Kōji Yusa
Kōji Yusa | |
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遊佐 浩二 | |
Born | |
Other names | Yucchii (ゆっちー) |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1993–present |
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Spouse(s) | [3] |
Kōji Yusa (遊佐 浩二, Yusa Kōji, born August 12, 1968) is a freelance[1] Japanese voice actor and narrator, born and raised in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. He is best known for his roles in Choja Raideen (as Raideen Owl), the Sonic series (as Shadow the Hedgehog), Bleach (as Gin Ichimaru), Battle Vixens (as Zuo Ci and Xu Huang), Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro (as Eiji Sasazuka), Zettai Karen Children (as Kyōsuke Hyōbu) and Kamen Rider Den-O (as Urataros).
Biography[]
When Yusa was a child, he lived near the Kyoto Racecourse (Yodo, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto). As a gift for entering junior high school, he received a boombox and listened to radio dramas, which inspired him to become a voice actor.[4] When he was in college, he majored in Japanese language studies. After graduating from college, he went through the 7th class of Katsuta Voice Actor Academy and made his debut as a voice actor in 1993 (at the age of 25). His anime debut work was The Brave of Gold Goldran. At the time of his debut, he belonged to Office Kaoru,[5] and since leaving the company, he has been working freelance.[1] He mainly works as a dubbing artist for anime, drama CDs, and foreign films, and often does narration for information programs. In addition to his main job as a voice actor, he has been working more and more on events and radio, and his personal side has become more widely known.
Yusa won the Synergy Award for Kamen Rider Den-O at the 2nd Seiyu Awards.[6]
He married voice actress, Kanako Mitsuhashi in 2007 and he announced on his radio program that they divorced in 2012.[3][7]
Filmography[]
Television animation[]
- 1992
- Crayon Shin-chan – Salary man, Shō's father, masseur, others
- 1993
- Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō – Caster
- 1995
- 1996
- After War Gundam X – Demar Griffe
- Brave Command Dagwon – Announcer, young pupil, delinquent
- Choja Raideen – Ginga Torikai/Raideen Owl
- Detective Conan – Ginji Tobita, Toshiya Tadokoro, Tetsuya Kawasaki, Hisashi Suguro, Ryōsuke Shiina, Damu official, fireman, judge #A, police station official, Nagasaku Shiro and Dogo Hoshikawa
- 1997
- Clamp School Detectives – Black-suited man #D
- The King of Braves GaoGaiGar – Steering committee
- Pokémon – Yūji, Mitsuji
- 1998
- DT Eightron – Beruku
- Lost Universe – Aku Gaki
- 1999
- Angel Links – Nikora
- Crest of the Stars – Larnia
- Dai-Guard – Makise
- Initial D Second Stage – Thunders, others
- Turn A Gundam – Laborer #A, farmer #B, militia soldier #B
- 2000
- Banner of the Stars – Larnia
- Boogiepop Phantom – Takashi
- Fighting Spirit – Test student
- 2001
- Baki the Grappler – Gaia Nomura
- Earth Maiden Arjuna – Adjutant #C
- Hikaru no Go – Michio Shirakawa, Kyōhei Katagiri, liege lord, others
- Rune Soldier – Hero, adventurer #B
- The SoulTaker – Operator
- Star Ocean: The Second Story – Keith
- 2002
- Atashin'chi – Math teacher, daughter's boyfriend, bus driver, salesman, instructor, others
- Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid – Tony
- Hungry Heart: Wild Striker – Haruki Ōmura, Minoru Fujimori, Koboku, others
- Papuwa – Gionkamen Arashiyama, Kimura, Nagara River Cormorant
- Transformers: Armada – Demolishor, Thrust
- 2003
- Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Blues, staff member, pilot
- Kino's Journey – Salary man
- Sonic X – Shadow the Hedgehog
- The World of Narue – Shimada owner
- 2004
- AM Driver – Scene Pierce
- Battle B-Daman – Bodyguard
- Black Jack – Doctor
- Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos – Takato Mutsu, Asanosuke, Tōkichi
- Transformers: Energon – Ironhide/Irontread, Wing Dagger/Wing Saber
- Yakitate!! Japan – Edward Kaiser
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX – Fubuki Tenjoin
- 2005
- Bleach – Gin Ichimaru
- Blood+ – Gudolf, Archer Research Aide
- Doraemon – Man
- Eyeshield 21 – Rui Habashira, Shigeru Miyake, Simon
- Ginga Legend Weed – Buruge
- 2006
- Chaotic – Codemaster Crellan
- Ergo Proxy – Vincent Law
- Gintama – Ayumu Tōjō
- Nana – Nishimoto
- Night Head Genesis – Kamiyashi
- Saiunkoku Monogatari – Doushu
- Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi – Ikeshita
- 2007
- Claymore – Isley
- Dennō Coil – Sōsuke
- Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun – Tasuku Okushiro
- Ikki Tousen Dragon Destiny – Zuo Ci, Xu Huang
- Koutetsu Sangokushi – Zhuge Jin, messenger, Gorotsuki
- Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette – Montparnasse
- Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro – Eishi Sasazuka
- MapleStory – Aroaro
- The Story of Saiunkoku – Hanasana
- Tetsuko no Tabi – Group
- 2008
- Amatsuki – Kon Shinonome
- Dazzle – Jenfūpu
- Ikki Tousen Great Guardians – Zuo Ci
- Kuroshitsuji – Lau
- Persona -trinity soul- – Kiyofumi Nagai
- Special A – Aoi Ogata
- Zettai Karen Children – Kyōsuke Hyōbu
- Yes! PreCure 5 – Count Rozetto
- 2009
- Chrome Shelled Regios – Roy Entorio
- Eden of the East – Jintarō Tsuji
- Tegami Bachi Reverse – Lawrence
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni – Juza Amakusa
- 2010
- Hakuōki – Sanosuke Harada
- Hanamaru Kindergarten – Hanamaru Sensei
- Nurarihyon no Mago – Nurarihyon (young)
- Ookami Kakushi – Shunichirou Sakaki
- Seikon no Qwaser – Georg Tanner
- Starry Sky – Mizushima Iku
- 2011
- Blue Exorcist – Renzou Shima
- B-Daman Crossfire – Force=Dragren
- Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen – Tomohiro Miyoshi
- Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? – King of the Night
- Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyo – Nurarihyon (young)
- Tiger & Bunny – Yuri Petrov/Lunatic
- Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 1000% (Season 1), Ryuuya Hyuuga
- 2012
- Arcana Famiglia – Jolly
- Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess – Chase
- Kingdom – Bì
- Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate – Reiji Saga
- Zetman – Seiji Haitani
- 2013
- Blood Lad – Papladon Akimu
- Kara no Kyoukai – Cornelius Alba
- Karneval – Tsukitachi
- Shingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki Sentaku – Farlan Church
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Kiyoshi Tooyama
- Tokyo Ravens – Ōtomo Jin
- Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% (Season 2), Ryuuya Hyuuga
- Yowamushi Pedal – Akira Midōsuji
- The Unlimited: Hyōbu Kyōsuke – Kyōsuke Hyōbu
- 2014
- Yo-kai Watch - Fumika's Father
- Donten ni Warau – Kotaro Fuma
- Gundam Build Fighters Try – Daiki Miyaga
- Hoozuki no Reitetsu – Hakutaku
- Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei – Zhou Gongjin
- Pupa – Shirō Onijima
- Sword Art Online – Kuradeel
- Terra Formars – Adolf Reinhardt
- Tokyo Ghoul – Tatara
- 2015
- Atashin'chi – Math teacher, daughter's boyfriend, bus driver, salesman, instructor, others
