Takuya Eguchi Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Takuya Eguchi
江口拓也
Eguchi in 2022
Born	(1987-05-22) May 22, 1987 (age 38) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor singer
Years active	2008–present
Agent	81 Produce
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Takuya Eguchi (江口拓也, Eguchi Takuya, born May 22, 1987) is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He works with a company called 81 Produce. He is famous for giving his voice to many main characters in anime shows.

Some of his well-known roles include Kazuya Kujo in Gosick, Yoshiharu Sagara in The Ambition of Oda Nobuna, Kon Hokaze in Ixion Saga DT, and Hachiman Hikigaya in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected. He also voiced William Twining in Devils and Realist, Yuuji Terushima in Haikyuu!!, Takeo Gōda in My Love Story, and Loid Forger in Spy × Family.

Takuya Eguchi has won several awards for his amazing voice acting. He received the Best New Actor Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards. Later, he won the Best Lead Actor Award and the Most Valuable Seiyū Award at the 17th Seiyu Awards. He was also named Best Voice Actor at the Newtype Anime Awards in 2015. In 2017, Eguchi even started a manga (Japanese comic) about his own life called Eguchi Takuya no Gainen Planet.

Voice Acting Roles
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Voice Acting Roles

Takuya Eguchi has lent his voice to many characters in different types of media. This includes anime shows, movies, video games, and even foreign films dubbed into Japanese.

Anime Shows

He has voiced characters in many popular anime series. Here are some of his most notable roles:

2011: Kazuya Kujo in Gosick
2012: Shinji Koganei in Kuroko's Basketball
2012: Yoshiharu Sagara in The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
2012: Kon Hokaze in Ixion Saga DT
2013–2020: Hachiman Hikigaya in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (across 3 seasons)
2013: William Twining in Devils and Realist
2015: Takeo Gōda in My Love Story!!
2015–2016: Yuuji Terushima in Haikyu!! (season 2)
2016–2024: Kyōya Mitsurugi in KonoSuba
2016: Julius Euclius in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
2018–2022: Nagi Rokuya in IDOLiSH7
2018–2021: Sōei in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
2019: Akihiko Kaji in Given
2020: Kakeru Manabe in Fruits Basket
2021: Shuji Hanma in Tokyo Revengers
2022: Loid Forger in Spy × Family
2023–2024: Dot Barrett in Mashle

Anime Movies

Takuya Eguchi has also voiced characters in several anime films:

2010: Yarukimono in Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions
2020: Akihiko Kaji in Given
2022: Sōei in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond
2023: Loid Forger in Spy × Family Code: White

Video Games

He has given his voice to characters in many video games, including:

2012–2015: Shinji Koganei in Kuroko's Basketball games
2013: Hachiman Hikigaya in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected game
2014: Vane in Granblue Fantasy
2015: Wataru Hibiki in Ensemble Stars
2015: Nagi Rokuya in IDOLiSH7
2017: Tenma Sumeragi in A3! Act! ...! Actors!
2017: Kurt Vander in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III

Dubbing Roles

Takuya Eguchi also dubs (provides voices for) characters in foreign movies and TV shows when they are released in Japan.

2016: Money in Don't Breathe (originally played by Daniel Zovatto)
2018: Theseus Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (originally played by Callum Turner)
2021: Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat (originally played by Ludi Lin)
2023: Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (originally played by Andy Samberg)

TV Shows (Host/Narrator)

Besides voice acting, Takuya Eguchi has also hosted his own TV shows and worked as a narrator.

2016–2019: Host of Eguchi Takuya no Oretachi Datte Mo~tto Iyasaretai! (Seasons 1-4)
2020: Narrator for Drain the Oceans Season 3 (Episodes 1 to 5)

Character Songs

As a singer, Takuya Eguchi performs character songs for the roles he plays, especially for music-focused anime or game projects. He is part of the group SolidS, singing songs like "S.N.P" and "Burny!!!". He also sings as the character Shiki Takamura from TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION.

Takuya Eguchi facts for kids

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