is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Early Wing. Some roles he played include Haruna Wakazato in ''
The Idolmaster SideM'', Yamato Nikaidō in ''
Idolish7'', and Combat Agent 6 in ''
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!''.
Early life
Yusuke Shirai was born in
Saku, Nagano
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 97,454 in 41,522 households, and a population density of 230 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Saku is located ...
on January 18, 1986.
His parents house was an art supply store, and his grandfather was a painter. Shirai's brother, who had been watching anime since he was young, went to Tokyo to enter
vocational school
A vocational school (alternatively known as a trade school, or technical school), is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary education#List of tech ed skills, secondary or post-secondar ...
to become a voice actor. Due to that, Shirai decided to become a voice actor and entered vocational school himself.
Career
After graduating from vocational school, he entered a narrator training center, but later left.
At one point he wanted to be an actor instead, but later decided he would rather become a voice actor. After that, he entered a training center run by
81 Produce
is a voice talent management firm in Japan founded on 3 February 1981 (thus the year is the company's namesake). A hybrid CD-ROM featuring voice talent data for members of 81 Produce was released on 19 October 1997. The company is located in Sh ...
.
However, he left the school after one year and entered the Amusement Media Academy.
Right before graduation, he was approached by Early Wing to became affiliated with them.
He later decided to become affiliated with them.
In 2015, he was interviewed in the first issue of ''Cast Voice'', a magazine focusing on male voice actors.
In 2019, Shirai, along with the rest of the cast for ''
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'', won the singing award at the
13th Seiyu Awards. In March 2020, he started a
YouTube
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channel.
Personal life
Outside of voice acting, he has been a fan of
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founded in ...
ever since he watched the
2005 UEFA Champions League Final
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.
In October 2020, he tested positive for
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
, but was asymptomatic.
Filmography
Television animation
2011
* ''
Future Diary
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' between January 2006 and December 2010, and has been collected into 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The plot depicts the ...
'' as Student
2012
* ''
La storia della Arcana Famiglia
is a Japanese visual novel made by HuneX and Comfort. The first game was released on October 27, 2011, for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). A fan disc also for the PSP titled was released on June 21, 2012, featuring two new characters: Ash ...
'' as Renato
2013
*
''Karneval'' as Fake Squirry
* ''Silver Spoon'' as Ryo Nishikura
* ''il sole penetra le illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion'' as Shūji Kishida
* ''From the New World'' as Kashimura
* ''
Ace of Diamond'' as Akio
* ''
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic'' as Townsperson
* ''Meganebu!'' as Makoto Senba, Student
* ''
Little Busters! Refrain'' as Student B
2014
* ''Witch Craft Works'' as Obama
* ''The World is Still Beautiful'' as Minor Rani Theus
* ''Magical Warfare'' as Schoolboy, Trailer's Magician
;2015
*''
Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!
is a 2015 magical boy anime television series created by Kurari Umatani and produced by Diomedéa. The series is directed by Shinji Takamatsu and written by Michiko Yokote. The series premiered on January 6, 2015. The anime is licens ...
'' as Iō Naruko
*''Ganbare-bu Next!'' as Masahiro Yanagida
*
''Diabolik Lovers, More Blood'' as Lucks
*
''Durarara!!×2 Ten'' as Heaven Slave
;2016
*
''Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii'' as Shank Osman
*''
Divine Gate'' as Percival
*''
Rilu Rilu Fairilu: Yousei no Door'' as Fairilurea
*''
Handa-kun'' as Kei Hanada
*
''Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love!'' as Iō Naruko
*''Nananin no Ayakashi'' as Shirō
;2017
*''
Nana Maru San Batsu'' as Ryōta Mukai
*''
Hitorijime My Hero'' as Yusei Yukiya
*''
The Idolmaster SideM'' as Haruna Wakazato
*''
My Matchmaking Partner Is a Student, An Aggressive Troublemaker'' as Shūji Kuga (TV version)
;2018
*''
Idolish7'' as Yamato Nikaidō
*
''Dame×Prince Anime Caravan'' as Mihart
*''
Doreiku The Animation'' as Takio Minato
*''
Gurazeni
is a Japanese baseball manga series written by and illustrated by . The manga was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Morning'' from December 2010 to August 2014, with its chapters collected in fourteen volumes. Three sequel ...
'' as Yukio Ohno
*''The Thousand Noble Musketeers'' as Hall
*''
Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary'' as Meng Ji
*''
Jingai-san no Yome'' as Tetsukasa Tsuchikiyose
*''
Space Battleship Tiramisu Zwei'' as Romeo Alpha
;2019
*''
Meiji Tokyo Renka'' as Eiichi Shibusawa
*''
Papa Datte, Shitai
is a Japanese boys' love manga series by Serina Seo. An anime adaptation by ComicFesta was broadcast in January 2019 in two versions.
Plot
Fourth-year college student Kōya Asumi takes a part-time job as a housekeeper and is hired by Keii ...
'' as Ryohei Yui
*''
Ao-chan Can't Study!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ren Kawahara. The series was serialized in Kodansha's ''Shōnen Magazine Edge'' magazine from October 2015 to December 2018, and was compiled into eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga is ...
