is a Japanese

voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

and singer who works for

Ken Production Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in t ...

. He is married to fellow voice actress

Yuka Nishigaki is a Japanese voice actress from Tottori Prefecture. She is affiliated with Ken Production. Her husband is fellow voice actor Tsubasa Yonaga. Filmography Animation ; 2004 * ''Sgt. Frog'' (Upperclassman) * ''Samurai Champloo'' (Customer) ; 2 ...

Biography

Yonaga was born in

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and raised in

Ushiku, Ibaraki is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 84,675 in 35,082 households and a population density of 1437 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 29.5%. The total area of the ...

. He has an older sister who is six years older than him and a younger sister who is four years younger than him. When he was in the fifth grade, his voice hardly changed. When he talked to his homeroom teacher, who knew that he liked singing, acting, and recitation, he was told about the profession of voice acting, which led him to become a voice actor. He has been a member of a drama club since his second year of high school. After graduating from the voice actor vocal course at the vocational school Tokyo Media Academy (now the voice actor training course at Tokyo Seiyu Academy), he entered School Duo, a voice actor training school attached to

, as a 6th year student. He then made his debut in his third year at Ken Production, when he was entrusted to the office. In 2006, he made his voice acting debut as a student in the OVA '' Cluster Edge Secret Episode''. In 2007, he played the role of Shingo Suwa in '' Gigantic Formula'' and Ren Mihashi in ''

Big Windup! , often shortened to just , is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since September 2003, with its chapters collec ...

'', his first leading role in an anime. In 2008, Yonaga won the Best Rookie award at the 2nd Seiyu Awards. In April 2011, he formed the music unit "Trignal" with

Takuya Eguchi is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is affiliated with 81 Produce. He has voiced in a number of lead roles in anime shows, including Kazuya Kujo in ''Gosick'', Yoshiharu Sagara in ''The Ambition of Oda Nobuna'', Kon Hokaze in ''Ixion Sag ...

and

Ryōhei Kimura is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. His roles included Ryouta Kise in the ''Kuroko no Basket'' series, Bokuto Koutarou in ''Haikyū!!'', Eichi Sakurai in ''Full Moon o Sagashite'', Tartaglia in ''Genshin Impact'', Chihiro Furuya in Sanka ...

. On December 12, 2012, he made his CD debut as "Trignal" with the mini-album "PARTY" under the Kiramune label. He has also formed a unit called "BRAVE WING" with

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, and "Genki Dan" with Fumihiro Okabayashi and

, who belong to the same agency. On May 4, 2015, he announced on his Twitter page that he had married Nishigaki. On July 18, 2018, he announced the birth of their first child. On November 18, 2019, his office and his Twitter announced that he would be limiting some of his activities due to treatment for

dysphonia A hoarse voice, also known as dysphonia or hoarseness, is when the voice involuntarily sounds breathy, raspy, or strained, or is softer in volume or lower in pitch. A hoarse voice, can be associated with a feeling of unease or scratchiness in the ...

Filmography

Animation

;2007 *'' Gigantic Formula'' (Shingo Suwa) *''

'' (Ren Mihashi) *''

Wangan Midnight is a Japanese racing manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's '' Big Comic Spirits'' in 1990, but was later serialized in Kodansha's '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1992 to 2008. T ...

'' (Harada) ;2008 *''

Bamboo Blade ''Bamboo Blade'' (stylized as ''BAMBOO BLADE'') is a Japanese manga series written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Aguri Igarashi. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''Young Gangan'' magazine from December 2004 to September 2010. The ...

'' (Fujimura) *''

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'' (Shū Kannogi) *''

Chaos;Head ''Chaos;Head'' (stylized as ''ChäoS;HEAd'') is a 2008 science fiction visual novel video game developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It is the first game in the ''Science Adventure'' series. Following the original Windows release, the enhanced ver ...

'' (Shogun) *'' Persona: Trinity Soul'' (Shiiba and Wakaba) *'' S · A: Special A'' (Jun Yamamoto) *''

Shugo Chara! , also known as ''My Guardian Characters'', is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spic ...

