Kōji Yusa

is a Japanese freelance voice actor and narrator, born and raised in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. He is best known for his roles in Bleach as Gin Ichimaru, Choja Raideen as Raideen Owl, the Sonic the Hedgehog series as Shadow the Hedgehog, Battle Vixens as Zuo Ci and Xu Huang, Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro as Eiji Sasazuka, Zettai Karen Children as Kyōsuke Hyōbu, Yowamushi Pedal as Akira Midousuji, and Kamen Rider Den-O as Urataros.

Biography As a child, Yusa lived near the Kyoto Racecourse in Yodo, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. As a gift for entering junior high school, he received a boombox and listened to radio dramas, which inspired him to become a voice actor. When he was in college, he majored in Japanese language studies. After graduating from college, he went through the 7th class of Katsuta Voice Actor Academy and made his debut as a voice actor in 1993 at the age of 25 in The Brave of Gold Goldran. At the time of his debut, he belonged to Office Kaoru; since leaving the company, he has been working freelance. He mainly works as a dubbing artist for anime, drama CDs, and foreign films, as well as a narrator for information programs. In addition to his main job as a voice actor, he has also worked in events and radio.

Yusa won the Synergy Award for Kamen Rider Den-O at the 2nd Seiyu Awards.

He married voice actress Kanako Mitsuhashi in 2007; in 2012, he announced on his radio program that they had divorced.

Filmography

Television animation 1992 Crayon Shin-chan – Salary man, Shō's father, masseur, additional voices

1993 Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō – Caster

1995 Bonobono – Nan Nan Slayers – Guard

1996 After War Gundam X – Demar Griffe Brave Command Dagwon – Announcer, young pupil, delinquent Choja Raideen – Ginga Torikai/Raideen Owl Detective Conan – Ginji Tobita, Toshiya Tadokoro, Tetsuya Kawasaki, Hisashi Suguro, Ryōsuke Shiina, Damu official, fireman, judge #A, police station official, Nagasaku Shiro, Dogo Hoshikawa

1997 Clamp School Detectives – Black-suited man #D The King of Braves GaoGaiGar – Steering committee Pokémon – Yūji, Mitsuji

1998 DT Eightron – Beruku Lost Universe – Aku Gaki

1999 Angel Links – Nikora Crest of the Stars – Larnia Dai-Guard – Makise Initial D Second Stage – Thunders, additional voices Turn A Gundam – Laborer #A, farmer #B, militia soldier #B

2000 Banner of the Stars – Larnia Boogiepop Phantom – Takashi Fighting Spirit – Test student

2001 Baki the Grappler – Gaia Nomura Earth Maiden Arjuna – Adjutant #C Hikaru no Go – Michio Shirakawa, Kyōhei Katagiri, liege lord, additional voices Rune Soldier – Hero, adventurer #B The SoulTaker – Operator Star Ocean: The Second Story – Keith

2002 Atashin'chi – Math teacher, daughter's boyfriend, bus driver, salesman, instructor, additional voices Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid – Tony Hungry Heart: Wild Striker – Haruki Ōmura, Minoru Fujimori, Koboku, additional voices Papuwa – Gionkamen Arashiyama, Kimura, Nagara River Cormorant

2003 Transformers: Armada – Demolishor (Japanese: Ironhide), Thrust Astro Boy: Mighty Atom – Blues, staff member, pilot Kino's Journey – Salary man Sonic X – Shadow the Hedgehog The World of Narue – Shimada owner

2004 AM Driver – Scene Pierce Battle B-Daman – Bodyguard Black Jack – Doctor Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos – Takato Mutsu, Asanosuke, Tōkichi Transformers: Energon – Ironhide/Irontread, Wing Dagger/Wing Saber Yakitate!! Japan – Edward Kaiser Yu-Gi-Oh! GX – Fubuki Tenjoin

2005 Bleach – Gin Ichimaru Blood+ – Gudolf, Archer Research Aide Doraemon – Man Eyeshield 21 – Rui Habashira, Shigeru Miyake, Simon Ginga Legend Weed – Buruge

2006 Chaotic – Codemaster Crellan Ergo Proxy – Vincent Law Gintama – Ayumu Tōjō Nana – Nishimoto Night Head Genesis – Kamiyashi Saiunkoku Monogatari – Doushu Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi – Ikeshita

