A first-year Mechanical Engineering student at Izu University. He is Iori's best friend and a diehard otaku, perceived to be a lolicon by his acquaintances. He happens to be particularly obsessed with the little sister character trope (hence his obsession with Shiori Kitahara). While many are repulsed by his otaku lifestyle, he is indifferent to how he is perceived by others.

After moving out on his own to a seaside town, Iori Kitahara makes a college debut he never anticipated. A new chapter of his life unfolds, full of diving with beautiful girls and shenanigans with a gaggle of lovable bastards! Idiot-expert Kenji Inoue and au naturel authority Kimitake Yoshioka bring you a glorious college tale filled with booze-fueled antics!<br><br>
(Source: Kodansha USA)

A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle's diving store "Grand Blue." There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

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Won Best Supporting Actor at the 6th Annual Seiyuu Awards for his performance as Kodaka Hasegawa in _Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai_. Also part of the trio Trignal with fellow seiyuu [Takuya Eguchi](https://anilist.co/staff/102695/Eguchi-Takuya) and [Tsubasa Yonaga](https://anilist.co/staff/95556), and a host of the Kiramune label's radio programs.

Non-Anime Roles:


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• Childe (Genshin Impact)
• Hyde Kido (Under Night In-Birth)
• Touri Wataru (Hanaemu Kare to & bloom)!~


Kouhei Imamura