is a Japanese

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from

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

affiliated with the talent agency

I'm Enterprise is a voice talent management firm in Japan. Members Female *Hikaru Akao *Saori Hayami *Yōko Hikasa * Hiromi Hirata * Kaede Hondo *Momoko Ishikawa *Rie Kugimiya *Rin Kusumi *Natsuko Kuwatani *MAKO * Ayano Matsumoto *Tomomi Mineuchi *Maria Na ...

. Honored at the

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for Best New Actor in 2012 and the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Lead Actor in 2016, he is best known for being the voice of

Kirito is a Japanese rock singer and musician. He was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Formerly vocalist of the rock band Pierrot, he is now the vocalist of Angelo and also holds a solo career. Bands Kirito was initially involved with Pierrot (original ...

from ''

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 ...

'', Bell Cranel from ''

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'', Sorata Kanda from ''

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'', Sora from ''

No Game No Life is a Japanese light novel series by Yuu Kamiya. It is published under the MF Bunko J imprint with ten novels released between April 25, 2012, and January 25, 2018. The author and his wife, Mashiro Hiiragi, adapted the novels into a mang ...

'', Arata Kasuga/Astral Trinity from ''

Trinity Seven is a fantasy romantic comedy manga series written by Kenji Saitō and illustrated by Akinari Nao. It has been serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age'' since 2010 and collected in twenty-eight ''tank� ...

'', Sōma Yukihira from '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'', Fūtarō Uesugi in ''

The Quintessential Quintuplets is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2017 to February 2020, with its chapters collected into fourteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series f ...

'', Masamune Izumi from ''

Eromanga Sensei is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa Fushimi and illustrated by Hiro Kanzaki. ASCII Media Works has published thirteen volumes in the series under its Dengeki Bunko imprint from December 2013 to August 2022. A manga adaptati ...

'', Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti from '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', and Inosuke Hashibira from ''

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko Kamado, Nezuko, turned into a ...

''. As of June 17, 2019, he is the current official ''

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'' holder for the most unique sound bites provided by a voice actor, exceeding 10,000 words in '' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: MEMORIA FREESE.''

Biography

At the age of 15, Matsuoka was inspired by

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's performance as

Kaworu Nagisa , real name , is a fictional character from the '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise created by Gainax. In the series of the same name, he is the pilot of a giant mecha named Evangelion Unit 02 for the special agency Nerv. Kaworu is the s ...

from the anime ''

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'' and from the game ''

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'', which Matsuoka watched at the recommendation of a friend, and first learned about the voice acting profession. While aspiring to become an auto mechanic in his senior year of high school, he searched for a voice actor school in Hokkaido, but went to Tokyo after receiving advice that it would be difficult to succeed without going to a school in the capital. After graduating from Yoyogi Animation Gakuin while working as a newspaper scholarship student, he joined the Japan Narration Actors Institute. After auditioning in 2009, Matsuoka became a member of I'm Enterprise agency. In the same year, he made his debut as AKX20000 in ''

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''. In 2011, he starred in the role of Narumi Fujishima in ''

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'' for the first time, and won the Best Rookie Actors at the

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in 2012. In 2012, he started voicing on Kirito in ''

''. At the 1st Aniradi Awards on March 21, 2015, he along with fellow radio personality

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in "No Radio No Life; Gamer Brothers will start doing radio." won the "RADIO OF THE YEAR Best Radio Award" and the "BEST RETURN HOPE RADIO Revival Hope Radio Award." On March 12, 2016, he won the Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 10th Seiyu Awards. On June 17, 2019, he appeared on YouTube channel "Danmachi FES 2019-TV Anime Danmachi II and Dan Memo 2nd Anniversary Is It Wrong to Have an Event Together? Special-Public Live Broadcast !!" where ''

'' certified him for the most unique sound bites provided by a voice actor, exceeding 10,000 words in '' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: MEMORIA FREESE. On October 2, 2021, as a collaboration project between '' Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night'' movie and the

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, he appeared in the Giants game with

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and

Hiroki Yasumoto is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He belongs to Sigma Seven. His representative works are ''Hozuki's Coolheadedness'' (Hozuki), ''Bleach'' (Yasutora Sado), ''Shin Hodo 2001'' (narration), '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'' (Germany), and ''Super So ...

, and became a pitcher for the opening ceremony. Matsuoka continued to collaborate during the match with a cap shuffle game with Taketatsu and an announcement with Yasumoto to liven up the venue.

Filmography

Anime

Films

Video games

*''Grand Chase Dimensional Chaser Global'' as Lass Isolet *'' Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker'' as Fandaniel/Amon/Hermes *''

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'' as Law *''

Granblue Fantasy ( Japanese:グランブルーファンタジー, Hepburn: ''Guranburū Fantajī)'' is a Japanese social-network game and role-playing video game developed by Cygames for Android, iOS and web browsers, which first released in Japan in March ...

