Kō Bonkobara
Description
Ko Bonkobara is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with the agency Arts Vision. He was born in California, USA, on April 9, though his birth year has not been publicly disclosed. He is a graduate of the Japan Narration Acting Institute, also known as Nichinare.
Bonkobara began his voice acting career in the 2020s, with his early roles consisting of minor characters and background voices in various anime series. His first roles included appearances in shows such as Bungo Stray Dogs, Dr. Stone, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Goblin Slayer, often credited as characters like Ordinary Person, Crew Member, or Newbie Adventurer. He gained experience through a steady stream of such supporting roles in productions like The Case Study of Vanitas, The Duke of Death and His Maid, Aoashi, and Blue Lock, where he provided the voice for Yukio Ishikari.
His first major, recurring role came in 2024 when he was cast as Kuro in the television anime series SHIBUYA♡HACHI, providing the voice for the character across all 50 episodes. This was followed by a significant increase in named roles. In 2025, he voiced Shinji Makishima in Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? and Anthony Bryan in Catch Me at the Ballpark!. He also had roles in other prominent series that year, including Shiyu Kirishima in Wind Breaker, Leonid Sorokin in Medalist, and Hicks Faltman in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-. His work has continued into 2026 with roles in series such as Medalist and Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None, where he voices Derick Mosely.
Given his birthplace and bilingual abilities, Bonkobara is frequently cast in roles that require English proficiency or to portray foreign or international characters. He has voiced characters such as the foreign baseball player Anthony Bryan in Catch Me at the Ballpark!, David in A Condition Called Love, and a Foreigner and a Lawyer A in A Sign of Affection. His personal skills include English conversation, in which he has achieved a TOEIC score of 950 points. His hobbies include watching sports, specifically soccer, baseball, and basketball.
Bonkobara began his voice acting career in the 2020s, with his early roles consisting of minor characters and background voices in various anime series. His first roles included appearances in shows such as Bungo Stray Dogs, Dr. Stone, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Goblin Slayer, often credited as characters like Ordinary Person, Crew Member, or Newbie Adventurer. He gained experience through a steady stream of such supporting roles in productions like The Case Study of Vanitas, The Duke of Death and His Maid, Aoashi, and Blue Lock, where he provided the voice for Yukio Ishikari.
His first major, recurring role came in 2024 when he was cast as Kuro in the television anime series SHIBUYA♡HACHI, providing the voice for the character across all 50 episodes. This was followed by a significant increase in named roles. In 2025, he voiced Shinji Makishima in Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? and Anthony Bryan in Catch Me at the Ballpark!. He also had roles in other prominent series that year, including Shiyu Kirishima in Wind Breaker, Leonid Sorokin in Medalist, and Hicks Faltman in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-. His work has continued into 2026 with roles in series such as Medalist and Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None, where he voices Derick Mosely.
Given his birthplace and bilingual abilities, Bonkobara is frequently cast in roles that require English proficiency or to portray foreign or international characters. He has voiced characters such as the foreign baseball player Anthony Bryan in Catch Me at the Ballpark!, David in A Condition Called Love, and a Foreigner and a Lawyer A in A Sign of Affection. His personal skills include English conversation, in which he has achieved a TOEIC score of 950 points. His hobbies include watching sports, specifically soccer, baseball, and basketball.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: SHIBUYA♡HACHI
- JapaneseAnime overview: SHIBUYA♡HACHI
- JapaneseAnime overview: Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?
- JapaneseAnime overview: Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None
- JapaneseAnime overview: Catch Me at the Ballpark!
- JapaneseAnime overview: SHIBUYA♡HACHI
- JapaneseAnime overview: Shibuya♡Hachi