Koutaro Nishiyama
{{Short description|Japanese voice actor and singer (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Koutaro Nishiyama
| image = Kotaro_Nishiyama_2018.jpg
| caption = Nishiyama at Nerima Anime Carnival 2018
| native_name = {{lang|ja|西山 宏太朗}}
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|October 11, 1991}}
| birth_place = Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
| occupation = Voice actor
| years_active = 2011 - present
| agent = 81 Produce
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = J-pop
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2020–present
| label = Lantis
| website = https://www.lantis.jp/nishiyamakoutaro/
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Koutaro 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.{{Cite web|title = Kōtarō Nishiyama's profile at 81 Produce|url = http://www.81produce.co.jp/list.cgi?man+4222716115030|website = www.81produce.co.jp|access-date = January 11, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140314171929/http://www.81produce.co.jp/list.cgi?man+4222716115030|archive-date = March 14, 2014|url-status = dead}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-03/tomoyo-kurosawa-toshiyuki-toyonaga-win-12th-annual-seiyu-awards/.128510|title=Tomoyo Kurosawa, Toshiyuki Toyonaga Win 12th Annual Seiyū Awards|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2018-03-05|language=en}}
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.{{Cite book|title=『声優JUNON』vol.2|publisher=株式会社主婦と生活社|year=2015|isbn=978-4391637823}} In 2009, while in high school, he participated in NHK's nationwide high school broadcast competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clark.ed.jp/smp/kanto/it/news/?id=7815|title=NEWS｜秋葉原IT校｜通信制高校 クラーク高校|website=www.clark.ed.jp|language=ja|access-date=2018-10-22}}
In 2009, he participated in the 3rd 81 Audition and won a special award, after which he entered 81 Produce's training school.{{Cite web|url=https://www.81produce.co.jp/audition/past/3rd|title=3rd81Audition Report｜株式会社81プロデュース-声優プロダクション|website=www.81produce.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2018-10-22}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://ameblo.jp/ohcreamsoda/entry-12051248861.html|title=『大井町クリームソーダ発足』|work=大井町クリームソーダ活動報告|access-date=2018-10-22|language=ja-JP}}
In 2016, Nishiyama released his first personal book Nishiyama-san Chi no Koutaro-kun.{{Cite book |last1=Nishiyama |first1=Kōtarō. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/948968449 |title=Nishiyama sanchi no kōtarō kun |last2=西山宏太朗. |date=2016 |publisher=Shufutoseikatsusha |others=Takuya Sugie, 杉江拓哉. |isbn=978-4-391-14859-6 |location=Tōkyō |oclc=948968449}} In 2017, he published a photo essay book Tarorizumu.{{Cite book |last1=Nishiyama |first1=Kōtarō. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1017082491 |title=Tarorizumu : nishiyama kōtarō foto essei |last2=西山宏太朗. |date=2018 |publisher=Shufunotomoinfosu |isbn=978-4-07-426940-2 |location=Tōkyō |oclc=1017082491}} 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 made his debut as singer from Lantis with mini album CITY.{{Cite web|title=西山宏太朗がアーティストデビュー、今秋発売のミニアルバムよりリード曲MV公開（コメントあり / 動画あり）|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/378041|author=Natasha, Inc.|website=音楽ナタリー|language=ja|access-date=2020-05-06}}
