Daichi Kanbara is a Japanese voice actor born on August 30, 1983, in Osaka Prefecture. He began his career in 2005, making his debut with a minor role in the television anime Shuffle!. He is affiliated with I'm Enterprise for a significant portion of his career before transitioning to freelance work in 2022.

Kanbara is known for a variety of roles across anime, games, and web content. He has been a consistent presence in the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise, voicing the character Leon Soryu across multiple series and seasons starting from 2011. Another major role is Hokuto Ijūin, a member of the idol unit Jupiter in The iDOLM@STER franchise, appearing in The iDOLM@STER and The iDOLM@STER SideM anime and related projects. He also has a long-standing association with the Bakugan reboot franchise, providing the Japanese voice for the character Howlkor in multiple series, including Bakugan: Battle Planet, Bakugan: Armored Alliance, Bakugan: Evolutions, and Bakugan: Legends.

His other notable anime roles include Toranoshin Higashizaka in the rugby anime number24, Cain in Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard, Tullio Rossi in Reign of the Seven Spellblades, and Yuusaku Suwa in All Out!!. Beyond animation, Kanbara is active in video games, with roles such as Christopher Weatherfield in Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 2nd Kiss and Guo Jia in several titles from the Warriors franchise, including Shin Sangokumusou 8.

In addition to his performance work, Kanbara has contributed to the industry as a teacher at the Japan Narration Acting Institute, the training school from which he himself graduated. After 17 years with I'm Enterprise, he announced his departure at the end of April 2022 to become a freelance voice actor and subsequently founded and became president of his own company, grimtech. He is also known among fans for his capable hosting and speaking skills, often taking on MC roles at live events for series like The iDOLM@STER.