is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Early Wing. Some roles he played include Haruna Wakazato in ''

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'', Yamato Nikaidō in ''

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'', and Combat Agent 6 in ''

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''.

Early life

Yusuke Shirai was born in

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on January 18, 1986. His parents house was an art supply store, and his grandfather was a painter. Shirai's brother, who had been watching anime since he was young, went to Tokyo to enter

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to become a voice actor. Due to that, Shirai decided to become a voice actor and entered vocational school himself.

Career

After graduating from vocational school, he entered a narrator training center, but later left. At one point he wanted to be an actor instead, but later decided he would rather become a voice actor. After that, he entered a training center run by

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. However, he left the school after one year and entered the Amusement Media Academy. Right before graduation, he was approached by Early Wing to became affiliated with them. He later decided to become affiliated with them. In 2015, he was interviewed in the first issue of ''Cast Voice'', a magazine focusing on male voice actors. In 2019, Shirai, along with the rest of the cast for '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'', won the singing award at the

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. In March 2020, he started a

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channel.

Personal life

Outside of voice acting, he has been a fan of

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ever since he watched the

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. In October 2020, he tested positive for

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, but was asymptomatic.

Filmography

Television animation

2011 * ''

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'' as Student 2012 * ''

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'' as Renato 2013 * ''Karneval'' as Fake Squirry * ''Silver Spoon'' as Ryo Nishikura * ''il sole penetra le illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion'' as Shūji Kishida * ''From the New World'' as Kashimura * ''

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'' as Akio * '' Magi: The Kingdom of Magic'' as Townsperson * ''Meganebu!'' as Makoto Senba, Student * '' Little Busters! Refrain'' as Student B 2014 * ''Witch Craft Works'' as Obama * ''The World is Still Beautiful'' as Minor Rani Theus * ''Magical Warfare'' as Schoolboy, Trailer's Magician ;2015 *'' Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!'' as Iō Naruko *''Ganbare-bu Next!'' as Masahiro Yanagida * ''Diabolik Lovers, More Blood'' as Lux * ''Durarara!!×2 Ten'' as Heaven Slave ;2016 * ''Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii'' as Shank Osman *''

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'' as Percival *''

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: Yousei no Door'' as Fairilurea *'' Handa-kun'' as Kei Hanada * ''Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love!'' as Iō Naruko *''Nananin no Ayakashi'' as Shirō ;2017 *''

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'' as Ryōta Mukai *'' Hitorijime My Hero'' as Yusei Yukiya *''

'' as Haruna Wakazato *''My Matchmaking Partner is a Student, An Aggressive Troublemaker'' as Shūji Kuga (TV version) ;2018 *''

'' as Yamato Nikaidō * ''Dame×Prince Anime Caravan'' as Mihart *'' Doreiku The Animation'' as Takio Minato *''

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'' as Yukio Ohno *''The Thousand Noble Musketeers'' as Hall *''

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'' as Meng Ji *''

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'' as Tetsukasa Tsuchikiyose *'' Space Battleship Tiramisu Zwei'' as Romeo Alpha ;2019 *'' Meiji Tokyo Renka'' as Eiichi Shibusawa *'' Papa Datte, Shitai'' as Ryohei Yui *'' Ao-chan Can't Study!'' as Masaki Uehara *'' Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth'' as Takaomi Hiyama *'' Z/X Code Reunion'' as Nephrite ;2020 *'' Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama?'' as Tora Kiso *'' A3!'' as Masumi Usui *'' Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!!'' as Sojun *'' Idolish7: Second Beat!'' as Yamato Nikaidō *''

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'' as Beri Berinal *'' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima'' as Ramuda Amemura ;2021 *''

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'' as Takamichi Sanzenin *'' WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!!'' as Yūta Matsukaze *''

'' as Combat Agent 6 *'' My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X'' as Ian Stuart *'' Idolish7: Third Beat!'' as Yamato Nikaidō ;2022 *'' Sasaki and Miyano'' as Shūmei Sasaki *''

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'' as Chiaki Takimoto *''

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'' as Keiichirō Akasaka *''

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'' as Katamori Matsudaira *''VazzRock the Animation'' as Futaba

Anime films

;2023 *'' Sasaki and Miyano: Sotsugyō-hen'' as Shūmei Sasaki

OVA

2017 * ''Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! Love!'' as Iō Naruko 2022 * '' Sasaki and Miyano'' as Shūmei Sasaki

Video games

;2015 *''

'' as Takamichi Sanzenin *''

'' as Yamato Nikaido *''

'' as Haruna Wakazato *'' Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz'' as Yukiya Conrad *'' Moero Crystal'' as Zenox *''Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! GAME!'' as Iō Naruko *'' 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams'' as Dayang ;2016 *'' Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin'' as Sadamitsu *'' London Detective Mysteria'' as William H. Watson *'' Summon Night 6'' as Kiel *''Stand My Heroes'' as Takaomi Hiyama ;2017 *'' Akashic Re:cords'' as Kogoro Akechi *'' A3!'' as Masumi Usui *''

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'' as Apollo *''

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'' as Mordred ;2018 *''

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'' as Huangshan Maofeng Tea, Green Curry ;2019 *''

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'' as The Ducklings that are Hard to See ;2020 *''The King of Fighters for Girls'' as Jhun Hoon *''

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'' as Wise Savior Laufey *'' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' as Ramuda Amemura *''

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'' as Shimada Seijirou ;2021 *''

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'' as Jaye *''

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'' as Ruse

Drama CD

*''

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'' as Yamada *'' Sasaki and Miyano'' as Shūmei Sasaki *''

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'' as Aoba *Ore no Buka ga Eroi Mousou wo Yamete Kurenai as Sayama Kaoru

References

External links

Official Agency Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shirai, Yusuke 1986 births Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Japanese YouTubers Male voice actors from Nagano Prefecture Living people 21st-century Japanese male actors