Kōtarō Nishiyama

Kōtarō Nishiyama (西山 宏太朗, Nishiyama Kōtarō, born October 11, 1991) is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is currently affiliated with 81 Produce.[1] His major roles are Atsushi Kinugawa in Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!, Sakutaro Kirara in Jewelpet: Magical Change, Kazunori Uesugi in Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note, Yoshiharu Hisomu in Kiznaiver and Ryūichi Kashima in School Babysitters. In 2018, he won the Best New Actor Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards.[2]

Kōtarō Nishiyama
西山宏太朗
Nishiyama at Nerima Anime Carnival 2018
BornOctober 11, 1991 (1991-10-11) (age 28)
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2011 - present
Agent81 Produce
Home townKanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2020–present
LabelsLantis
Websitehttps://www.lantis.jp/nishiyamakoutaro/

Biography

Nishiyama wanted to work using his voice since his 6th year of elementary school; in junior high school, he was suggested by a friend to become a voice actor. During high school, he participated in the Creative Course (which included voice actor and broadcast major) of his school.[3] In 2009, while in high school, he participated in NHK's nationwide high school broadcast competition.[4]

In 2009, he participated in the 3rd 81 Audition and won a special award, after which he entered 81 Produce's training school.[5] In May 2011, he joined the company 81 Produce. In 2015, he launched the entertainment group "Ooimachi Cream Soda" along with Reona Irie and Yuu Taniguchi. As part of Ooimachi Cream Soda, Nishiyama also acts in various stage plays.[6]

In 2016, Nishiyama released his first personal book Nishiyama-san Chi no Koutaro-kun. In 2017, he published a photo essay book Tarorizumu. In 2018, he won the Best New Actor Award at the 12th Seiyuu Awards. Nishiyama shared the award with Taku Yashiro and Shun Horie.

In 2020, Nishiyama announced to debut as singer from Lantis with mini album CITY.[7]

Filmography

Anime
List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[8]
2012Sankarea: Undying LoveWell-rounded man[9]
2012Accel WorldMan 1[9]
2012Kokoro ConnectMale student[9]
2013The Severing Crime EdgeSchoolboy[9]
2013 Hayate the Combat Butler! CutiesStaff[9]
2013Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³Enemy, customer[9]
2013Voice Acting Sentai Boystome 7
ja:声優戦隊ボイストーム7		Delusion beast coryge
妄想獣コージ		[9]
2014D-Frag!Matsuhisa[9]
2014No-RinStudent[9]
2014–15Haikyū!! seriesKazuhito Narita, Kawashima[9]
2014Free!Tooru Iwashimizu[9][10]
2014Blue Spring RideJunior high school boy[9]
2014When Supernatural Battles Became CommonplaceStudent[9]
2014Psycho-Pass 2Man[9]
2014Your Lie in AprilSoccer club member[9]
2015–17Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!Atsushi KinugawaAlso LOVE! LOVE! (Season 2),

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! (OVA)

