Kyle Phillips

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Kyle Phillips is an American voice actor and voice director, primarily known for his work on English dubs of anime series produced by Funimation. His career in the industry began in 2008, when he started as an ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) engineer, working on high-profile productions such as One Piece, xxxHolic, and Fairy Tail. Though his initial role was technical, he soon began taking on small voice roles, including crowd voices and minor characters, which evolved into a central part of his career.

Phillips has built an extensive portfolio of voice acting credits. He is perhaps best known for his long-running role as Denki Kaminari in the massively popular series My Hero Academia, a part he has also voiced in several of the franchise's films, including My Hero Academia: Two Heroes and My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising. He provides the voice of Marco the Phoenix in the Funimation dub of One Piece. Other significant anime roles include Genshiro Saji in High School DxD, Sosuke Sugaya in Assassination Classroom, Hairo Kineshi in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., and Suigin Riku in The Silver Guardian.

His voice work extends to many of the titles mentioned in the query. In Fire Force, he voices Tōru Kishiri. He is the voice of Yo Uei in the Dr. Stone franchise, appearing in Dr. Stone: Stone Wars, Dr. Stone: Ryusui, and Dr. Stone: New World. He plays Eclair Ecleir Eicler in Overlord III and Kazuo Wakashika in ID: INVADED. Other roles include Toratarō Kobayashi in Case File nº221: Kabukicho, Isuzu Ichinose in Space Battleship Tiramisu, and additional characters in series such as A3!, Deca-Dence, Hinomaru Sumo, Banished From The Heroes' Party, and Ensemble Stars!.

In 2013, Phillips transitioned from his engineering position to pursue voice directing. After serving as an assistant director, he helmed his first show, Ultimate Otaku Teacher, in 2015. He has since directed English dubs for numerous series, including Overlord (seasons 1-3), Dagashi Kashi, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Ace Attorney, The Ancient Magus' Bride, Fire Force, and SK8 the Infinity. In interviews, he has noted that having source material, such as a manga or video game, is helpful for anticipating story developments while directing.

In recent years, Phillips has expanded his professional activities to include live streaming on Twitch, where he has built a community around playing video games.
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