Nobuhiko Okamoto

Nobuhiko Okamoto (岡本 信彦, Okamoto Nobuhiko) is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Raccoon Dog. He won the Best New Actor Award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards and Best Supporting Actor Award at the 5th Seiyu Awards. In an interview held at the Anime Expo, when answering what inspired him to become a voice actor, Okamoto mentioned that he has always been a big fan of Slam Dunk and thought the character Rukawa was really cool, so he wanted to be like him. At the 3rd Seiyu Awards, he won the award for best rookie actor for his roles of Accelerator in A Certain Magical Index, Shin Kanzato in Persona: Trinity Soul and Ryuji Kuhoin in Kure-nai, when he graduated from university. At the 5th Seiyu Awards, he won the award for best actor in a supporting role for his roles of Takumi Usui in Maid Sama!, Eiji Niizuma in Bakuman and Accelerator in A Certain Magical Index. He has voiced Yū Nishinoya in Haikyu! !, Katsuki Bakugo in My Hero Academia, Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Ghiaccio in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Karma Akabane in Assassination Classroom, Isaac "Zack" Foster in Angels of Death, Yoichi Saotome in Seraph of the End, Louis Napoleon in Captain Tsubasa, Khun Aguero Agnes in Tower of God, Genya Shinazugawa in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Ryo Kurokiba in Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, Garfiel Tinsel in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Bete Loga in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Liebe in Black Clover, and Obi in Snow White with the Red Hair. Okamoto established and transferred to a new voice talent agency Raccoon Dog on April 1, 2022, following the closure of Pro-Fit on March 31. Okamoto has voiced many roles, including his involvement in character CDs and insert songs (soundtracks) for the anime. On his 25th birthday, he announced his singing debut for the year 2012. On May 23, he released his first EP, Palette which reached number 9 on the weekly Oricon chart. On June 5, 2013, he released his second EP, Enjoy Full. On March 19, 2014, he released his first single, "Shunkan Beat" (瞬間BEAT). He is skilled at playing shogi, having the Shogi Certification in 3rd Class. He appeared in several shogi events on Niconico and appeared in a Pokémon game event on Niconico as well. He also loves to play badminton. He's also the host of a radio program about gaming called RADIO 4Gamer from 2010 to 2015. Later, the program changed its name to RADIO 4Gamer Tap and continued on with Okamoto still being the host. The show was available on YouTube channel "4GamerSP." In his spare time he plays video games. On March 21, 2020, Okamoto revealed that he is married to Asuka Ōgame after Shūkan Bunshun reported allegations of him having an extramarital affair. He apologized for his actions. Akikan!: Perfection!? The Hot Spring Panic (2009) as Gorō Amaji Megane na Kanojo (2010) as Jun'ichi Kamiya Air Gear: Break on the Sky (2011) as Itsuki Minami Blue Exorcist: Runaway Kuro (2011) as Rin Okumura Shukufuku no Campanella OVA (2011) as Leicester Maycraft Code:Breaker (2012) as Rei Ōgami Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku: Kinetograph (2012) as Masashi Miyanomori Assassination Classroom (2013) as Akabane Karma Brothers Conflict OVA 2 (2013) as Hikaru Asahina Kamisama Kiss (2013) as Mizuki Hybrid Child (2014–2015) as Kotarō Izumi Star-Myu: High School Star Musical (2016) as Rui Tatsumi Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen (2016) as Mizuki Momokuri (2015) as Shinya Momotsuki (Momo) Koro Sensei Quest (2016) as Karma Akabane The Heike Story (2021) as Taira no