'' as Chat Noir, Baldr *''Dream Meister and the Recollected Black Fairy'' as Itsuki *'' Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya *''Shiratsuyu no Kai'' as Tsukamoto Ryouta *''Glass Heart Princess'' as Doumyouji Gai *''Glass Heart Princess : Platinum'' as Doumyouji Gai *''

Phantasy Star Nova is a video game for the PlayStation Vita developed by tri-Ace as an installment of the '' Phantasy Star'' game series.2013-09-09Phantasy Star Nova announced for PS Vita Gematsu It was released on November 27, 2014 in Japan, while a Chinese-langua ...

'' as Seil *''

Under Night In-Birth is a 2D fighting game co-developed by Ecole Software and French-Bread. It received many updates for adjustments and characters. Gameplay The game has similar mechanics to ''Melty Blood'', ''Guilty Gear'' and ''BlazBlue''. It uses three attac ...

'' as Chaos *''

Octopath Traveler ''Octopath Traveler'' is a role-playing video game developed by Square Enix, in collaboration with Acquire. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch in July 2018, for Microsoft Windows in June 2019, for Stadia in April 2020, and for Xbox ...

'' as Therion *'' Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya *'' Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya *'' Tears to Tiara 2'' as Hamil *'' Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Out of Order'' as Masaki Ichijō *'' Mugen Souls Z'' as Ace *''

Chaos;Child ''Chaos;Child'' (stylized as ''ChäoS;Child'') is a visual novel video game developed by 5pb. It is the fourth main entry in the ''Science Adventure'' series, and a thematic sequel to ''Chaos;Head'' (2008). It was released in Japan in 2014 for Xb ...

'' as Takuru Miyashiro *'' Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth'' as Male Protagonist *'' Chaos Rings III'' as Male Protagonist *'' Sword Art Online: Lost Song'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya *'' Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya *''Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya, himself (live action) *'' Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya, Graphite Edge (uncredited) *'' Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya *''Sword Art Online: Integral Factor'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya *''

I-Chu is a Japanese mobile game developed by Liber Entertainment. The original game was released on June 26, 2015 on Android and July 3, 2015 for the iOS. It was followed up with the release of an updated mobile game, ''I-Chu Étoile Stage'', on ...

'' as Hikaru Orihara *'' Nights of Azure'' as Professor Alucard *''

Fairy Fencer F is a 2013 fantasy role-playing game under Compile Heart's Galapagos RPG brand for the PlayStation 3 and Windows. The game uses a modified version of ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' battle system. The Windows version was released on August 4, 2015. ...

'' as Zenke *'' Otogi: Spirit Agents'' as Hijiri *''

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'' as Reimei *''

Dragalia Lost ''Dragalia Lost'' was an action role-playing game developed by Cygames and published by Nintendo, for Android and iOS. It was initially released in September 2018, and was later released in other regions. The game received mixed reviews from ...

'' as Hope, Emile (uncredited) *''

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'' as Seto *''

Fire Emblem Heroes is a free-to-play tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for Android and iOS. The game is a mobile spin-off of the ''Fire Emblem'' series featuring its characters, and was released on February 2 ...

'' as Hrid *''

The Idolmaster SideM is a Japanese multimedia spin-off series of '' The Idolmaster'', starting with a 2014 game and expanding to include music CDs, two anime series, a web radio show, printed manga, and a rhythm game. The series focuses on the male idols of ...

'' as Shouta Mitarai *'' Our World is Ended'' as Iruka No. 2 *'' Extraordinary One'' as Garuda *'' Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: MEMORIA FREESE'' as Bell Cranel, Argonaut, and Erebus *''

Arena of Valor ''Arena of Valor'' (), formerly ''Strike of Kings'', is an international adaptation of ''Honor of Kings'' (), a multiplayer online battle arena developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Level Infinite for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch ...

'' as Lu Bu (Japanese Server), Kirito (SAO Skin) & Inosuke Hashibira (KNY Skin) *''

Arknights ''Arknights'' () is a free-to-play tactical RPG/tower defense mobile game developed by Chinese developer Hypergryph. It was released in China on 1 May 2019, in other countries on 16 January 2020 and in Taiwan on 29 June 2020. ''Arknights'' ...

'' as Arene *'' Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland'' as Nicodemus David Dieter *''Onmyoji'' as Koroka *'' Punishing: Gray Raven'' as Lee *''Namu Amida Butsu! -UTENA-'' as

Yakushi Nyorai Bhaiṣajyaguru ( sa, भैषज्यगुरु, zh, t= , ja, 薬師仏, ko, 약사불, bo, སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་བླ), or ''Bhaishajyaguru'', formally Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja ("Medicine Master ...

