He was a member of an idol group and also acted in some movies. He disappeared during the event of 8/31. When she was younger, Kadode was obsessed with him.

~!His body was taken over by an invader child during the 8/31 event and ever since he has been living as an invader in the human body.!~

The Japan Self-Defense Forces are still looking for a way to combat the alien threat, but so far conventional weapons have had no effect. Maybe it’s time to try something unconventional. 
 
Meanwhile, Kadode Koyama and her best friend avidly track the aliens’ movements on social media and less enthusiastically study for college entrance exams. When the end of the world looms overhead, you learn to take things one step at a time. 
 
(Source: Viz Media) 
 
Notes: 
- Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category. 
- Includes 1 extra chapter.

The first film of the Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction duology.
 
The Japan Self-Defense Forces are still looking for a way to combat the alien threat, but so far conventional weapons have had no effect. Maybe it’s time to try something unconventional. 
 
Meanwhile, Kadode Koyama and her best friend avidly track the aliens’ movements on social media and less enthusiastically study for college entrance exams. When the end of the world looms overhead, you learn to take things one step at a time. 
 
(Source: Viz Media)

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He joined a theater troupe when he was 4 years old, and two years later made his acting debut in the historical drama Korczak. He remained with the theater troupe until March 2006, when he moved to Junction.

Made his voice acting debut in 1996 on [Taiho Shichauzo](https://anilist.co/anime/1577/). He auditioned and got the role of [Haku](https://anilist.co/character/385/) in the 2001 film [Spirited Away](https://anilist.co/anime/199/). The same year, he voiced the eponymous main character in [PaRappa The Rapper](https://anilist.co/anime/3736/), and the following year he started voicing Sora in the Kingdom Hearts video game series, a character who he still voices to this day.

He released his debut mini-album Soleil on June 26, 2009 and his first single album, Faith, on November 25, 2009. Since May 2010, he and [Hiroshi Kamiya](https://anilist.co/staff/95118/) formed a music duo called [KAmiYU](https://anilist.co/staff/116031/). Their first mini-album "link-up" was released on August 3, 2011.

Announced his marriage with an unspecified woman on September 3, 2021.

__Non-anime voice roles:__
- Sora - *Kingdom Hearts* series (VG)
- Cyno - *Genshin Impact* (VG) 

The second film of the Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction duology.

As the world is threatened by the sudden appearance of a mysterious alien mothership, best friends Koyama Kadode and Nakagawa “Ontan” Oran carry on about their high school life. But as they grow up, they face existential questions, learning adulthood’s complexities and that the true threat may not be from above. 
 
(Source: Crunchyroll) 
Note: Includes Episode 0, which chronologically occurs between episodes 16 and 17.

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/colemfhoward)

Recipient of the 2016 Leo Award for Best Performance: Animation Program or Series for his role as Bob in Bob's Broken Sleigh.

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