Sukemori Beyblade Burst Dynamite Battle (2021) as Phenomeno Payne Tiger & Bunny 2 (2022) as Ivan Karelin/Origami Cyclone Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012) as Rin Okumura Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning (2012) as Ivan Karelin/Origami Cyclone Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endyumion no Kiseki (2013) as Accelerator Patema Inverted (2013) as Age Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014) as Andromeda Shun Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai (2014) as Shōta Kisa Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2014) as Ivan Karelin/Origami Cyclone Gekijōban Meiji Tokyo Renka: Yumihari no Serenade (2015) as Kyōka Izumi Assassination Classroom The Movie: 365 Days (2016) as Karma Akabane Koro-sensei Q! (2016) as Karma Akabane My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018) as Katsuki Bakugō Fafner in the Azure: The Beyond (2019) as Chaos Partland My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019) as Katsuki Bakugō WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!! (2020) as Rindō Fuke My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) as Katsuki Bakugō Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (2022) as Takao Break of Dawn (2022) as Ginnosuke Tadokoro Rakudai Majo: Fūka to Yami no Majo (2023) as Kai Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (2023) as Liebe Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle (2024) as Yū Nishinoya My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024) as Katsuki Bakugō Barajou No Kiss as Ninufa Heaven's Memo Pad as Hitoshi Mukai Nabari no Ou as Gau Meguro Rikei Danshi as Hazeru Mizunomoto (see below) Weekly Lying (Shukan Soine CD Series Vol.8 Ryo) as Ryo A Certain Scientific Railgun as Accelerator Yumeiro Patissiere as Makoto Kashino Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun as Sasahara Sohei Photograph Journey as Takara Yuzurihara Honeymoon Vol. 14 as Ayumu Kaido E:Robotts Model.917 as Shinonome Brothers Conflict Series 2 Vol. 4 as Hikaru Asahina The Best Place Vol. 2 as Ryo Tachibana Ookami-kunchi: Wolves Brothers Home as Ookami Heat Lovesick Ellie as Omi 2006 Granado Espada as Racel 2009 Little Anchor as Yoshua Lineberger (ヨシュア・ラインベルカー) 2010 NieR Replicant as Nier Chaos Rings as Ayuta Death Connection as Leonardo 2011 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows as Tsukasa Mikuni La storia della Arcana Famiglia as Ash Meiji Tokyo Renka as Izumi Kyoka Sleepy-time Boyfriend as Ryo 2012 12 Ji no Kane no Cinderella ~Halloween Wedding~ as Roy Difentarl Be My Princess as Prince Wilfred Spencer Black Wolves Saga as Pearl Brothers Conflict: Passion Pink as Hikaru Asahina Jyuzaengi Engetsu Sangokuden as Cho Hi Lollipop Chainsaw as Swan and Killabilly Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost as Leos Alloy SD Gundam G Generation Overworld as Fon Spaak Tokyo Babel as Uliel 2013 2/2 Lover: Angels and Demons as Hinata, Setsuna Hanasaku Manimani as Fujishige Takara Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku Tasogare Polar Star as Masashi Miyanomori Koibana Days as Araragi Tsukasa Minus Eight as Maya Kazahara School Wars ~Sotsugyou Sensen~ as Naezono Oji Seishun Hajimemashita as Rikuno Kanade Storm Lovers 2 as Nanao Shiina Toki no Kizuna Hanayui Tsuzuri as Hatsushimo Senkimaru 2014 Devil Survivor 2 Break Record as Daichi Shijima Dynamic Chord as Chiya Suzuno Gakuen Heaven 2: Double Scramble as Reon Yagami Happy+Sugar=Darlin as Tamaki Satomi Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Twin World~ as Humpty & Dumpty Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire as Yuki (Brendan) Re-Vice[D] as Yukine Root