Filmography
= Anime =
= Video games =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in video games ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes | ||||
| {{dts|2014|09|25|format=y}} | Haikyu!! | Kazuhito Narita | DS | |
| 2015
|Kanata Shinkai | | ||||
| {{dts|2015|08|27|format=y}} | So Cute it Hurts!! | Todo-kun 藤堂くん | DS | |
| 2015
|Future Card Buddyfight: Explosive Fight of Friendship |Makoto Tsukimiya |DS | ||||
| 2015
|Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Game! |Atsushi Kinugawa | | ||||
| 2015
|100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams |Xiao Riel Kanata Shinkai | | ||||
| {{dts|2016|09|15|format=y}} | Yunohana Spring! ~Cherishing Time~ | Soichiro Futaba | ||
| {{dts|2016|10|20|format=y}} | Suuran Digit | Mitsu Nitou | ||
| 2016
|Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! Game! |Atsushi Kinugawa | | ||||
| 2016
|Saku Uruha | | ||||
| 2016
|Icchibanketsu -ONLINE- |Mitsukuni | | ||||
| 2016
|Stand My Heroes |Kyōsuke Tsuzuki | | ||||
| 2016
|Wystom | | ||||
| 2016
|SOUL REVERSE ZERO |Allen | | ||||
| 2016
|Tokiomi | | ||||
| 2017
|Akane Sasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau | | ||||
| 2017
|Minami Natsume | | ||||
| 2017
|A3! |Tsuzuru Minagi | | ||||
| 2017
|TSUKINO PARADISE |Eichi Horimiya | | | ||||
| 2017
|Masatoyo Naitou | | ||||
| 2017
|Yuduki Teramitsu | | ||||
| 2017
|Captain Tsubasa ~Tatakae Dream Team~ |Leo | | ||||
| 2017
|Star Revolution ☆ 88 Seiza no Idol Kakumei |Senya Asahina | | ||||
| 2017
|Unnamed War 2099 |Rumon Ishido | | ||||
| 2018
|Akatasuki no Epika -Union Brave- |Iglesia | | ||||
| 2018
|Tsumugu Logic |Sosei Morotomiya, Koya Morotomiya | | ||||
| 2018
|Namu Amida Butsu! -Rendai UTENA- |Koumokuten, Mekira Taisho | | ||||
| 2019
|Hoshinari Echoes |Sui Mizushiro | | ||||
| 2019
|BUSTAFELLOW |Alex | | ||||
| 2020
|Kanata Shinkai | | | ||||
| 2020
|Kanata Shinkai | | | ||||
| 2020
|Justin | | ||||
| 2020
|Bearmon | | ||||
| 2020
|Sakura Kakumei ~Hana Saku Otome-tachi~ |Yoshitaka Ooishi | | ||||
| 2020
|Shokumonogatari |Kyoukadori | | | ||||
| 2021
|Yuduki Teramitsu | | | ||||
| 2021
|Himetsuru Ichimonji | | | ||||
| 2021
|The Thousand Musketeers: Rhodoknight |Lorenz | | ||||
| 2022
|Yume Shokunin to Wasureji no Kuro Yousei |Gui | | | ||||
| 2022
|Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade |Kaito Yūki | |{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-07/jujutsu-kaisen-phantom-parade-smartphone-game-unveils-opening-movie-original-characters/.183328|title=Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade Smartphone Game Unveils Opening Movie, Original Characters|website=Anime News Network|date=2022-03-07|access-date=2022-03-07}} | ||||
| 2022
|Echoes of Mana |Kiruto | | |
= Drama CD =
| class="wikitable"
|+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~
|Yuduki Teramitsu |
| GET UP! GET LIVE! Steam Rising
|Kaede Higashizawa |
| My New Boss is Goofy
|Kentaro Momose |
| class="wikitable"
|+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 |
| Raveled Tightrope Knot
|Kariya |
| Hitorijime Boyfriend
|Jirō Yoshida |
| Empty Sweetie
|Yuki |
| Ambivalence
|Aoto Kuji |
| Jackass!
