Yusuke Shirai (Japanese: 白井 悠介, Hepburn: Shirai Yūsuke; born January 18, 1986) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Early Wing. Some roles he played include Haruna Wakazato in The Idolmaster SideM, Yamato Nikaidō in Idolish7, and Combat Agent 6 in Combatants Will Be Dispatched!.
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Early life
Yusuke Shirai was born in Saku, Nagano on January 18, 1986. His parents house was an art supply store, and his grandfather was a painter. Shirai's brother, who had been watching anime since he was young, went to Tokyo to enter vocational school to become a voice actor. Due to that, Shirai decided to become a voice actor and entered vocational school himself.
Career
After graduating from vocational school, he entered a narrator training center, but later left. At one point he wanted to be an actor instead, but later decided he would rather become a voice actor. After that, he entered a training center run by 81 Produce. However, he left the school after one year and entered the Amusement Media Academy. Right before graduation, he was approached by Early Wing to became affiliated with them. He later decided to become affiliated with them. In 2015, he was interviewed in the first issue of Cast Voice, a magazine focusing on male voice actors.
In 2019, Shirai, along with the rest of the cast for Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle, won the singing award at the 13th Seiyu Awards. In March 2020, he started a YouTube channel.
Personal life
Outside of voice acting, he has been a fan of Liverpool F.C. ever since he watched the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final.
In October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, but was asymptomatic.
Filmography
Television animation
2011
Future Diary as Student
2012
La storia della Arcana Famiglia as Renato
2013
Karneval as Fake Squirry
Silver Spoon as Ryo Nishikura
il sole penetra le illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion as Shūji Kishida
From the New World as Kashimura
Ace of Diamond as Akio
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic as Townsperson
Meganebu! as Makoto Senba, Student
Little Busters! Refrain as Student B
2014
Witch Craft Works as Obama
The World is Still Beautiful as Minor Rani Theus
Magical Warfare as Schoolboy, Trailer's Magician
2015
Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! as Iō Naruko
Ganbare-bu Next! as Masahiro Yanagida
Diabolik Lovers, More Blood as Lucks
Durarara!!×2 Ten as Heaven Slave
2016
Anime films
2023
Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation as Shūmei Sasaki
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie as Ian Stuart
2025
Cute High Earth Defense Club ETERNAL LOVE! as Iō Naruko
OVA
2017
Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! Love! as Iō Naruko
2022
Sasaki and Miyano as Shūmei Sasaki
Video games
2015
I-Chu as Takamichi Sanzenin
Idolish7 as Yamato Nikaido
The Idolmaster SideM as Haruna Wakazato
Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz as Yukiya Conrad
Moero Crystal as Zenox
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! GAME! as Iō Naruko
100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams as Dayang
2016
Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin as Sadamitsu
London Detective Mysteria as William H. Watson
Summon Night 6 as Kiel
Stand My Heroes as Takaomi Hiyama
2017
Akashic Re:cords as Kogoro Akechi
A3! as Masumi Usui
Rage of Bahamut as Apollo
Granblue Fantasy as Mordred
2018
Food Fantasy as Huangshan Maofeng Tea, Green Curry
2019
Grimms Notes as The Ugly Duckling
2020
The King of Fighters for Girls as Jhun Hoon
Drama CD
Re-Kan! as Yamada
Sasaki and Miyano as Shūmei Sasaki
Lovesick Ellie as Aoba
Ore no Buka ga Eroi Mousou wo Yamete Kurenai as Sayama Kaoru
Dubbing
The Lazarus Project as George (Paapa Essiedu)