 [9][11]
2015The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chanBaseball staff, male teacher[9]
2015Jewelpet: Magical ChangeSakutaro Kirara[12]
2015Rin-neBoy[9]
2015OverlordBellote[9]
2015Noragami AragotoSuzuha[9][13]
2015Star-MyuStudent[9]
2015Tantei Team KZ Jiken NoteKazunori Uesugi[9][14]
2016HaruchikaKōji Iwasaki[9]
2016KiznaiverYoshiharu Hisomu[9][15]
2016High School FleetOga[9]
2016ServampKoyuki[9]
2016Fudanshi Kōkō SeikatsuDaigo[9]
201691 DaysFrate Vanetti[9][16]
2016Time Travel GirlLeone
レオーネ		[9]
2016All Out!!Yuto Keta[9]
2016 Whistle! 2016 Version Yūsuke Morinaga [17]
2017Sagrada ResetHitsūchikun[9]
2017 Nui Nui Hinobori San Kyoudai Aoi Hinobori [18]
2017 Warau Salesman NEW Tomoyoshi Doraki [19]
2017Convenience Store Boy FriendsKeiichi Miki[20]
2017TsukiPro The AnimationEichi Horimiya[21]
2017 Karada Sagashi (ONA) Shōta Uranishi [22]
2017Sengoku Night BloodMasatoyo Naitou[23]
2018 School Babysitters Ryūichi Kashima [24]
2018 Hataraku Oniisan! Angoramori-senpai [25]
2018 Major 2nd Hikaru Satō [26]
2018 Moshi Moshi, Terumi Desu Rintarō [27]
2018 The Thousand Musketeers Lorenz [28]
2018 Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues Toshimasa Kawasaki [29]
2018 Zoids Wild Garlic [30]
2018 Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san Kendo [31]
2018 Ace Attorney Season 2 Yūsaku Amasugi
2019 B-Project: Zecchou Emotion Yuzuki Teramitsu
2019 The Price of Smiles Alan
2019 Mix Ryō Akai
2019 I'm From Japan Tokio Abiko [32]
2019 Ensemble Stars! Kanata Shinkai [33]
2019 BEM Roddy Walker [34]
2019 Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth Kyōsuke Tsuzuki [35]
2020 A3! Season Spring & Summer Tsuzuru Minagi
2020 Sing "Yesterday" for Me Amamiya

Video games
List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[8]
2014Haikyu!!Kazuhito NaritaDS[9]
2015 Ensemble Stars! Kanata Shinkai [36]
2015So Cute it Hurts!!Todo-kun
藤堂くん		DS[9]
2015 Future Card Buddyfight: Explosive Fight of Friendship Makoto Tsukimiya DS [37]
2015 Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Game! Atsushi Kinugawa [38]
2015 Yume Oukoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ouji-sama Xiao

Riel

Kanata Shinkai

 [39]

[40]

[41]

2016Yunohana Spring! ~Cherishing Time~
ja:ゆのはなSpRING!		Soichiro Futaba[9]
2016Suuran Digit
ja:数乱digit		Mitsu Nitou[9]
2016 Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! Game! Atsushi Kinugawa [42]
2016 Ai ★ Chū Saku Uruha [43]
2016 Icchibanketsu -ONLINE- Mitsukuni [44]
2016 Stand My Heroes Kyōsuke Tsuzuki [45]
2016 Granblue Fantasy Wystom [46]
2016 SOUL REVERSE ZERO Allen [47]
2016 Magic-kyun Renaissance Tokiomi [48]
2017 Akane Sasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau Omoikane [49]
2017 Idolish7 Minami Natsume [50]
2017 A3! Tsuzuru Minagi [51]
2017 Sengoku Night Blood Masatoyo Naitou [52]
2017 B-PROJECT Muteki*Dangerous Yuzuki Teramitsu [53]
2017 Captain Tsubasa ~Tatakae Dream Team~ Leo [54]
2017 Star Revolution ☆ 88 Seiza no Idol Kakumei Senya Asahina [55]
2017 Unnamed War 2099 Rumon Ishido [56]
2018 Akatasuki no Epika -Union Brave- Iglesia [57]
2018 Tsumugu Logic Sosei Morotomiya,

Koya Morotomiya

 [58]

[59]

2018 Namu Amida Butsu! -Rendai UTENA- Koumokuten,

Mekira Taisho

 [60]

[61]

2019 Hoshinari Echoes Sui Mizushiro [62]
2019 BUSTAFELLOW Alex [63]
2020 Ensemble Stars!! Music Kanata Shinkai
2020 Ensemble Stars!! Basic Kanata Shinkai


