Chad Horii
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Chad Horii, also known as Chado Horii, is a Japanese voice actor and actor born on August 29, 1984, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent agency Mausu Promotion.
Horii's path to voice acting began with a foundation in live-action performance. After graduating from Shizuoka Prefectural Yoshida High School, he trained at the Toei Academy training school. He was a member of the theater group Fools Cap from 2005 to 2006 and started his career appearing in television dramas and films that same year. Following the closure of the Toei Academy, he transitioned to voice acting, making his debut in anime around 2008. Over the years, he has been affiliated with Across Entertainment before joining Mausu Promotion in February 2020.
Horii has built a diverse portfolio of roles in both anime and video games. He is recognized for his work in several popular series, including his role as Kakeru Tobe in the My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU series. Other significant anime roles include Togo Sekiguchi in Odd Taxi, Ryuhei Nabeshima in Ahiru no Sora, and Adam Dudley in Kengan Ashura. He has also had roles in major franchises such as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Demon Slayer, and the Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS and Go Rush!! series. In film, he voiced Kentaro Ishii in the 2022 animated feature The First Slam Dunk and has a role in the 2024 film My Hero Academia: You're Next. A notable recent role is the character Cerberus in the 2025 anime series Detectives These Days Are Crazy!. While he does not have a widely publicized recurring collaboration with a specific director or studio, he has worked alongside many prominent voice actors on numerous projects, such as浪川大輔 and 小西克幸.
A notable achievement in his career was being a guest at the 2022 Otakon convention in Washington, D.C., one of the largest celebrations of Japanese popular culture in the United States. Beyond mainstream anime, Horii is also involved in independent creative projects. Alongside fellow voice actor Takuya Eguchi and writer Watari Wataru, he is part of a creative circle called DQN Shoukai, through which they produce original videos, events, and merchandise.
Horii's path to voice acting began with a foundation in live-action performance. After graduating from Shizuoka Prefectural Yoshida High School, he trained at the Toei Academy training school. He was a member of the theater group Fools Cap from 2005 to 2006 and started his career appearing in television dramas and films that same year. Following the closure of the Toei Academy, he transitioned to voice acting, making his debut in anime around 2008. Over the years, he has been affiliated with Across Entertainment before joining Mausu Promotion in February 2020.
Horii has built a diverse portfolio of roles in both anime and video games. He is recognized for his work in several popular series, including his role as Kakeru Tobe in the My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU series. Other significant anime roles include Togo Sekiguchi in Odd Taxi, Ryuhei Nabeshima in Ahiru no Sora, and Adam Dudley in Kengan Ashura. He has also had roles in major franchises such as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Demon Slayer, and the Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS and Go Rush!! series. In film, he voiced Kentaro Ishii in the 2022 animated feature The First Slam Dunk and has a role in the 2024 film My Hero Academia: You're Next. A notable recent role is the character Cerberus in the 2025 anime series Detectives These Days Are Crazy!. While he does not have a widely publicized recurring collaboration with a specific director or studio, he has worked alongside many prominent voice actors on numerous projects, such as浪川大輔 and 小西克幸.
A notable achievement in his career was being a guest at the 2022 Otakon convention in Washington, D.C., one of the largest celebrations of Japanese popular culture in the United States. Beyond mainstream anime, Horii is also involved in independent creative projects. Alongside fellow voice actor Takuya Eguchi and writer Watari Wataru, he is part of a creative circle called DQN Shoukai, through which they produce original videos, events, and merchandise.
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