Rexx as Soma Shiraishi Sengoku Basara 4 as Shibata Katsuie Vinculum Hearts ~Iris Mahou Gakko~ as Iris 2015 Hyakka Yakou as Toki Kage Luminous Arc Infinity as Seed Touken Ranbu as Hizamaru Yume Oukoku to Nemureru 100 nin no Ouji-sama as Lecien Granblue Fantasy as Ceylan 2016 Digimon World: Next Order as Shoma Tsuzuki Ikemen Revolution: Alice and Love Magic as Lancelot Kingsley Ikemen Royal Palace: Cinderella in Midnight as Rayvis Harnei Fate/Grand Order as Assassin of Shinjuku/Yan Qing Bungō to Alchemist as Tanizaki Junichirou 2017 Granblue Fantasy as Gilbert 2018 My Hero: One's Justice as Katsuki Bakugo The Thousand Musketeers as Hokusai Dragalia Lost as Orsem Shinen Resist as Rosa World End Heroes as Rinri Kitamura Food Fantasy as Souffle and Tequila Piofiore: Fated Memories as Yang King's Raid as Neraxis 2019 Onmyoji as Ootakemaru Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate as Iqbaal Ramadhan SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays as Fon Spaak BlackStar - Theatre Starless as Mizuki A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest as Accelerator Promise of Wizard as Shino 2020 Yakuza: Like a Dragon as Tianyou Zhao Disney: Twisted-Wonderland as Floyd Leech Identity V as Naib Subedar Helios Rising Heroes as Gray Reverse 2021 Cookie Run: Kingdom as Mint Choco Cookie 2022 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R as Ghiaccio The Diofield Chronicle as Andrias Rhondarson 2023 Fire Emblem Engage as Alcryst Da Capo 5 as Haruto Mukoujima Fate/Samurai Remnant as Chiemon 2024 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as Tianyou Zhao Ride Kamens as Jigen Gamo / Kamen Rider Jigen Freddie Highmore Bates Motel (Norman Bates) The Good Doctor (Dr. Shaun Murphy) Leonardo (Stefano Giraldi) Power Rangers Mystic Force (Charlie "Chip" Thorn / Yellow Mystic Ranger (Nic Sampson)) Ms. Marvel (Kareem / Red Dagger (Aramis Knight)) The Stolen Princess (Lester) The Last Summoner (Ah Jie) Wish (Safi) Chrome Shelled Reg ios (as Layfon Alseif) (2009.08.07) Kokaku no Regios Character Songs -The First Session- 愛のツェルニ (Ai no Zuellni) Feat. Layfon Alseif & Leerin Marfes (with Mikako Takahashi) (2009.08.28) Kokaku no Regios Character Songs -The Second Session- 愛のツェルニ (Ai no Zuellni) Feat. Layfon Alseif Maid Sama! (as Takumi Usui) (2010.07.22) Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Character Concept CD4 – Another Side Promise Yumekui Merry (as Yumeji Fujiwara) (2011.02.25) Yumekui Merry Character Song – Fujiwara Yumeji 終わらない夜を (Owaranai Yoru o) 何色インユアドリーム (Nani iro in Your Dream) Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (as Kisa Shouta) (2011.07.06) Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Character Song Vol.3 Shoudou Alarm – Shouta Kisa 衝動アラーム (Shodo Alarm) 君に出逢えた奇跡 (Kimi Ni Deaeta Kiseki) Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (as Wataru) (2011.07.20) Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream Livetic Character Song act.4 1/1000 no Bigaku (as Callings with Takashi Kondō and Kenn) 1/1000永遠の美学 (1/1000 Eien no Bigaku) 1/1000永遠の美学 <instrumental> (2012.03.16) Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream Prism Music Collection DX (as Callings) 1/1000 永遠の美学 (1/1000 Eien no Bigaku) 愛しのティンカーベル (Itoshi no Tinker Bell) Toaru Majutsu no Index and Toaru Majutsu no Index II' (as Accelerator) (2011.08.24) To Aru Majutsu no Index II Archives 4 99.9% Noisy Sacred Seven (as Night Terushima) (2011.12.07) Sacred Seven Drama Character Album IV Fragment of S7 Kijima Night x Lau Feizooi Knight of Light Tiger & Bunny (as Ivan Karelin/Origami Cyclone) (2012.02.08) Tiger & Bunny Character Song Album Best of Hero Ao no Exorcist (as Rin Okumura) (2011.08.24) Ao no Exorcist OP2 – In My World In My World -青の炎 Edition- With Rin Okumura & Yukio Okumura (with Rookiez is Punk'd and Jun Fukuyama) (2011.08.31) Ao no Exorcist ED2 – Wired Life Wired Life (No Escape Remix) feat. Okumura Rin (2012.04.18) Atchi de Kotchi de (あっちでこっちで) (Atchi Kotchi opening single) あっちでこっちで (Atchi de Kotchi de) (as Atchi Kotchi with Rumi Ōkubo, Hitomi Nabatame, Kaori Fukuhara & Shintarō Asanuma) あっちこっちまいにち! (Atchi Kotchi Mainichi!) (duet with Rumi Ōkubo) あっちでこっちで (Instrumental) あっちこっちまいにち! (Instrumental) (2012.11.28) Retrospective World (Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de opening single) Retrospective World (duet with Hiro Shimono) Retrospective World (Gear solo version (ギア Solo バージョン)) Retrospective World (Tezhilov solo version (テジロフ Solo バージョン)) Retrospective World (Anime OP version (アニメOP バージョン)) Retrospective World (off vocal version) (2013.07.31) 14 to 1 (Brothers Conflict ending single) (as Hikaru Asahina) 14 to 1 (as Asahina Bros.+ Juli with Kenn, Daisuke Namikawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Junichi Suwabe, Ken Takeuchi, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Tomoaki Maeno, Daisuke Ono, Kenichi Suzumura, Daisuke Hirakawa, Yūki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya) (2014.10.01) Meiji Tokyo Renka Single – "Lunatic Kiss" (as Izumi Kyouka) Lunatic Kiss (duet with Kenn) Nostalgia (duet with Kenn) (2015.01.28) Brothers Conflict OVA ending single (as Hikaru Asahina) I Love You ga Kikoenai (as Asahina Bros. + Juli with Kenn, Daisuke Namikawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Junichi Suwabe, Ken Takeuchi, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Tomoaki Maeno, Daisuke Ono, Kenichi Suzumura, Daisuke Hirakawa, Yūki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya) 見切れ桜 (Mikire Zakura) (2013.05.15) Tiger & Bunny -Single Relay Project "Circuit Of Hero" Vol.3 青春Honesty (Seishun Honesty) (with Go Inoue) (2013.06.12) Tiger & Bunny -Single Relay Project "Circuit Of Hero" Vol.4 見切れヒーローイズム (Mikire Heroism) チャチャチャdeワッショイ (Chachacha de wasshoi) (with Mariya Ise) Place to Place (as Io Otonashi) (2012.05.16) Atchi Kotchi Character Song Mini-Album キラメキサイクル (Kirameki cycle) Sakamichi no Apollon (as Seiji Matsuoka) (2012.07.25) Kids on the Slope Original Soundtrack Plus more & rare Hey Boy featuring Nobuhiko Okamoto as Seiji Matsuoka sings (ヘイボーイ <featuring 岡本信彦 as Seiji Matsuoka sings>) Bang Bang Bang featuring Nobuhiko Okamoto as Seiji Matsuoka sings (バンバンバン <featuring 岡本信彦 as Seiji Matsuoka sings>) Code:Breaker (as Rei Ōgami) (2012.11.28) Code:Breaker Character Song Vol.1 Restoration to 0 Ao no Exorcist (as Rin Okumura) (2012.12.19) Blue Exorcist Character Song Trailblazer Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (as Murasame) (2013.03.22) Hakkenden -Touhou Hakken Ibun- Image Song CD Vol.1 無敵のBuddy Muteki no Buddy Kamisama Hajimemashita (as Mizuki) (2013.03.20) Kamisama Hajimemashita Bonus CD Vol. 4 Hitoshizuku (2013.04.17) Kamisama Hajimemashita Bonus CD Vol. 5 ひとりあやとり (Hitori Ayatori) Bakuman (as Niizuma Eiji) (2013.07.24) Bakuman Character Cover Song Collection Album "Romance" (cover of original song by Penicillin) "Waiwai World" (cover of original Dr. Slump – Arale-chan opening theme) Brother Conflict (as Hikaru Asahina) Brothers Conflict Concept Mini-Album – O*TO*NA Gossip (duet with Daisuke Hirakawa) Otona Breakout (with Kazuyuki Okitsu, Daisuke Hirakawa, Junichi Suwabe, Kenichi Suzumura, Kosuke Toriumi, and Tomoaki Maeno) Brothers Conflict Vol. 3 Extras 2 to 1 (duet with Daisuke Hirakawa) Brothers Conflict Christmas OVA Brand New Venus (with Kazuyuki Okitsu, Junichi Suwabe, Tomoaki Maeno, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and