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Kazuya Nakai

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A story of young love and occult battles begins. When Momo and Okarun's beliefs clash, they're thrown into a world of ghosts, aliens, and awakened powers.
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Dandadan (2024– )
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Kazuya Nakai is an award-winning Japanese voice actor and narrator who was born in Kobe, Japan. From a young age, he was interested in anime. Growing up he had interests like volleyball and archery. He was working as a civil servant in a technical field at 25 when he decided that's not how he wanted to live his life, so he enrolled into a voice acting school he attended on his days off and on weekends while still working. Despite starting his career as a narrator, he took off as a voice actor and became a big name when he got the role of Roronoa Zoro, a character he definitely wanted to voice. He narrates programs including information and news programs and voices many iconic characters such as Roronoa Zoro from One Piece, Toshiro Hijikata from Gintama, Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara, Mugen from Samurai Champloo and Jin Sakai in the Japanese dub of the video game Ghost of Tsushima.

He loves driving, practicing archery and spending time with his dog and cat.
BornNovember 25, 1967
BornNovember 25, 1967
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  • Known for

    Hiroaki Hirata, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Mayumi Tanaka, and Kappei Yamaguchi in One Piece (1999)
    One Piece
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Roronoa Zoro
    • Roronoa Zoro, Pierre
    • Jigoroh
    • Rorona Zoro
    • Drip
    • Sanji Imposter
    • Pierre
    • Saldeath
    • Zoro
    • Charlotte Nusstorte
    • Zoro Roronoa
    • Zorokiller
    Gintama (2005)
    Gintama
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Toshiro Hijikata
    • Gintoki Sakata
    • Hijikata
    • Tenko Hijikata
    • Toshi
    • Mayo Samurai(voice)
    Ayako Kawasumi, Kazuya Nakai, and Ginpei Sato in Samurai Champloo (2004)
    Samurai Champloo
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Mugen(voice)
    Uchu Sentai Kyuranger (2017)
    Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Garu
    • Ookami Blue(voice)

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    Actor



    • Alterna Vvelt: Blue Exorcist Another Story
      • Ryuji Suguro (voice)
      • Video Game
      • 2025
    • One Pace
      • Zoro Roronoa
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Fire Force (2019)
      Fire Force
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Akitaru Obi
      • Akitaru obi
      • 2019–2025
    • One Pace (2017)
      One Pace
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Zoro Roronoa
      • 2017–2025
    • One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga (2024)
      One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Roronoa Zoro (voice)
      • 2024–2025
    • Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (2025)
      Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
      8.3
      Video Game
      • Fog (voice)
      • 2025
    • Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest (2025)
      Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Hydra (voice)
      • 2025
    • Jun Fukuyama and Nobuhiko Okamoto in Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga- (2025)
      Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga-
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Ryuji Suguro (voice)
      • 2025
    • Dynasty Warriors: Origins (2025)
      Dynasty Warriors: Origins
      8.1
      Video Game
      • Xiahou Dun
      • Dian Wei (voice)
      • 2025
    • Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga- (2024)
      Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga-
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Ryuji Suguro (voice)
      • 2024
    • Rurouni Kenshin (2023)
      Rurouni Kenshin
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Shakku Arai (voice)
      • 2024
    • Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. (2024)
      Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Masayuki Oikawa (voice)
      • 2024
    • Kazuya Nakai, Mayumi Tanaka, Shion Wakayama, Nana Mizuki, Ayane Sakura, Natsuki Hanae, and Kaito Ishikawa in Dandadan (2024)
      Dandadan
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Alien Serpo D
      • Alien Serpo E
      • Alien Serpo F (voice) ...
      • 2024
    • MF Ghost (2023)
      MF Ghost
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
      • 2024
    • Puniru is a Kawaii Slime (2024)
      Puniru is a Kawaii Slime
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Hiroshi Mado (voice)
      • 2024
    • Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (2024)
      Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Gaku Miyama (voice)
      • 2024
    • Tyler Bunch, Crispin Freeman, Ikue Ôtani, Zeno Robinson, Anjali Kunapaneni, Bill Rogers, Haven Burton Paschall, Erica Schroeder, Alejandra Reynoso, Kira Buckland, and Daman Mills in Pokémon Horizons: The Series (2023)
      Pokémon Horizons: The Series
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Colza (voice)
      • 2023–2024

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    • Hiroaki Hirata, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Mayumi Tanaka, and Kappei Yamaguchi in One Piece (1999)
      One Piece
      9.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Wii ara!"
      • performer: "Wii ara!" Shichinin no Mugiwara kaizokudan hen
      • 2006

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    • Alternative name
      • Nakai Kazuya
    • Height
      • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
    • Born
      • November 25, 1967
      • Kobe, Japan
    • Spouse
      • ?? - present (2 children)

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      He won a Best Supporting Actor award at the 5th Seiyu Awards.
    • Trademark
        Mostly plays hard headed swordsman
    • Nickname
      • Nakapan

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