds 3pm CST @FUNimation, the dub of Astra Lost In Space w/ this cast: Kanata @JoshGrelle Aries @18moptop Charce @ElCidRecords Quitterie #SakyiwaaBaah Zack @AaronRobertsYes Funicia @SkiniMini07 Ulgar #ChristopherDontrellPiper Yunhua @DawnMBennettVA Luca @CiaranStrange . caitlinsvoice. 1153773241632198657 . 26 July 2019.
8. Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack, Part 2. Attack on Titan. Adult Swim. August 16, 2014. 15. Attack on Titan. List of Attack on Titan episodes#ep15.
9. News: Baka and Test Blu-Ray + DVD. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
10. Web site: That Anime Show EP 1, "Josh Grelle". That Anime Show. June 6, 2017.
11. Web site: Black Clover Anime Reveals October 3 Premiere, More Golden Dawn Cast Members. Anime News Network. August 24, 2017. August 24, 2017.
12. Web site: Funimation Announces Danganronpa Anime English Dub Cast. April 4, 2015. Anime News Network. April 5, 2015.
13. News: Funimation Unveils Date A Live's English Dub Cast, Trailer. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
14. Web site: [Master Thread] Demon Lord, Retry! (Dubbed)]. Funimation. 2020-04-14.
15. Web site: 2024-10-11 . Demon Lord, Retry! R Anime's English Dub Reveals Cast, October 12 Premiere . 2024-10-11 . Anime News Network . en.
16. News: Josh Grelle to Voice Maou/Satan in The Devil is a Part-timer! English Dub. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
17. News: The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 Anime's English Dub Premieres on August 4. Anime News Network. August 3, 2022. August 3, 2022.
18. News: Sentai Filmworks Announces Diabolik Lovers English Dub Cast. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
19. News: Sentai Filmworks Announces Diabolik Lovers II Dub Cast, Streams Clip. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
20. dead. YouTube, a Google company. YouTube. June 17, 2018. May 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200524120020/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epnLu7vRPz8&gl=US&hl=en.
21. News: Funimation Reveals English Dub Cast for Drifters Anime. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
22. Web site: Drifters ‒ Episodes 1-2 . Beckett . James . October 14, 2016 . Anime News Network . November 15, 2017 . Grelle in particular did good work in keeping Shimazu relatable while also communicating the ferocity he's capable of bringing to the battlefield..
23. News: Fairy Tail BD+DVD Parts 7-8. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
24. Web site: Free! Eternal Summer English Dub Casts Jerry Jewell, Josh Grelle. November 15, 2014. Anime News Network. November 15, 2014.
25. News: Funimation Announces Freezing English Dub Cast. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
26. Web site: Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!. Sound Cadence Studios. July 28, 2021. November 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211111151453/https://www.soundcadencestudios.com/full-dive.html. dead.
27. News: Funimation Reveals High School DxD, Future Diary Dub Casts. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
28. News: Crunchyroll Streams English Dub of Given Anime on August 1. Anime News Network. July 31, 2022. July 31, 2022.
29. FeleciaAngelle . 723291907959328769 . @BMWeber701 Og is @JoshGrelle and Mutsumi is @Bryn_Apprill !. Felecia . Angelle.
30. 1176663292435161088. JJGrelle. And then there's THIS goofball. Had an absolute blast playing Tendo Satori in Haikyuu!! Thanks for having me on the court @KyleColby!. Jessie. Grelle. September 4, 2021.
31. Web site: HAIKYU!! 3RD SEASON OFFICIAL ENGLISH DUB CAST LIST. Sentai Filmworks. September 4, 2021.
32. Web site: Lithuania. Hetalia Archives.
33. Web site: Announcing High School DxD Born Broadcast Dub Cast. May 2, 2015. Funimation. March 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308043924/https://blog.funimation.com/2015/05/02/announcing-high-school-dxd-born-broadcast-dub-cast/. March 8, 2022.
34. Web site: Hyperdimension Neptunia Cast and Release Date. Lee. Michelle. March 6, 2015. Funimation. March 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308044151/https://blog.funimation.com/2015/03/06/hyperdimension-neptunia-cast-and-release-date/. March 8, 2022.
35. Web site: Fall 2016 SimulDub™ English Cast Announcements – For The Love of Dubs. Funimation. October 18, 2016. March 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211225181121/https://blog.funimation.com/2016/10/18/fall-2016-simuldub-english-cast-announcements-for-the-love-of-dubs/. December 25, 2021.
36. 1213610622631366658. JJGrelle. Stay tuned. This is gonna be a fun one :). Jessie. Grelle. January 4, 2020.
37. News: Infinite Stratos + Encore Blu-Ray. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
38. News: Sentai Filmworks Announces Infinite Stratos 2's English Dub Cast. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
39. Initial D. 1. 12. Initial D. Closing credits, Cast. Funimation.
40. Web site: KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple DVD Season 1 Part 1 – Review. Martin. Theron. May 24, 2009. Anime News Network. August 21, 2014.
41. News: Linebarrels of Iron DVD Part 1. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
42. Web site: Funimation Announces Masamune-kun's Revenge Anime's English Dub Cast. Anime News Network. February 6, 2017.