Kenn) O*HA*YO (with Kazuyuki Okitsu, Junichi Suwabe, Tomoaki Maeno, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and Kenn) Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (as Mikoto Mikoshiba) (2014.09.24) Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Special Character Song CD Vol. 1 Ore no Te de SPARKING!! (SPARKING in my hand! !) Ace of Diamond Ace of Diamond Character Song Vol. 4 (as Ryosuke Kominato) (2014.12.03) Oikaze ni Tsugu Assassination Classroom (as Akabane Karma) Opening Theme – The Theory of Savage Youth (with Mai Fuchigami, Aya Suzaki, Ryota Ohsaka, and Shintaro Asanuma) Second Opening Theme – Self-reliance Revolution (with Mai Fuchigami, Aya Suzaki, Ryota Ohsaka, and Shintaro Asanuma) Assassination Classroom: Second Season (as Akabane Karma) Opening Theme – QUESTION (with Mai Fuchigami, Aya Suzaki, Ryota Ohsaka, and Shintaro Asanuma) Second Opening Theme – Bye Bye YESTERDAY (with Mai Fuchigami, Aya Suzaki, Ryota Ohsaka, and Shintaro Asanuma) Vatican Miracle Examiner (as Hiraga Josef Kō) Ending Theme – Sacrament Death Connection (2010.06.16) Death Connection Character Song Album promise (as Leonardo) 『恋は校則に縛られない！』 (as Satoshi/Kyo) (2012.11.17)『恋は校則に縛られない！』 オープニングテーマ「Brand New World」 1. 「Brand New World」with Yūki Kaji, Terashima Takuma, Miyu Irino, and Kōsuke Toriumi 2. 「Brand New World – Instrumental -」 3. 「Brand New World – Game Size -」 4. 「Brand New World – Instrumental / Game Size -」 (2012.11.17) キャラクターソングコレクション Vol.03 羽々崎 暁／キョウ（岡本信彦） 1. 「Heads or Tails」 2. 「Brand New World -Satoshi ver. -」 3. 「Heads or Tails -only Satoshi ver. -」 4. 「Heads or Tails -only Kyo ver. -」 5. 「Heads or Tails – off vocal ver. -」 6. 「Brand New World – off vocal / Satoshi ver. -」 Koi Hana Days (2013.06.26) Koi Hana Days OP&ED – Koi Tsubomi / Ai no Hanataba 愛の花束 (Ai no Hanataba) (as Tsukasa Ranki) Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 5 (2013.05.29) Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 5 〜Akatsuki no Koi uta〜 2 Vocal Song CD 朝に夕べに (Ashita ni Yuube ni) (as Okita Souji) 誠一路 (Makoto Ichiro) with Tetsu Inada and Takanori Hoshino Vinculum Hearts -Iris Mahou Gakkou- (2014.11.12) Vinculum Hearts -Iris Mahou Gakkou- Intro Theme Hajimari no Yakusoku (as Iris) Rikei Danshi. Benkyo ni Naru!? (as Hazeru Mizunomoto) (2009.06.24) Rikei Danshi. Benkyo ni Naru!? Character Song Vol.1 – Hazeru Mizunomoto 並べ!元素記号 (勉強科目:化学) (Narabe! Ganso Kigou) 原子分子マイン～ぼくらの理科室～ (『理系男子。』 主題歌 【水ノ素 爆】 ソロバージョン) (Genshi bunshi Main ~Boku wa no Rika Shitsu~) モノローグドラマ 水ノ素 爆 編 (Monologue Drama Mizu no Moto Bao-Hen) (2010.10.27) Rikei Danshi. Benkyo ni Naru!? Character song Second stage Vol. 1 – Hazeru Mizunomoto & Genki Haihara 結晶バンザイ! (勉強科目: 化学) (Kessho banzai! (Benkyou Kamoku: kagaku)) 情熱ヾ(*・∀・)ノスペクトル (勉強科目: 物理) (Jonetsu (A) no Spectrum (Benkyou Kamoku – Butsuri)) 葉緑体 ~僕と君と緑と光~ (勉強科目: 生物) (Yoryokutai ~Boku to Kimi to Midori to Hikari~ (Benkyou Kamoku: Seibutsu)) (by Daisuke Ono) 進化☆ミラクル (勉強科目: 地学) (Shinka Miracle (Benkyou Kamoku: Chigaku)) (by Daisuke Ono) fellowそぞろfollow (fellow Sozoro follow) (with Daisuke Ono) ミニドラマ「ひまわり畑で」 (Mini Drama 'Himawari Hatake de) (with Daisuke Ono) Disney Disney Love Stories (Disney – Koe no Ojisama Vol.2) Hakuna Matata (duet with Hiro Shimono) Good Company Official blog (in Japanese) Official agency profile Archived April 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (as voice actor) (in Japanese) Nobuhiko Okamoto at Kiramune (as singer) (in Japanese) Nobuhiko Okamoto Archived June 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese) Nobuhiko Okamoto at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database Nobuhiko Okamoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia Nobuhiko Okamoto at IMDb