Masahiro Nonaka

Masahiro Nonaka (野中 政宏, Nonaka Masahiro, born on October 15, 1968, in Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Vozator Voice Production. Nonaka has been excessively famous for his role as Kyo Kusanagi, as well as the two Kyo clones, Kyo-1 and Kyo-2, in The King of Fighters fighting game series. Nonaka is also did the voice of another SNK character, Basara in the Samurai Shodown series.

Masahiro Nonaka
Born	(1968-10-15) October 15, 1968 (age 55) Hiroshima, Japan
Occupation	voice actor
Years active	1994–present

Nonaka has made several event appearances in Japan, including live Neo Geo DJ Station concerts and promotional appearances for various SNK games. He has also appeared on the previously aired Japanese radio show Game Dra Night, hosted by Kyōko Hikami and Takehito Koyasu (coincidentally, Koyasu is the voice of Kyo's student, Shingo Yabuki, in The King of Fighters series). As Kyo, he also participates as a member of SNK's character image band, Band of Fighters.

Filmography

Anime

• The King of Fighters: Another Day (2006) – Kyo Kusanagi (ep. 4)

Video games

• The King of Fighters '94 (1994) – Kyo Kusanagi^[1]
• The King of Fighters '95 (1995) – Kyo Kusanagi^[1]
• Samurai Shodown III (1995) – Basara^[2]
• The King of Fighters '96 (1996) – Kyo Kusanagi^[1]
• Samurai Shodown IV (1996) – Basara Kubikiri^[2]
• The King of Fighters '96 Neo-Geo Collection (1997) – Kyo Kusanagi, Himself
• The King of Fighters '97 (1997) – Kyo Kusanagi^[1]
• The King of Fighters '98 (1997) – Kyo Kusanagi^[3]
• The King of Fighters: Kyo (1998) – Kyo Kusanagi^[3]
• The King of Fighters '99 (1999) – Kyo Kusanagi, Kyo-1, Kyo-2^[3][4][5]
• The King of Fighters 2000 (2000) – Kyo Kusanagi^[3]
• Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) – Kyo Kusanagi
• Capcom vs. SNK 2 (2001) – Kyo Kusanagi
• The King of Fighters 2001 (2001) – Kyo Kusanagi^[3]
• The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood (2002) – Kyo Kusanagi
• The King of Fighters 2002 (2002) – Kyo Kusanagi^[1]
• SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003) – Kyo Kusanagi^[3]
• Samurai Shodown V (2003) – Basara Kubikiri^[2]
• The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood (2003) – Kyo Kusanagi
• The King of Fighters 2003 (2003) – Kyo Kusanagi^[3]
• Samurai Shodown V Special (2004) – Basara Kubikiri^[2]
• The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact (2004) – Kyo Kusanagi^[3]
• The King of Fighters Neowave (2005) – Kyo Kusanagi
• NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) – Kyo Kusanagi^[3]
• The King of Fighters XI (2005) – Kyo Kusanagi,^[1] EX Kyo Kusanagi
• KOF: Maximum Impact 2 (2006) – Kyo Kusanagi, Kyo Kusanagi Classic
• The King of Fighters XII (2009) – Kyo Kusanagi^[1]
• KOF Sky Stage (2010) – Kyo Kusanagi^[6]
• The King of Fighters XIII (2010) – Kyo Kusanagi, NESTS Kyo
• Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting (2010) – Kyo Kusanagi^[7]

CD

Albums

• Neo Geo Guys Vocal Collection
• SNK Character Sounds Collection Volume 1 ~ Kyo Kusanagi
• Neo Geo DJ Station
• Neo Geo DJ Station Special
• Neo Geo DJ Station Live '98
• Neo Geo DJ Station in Neo Chupi
• Neo Geo DJ Station 2 ~BOF Returns~
• Neo Geo DJ Station Live '99
• Neo Geo DJ Station in Gemodura Night!
• The King of Fighters '96 Drama CD
• The King of Fighters '97 Drama CD (Collision Chapter)
• The King of Fighters '97 Drama CD (Destiny Chapter)
• The King of Fighters '98: The Dream Match Never Ends Drama CD
• The King of Fighters '99 Drama CD
• The King of Fighters '00 Drama CD
• KOF: Mid Summer Struggle

Soundtracks

• The King of Fighters '96 Arranged Soundtrack (as Kyo Kusanagi)

References

1. "KOFキャラクター - THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
2. "BASARA:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE". samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
3. "Masahiro Nonaka (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
4. "KOFキャラクター - THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
5. "KOFキャラクター - THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
6. "草薙 京 | CHARACTER | KOF SKY STAGE - ゲーム情報GAME - SNK". game.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2020.
7. "電撃 – SNKの人気キャラが集結するSTG！ 『NEOGEO HEROES』7月29日に発売". dengekionline.com (in Japanese). May 11, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

External links

• Masahiro Nonaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Masahiro Nonaka at MobyGames
• Masahiro Nonaka at IMDb
• Masahiro Nonaka at Arcade-History