Masaaki Mizunaka

Masaaki Mizunaka (水中 雅章, Mizunaka Masaaki, born 20 January 1990) is a Japanese voice actor from Yamaguchi Prefecture, affiliated with Production Baobab.[1] He is known for starring as Koreo in Brave Beats, Kakeru Ryūen in Classroom of the Elite, Diablo in How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, Taishakuten in Namu Amida Butsu! Rendai Utena , Kazami in Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise, Keisuke Baji in Tokyo Revengers, Poncho Panacotta in How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Kōshun Ka in Raven of the Inner Palace, Shalle Fen Shalle in Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Hayato Kasubake in The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, and Zion Alster in Wistoria: Wand and Sword.

Masaaki Mizunaka
水中 雅章
Born (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2014–present
EmployerProduction Baobab
Notable work

Biography

Masaaki Mizunaka, a native of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, was born on 20 January 1990.[2][3] He was captain of the basketball team in junior high school despite being only 138cm.[4] He considered working at a zoo during his youth, but after seeing Hōchū Ōtsuka's performance of Danny Tanner in the Japanese dub of the American sitcom Full House, he became interested in a voice acting career.[4][5] He then graduated from Yoyogi Animation Academy's Hiroshima campus.[6]

In 2014, Mizunaka starred as Choreo in Brave Beats.[1] He later starred as Kakeru Ryūen in Classroom of the Elite, Diablo in How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, Taishakuten in Namu Amida Butsu! Rendai Utena , and Kazami in Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise.[7][8][9][10] In 2021, he played Keisuke Baji in Tokyo Revengers and Poncho Panacotta in How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom,[11][12] and in 2022, he was cast as Kōshun Ka, a main character in Raven of the Inner Palace.[13] In 2023, he starred as Shalle Fen Shalle in Sugar Apple Fairy Tale and Hayato Kasubake in The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses,[14][15] and in 2024, he was cast as Zion Alster in Wistoria: Wand and Sword and Divock in Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture.[16][17]

Mizunaka speaks the Yamaguchi dialect.[1] He is friends with his Brave Beats co-star Kōdai Sakai.[18]

Filmography

Animated television
Year Title Role(s) Ref
2014Case ClosedEmergency personnel[1]
2014NisekoiMale student[1]
2015Brave BeatsChoreo[1]
2015Haikyu!!Kazumitsu Akiu[1]
2015Shin Atashin'chiHandsome manga man[1]
2016Alderamin on the SkyShishindi[1]
2016B-ProjectCameraman[1]
2016DriftersCarneades soldier[1]
2016Heybot!Gakran[1]
2016Lostorage Incited WIXOSSMale student[1]
2016Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded OrphansTekkadan member[1]
2017Alice & ZorokuSubordinate[1]
2017Classroom of the EliteKakeru Ryūen[7]
2017Sword OratoriaBlacksmith[1]
2017Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū KeisatsuShou[1]
2018How Not to Summon a Demon LordDiablo[8]
2018Phantom in the TwilightSubordinate B[1]
2018Rascal Does Not DreamYōsuke Maezawa[1]
2018Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale OnlineLux[1]
2019Bungo Stray DogsShirase[19]
2019Kengan AshuraRyō Himuro[20]
2019Namu Amida Butsu! Rendai Utena Taishakuten[9]
2020Ahiru no SoraHiroshi Usami[1]
2020Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?Lido[1]
2020NoblesseUrokai Agbain[1]
2021How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the KingdomPoncho Panacotta[12]
2021Skate-Leading StarsRui Renjō[1]
2021That Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeRoy Valentin[21]
2021Tokyo RevengersKeisuke Baji[11]
2022The Dawn of the WitchPriest[1]
2022Golden KamuyPrivate First Class Ariko[22]
2022Raven of the Inner PalaceKōshun Ka[13]
2023Giant Beasts of ArsClunes[1]
2023Sacrificial Princess and the King of BeastsGleipnir[23]
2023Sugar Apple Fairy TaleShalle Fen Shalle[14]
2023The Café Terrace and Its GoddessesHayato Kasubake[15]
2023The Duke of Death and His MaidZachou[24]
2023The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire PrincessBelius Innu Cerberus[25]
2024 Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ 2nd Season Kyohma Kurosaki [26]
2024Failure FrameTakuto Kirihara[27]
2024Wind BreakerYukinari Arima[28]
2024Wistoria: Wand and SwordZion Alster[16]

