Yusuke Shirai
Japanese voice actor
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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!.
Yusuke Shirai | |
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白井 悠介 | |
Shirai in 2020 | |
| Born | January 18, 1986 Saku, Nagano, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Agent | Early Wing |
| Spouse |
Mariru Harada (m. 2020) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Singing Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Genre | |
| Subscribers | 304 thousand |
| Views | 53.6 million |
| Last updated: 4 September 2024[needs update] | |
Early life
Yusuke Shirai was born in Saku, Nagano on January 18, 1986.[2][3][4] His parents house was an art supply store, and his grandfather was a painter.[5] 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.[6][4]
Career
After graduating from vocational school, he entered a narrator training center, but later left.[6] 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.[6] However, he left the school after one year and entered the Amusement Media Academy.[6] Right before graduation, he was approached by Early Wing to became affiliated with them.[6] He later decided to become affiliated with them.[7] In 2015, he was interviewed in the first issue of Cast Voice, a magazine focusing on male voice actors.[8]
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.[9] In March 2020, he started a YouTube channel.[10]
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.[11]
In October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, but was asymptomatic.[12]
Filmography
Television animation
2011
- Future Diary as Student[7]
2012
- La storia della Arcana Famiglia as Renato [7]
2013
- Karneval as Fake Squirry[13]
- Silver Spoon as Ryo Nishikura [7]
- il sole penetra le illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion as Shūji Kishida[7]
- From the New World as Kashimura[7]
- Ace of Diamond as Akio[7]
- Magi: The Kingdom of Magic as Townsperson[7]
- Meganebu! as Makoto Senba, Student [7]
- Little Busters! Refrain as Student B [7]
2014
- Witch Craft Works as Obama [7]
- The World is Still Beautiful as Minor Rani Theus [7]
- Magical Warfare as Schoolboy, Trailer's Magician[7]
- 2015
- Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! as Iō Naruko[14]
- Ganbare-bu Next! as Masahiro Yanagida[15]
- Diabolik Lovers, More Blood as Lucks[13]
- Durarara!!×2 Ten as Heaven Slave[7]
- 2016
- Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii as Shank Osman[16]
- Divine Gate as Percival[13]
- Rilu Rilu Fairilu: Yousei no Door as Fairilurea[13]
- Handa-kun as Kei Hanada[13]
- Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! as Iō Naruko [17]
- Nananin no Ayakashi as Shirō[18]
- 2017
- Nana Maru San Batsu as Ryōta Mukai[19]
- Hitorijime My Hero as Yusei Yukiya[20]
- The Idolmaster SideM as Haruna Wakazato[13]
- My Matchmaking Partner Is a Student, An Aggressive Troublemaker as Shūji Kuga (TV version)[21]
- 2018
- Idolish7 as Yamato Nikaidō[13]
- Dame×Prince Anime Caravan as Mihart[22]
- Doreiku The Animation as Takio Minato[23]
- Gurazeni as Yukio Ohno[7]
- The Thousand Noble Musketeers as Hall[24]
- Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary as Meng Ji[25]
- Jingai-san no Yome as Tetsukasa Tsuchikiyose[26]
- Space Battleship Tiramisu Zwei as Romeo Alpha[13]
- 2019
- Meiji Tokyo Renka as Eiichi Shibusawa[27]
- Papa Datte, Shitai as Ryohei Yui[28]
- Ao-chan Can't Study! as Masaki Uehara[13]
- Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth as Takaomi Hiyama[12]
- Z/X Code Reunion as Nephrite[29]
- 2020
- Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama? as Tora Kiso[13]
- A3! as Masumi Usui[13]
- Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!! as Sojun[30]
- Idolish7: Second Beat! as Yamato Nikaidō[13]
- The Titan's Bride as Beri Berinal[31]
- Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima as Ramuda Amemura[32][7]
- 2021
- I-Chu as Takamichi Sanzenin[33]
- WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!! as Yūta Matsukaze[34]
- Combatants Will Be Dispatched! as Combat Agent 6[35]
- My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X as Ian Stuart[36]
- Idolish7: Third Beat! as Yamato Nikaidō[13]
- 2022
- Sasaki and Miyano as Shūmei Sasaki[37]
- Salaryman's Club as Chiaki Takimoto[38]
- Tokyo Mew Mew New as Keiichirō Akasaka[39]
- Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! as Katamori Matsudaira[40]
- VazzRock the Animation as Futaba[41]
- 2023
- Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari, Fukie[42]
- A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life, Kazamine[43]
- Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+, Ramuda Amemura[44]
- Zenryoku Usagi, Business[45]
- 2024
- Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Yuta Rokkaku[46]
- Delusional Monthly Magazine, Saburō[47]
- Vampire Dormitory, Takara Kagurazaka[48]
- A Journey Through Another World, Takumi Kayano[49]
- Tasūketsu, Seraphiel[50]
- Blue Lock Season 2, Miroku Darai[51]
- 2025
- Tasokare Hotel, Masaki Osoto[52]
- Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, Diablo[53]
Anime films
- 2023
- Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation as Shūmei Sasaki[54]
- My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie as Ian Stuart[55]
2025
- Cute High Earth Defense Club ETERNAL LOVE! as Iō Naruko[56]
OVA
2017
- Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! Love! as Iō Naruko[57]
2022
- Sasaki and Miyano as Shūmei Sasaki[58]
Video games
- 2015
- I-Chu as Takamichi Sanzenin[33]
- Idolish7 as Yamato Nikaido[13]
- The Idolmaster SideM as Haruna Wakazato[13]
- Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz as Yukiya Conrad[59]
- Moero Crystal as Zenox[60]
- Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! GAME! as Iō Naruko[13]
- 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams as Dayang[61]
- 2016
- Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin as Sadamitsu[62]
- London Detective Mysteria as William H. Watson[63]
- Summon Night 6 as Kiel[64]
- Stand My Heroes as Takaomi Hiyama[13]
- 2017
- Akashic Re:cords as Kogoro Akechi[65]
- A3! as Masumi Usui[13]
- Rage of Bahamut as Apollo[66]
- Granblue Fantasy as Mordred[67]
- 2018
- Food Fantasy as Huangshan Maofeng Tea, Green Curry
- 2019
- Grimms Notes as The Ugly Duckling[68]
- 2020
- The King of Fighters for Girls as Jhun Hoon[69]
- Dragalia Lost as Wise Savior Laufey[70]
- Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle as Ramuda Amemura[32][7]
- Bungo and Alchemist as Shimada Seijirou[71][72]
- 2021
- Arknights as Jaye [73]
- Last Period as Ruse[74]
- 2022
- Nu:Carnival as Garu/Karu
- 2024
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth as Billy[75]
- 2025
- Wuthering Waves as Cristoforo[76]
Drama CD
- Re-Kan! as Yamada[77]
- Sasaki and Miyano as Shūmei Sasaki[78]
- Lovesick Ellie as Aoba[79]
- Ore no Buka ga Eroi Mousou wo Yamete Kurenai as Sayama Kaoru[80]
Dubbing
- The Lazarus Project as George (Paapa Essiedu)[81]
