Nobuhiko Okamoto

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Nobuhiko Okamoto at Anime Expo 2012
Native name 岡本 信彦
Born (1986-10-24) October 24, 1986
Tokyo, Japan
Other names Nobu, Pikorin
Ethnicity Japanese
Occupation Voice actor, singer
Years active 2006–present
Agent Pro-Fit
Notable work Maid Sama! as Takumi Usui
Blue Exorcist as Rin Okumura
A Certain Magical Index as Accelerator
Assassination Classroom as Karma Akabane
Bakuman as Eiji Niizuma
Prince of Stride Alternative as Takeru Fujiwara
My Hero Academia as Katsuki Bakugō

Musical career

Genres J-Pop, J-Rock
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012-present
Labels Lantis, Kiramune, Bandai Visual

Nobuhiko Okamoto (岡本 信彦 Okamoto Nobuhiko, born October 24, 1986) is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Tokyo, Japan, affiliated with the Pro-Fit agency. He won the Best New Actor Award on Third Seiyu Awards and Best Supporting Actor Award on Fifth Seiyu Awards.

Voice acting career

In an interview held at the Anime Expo, when answering what inspired him to become a voice actor, Nobuhiko mentioned the he has always been a big fan of Slam Dunk and thought the character Rukawa was really cool, so he wanted to be like him.[1]

In the third Seiyu Awards held on March 7, 2009, he won the award for best rookie actor for his portrayals of Accelerator in A Certain Magical Index, Shin Kanzato in Persona: Trinity Soul and Ryuji Kuhoin in Kure-nai, when he graduated from university.[2]

In the fifth Seiyu Awards held on March 5, 2011, he won the award for best actor in a supporting role for his portrayals of Takumi Usui in Maid Sama!, Eiji Niizuma in Bakuman, Accelerator in A Certain Magical Index.[3]

Personal life

In his spare time he plays video games.[1] He is skilled at playing shogi, having the Shogi Certification in 3rd Class.[1] He appeared at the several Shogi events of niconico[4][5] and appeared on pokemon game event on niconico one time. He's also a host of a radio program about gaming called RADIO 4Gamer from 2010 to 2015 then the program changed its name to ja: RADIO 4Gamer Tap(仮)) and continue on with Okamoto still being a host. The show was available on Youtube channel "4GamerSP".

Music career

Nobuhiko has voiced many roles, including his involvement in character CDs and insert songs (soundtracks) for the anime, that on his 25th birthday, he announced his singing debut for the year 2012.[6][7] On April 18, 2012 he made his debut with the single "Atchi de Kotchi de" (あっちでこっちで?, "Here and There") , sung together with Rumi Ōkubo, Hitomi Nabatame, Kaori Fukuhara, and Shintarō Asanuma, which was used as the opening theme to the 2012 TV anime Place to Place. On May 23, he released his first EP, Palette[8] which reached number 9 on the weekly Oricon chart. On November 28, 2012, he released another single, "Retrospective World" which was used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de, sung in duet with Hiro Shimono. On June 5, 2013, he released his second EP, Enjoy Full.[9][10][11] On March 19, 2014, he released his first single, "Shunkan Beat" (瞬間BEAT).[12]

Filmography

Television animation

2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Original video animation (OVA)

Original net animation (ONA)

Theatrical animation

Drama CDs

Video games

2006
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

Dubbing

Discography

Mini-albums

Year EP details Catalog No. Peak Oricon
chart positions		 Billboard Japan Top Albums Nielsen SoundScan Certifications
2012 Palette
  • Released: May 23, 2012
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
 LACA-35203 (Limited Edition),

LACA-15203 (Regular Edition)
  • daily chart: 6

( 23 / 5 / 12 )

  • weekly chart: 9

( 21 - 27 / 5 / 12 )

 8 13[28] Over 6,000,000 copies sold
2013 Enjoy Full
  • Released: June 5, 2013
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
 LACA-35297 (Limited Edition),

LACA-15297 (Regular Edition)

daily chart: 11 ( 5 - 6 / 6 / 13 )

  • weekly chart: 17

( 3 - 9 / 6 / 13 )

2014 Parading
  • Released: August 13, 2014
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
 LACA-35428 (Limited Edition),

LACA-15428 (Regular Edition)

 7
2015 Questory
  • Released: November 25, 2015
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
 LACA-35521 (Limited Edition),

LACA-15521 (Regular Edition)

 15

Singles

Year EP details Catalog No. Peak Oricon
chart positions
2014 Shunkan Beat'
  • Released: March 19, 2014
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD
 LACM-34191 (Limited Edition),

LACM-1419 (Regular Edition)

16 (weekly chart)

Anime Songs

Game (PSP) songs

Drama CD songs

Cover songs

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nobuhiko Okamoto Focus Panel". Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ "第三回声優アワード 受賞者発表". 声優アワード. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  3. ↑ "第五回声優アワード 受賞者発表". 声優アワード. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  4. ↑ http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm20778666
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0ENIJky5pY
  6. ↑ "Voice Actor Nobuhiko Okamoto Debuts as Singer Next Year". Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Voice Actor Nobuhiko Okamoto to Debut as Singer in 2012". Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  8. ↑ "岡本信彦デビューミニアルバム発売決定!". Kiramune. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  9. ↑ "岡本信彦2ndミニアルバム発売決定！". Kiramune. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  10. ↑ "岡本信彦2ndミニアルバム タイトル決定！". Kiramune. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  11. ↑ "岡本信彦さん待望の2ndミニアルバムが発売決定！". Blogspot. 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  12. ↑ http://www.kiramune.jp/news/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1386127275&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2,11&
  13. ↑ "World Trigger Gets Commemorative Video for Upcoming Anime". Anime News Network. August 11, 2014.
  14. ↑ Green, Scott (18 March 2015). ""Is It Wrong To Try And Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?" Cast Updated With Character Design Previews". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  15. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-25/nobuhiko-okamoto-kenn-more-join-high-school-star-musical-anime/.88529
  16. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-06/prince-of-stride-game-gets-tv-anime-by-madhouse-in-january/.92589
  17. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-09-24/assassination-classroom-tv-anime-2nd-season-premieres-in-january/.93323
  18. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-10/haruchika-mystery-anime-announces-song-artists-more-of-cast/.95215
  19. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-06/snow-white-with-the-red-hair-anime-to-have-2-split-seasons/.90118
  20. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-02/buddy-go-tv-anime-reveals-promo-video-cast/.100571
  21. ↑ "Alderamin on the Sky Anime Casts Nobuhiko Okamoto, Risa Taneda, Inori Minase". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  22. ↑ "First Love Monster TV Anime Casts Takahiro Sakurai, Yui Horie". Anime News Network. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "Cheer Boys!! TV Anime About Men's Cheerleading Revealed With Promotional Video".
  24. ↑ "Buddy Go! TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast".
  25. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-12/nobuhiko-okamoto-ai-kakuma-star-in-momokuri-tv-anime-series/.87058
  26. ↑ "Sumire Morohoshi to Voice Heroine in Meiji Tokyo Renka Film". Anime News Network. May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Gakuen Heaven 2 Japanese Official Website". Retrieved 14 Sep 2015.
  28. ↑ "週間 アルバムCDソフト TOP20 アルバム ランキング TOP20 2012年5月21日〜2012年5月27日 調査分". サウンドスキャン. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  29. ↑ "『青の祓魔師』劇場版、主題歌はUVERworld、釘宮理恵、木内秀信出演決定！". amobie. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  30. ↑ "『恋は校則に縛られない！』CD".

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