2007 Claymore – Isley Dennō Coil – Sōsuke Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun – Tasuku Okushiro Ikki Tousen Dragon Destiny – Zuo Ci, Xu Huang Koutetsu Sangokushi – Zhuge Jin, messenger, Gorotsuki Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette – Montparnasse Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro – Eishi Sasazuka MapleStory – Aroaro The Story of Saiunkoku – Hanasana Tetsuko no Tabi – Group

2008 Amatsuki – Kon Shinonome Dazzle – Jenfūpu Ikki Tousen Great Guardians – Zuo Ci Kuroshitsuji – Lau Persona -trinity soul- – Kiyofumi Nagai Special A – Aoi Ogata Zettai Karen Children – Kyōsuke Hyōbu Yes! PreCure 5 – Count Rozetto

2009 Chrome Shelled Regios – Roy Entorio Eden of the East – Jintarō Tsuji Tegami Bachi Reverse – Lawrence Umineko no Naku Koro ni – Juza Amakusa

2010 Hakuōki – Sanosuke Harada Hanamaru Kindergarten – Hanamaru Sensei Nurarihyon no Mago – Nurarihyon (young) Ookami Kakushi – Shunichirou Sakaki Seikon no Qwaser – Georg Tanner Starry Sky – Mizushima Iku

2011 Blue Exorcist – Renzou Shima B-Daman Crossfire – Force=Dragren Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen – Tomohiro Miyoshi Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? – King of the Night Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyo – Nurarihyon (young) Tiger & Bunny – Yuri Petrov/Lunatic Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 1000% (Season 1), Ryuuya Hyuuga

2012 Smile PreCure! - Koichi Nozawa Arcana Famiglia – Jolly Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess – Chase Kingdom – Bì Sword Art Online – Kuradeel Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate – Reiji Saga Zetman – Seiji Haitani

2013 Blood Lad – Papladon Achim Kara no Kyoukai – Cornelius Alba Karneval – Tsukitachi Shingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki Sentaku – Farlan Church Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Kiyoshi Tooyama Tokyo Ravens – Ōtomo Jin Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% (Season 2), Ryuuya Hyuuga Yowamushi Pedal – Akira Midōsuji The Unlimited: Hyōbu Kyōsuke – Kyōsuke Hyōbu

2014 Yo-kai Watch - Fumika's Father Donten ni Warau – Kotaro Fuma Gundam Build Fighters Try – Daiki Miyaga Hozuki's Coolheadedness – Hakutaku The Irregular at Magic High School – Zhou Gongjin Pupa – Shirō Onijima Terra Formars – Adolf Reinhardt Tokyo Ghoul – Tatara

2015 Atashin'chi – Math teacher, daughter's boyfriend, bus driver, salesman, instructor, additional voices Gangsta. – Domenico Arcangelo GATE – Akira Yanagida Overlord – Brain Unglaus Q Transformers: Return of the Mystery of Convoy – Jazz Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon – Haunted Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Revolutions (Season 3) – Ryuuya Hyuuga Working!!! – Tohru Minegishi Young Black Jack – Yabu

2016 Divine Gate – Loki Drifters – Flamme Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto – Shou Hayabusa/8823 Izetta: The Last Witch – Görtz Maho Girls PreCure! – Batty Mob Psycho 100 – Shinji Kamuro Norn9 - Itsuki Kagami Puzzle & Dragons X – Jest Servamp – Johannes Mimir Faustus Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Legend Star (Season 4) – Ryuuya Hyuuga

2017 ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. – Lilium Fate/Apocrypha – Lancer of Red/Karna Vatican Miracle Examiner – Priest Julia Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation – Akira Midōsuji

2018 Magical Girl Ore – Hyoue The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments – Grayroad Radiant – Dragunov

2019 Dororo – Sabame The Morose Mononokean II – Gyousei Midnight Occult Civil Servants – Reiji Senda

2020 Pet – Ron Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Cliff Foschurose Talentless Nana – Jin Tachibana

2021 Ex-Arm – Shūichi Natsume High-Rise Invasion – Kazuma Aohara The Case Study of Vanitas – Johann Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles – Reiss Vulfe Battle Game in 5 Seconds – Masaya Kuroiwa Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai – Fenbren The Faraway Paladin – Tonio

2022 Ranking of Kings – Ōken Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs – Chris Fia Arclight Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – Gin Ichimaru

