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Masaya Fukunishi
福西 勝也
Born (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2015–present
EmployerKen Production
Notable work

Masaya Fukunishi (Japanese: 福西 勝也, Hepburn: Fukunishi Masaya, born 24 February 1995) is a Japanese voice actor from Nara Prefecture, affiliated with Ken Production.[1] He won the 2012 Best Anime Scenario Award at Seiyu Koshien and was part of the 3rd Seiyū Damashī [ja] 2014. He starred as Ken Ryūgūji in Tokyo Revengers and Gege in Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger, succeeding Tatsuhisa Suzuki in these roles following the latter's career hiatus. In 2023, he was cast as Kafka Hibino, the titular protagonist of Kaiju No. 8.

Biography[edit]

Masaya Fukunishi, a native of Nara Prefecture, was born on 24 February 1995.[1] While in elementary school, he decided to be a voice actor, and he as a teenager did some stage work.[1] In 2012, he won the Best Anime Scenario Award at Seiyu Koshien.[2] In 2014, he was selected in the Voice Actor Category at the 3rd Seiyū Damashī [ja].[3]

He was educated at School Duo.[4] After voicing a reporter in the 2015 ONA Isobe Isobē Monogatari, he began voicing anime characters in 2017, including in Case Closed, Made in Abyss, Banana Fish, Cells at Work!, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars, Psycho-Pass 3, Haikyu!!, and Jujutsu Kaisen.[1]

After Tatsuhisa Suzuki went into a career hiatus following an extramarital affair scandal, Fukunishi replaced him as the voice of Gege in Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger starting with the 25th episode in August 2021.[5] In 2022, he later replaced Suzuki as the voice of Ken Ryūgūji in Tokyo Revengers.[6] In August 2023, it was announced that he would star as Kafka Hibino, the titular protagonist of Kaiju No. 8.[7] He was a guest at Anime Expo 2024.[8]

Fukunishi speaks the Kansai dialect.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Animated television[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Ref
2017 Altair: A Record of Battles Imperial Bodyguard B [1]
2017 Animation x Paralympic Announcer [1]
2017 Case Closed Yuzuru Kariba [1]
2017 Dream Festival! 3C Student, weather forecaster [1]
2017 Fox Spirit Matchmaker Shi Lanzhou [1]
2017 Made in Abyss Spectator [1]
2017 Seven Mortal Sins [1]
2017 Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu Passengers [1]
2018 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams City-dweller E [1]
2018 Baki the Grappler Driver [1]
2018 Banana Fish Pursuer [1]
2018 Basilisk Tsunagi [1]
2018 Beatless Bystander A [1]
2018 Cells at Work! Naive T Cell 6 [1]
2018 Devilman Crybaby Fighter pilot [1]
2018 Double Decker! Doug & Kirill Police officer B [1]
2018 Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan Taira [1]
2018 Happy Sugar Life Customer [1]
2018 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Gangster 2 [1]
2018 Karakuri Circus Kidnapper, high school boy [1]
2018 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Officer, radio operator [1]
2018 Mr. Tonegawa Kansai blacksuit A [1]
2018 My Hero Academia Seiba School applicant, Hassaikai member [1]
2018 Pop Team Epic Shōgo [1]
2018 Puzzle & Dragons Shopowner A [1]
2018 SSSS.Gridman Onda [1]
2019 Attack on Titan Scout [1]
2019 Cardfight!! Vanguard Luck Bird [1]
2019 Carole & Tuesday Ziggy [1]
2019 Chihayafuru Shusaku Koishikawa [1]
2019 Demon Lord, Retry! Carnival [1]
2019 Dororo Samurai [1]
2019 Granblue Fantasy: The Animation Shepherd [1]
2019 King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Sakyō Tenka [1]
2019 Levius Larry McMahon [1]
2019 Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka Sentry [1]
2019 Ninja Box  [ja] Raiden [1]
2019 Oshiri Tantei  [Ja] Suiarohan [1]
2019 Phantasy Star Online 2 Male customer [1]
2019 Psycho-Pass 3 Heaven's Leap doctor [1]
2019 The Rising of the Shield Hero Priest [1]
2020 Akudama Drive Yakuza, police chief [1]
2020 Arad Senki Clio [1]
2020 Dorohedoro Undertaker [1]
2020 Duel Masters King Dolgepain, General Truman, etc. [1]
2020 Eternity: Shin’ya no Nurekoi Channel  [ja] Yōsuke Takafuji [1]
2020 Haikyu!! Heisuke Riseki, Yūto Kosaku, etc. [1]
2020 Jujutsu Kaisen Honda, etc [1]
2020 Kaiketsu Zorori Leon [1]
2020 Listeners Local junkyard worker [1]
2020 Mr Love: Queen's Choice Hacker [1]
2020 My Roomie Is a Dino Pee-chan's Owner [1]
2020 Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga Yoshimoto Samonji [1]
2021 Blue Period Sumida [9]
2021 Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc Shūzō Mononobe [1]
2021 Doraemon Police officer [1]
2021 I-Chu Spectator C [1]
2021 LBX Girls Communicator, base resident [1]
2021 Megalobox 2: Nomad Ryu [10]
2021 Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory Male Maid Cafe Customer [1]
2021 Pokémon Bray Zenn [1]
2021 Re-Main Baseball club member [1]
2021 Shaman King Classmate [1]
2021 SK8 the Infinity Kazu, Gallery [1]
2021 The Irregular at Magic High School Test subject [1]
2021 Wave!! High school teacher [1]
2021 Zombie Land Saga Radio advertisement [1]
2022 Dance Dance Danseur Soccer Club Member A [1]
2022 The Heike Story Noble [1]
2022 Tokyo Revengers Ken Ryūgūji [6]
2022 Urusei Yatsura Demon soldier [1]
2023 I Shall Survive Using Potions! Carl, Kotori [1]
2023 Oshi no Ko Fan [1]
2023 The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent Miner [1]
2024 Kaiju No. 8 Kafka Hibino [7]

