Kazuya Nakai

Kazuya Nakai
Native name	中井 和哉
Born	November 25, 1967 Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor
Agent	Aoni Production
Notable credit(s)	One Piece as Roronoa Zoro Gintama as Hijikata Tōshiro

Kazuya Nakai (中井 和哉 Nakai Kazuya, born November 25, 1967) is a Japanese voice actor^[1] who was born in Hyōgo-ku, Kobe. He is affiliated with Aoni Production. His most notable role is Roronoa Zoro in the anime series One Piece. Other major voice roles include Toshirō Hijikata from Gintama, Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara, Mugen from Samurai Champloo, and Ultraman Max in Ultraman Max. He won a Best Supporting Actor award at the 5th Seiyu Awards in 2011 for his roles in One Piece and Gin Tama.^[2]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[3]
1996	After War Gundam X	Witz Sou	Debut role	[4]
1996	Sailor Moon	Ittou Asanuma
1998	Blue Submarine No. 6	Captain of the Shang		[4]
1999	Angel Links	Sergei		[4]
1999–present	One Piece	Roronoa Zoro		[4]
2001	Hellsing	Jan Valentine	TV series	[4]
2002	Kinnikuman: Second Generation	Hanzou		[4]
2002	Ai Yori Aoshi	Suzuki		[4]
2003	Scrapped Princess	Socom		[4]
2004	Ragnarok the Animation	Iruga		[4]
2004	Samurai Champloo	Mugen
2004	Samurai Gun	Matsuzaki Shunkai		[4]
2004	Grenadier	Yajiro Kojima
2005	Trinity Blood	Tres Iqus		[4]
2005	Noein	Karasu, Noein
2006	Digimon Savers	Gaomon
2006–present	Gintama	Toshiro Hijikata		[4]
2006–10	xxxHolic series	Shizuka Dômeki		[5]
2006	Jyu Oh Sei	Zagi
2006	Death Note	Kanzo Mogi		[4]
2006	Hataraki Man	Fumiya Sugawara
2008	Blade of the Immortal	Taito Magatsu		[6]
2009	Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi	Ryo Washizu		[4]
2009	Asura Cryin'	Takaya Kagakagari	Also 2nd series	[7]
2009–10	Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings series	Date Masamune	Also Sengoku Basara II	[4][8]
2009	First Love Limited	Gengorou Takei		[4]
2009–10	Kiddy Girl-and	Torch		[4]
2009	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood	Major Miles		[4]
2011	Blue Exorcist	Ryuji Suguro		[4][9]
2012	Brave 10	Nezu Jinpachi		[10]
2012	Kuroko's Basketball	Shōichi Imayoshi		[11]
2012	Ixion Saga DT	Sainglain		[12]
2013	Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman	Roman		[13]
2013	Toriko	Roronoa Zoro	Ep. 99[lower-alpha 1]	[4]
2013	Ghost in the Shell: Arise	Borma	OVA	[14]
2014	Space Dandy	Dolph	Ep. 10	[15]
2014	Magical Warfare	Kippei Washizu		[16]
2014	Broken Blade	General Borcuse		[17]
2014	Hero Bank	Fukuta Kanemaru		[18]
2014	Aldnoah.Zero	Koichirō Marito		[19]
2014	Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement	Date Masamune
2015	Death Parade	Takashi	Ep. 1	[20]
2015	Blood Blockade Battlefront	Zapp Renfro		[21]
2015	Ghost in the Shell: Arise Alternative Architecture	Borma	TV series
2015	God Eater	Soma Schicksal		[22]
2015	Dragon Ball Super	Tagoma
2016	Joker Game	Fukumoto		[23]

Theatrical animation

List of voice performances in feature films

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[3]
1995	Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie	Oranja		[4]
2000	One Piece: The Movie	Roronoa Zoro
2001	One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure	Roronoa Zoro
2002	One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals	Roronoa Zoro
2003	One Piece The Movie: Dead End no Bōken	Roronoa Zoro
2004	One Piece: Norowareta Seiken	Roronoa Zoro
2005	One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island	Roronoa Zoro
2005	xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream	Shizuka Dômeki
2006	One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle	Roronoa Zoro
2007	One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta	Roronoa Zoro
2008	One Piece Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom	Roronoa Zoro
2009	One Piece Film: Strong World	Roronoa Zoro
2010	Bleach: Hell Verse	Kokuto		[24]
2010	Gintama: The Movie	Hijikata Toshirou
2010	Broken Blade	General Borcuse
2010	Bleach: Hell Verse	Kokutō		[25]
2011	One Piece: Straw Hat Chase	Roronoa Zoro
2011	Sengoku Basara: The Last Party	Date Masamune
2012	Rainbow Fireflies	Kenzo (adult)		[26]
2012	One Piece Film: Z	Roronoa Zoro
2013	Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya	Toshiro Hijikata		[27]
2013	Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth	Shinjiro Aragaki		[28]
2014	Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream	Shinjiro Aragaki		[29]
2015	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'	Tagoma		[30]
2015	Ghost in the Shell: The Movie	Borma		[31][32]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[3]
1996	Meltylancer: Ginga Shoujo Keisatu 2086	Brass, Grianos	Sega Saturn	[4]
1997	Dynasty Warriors series	Xiahou Dun, Dian Wei
1997	Sparkling Feather	Garnet	PC FX	[4]
1997	Langrisser IV	Cleones, Bruno, Rivers	Sega Saturn	[4]
1997	Saturn Bomberman Fight!!	Denta	Sega Saturn	[4]
2001	Final Fantasy X	Wakka		[4]
2003	Final Fantasy X-2	Wakka		[4]
2005	Sengoku Basara series	Date Masamune		[4][33]
2006	Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3	Shinjiro Aragaki
2006–08	Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss		PS2, Also Second season for NDS	[4]
2006	Gundam Battle Royale	Eigar	PSP	[4]
2006	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood	Jonathan (child)	PS2	[4]
2007	Shining Wind	Hyoun	PS2	[4]
2009	Garnet Chronicle	Henson	PSP	[4]
2010	God Eater series	Soma		[22]
2013	Shining Ark	Adam
2014	Hero Bank	Fukuta Kanemaru		[18]
2015	Ryū ga Gotoku 0	Yamagata	PS3, PS4	[4]
2015	Bravely Second: End Layer	Emperor Oblivion	Nintendo 3DS	[4]

