| Yuki Kaida | |
| Native Name: | 甲斐田 ゆき |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | November 30 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Other Names: | [1] |
| Occupation: | Voice actress |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
is a Japanese voice actress.[2] Although she has an extensive vocal range, voicing a large variety of characters throughout her career, she is commonly typecasted as young males, achieving mainstream success as her roles in Hunter × Hunter as Kurapika,[3] The Prince of Tennis as Shusuke Fuji,[4] Shōnen Onmyōji as Abe no Masahiro.[5] and and Hetalia World Series as China or Yao Wang.[6] She was formerly affiliated with the talent management agency Toritori Office,[7] but is currently freelance.
She is one of the few Japanese voice actors to have completed their formal education in the United States.[8] Consequently, she can speak multiple languages with varying degrees of fluency outside of Japanese. She is affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans.[1]
Kaida was born in Tokyo, Japan,[2] and was raised in the Shinjuku ward of the city. Shortly following her graduation from Shinjuku High School, she enrolled in the International University of Art and Music in San Diego, California, and studied abroad for four years, where she majored in musical theater.[8] She returned to Japan to focus on voice acting, making her debut in the OVA Southern Wind as Himiko, followed up by some minor roles in other television animation;[9] [10] but her first major role as a voice actor came when she was cast as Kurapika in Hunter × Hunter in 1999,[3] after which her popularity began to grow. However, she went on to perform her arguably most well-known role, that of Shusuke Fuji in The Prince of Tennis,[4] which began airing in 2001; she reprises the role for later adaptations as well as for voice acting events to promote the series[11] and for CDs sung as the character. She is also known for her wide vocal range and feminine natural voice, being skilled at voicing males as well as adult women such as Ouka from .hack//Legend of the Twilight,[12] gag characters such as Son Goku/Patalliro from Patalliro Saiyuki!,[13] and young females such as Machi Kuragi from Fruits Basket.[14]
In addition to voice acting, she is also a prominent radio personality, and is the current announcer for Sadao Watanabe's radio show, Nightly Yours.[15] She is nicknamed, which is also her blog nickname, and, the latter being a corruption of the former.[1] She is also a member of the voice acting unit AZU alongside Junko Takeuchi and Junko Minagawa,[16] and is a member of the unit Takada Hiroyuki alongside Hiroki Takahashi.[17]
She is notably multilingual, competent in French and Chinese, as well as being a fluent English speaker; the latter being evident in her Western education, her interest in Queen and the Chronicles of Narnia, and also by having an all-English speaking role as Angela Burton in Genshiken.[18] Her other hobbies include watching rakugo, especially Kosanji Yanagiya, and baseball, while she also has a pet dog named Vivian.[2] She is commonly mistaken for her friend and fellow voice actress Yūko Kaida, due to the fact that their names differ by only two characters and one letter in romanization.
| Year | Title | Role | Source |
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| 1999 | Mother Hinoki | ||
| Detective Conan | Yuri Arisato, Yuriko Tomosato | ||
| Hoshin Engi | Yong | ||
| Hunter × Hunter | Kurapika, Fumi, Heaven's Arena 200th Floor Employee | ||
| Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon | Yuki Kagawa | ||
| Corrector Yui | Fiina | ||
| Seraphim Call | Lulu Sanjō | ||
| 2000 | Female voice, Kukuri's Mother | ||
| 2001 | Ask Dr. Rin! | Cynthia | [19] |
| Corrector Yui | Feena | ||
| Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver | Karon, Shō Kurachi, Midori Asaba | [20] | |
| Hanaukyo Maid Team | Taro Hanaukyo | [21] | |
| The Prince of Tennis | Shusuke Fuji, Yumiko Fuji, Yuuta Fuji (young) | ||
| 2002 | Beyblade | Ozma, Kyouju's Mother | [22] |
| Daigunder | Ryugu | [23] | |
| Digimon Frontier | Gomamon | ||
| 2003 | Origami Warriors | Kasumi Ayase | |
| Ashita no Nadja | Cream, Alan's friend, Mireille Morrow, Lady, T.J. Livingston | [24] | |
| .hack//Legend of the Twilight | Ouka | ||
| Twin Spica | Shū Suzuki | [25] | |
| Zatch Bell | Eshros | ||
| 2004 | Fantastic Children | Gherta Hawksbee, Tooma's Mother | [26] |
| Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite | Taro Hanaukyo | ||
| Kamichu! | Ukeru Nishimura | ||
| Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos | Yuki-hime | ||
| Soreike! Zukkoke Sanningumi | Tokiko Okuda | [27] | |
| Yugo the Negotiator | Mariko | [28] | |
