Yusuke Shirai

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 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 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. 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 channel.

Personal life

Outside of voice acting, he has been a fan of Liverpool F.C. ever since he watched the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final.

In October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, but was asymptomatic.

Filmography

Television animation

2011

* ''Future Diary'' as Student

2012

* ''La storia della Arcana Famiglia'' 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!'' 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'' 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'' as Ryohei Yui
*''Ao-chan Can't Study!'' 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'' 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
*''Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!'', 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'' 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'' 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'' 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'' as Jaye
*''Last Period'' as Ruse

;2022
*''Nu:Carnival'' as Garu/Karu

;2024
*''Final Fantasy VII Rebirth'' as Billy

;2025
*'' Wuthering Waves'' as Cristoforo

Drama CD

*'' Re-Kan!'' as Yamada
*''Sasaki and Miyano'' 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