Have you heard of the hugely popular manga "BEASTARS"? It's a work that has also become popular after being made into an anime. Set in a world where anthropomorphized carnivores and herbivores live together, the story depicts the animals who attend the boarding school "Cherryton Academy." As of 2021, the second season of the anime "BEASTARS" is currently airing, making it one of the works that is gaining more and more popularity. In this article, we will introduce the voice actors who will be appearing in the second season of "BEASTARS"!
Voice actor No. 1: Kobayashi Chikahiro (playing Legoshi)
Kobayashi Chikahiro is a voice actor born on September 5, 1983, from Aichi Prefecture. He is 177 cm tall. He is affiliated with the Engeki Shudan En agency. In addition to his work as a voice actor, he is also attracting attention for his work as an actor in dramas and stage productions.
Major appearances
Major appearances include the role of Sugimoto Saichi in "Golden Kamuy," the role of Ranga in "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime," the role of Red Siberian Kai in "Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle," the role of Uozumi Riku in "Sing Yesterday for Me," and the role of Yoshitsune/Fox Yoshitsune in "Majin Bone: The Genie of Time and Space."
Voice actor No. 2: Ono Yuki (playing Rui)
Ono Yuki is a voice actor born on June 22, 1984. He is currently freelance and not affiliated with any agency. He is originally from Shizuoka Prefecture. He graduated from the School of Sports Science at Waseda University. During his school days, he was devoted to soccer and aimed to become a soccer player. He was approached by a scout from Shimizu S-Pulse in his second year of high school, but in the fall of his third year, he twisted and broke his ankle and gave up.
Aiming to be a voice actor
However, after watching "Kimi ga Nozomu Eien", he was fascinated and admired the voice of Kisho Taniyama, who voiced the main character. Furthermore, Ono happened to see Taniyama in the smoking area at an anime event and talked to him. At that time, he wanted to do the same job and began to aim to become a voice actor. He left Atomic Monkey in 2017 and became a freelancer, and he also revealed that he had married an ordinary woman seven years ago. Furthermore, on August 28, 2020, he announced on his blog that his son had been born.
Major appearances
Major appearances include the role of Tsukahara Kaname in "You and Me," the role of Kagami Taiga in "Kuroko's Basketball," the role of Ookurihira in "Touken Ranbu," the role of Kinukawa Taisuke in "Gingitsune," the role of Azumaya Junta in "I'm Being Threatened by the Number 1 Man I Want to Be Held.", the role of Ashiya Shiro (Demon Marshal Arsiel) in "The Devil is a Part-Timer!", the role of Ou Tensai in "Arad: Ring of Reversal," the role of Kaius Rao Bistail in "The Titan's Bride," and the role of Dan Kazuo in "Bungo to Alchemist: Gears of Judgement."
Cast voice actor No. 3: Sayaka Senbongi as Haru
Sayaka Senbongi was born on November 24, 1995, is from Saitama Prefecture, and is affiliated with the agency I'm Enterprise. Senbongi learned about the profession of voice acting when she watched "Neon Genesis Evangelion" when she was in elementary school, and from her second to third year of junior high school, she started watching late-night anime such as "K-ON!". In addition, when she was in her second year of high school, she entered the Japan Narration Acting Institute, but because she was busy with club activities (brass band club), she attended a course once a week. By the way, she plays the clarinet in her high school brass band and has participated in competitions. Her hobbies are singing and reading manga. She also likes impersonations, games, and drawing.
Major appearances
Her major appearances include the role of Kokonoe Claire in "Kyoto Club Activity Records," Mumei in "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress," the role of Aigasaki Kohana in "Majikyun! Renaissance," the role of Trish Una in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind," the role of Piglet Pancetta in "Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time," and the role of Kotoko in "Even if the World Ends Tomorrow."
Cast voice actor No. 4: Juno's role: Atsumi Tanezaki
Atsumi Tanezaki is a member of the Tokyo Actors Consumers' Cooperative. She is from Oita Prefecture and has type A blood. What made her consider the profession of voice acting was "Sailor Moon." After that, she moved to Tokyo from Oita Prefecture, and after graduating from high school, she decided to start acting as a voice actor in earnest with the money she had saved to enter a training school.
