| 1 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukikaji.jpeg]] |
| 2 | ->''[[Manga/AttackOnTitan Tatakae! TATAKAE! TATAKAE!!!!]]''[[labelnote:Translation]] Fight! FIGHT! FIGHT!!!![[/labelnote]] |
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| 4 | '''Yūki Kaji''' (born September 3, 1985) [[StarMakingRole burst into the Japanese voice acting industry]] as ''VideoGame/{{Final Fantasy XIII}}'''s vengeance-driven AdorablyPrecociousChild Hope Estheim. He has since voiced a number of prominent male characters (leading to many jokes by his fans and fellow voice actors about his "main character syndrome"). Infamously was once regarded as a source of XPacHeat with a reputation for {{Wangst}} due to playing quite a few [[TheScrappy Scrappies]] and {{Base Breaking Character}}s early in his career, but a series of SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct roles have since established him as a respectable actor. Kaji sports a very wide vocal range, going all the way from |
| 5 | a ChildLikeVoice to a low voice when need be. |
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| 7 | He's also a two-time winner for [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-28/yuuki-kaji-kana-asumi-win-7th-annual-seiyu-awards Best Lead Actor]] in the 7th and [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/02/28/8th-annual-seiyu-awards-honor-years-best-voice-actors 8th Annual Seiyuu Award.]] |
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| 9 | He also authored a book that tells his life of how he became a seiyuu called "Itsuka Subete ga Kimi no Chikara ni Naru" and has a manga adaptation of the series. |
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| 11 | On June 23, 2019, he announced that he married fellow voice actress, Creator/AyanaTaketatsu. |
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| 13 | He opened up a [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx2XAGS0FoG9S6r0bhNo2UA/videos YouTube channel]] in 2020, where it initially featured classic stories narrated by him and ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' playthroughs. It has since expanded to include playthroughs of other popular games, videos with fellow voice actors, actors, and even some of his non-celebrity friends, promotions about his other projects, and many more. |
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| 15 | !!Roles: |
| 16 | |
| 17 | * Abel Stapleton in ''VisualNovel/ShingakkouNoliMeTangere'' (Credited as Takashi Yuunagi) |
| 18 | * Adam Bindewald in ''Anime/GodzillaPlanetOfTheMonsters'' |
| 19 | * Adol Christin in ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' since ''VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta'' ([[HeroicMime oddly enough]]) |
| 20 | * UsefulNotes/AkechiMitsuhide in ''Anime/NobunagaConcerto'' |
| 21 | * Akina Hiizumi in ''Manga/YozakuraQuartet'' |
| 22 | * Akira in ''Manga/YouAndMe'' |
| 23 | * Akira Nishio in ''Anime/FafnerInTheAzureDeadAggressor'' movie ''Heaven and Earth'' as well as the 2014 sequel ''Exodus'' |
| 24 | * Alibaba in ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' |
| 25 | * Amata Sora in ''Anime/AquarionEvol'' |
| 26 | * [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Anubis]] Ma'at in ''VisualNovel/KamigamiNoAsobi'' |
| 27 | * Arata Shindo in ''Anime/PsychoPass'' |
| 28 | * Atsuji in ''Anime/{{Blame}}'' Movie |
| 29 | * Autonomous Robot in ''Manga/GirlsLastTour'' |
| 30 | * Ayato Kirishima in ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' |
| 31 | * Ayerscarpe in ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'' |
| 32 | * Back Arrow in ''Anime/BackArrow'' |
| 33 | * Bart in ''VideoGame/LordOfMagnaMaidenHeaven'' |
| 34 | * Beck in ''Anime/RedAshGearworld'' |
| 35 | * Brainy Smurf (Antoine Schoumsky) in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs2021'' |
| 36 | * Cygnus Hyoga in ''VideoGame/SaintSeiyaAwakening'' |
| 37 | * Daida in ''Manga/RankingOfKings'' |
| 38 | * [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Dick Grayson/Robin]] (Creator/BrentonThwaites) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'' and ''Anime/BatmanNinja'' |
