Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原 徹也 Kakihara Tetsuya, born 24 December 1982) is a Japanese voice actor and singer. Previously affiliated with 81 Produce, he became a freelancer in June 2013. He set up his own agency, Zynchro, in July 2014.
Since 2010, Kakihara has been affiliated with Kiramune, a music label by Bandai Visual and Lantis, where he debuted as a singer with his first mini album, Still on Journey. His first single, "String of Pain", released on 6 February 2013, is the ending theme song to the anime Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East in which he also voices the main role of Shino Inuzuka. 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.
Kakihara is well known for voicing roles as young boys with a fiery personality, like Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail. He's also particularly well-known for voice acting in otome games, such as voicing Shin from the PSP game series Amnesia and K1-B0 from Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. Kakihara is also active in BL (boys' love) Drama CDs and anime.
Dub Actors[]
| Actor | No. of Roles | Country |
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| David Vincent | 4 | 
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| Todd Haberkorn | 3 |
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| Ian Sinclair | 3 |
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| Brian Beacock | 2 |
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| Robbie Daymond | 2 |
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| Lucien Dodge | 2 |
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| Wendee Lee | 2 |
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| Yuri Lowenthal | 2 |
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| Lyon Smith | 2 | 
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| Edward Bosco | 1 |
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| Brandon Bristow | 1 |
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| Kaiji Tang | 1 |
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| Patrick Aghajanian | 1 |
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| Sean Chiplock | 1 |
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| Kevin M. Connolly | 1 |
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| Daniel J. Edwards | 1 |
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| Cole Howard | 1 |
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| Barrett Leddy | 1 |
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| Ryan Colt Levy | 1 |
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| Christopher Niosi | 1 |
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| Arnie Pantoja | 1 |
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| Kyle Phillips | 1 |
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| Tom Wayland | 1 |
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| Adam Gibbs | 1 |
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Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
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| 2004-2012 | Shinji Iijima | Bleach | ¿? | United States |
| 2005 | Graf Eisen | Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's | Kaiji Tang | United States |
| Levantine | Patrick Aghajanian | |||
| Landy (ep. 12) |
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| 2006 | Reiji | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl | Tom Wayland | United States |
| 2007 | Simon | Gurren Lagann | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
| 2009-2019 | Natsu Dragneel | Fairy Tail | Todd Haberkorn | United States |
| Natsu Dragion | ||||
| 2009-2010 | Kain Fuery | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Kevin M. Connolly | United States |
| 2009-2010 | Hyoma | Beyblade: Metal Fusion | Lyon Smith | Canada |
| 2009 | Jin Kisaragi | BlazBlue: Continuum Shift | David Vincent | United States |
| Wendee Lee (young) | ||||
| Haku-men | David Vincent | |||
| 2009-2011 | Pegasus Tenma | Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas | Arnie Pantoja | United States |
| 2010-2011 | Hyoma | Beyblade: Metal Masters | Lyon Smith | Canada |
| 2010-2014 | Angelo Sauper | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | Michael Sinterniklaas | United States |
| 2010 | Jiro Shima | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan | Brian Beacock | United States |
| 2011 | Yu Abeno | Akiba's Trip | Edward Bosco | United States |
| 2011 | Jiro Shima | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital | Brian Beacock | United States |
| 2011-2014 | Tom | Toriko | Brandon Bristow | United States |
| 2012 | Adolf K. Weissman | K | Lucien Dodge | United States |
| 2013 | Jin Kisaragi | BlazBlue: Alter Memory | David Vincent | United States |
| Wendee Lee (young) | ||||
| Hakumen | David Vincent | |||
| 2014-2015 | Pepe (ep. 7) |
Garo: The Animation | Kyle Phillips | United States |
| 2014-2017 | Dennis McField | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Daniel J. Edwards | United States |
| 2015 | Tyler | The Laws of the Universe Part 0 | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
| 2015-2018 | Garma Zabi | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Christopher Niosi | United States |
| 2015-2016 | Yaiba | Show by Rock!! | Ian Sinclair | United States |
| 2016-2019 | Prompto Argentum | Final Fantasy XV | Robbie Daymond | United States |
| 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | United States | ||
| 2017 | Keebo | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | Lucien Dodge | United States |
| 2017 | Teshigawara (ep. 7) | Glitzy Dolls Go Dating | Cole Howard | United States |
| 2017 | Ikkuu Ameya | UQ Holder! | Adam Gibbs | United States |
| 2017 | Natsu Dragneel | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | Todd Haberkorn | United States |
| 2018 | Tyler | The Laws of the Universe Part 1 | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
| 2019 | Aaron | Carole & Tuesday | Sean Chiplock | United States |
| 2019-present | Andro Jazz | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun | Ryan Colt Levy | United States |
| 2020 | Chuya Nakahara | Bungo and Alchemist - Gears of Judgement | Barrett Leddy | United States |
| 2020 | Yaiba (ep. 7) | Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!! | Ian Sinclair | United States |
| 2021 | Yaiba | Show by Rock!! Stars!! | Ian Sinclair | United States |