| 2005 | Absolute Boy | Masaki Makabe | [29] |
| Rockman.EXE Beast | Dark Kirisaki | ||
| Patalliro Saiyuki! | Son Goku/Patalliro | ||
| Suzuka | Ayano Fujikawa | [30] | |
| Doraemon | Sunetsugu | ||
| 2006 | Ballad of a Shinigami | Mitsuki Asano | |
| Le Chevalier d'Eon | Marie | ||
| Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star | Shizue Hoshino, Tomoya's Mother | ||
| Inukami! | Kaoru Kawahira | ||
| Shooting Star Rockman | Tsukasa Futaba | [31] | |
| Powerpuff Girls Z | Femme Fatale, Young Professor Utonium | ||
| Shōnen Onmyōji | Abe no Masahiro | ||
| 009-1 | Billy | ||
| 2007 | Genshiken | Angela Burton | |
| Kamichama Karin | Kirika Karasuma | [32] | |
| Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula | Michael Schmidt | ||
| Oshare Majo Love and Berry: Shiwase no Mahou | Shou | ||
| Saint Beast: Kōin Jojishi Tenshi Tan | Cassandra | ||
| Sisters of Wellber | Jamille Kaela | ||
| The Story of Saiunkoku | Riō Hyo, Jr. | ||
| 2008 | Kyōran Kazoku Nikki | Drinda | |
| Porphy no Nagai Tabi | Porphyras Patagos | [33] | |
| Sekirei | Homura/Kagari | [34] | |
| Sisters of Wellber Zwei | Jamille Kaela | ||
| 2009 | China, Zashiki-Warashi, Narrator | [35] | |
| Jewelpet | Akira Nanase, Sayuri Kōgyoku, Ai Majō, Peridot | ||
| The Beast Player Erin | Yuan | ||
| Queen's Blade -Rurō no Senshi- | Echidna | [36] | |
| Queen's Blade -Gyokuza no Tsugumono | Echidna | ||
| Umineko no Naku Koro ni | Gaap | ||
| Aoi Bungaku | Wife E | ||
| Viper's Creed | Thelesia | ||
| 2010 | Aki Sora ~Yume no Naka~ | Sora Aoi (credited as Kumo Shirai) | |
| Inazuma Eleven | Rococo Urupa,Sein | ||
| Jewelpet Twinkle | Marie Sakura, Peridot | ||
| Maid Sama! | Aoi Hyōdo | ||
| Sekirei ～Pure Engagement～ | Homura/Kagari | ||
| China, Narrator | |||
| 2011 | Jewelpet Sunshine | Jill Konia, Peridot | |
| B-Daman Crossfire | Daiki Watari | ||
| 2012 | Jewelpet Kira Deco | Peridot | |
| New Prince of Tennis | Shusuke Fuji | ||
| 2013 | Jewelpet Happiness | Peridot | |
| Encouragement of Climb | Jennifer | ||
| Gifuu Doudou! | Kanetsugu to Keiji | Seion-Ni | |
| Hetalia: The Beautiful World | China | ||
| Akihiko Narumura | |||
| 2014 | Lady Jewelpet'' | Peridot | |
| Mekakucity Actors | Rin Kido (Tsubomi Kido's sister), Young Shuuya Kano | ||
| Aldnoah.Zero | Femieanne | [37] | |
| Kuroko's Basketball Season 2 | Alexandra Garcia | [38] | |
| 2015 | Go! Princess PreCure | Lock, Kuroro | [39] |
| Gintama | Kotarou Katsura | ||
| China | |||
| Kuroko's Basketball Season 3 | Alexandra Garcia | ||
| 2016 | Kasumi Kurobuchi | ||
| One Piece | Desire | ||
| Matoi the Sacred Slayer | Shiori Sumeragi | [40] | |
| 2017 | Beyblade Burst God | Boa Alcacer | |
| Gintama | Kotarou Katsura (young) | ||
| 2020 | The God of High School | Commissioner O | [41] |
| 2021 | Hetalia: World Stars | China, Narrator | |
| Detective Conan | Shukichi Haneda (young) | ||
| 2022 | The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody | Lydia Beginsgate | [42] |
| Arknights: Prelude to Dawn | Doctor | [43] | |
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| 1999 | Marco - Carry a Dream | Woman B | ||
| 2005 | Tennis no Oujisama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono | Shusuke Fuji | ||
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| 2007 | Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance - Magic of Happiness | Shou | ||
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| 2011 | The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! | Shusuke Fuji | ||
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| Year | Titile | Role | Source | |
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| 2000 | Rurouni Kenshin | Himura Kenshin | ||
| Hunter × Hunter | Kurapika | |||
| 2003 | .hack//Legend of the Twilight | Ouka | ||
| Koori no Mamono no Monogatari | Rapunzel | [46] | ||
| MeruPuri | Aram (young) | |||
| 2004 | Crimson Hero | Momoko Sumiyoshi | ||
| Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite | Taro Hanaukyo | |||
| Integra | Saori Enomoto | |||
| Saint Beast | Cassandra | [47] | ||
| Shōnen Onmyōji | Abe no Masahiro | |||
| 2005 | Five | Chiwa Masato | [48] | |
| Fruits Basket | Machi Kuragi | |||
| Nadepro! | Yoshinao Kai, Kobato Sakisaka | [49] | ||
| Patalliro Saiyuki! | Son Goku/Patalliro | |||
| 2006 | Kimi to Boku (manga) | Asaba Yuuta | ||
| 2007 | Blaue Rosen | Ai Okita | [50] | |
| CLASH! Strange Detectives | Madoka Furuya | |||
| Kokaku Torimonochou (Red Hot Chilli Samurai) | Tsumugi Ooshima | |||
| Sekirei | Homura/Kagari | |||
| Shakunetsu no Yoru ni Idakarete | Saori Chihara | |||
| 2008 | Maid Sama! | Aoi Hyōdō | ||
| 2008-15 | China, Narrator, Taiwan | |||
| 2020 | Idol Show Time | Iori Munekata | [51] |
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