| 39 | * Dug (Creator/EddieRedmayne) in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/EarlyMan'' |
| 40 | * Eight from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' (from the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series) in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' |
| 41 | * [[Characters/AttackOnTitanErenYeager Eren Yeager]] in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' |
| 42 | * Felix Kingsfort in ''Literature/UnbreakableMachineDoll'' |
| 43 | * Finnian in ''Manga/BlackButler'' |
| 44 | * Flynn in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', also [[HeroicMime oddly enough]]. He reprises the role in [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse the sequel/spin-off]], but as Flynn's no longer the protagonist, he gets more lines. |
| 45 | * Fromm Vantarhei in ''Anime/BuddyComplex'' |
| 46 | * Fuyunyan in ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch'' |
| 47 | * Gaon/Zenkai Gaon in ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'' |
| 48 | * Gōzanze Myōō/Trailokyavijaya in ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena'' |
| 49 | * Gus Grav in ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' |
| 50 | * Gyokuei in ''Manga/OokuTheInnerChambers'' |
| 51 | * Hannya and Hoshikumadōji in ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji|2016}}'' |
| 52 | * Haruyuki "Haru" Arita in ''Literature/AccelWorld'' |
| 53 | * Hatano in ''Literature/JokerGame'' |
| 54 | * Hearts in ''VideoGame/OneHundredSleepingPrincesAndTheKingdomOfDreams'' |
| 55 | * Heinrich in ''VideoGame/EiyudenChronicleHundredHeroes'' |
| 56 | * Hilmes aka Silver Mask in ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' |
| 57 | * Hyunkel in ''Manga/DragonQuestTheAdventureOfDai'' |
| 58 | * [[StarMakingRole Hope Estheim]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' and its sequels |
| 59 | ** Ace in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' and ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015'' |
| 60 | ** [[spoiler:[[BigBad Bhunivelze]]]] in ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'' |
| 61 | * Hyuuga Masamune in ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu'' |
| 62 | * Iemitsu Tokugawa in ''VideoGame/AkanesasuSekaiDeKimiToUtau'', utilizing a deeper voice. |
| 63 | * [[Characters/HighSchoolDxDIsseiHyoudou Issei Hyōdō]] in ''Literature/{{High School DxD}}'' |
| 64 | * Jin Ling in the Japanese dubs of the ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' animated adaptation and the live-action adaptation ''Series/TheUntamed'' |
| 65 | * [[AntiVillain Jowy Atreides]] in the RadioDrama of ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' |
| 66 | * Judeau in ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'', ''Anime/Berserk2016'', and ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'' (succeeding Creator/AkiraIshida) |
| 67 | * Julian Mintz in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes: Die Neue These'' |
| 68 | * Juuro in ''Manga/UshioAndTora'' |
| 69 | * Kakeru [[MoeAnthropomorphism Shiwasu]] in ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}'' |
| 70 | * Kakeru Sunahara in ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'' |
| 71 | * Kakeru Yuiga in ''{{VisualNovel/Norn9}}'' |
| 72 | * Kanato Sakamaki in ''VisualNovel/DiabolikLovers'' |
| 73 | * Katai Tayama in ''VideoGame/BungoToAlchemist'' |
| 74 | * Katsuhira Agata in ''Anime/{{Kiznaiver}}'' |
| 75 | * Kazue Souma in ''VisualNovel/{{Hakuouki}}'' |
| 76 | * Kazuya Ichinose[=/=]Akio Fudou in ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' |
| 77 | ** Also plays as Kozoumaru Sasuke in Ares no Tenbin |
| 78 | * Kei Okazaki in ''VisualNovel/CollarXMalice'' |
| 79 | * Kenma Kozume in ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' |
| 80 | * Koichi Hirose in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' (anime; [[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] Creator/RomiPark, and yes, he raised his pitch to match hers, so you would have difficulty thinking it was Kaji all along) |
