Yuki Kaji facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Yuki Kaji
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| 梶 裕貴 | |
Kaji at the 2014 Tokyo International Film Festival
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| Born | September 3, 1985 Tokyo, Japan
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Agent | VIMS |
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| Children | 1 |
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About Yuki Kaji
Yuki Kaji is a famous Japanese voice actor. He is known for giving voices to many popular anime characters and video game heroes. He also sings and has been part of a music group.
His Early Career and Shows
Yuki Kaji was part of a singing group called G.Addict. This group was part of a project called Goulart Knights. He also hosts a web radio show called Yuki Kaji's Monologue (梶裕貴のひとりごと, Kaji Yūki no Hitorigoto). This show started on April 13, 2014. In April 2017, his TV show Kaji 100!: The 100 Things Yuki Kaji Wants to Do began on the Nitteleplus channel.
His Family Life
Yuki Kaji married Ayana Taketatsu on June 23, 2019. They announced they were going to have a baby on June 30, 2022. Their child was born on November 3, 2022.
Voice Acting Roles
Yuki Kaji has voiced many characters in different types of media. Here are some of his most well-known roles.
Anime Series Roles
He has voiced characters in many anime TV shows. Some of his famous roles include:
- Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan (starting 2013)
- Meliodas and Zeldris in The Seven Deadly Sins (starting 2014)
- Shoto Todoroki in My Hero Academia (starting 2016)
- Koichi Hirose in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (starting 2016)
- Nishikata in Teasing Master Takagi-san (starting 2018)
- Kenma Kozume in Haikyu!! (starting 2014)
- Osamu Mikumo in World Trigger (starting 2014)
- Ayato Kirishima in Tokyo Ghoul (starting 2014)
- Issei Hyodo in High School DxD (starting 2012)
- Alibaba Saluja in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (starting 2012)
- Haruyuki Arita in Accel World (starting 2012)
- Shion in No. 6 (starting 2011)
- Finnian in Black Butler (starting 2008)
Anime Film Roles
Yuki Kaji has also lent his voice to many anime movies, including:
- Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020)
- Meliodas in The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky (2018) and The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021)
- Shoto Todoroki in My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018) and My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)
- Haruyuki Arita in Accel World: Infinite∞Burst (2016)
- Kei Kurono in Gantz: O (2016)
- Finnian in Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)
- Krim in Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
- Kai in Bubble (2022)
- Nishikata in Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (2022)
- Kenma Kozume in Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
Video Game Roles
He has voiced characters in many video games, such as:
- Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan (2016)
- Shoto Todoroki in My Hero Academia Battle For All (2016) and My Hero One's Justice (2018)
- Meliodas in The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia (2018)
- Adol Christin in Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (2016) and other Ys games
- Link in Hyrule Warriors (2014) and Hyrule Warriors Legends (2016)
- Hope Estheim in Final Fantasy XIII (2009) and its sequels
- Johnny Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (2013)
- Hero (Eight) in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2019)
- Luke Pearce in Tears of Themis (2021)
Live-Action Roles
Yuki Kaji has also acted in live-action films and TV shows, and provided voices for characters in them.
- Shiraike Yū in the film Kami Voice: The Voice Makes a Miracle (2011), where he had a main role.
- Kenichi Tsumuki in the TV show Piple: A.I. to Kekkon Seikatsu Hajimemashita (2020), which was his first main live-action TV role.
- He voiced Gaon/Zenkai Gaon in the TV series Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (2021).
Dubbing Roles
Yuki Kaji also dubs foreign films and animated shows into Japanese.
- He voiced Trevor Spengler (played by Finn Wolfhard) in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2020) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
- He was the voice of Norman "Machine" Ellison (played by Logan Lerman) in the film Fury (2014).
- He voiced Richard "Dick" Grayson / Robin (played by Brenton Thwaites) in the TV series Titans (2018).
- In animated dubs, he voiced Dug in Early Man (2018) and Norman in The Secret Life of Pets (1 & 2) (2016, 2019).
Awards and Recognition
Yuki Kaji has won several awards for his voice acting talent.
- In 2009, he won the Best Rookie Actors award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards for his roles in Yozakura Quartet and Black Butler.
- He won the Male Character Voice Prize at the 2011 Famitsu Awards in 2012.
- In 2013, he received the Best Voice Actor award at the 12th Tokyo Anime Award for his work in Aquarion Evol and Accel World.
- He also won Best Voice Actor at the 35th Anime Grand Prix and Best Actor at the 7th Seiyu Awards in 2013, both for Accel World and High School DxD.
- In 2014, he won Best Voice Actor at the 36th Anime Grand Prix and Best Actor at the 8th Seiyu Awards, both for his role in Attack on Titan.
- More recently, he won the Best VA Performance (Japanese) at the 6th and 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2022 and 2023, both for his performance in Attack on Titan.
See also
In Spanish: Yūki Kaji para niños
