is a Japanese

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. After watching Rika Matsumoto perform Ash Ketchum, Sakai decided he wanted to be a voice actor, which he did and made his debut in 2013. Some of the major roles Sakai has had since are Mitsumune in '' The Lost Village'', Nobunaga Oda in ''

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'', Sakuya Sakuma in ''

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'', and Shaun in '' Shadows House''.

Biography

Sakai was born in

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on September 30, 1986. In elementary school, Sakai was a fan of the ''

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'' series, especially Rika Matsumoto's performance as Ash Ketchum, which would inspire him to become a voice actor. While working as a

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, he started watching anime again, which inspired to try voice acting again and quit his current job. He was later hired by Early Wing, where he made his voice acting debut as a caretaker in '' Karneval''. In 2016, he received his first lead role with '' The Lost Village''. In 2020, Sakai won the game award at the 14th Seiyu Awards.

Filmography

TV series

;2015 * ''

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'' as Flash Beat ;2016 * '' The Lost Village'' as Mitsumune * '' All Out!!'' as Michio Sumiyoshi ;2017 * '' King's Game The Animation'' as Toshiyuki Fujioka ;2018 * ''

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'' as Teppei Kisugi & Nishigaoka Soccer Club Member A (episode 3) * ''

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'' as Yuuto Suoh ;2019 * ''

'' as Nobunaga Oda ;2020 * ''

'' as Sakuya Sakuma ;2021 * '' Shadows House'' as Shaun/John * '' Odd Taxi'' as Shun Imai ;2022 * '' Shadows House 2nd Season'' as Shaun/John ;2024 * '' Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian'' as Takeshi Maruyama * '' Loner Life in Another World'' as Delinquent F ;2025 * '' Tasokare Hotel'' as Haruto Atori

Other

* '' Miseinen Dakedo Kodomo Janai'' movie comic as Isuzu Ebina

Dubbing

Animation

* '' The Haunted House'' (

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) – Hyun-woo Kim

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakai, Kodai 1986 births Living people Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Fukuoka Prefecture People from Kurume Seiyu Award winners