Animated film
Year Title Role(s) Ref
2018Maquia: When the Promised Flower BloomsJack[1]
2024Code Geass: Rozé of the RecaptureDivock[17]

Original net animation
Year Title Role(s) Ref
2019Gundam Build Divers Re:RiseKazami[10]

Video games
Year Title Role(s) Ref
2016AfterlostKuro Coat[1]
2018A3!Suga, pursuer, theatre police officer[1]
2018Atelier Online: Alchemists of BressisleSilverbirch[1]
2019Fire Emblem HeroesRutger[1]
2019Namu Amida Butsu! Rendai Utena Taishakuten[1]
2021Granblue FantasyWilnas[1]

References
  1. "男性プロフィール". Production Baobab. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. Production Baobab [@baobab_info] (30 January 2019). "#田谷隼 #水中雅章 全く同じ誕生日に生まれた二人、同い年。変顔リクエストに快く応えてくれる二人です(笑)" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 May 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. Yoshida, Yuki (5 July 2018). "安元洋貴さんに聞いた！「頑張らずに踏ん張れ」【水中雅章 連載「俺より強い奴に会ってみる」第二回】". Web Newtype. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. Mizunaka, Masaaki (27 September 2017). "「水中雅章」声優インタビュー＆ミニグラビア". Seiyū Zukan (Interview). Interviewed by Atsushi Saeki. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. Yoshida, Yuki. "水中雅章 連載「俺より強い奴に会ってみる」第四回　白熊寛嗣編". Web Newtype. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. Yoyogi Animation Studio [@yag_hiroshima] (12 January 2020). "＼先輩から新入生へ!!🎉／今日は、声優の #水中雅章 さんから、たくさんのアドバイスを頂きました!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 May 2024 – via Twitter.
  7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (15 May 2017). "Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e Anime Reveals 21 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  8. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (20 April 2018). "How NOT to Summon A Demon Lord Anime's Main Cast, July Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. Sherman, Jennifer; Mateo, Alex (8 August 2018). "Namu Amida Butsu! -Rendai Utena- Gets Anime in 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  10. Mateo, Alex (30 September 2019). "Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE Anime Also Gets TV Run in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  11. Loo, Egan (12 March 2021). "Tokyo Revengers Anime's 2nd Video Unveils Official HiGE DANDISM Song, More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  12. Mateo, Alex (16 April 2021). "How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Anime Casts Moeka Kishimoto, Masaaki Mizunaka". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  13. Mateo, Alex (14 April 2022). "Kōkyū no Karasu Anime Unveils Cast, Staff, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  14. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (6 August 2022). "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Anime Reveals Teaser, Cast, Staff, 2023 TV Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  15. Cayanan, Joanna (10 November 2022). "The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff, April 2023 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  16. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (23 February 2024). "Wistoria: Wand and Sword TV Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  17. Cayanan, Joanna (23 March 2024). "Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Anime's 1st Trailer Reveals More Cast, May 10-August 2 Opening Dates". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  18. "声優・酒井広大と水中雅章がドラマに初挑戦！「"旅"と"ドラマ"と"バラエティー"、一回で三度おいしい！」". Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  19. Sherman, Jennifer (17 April 2019). "Bungo Stray Dogs Anime's 3rd Season Casts Masaaki Mizunaka, Yuuna Mimura". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  20. Sherman, Jennifer (22 March 2019). "Kengan Ashura Anime Reveals Premiere Date, More Cast Roles". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  21. Loo, Egan (21 August 2021). "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Anime Season 2 Unveils 4 New Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  22. Mateo, Alex (12 August 2022). "Golden Kamuy Anime's 4th Season Casts Masaaki Mizunaka". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  23. Cayanan, Joanna (27 June 2023). "Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts Anime's 4th Video Previews New Theme Songs, New Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  24. Hazra, Adriana (25 March 2023). "The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Season 2 Reveals Cast, Staff, Teaser Visual, Promo Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  25. Cayanan, Joanna (24 September 2023). "The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Anime Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  26. "Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Anime 2nd Season Reveals Cast, Theme Song Artists, Visuals". Anime News Network. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  27. Cayanan, Joanna (19 May 2024). "Failure Frame Anime Reveals More Cast, Ending Song Artists, July 4 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  28. Mateo, Alex (18 April 2024). "Wind Breaker Anime Reveals Cast, Visual for Shishitōren". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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