Yuichi Nakamura (中村 悠一, Nakamura Yūichi; born February 20, 1980) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He is affiliated with the agency Intention as of October 1, 2020. He is characterized by his calm and clear voice, and mainly plays roles ranging from teenage boys to men in their 30s. He has a wealth of experience in narration but has also been active in animation and dubbing in many productions, such as Gray Fullbuster in Fairy Tail, Gai Tsutsugami in Guilty Crown, Tatsuya Shiba in The Irregular at Magic High School, Karamatsu in Osomatsu-san, Graham Aker in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Alto Saotome in Macross Frontier, Tomoya Okazaki in Clannad, Kyōsuke Kōsaka in Oreimo, Yoshiki Kishinuma in Corpse Party, Hotaro Oreki in Hyouka, Bruno Bucciarati in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Tetsurō Kuroo in Haikyu!!, Yūichi Jin in World Trigger, Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen, Hajime Umemiya in Wind Breaker, Tsukasa Shishio in Dr. Stone, Hawks in My Hero Academia, Shigure Sohma in Fruits Basket (2019), Shidou Ryusei in Blue Lock and Loki in One Piece. In video games, he voiced Hazama and Yūki Terumi in BlazBlue, Joon Gi Han in the Yakuza: Like A Dragon series, Sakon Shima in Sengoku Basara 4, Ryoma in Fire Emblem, Cid Raines in Final Fantasy XIII, Thancred Waters in Final Fantasy XIV, Flamebringer in Arknights, Fei Long in Street Fighter IV, and Louis Guiabern in Metaphor: ReFantazio. He has also performed the Japanese dub roles for Chris Evans in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as Liam Hemsworth in The Hunger Games film series.
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Biography
After graduating high school, Nakamura moved to Tokyo to become a voice actor. He wanted to be a movie dubbing artist. He entered Yoyogi Animation Academy and started living in the dormitory. While enrolled, he played the role of a waiter in the drama CD Taishō Roman Zakkichō starring Takehito Koyasu. After moving on from Yoyogi Animation Academy, he worked at Production Tokyo Drama House, Toritori Office, and Sigma Seven, and is currently a member of Intention.
In 2001, he made his voice acting debut in the OVA D+VINE [LUV], and in the same year, he made his first regular TV anime role as Griffion and Ligeron in Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver. In 2006, he won the role of Rufus in the game Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria, and the following year in 2007, he won the role of Takaya Abe in Big Windup!. In the same year, he starred as Tomoya Okazaki in the TV anime Clannad.
In 2008, he won the 18th Best Male Voice Actor Award in Nonko and Nobita's Anime Scramble. In 2016, he was awarded the Voice Actor of the Year in the Person Category of the 3rd Yahoo! Search Awards.
In April 2020, Nakamura launched "Washagana TV" on YouTube with manga artist, Bkub Okawa, as a composition writer. As a double personality with Mafia Kajita, he uploads videos of various genres, such as unboxing, gaming, and valuable possession showcasing. He also welcomes guests for free talk, live streaming of new releases and enthusiast games, and membership-only streaming.
Filmography
Drama CD
Aitsu no Daihonmei, Takahiko Satō
Amari Sensei no Karei na Seminar
angelica monologue, Sakutarō Hagiwara
Aitsu no Daihonmei, Takahiko Satou
Barajou no Kiss, Kaede Higa
Bokutachi to Chuuzai-san no 700-nichi Sensou, Saijō
Cherry Boy Sakuen, Momiji Nakakita
Corpse Party: Blood Covered, Yoshiki Kishinuma
DeadLock, Yūto Lenix
DeadHeat, Yūto Lenix
DeadShot, Yūto Lenix
Exoskull Zero, Kakugo
Fate/Prototype Special Drama CD(Christmas Murder Case), Archer
Fujoshi Rumi, Shunsuke Chiba
Hitomi Wo Sumashite, Shigeto Honda
Honto Yajuu, Tomoharu Ueda
Kaichou wa Maid-sama, Kurotatsu
Karneval, Jiki
Ketsuekigata Danshi, Hibiki Akabane
Kizuna IV, Harada
Koi ni Inochi wo Kakeru no sa, Tōru Miwasa
Kotoba Nante Iranai Series 1: Kotoba Nante Iranai, Keisuke Kazami
Video games
Unknown date
Fate/stay night Réalta Nua: Take Off! Super Dimensional Trouble Hanafuda Epic Battle, Archer
Last Escort -Club Katze-, Rei,
~miyako~, Seimei
Shitsuji Tachino Ren'ai Jijou, Wolfgang Leinsdorf
Konjiki no Gash Bell!!, Tsaoron
