Masaki Kawanabe is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor born on January 24, 1972, in Saitama Prefecture. He is 174 cm tall and has blood type B. Throughout his career, he has been affiliated with several agencies, including Gekidan 21st Century Fox, Gokuu Production, and later 81 Produce. Kawanabe is also a screen and stage actor, having performed in various theatre productions, television commercials, the TV drama Sayonara, Ozu-sensei, and the live-action film for GTO, where he played the role of Saitou.

Kawanabe is known for his extensive work in anime, often playing supporting or recurring characters. He is particularly recognized for his many roles in the long-running series Fairy Tail. As the user mentioned, he voices the character Yuka Suzuki, but his contributions to the series are far more extensive. He also voices the recurring characters Jet, Macao Conbolt, Vanish, and Sagittarius in the same series, appearing in the original anime, its sequel Fairy Tail Final Series, and the theatrical film Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry.

His career spans from the late 1990s to the present. Some of his other notable anime roles include a male student in Azumanga Daioh, a villager in InuYasha, and Koriano in Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody. He had main roles in both seasons of Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho in 2007. More recent roles include appearances in series such as Summer Time Rendering, The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace, and The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons.

Kawanabe has a recurring collaboration with the Tokyo Majin Gakuen franchise, where he voiced characters like Kyogo Horaiji in multiple games and drama CDs. He also shared an apartment with fellow voice actor Takayuki Ishiguro, who he worked with on Tokyo Majin Gakuen, and has praised Ishiguro's cooking skills. Beyond voice acting, Kawanabe has a range of interests and skills, including driving, illustration, drawing, dancing, coffee latte art, and cocktail making.