He is a middle school student and is overweight. He has been bullied for many years and because of that likes to go to places where no one is like the squash game on the local network at school. 

~!One day he had an encounter with the school's most beautiful, refined girl, "Kuroyukihime", which changed his life abruptly. Introduced to the software she transmitted, Haruyuki learned about "Accel World", a program that enhances one's mind capabilities, with certain side-effects of him becoming Silver Crow and seriously changing his life. His avatar is the first real flying avatar.!~

The year is 2046. Haruyuki Arita is a young boy who finds himself on the lowest social rungs of his school. Ashamed of his miserable life, Haruyuki can only cope by indulging in virtual games. But that all changes when Kuroyukihime, the most popular girl in school, introduces him to a mysterious program called Brain Burst and a virtual reality called the Accel World. 
(Source: VIZ Media)

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Kaji has won several awards, including Best Voice Actor at the 12th Tokyo Anime Awards (2013), Best Actor at the 7th Seiyu Awards (2013), and Best Voice Actor at the 36th Anime Grand Prix (2014).

Married voice actress [Ayana Taketatsu](https://anilist.co/staff/101996/) in 2019.

__Non-Anime Roles:__ 
~! Abe (Abraham Attah) in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (live-action film) (Japanese)
Ace in "Final Fantasy Type-0" (VG) (Japanese)
Adol Christin in "Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana" (VG) (Japanese)
Adol Christin in "Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta" (VG) (Japanese)
Akio Fudo in "Inazuma Eleven 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Akio Fudo in "Inazuma Eleven 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Akio Fudo in "Inazuma Eleven Strikers" (VG) (Japanese)
Akira Shimotsuki in "Watashi ni xx Shinasai!" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Alex in "Don't Breathe" (live-action film, BD & DVD release) (Japanese)
Arahagi in "Yuugen Romantica Hatenkou: Dai Roku no Nazo - Bakeneko Arahagi" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Arahagi in "Yuugen Romantica Uchouten: Dai Roku no Nazo - Bakeneko Arahagi" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Arahagi in "Yuugen Romantica: Dai Yon no Nazo - Bakeneko Arahagi" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Ayerscarpe in "Arknights" (VG/Mobile) (Japanese)
Ayn Talfryn in "Tales of Zestiria" (VG) (Japanese)
Basil Sabanci in "Valkyria: Azure Revolution" (VG) (Japanese)
Bhunivelze in "Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII" (VG) (Japanese)
Brainy Smurf in "The Smurfs" (animated TV series/Animax dub) (Japanese)
Bren Turner in "E.X. Troopers" (VG) (Japanese)
Cecil in "Hortensia Saga" (VG) (Japanese)
Dick Grayson/Robin (Brenton Thwaites) in "Titans" (live-action web series) (Japanese)
Eight (VIII) in "Super Smash Bros Ultimate" (VG) (Japanese)
Eln in "Age of Gunslingers Online" (VG) (Japanese)
En Shinohara in "Usotsuki Lily" (VOMIC) (Japanese)
Enji Tsuzuri in "Boku to Majo no Jikan" (VOMIC) (Japanese)
Erik in "Mōjū-tsukai to Ōji-sama ~Flower & Snow~" (VG) (Japanese)
Flynn in "Shin Megami Tensei IV" (VG) (Japanese)
Flynn in "Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final" (VG) (Japanese)
Fudou Akio in "Inazuma Eleven 3 Sekai e no Chousen!! Spark/Bomber" (VG) (Japanese)
Ganryū Hanakiri in "Otome Youkai Zakuro Vol. 10 Limited Edition Drama CD" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Gaon in "Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger" (TV series) (Japanese)
Hayato Ozaki in "Nil Admirari no Tenbin Teito Genwaku Kitan" (VG) (Japanese)
Hero in "Gensosuikoden Tierkreis" (VG) (Japanese)
Hikaru Seto in "Cheer Boy! vol.3" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Hinata in "Aigan Shounen" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Hitoshi Taniguchi in "Reinouryokusha Odagiri Kyouko no Uso" (VOMIC) (Japanese)
Hope Estheim in "Final Fantasy XIII" (Japanese)
Hope Estheim in "Final Fantasy XIII-2" (VG) (Japanese)
Hope Estheim in "Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII" (VG) (Japanese)
Hoshiguma Doji in "Onmyoji" (VG) (Japanese)
Hyuuga Masamune in "Touken Ranbu" (browser game) (Japanese)
Ichinose Kazuya in "Inazuma Eleven 3 Sekai e no Chousen!! Spark/Bomber" (VG) (Japanese)
Ikuto Taki in "RUNLIMIT Case 2" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Jean Pierre in "Counter Strike Online 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Johnny Joestar in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle" (VG) (Japanese)
Kakeru in "Yandere Heaven Vol. 1" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kanato Sakamaki in "Diabolik Lovers" (VG) (Japanese)
Katai Tayama in "Bungou to Alchemist" (VG) (Japanese)
Kazuya Ichinose in "Inazuma Eleven 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Kazuya Ichinose in "Inazuma Eleven 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Kazuya Ichinose in "Inazuma Eleven Strikers" (VG) (Japanese)
Kei Okazaki in "Collar x Malice Character CD Vol. 2 Okazaki Kei" (music/Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kei Okazaki in "CollarxMalice -Unlimited-" (VG) (Japanese)
Kei Okazaki in "CollarxMalice" (VG) (Japanese)
Keisuke Takagi in "Devil Survivor Over Clock" (VG) (Japanese)
Kentucky in "Sen Jyushi" (VG) (Japanese)
Leonis in "Record of Agarest War Zero" (VG) (Japanese)
Link in "Hyrule " (VG) (Japanese)
Luy in "Kamigami no Gosui" ("Siesta of the Gods") (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Luke Pearce in "Tears Of Themis" (mobile game) (Japanese)
Michizane in "Ichibanketsu Online" (VG) (Japanese)
Norman in "The Secret Life of Pets" (animated film) (Japanese)
Prince of Darkness in "Shironeko Project" (VG) (Japanese)
Rath in "Black Wolves Saga" (VG) (Japanese)
Rikka Toratani in "Storm Lover V" (VG) (Japanese)
Roche in "BLUE ROSES ~Yousei to Aoi Hitomi no Senshitachi~" (VG) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Kanato in "Diabolik Lovers Blood & LoveSweat" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Kanato in "Diabolik Lovers MORE,BLOOD" (VG) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Kanato in "Diabolik Lovers VERSUS 3 Kanato VS Reiji" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Kanato in "Diabolik Lovers ~Haunted Dark Bridal~" (VG) (Japanese)
Seth in "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH" (VG) (Japanese)
Shiina Kiya in "PsychicEmotion6" (VG) (Japanese)
Syogo Shiratori in "Kizuna Striker!" (VG) (Japanese)
Takumi in "Fire Emblem Fates" (VG) (Japanese)
Takumi in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG) (Japanese)
Tega Sword in "No.1 Sentai Gozyuger" (TV series) (Japanese)
Thomas Edison in "Rinka Nation" (VG) (Japanese)
Thomas in "Antique Carnevale" (VG) (Japanese)
Tokugawa Iemitsu in "Akasasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau" (mobile game) (Japanese)
Tot in "Skyover" (VG) (Japanese)
Touma in "Magical Days ~The Brats's Parade~" (VG) (Japanese)
Walker Yumasaki in "Durarara!! 3way standoff" (VG/PSP) (Japanese)
White in "Granblue Fantasy" (VG) (Japanese)
Will in "Kuro Kishi to Shiro no Maou" (VG) (Japanese)
Yanagi in "Wakidenai ~Ichi no Maki: Yanagi~" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Yoshiie Ukita in "Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu -Setsugekka Koi Emaki-" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuiga Kakeru in "NORN9" (otome VG) (Japanese)
Yuuichi Haga in "Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers" (VG) (Japanese)
Zen in "Persona Q: Shadow of Labyrinth" (VG) (Japanese)
Zhang Fei in "Sangokushi Lovers" (VG) (Japanese) !~

