is a Japanese actor who specializes in
voice acting.
For his portrayal of Saki Abdusha in ''
Sakura Wars'', and
Athrun Zala in ''
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'', ''
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' and ''
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' and Masahiro Sanada in ''
Tenjō Tenge'', he was chosen as the most popular voice actor in the
Animage Anime Grand Prix in 2004, and won the Best Supporting Character (male) award at the
1st Seiyu Awards in 2007. He is best known for his roles as
Gaara in ''
Naruto'',
Zeref in ''
Fairy Tail'',
Cho Hakkai in ''
Saiyuki'',
Kaworu Nagisa in ''
Neon Genesis Evangelion'', Kuja in ''
Final Fantasy'', Otto Apocalypse in ''
Honkai Impact 3rd'', Luocha in ''
Honkai: Star Rail'', Kamisato Ayato in ''
Genshin Impact'', Katsura Kotarou in ''
Gin Tama'' & Eishi Tsukasa in ''
Food Wars Shokugeki no Sōma''.
Filmography
Animation
Puppet
Theatrical animation
Video games
Tokusatsu
Audio drama
Dubbing roles
References
External links
Official agency profile
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1967 births
Living people
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
Japanese male stage actors
Japanese male video game actors
Japanese male voice actors
Male voice actors from Aichi Prefecture
Mausu Promotion voice actors
Nihon University alumni
People from Nisshin, Aichi
Seiyu Award winners