- Gangsta. – Domenico Arcangelo
- GATE – Akira Yanagida
- Overlord - Brain Unglaus [8]
- Q Transformers: Return of the Mystery of Convoy – Jazz
- Tai-Madō Gakuen 35 Shiken Shōtai – Haunted
- Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Revolutions (Season 3), Ryuuya Hyuuga
- Working!! (Season 3), Tohru Minegishi
- Young Black Jack – Yabu
- 2016
- Divine Gate - Loki
- Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto – Shou Hayabusa/8823
- Izetta: The Last Witch – Görtz[9]
- Maho Girls PreCure! – Batty
- Mob Psycho 100 – Shinji Kamuro[10]
- Norn9 - Itsuki Kagami
- Puzzle & Dragons X – Jest
- Servamp (Johannes Mimir Faustus)
- Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Legend Star (Season 4), Ryuuya Hyuuga
- 2017
- ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Lilium
- Fate/Apocrypha - Lancer of Red/Karna
- Vatican Miracle Examiner – Priest Julia
- Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation – Akira Midōsuji
- 2018
- Magical Girl Ore - Hyoue
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments - Grayroad
- Radiant - Dragunov
- 2019
- Dororo - Sabame
- The Morose Mononokean II - Gyousei
- Midnight Occult Civil Servants - Reiji Senda
- 2020
- Pet - Ron
- Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear - Cliff Foschurose
- Talentless Nana - Jin Tachibana
- 2021
- Ex-Arm - Shūichi Natsume
- High-Rise Invasion - Kazuma Aohara
- The Case Study of Vanitas - Johann
- Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles - Reiss Vulfe
- Tokyo Revengers - Ran Haitani
Television live-action[]
- Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002) Hyper Battle Video – Evil Agito Burning Form
- Mahou Sentai Magiranger – Hades Beastman King of Hell Yeti Zee (ep. 27 - 30)
- Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006) Hyper Battle Video – Gatack Zecter
- Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form[11] (eps. 5 - 49), Newt Imagin (ep. 40)
- Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! (2007) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form
- Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (2008) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form
- Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World (2008) – Shogi Player (cameo)
- Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown (2008) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form
- Kamen Rider Decade (2009) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form
- Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship (2009) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy (2010) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form/Uratazao
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (2011) – Urataros
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (2012) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form, Kamen Rider Accel
- (2017) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form
- Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form
- Kamen Rider Zi-O (2019) – Urataros (ep. 39 - 40)
Original video animation (OVA)[]
- Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy (xxxx) – Gin Ichimaru
- Dogs: Bullets & Carnage (xxxx) – Ian
- Hunter × Hunter G I Final (xxxx) – Bara
- Initial D Extra Stage Impact Blue (xxxx) – Nogami
- Kamen Rider Den-O Collection DVD "Imagin Anime" (xxxx) – Urataros
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (xxxx) – Scorpio Kardia
- The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament Semifinals (xxxx) – Osamu Watanabe
