Toshiki Kumagai (熊谷 俊輝, Kumagai Toshiki, born 18 September 2007) is a Japanese actor from Kurashiki, affiliated with Avex Pictures.[1] He appeared in several music events and in musicals as a child actor, and his foreign dub roles include young Simba in the 2019 Disney film The Lion King. In anime, he has starred as Yuhi Ohdo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! and Hitoyoshi Yokoya in You Are Ms. Servant.

Toshiki Kumagai
熊谷 俊輝
Born (2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 (age 17)
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
EmployerAvex Pictures
Notable work

Biography

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Toshiki Kumagai, a native of Kurashiki, was born on 18 September 2007.[1][2] After his older sister (a student in musical theatre) inspired him to go into singing, he was part of the Kurashiki Music Festival and sang there.[2] He later appeared at the Kiratto Entertainment Challenge Contest 2016, where she won second prize in the singing category.[2]

In January 2019, he made his stage debut as Gustave in the Japanese production of the musical Love Never Dies at Nissay Theatre.[3] From November to December 2019, he appeared in the Japanese production of the musical Phantom as a younger Erik.[4] He voiced Simba as a cub in the Japanese dub of the 2019 Disney film The Lion King.[5] In 2020, he appeared as LIttle Guido in the Japanese production of Nine.[6]

Kumagai initially voiced Keiji in Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō (2020) and Ichirō in Yasuke (2021).[1] In 2022, he starred as Yuhi Ohdo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!,[7] and in 2024, he starred as Hitoyoshi Yokoya in You Are Ms. Servant and voiced Raion Ōno in Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority.[8][9] In addition to The Lion King, he has also continued doing voicework for the Japanese dubs of other foreign television series and films, including the titular protagonist of Remi, Nobody's Boy, Piak in The Letter for the King, and Josh in the Apple TV+ series Best Foot Forward.[1]

His hobby is playing the guitar, and his special skills are singing and piano.[1]

As of 2019, he was educated at Avex Artist Academy Tokyo School.[2]

Filmography

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Television animation

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Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Yasuke Ichirō [1]
2022 Mini Mame-chan Aloe Anthony [1]
2022 Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Yuhi Ohdo [7]
2023 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Child soldier [1]
2024 Himitsu no AiPri Ryōta Kyōgoku [1]
2024 Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority Raion Ōno [9]
2024 You Are Ms. Servant Hitoyoshi Yokoya [8]

Animated film

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Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō Keiji [1]
2022 Break of Dawn Densuke [1]

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Love Never Dies Gustave Nissay Theatre, Tokyo [3]
2019 Phantom Young Erik Akasaka ACT Theater, Tokyo, and Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka [4]
2020 Nine LIttle Guido Akasaka ACT Theater, Tokyo, and Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka [6]
2024 Black Butler: Kishuku Gakkō no Himitsu McMillan Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Nishinomiya, and Tokyo Dome City Hall [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Toshiki Kumagai". Avex Pictures (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "ディズニー映画 『ライオン・キング』プレミアム吹替版 シンバ(子供時代)役に エイベックス・アーティストアカデミー東京校所属 熊谷俊輝が大抜擢!!". Avex Management. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "市村らが送る"泥仕合"「ラブ・ネバー・ダイ」に石丸「いいおせち料理を」". Stage Natalie. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b "城田優が自信、"希望と絶望が入り混じった最高のエンタメ"「ファントム」開幕". Stage Natalie. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  5. ^ "歌うま!『ライオン・キング』子供シンバ役はだれ?". Cinema Today. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "女性たちが城田優を翻弄「NINE」開幕に藤田俊太郎「今でしか届けられない作品に」". Stage Natalie. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b Loo, Egan (5 March 2022). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Anime Announces Cosplayer Enako in Cast, Song Artists, April 3 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn; Mateo, Alex (21 March 2024). "You are Ms. servant TV Anime Reveals October Premiere, Staff, Cast, Teaser Promo Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b Loo, Egan (18 June 2024). "Tasūketsu Anime Reveals More Cast, Half-Year Run". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  10. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (24 June 2024). "Black Butler Manga's 2021 Musical Stage Play Gets Rerun in September". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 November 2024.