Voice actors she admires
By the way, her favorite voice actors are Miyuki Sawashiro and Mayumi Tanaka. Furthermore, when she was a child, she went to a concert by Junko Iwao, who is from the same Oita prefecture as Tanezaki, and when she told her that she wanted to become a voice actress, she was told, "I hope we can work together someday." By the way, her favorite idols in "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls," in which Tanezaki herself also appears, are Kaoru Ryuzaki and Frederica Miyamoto. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 14th Seiyuu Awards in 2020.
Major appearances
Major appearances include the role of Natsume Asako in "My Little Monster," the role of Tendo Itsuki, Tendo Mutsuki, and Tendo Nanase in "Gen'ei wo Kakeru Taiyo," the role of Mustard in "Hoozuki no Reitetsu," the role of Chocolate Rabbit in "Sylvanian Families Mini Story," the role of Futaba Rio in "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai," the role of Ijuin Kai in "Shadowverse," and the role of Dai in "Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020)."
Voice actor No. 5: Akio Otsuka (playing Gohin)
Akio Otsuka is a voice actor born on November 24, 1959. He is from Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. He is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. His father is also a voice actor, Norio Otsuka. Otsuka, who is characterized by his unique low voice quality, is active in a wide range of fields, including narration and dubbing of foreign films in addition to anime and games.
Major appearances
Major appearances include the role of Moominpappa in "Moomins," the role of Nemo in "Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water," the role of 005/G. Junior in "Cyborg 009 THE CYBORG SOLDIER," the role of Sir von Voltaire Gwendal in "Kyou Kara Maou!", the role of Shunsui Kyoraku in "BLEACH," the role of Radi Yeager in "Valkyria Chronicles," the role of Blitz T. Abrams in "Blood Blockade Battlefront," the role of Yujiro Hanma in "Baki," and the role of Nurarihyon in "GeGeGe no Kitaro (6th series)."
In GeGeGe no Kitaro
By the way, Akio Otsuka's father, Norio Otsuka, played the role of Ratman in "GeGeGe no Kitaro" (1st and 2nd series). When the movie "Yokai Watch" collaborated with Kitaro, Akio Otsuka played the role of Ratman, which also became a hot topic.
Voice actor No. 6: Kaji Yuki (Kaji Yuki) as Pina
Kaji Yuki was born on September 3, 1985, in Tokyo and raised in Saitama Prefecture. He is currently affiliated with the agency Vims. Kaji Yuki aspired to become a voice actor when he was in junior high school, but since there was no training school he could attend at the time, he started by reading manga aloud. After that, just before entering high school, he was invited to an audition where he could attend a training school for free, and after passing, he started attending the training school. Among the voice actors he respects are Yamadera Kouichi and Hayashibara Megumi, and among the voice actors in Nakayoshi, he mentions Yonaga Tsubasa and Shimono Hiro.
Major Appearances
His major appearances include the role of Eren Yeager in "Attack on Titan," the role of Ichinose Kazuya and the role of Acala in "Inazuma Eleven," the role of Shion in "NO.6," the role of Oscar in "LUPIN the Third - The Woman Called Fujiko Mine," the role of Kirishima Ayato in "Tokyo Ghoul," the role of Shiwasu Kakeru in "TSUKIUTA. THE ANIMATION," the role of Fuunyan in "Yo-kai Watch," the role of Akechi Touma in "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K," and the role of Isara Mao in "Ensemble Stars!".
Summary of the voice actors appearing in the second season of "BEASTARS"!
That's all for the list of voice actors who will appear in the second season of "BEASTARS"! What did you think? With many popular voice actors appearing, it's sure to please fans of the original work and anime, as well as voice actor fans. The story of "BEASTARS" is very interesting and draws you into the world, so you'll want to pay attention to the voice actors' performances. If you're interested, be sure to check out the original work and the first and second seasons of the anime.