'' (Kirishima Fuyuki) ;2009 *''

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'' (Remus) *''

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'' (Satsuki Hanabusa) *'' Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibōken~'' (Hans) ;2010 *''

Demon King Daimao , also known as ''Demon King Daimao'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Shōtarō Mizuki and illustrated by Souichi Itō, published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on February 1, 2008, and ...

'' (Miwa Hiroshi) *''

MM! is a Japanese light novel series by Akinari Matsuno, with illustrations provided by the group QP:flapper made up of Tometa Ohara and Koharu Sakura. Media Factory published 12 novels under their MF Bunko J imprint between February 2007 an ...

'' (Yukinozo Himura) *'' Beyblade: Metal Fusion'' (Damure) *''

Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G is an anime produced by Sunrise to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Gundam plastic model kits. It was directed by Kou Matsuo and written by Yousuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Kaichiro Terada. The show was originally b ...

'' (Haru Irei) *''

Ōkiku Furikabutte , often shortened to just , is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since September 2003, with its chapters coll ...

'' ~Natsu no Taikai Hen~ (Ren Mihashi) ;2011 *''

Cardfight!! Vanguard is a Japanese multimedia franchise jointly created by Akira Itō, Satoshi Nakamura, Mitsuhisa Tamura, and Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani. It currently consists of multiple anime television series, an official trading ...

'' (Aichi Sendou) *''

Chihayafuru is a Japanese ''josei'' manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''josei'' manga magazine '' Be Love'' from December 2007 to August 2022, with its chapters collected in 50 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

'' (Tsutomu Komano) *''

Persona 4 released outside of Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4'', is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the ''Persona'' series, itself a part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise, and was ...

'' (Naoki Konishi) *'' Tiger & Bunny'' (Tony) ;2012 *'' Acchi Kocchi'' (Kyoya Saibara) *''

Area no Kishi is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroaki Igano and illustrated by Kaya Tsukiyama. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from April 2006 to March 2017, with its chapters collected in ...

'' (Matoba Kaoru) *'' Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit'' (Aichi Sendou) *''

Fairy Tail ''Fairy Tail'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 '' ...

'' (Rufus Lohr) *''

La storia della Arcana Famiglia is a Japanese visual novel series by HuneX and Comfort. The first game was released on October 27, 2011 for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). A fan disc also for the PSP titled was released on June 21, 2012 featuring two new characters: Ash ...

'' (Nova) *''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' (Bobbin) *''

Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kirito (Sword Art Online), Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna (Sword Art On ...

'' (Sasamaru) *'' Tasogare OtomexAmnesia'' (Teiichi Niiya) ;2013 *'' Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker'' (Aichi Sendou) *'' Chihayafuru 2'' (Tsutomu Komano) *''

Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club ''Free!'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The series is loosely based on the light novel, , written by Kōji Ōji, which received an honorable mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award ...

'' (Nagisa Hazuki) *'' Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun (Shinobu Inue) *'' Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy'' (Kazuto Minaho) *'' Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% (Season 2)'' (Nagi Mikado) *''

Valvrave the Liberator is a Japanese mecha anime series, produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise. It is directed by Kō Matsuo and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. The series is set in a futuristic date in which three factions divided from 70% of mankind are in war ...

'' (Prue) *''

Yowamushi Pedal is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. It began serialization in the 12th issue of Akita Shoten’s ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' in 2008, and as of October 2022, the ser ...

'' (Sangaku Manami) ;2014 *'' Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate'' (Aichi Sendou) *'' Donten ni Warau'' (Chutaro Kumo) *'' Free! Eternal Summer'' (Nagisa Hazuki) *''

Log Horizon is a Japanese novel series written by Mamare Touno and illustrated by Kazuhiro Hara. It began serialization online in 2010 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, being later on acquired by Enterbrain an ...

'' (Kijo) *''

Love Stage!! is a Japanese ''yaoi'' manga series written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaō. It began serialization in the July 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's ''Asuka Ciel'' magazine. The manga is licensed in North America by SuBLime. A spin ...

'' (Izumi Sena) *''

Mobile Suit Gundam-san , commonly referred to as ''Gundam-san'', is a Japanese yonkoma (4-panel) parody gag manga series by Hideki Ohwada. A part of the ''Gundam'' media franchise, it is a parody of the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' anime series, featuring Amuro R ...