Drama CDs

List of voice performances in audio dramas

Series	Role	Notes	Source[3]
Double Call			[4]
D-Xhird	Schneider		[4]
Gekkan Tokimeki Memorial 13			[4]
Megami Ibunroku Persona	Kido Reiji		[4]
Persona 3 character drama CD vol 3			[4]
Ragnarok the Animation	Iruga		[4]
Tokimeki Memorial Love Song wo Kimi ni	Atsushi Kudou		[4]

Dubbing

List of dub performances in overseas productions

Series	Role	Voice dub for / Notes	Source[3]
Annie	William "Will" Stacks	Jamie Foxx
Blue Bloods	Danny Reagan	Donnie Wahlberg
The Bourne Legacy	Aaron Cross	Jeremy Renner
Las Vegas	Danny McCoy	Josh Duhamel
The Thieves	Johnny	Derek Tsang

References

1. "Miwa's Dogs Action Manga to Be Animated (Updated)". Anime News Network. November 19, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
2. "5th Annual Seiyū Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. March 5, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
3. 青二プロダクション　中井和哉. aoni.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2015.
4. Doi, Hitoshi. "Search results for "Nakai Kazuya" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database.
5. "XXXHOLiC Manga to Have 2-DVD Anime in Japan Next Year (Update 3)". Anime News Network. July 15, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
6. "Blade of the Immortal TV Anime Confirmed for Summer (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 23, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
7. "StarChild:アスラクライン". starchild.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 19, 2015.
8. "Anime for Sengoku Basara Action Games Confirmed for 2009". Anime News Network. October 9, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
9. "Blue Exorcist TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. December 18, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
10. "Brave10 Historical Adventure TV Anime Slated for January". Anime News Network. October 20, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
11. "桐皇学園キャスト情報到着". 黒子のバスケ　アニメ公式サイト. June 4, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
12. "Crunchyroll to Stream Ixion Saga DT Fantasy Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. September 30, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
13. "Monkey Punch's Phantom Thief Anime Roman Shown in Promo". Anime News Network. December 29, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
14. "Ghost in the Shell Arise and Blu-ray Kill la Kill Released Monday". Anime News Network. November 23, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
15. "Space Dandy Anime's 2nd Season's Promo Previews New Characters". Anime News Network. June 5, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
16. "Magical Warfare Anime's 1-Minute Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. December 30, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
17. "Broken Blade Films Updated for TV With Spinoff OVA in the Works". Anime News Network. February 2, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
18. "Hero Bank 3DS Game's Promo Announces TV Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. January 10, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
19. "Sachika Misawa, Mikako Komatsu, Taishi Murata Join Aldnoah.Zero Cast". Anime News Network. May 31, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
20. "Death Billiards' Death Parade Show Previewed in 2nd Video". Anime News Network. December 12, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
21. "Blood Blockade Battlefront Casts Yūma Uchida, Sets April Debut". Anime News Network. November 11, 2014.
22. "God Eater Anime's TV Ad Previews Oldcodex Song". Anime News Network. June 17, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
23. "Kenyuu Horiuchi, More Star in Joker Game Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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26. 虹色ほたる～永遠の夏休み～公式サイト 東映アニメーション｜スタッフキャスト. 虹色ほたる―永遠の夏休み (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2015.
27. "'Final' Gintama Film's Full Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. May 30, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
28. "Persona 3 The Movie #1's New Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. November 17, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
29. "2nd Persona 3 Film's 1st Trailer, Cast, & Staff Unveiled". Anime News Network. February 14, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
30. "Kazuya Nakai, Shiro Saito, Shokotan Join 2015 Dragon Ball Z Film's Cast". Anime News Network. February 24, 2015.
31. "Movie "Ghost in the Shell Evangelion" STAFF & CAST". Kokaku-A Blog. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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33. "Sengoku Basara Film Dated June 4 with PSP Game in Summer (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 3, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

Notes

1. Toriko episode 99, "Run, Strongest Army! Toriko, Luffy, Goku!", was a cross-over episode with One Piece and Dragon Ball Z

External links

• Official agency profile (Japanese)
• Kazuya Nakai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Kazuya Nakai at Oricon (Japanese)