Nobuyori Sagara
Description
Nobuyori Sagara is a Japanese voice actor and stage performer affiliated with the talent agency Ken Production. He was born on December 3 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Driven by a passion for acting, he moved to Tokyo at the age of twenty to pursue his dream. He is a graduate of the voice acting school School Duo, where he was part of its 13th graduating class, and he has been with Ken Production since April 2013.
Sagara's career began in the early 2010s, with his debut role being a soldier in the anime series Dragon Crisis! in 2012. He built a strong foundation by voicing numerous supporting and guest characters in a wide variety of anime series throughout the decade. His filmography includes small roles in major productions such as Attack on Titan, Samurai Flamenco, and later, Devilman crybaby and SSSS.Dynazenon.
He is widely recognized for two significant and recurring roles in popular sports anime. He voices Hisashi Kinoshita, a member of the Karasuno High School volleyball team, across the entire Haikyu!! franchise, including all television seasons, several compilation movies, and the 2024 film Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle. He also plays Takuya Uozumi in the Free! swimming series, appearing in the television seasons Eternal Summer and Dive to the Future, as well as multiple movies like Free! -Take Your Marks- and the two-part Final Stroke films. In line with the user's query, he also played the role of Carlos Diego in the 2017 series Vatican Miracle Examiner.
Beyond anime, Sagara has an extensive career in video game voice acting, particularly in high-profile Japanese role-playing games. He is the Japanese voice of the character Forsyth in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and its mobile counterpart, Fire Emblem Heroes. He also voices the protagonist Cal Kestis in the Japanese localizations of the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor games. His other notable game credits include roles in the Final Fantasy VII remake series as Polk, Granblue Fantasy as The Devil, and various characters in Dragon Quest X.
Sagara is also active in stage productions, performing with groups such as Act Aoyama, which highlights his versatility as a performer beyond voice acting. He has a range of creative hobbies that complement his artistic work, including illustration, writing scenarios for tabletop role-playing games, and video production. He is known to be a fan of detective literature, particularly the works of author Ranpo Edogawa, and has an appreciation for the traditional Japanese art of storytelling known as kodan.
Sagara's career began in the early 2010s, with his debut role being a soldier in the anime series Dragon Crisis! in 2012. He built a strong foundation by voicing numerous supporting and guest characters in a wide variety of anime series throughout the decade. His filmography includes small roles in major productions such as Attack on Titan, Samurai Flamenco, and later, Devilman crybaby and SSSS.Dynazenon.
He is widely recognized for two significant and recurring roles in popular sports anime. He voices Hisashi Kinoshita, a member of the Karasuno High School volleyball team, across the entire Haikyu!! franchise, including all television seasons, several compilation movies, and the 2024 film Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle. He also plays Takuya Uozumi in the Free! swimming series, appearing in the television seasons Eternal Summer and Dive to the Future, as well as multiple movies like Free! -Take Your Marks- and the two-part Final Stroke films. In line with the user's query, he also played the role of Carlos Diego in the 2017 series Vatican Miracle Examiner.
Beyond anime, Sagara has an extensive career in video game voice acting, particularly in high-profile Japanese role-playing games. He is the Japanese voice of the character Forsyth in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and its mobile counterpart, Fire Emblem Heroes. He also voices the protagonist Cal Kestis in the Japanese localizations of the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor games. His other notable game credits include roles in the Final Fantasy VII remake series as Polk, Granblue Fantasy as The Devil, and various characters in Dragon Quest X.
Sagara is also active in stage productions, performing with groups such as Act Aoyama, which highlights his versatility as a performer beyond voice acting. He has a range of creative hobbies that complement his artistic work, including illustration, writing scenarios for tabletop role-playing games, and video production. He is known to be a fan of detective literature, particularly the works of author Ranpo Edogawa, and has an appreciation for the traditional Japanese art of storytelling known as kodan.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Vatican Miracle Examiner
- JapaneseAnime overview: Haikyu!! To The Top
- JapaneseAnime overview: Haikyu!! To The Top
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Haikyu!!