'' (Amuro-san) *'' Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road'' (Sangaku Manami) ;2015 *''

Ace of Diamond is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from May 2006 to January 2015. A sequel titled ''Ace of Diamon ...

'' (Shinji Akamatsu) *'' Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!'' (Rui Megawa) *''

World Trigger , also known in short form as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Ashihara. It was initially serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2013 to November 2018, and transferred to ''Jump Square'' in December 2 ...

'' (Tsukihiko Amo) *''

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal ''Sailor Moon Crystal'', known in Japan as , is a 2014 original net animation adaptation of the ''shōjo'' manga series '' Sailor Moon'' written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, produced in commemoration of the original series' 20th anni ...

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Blue Saphir The is a group of fictional characters in the '' Sailor Moon'' manga series by Naoko Takeuchi. It comprises the main villains of the second major story arc, which is called the ''Black Moon'' in the manga and ''Sailor Moon Crystal'', and which f ...

) *'' Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Revolutions (Season 3)'' (Nagi Mikado) *''

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Sorata Akizuki. It was originally serialized in Hakusensha's bi-monthly ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa DX'' from August 2006 to August 2011, and was moved to the monthly ''La ...

'' (Shuka) ;2016 *''

Beyblade Burst is a Japanese manga and toyline created by Hiro Morita, originally based on Takara Tomy's ''Beyblade'' franchise. The third incarnation of the franchise after the '' Metal Fight'' series, the ''Beyblade Burst'' toyline launched on ...

'' (Kensuke Midorikawa) *'' Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis'' (Aichi Sendou) *'' Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage'' (Oriku) *'' Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai'' (Koyuki Ayase) *''

D.Gray-man Hallow ''D.Gray-man Hallow'' (stylized as ''D.Gray-man HALLOW'') is an anime series adapted from the Katsura Hoshino's manga, '' D.Gray-man''. Produced by TMS Entertainment and 8PAN, and directed by Yoshiharu Ashino, it acts as a sequel to the previou ...

'' (Young Yu Kanda) *'' Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star (Season 4)'' (Nagi Mikado) *'' Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai'' (Koyuki Ayase) ;2017 *'' Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats Boys'' (Hikaru Onigashima) *'' Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation'' (Sangaku Manami) *''Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT'' (Aichi Sendou) *''Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Z'' (Aichi Sendou) *''

Vatican Miracle Examiner is a Japanese light novel series written by Rin Fujiki and illustrated by THORES Shibamoto. The series began in 2007. A manga adaptation by Eiji Kaneda ran from 2012 to 2014, and a second one, illustrated by Anjue Hino, began serializati ...

'' (Ryōta Hiraga) *''

UQ Holder! ''UQ Holder!'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 2013 to 2016 and later transferred to ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', where it was serialize ...

'' (Vasago) ;2018 *''

IDOLiSH7 is a Japanese rhythm game developed and published by Bandai Namco Online with music collaboration by Lantis for Android and iOS platforms, which first released in Japan on August 20, 2015. The project features character design by Arina ...

'' (Mitsuki Izumi) *'' Beyblade Burst God'' (Kensuke Midorikawa) *'' Free! Dive to The Future'' (Nagisa Hazuki) *''Cardfight!! Vanguard カードファイト!! ヴァンガード'' (Aichi Sendou) *'' Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line'' (Sangaku Manami) *''

The Thousand Musketeers is a Japanese smartphone game developed by Line Games and Marvelous Entertainment, where players collect and fight with various anthropomorphized guns. It was released on Android and iOS devices in March 2018. An anime television series a ...

'' (Ekaterina) ;2019 *'' Chihayafuru 3'' (Tsutomu Komano) ;2020 *'' A Destructive God Sits Next to Me'' (Hibiki Kimiya) *'' IDOLiSH7 Second Beat!'' (Mitsuki Izumi) ;2021 *'' IDOLiSH7 Third Beat!'' (Mitsuki Izumi)

Anime films

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Free! Timeless Medley is a 2017 Japanese animated film series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The first two films, and , are compilation films of ''Free!s second season, ''Free! Eternal Summer'', with new additional footage and redone scenes. A third fi ...

