My Hero Academia features an ensemble cast, with shonen protagonist Izuku Midoriya only one of many compelling characters in U.A.'s Class 1-A. All of these students come to life vividly in the My Hero Academia anime, with smooth animation and excellent voice acting.
The highly talented voice acting cast brings the characters to life, from Izuku's voice actor Daiki Yamashita to Katsuki Bakugo's voice actor, Nobuhiko Okamoto. Meanwhile, the icy Shoto Todoroki is voiced by the highly prolific voice actor Yuki Kaji. Fans of Shoto Todoroki may want to check out Mr. Kaji's roles in other anime series. There are plenty to choose from.
10 Terunori Kuga Specializes In Chinese Food (Food Wars!: Shokugeki No Soma)
Soma Yukihira has plenty of classic shonen rivals to face at the elite Totsuki school, such as the fierce Takumi Aldini, and Terunori Kuga. When he was introduced, Terunori Kuga was on the Council of Ten, as the 8th seat. He can outclass almost any student in the kitchen, Soma included.
Voice actor Yuki Kaji clearly had a lot of fun voicing this upbeat and cheerful character. Terunori has a playful but vicious attitude about almost everything. He calls Soma "Yukihira-chin" and gently teases him before any major competition. The two students went head to head during the moon festival, Chinese food vs Chinese food.
9 Speed-O-Sound Sonic Is Too Quick To Catch (One-Punch Man)
Speed-O-Sound Sonic, as his villain name suggests, is one of the fastest characters in One-Punch Man. In the eyes of ordinary villains such as Hammerhead, Sonic is nothing more than a blur. Particularly, a blur with a sword and a habit of decapitating its enemies.
Voice actor Yuki Kaji brought this high-strung ninja to life with his cold but arrogant dialogue. At times, he might cry out in shock while fighting Saitama, showing the range of this character's emotions as well as Mr. Kaji's voice acting talents. Sonic won't go down easily.
8 Takeshi Aiza Is A Piano Genius (Your Lie In April)
Your Lie in April is a beloved drama series all about the power of music, hope, and friendship. The young hero, Kosei Arima, struggles with serious personal baggage and emotional troubles. His pain prevents him from hearing the notes of a piano. Kosei's passion for music is all but dead.
Kosei isn't alone, though. He has a good friend in Kaori Miyazono, and a rival to push him, a blond boy named Takeshi Aiza, voiced by Yuki Kaji. Takeshi is an ace pianist, and he won't rest until he can defeat Kosei in a fair musical duel. He can't stand the thought of his rival giving up.
7 Yukine Is A Human Sword (Noragami)
Noragami is a supernatural monster hunter anime that should appeal to fans of Bleach, D.Gray-Man, and Demon Slayer. This series depicts monstrous spirits called ayakashi roaming free in the world. It's up to the gods to slay these beasts, and that includes the minor god Yato, who wields Yukine as a weapon.
Yukine is a dead human soul voiced by Yuki Kaji, a punkish spirit who longs to learn about his mortal human life. For now, he'll fight for Yato as a sword, but if Yato's father can help him discover his past, Yukine's loyalty might be called into question.
6 Shu Maiko Is A Total Goofball (Nisekoi)
Nisekoi is a popular rom-com high school anime series starring Raku Ichijo, who has to maintain a false relationship with the blonde tsundere Chitoge Kirisaki. Soon, several girls enter the picture and compete for Raku's heart – including Raku's own crush, Kosaki Onodera.
Along the way, Raku has a few friends to call his own in the middle of all this chaos, including Shu Maiko voiced by Yuki Kaji. Unlike serious characters such as Shoto and Takeshi Aiza, Shu is a total goofball and a major source of comedic relief. He and Shoto wouldn't get along if they ever met.
5 Eren Yeager Is A Legendary Hero Turned Villain (Attack On Titan)
Attack on Titan stands as one of the biggest titles in anime right now. AoT revolves around the gritty hero turned supervillain, Eren Yeager. Eren has always been a passionate and stubborn boy who will fight against any odds. This gets him into trouble against bullies, Titans, and much more.
From his angry shouts and cries of pain to his heartbreaking moments of tragedy and hardship, voice actor Yuki Kaji must have pushed himself to bring the intense Eren Yeager to life. The end result was absolutely worth it.
4 Lyon Vastia Is An Ice Wizard (Fairy Tail)
Shoto Todoroki isn't the only ice-based character whom Yuki Kaji has voiced in his career. There is also Lyon Vastia the ice wizard, who is also a member of the esteemed Lamia Scale wizard guild, which has loose ties with the famous Fairy Tail guild. Both guilds took part in the Grand Magic Games tournament.
Lyon and Gray Fullbuster go way back, having spent their childhoods together learning the ways of ice-make magic from their kind master, Ur. Ur has since passed away, but both Lyon and Gray remember her lessons well. She would be proud of how both boys turned out.
3 Koichi Hirose Has A Stand Named Echoes (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
The Diamond is Unbreakable story arc took place in Morioh Town in 1999, a Japanese town populated with many eccentric and often dangerous Stand users. Josuke Higashikata has his hands full with these villains, but at least he has JoBros like Okuyasu Nijimura and Koichi Hirose to back him up.
Koichi isn't terribly fond of combat or bloodshed, but he will bravely use his ever-evolving Stand Echoes to stand up to bullies and delinquents to protect both himself and Josuke. He also made a brief appearance in the Golden Wind story arc, where he ran afoul of Giorno Giovanna.
2 Naoya Nifuji Is The Sweet Younger Brother (Wotakoi)
Naoya Nifuji is the younger brother of Hirotaka Nifuji. The two brothers don't seem to have much in common as far as Narumi Momose can tell. While Hirotaka is a quiet introvert and hardcore gamer, Naoya is a lousy gamer with excellent people skills.
Voice actor Yuki Kaji helped bring this warm and charming young man to life with his voice acting. Any anime fan would find Naoya wonderfully endearing to watch as he makes friends with everyone around him. He even has a romantic subplot involving the shy gamer girl Ko Sakuragi.
1 Sabito Helped Coach Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer)
Early on in the Demon Slayer series, hero Tanjiro Kamado pushed himself to train as a demon slayer so he could defeat Muzan Kibutsuji and cure his demon sister, Nezuko. At one point, Tanjiro hit a wall and he needed help from beyond the grave. Enter Sabito and Makomo.
Voice actor Yuki Kaji portrayed Sabito, a masked boy who had once trained under Sakonji Urokodaki until he met his demise at the hands of the Hand Demon. Sabito's and Makoto's spirits remain at Sagiri Mountain, and they helped Tanjiro do the impossible, and slice a massive boulder in half.