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Streams on Twitch.tv part time, is also a wrestler.

The son of [Hans-Georg Panczak](https://anilist.co/staff/168771/HansGeorg-Panczak). His nickname is 'Jani'.

__Non-Anime Roles:__ 
~! - Kyle Broflovski - South Park (Animated TV Series)
- Luke Skywalker - The Mandalorian (TV Series)
- Pim Pimling - Smiling Friends (Animated TV series) !~


OVA bundled with the Accel World simulation and action games. The Blu-ray OVA discs came with the PS3 limited edition versions and the DVD with the PSP limited edition versions. 
The project was split into two PSP and PS3 titles, and one episode was released with each game: 
#EX01: Reverberation;Zankyou (bundled with Stage:01 Ginyoku no Kakusei) 
#EX02: Vacation;Onsen (bundled with Stage:02 Kasoku no Chouten)

Spin-off of Accel World included on the Accel World Blu-rays & DVDs.

No matter how much the times change, bullied kids aren't going anywhere. And fat junior high school student Haruyuki is one of them. But one day, Haruyuki encounters Kuroyukihime, the most beautiful and elegant girl at school, who gives him a mysterious program: "Brain Burst"...and the secret of the "Accelerated World." He may be at the bottom of the food chain at school, but Haruyuki and his destiny begin to "accelerate" with incredible speed in the virtual realm as he aims for the top!! The manga adaptation of Reki Kawahara's wildly popular Accel World light novel series follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, bringing you a futuristic coming-of-age tale about the potential that lies within all of us!
 
(Source: Yen Press)

Prepare for a full dive!
 
Even in the future, all the advances and innovation in the world can't change the dynamics of the school playground. And for Haruyuki Arita, a fat kid in junior high, that means he's destined to always be at the bottom of the food chain, prime pickings for the school bullies. But when he is approached by Kuroyukihime, a beautiful and aloof upperclassman, Haruyuki's life is turned on its head as he dives into Brain Burst, a mysterious computer program, and the Accelerated World with her help. It's in the Accel World that Haruyuki casts off his depressing reality and takes hold of the chance to become a Burst Linker, a knight to protect his princess!
 
(Source: Yen Press)

In 2046, many aspects of life are carried out on a virtual network. No matter how advanced the time becomes, however, bullying never disappears. Haruyuki is one of the bullied students. However, one day he is contacted by Kuroyukihime, the most famous person in the school. "Wouldn't you like to 'accelerate' and go further ahead, boy?" Haruyuki is introduced to the "Accel World" and decides to fight as Kuroyukihime's knight.
 
(Source: Official site)

Chiaki recently returned from America, enrolling into an all-girls school. Her brother used to tell her stories about a "Snow Black Princess" and her adventures in a magical kingdom before he died. Seeing an opportunity, two of her seniors try to install Brain Burst on her, only to be rejected. Turns out her brother already installed it three years ago on his deathbed, and is an unknowing Avatar. 
(Source: TV Tropes)