Kōsuke Kuwano

Birth Date: 16/10/1990

Born in Hyogo Prefecture on October 16, 1990, Kōsuke Kuwano is a Japanese voice actor and stage performer affiliated with Sunaoka Creative Artist Agency. He began his career in 2.5D musical theatre before crossing into anime voice acting. Best known for voicing Yūga Aoyama in My Hero Academia, Hiryu Rin in the same series, and Sōichirō Suzuki in Cheer Boys!!, he married in May 2025. Height: 173 cm.

Kōsuke Kuwano’s Career in Anime and Stage Performance

Starting out as a stage actor in musical theatre – specifically the long-running Prince of Tennis Musical (Tenimyu) – Kōsuke Kuwano built a dual career that spans live performance and anime voice acting. His name became firmly attached to the superhero genre through My Hero Academia, where he voices one of the series’ most distinctively flamboyant characters across every season of the show.

Most Known Roles of Kōsuke Kuwano

Yūga Aoyama (Can’t Stop Twinkling) – My Hero Academia (TV & Film)
Hiryu Rin (Dragon Shroud) – My Hero Academia (TV)
Sōichirō Suzuki – Cheer Boys!!
Mikuri – Pokémon Masters (Video Game)
Junichiro Tanizaki – Bungo Stray Dogs the Movie: Beast
Ryo Shishido – The Prince of Tennis Musical (2nd Season)

My Hero Academia and Yūga Aoyama

No role has defined Kuwano’s voice acting career more than Yūga Aoyama, the sparkle-obsessed hero of Class 1-A. He has reprised the character across all eight TV seasons, the Heroes: Rising film, the Training of the Dead OVA, and the My Hero One’s Justice 2 video game. He is also set to voice Aoyama in the upcoming video game My Hero Academia: All’s Justice, currently in post-production as of 2026.

Stage Work and 2.5D Theatre

Kuwano’s roots lie in Japan’s booming 2.5D stage scene, where anime and manga properties are adapted into live musicals. His stage credits include Ryo Shishido in The Prince of Tennis Musical and Koheita Nanamatsu in Nintama Rantarō the Musical. He has also performed as a member of the music unit BREAKERS, contributing to the ending theme of Cheer Boys!!.