43. Web site: Sadamatsu Minatogawa . Behind The Voice Actors . March 7, 2022.
44. News: Sentai Filmworks Reveals Mysterious Girlfriend X Dub Cast. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
45. News: Funimation Announces Princess Jellyfish English Dub Cast. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
46. News: Sentai Filmworks Unveils Problem children are coming from another world, aren't they? Dub Cast. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
47. News: Funimation Reveals Psycho-Pass English Dub Cast, Trailer. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
48. Web site: Josh Grelle, Justin Briner Star in Funimation's Puzzle & Dragons X English Broadcast Dub. Anime News Network. July 18, 2016.
49. News: Shakugan no Shana S BD+DVD. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
50. News: Shakugan no Shana III BD/DVD Parts 1+2. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
51. News: Funimation Reveals Dub Casts For Overlord, Shimoneta, 1st Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Film, 6th Hetalia Season. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
52. News: Funimation Reveals Snow White with the Red Hair Dub Cast. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. January 4, 2016. February 15, 2016. Anime News Network.
53. News: Josh Grelle to Appear at Castle Point Anime Convention. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
54. Web site: [Master Thread] Stars Align (Dubbed)]. Funimation. www.funimation.com. 2019-10-25. October 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025064158/https://www.funimation.com/forum/topic/19154/master-thread-stars-align-dubbed/2. dead.
55. News: Funimation Reveals Tenchi War on Geminar Dub Cast & Clip (Updated). Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
56. Web site: Funimation Announces Tokyo Ravens English Dub Cast. January 7, 2015. Anime News Network.
57. News: Jarrod Greene, Aaron Roberts Co-star in Toriko's English Dub Cast. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
58. News: Sentai Filmworks Reveals tsuritama, 'Another' Anime Dub Casts. Anime News Network. October 20, 2017.
59. Web site: Who's in the Vinland Saga Dub? Sentai Reveals The Official English Cast List . 2023-01-29 . Sentai Filmworks . en . July 23, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723172948/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/whos-in-the-vinland-saga-dub-sentai-reveals-the-official-english-cast-list . dead .
60. Web site: Dempsey . Liam . VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date . 2023-01-29 . Crunchyroll . en-us.
61. Web site: Dempsey . Liam . April 23, 2024 . Viral Hit English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date . April 23, 2024 . Crunchyroll.
62. The Vision of Escaflowne. Funimation. Closing credits.
63. News: The Wallflower DVD 1. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
64. Web site: Walker . Tyler . September 24, 2024 . Jessie James Grelle and Orion Pitts, respectively… . September 29, 2024 . Twitter.
65. 800819930010566656. JJGrelle. Recorded more Tyrian for #RWBY today. It was like therapy. Horrifying, insane, throat shredding therapy. Can. Not. WAIT. to see it animatedpic.twitter.com/qcdx3tKKUi. Jessie. Grelle. November 21, 2016. June 6, 2017.
66. News: Funimation Reveals Wolf Children, Blood-C Films' Dub Casts. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
67. News: Shakugan no Shana: Movie BD+DVD. Anime News Network. June 6, 2017.
68. Web site: The Boy and the Beast's English Dub Cast, March Opening Announced. Anime News Network. January 19, 2016.
69. Web site: Films . Funimation . Psycho-pass: The Movie Funimation Films . 2023-04-03 . www.funimationfilms.com . en-US.
70. Web site: Jessie James Grelle (Visual voices guide) .
71. Web site: The Stranger by the Shore Streams Subbed and Dubbed on Funimation this July. Funimation. June 18, 2021. March 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307224426/https://blog.funimation.com/2021/06/18/the-stranger-by-the-shore-streams-subbed-and-dubbed-on-funimation-this-july/. March 7, 2022. Nicholas. Friedman.
72. Web site: Crunchyroll Screens The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie in Theaters. Anime News Network. October 26, 2022. October 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221026171626/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-26/crunchyroll-screens-the-quintessential-quintuplets-movie-in-theaters/.191240. October 26, 2022. Alex. Mateo.
73. Web site: Walker . Tyler . September 24, 2024 . Jessie James Grelle and Orion Pitts, respectively… . September 29, 2024 . . en.
74. Web site: PSYCHO-PASS: Providence Reveals English Dub Trailer and Cast Ahead of July Release. Crunchyroll. June 22, 2023. June 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230623031351/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2023/6/22/psycho-pass-providence-anime-movie-reveals-english-dub-trailer-returning-cast. June 23, 2023. Nicholas. Friedman.
75. Web site: Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi.
76. Web site: Neverending Nightmares. neverendingnightmares.com. September 10, 2017.
77. Web site: Dragon Ball Xenoverse - Ending Credits (ENGLISH) [1080p HD] ]. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/4gT19_n8R6Q . 2021-12-21 . live. March 6, 2015. Niche Gamer. June 18, 2018.
78. Web site: Jessie James Grelle (visual voices guide) . 2 June 2022 . Behind The Voice Actors.
79. Web site: Xbalanque. Behind The Voice Actors. June 6, 2017.
80. Web site: Joseph . Molly . r/Paladins - Developer Q&A (June 22, 2018) . Reddit . June 25, 2018 . 25 June 2018 .
81. live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/fqy83rcc5Ak . 2021-12-11. DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 Infinite History Full Game Walkthrough - No Commentary (DBX2 Full Game) 2018 . YouTube.
82. Web site: Freedom Planet 2 Characters. Freedom Planet 2 Website. June 11, 2017.