Kazuya Nakai (中井 和哉, born November 25, 1967) is an award-winning Japanese voice actor and narrator who was born in Kobe, Japan. From a young age, he was interested in anime. Growing up he had interests like volleyball and archery. He was working as a civil servant in a technical field at 25 when he decided that's not how he wanted to live his life, so he enrolled into a voice acting school he attended on his days off and on weekends while still working. Despite starting his career as a narrator, he took off as a voice actor and became a big name when he got the role of Roronoa Zoro, a character he definitely wanted to voice. He narrates programs including information and news programs and voices many iconic characters such as Roronoa Zoro from One Piece, Toshiro Hijikata from Gintama, Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara, Mugen from Samurai Champloo and Jin Sakai in the Japanese dub of the video game Ghost of Tsushima. He loves driving, practicing archery and spending time with his dog and cat.
2024
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2024
as Gaku Miyama (voice)
2024
as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
2024
as Serpoian A / Serpoian B / Serpoian C (voice)
2024
as Roronoa Zoro / Dragon / Narration (voice)
2024
as Malreek (voice)
2023
as Kozo Ryuga (voice)
2023
as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2023
as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
2023
as Colza (voice)
2023
as Robin Inazaki (voice)
2022
as Master Higuchi (voice)
2022
as Master Higuchi (voice)
2022
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2022
as Camus (voice)
2022
as Hitoshi Ebihara (voice)
2021
as Kyohei Himi (voice)
2021
as Angoramon (voice)
2021
as Roden (voice)
2021
as Flect Turn (voice)
2021
as Madoka Kirisaki (voice)
2021
as Furitsuke Capellini (voice)
2021
as Musab (voice)
2021
as Toshiro Hijikata (voice)
2021
as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2020
as Ultraman Max
2019
as Kenji Kyōbate (voice)
2019
as Akitaru Obi (voice)
2019
as Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
2019
as Robby Yarge (voice)
2019
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2018
as Halu-Elu Dolu-Do (voice)
2018
as Borma (voice)
2018
as Shingo Onijima (voice)
2018
as Date Masamune (voice)
2018
as Laplace (voice)
2018
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2018
as Garu / Ookami Blue (Voice)
2018
as Salsa (voice)
2018
as Self / Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
2018
as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (voice)
2018
as Kamui (voice)
2017
as Garu (Ookami Blue)
2017
as Shingo Onijima (voice)
2017
as Aquaman (voice)
2017
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2017
as Garu · Ookami Blue (voice)
2017
as Balaban Al-Kaphan
2017
as Narration
2017
as Seitarō Higuchi (voice)
2017
as Urashiki Ootsutsuki
2017
as Garu - Ookami Blue (voice)
2017
as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
2017
as Garu (voice)
2017
as Garu / Ookami Blue (voice)
2017
as Ookami Blue (voice)
2016
as Zoro Roronoa (voice)
2016
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2016
as Kuzu-P
2016
as Renpei Sukura
2016
as Shoichi Imayoshi (voice)
2016
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2016
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2016
as Roronoa Zoro
2016
as Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
2016
as Fukumoto (Hajime Shiozuka & Yukito Kusanagi) (voice)
2016
as Fukumoto (voice)
2015
as Roronoa Zoro/ Kinoconda (voice)
2015
as Igaroid (voice)
2015
as Borma (voice)
2015
as Roronoa Zoro
2015
as Soma Schiksal (voice)
2015
as Borma (voice)
2015
as Zapp Renfro
2015
as Borma (voice)
2015
as Takashi (voice)
2014
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2014
as Borma (voice)
2014
as Date Masamune (voice)
2014
as Koichiro Marito (voice)
2014
as Borma (voice)
2014
as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
2014
as Timothy Hunter (voice)
2014
as Fukuta Kanemaru (voice)
2013
as Roronoa Zoro
2013
as Borma (voice)
2013
2013
as Shinjiro Aragaki (voice)
2013
as Mondo Owada (voice)
2013
as Toshiro Hijitaka (voice)
2013
as Borma (voice)
2013
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2013
as Manjiro "Roman" Tasukeya (voice)
2012
as Ryuji Suguro (voice)
2012
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2012
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2012
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2012
as Sainglain
2012
as Shell Septinos
2012
as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2012
as Zoro Roronoa (voice)
2012
as Kenzō – Adult (voice)
2012
as Dyran Rowen (voice)
2012
as Travis Touchdown
2012
as Jinpachi Nezu (voice)
2011
as Lancer (voice)
2011
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2011
as Hiro Kinashi (voice)
2011
as Shell Septinos
2011
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2011
as Suguro Ryuuji (voice)
2011
as Salamander (voice)
2011
as Date Masamune (voice)
2011
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2011
as Borcuse (voice)
2010
as Kokuto (voice)
2010
as Shell Septinos
2010
as General Borcuse
2010
as Refal Edia (voice)
2010
as Piggies Imagin (Eldest brother) (voice)
2010
as Hijikata Toushirou (voice)
2010
as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
2009
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2009
as Torch
2009
as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
2009
as Jiggy Pepper (voice)
2009
as Soma Schicksal
2009
as Gengorou Takei (voice)
2009
as Katsuragi
2009
as Miles (voice)
2009
as Date Masamune (voice)
2009
as Takaya Kagakagari
2009
as Ryo Washizu (voice)
2009
as Tamaru (voice)
2008
as Kokorootomedes (voice)
2008
2008
as 梶山庆护
2008
as Narration
2008
as Zoro (voice)
2008
as Taito Magatsu (voice)
2008
as Tachibana's abductor (voice)
2008
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2007
as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
2007
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2007
as Kouzou Etou (voice)
2006
as Gaomon (voice)
2006
as Sugawara, Fumiya
2006
as Kanzo Mogi (voice)
2006
as Gaomon (voice)
2006
as Zagi
2006
as Shizuka Dōmeki (voice)
2006
as Toushirou Hijikata (voice)
2006
as Gaomon (voice)
2006
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2005
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2005
as Noein (voice)
2005
as Karasu (voice)
2005
as River Marque (voice)
2005
as Shizuka Doumeki
2005
as Ultraman Max
2005
as Tres Iqus (voice)
2005
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2004
as Yajiro Kajima (voice)
2004
as Matsuzaki
2004
as Mugen (voice)
2004
as Iruga (voice)
2004
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2004
as Igaroids (voice)
2004
as Gedonian Uniga (voice), Igaroids (voice)
2003
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2003
as Satoshi Shirase (BPS) (voice)
2003
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2003
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2002
as Raimi (voice)
2002
as Reverend Malchio (voice)
2002
as Suzuki
2002
as Roronoa Zoro
2002
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2002
as Sinya Asaoka (voice)
2001
as Jan Valentine (voice)
2001
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2001
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2000
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
2000
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
1999
as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
1999
as (voice)
1999
as Sergei (voice)
1998
as Ryuji Ikeda (voice)
1998
as Prince Reona (voice)
1997
1997
1996
as Witz Sou (voice)
1995
as Orangeat (voice)
1971
as Eiki (voice)
as Wakka