'' as Masaki Uehara
*''
Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth'' as Takaomi Hiyama
*''
Z/X Code Reunion'' as Nephrite
;2020
*''
Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama?'' as Tora Kiso
*''
A3!'' as Masumi Usui
*''
Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!!'' as Sojun
*''
Idolish7: Second Beat!'' as Yamato Nikaidō
*''
The Titan's Bride'' as Beri Berinal
*''
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima'' as Ramuda Amemura
;2021
*''
I-Chu'' as Takamichi Sanzenin
*''
WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!!'' as Yūta Matsukaze
*''
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!'' as Combat Agent 6
*''
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X'' as Ian Stuart
*''
Idolish7: Third Beat!'' as Yamato Nikaidō
;2022
*''
Sasaki and Miyano
is a Japanese manga series by Shō Harusono, serialized online via '' pixiv Comic'' website since 2016. It has been collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes by Media Factory. A two-volume novel adaptation by Kotoko Hachijō was published by M ...
'' as Shūmei Sasaki
*''
Salaryman's Club'' as Chiaki Takimoto
*''
Tokyo Mew Mew New'' as Keiichirō Akasaka
*''
Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys!'' as Katamori Matsudaira
*''VazzRock the Animation'' as Futaba
;2023
*''
Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari'', Fukie
*''
A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life'', Kazamine
*''
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+'', Ramuda Amemura
*''Zenryoku Usagi'', Business
;2024
*''
'', Yuta Rokkaku
*''
Delusional Monthly Magazine'', Saburō
*''
Vampire Dormitory'', Takara Kagurazaka
*''
A Journey Through Another World'', Takumi Kayano
*''
Tasūketsu'', Seraphiel
*''
Blue Lock Season 2'', Miroku Darai
;2025
*''
Tasokare Hotel'', Masaki Osoto
Anime films
;2023
*''
Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation'' as Shūmei Sasaki
*''
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie'' as Ian Stuart
2025
*
''Cute High Earth Defense Club ETERNAL LOVE!'' as Iō Naruko
OVA
2017
*
''Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! Love!'' as Iō Naruko
2022
* ''
Sasaki and Miyano
is a Japanese manga series by Shō Harusono, serialized online via '' pixiv Comic'' website since 2016. It has been collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes by Media Factory. A two-volume novel adaptation by Kotoko Hachijō was published by M ...
'' as Shūmei Sasaki
Video games
;2015
*''
I-Chu'' as Takamichi Sanzenin
*''
Idolish7'' as Yamato Nikaido
*''
The Idolmaster SideM'' as Haruna Wakazato
*''
Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz'' as Yukiya Conrad
*''
Moero Crystal'' as Zenox
*''Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! GAME!'' as Iō Naruko
*''
100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams'' as Dayang
;2016
*''
Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin'' as Sadamitsu
*''
London Detective Mysteria
''London Detective Mysteria'' is a 2013 '' otome'' visual novel video game for the PlayStation Portable created by Karin Entertainment and published by Marvelous in Japan.
In 2016, Karin Entertainment self-published a PlayStation Vita port known ...
'' as William H. Watson
*''
Summon Night 6'' as Kiel
*''Stand My Heroes'' as Takaomi Hiyama
;2017
*''
Akashic Re:cords'' as Kogoro Akechi
*''
A3!'' as Masumi Usui
*''
Rage of Bahamut'' as Apollo
*''
Granblue Fantasy
''Granblue Fantasy'' is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Cygames for Android, iOS and web browsers, which first released in Japan in March 2014. The game reunites music composer Nobuo Uematsu and art director Hideo Minaba, who pre ...
'' as Mordred
;2018
*''Food Fantasy'' as Huangshan Maofeng Tea, Green Curry
;2019
*''
Grimms Notes'' as The Ugly Duckling
;2020
*''The King of Fighters for Girls'' as Jhun Hoon
*''
Dragalia Lost'' as Wise Savior Laufey
*''
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' as Ramuda Amemura
*''
Bungo and Alchemist'' as Shimada Seijirou
;2021
*''
Arknights
''Arknights'' is a free-to-play tactical RPG/tower defense mobile game developed by Hypergryph. It was released in China on 1 May 2019, in other countries on 16 January 2020, and in Taiwan on 29 June 2020. ''Arknights'' is available o ...
'' as Jaye
*''
Last Period
was an online free-to-play role-playing game created by Happy Elements. It was released in Japan in May 2016 for Android and iOS devices. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from April 12 to June 28, 2018. The game was d ...
'' as Ruse
;2022
*''Nu:Carnival'' as Garu/Karu
;2024
*''
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
is a 2024 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. The game is a sequel to ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' (2020) and the second in a planned trilogy of games remaking the 1997 PlayStation game ''Final Fantasy VII''.
Like ...
'' as Billy
;2025
*''
Wuthering Waves'' as Cristoforo
Drama CD
*''
Re-Kan!'' as Yamada
*''
Sasaki and Miyano
is a Japanese manga series by Shō Harusono, serialized online via '' pixiv Comic'' website since 2016. It has been collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes by Media Factory. A two-volume novel adaptation by Kotoko Hachijō was published by M ...
'' as Shūmei Sasaki
*''
Lovesick Ellie'' as Aoba
*Ore no Buka ga Eroi Mousou wo Yamete Kurenai as Sayama Kaoru
Dubbing
*''
The Lazarus Project'' as George (
Paapa Essiedu)
References
External links
Official Agency Profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shirai, Yusuke
1986 births
Japanese male video game actors
Japanese male voice actors
Japanese YouTubers
Male voice actors from Nagano Prefecture
Living people
21st-century Japanese male actors