*''

Genshin Impact ''Genshin Impact'' is an action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. It was released for Android (operating system), Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, and Windows in 2020, on PlayStation 5 in 2021, and is set for release on Nintendo ...

'' as Xiao *'' Cookie Run: Kingdom'' as Herb Cookie *'' Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya *''

A Certain Magical Index is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, which has been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since April 2004 in a total of three sepa ...

: Imaginary Fest'' as Kakeru Kamisato *'' Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions'' as Juan Díaz *''Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team'' as Tomeya Akai *'' Rune Factory 5'' as Lyka *''

Pokémon Masters EX (originally named ''Pokémon Masters'') is a free-to-play mobile game for Android and iOS developed and published by DeNA. It is based on the ''Pokémon'' media franchise. Set on the artificial island of Pasio, the game allows players to battle a ...

'' as Ingo *''

Alchemy Stars ''Alchemy Stars'' (白夜極光, "White Night Aurora") is a free-to-play tactical role-playing mobile game developed by Tourdog Studio and published by Tencent Games. It was released globally on 17 June 2021 for Android and iOS devices. Gamepl ...

'' as Sylva *''Sword Art Online: Last Recollection'' as Kirito/Kazuto Kirigaya

Original net animation (ONA)

*''

The Way of the Househusband is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kousuke Oono. Published in the online manga magazine ''Bunch'' since 2018, ''The Way of the Househusband'' follows an ex-yakuza member who retires from crime to become a househusband. T ...

'' (2021) as Pet Cat *'' Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-'' (2022) as Lars *'' Gaiken Shijō Shugi'' (2022) as Keisuke Hasegawa

Original video animation (OVA)

*'' Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito'' as Yukiya Naruse *'' The Comic Artist and His Assistants'' as Yūki Aito *''

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'' as Izumi Miyamura *'' Hybrid Child'' as Tsukishima *'' Star-Myu: High School Star Musical'' as Akira Ugawa *'' Bōkyaku Battery'' as Junpei Chihaya

Drama CDs

*'' Gal☆Gun'' as Motesugi Tenzou *'' Senaka Awase no Koi'' as Nikaido Fumito *'' Hitorijime Boyfriend'' as Ohshiba Kensuke *'' Bathroom Yori Ai o Komete 2'' as Ogura Tomohiko *'' Brother Shuffle!'' as Hajime *'' Gosan no Heart'' as Miki Toshihisa *'' Megumi to Tsugumi'' as Yamada Tsugumi *''

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'' as Asakura Michitada *'' Shuuen no Shiori Project -Shuuen Re:act- (終焉-Re:act-)'' as E-ki *'' Yoru to Asa no Uta'' as Asaichi *'' Kono Ore ga Omae Nanka Suki na Wakenai'' as Taisei Fujima *'' Smells Like Green Spirit'' as Futoshi Mishima *'' Requiem of the Rose King'' (2016, 2017) as Prince Edward *''Kakkou no Yume'' (2018) as Yuuzi Seno *''Seirei Gensouki'' as Rio (Amakawa Haruto) *'' ''L'étranger'' series'' as Mio Chibana *''

Mo Dao Zu Shi ''Mo Dao Zu Shi'' () is a chinese animation, donghua series based on the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, novel of the same name written by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (). It is produced by Tencent Pictures, Tencent Penguin Pictures and B.C May Pictures ...

'' (2020) as Nie HuaiSang/Jou Kaisou *''Tashiro-kun, Kimi tte Yatsu Wa.'' (2021) as Yuuta Ebihara

Voice-over comics

*'' Nisekoi'' as Raku Ichijō

Live action

* '' Voice II'' (2021) as Hentai Belt (voice) * ''

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'' (2022) as the Vision Driver (voice)

Dubbing

*''

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'' (2019 4K Ultra HD edition) as Arnold "Arnie" Cunningham (

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) *''

Hard Hit ''Hard Hit'' () is a 2021 South Korean action thriller film directed by Kim Chang-ju and starring Jo Woo-jin, Lee Jae-in and Ji Chang-wook. The film depicts the unpredictable circumstances the members of an ordinary family have to deal with af ...

'' as Jin-woo (

Ji Chang-wook Ji Chang-wook (born 5 July 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer. He rose to fame for playing the lead role of Dong-hae in daily drama series ''Smile Again'' (2010–2011), and had notable lead roles in television series such as '' Warrior B ...

) *'' The Hurricane Heist'' as Will Rutledge (

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) *'' Lookism'' as Park Hyung Seok/Keisuke Hasegawa *''

Mechamato ''Mechamato'' is a Malaysian animated series produced by Animonsta Studios, focusing on a boy named Amato and his partner robot MechaBot, who fight against bad robots. ''Mechamato'' is a part of the ''BoBoiBoy'' franchise and the series also ta ...

'' as MechaBot *''

Ready Player One ''Ready Player One'' is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality ga ...

'' as Sho (Philip Zhao)

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