Nobuhiko Okamoto (岡本 信彦, Okamoto Nobuhiko, born October 24, 1986) 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.
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Born | (1986-10-24) October 24, 1986 (age 37)[1]
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Agent | Raccoon Dog |
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Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
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Instrument | Vocals |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Website | www.raccoon-dog.co.jp/talent/m01-okamoto.html |
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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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7][8] On May 23, he released his first EP, Palette[9] which reached number 9 on the weekly Oricon chart. On June 5, 2013, he released his second EP, Enjoy Full.[10][11][12] On March 19, 2014, he released his first single, "Shunkan Beat" (瞬間BEAT).[13]
He is skilled at playing shogi, having the Shogi Certification in 3rd Class.[3] He appeared in several shogi events on Niconico[14][15] 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."[16] In his spare time he plays video games.[3]
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.[17]
Television animation
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Original video animation (OVA)
Original net animation (ONA)
Video games
- 2006
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 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
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
Mini-albums
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EP details |
Catalog No. |
Peak Oricon chart positions |
Billboard Japan Top Albums |
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2012 |
Palette
- Released: May 23, 2012
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACA-35203 (Limited Edition),
LACA-15203 (Regular Edition) |
( 23 / 5 / 12 )
( 21 – 27 / 5 / 12 ) |
8 |
13[134] |
Over 6,000,000 copies sold |
2013 |
Enjoy Full
- Released: June 5, 2013
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACA-35297 (Limited Edition),
LACA-15297 (Regular Edition) |
daily chart: 11
( 5 – 6 / 6 / 13 )
( 3 – 9 / 6 / 13 ) |
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2014 |
Parading
- Released: August 13, 2014
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACA-35428 (Limited Edition),
LACA-15428 (Regular Edition) |
7 |
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2015 |
Questory
- Released: November 25, 2015
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACA-35521 (Limited Edition),
LACA-15521 (Regular Edition) |
15 |
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2018 |
Braverthday
- Released: October 24, 2018
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACA-35745 (Limited Edition),
LACA-15745 (Regular Edition) |
8 |
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Singles
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Year |
EP details |
Catalog No. |
Peak Oricon chart positions |
2014 |
瞬間BEAT
- Released: March 19, 2014
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACM-34191 (Limited Edition),
LACM-14191 (Regular Edition) |
16 (weekly chart) |
2016 |
君の笑顔 僕の笑顔
- Released: July 6, 2016
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACM-34493 (Limited Edition),
LACM-14493 (Regular Edition) |
18 |
2017 |
サクラメント
- Released: August 9, 2017
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACM-14645 |
20 |
2017 |
Melty Halloween
- Released: October 25, 2017
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACM-34664 (Limited Edition),
LACM-14664 (Regular Edition) |
10 (daily chart) |
2019 |
奇跡の軌跡
- Released: July 10, 2019
- Label: Lantis
- Format: CD
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LACM-34878 (Limited Edition),
LACM-14878 (Regular Edition) |
12 |
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Anime songs
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
- 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
- Sacred Seven (as Night Terushima)
- (2011.12.07) Sacred Seven Drama Character Album IV Fragment of S7 Kijima Night x Lau Feizooi
- 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)
- (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
- Ao no Exorcist (as Rin Okumura)
- (2012.12.19) Blue Exorcist Character Song[135]
- Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (as Murasame)
- (2013.03.22) Hakkenden -Touhou Hakken Ibun- Image Song CD Vol.1
- Kamisama Hajimemashita (as Mizuki)
- (2013.03.20) Kamisama Hajimemashita Bonus CD Vol. 4
- (2013.04.17) Kamisama Hajimemashita Bonus CD Vol. 5
- 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
- Brothers Conflict Vol. 3 Extras
- Brothers Conflict Christmas OVA
- 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)
- Assassination Classroom: Second Season (as Akabane Karma)
- Vatican Miracle Examiner (as Hiraga Josef Kō)
Game (PSP) songs
- Death Connection
- (2010.06.16) Death Connection Character Song Album
- 『恋は校則に縛られない!』(as Satoshi/Kyo)[136]
- (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」
- (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
- Vinculum Hearts -Iris Mahou Gakkou-
- (2014.11.12) Vinculum Hearts -Iris Mahou Gakkou- Intro Theme
- Hajimari no Yakusoku (as Iris)
Drama CD songs
- 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)
Cover songs
- Disney
- Disney Love Stories (Disney – Koe no Ojisama Vol.2)
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"電&王&戦&岡本信彦まとめ①". Niconico Video. May 5, 2013. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
"キャラクター". TVアニメ「モンスターハンター ストーリーズ RIDE ON」公式サイト. Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
"フェノメノ・ペイン". ベイブレードバースト公式ポータルサイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
"Character". takagi3.me (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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爆豪勝己 [Katsuki Bakugo]. mhaoj.bn-ent.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
楊 [Yang]. otomate.jp/piofiore (in Japanese). Otomate. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
一方通行 [Accelerator]. jp.square-enix.com/index-if (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2021.