Toshiki Kumagai
Japanese voice actor
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Toshiki Kumagai (熊谷 俊輝, Kumagai Toshiki; born 18 September 2007) is a Japanese actor from Kurashiki, affiliated with Avex Pictures.[1] He appeared in several music events and in musicals as a child actor, and his foreign dub roles include young Simba in the 2019 Disney film The Lion King. In anime, he has starred as Yuhi Ohdo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! and Hitoyoshi Yokoya in You Are Ms. Servant.
Toshiki Kumagai | |
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熊谷 俊輝 | |
| Born | 18 September 2007 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Employer | Avex Pictures |
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Biography
Toshiki Kumagai, a native of Kurashiki, was born on 18 September 2007.[1][2] After his older sister (a student in musical theatre) inspired him to go into singing, he was part of the Kurashiki Music Festival and sang there.[2] He later appeared at the Kiratto Entertainment Challenge Contest 2016, winning second prize in the singing category.[2]
In January 2019, he made his stage debut as Gustave in the Japanese production of the musical Love Never Dies at Nissay Theatre.[3] From November to December 2019, he appeared in the Japanese production of the musical Phantom as a younger Erik.[4] He voiced Simba as a cub in the Japanese dub of the 2019 Disney film The Lion King.[5] In 2020, he appeared as LIttle Guido in the Japanese production of Nine.[6]
Kumagai initially voiced Keiji in Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō (2020) and Ichirō in Yasuke (2021).[1] In 2022, he starred as Yuhi Ohdo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!,[7] and in 2024, he starred as Hitoyoshi Yokoya in You Are Ms. Servant and voiced Raion Ōno in Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority.[8][9] In addition to The Lion King, he has also continued doing voicework for the Japanese dubs of other foreign television series and films, including the titular protagonist of Remi, Nobody's Boy, Piak in The Letter for the King, and Josh in the Apple TV+ series Best Foot Forward.[1]
His hobby is playing the guitar, and his special skills are singing and piano.[1]
As of 2019, he was educated at Avex Artist Academy Tokyo School.[2]
Filmography
Television animation
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yasuke | Ichirō | [1] |
| 2022 | Mini Mame-chan | Aloe Anthony | [1] |
| 2022 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! | Yuhi Ohdo | [7] |
| 2023 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | Child soldier | [1] |
| 2024 | Himitsu no AiPri | Ryōta Kyōgoku | [1] |
| 2024 | Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority | Raion Ōno | [9] |
| 2024 | You Are Ms. Servant | Hitoyoshi Yokoya | [8] |
| 2025 | Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra | Takuto Ira | [10] |
| 2025 | Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō | Heikichi Utsugi | [11] |
| 2026 | Suikoden: The Anime | Riliu | [12] |
| 2026 | Witch Hat Atelier | Custas | [13] |
Animated film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō | Keiji | [1] |
| 2022 | Break of Dawn | Densuke | [1] |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Love Never Dies | Gustave | Nissay Theatre, Tokyo | [3] |
| 2019 | Phantom | Young Erik | Akasaka ACT Theater, Tokyo, and Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka | [4] |
| 2020 | Nine | LIttle Guido | Akasaka ACT Theater, Tokyo, and Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka | [6] |
| 2024 | Black Butler: Kishuku Gakkō no Himitsu | McMillan | Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Nishinomiya, and Tokyo Dome City Hall | [14] |