Hiromichi Kogami
Description
Hiromichi Kogami is a Japanese male voice actor born on July 28, 1972, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in the mid-1990s after completing a training program and officially joined the agency Mouse Promotion, with which he remains affiliated, in 1997. He has been active in the industry since 1996, building a career that spans animated series, video games, and foreign film dubbing.
Kogami is known for his deep and youthful voice, which has allowed him to portray a wide variety of characters, from powerful and authoritative figures to quirky and comedic side characters. His early anime appearances include roles in series such as YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō and Rekka no Honō. In 1998, he voiced a Newscaster in the seminal series Cowboy Bebop. He has also been a recurring presence in the long-running Detective Conan franchise, voicing multiple different detective characters since 1999, which highlights his vocal range and versatility. Another notable role from this period is Idate Morino in Naruto.
In his more recent work, Kogami has taken on several significant supporting roles. He is the voice of Kazuhiro Mikazuki, the eccentric mystery novelist protagonist, in the 2019 slice-of-life anime My Roommate is a Cat. In the popular superhero series My Hero Academia, he voices Shikkui Makabe, a student from Ketsubutsu Academy High School with the "Hardening" Quirk, who debuts during the third season's Provisional Hero License Exam arc. Other major anime roles include Kenichiro Matsunaga in Gundam Build Fighters Try and Murakata in Trouble Chocolate.
Beyond anime, Kogami is also highly active in the video game industry. He has contributed his voice to major franchises, including Viola in Fire Emblem Awakening and Gilbert Prosnirav in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. His game credits also include the Way of the Samurai series, Metal Gear Solid 4, Pokémon Masters EX as Brycen, and Tales of Arise. His work in foreign dubbing for live-action movies and international TV series further demonstrates his versatility as a voice performer.
Throughout his career, which has continued into the 2020s, Hiromichi Kogami has become a familiar and respected figure in the Japanese voice acting industry, known for his consistent work ethic and ability to bring a diverse range of characters to life across multiple media.
Kogami is known for his deep and youthful voice, which has allowed him to portray a wide variety of characters, from powerful and authoritative figures to quirky and comedic side characters. His early anime appearances include roles in series such as YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō and Rekka no Honō. In 1998, he voiced a Newscaster in the seminal series Cowboy Bebop. He has also been a recurring presence in the long-running Detective Conan franchise, voicing multiple different detective characters since 1999, which highlights his vocal range and versatility. Another notable role from this period is Idate Morino in Naruto.
In his more recent work, Kogami has taken on several significant supporting roles. He is the voice of Kazuhiro Mikazuki, the eccentric mystery novelist protagonist, in the 2019 slice-of-life anime My Roommate is a Cat. In the popular superhero series My Hero Academia, he voices Shikkui Makabe, a student from Ketsubutsu Academy High School with the "Hardening" Quirk, who debuts during the third season's Provisional Hero License Exam arc. Other major anime roles include Kenichiro Matsunaga in Gundam Build Fighters Try and Murakata in Trouble Chocolate.
Beyond anime, Kogami is also highly active in the video game industry. He has contributed his voice to major franchises, including Viola in Fire Emblem Awakening and Gilbert Prosnirav in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. His game credits also include the Way of the Samurai series, Metal Gear Solid 4, Pokémon Masters EX as Brycen, and Tales of Arise. His work in foreign dubbing for live-action movies and international TV series further demonstrates his versatility as a voice performer.
Throughout his career, which has continued into the 2020s, Hiromichi Kogami has become a familiar and respected figure in the Japanese voice acting industry, known for his consistent work ethic and ability to bring a diverse range of characters to life across multiple media.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- JapaneseAnime overview: Trouble Chocolate