2023 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen – Gilbert Undead Unluck – Nico

2024 Pseudo Harem – Tsuguto Iwata Wistoria: Wand and Sword – Edward Serfence As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (season 2) – Chacma Drees Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister – Miemon Kitashirakawa Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii – Shoma Toriashi

2025 Flower and Asura – Hiromi Kichijōji Dr. Stone: Science Future – Stanley Snyder Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō – Somegorō Akitsu Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 – Hwalipon Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble: Raising My Baby Brother with Memories from My Past Life – Victor Secrets of the Silent Witch - Victor Thornlee

2026 Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 – Jikka Hikuidori – Samon Orishimo Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – Naoya Zen'in Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power – Albert Ararat Kusunoki's Garden of Gods – Ōryū Eren the Southpaw – Hajime Yanagi Fist of the North Star – Shin Red River – Urhi The Ghost in the Shell – Ghorantl Representative

Tokusatsu Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002) Hyper Battle Video – Evil Agito Burning Form Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2005) – Hades Beastman King of Hell Yeti Zee (ep. 27 - 30) Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006) Hyper Battle Video – Gatack Zecter Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form (eps. 5 - 49), Newt Imagin (ep. 40) Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! (2007) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (2008) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World (2008) – Shogi Player (cameo) Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown (2008) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form Kamen Rider Decade (2009) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship (2009) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy (2010) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form/Uratazao OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (2011) – Urataros Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (2012) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form, Kamen Rider Accel Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen (2017) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) – Urataros/Kamen Rider Den-O Rod Form Kamen Rider Zi-O (2019) – Urataros (ep. 39 - 40) Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger (2024) - Waruido Spindo

Original video animation (OVA) Hunter × Hunter: Greed Island (2003) – Wing, Jispa, Bara Hunter × Hunter G I Final (2004) – Bara, Jispa, Montreux, Zetsk Bellam Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy (2005) – Gin Ichimaru Dogs: Bullets & Carnage (2009) – Ian Initial D Extra Stage Impact Blue (xxxx) – Nogami Kamen Rider Den-O Collection DVD "Imagin Anime" (xxxx) – Urataros Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (xxxx) – Scorpio Kardia The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament Semifinals (xxxx) – Osamu Watanabe Sex Pistols (xxxx) – Hoikushi Black Butler (2015) – Lau

Original net animation (ONA) Bastard!! (2023) – Zion Sol Vanderverg

Theatrical animation Crayon Shin-chan: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back (2014) – Jintaro Kuroiwa Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch (2021) – Kōzō Samejima Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (2022) – Yun Sanho Sand Land (2023) – Pike That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea (2026) – Djeese The Dark Knight – Doctor Jonathan Crane The Dark Knight Rises – Doctor Jonathan Crane As Good as It Gets – Vincent Lopiano (Skeet Ulrich) Atomic Twister – Potter (Johnny Blick) The Beach – Étienne (Guillaume Canet) Boy Meets World – Ronny Burning – Ben (Steven Yeun) The Dark Knight – Coleman Reese (Joshua Harto) Dr. Dolittle 2 – Pepito (Jacob Vargas) Fight Club – The Mechanic (Holt McCallany) Gotham – Harvey Dent (Nicholas D'Agosto) Idle Hands – Randy (Jack Noseworthy) Jason X – Waylander (Derwin Jordan) Joey – Michael Tribbiani (Paulo Costanzo) Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight – Drew Lansing/Kamen Rider Torque The Lovers – Robert (Aidan Gillen) The Outer Limits – Agent Pinter (Robert Moloney) Primal Fear – Roy/Aaron Stampler (Edward Norton) Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation – Leonardo Power Rangers Turbo – Elgar, Phantom Ranger Power Rangers in Space – Elgar, Phantom Ranger, Psycho Blue Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy – Chameliac, Psycho Blue Power Rangers: Samurai – Jayden Shiba/Red Samurai Ranger (Alex Heartman) Showtime – Charlie Hertz (John Cariani) X2: X-Men United (2006 TV Asahi edition) – Iceman (Shawn Ashmore)

Animation Babar (TV series) – Cornelius The Emoji Movie – Nerd Emoji The Powerpuff Girls – Professor Dick Hardley, Major Glory Transformers Animated – Prowl SpongeBob SquarePants - Squidward Tentacles