Kiyohito Yoshikai
Description
Kiyohito Yoshikai is a Japanese voice actor born on September 10 in Fukuoka Prefecture. He is affiliated with the talent agency Ken Production. His birth year is listed as 1978 in several databases and fan resources, though officially his birth year is not publicized in primary sources. He made his anime voice acting debut in 2007 and has since built a career characterized by a wide range of supporting and character roles across many popular series.
One of his well-known roles is Decarabia, a Crimson Denizen in the anime Shakugan no Shana III (Final). His filmography includes a notable tenure on the long-running sports series Kuroko's Basketball, where he voiced the characters Iwao Iwamura and Masaaki Nakatani. He has also contributed to other major hits, such as providing the voice of Kazuma Chaya in Haikyuu!!, a soldier in Attack on Titan, and Ryosuke Todoroki in Kill la Kill. His early career included guest roles in series like K-On!, Gintama, A Certain Scientific Railgun, and Ga-Rei-Zero.
Beyond fantasy and sports anime, Yoshikai has worked extensively in the mecha genre. He voiced Lyle Getto in Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and Masaru Kurata in its sequel, Star Blazers 2202. He has also contributed to the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise with a role in Mobile Suit Gundam AGE. His talents extend to tokusatsu productions, where he provided voice work for monsters in Kamen Rider Drive as Roidmude 050 and in Kamen Rider Ghost as a Book Ganma.
Yoshikai is known for his versatility and his ability to bring minor and recurring characters to life. He is reported to have a strong interest in language studies, holding qualifications in English, French, German, and Italian, and he is also known among colleagues and fans for his hobby of model-making.
One of his well-known roles is Decarabia, a Crimson Denizen in the anime Shakugan no Shana III (Final). His filmography includes a notable tenure on the long-running sports series Kuroko's Basketball, where he voiced the characters Iwao Iwamura and Masaaki Nakatani. He has also contributed to other major hits, such as providing the voice of Kazuma Chaya in Haikyuu!!, a soldier in Attack on Titan, and Ryosuke Todoroki in Kill la Kill. His early career included guest roles in series like K-On!, Gintama, A Certain Scientific Railgun, and Ga-Rei-Zero.
Beyond fantasy and sports anime, Yoshikai has worked extensively in the mecha genre. He voiced Lyle Getto in Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and Masaru Kurata in its sequel, Star Blazers 2202. He has also contributed to the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise with a role in Mobile Suit Gundam AGE. His talents extend to tokusatsu productions, where he provided voice work for monsters in Kamen Rider Drive as Roidmude 050 and in Kamen Rider Ghost as a Book Ganma.
Yoshikai is known for his versatility and his ability to bring minor and recurring characters to life. He is reported to have a strong interest in language studies, holding qualifications in English, French, German, and Italian, and he is also known among colleagues and fans for his hobby of model-making.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Shakugan no Shana III (Final)