Takeaki Masuyama
Description
Takeaki Masuyama is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor affiliated with Ken Production. He was born on April 14, 1989, in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, and was raised primarily in Itabashi, Tokyo.
Masuyama's path to voice acting was inspired by the discovery that singer Nana Mizuki was also a voice actress. He pursued this interest by enrolling in the voice acting course at Tokyo Media Academy, now known as Tokyo School of Voice Acting and International Academy. After graduating, he furthered his training at School Duo, the voice acting school affiliated with Ken Production, as a 12th-term student. He has been with Ken Production since April 2012.
His professional career began in the early 2010s, with early roles including minor parts in series such as The iDOLM@STER, Gintama, and Psycho-Pass. In 2013, he successfully passed an autumn audition for the Ongakuza Musical, leading to his stage debut in a production of Love Letter, where he played the lead role of Satoshi. He continues to be involved with Ongakuza Musical.
Masuyama has built a diverse portfolio of anime roles. He is known for portraying Eldrie Synthesis Thirty-One in Sword Art Online: Alicization and its sequel, War of Underworld. He plays Yūya Masaoka in Domestic Girlfriend and Ran Washimine in Scar on the Praeter. Other notable anime credits include Ida in Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat, a role in the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVA, and various characters in series like Drifters and Yowamushi Pedal.
In addition to anime, Masuyama has a significant presence in video games. He is particularly recognized for his work as the voice of Suzaku Akai in The iDOLM@STER SideM franchise, which spans multiple games, a television anime, and live reading events. His other game credits include roles in Final Fantasy XV as Dino and in Yume Oukoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ouji-sama as Medy.
His work also extends to dubbing foreign films and television series. He has provided the Japanese voice for roles in major international productions such as Prince Henry in Red, White & Royal Blue, and has contributed to films like Detroit, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He is also active in radio programs, digital comics, and drama CDs.
Masuyama's path to voice acting was inspired by the discovery that singer Nana Mizuki was also a voice actress. He pursued this interest by enrolling in the voice acting course at Tokyo Media Academy, now known as Tokyo School of Voice Acting and International Academy. After graduating, he furthered his training at School Duo, the voice acting school affiliated with Ken Production, as a 12th-term student. He has been with Ken Production since April 2012.
His professional career began in the early 2010s, with early roles including minor parts in series such as The iDOLM@STER, Gintama, and Psycho-Pass. In 2013, he successfully passed an autumn audition for the Ongakuza Musical, leading to his stage debut in a production of Love Letter, where he played the lead role of Satoshi. He continues to be involved with Ongakuza Musical.
Masuyama has built a diverse portfolio of anime roles. He is known for portraying Eldrie Synthesis Thirty-One in Sword Art Online: Alicization and its sequel, War of Underworld. He plays Yūya Masaoka in Domestic Girlfriend and Ran Washimine in Scar on the Praeter. Other notable anime credits include Ida in Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat, a role in the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVA, and various characters in series like Drifters and Yowamushi Pedal.
In addition to anime, Masuyama has a significant presence in video games. He is particularly recognized for his work as the voice of Suzaku Akai in The iDOLM@STER SideM franchise, which spans multiple games, a television anime, and live reading events. His other game credits include roles in Final Fantasy XV as Dino and in Yume Oukoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ouji-sama as Medy.
His work also extends to dubbing foreign films and television series. He has provided the Japanese voice for roles in major international productions such as Prince Henry in Red, White & Royal Blue, and has contributed to films like Detroit, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He is also active in radio programs, digital comics, and drama CDs.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Domestic Girlfriend
- JapaneseAnime overview: Scar on the Praeter
- JapaneseAnime overview: Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Idolm@ster SideM Wake Atte Mini!