Kazuya Nakai
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Kazuya Nakai (fondly called Nakapan by his fans) is a seiyuu best known as Roronoa Zoro from One Piece, but his role as Date Masamune in Sengoku Basara has given him memetic status. He entered the world of voice acting at the same time as Yumi Kakazu, in the same show.
His trademark role is usually one with a very rowdy personality, candidates for Badass Jerk with a Heart of Gold, and more likely than not a Samurai/swordsman. A lot of them are also The Rival or The Lancer. In contrast he's played some very quiet and calm characters, plus one or two cold-blooded psychopaths.
Has relations with both Masakazu Morita and Sayaka Ohara.
Notable roles by Kazuya Nakai:
- Witz Suu in Gundam X (debut role)
- Also voices him in Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden and Super Robot Wars Z
- Roronoa Zoro in One Piece
- Date Masamune in Sengoku Basara
- Yajiro Kojima in Grenadier
- Mugen in Samurai Champloo
- Moses Sandor in Tales of Legendia
- Xiahou Dun and Dian Wei in Dynasty Warriors
- Shinjiro Aragaki in Persona 3
- Wakka in Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts
- Fighting Fafnir (Fefnir) in Mega Man Zero
- Toshiro Hijikata in Gintama
- Jan Valentine in Hellsing
- Shizuka Doumeki and his grandfather in ×××HOLiC
- Tres Iqus in Trinity Blood
- Gaomon in Digimon Savers
- Ryu "Wa-san" Washizu in Asu no Yoichi
- Karasu and Noein in Noein
- Taito Magatsu in Blade of the Immortal
- Major Miles in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Kanzo Mogi in Death Note
- Sieg Altreet in Super Robot Wars XO and Super Robot Wars GC
- Pierrot aka Carneau Pixis in Mitsumete Knight
- Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes: Hero's Paradise
- Zagi in Jyu-Oh-Sei
- Naoshi (Nando) in Pokémon
- Gilgamesh in Dissidia [duodecim] 012 Final Fantasy (replacing the late Daisuke Gouri) and Final Fantasy Type-0 and Final Fantasy XIII-2
- Kokuto in Bleach Movie 4: The Hell Verse
- Capricorn El Cid in Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- Suguro Ryuuji in Blue Exorcist
- The demon Salamander in Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san (so if you ever wanted to hear him moan in pleasure...)
- Lancer in Fate/Prototype
- Gangstalicious in the Japanese dub of The Boondocks.