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Yuki Kaji Voice Actor – Attack on Titan

Yuki Kaji was born on September 3, 1985, in Tokyo, Japan. He is a popular and famous Japanese voice actor, narrator, and singer affiliated with the VIMS agency. He began taking his first steps in the voice acting industry when he passed a free audition for beginners organized by Arts Vision, which allowed him to enter a class at the Japan Institute of Narration and Performance. He made his debut in a television anime series in 2006 with a role in "Fushigihoshi no Futagohime." Since his debut, Kaji has lent his voice to many essential characters in popular anime series such as Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan , Sabito in Demon Slayer, Lyon Vastia in Fairy Tail, Shoto Todoroki in My Hero Academia, and many more. He is also a member of the singing group G.Addict, which was part of the Goulart Knights project, and played one of the main protagonists in the film Kami Voice: The Voice Makes a Miracle. In addition to his voice acting work, he has hosted a web radio show called Yuki Kaji's Monologue since March 2014.

Throughout his career, his popularity grew, and in 2009, he won the Best Rookie Actor award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards. He also won the Best Voice Actor award two years in a row at the 7th and 8th Seiyu Awards, in 2013 and 2014.

Eren Yeager

In the Attack on Titan series, Yuki Kaji voices Eren Yeager, the protagonist of the series who possesses an iron will that drives him to eliminate every last enemy monster. Titan . Eren is an energetic and reckless protagonist who blindly runs into danger to save those he loves, especially his adoptive sister Mikasa Ackermann and childhood friend, Armin Arlelt. He disregards the risk and harm he exposes himself to.

In Season 1 of the anime, Yuki Kaji was an exceptional voice actor who went above and beyond normal voice actors. There were many scenes in the first season where he screamed his heart out to express Eren's feelings. Many viewers were impressed by how he was able to pour his soul into his voice recordings. Sometimes, he poured too much, as he faced an incident where he had to have his throat treated due to excessive vocal cord tension.

Yuki Kaji says he's a big fan of the manga, even though he hasn't read the latest chapter. "As a fan of the original manga, deep down, I want to read the story forward, but as the main protagonist of the story, I have to share the same reactions as the viewer when they first discover a twist. I wonder if someone like me were to read the story forward, would it affect how I would play? I think connecting the dots and discovering the true identity of each Titan is something I'd be better off not knowing until it happens."

History

Yuki Kaji was born in Tokyo but grew up with his younger sister in Saitama. Since high school, he always wanted to become a voice actor and immediately joined the drama club. He was able to learn basic acting skills and was given a lead role at his school.

Through an audition held by Arts Vision, Kaji then enrolled at the Japan Institute of Narration and Performance, where he specialized in narration and voice acting for anime.

Kaji made his voice acting debut in 2004 with the talent agency Arts Vision, in the PlayStation 2 game "Teikokusensenki" (帝国千戦記). It took two years before he finally landed his first role in an anime, "Fushigihoshi no Futagohime." He quickly began to gain recognition and expand his portfolio with his first-ever lead role in the sports anime Overdrive in 2007. He worked on many other minor roles throughout the year.

2008 was a big year for his portfolio, with roles in major anime series such as Inazuma 11 and Kyou Kara Maou. He gained a stronger female fanbase with the role of Finnian in Kuroshitsuji. His portrayal of Finnian in Kuroshitsuji was a huge success. Finnian's childlike nature was captured by Kaji's excellent voice acting. 2010 was a big year for Kaji. The second season of Kuroshitsuji, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, and Soukyuu no Fafner were all roles he was able to land.

Walker Yumazaki in Durarara!! and Lion Vastia in FAIRY TAIL are two other mainstream roles he managed to land that inevitably boosted his career. Both characters had a serious and a comedic side that Kaji was able to seamlessly switch between. His superstar career began after voicing Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan in 2013. And he has since won several awards for his voice acting in Attack on Titan.