ARE YOU READY, TROPERS?! Kazuya Nakai is about to be described here.
PUT YA GUNS ON!!Kazuya Nakai (fondly called
Nakapan by his fans) is a seiyuu best known as Roronoa Zoro from
One Piece, but his role as
Date Masamune in the
Sengoku Basara series has given him memetic status. He entered the world of voice acting at the same time as
Yumi Kakazu,
in the same show.
His trademark role is usually one with a very rowdy personality, candidates for
Bad Ass Jerk with a Heart of Gold, and more likely than not a
samurai/swordsman. A lot of them are also
The Rival or
The Lancer. In
contrast he's played some very quiet and calm characters, plus one or two cold-blooded psychopaths.
Has
relations with both
Masakazu Morita and
Sayaka Ohara.
Notable roles by Kazuya Nakai:
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