'' (2017), Nagisa Hazuki *'' The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky'' (2018), Sorada *'' Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation'' (2019), Haruto Aoi *'' Free! The Final Stroke Part 1'' (2021–2022), Nagisa Hazuki *'' Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~'' (2022), Kenshin Kagemitsu

Games

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Time Hollow is a Japanese adventure visual novel video game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS video game console. The game was released in Japan on March 19, 2008, North America on September 23, 2008, and Europe on February 6, 2009. The ...

'' (Ethan Kairos) ;2008 *''Real Rode'' (Somari) *'' VitaminZ'' (Yakumo Tachibana) *''

'' (Shogun) ;2009 *'' Chaos;Head Noah'' (Shogun) ;2010 *''

Blaze Union ''Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future'' is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Sting Entertainment and published by Atlus, with its scenario written by R-Force Entertainment. It is currently only available i ...

'' (Nessiah, Mizer) ;2011 *'' Chaos Code'' (Catherine) *''Corpse Party: Book of Shadows'' (Kurosaki Kensuke) *''

Tales of Xillia is an action role-playing game released exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It is the thirteenth main installment of the Tales (video game series), ''Tales'' series and is developed by Namco Tales Studio with Namco Bandai Games as the publisher. ...

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Jude Mathis ''Tales of Xillia'' is a Japanese role-playing game released for the PlayStation 3 on September 7, 2011, in Japan. The game was localized in North America on August 6, 2013, and Europe on August 9, 2013. Its sequel ''Tales of Xillia 2'' was rele ...

) *'' Tokyo Yamanote Boys (Honey Milk Disc)'' (Momose Ayumu) ;2012 *''

E.X. Troopers , stylized as ''E.X. Tr∞pers'', is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 3. The game was released in Japan to retail customers on November 22, 2012 and later on Nintendo eShop and Pl ...

'' (Luan Forest) *''

'' (Rufus Lohr) *''

Tales of Xillia 2 is an action role-playing game for the PlayStation 3 released on November 1, 2012, in Japan. It is the fourteenth core product in the ''Tales'' series and was developed and published by Bandai Namco Games. The game was localized for North Americ ...

'' (Jude Mathis) *''

Toki to Towa ''Time and Eternity'' (Japanese: , sometimes called ''Toki to Towa'') is an animated role-playing video game for the PlayStation 3. It uses 3D models for backgrounds and hand-drawn 2D sprites for characters and enemies. The story is centered on ...

'' (Zack/Player) *''

Unchained Blades ''Unchained Blades'', titled in Japan, is a dungeon crawler role-playing video game developed by Japanese developer FuRyu for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Portable video game consoles. It was released in Japan on July 14, 2011, and in North ...

'' (Hector) ;2014 *''Houkago Colorful Step: Undo-bu!'' (Kiryuu Nanao) *''Majou Ou'' (Drop Rust) *''Snow Bound Land'' (Craes) ;2015 *''IDOLiSH7'' (Izumi Mitsuki) ;2016 *''Kamen Rider Battride War Genesis'' (Philip / Kamen Rider Double Fang Joker) *''Kenka Banchou Otome'' (Hikaru Onigashima) *''

Tales of Berseria is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows. It is the sixteenth main entry in the ''Tales'' series and a prequel of ''Tales of Zestiria''. ...

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) *'' Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters'' (Sakusimon) ;2018 *''Senjuushi The Thousand Noble Musketeers'' (Ekaterina) ;2019 *''

Another Eden is a free-to-play role-playing video game developed and published by Wright Flyer Studios. The game features the collaboration of writer Masato Kato and music composer Yasunori Mitsuda who both worked on ''Xenogears'' and the ''Chrono'' series o ...

'' (Dewey) *'' Ayakashi: Romance Reborn'' (Kagemaru) ;2021 *'' Argonavis from BanG Dream AASide'' (Mitsurugi Koharu)

Original video animation (OVA)

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Alice in Borderland is a Japanese suspense manga series written and illustrated by Haro Aso. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Shōnen Sunday S'' from November 2010 to March 2015, and later moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sund ...

'' (2014), Chōta Segawa *'' Hybrid Child'' (2014), Yuzu *'' Yarichin Bitch Club'' (2018), Keiichi Akemi

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yonaga, Tsubasa 1984 births Living people Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Ken Production voice actors Male voice actors from Kanagawa Prefecture 21st-century Japanese male actors