ARE YOU READY, TROPERS?! Kazuya Nakai is about to be des-grr-ibed here. PUT YA GUNS ON!
Calm down...shouting like that is against the Zero Theory garu...
Kazuya Nakai (born November 25, 1967, fondly called Nakapon by his fans) is a seiyuu best known as Roronoa Zoro from One Piece and Mugen from Samurai Champloo, 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 badass 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 quiet characters, plus one or two cold-blooded psychopaths.
As a native from Kobe, he sometimes uses the Kansai Regional Accent in his roles.
Has relations with both Masakazu Morita and Sayaka Ohara.
Roles:
- Aberforth Dumbledore in the Japanese dub of the Fantastic Beasts series
- Akitaru Ōbi in Fire Force
- Alex Dudley in the Trails Series
- Balaban in Shoukoku no Altair
- Beowulf and Proto Cu Chulainn in Fate/Grand Order
- Bloodthirst Ryoma in Arena of Valor
- Ormarr in the Japanese version of Arena of Valor (the Bloodthirst Ryoma skin is replaced by another)
- Bruno Madrigal (John Leguizamo) in the Japanese dub of Encanto
- Capricorn El Cid in Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- Date Masamune in the Sengoku Basara series
- Emperor Oblivion in Bravely Second
- Eustace in Granblue Fantasy
- Fighting Fafnir (Fefnir) in Mega Man Zero
- Flect Turn in My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
- Fukumoto in Joker Game
- Fukuta Kanemaru in Hero Bank
- Fumba Soodu Rozombanya in Skeleton Knight in Another World
- Furitsuke Capellini in Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan
- Gangstalicious (Mos Def) in the Japanese dub of The Boondocks
- Gaomon in Digimon Data Squad
- Angoramon in Digimon Ghost Game
- Beast Star Garu/Okami Blue in Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
- Gray Ringmarc in Alice in the Country of Hearts
- Land Pollution Vice-Minister Hiramechimedes in Engine Sentai Go-onger
- Helbindi and Astram in Fire Emblem Heroes
- Hoshiyomi in Inuyasha
- Iruga in Ragnarok the Animation
- Jade in Another Eden
- Jan Valentine in Hellsing
- Jet in 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams
- Jin Sakai in the Japanese dub of Ghost of Tsushima
- Joachim Reubens in Shining Resonance
- Kamen Rider Eiki in Kamen Rider Hibiki
- Kanzo Mogi in Death Note
- Karasu and Noein in Noein
- Kenji Kyoubate in Stars Align
- King Dice in the Japanese dub of The Cuphead Show!
- Kippei Washizu in Magical Warfare
- Kokuto in Bleach: Hell Verse
- Kuromujō in Onmyōjinote
- Lancer in Fate/Prototype
- Laplace in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
- Lt. Kouichirou Marito in Aldnoah.Zero
- Madoka Kirisaki in Battle Game in 5 Seconds
- Manabu Saisho in Wandering Son
- Miles in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Mondo Oowada in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Moses Sandor in Tales of Legendia
- Mountain in Arknights
- Mugen in Samurai Champloo
- Naoshi (Nando) in Pokémon
- Oda Nobunaga in Akanesasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau
- Omnitraxus Prime in the Japanese dub of Star vs. the Forces of Evil
- Owe in War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
- Pierrot aka Carneau Pixis and Sparkster in Mitsumete Knight
- The Piggies Imagin (main body) in Kamen Rider Den-O film Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle
- Ranburn Tidal in Zenonzard
- Roronoa Zoro in One Piece (arguably his most notable work, due to it being, well, One Piece)
- Ryu "Wa-san" Washizu in Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi
- Ryuuji Ikeda in Initial D
- Ryuuji Suguro in Blue Exorcist
- Sainglain in Ixion Saga DT
- Salamander in You Are Being Summoned, Azazel (so if you ever wanted to hear him moan in pleasure...)
- Shibusawa Tatsuhiko in Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
- Shigure Rangetsu in Tales of Berseria
- Shinjiro Aragaki in Persona 3
- Shizuka Doumeki and his grandfather in xxxHOLIC
- Shouichi Imayoshi in Kuroko's Basketball
- Sieg Altreet in Super Robot Wars XO and Super Robot Wars GC
- Soma Shicksal in God Eater Burst (reprises it in Project X Zone)
- Taito Magatsu in Blade of the Immortal
- Takashi in Death Parade
- Toshiro Hijikata in Gintama
- Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes: Hero's Paradise
- Tres Iqus in Trinity Blood
- Tude Mcleod in the Japanese version of Rusty Hearts
- Ultraman Max in, well, Ultraman Max
- Gedonian Uniga, as well as the Igaroids modeled after him, in Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
- Urashiki Otsutsuki in Boruto.
- Wakka in Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts
- Gilgamesh in Dissidia [duodecim] 012 Final Fantasy (replacing the late Daisuke Gōri) and Final Fantasy Type-0 and Final Fantasy XIII-2
- West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy in the Japanese dub of The Tale of Food
- Witz Suu in Gundam X (debut role)
- Also voices him in Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden and Super Robot Wars Z
- W'Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya) in the Japanese dub of Black Panther (2018)
- Xiahou Dun and Dian Wei in Dynasty Warriors
- Yajiro Kojima in Grenadier
- Zagi in Jyu-Oh-Sei
- Valkyria Chronicles:
- Zaka in Valkyria Chronicles
- Raz in Valkyria Chronicles 4
- Zapp Renfro in Blood Blockade Battlefront
