Natsuki Hanae - Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer)
Natsuki Hanae (花江 夏樹) is a Japanese voice actor born on June 26, 1991 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, affiliated with Across Entertainment. He is known for his roles in anime, such as Kosei Arima in the anime drama Your Lie in April . He takes on the role of Tanjiro Kamado in the popular anime Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer). He decided to become a voice actor after watching a rerun of Ouran High School Host Club .
Biography
Hanae is a stage name, not his real name, chosen by the office, which decided to use the Japanese character for flower in his name. He was a member of his middle school tennis club. He uploaded "Singing Highlights" until June 2012 using a video distribution platform called *Nico Nico Douga* under the name *Hanagoe*, which was published in magazines.
Hanae joined the workforce after high school and had not planned on attending college before graduation. Aspiring to become a voice actor, he sent voice samples to Across Entertainment's official website and joined them in November 2009. In 2012, he became a regular cast member after two years. He made his first appearance as a lead role in the anime Tari Tari , and composed the music for episodes 5 and 12 of the anime. He played Atsuhiro Maeda in the musical and slice-of-life series Tari Tari Tari. Maeda is a unique and memorable character in the series who was easily adopted by most audiences over the course of the series. Her misunderstanding and exaggeration of Japanese expressions also contributed to the show's comedic results, making her one of the series' most fleshed-out roles, with Hanae's strong performance making Maeda an even more entertaining character.
In 2013, he played the lead role of Kiri Haimura in the anime adaptation of Crime Reduction Threshold . Other leading roles include Aldnoah Zero where he played the role of Inaho Kaizuka in 2014, Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul 2014, and Kōsei Arima in Your Lie in April 2015. He won the Best Rookie Award at the 9th Seiyuu Awards. Hanae announced her marriage on August 27, 2016, on the A&G Tribal Radio Edison TV show. After several famous anime and roles, Hanae started off fairly quietly in 2017. He had several major anime roles that spanned all seasons. He sought to expand from drama to rock and sitcoms, maintaining the same continuity he had displayed since 2014. He received an award at the 11th Voice Actor Award, and launched a Let's Play on YouTube and amassed over 500,000 subscribers in October of that year. In 2019, Hanae played the lead role in the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as Tanjiro Kamado.
Information
Hanae enjoys karaoke and gaming. He is close to Soma Saito, Kazuto Ishikawa, Shota Aoi, and singer Tomohisa Sako. At the beginning of his debut, he used contact lenses, but due to his nearsightedness, they didn't fit him. He switched to glasses around October 2012. After undergoing anterior cruciate ligament surgery on September 30, 2016, he has since worn fashion glasses. In December 2018, he created a YouTube account showcasing Let's Plays.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tari Tari | Atsuhiro Maeda |
| 2013 | The threshold for reducing crime | Kiri Haimura |
| 2013 | Epidemic business | Shin'ichi Kanō |
| 2013–2014 | Nagi-Asu: A Calm in the Sea | Hikari Sakishima |
| 2013–2016 | Ace of diamonds | Haruichi Kominato |
| 2014 | Hamatora | Shinji Toyasaki |
| 2014 | Zvezda World Conquest Plot | Asuta Jimon/Dva |
| 2014 | Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha | Ro-Ro |
| 2014 | Strike the blood | Meiga Itogami |
| 2014 | The Pilot's Love Song | Renting Kal-el Albus/Karl La |
| 2014–2015 | Your lie in April | Kosei Arima |
| 2014 | Daimidal: Prince vs. the Penguin Empire | Shōma Ameku |
| 2014 | Arc V of Yu-Gi-Oh! | Hokuto Shijima |
| 2014 | Tokyo Ghoul | Ken Kaneki |
| 2014–2015 | Aldnoah.Zero | Inaho Kaizuka |
| 2014 | Sword Art Online II | Kyōji Shinkawa/Spiegel |
| 2014 | Orenchi no Furo Jijō | Mikuni |
| 2015 | Tokyo Ghoul √A | Ken Kaneki |
| 2015 | Absolute duo Tora/Aoi | Torasaki |
| 2015 | Maria the Virgin Witch | Gilbert |
| 2015 | Small steps 2 | Krishna Ramesh |
| 2015 | Mikagura School Suite | Yuto Akama |
| 2015–2019 | Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma | Takumi Aldini |
| 2015 | The heroic legend of Arslan | Elam |
| 2015 | My Monster Secret | Asahi Kuromine |
| 2015 | Gangster. | Young Nicolas Brown |
| 2015 | Suzerain | Luke Luther Volve |
| 2015 | Charlotte | Maedomari |
| 2015–2016 | Heavy object | Qwenthur's Paddling |
| 2015–2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | Griffon Biscuit |
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Super | Jaco the Galactic Patrolman |
| 2016 | Active raid | Myth |
| 2016 | Haruchika | Shinjiro Kusakabe |
| 2016 | Divine Gate | Ariton |
| 2016 | Prince of Stride: alternative | Yu Kamoda |
| 2016–2017 | The Exorcists of the Twin Stars | Rokuro Enmadō |
| 2016 | Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yousei no door~ | Nozomu Hanamura |
| 2016 | Project B: Kodō＊Ambitious | Yuta Ashū |
| 2016 | D. Gray-man Hallow | Lavi |
| 2016–2019 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | Reita Toritsuka |
| 2016 | Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei | Julian Ainsworth |
| 2017 | Masamune-kun's Revenge | Masamune Makabe |
| 2017 | One piece | Ground |
| 2017 | Roommate | Aoi Nishina |
| 2017 | Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Mahō no Kagami~ | Nozomu Hanamura |
| 2017 | Tsukipro the animation | Rikka Sera |
| 2017 | Fate/Apocrypha | Sieg |
| 2017 | The Children of the Whales | Chakuro |
| 2017 | Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu | Higekiri |
| 2018 | Tokyo Ghoul: D | Ken Kaneki/Haise Sasaki |
| 2018 | Cardcaptor Sakura: transparent card | Yuna D. Kaito |
| 2018 | Big Blue | Yu Mitarai |
| 2018 | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru 2 | Higekiri |
| 2018 | Good sweet life | Taiyō Mitsuboshi |
| 2018-19 | Beyblade Burst Turbo | Xhan Bogard |
| 2018–2019 | Million Arthur | Kakka Arthur |
| 2019 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Yuki |
| 2019–2020 | The Ace of Diamonds, Act II | Haruichi Kominato |
| 2019 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Tanjiro Kamado |
