:Daiki Kobayashi
{{Short description|Japanese voice actor (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| native_name = 小林 大紀
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|9|23|df=y}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Voice actor
- singer
}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| employer = 81 Produce
| notable_works = {{Unbulleted list|The Idolmaster SideM as Saki Mizushima|Nanbaka as Niko|100% Pascal-sensei as Steve Kanamori|Future Card Buddyfight Ace as Subaru Hoshiyomi|Egumi Legacy as Invisible Stalker/Perm Stripe|Kinokoinu: Mushroom Pup as Kinokoinu|Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun as Mitsuba}}
}}
{{nihongo|Daiki Kobayashi|小林 大紀|Kobayashi Daiki|born 23 September 1991|lead=yes}} is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Toyonaka, affiliated with 81 Produce.{{Cite web |title=小林 大紀 |url=https://www.81produce.co.jp/actor_search/index.php/item?id=45 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=81 Produce}} He is known for starring as Saki Mizushima in The Idolmaster SideM, Niko in Nanbaka, Steve Kanamori in 100% Pascal-sensei, Subaru Hoshiyomi in Future Card Buddyfight Ace, Invisible Stalker/Perm Stripe in Egumi Legacy, and the titular main character of Kinokoinu: Mushroom Pup.
Biography
Daiki Kobayashi, a native of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, was born on 23 September 1991.{{Cite web |title=小林大紀 |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/a/kobayashi-daiki/933571 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=CDJournal |language=ja}} He was inspired to go into voice acting after learning that Oha Suta host Koichi Yamadera would appear in the show's anime segments, and he started enjoying reading textbooks aloud and became interested in late-night anime.{{Cite interview |last=Kobayashi |first=Daiki |interviewer=Yuki Yoshida |title=「小林大紀」声優インタビュー＆ミニグラビア |url=https://ddnavi.com/interview/556089/a/ |work=Seiyū Zukan |date=8 April 2021}} He then spent about half a year at a training school in Osaka during high school. He was later educated at {{ill|Human Academy|ja|総合学園ヒューマンアカデミー}} and 81 Actor's Studio, and he joined 81 Produce Junior on 1 April 2014.{{Cite web |title=声優・俳優の専門校でプロを目指す |url=https://ha.athuman.com/pa/index_sp.php |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=ha.athuman.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.81produce.co.jp/news/|title=ニュースバックナンバー：81produce - 81プロデュース|access-date=10 January 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110172424/http://www.81produce.co.jp:80/news/ |archive-date=10 January 2016}}
In January 2016, it was announced that Kobayashi would star as the cross-dressing male idol Saki Mizushima in The Idolmaster SideM, a sub-franchise of The Idolmaster franchise; he subsequently received praise for his androgynous voice (which he was already known for at the time), with Kusuri Yūki from Net Lab praising it as "a perfect casting".{{Cite news |last=Yūki |first=Kusuri |date=30 January 2016 |title=アイマスの女装アイドル・水嶋咲の声優を"女装男子声優"が担当決定！ 「ぴったりすぎ」「かわいい」 だが男だ |url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1601/30/news041.html |access-date=26 August 2024 |work=Netorabo |language=ja}} Since then, he has performed as a singer on several Idolmaster music releases as part of the tie-in unit Cafe Parade, including the 2023 single "The Idolmaster SideM 49 Elements: 08: Cafe Parade" (which charted at #13 in the Oricon Singles Chart).{{Cite web |title=Cafe Paradeのシングル作品 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/669456/products/single/ |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=Oricon News}}{{Cite web |title=THE IDOLM@STER SideM 49 ELEMENTS -08 Cafe Parade {{!}} Cafe Parade |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/669456/products/1463520/1/ |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=Oricon News}}
In 2016, Kobayashi was announced that he would star as Niko in Nanbaka. He later starred as Steve Kanamori in 100% Pascal-sensei and Subaru Hoshiyomi in Future Card Buddyfight Ace. He voiced Yasunari Semba in the 2023 film Maboroshi. In December 2023, he was cast as Mitsuru Tenma in Ensemble Stars!, after the character's previous voice actor, Junya Ikeda, was arrested for bank account fraud. In 2024, he starred as Invisible Stalker/Perm Stripe in Egumi Legacy and the titular main character of Kinokoinu: Mushroom Pup.
Kobayashi is androgynous, portraying androgynous characters with a feminine voice and cross-dressing on social media. He speaks the {{ill|Osaka dialect|ja|大阪弁}}.
Filmography
=Television animation=
=Animated film=
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! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref. | |||
| 2023 | Maboroshi | Yasunari Semba | {{Cite news |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=26 July 2023 |title=Mari Okada, MAPPA's Maboroshi Anime Film Unveils Miyuki Nakajima's New Song, More Characters in Trailer |language=en |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-26/mari-okada-mappa-maboroshi-anime-film-unveils-miyuki-nakajima-new-song-more-characters-in-trailer/.200687 |access-date=19 August 2024}} |
=Original net animation=
=Video games=
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref. | |||
| 2016 | The Idolmaster SideM | Saki Mizushima | |
| 2019 | Arc the Lad R | Matthias | |
| 2019 | Op8 | Sei Hoshizaki | |
| 2020 | Show by Rock!! Fes A Live | 659 (Rokoku) | |
| 2023 | Ensemble Stars! | Mitsuru Tenma | {{Cite news |date=14 December 2023 |title=『あんスタ』天満光役の後任は小林大紀 池田純矢からキャスト変更 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2306644/full/ |access-date=19 August 2024 |work=Oricon News}} |
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Category:Japanese male pop singers
Category:Japanese male video game actors
Category:81 Produce voice actors
Category:Singers from Toyonaka, Osaka
Category:Male voice actors from Osaka Prefecture
Category:21st-century Japanese male actors
Category:21st-century Japanese male singers