|Hosaka |
| Blue Sky Complex
|Harukawa |
| Lala no Kekkon Vol.2
|Lala's husband |
| Tashiro-kun, Kimitte Yatsu wa
|Maru |
= Dubbing =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in dubbing ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes | ||||
| 2012–2015 | Thomas & Friends | Scruff | ||
| 2013 | The To Do List | Cameron Mitchell | {{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=22465|title= 私にもできる！イケてる女の10（以上）のこと|access-date= December 27, 2019|work= Star Channel}} | |
| 2018 | School of Rock | Lawrence Dooley | {{cite web|url= http://www.nhk.or.jp/drama-blog/10000/297781.html|title= 『スクール・オブ・ロック』声優発表第1弾！佐倉綾音さん・雨宮天さんほか決定！|date= May 21, 2018|work= NHK|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041629/http://www.nhk.or.jp/drama-blog/10000/297781.html|archivedate= May 22, 2018}} | |
| 2023-
|Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go |Kenji | |
= Variety shows =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Network !Title !Remarks |
| 2013 (October 5-December 28)
|NTV |Voice Actor Sentai Boystome 7 "cafe*soffive" |Unit "soffive" member{{Cite web|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/voicetorm7/soffive/|title=声優戦隊ボイストーム7|website=日本テレビ|language=ja-JP|access-date=2018-02-27}} |
| 2014
|Animemashite |
| 2015
|Tokyo MX |Tokyo Otome Restaurant Season 2 "Tokyo Otome Patisserie" |
| 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 Koutaro 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
|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
|Shouta-sama to Shitsuji Nishiyama no Otawamure |Co-host with Shouta Aoi, Narration |
| 2018
|Tokyo MX |Nishiyama Koutaro no Sukoboku Peace |Personality/MC, season 2 |
| 2018
|Anisong! Premium! 2018 |Co-host with Rika Adachi (studio talk part) |
| 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
|LIPSS~ Innocent na Sasayaki~ |Cast member |
| 2020
|M-ON! SPECIAL "Nishiyama Koutaro" ~CITY~ |Personality |
| 2021
|Kaettekita Shouta-sama to Shitsuji Nishiyama no Otawamure |Co-host with Shouta Aoi, Narration |
Publications
= Photobooks =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Publisher !ISBN |
| April 29, 2015
|Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu LOVE! Photobook "Battle Lovers no Nichijou" |Ponycan Books |{{ISBN|4865291423}} {{ISBN|978-4865291421}} |
| April 28, 2016
|Personal Book "Nishiyama-san Chi no Koutaro-kun" |Shufu to Seikatsusha |{{ISBN|4391148595}} {{ISBN|978-4391148596}} |
| December 22, 2017
|Photo Essay "Tarorizumu" |SHUFUNOTOMO |{{ISBN|4074269406}} {{ISBN|978-4074269402}} |
| August 30, 2018
|HACObook 2nd Season "Hansel to Gretel × Nishiyama Koutaro" |Movic |{{JAN|4549743240411}} |
| February 13, 2021
|Photobook "Tarorinisuto" |SHUFUNOTOMO |{{ISBN|978-4-07-442212-8}} |
Discography
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications |
| Title
!Year !Album details ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | JPN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | JPN
!Sales
Peak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Top Albums:
|
|---|
| City
| 2020 |
| 7 | 9 |
| {{n/a}} |
| Laundry
|2021 |
| 16 | - | - |N/A |
| My Bag
|2025 |
| 37 | - |
| |
| colspan="7" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Awards
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Award !Result |
|---|
| 2009
| 3rd 81 Audition Special Award |{{won}} |
| 2018
|12th Seiyu Awards for Best Newcomer Actor |{{won}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
| url=http://www.usagi.org/doi-bin/seiyuu-lookup.pl?DB=ALL&value=Nishiyama+Koutarou
| title=Search results for "Nishiyama Koutarou" in ALL database
| work=Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
| access-date=May 18, 2017
| date=May 18, 2017
| last=Doi | first=Hitoshi | author-link=Hitoshi Doi}}
| url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=05053&namecode=4
| title=声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：西山宏太朗
| trans-title=Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Koutarou Nishiyama
| work=Voice Artist Database
| publisher=GamePlaza-HARUKA-
| access-date=May 18, 2017
| date=May 1, 2017
| language=ja
| archive-date=June 5, 2015
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605184518/http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=05053&namecode=4
| url-status=dead
}}
}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|https://www.lantis.jp/nishiyamakoutaro}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://www.81produce.co.jp/actor_search/index.php/item?id=98 Official agency profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|person|114033}}
{{Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actor}}
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Category:Male voice actors from Kanagawa Prefecture