Yoshimasa Hosoya is a Japanese seiyuu born in 1982. He's known to voice a variety of roles from Badass Baritone to younger characters; essentially the youthful answer to Keiji Fujiwara. An interesting trivia note of his career is his Ascended Extra status regarding his involvement in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. He voiced the minor villain Dick Pitt in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's ,the major villain IV in Yu Gi Oh Zexal, and then The Rival Reiji Akaba in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V. Not bad. He can also be found in recent sports anime such as Kuroko no Basuke, The Prince of Tennis, Haikyuu!!, and Free!: Eternal Summer (Gundam Build Fighters Try may also count, considering one of the primary premises thereof.) His American equivalents are Keith Silverstein, Robert McCollum (for Badass Baritone roles), and Todd Haberkorn (for younger characters).


Notable roles :

Masrur in Magi – Labyrinth of Magic

Notable Tropes

  • Badass: Most of the characters what he voices are badass and Hosoya has a really badass voice
  • Evil Sounds Deep: Hosoya has voiced several villains and his voice is very deep
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold:Not him but most of the characters what he voices such as Junpei are this
  • Large Ham: Most of his characters what he voices are brash and loud
  • Nice Guy: Most of his characters are nice guys too and Hosoya could be a nice person too
  • Playing Against Type: Most of his characters are brash and loud but Hosoya is a very quite person out of voice acting