| 81 | ** Johnny Joestar in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'' |
| 82 | * Konekomaru Miwa in ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' |
| 83 | * Kosuke Kanzaki in ''Manga/{{Barakamon}}'' |
| 84 | * Kou Mabuchi in ''Manga/BlueSpringRide'' |
| 85 | * Kouhei Ueno in ''Manga/MysteriousGirlfriendX'' |
| 86 | * Kouichi Tanemura in ''Anime/HanasakuIroha'' |
| 87 | * Kuro in ''Manga/{{Servamp}}'' |
| 88 | * Leo Luis in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'' |
| 89 | * Leonis in ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki Zero'' |
| 90 | * [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' |
| 91 | * [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Liu Bei (Ryuu Bi)]] Gundam in ''[[Toys/BBSenshiSangokuden SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors]]'', ''[[VideoGame/SDGundamGGeneration SD Gundam G Generation World]]'', and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX'' |
| 92 | * Luke Pearce in ''VisualNovel/TearsOfThemis'' |
| 93 | * Luo Binghe in the Japanese dub of ''[[{{Literature/TheScumVillainsSelfSavingSystemRenZhaFanpaiZijiuXitong}} The Scum Villain's Self Saving System]]'' |
| 94 | * Lyon Vastia in ''Manga/FairyTail'' |
| 95 | * Mao Isara in ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'' |
| 96 | * Maurice Hall (James Wilby) in the Japanese dub of ''Literature/{{Maurice}}'' (second dubbed version) |
| 97 | * Mei Narumiya in ''Manga/DiamondNoAce'' |
| 98 | * [[Characters/TheSevenDeadlySinsMeliodas Meliodas]] in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' |
| 99 | * Megumu Hanemura in ''Manga/BlastOfTempest'' |
| 100 | * Naturezza in the ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' smartphone game ''Tatakau Dream Team'' |
| 101 | * Nishikata in ''Manga/TeasingMasterTakagiSan'' |
| 102 | * Nell Hydra in ''Manga/BloodLad'' |
| 103 | * Private Norman "Machine" Ellison (Logan Lerman) in the Japanese dub of ''[[Film/{{Fury2014}} Fury]]'' |
| 104 | * Norman [[CastingGag The Guinea Pig]] in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' |
| 105 | * Osamu Mikumo in ''Manga/WorldTrigger'' |
| 106 | * Oscar in ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' |
| 107 | * Q-Vier in ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator'' |
| 108 | * Rawn/Norwin in ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'' |
| 109 | * Rayne Ames in ''Manga/MashleMagicAndMuscles'' |
| 110 | * Rentaro Satomi in ''Literature/BlackBullet'' |
| 111 | * Rip Tristan in ''Manga/UndeadUnluck'' |
| 112 | * Ryoma Nagare from ''Manga/GetterRoboDevolution'' in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars30'' |
| 113 | * Ryuichi Naruhodo (Phoenix Wright) in the [[Anime/AceAttorney2016 anime adaptation]] of ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' |
| 114 | * Sabito in ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' |
| 115 | * Saburo Nekomiya in ''Literature/OkamiSan'' |
| 116 | * Saigiku Jouno in ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'' |
| 117 | * Satoru Asahina in ''Literature/FromTheNewWorld'' |
| 118 | * Seth in ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' |
| 119 | * Shinya Nakamura in ''Manga/{{Ajin}}'' |
| 120 | * Shion in ''Literature/No6'' |
| 121 | * Shiwasu Kakeru in ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}'' |
| 122 | * [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaShotoTodoroki Shoto Todoroki]] in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' |
| 123 | * Shuichirou Hama in ''Manga/NintamaRantarou'' |
| 124 | * Shu Ohma in ''Anime/GuiltyCrown'' |
| 125 | * [[HelloInsertNameHere Sieg]] in ''VideoGame/SuikodenTierkreis'' |
| 126 | * Souta Mochizuki in ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee'' |
| 127 | * "Speed of Sound" Sonic in ''WebComic/OnePunchMan'' |
| 128 | * Szechuan Hot Pot in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/TheTaleOfFood'' |
| 129 | * Takai in ''Anime/WeatheringWithYou'' |
| 130 | * Takeo Takumi in ''Anime/StarDriver'' |
