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Yusuke Shirai (Japanese: 白井 悠介, Hepburn: Shirai Yūsuke, born January 18, 1986) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Early Wing. Some roles he played include Haruna Wakazato in The Idolmaster SideM, Yamato Nikaidō in Idolish7, and Combat Agent 6 in Combatants Will Be Dispatched!.
Early life
Yusuke Shirai was born in Saku, Nagano 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 vocational school 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 81 Produce. 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 13th Seiyu Awards. In March 2020, he started a YouTube channel.
Personal life
Outside of voice acting, he has been a fan of Liverpool F.C. ever since he watched the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final.
In October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, but was asymptomatic.
Filmography
= Television animation
=2011
Future Diary as Student
2012
La storia della Arcana Famiglia 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
Ace of Diamond 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
Divine Gate as Percival
Rilu Rilu Fairilu: 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
Nana Maru San Batsu as Ryōta Mukai
Hitorijime My Hero as Yusei Yukiya
The Idolmaster SideM as Haruna Wakazato
My Matchmaking Partner is a Student, An Aggressive Troublemaker as Shūji Kuga (TV version)
2018
Idolish7 as Yamato Nikaidō
Dame×Prince Anime Caravan as Mihart
Doreiku The Animation as Takio Minato
Gurazeni as Yukio Ohno
The Thousand Noble Musketeers as Hall
Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary as Meng Ji
Jingai-san no Yome 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
The Titan's Bride as Beri Berinal
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima as Ramuda Amemura
2021
I-Chu as Takamichi Sanzenin
WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!! as Yūta Matsukaze
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! 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
Salaryman's Club as Chiaki Takimoto
Tokyo Mew Mew New as Keiichirō Akasaka
Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! as Katamori Matsudaira
VazzRock the Animation as Futaba
2023
Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari, Fukie
A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life, Kazamine
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+, Ramuda Amemura
Zenryoku Usagi, Business
2024
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Yuta Rokkaku
Delusional Monthly Magazine, Saburō
Vampire Dormitory, Takara Kagurazaka
A Journey Through Another World, Takumi Kayano
Tasūketsu, Seraphiel
Blue Lock Season 2, Miroku Darai
2025
Tasokare Hotel, Masaki Osoto
= Anime films
=2023
Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation as Shūmei Sasaki
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie as Ian Stuart
2025
Cute High Earth Defense Club ETERNAL LOVE! as Iō Naruko
= OVA
=2017
Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! Love! as Iō Naruko
2022
Sasaki and Miyano as Shūmei Sasaki
= Video games
=2015
I-Chu as Takamichi Sanzenin
Idolish7 as Yamato Nikaido
The Idolmaster SideM 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
Rage of Bahamut as Apollo
Granblue Fantasy as Mordred
2018
Food Fantasy as Huangshan Maofeng Tea, Green Curry
2019
Grimms Notes as The Ugly Duckling
2020
The King of Fighters for Girls as Jhun Hoon
Dragalia Lost as Wise Savior Laufey
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle as Ramuda Amemura
Bungo and Alchemist as Shimada Seijirou
2021
Arknights as Jaye
Last Period as Ruse
2022
Nu:Carnival as Garu/Karu
2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth as Billy
= Drama CD
=Re-Kan! as Yamada
Sasaki and Miyano as Shūmei Sasaki
Lovesick Ellie as Aoba
Ore no Buka ga Eroi Mousou wo Yamete Kurenai as Sayama Kaoru
= Dubbing
=The Lazarus Project as George (Paapa Essiedu)
References
External links
Official Agency Profile Archived 2019-12-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
Yusuke Shirai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation
- Idolish7 the Movie Live 4Bit Beyond the Period
- Idolish7
- Midara na Ao-chan wa Benkyō ga Dekinai
- Binan Koukou Chikyuboueibu Love!
- Barakamon
- A3!
- I-Chu
- Yu Yu Hakusho
- The Idolmaster SideM
- Yusuke Shirai
- Shirai
- Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation
- The Titan's Bride
- My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie
- Rilu Rilu Fairilu
- Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority
- Tasokare Hotel
- Yūsuke
- Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