- Sex Pistols (xxxx) – Hoikushi
- Black Butler (2015) – Lau
Theatrical animation[]
- Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back (2014) – Jintaro Kuroiwa
- Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch (2021) – Kōzō Samejima
Video games[]
- Mermaid Prism (2006)
- Nier Replicant (2010) – Nier
- Fate/Extra CCC (2013) – Karna
- Fate/Grand Order (2015) – Sakata Kintoki, Karna
- Fate/Extella (2016) – Karna
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (PlayStation 3) (2013) - Noriaki Kakyoin
- Genshin Impact (2020) – Baizhu
Unknown date
- Ar tonelico II – Croix Bartel
- Bleach: Kurenai ni Somaru Soul Society – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Erabareshi Tarashii – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach GC: Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: The Blade of Fate – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Kokui Hirameki Requiem – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Hanaterashi Yabou – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Blade Battlers – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Blade Battlers 2nd – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Shattered Blade – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Heat the Soul 3 – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 – Gin Ichimaru
- Bleach: Soul Resurrección – Gin Ichimaru
- – Teran Ikkemen
- Hakuoki Shinsengumi Kitan – Harada Sanosuke
- Hakuoki Zuisouroku – Harada Sanosuke
- Hakuoki Shinsengumi Kitan (PSP) – Harada Sanosuke
- Hakuoki Shinsengumi Kitan (PS3) – Harada Sanosuke
- Hakuoki Yugiroku – Harada Sanosuke
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle – Noriaki Kakyoin
- Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes series – Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form, Kamen Rider Den-O Super Climax Form
- Kichiku Megane – Midou Takanori
- Lucky Dog 1 – Bernardo Ortolani
- NORN9 – Kagami Itsuki
- Rogue Galaxy – Young Dorgengoa, Gale Dorban
- Sonic the Hedgehog series – Shadow the Hedgehog
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Shadow the Hedgehog
- Starry☆Sky – Iku Mizushima
- Tales of Hearts – Chlorseraph
- Tales of Xillia 2 – Redau
- – Fubuki Tenjoin
- – Fubuki Tenjoin
- – Fubuki Tenjoin
Drama CDs[]
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- Abunai Series 3: Abunai Bara to Yuri no Sono – Michiru Kagetsuin
- Abunai Series 5: Abunai Shiawase Chou Bangaihen – Michiru Kagetsuin & Ran Saionji
- Ai de Kitsuku Shibaritai ~Koi Yori Hageshiku~ – Kazuma Fujimoto
- – Takatsudo
- Aitsu to Scandal series 2: Houkago wa Scandal – Hisashi Douzenji
- Ai wa Bara Iro no Kiss – Hikaru
- Akazukin to Mayoi no Mori – Yamaneko-san
- Attack on Titan – Farlan Church
- – Hosaka
- Beauty & Ghost – Satou Seiji
- Benriya-san – Tarou Yamada
- Bishou no Neya ni Haberu Yoru
- – Mizuki Kitaoka
- Brother – Hiragi Mitsuo
- – Yuuji Sagara
- – Daisuke Matsubae
- Endless series 3: Endless Love – Kanzaki
- Faster than a Kiss – Kazuma Ojiro
- Gerard & Jacques – Jacques
- GetBackers – Suiha Koyanagi
- – Taira
- Gouka Kyakusen de Koi wa Hajimaru series 7 – Albert
- – Takaki Ei
- Hatoful Boyfriend – Yuuya Sakazaki
- series – Yamaoka
- Hoigakusha to Keiji no Aisho Series 1: Hoigakusha to Keiji no Aisho – Atsushi Fuyuki
- Hoigakusha to Keiji no Aisho Series 2: Hoigakusha to Keiji no Honne – Atsushi Fuyuki
- Honey Boys Spiral – Akiya Ousono
- – Iori Sawamura
- Kakehiki wa Bed No Ue De – Uesugi
- Karneval – Tsukitaichi
- – Midou Takanori
- – Midou Takanori
- – Nanao Kanae
- – Reiichirou