Drama CD
List of voice performances in drama CD
Title Character
Einsatz Kotoyo Shinohori
Mahou x Shōnen x Days!!!!! Volume 1 Student
Love Nette Tune Type-05 Higanbana Higanbana
Iroiro atta ne. ~Supadari shōnika-i Misuzu Yoshinori no baai~ Yoshinori Misuzu
Ohayō kara oyasumi made dai 2-dan toshokan no koi ~bungaku shōjo no madobe~ Satoshi Harima
Gakuen Babysitters Ryūichi Kashima
SolidS drama CD Volume 2 "-Two of a kind.-" Eichi Horimiya
Tutti! Frutti! Yūki Satake
Yoidore no no no vol. 1 ~Kon'na senpai mita koto nai~ Ryō Sawanoi
Otodoke Kareshi Cherish Vol.2 Tamaki Hyojo
B-PROJECT KING OF CASTE ~Sneaking Shadow~ Yuzuki Teramitsu
GET UP! GET LIVE! Steam Rising Kaede Higashizawa
My New Boss is Goofy Kentaro Momose
List of voice performances in BLCD
Title Character
Ai no mitsu ni yoe! Arita
Anata wa taidade yūga Senior student, men
Immoral Triangle Kurota Shinozaki
Smells Like Green Spirit Student
Hang Out Crisis Shinya Hasumi
Hitorijime Boyfriend Jirō Yoshida
Ambivalence Aoto Kuji
Jackass! Hosaka

Dubbing
List of voice performances in dubbing
Year Title Role Notes Source[8]
2012–presentThomas & FriendsScruff[9]
2013The To Do ListCameron Mitchell[64]
2018School of RockLawrence Dooley[65]

Variety shows
Year Network Title Remarks
2013 (October 5-December 28) NTV Voice Actor Sentai Boystome 7 "cafe*soffive" Unit "soffive" member[66]
2013 BS Fuji Voice Academia Guest (episode 15)
2014 TV Tokyo Animemashite Host [67]
2015 TV Tokyo Animemashite Guest
2015 Tokyo MX Tokyo Otome Restaurant Season 2 "Tokyo Otome Patisserie" Host/Member[68]
2016 Tokyo MX Eguchi Takuya no Oretachi Datte Iyasaretai! Assistant
2016 Tokyo MX Tsukipro ch. Appearance/Member, season 2
2016 TV Tokyo Animemashite Narration
2016-2017 Tokyo MX Eguchi Takuya no Oretachi Datte Motto Iyasaretai! Assistant, season 2
2016-2017 Tokyo MX Nishiyama Kotaro no Sukoyakana Bokura Personality/MC
2017 Tokyo MX Eguchi Takuya no Oretachi Datte Mo~tto Iyasaretai! Assistant, season 3
2017 Tokyo MX Saito Soma no Wagokoro wo Kimi ni Narration
2017 Wowow, GyaO! Sekai-kei Variety Bangumi Boku Koe Acted in short drama "Kimi no●● ga Sekai o Sukutta koto o Kimi wa Nanimo Shiranai" as Shizuwa Ryuu
2018 Fuji TV Shouta-sama to Shitsuji Nishiyama no Otawamure Co-host with Shouta Aoi, Narration
2018 Tokyo MX Nishiyama Kotaro no Sukoboku Peace Personality/MC, season 2
2018 Tokyo MX Bodoge de Asobo Guest (episode 1)
2019 Tokyo MX, Wowow, GyaO! Sekai-kei Variety Bangumi Boku Koe Season 2 Acted in short drama "Kono Yadoya ni Tomari ni Kita Aitsu ga Kono Mura o Sukutte Kurerunja Ne?" as Yamanishi
2019 Tokyo MX Eguchi Takuya no Oretachi Datte Yappari Iyasaretai! Assistant, season 4
2019 Niconico, TV Saitama LIPSS~ Innocent na Sasayaki~ Cast member
2020 NHK Korenande Shōkai
2020 TV Asahi Onegai! Ranking


Discography

Mini Album
Year Title Release Details
2020 CITY Scheduled to release in October 7, 2020


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