Tetsuya Kakihara

Tetsuya Kakihara
柿原 徹也
Born (1982-12-24) December 24, 1982 (age 41)
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Occupations
Years active2002–present
AgentZynchro
Notable work
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
LabelsKiramune

Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原 徹也, Kakihara Tetsuya, born 24 December 1982) is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is a former member of 81 Produce.[1] His agency, Zynchro, was established on May 15, 2013.

In 2010, Kakihara has been affiliated with Kiramune, a music label by Bandai Visual and Lantis, where he made his first mini album, Still on Journey. His first single, "String of Pain", served as the ending theme song for the anime series Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East in which he voiced Shino Inuzuka.[2] He has released two full albums, five mini albums and six singles. His third single, "咲いちゃいな (Saichaina)", was released on 15 April 2015.[3]

Kakihara has voiced young men with fiery personalities, including Natsu Dragneel in Fairy Tail. He also starred in otome games, including Shin in Amnesia and K1-B0 in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. He is also active in BL (boys' love) Drama CDs.

  1. ^ "柿原徹也オフィシャルブログ『Next one』powered by ココログ: ご報告". Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Tetsuya Kakihara's first single "String of pain"., release on February 6, 2013". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Kakihara Tetsuya's 3rd single "Saichaina", release on April 15, 2015". Kiramune. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2015.