- – Reiichirou
- – Sasaki
- Kiraini Naranai dene – Touichirou Kashiwagi
- – Kitamura Kou
- Kono Ai ni Hizamazuke – Fuyuki Suwa
- – Yuusuke Tsuda
- Series 1: Konoyo Ibun – Tetsushi Hatoki
- Series 2: Sono no San – Tetsushi Hatoki
- Kyūso wa Chiizu no Yume o Miru – Imagase Wataru
- – Shirahane Nanao
- Mujihi Na Anata – Shirahane Nanao
- Naguru Hakui no Tenshi – Harutsugu Masamune
- series 2: Aijou Sabaku – Kazushi Ousaka
- Series 2 & 3 – Nakatsugawa
- Pearl series 2: Yokubari na Pearl – Touya
- Pearl series 3: Wagamama na Pearl – Touya
- Pearl series 4: Kimagure na Pearl – Touya
- – Shinobu Hishiya
- – Satoshi Kunohara
- Ryū no Hanawazurai – Kuwan
- Saihate no Kimi e – Saiga
- Saint Seiya Episode.G – Galan
- – Yukinari Shizuka
- – Tomoki Aida
- Sex Pistols #2 – Narrator
- Shiawase ni Shite Agemasu – Mayumi Nikaidou
- Series 2: Youko Nitsumaru – Rikka
- Series side story 2: Souko Gekka ni Hohoemu – Younger Souko/Green Hair
- Sojou no Koi wa Nido Haneru – Wataru Imagase
- – Tatsuki Wada
- Sora ni Hibiku Ryuu no Utagoe – Ryusei
- – Iida
- Starry☆Sky – Iku Mizushima
- Subete wa Kono Yoru ni – Ryouichi Suzuhara
- – Nanao Shirahane
- Tenshi no Naku Yoru – Tamiya Tomonori
- – Tora-san
- – Tora-san
- Tsuki ni Ookami – Suou
- series – Masami Tomioka
- – Seiryou Moriya
- – Hajime
- Yuki yo Ringo no Ka no Gotoku – Katsura Eiji
- Yume Musubi, Koi Musubi – Shuuji Chizusu
- Yuuwaku - Temptation – Ryoichi Sakisaka
Dubbing roles[]
Live-action[]
- Cillian Murphy
- Batman Begins – Doctor Jonathan Crane
- Red Eye – Jackson "Jack" Rippner[12]
- The Dark Knight – Doctor Jonathan Crane
- The Dark Knight Rises – Doctor Jonathan Crane
- As Good as It Gets – Vincent Lopiano (Skeet Ulrich)
- Atomic Twister – Potter (Johnny Blick)
- The Beach – Étienne (Guillaume Canet)[13]
- Boy Meets World – Ronny
- Burning – Ben (Steven Yeun)[14]
- The Dark Knight – Coleman Reese (Joshua Harto)
- Dr. Dolittle 2 – Pepito (Jacob Vargas)
- Fight Club – The Mechanic (Holt McCallany)
- Gotham – Harvey Dent (Nicholas D'Agosto)
- Idle Hands – Randy (Jack Noseworthy)
- Jason X – Waylander (Derwin Jordan)
- Joey – Michael Tribbiani (Paulo Costanzo)
- Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight – Drew Lansing/Kamen Rider Torque
- The Lovers – Robert (Aidan Gillen)[15]
- The Outer Limits – Agent Pinter (Robert Moloney)
- Primal Fear – Roy/Aaron Stampler (Edward Norton)[16]
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation – Leonardo
- Power Rangers Turbo – Elgar, Phantom Ranger
- Power Rangers in Space – Elgar, Phantom Ranger, Psycho Blue
- Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy – Chameliac, Psycho Blue
- Power Rangers: Samurai – Jayden Shiba/Red Samurai Ranger (Alex Heartman)
- Showtime – Charlie Hertz (John Cariani)
- X2: X-Men United (2006 TV Asahi edition) – Iceman (Shawn Ashmore)
Animation[]
- Babar (TV series) – Cornelius
- The Emoji Movie – Nerd Emoji[17]
- The Powerpuff Girls – Professor Dick Hardley, Major Glory
- Transformers Animated – Prowl
- SpongeBob SquarePants series - Squidward Tentacles (Season 9, Little Yellow Book)
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External links[]
- Shin Office Kōji Yusa on Twitter
- Kōji Yusa at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
- Kōji Yusa at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
- Kōji Yusa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Japanese male video game actors
- Sega people
- Japanese male voice actors
- Male voice actors from Kyoto
- 20th-century Japanese male actors
- 21st-century Japanese male actors