is a Japanese actor from Osaka Prefecture, affiliated with Atomic Monkey. He is known for starring as Nurude Sasara in Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima, Han Shinwoo in Noblesse, the younger Sakata brother in Eien no 831, Hayato Yuzuki in The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons, Morita in Snack Basue, Kuroshio in The Fable, Harada Sanosuke in Blue Miburo, and Medaka Kuroiwa in Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms.
Biography Ryota Iwasaki, a native of Osaka Prefecture, was born on 1 July 1986, the eldest of three brothers. He began watching anime as a child, and while in the fifth grade of elementary school, he listened to the radio show and became interested in voice acting. After graduating from an agricultural high school in 2005, he studied at 's Osaka campus at his parents' encouragement, graduating in 2007. He worked part-time jobs to save for tuition, including as a telephone appointment maker. He was then educated at the Atomic Monkey Voice Acting and Acting Institute, graduating as a member of the fifth class.
He later joined Tomokazu Seki's theatre troupe HeroHero Q. He played Iriya in HeroHero Q's 2016 stage adaptation of Blade of the Immortal, before returning for the May 2018 finale at the Zenrosai Hall Space Zero in Shibuya, Tokyo. He also appeared in Herohero Q's stage adaptation of Mazinger Z, also at Zenrosai Hall Space Zero, from November to December 2022.
After voicing Inasa Yoarashi in My Hero Academia and Noriyuki Nakamachi in Karakuri Circus, he starred as Nurude Sasara in Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima. He later starred as Yusuke Tashiro in Noblesse, the younger Sakata brother in Eien no 831, and Hayato Yuzuki in The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons. In 2024, he was cast as Morita in Snack Basue, Kuroshio in The Fable, Harada Sanosuke in Blue Miburo, and Medaka Kuroiwa in Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms.
While a guest for the 30 July 2021 episode of the variety show Say You to Yo Asobi, he had a dedicated segment where he talked about his life to provide information for his Wikipedia article.
His hobbies and skills are karaoke and impersonations.
Filmography Animated television +YearTitleRole(s)Ref 2017 Pingu in the City Pingu 2018 My Hero Academia Inasa Yoarashi 2018 Karakuri Circus Noriyuki Nakamachi 2019 Kaiju Step Wandabada Kureron-chan 2020 Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima Nurude Sasara 2020 Poccolies Kangaroo-shi 2020 Noblesse Han Shinwoo 2021 Okashi na Sabaku no Suna to Manu Manu 2021 Iii Icecrin Mamango 2022 Eien no 831 Younger Sakata brother 2023 The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons Hayato Yuzuki 2023 Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange Watari 2024 Snack Basue Morita 2024 The Fable Kuroshio 2024 Blue Miburo Harada Sanosuke 2024 A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Izuna Hatanaka 2025 Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms Medaka Kuroiwa 2025 Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube Katsuya Kimura 2025 Yano-kun's Ordinary Days Tanaka 2026 Akane-banashi Kimihisa Kashio
Animated film +YearTitleRole(s)Ref 2022 Guardy Girls
Original net animation +YearTitleRole(s)Ref 2020 Cap Kakumei Bottleman Hanta Minezaki
Stage +YearTitleRole(s)Ref 2016 Blade of the Immortal Iriya 2022 Mazinger Z
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