, also known professionally as , is a Japanese singer and

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. He is a member and leader of the 4 member Japanese boy band Urashimasakatasen.

Life and career

Early life

Born as on 9 August 1989 in

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, Japan

2009–present

He has been working under the stage name ''Uratanuki'' on

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and YouTube since 2009. His image color is green. The name of his listeners is ''Kotanuki.'' The name of his raccoon dog on his shoulder is ''Yamadanuki''. Uratanuki is named after his real name "Wataru" in Roman letters (Wataru), as when read from behind, it becomes "Urata". In 2013, his names including animal names were popular, together with the most comfortable ''Tanuki (raccoon dog)'', it became ''Uratanuki''. Along with Tonari no sakata, Shima and Senra, he is a member, as well as leader, of the ''

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'' group Urashimasakatasen. He is on good terms with the utaite singers

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, and others. Every Monday, they have a distribution called ''Monday of Urashimasakatasen'' (浦島坂田船のげつようび。) live on Niconico douga, Twitcasting and Youtube.

Filmography

Anime

Film

OVA

ONA

Discography

Album

Single

Voice Drama CD

References

External links

* (in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Urata, Wataru 1989 births Living people Japanese male singers Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Saitama Prefecture Singers from Saitama Prefecture Utaite