| 131 | * Takeru Homura/Soulburner in ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'' |
| 132 | * Takeshi Aiza in ''Manga/YourLieInApril'' |
| 133 | * Takumi in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'', and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' |
| 134 | * Takumi in ''Anime/KabaneriOfTheIronFortress'' |
| 135 | * [[Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce Thoma Avenir]] in ''VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable: The Gears of Destiny'' |
| 136 | * Tatara Totsuka in ''Anime/{{K}}'' |
| 137 | * Tatsurou Kosugi in ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'' |
| 138 | * Terunori Kuga in ''Manga/FoodWars'' |
| 139 | * Thoth in ''Anime/OhSuddenlyEgyptianGod'' |
| 140 | * Tobimaro Mizunokoji in ''Manga/UruseiYatsura All-Stars'' |
| 141 | * Touma Akechi in ''Manga/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK'' |
| 142 | * UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi in ''Anime/NobunagaTheFool'' |
| 143 | * Trevor Spengler (Creator/FinnWolfhard) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' |
| 144 | * Variation in Anime/IxionSagaDT |
| 145 | * Veight in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' |
| 146 | * Virgil, [[VideoGame/PokemonXandY Clemont (Citron)]], Squishy (Puni-chan), and Z2 in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' |
| 147 | ** [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Cilan (Dento)]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'' |
| 148 | * Walker Yumasaki in ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' |
| 149 | * Weisheit in ''Anime/SyndualityNoir'' |
| 150 | * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ("Motz/Motes") in ''Anime/{{Classicaloid}}'' |
| 151 | * [[TokenMiniMoe Wataru Asahina]] in ''Literature/BrothersConflict'' |
| 152 | * Yakumo Koizumi in ''VideoGame/AyakashiRomanceReborn'' |
| 153 | * Yoh Takami in ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' |
| 154 | * Yukine in ''{{Manga/Noragami}}'' |
| 155 | * Yuuya Haibara in ''VideoGame/LBXLittleBattlersExperience'' and ''LBX: Little Battlers eXperience W'' |
| 156 | * Yomi in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarNova'' |
| 157 | * Youto Yokodera in ''Literature/HentaiPrinceAndTheStonyCat'' |
| 158 | * Zen in ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'' |
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| 160 | !!Tropes Associated with Yuki Kaji: |
| 161 | * ManOfAThousandVoices: His main forte. He can easily slip from a cute, high-pitched voice all the way down to a BaritoneOfStrength and everything in-between for many of his roles. His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zblWqblHfhA 2021 voice sample]] gives a pretty idea of what he's capable of now (he even voices an old man!). |
| 162 | * MeanCharacterNiceActor: A RunningGag among his coworkers is to address him by saying his name with the pitch going up every two other syllables, as a way to make him sound [[UpperClassTwit pretentious and snobby]]. He's taken to presenting himself in two different ways as a result. If he addresses himself in a downward pitch, he's his normal, humble self. If he addresses himself in an upward pitch, he adopts a [[AloofAlly standoffish, pompous demeanor]]. |
| 163 | * MemeticMutation: Comparing any {{Base Breaking Character}}s, who are usually [[ChivalrousPervert heroic pervs]] like [[Literature/{{High School DxD}} Issei]] & [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins Melodias]] to [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Eren]]. |
| 164 | * PromotedFanboy: His two biggest dreams were to voice a character in ''Franchise/DragonQuest'', and to voice a character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', he got to kill two birds with one stone, being cast as the role of [[VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII Eight]]. |
| 165 | * VocalEvolution: It's fairly subtle since his main timbre of voice has barely changed, but his range has grown significantly from his debut days. |
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