Original net animation[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Ref
2015 Isobe Isobē Monogatari Reporter A [1]
2020 Pokémon: Twilight Wings Researcher A [1]
2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Wallace Wells [1]

Animated film[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Ref
2016 Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone♪ Miraculous Magic! [1]
2017 Blade Runner Black Out 2022 Thug B [1]
2018 Flavors of Youth Supervisor [1]
2018 K: Seven Stories [1]
2018 Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative Neo Zeon Pilot [1]
2018 My Hero Academia: Two Heroes [1]
2019 Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution Researcher B [1]

Live-action television[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Ref
2021 Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger Gege [5]

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Ref
2016 Granblue Fantasy [1]
2017 Star Wars Battlefront II [1]
2018 Attack on Titan 2 [1]
2018 Dragalia Lost [1]
2018 Judgment [1]
2018 King of Prism: Prism Rush! Live Sakyō Tenka [1]
2018 New Gundam Breaker [1]
2018 Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz Popen [1]
2019 Ninja Box  [ja] Raiden [1]
2019 Pokémon Masters Zakuro [1]
2020 Valorant Phoenix [1]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "若い才能がアニメ業界目指す　声優甲子園、最優秀賞を決定". アニメ！アニメ！. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ ""中高生の声の祭典"最優秀賞は「アムロ」さん。「第二回全日本声優コンテスト『声優魂』」開催". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ^ "スクールデュオ17期アッパークラス・舞台公演情報". スクールデュオ. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b Loo, Egan (29 August 2021). "Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger TV Series Replaces Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Gege's Voice". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b Loo, Egan (18 June 2022). "Tokyo Revengers Anime Replaces Tatsuhisa Suzuki With Masaya Fukunishi as Draken". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b Loo, Egan (5 August 2023). "Kaiju No. 8 Anime's 2nd English-Subtitled Teaser Unveils Cast, April 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  8. ^ Tai, Anita (5 June 2024). "Anime Expo Hosts Voice Actors Masaya Fukunishi, Asami Seto, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime's Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (6 August 2021). "The Blue Period. Anime Reveals More Cast & Staff, Key Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  10. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (8 March 2021). "Megalobox 2: Nomad Unveils New Video, More Cast, April 4 Debut, Funimation Streaming". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 June 2024.


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