With a unique baritone voice, and fantastic vocal and emotional ranges, Yuki Ono is a seiyuu that deserves your full attention (and love).
Yuki Ono
KANJI: 小野友樹
BORN: June 22, 1984
OCCUPATION: Voice actor, narrator, singer
HEIGHT: 167 cm
Yuki Ono was born on June 22, 1986 in Shizuoka and is currently freelance.
Seiyuu
Ono’s path towards becoming a voice actor was heavily influenced by Kisho Taniyama (KISHOW). Originally, Ono wanted to become a football player.
While in high school, Ono ended up suffering an injury that would end up hindering his performance throughout his career should he want to pursue his career as a football player so, unfortunately, he had to put aside his big dream and find something else to pursue.
While attending Waseda University, Ono started to have an interest in radio work as an alternative to his dream of becoming a football player.
One day in 2003, a friend of his asked him to record an episode of the anime series Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. A song performed by the series’ protagonist – voiced by Kishow – played. It was the spark for Ono’s admiration for Kishow.
from an anime series and Kishow was there. Ono was transfixed on him. From that point on, Ono turned into a big Kishow fan, even attending anime events to which he was confirmed to appear at.
Ono eventually got to meet his idol at one of those events and… it was then and there that he decided that he wanted to become a voice actor.
2006 – 2011
Making a name for himself and first main roles
Yuki Ono made his debut as a seiyuu in 2006 under Atomic Monkey.
From that year up until 2009, he got several minor roles in anime series such as Gintama, Sgt. Frog, Soreike! Anpanman, The Good Witch of the West, Saint October, Saint Beast, Da Capo II, Itazura na Kiss, among many more.
In 2009, Yuki Ono would get his first supporting role with quite a lot of the spotlight on top. He was cast as Kazuichi Arai (or Pin Senpai) in the romance anime series, Kimi ni Todoke.
Arai is an arrogant temporary homeroom teacher that is important to the story due to his familiarity with the series’ protagonist Shouta. This was a character that ended up showcasing Ono’s skills when it came to comedy skits as well as with a good balance with serious scenes.
The anime spawned 2 seasons in which Arai frequently appeared, adding both a goofy and mature twist to the story.
After several minor roles, it took 2 years for Yuki Ono to get yet another role that put a spotlight on his acting skills.
In 2011, Ono was cast as Kaname Tsukahara, one of the main characters in the drama/slice-of-life anime series, Kimi to Boku..
Ono’s acting was praised across the board as he gave life to the tsundere and short-tempered Student Council President and Class Representative in his second-year class.
His nuanced performance as Tsukahara earned him the Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Seiyuu Awards.
The anime spawned 2 seasons, being praised for its character development and stellar voice acting.
Other anime series in which he voiced characters during this period of time include:
- Yume Tsukai (2006)
- Terra e… (2007)
- Myself; Yourself (2007)
- Mushiuta (2007)
- Yu☆Gi☆Oh! 5D’s (2008)
- Hell Girl (2008)
- Kannagi (2008)
- Fairy Tail (2009)
- Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (2010)
- SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors (2010)
- Starry☆Sky (2010)
- SKET Dance (2011)
- Inazuma Eleven Go (2011)
- STEINS;GATE (2011)
- BLOOD-C (2011)
- HUNTER×HUNTER (2011)
- Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi (2011)
- Sket Dance (2011)
2012 – 2013
Shot to fame
This would be a crucial point in Yuki Ono’s career as a voice actor.
In 2012, Ono was cast as Taiga Kagami in the popular basketball anime series, Kuroko no Basket and with that, he got his first leading role in a major anime production.
Kagami is the ace and power forward of Seirin High aiming at becoming the best, defeating the Generation of Miracles (basketball players that were exceptional at their positions and were once a team).
He has an aggressive, borderline intimidating vibe however Kagami is ambitious, determined, and passionate about basketball as well as his teammates. He wants to challenge the best and beat them. That is what fuels him throughout the series and Ono’s focused performance made the character interesting at all times.
If there is a character that fans instantly associate with Yuki Ono is Taiga Kagami. This is also the character that opened the doors for Ono to start getting more and more leading roles in anime series.
He reprised the role from 2012 until 2015 in its various seasons, specials and movies.
Also in the same year, Ono was cast as Zenkichi Hitoyoshi in the action/comedy anime series Medaka Box.
Zenkichi Hitoyoshi is the male protagonist of the series, a character with good observation skills, something that makes his internal monologues essential for viewers of the anime series to understand what is happening (as he almost takes the role of the narrator).
In 2013, Ono was back with yet another leading role, this time in the comedy anime series, Hataraku Mahou-Sama!.
He was cast as Shirou Ashiya, one of Satan’s Demon Generals that ended up also being transported to modern-day Japan.
Seeing as he is extremely loyal to Satan, he ends up being in charge of household duties as well as is active in his search for a way to Satan regain his powers. This was yet another grounded role with hits and bits of comedy and seriousness in the mix, something in which Ono naturally shines.
He was then cast as the series’ hot-blooded and easily annoyed antagonist Kannagi in the anime series, Arata Kangatari. This was a role that strayed away from what Ono had been doing up until then, putting aside comedy in favor of a serious, aggressive performance.
He showed that he can also tackle more serious characters and more than playing righteous protagonists, he can also play antagonists and deliver believable performances that glue fans to the screen.
Although not a leading role, still in 2013, Ono was cast in the action anime Strike the Blood as Dimitrie Vatler, an extremely arrogant high-ranking vampire with twisted taste and ambiguous morality, acting only out of boredom.
Another supporting role that stood out in 2013 was that of the dependable and passionate Kyuuma Inuzuka in the action/mecha anime series Valvrave the Liberator.
Sports anime ended up being one of the places in which fans of Yuki Ono could find him with some ease. In 2013 he was cast in the popular baseball anime series, Diamond no Ace.
He voiced Jun Isashiki, a third-year center fielder at Seidou High School. This is, easily, one of the loudest and most intense characters in the anime series, ending up being a mood maker on and off the pitch. He’s essential for the team’s defense but he’s also extremely reliable as a hitter.
Before retiring from the team to study for college entrance exams, he was one of the 3 vice captains of the team.
Ono reprised this role from 2013 until 2019 in its various seasons and specials.
Other anime series in which he voiced characters during this period of time include:
- Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (2012)
- Hiyokoi (2012)
- Devil Survivor 2: The Animation (2013)
- Beast Saga (2013)
- Ark IX (2013)
- Da Capo III (2013)
- Valvrave the Liberator (2013)
- Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~ (2013)
- Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist (2013)
- Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito 2 – Hikisakareshi Yokuryuu (2013)
- Chihayafuru 2 (2013)
- Gin no Saji (2013)
- Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden (2013)
2014 – 2017
Turning into a respected voice actor
The fame and popularity that Yuki Ono got from his role as Taiga Kagami in Kuroko no Basket subdued in the following years, with Ono being back to voicing a few characters per season, of course, still with a couple of long-running roles in sports anime to complement those.
Ono was back to voicing supporting characters, with most of those testing his acting skills, justifying why he’s one of the best talents among seiyuu.
He was cast as Moral in the anime series, Hamatora The Animation. This was yet another antagonist role however, for a change, there were more depth and contrived emotions going on for this character.
Ono was voicing a psychotic, apathetic, and dangerously intelligent character that believed he was a messiah.
In a contrasting way, Ono was cast in the comedy/romance anime series Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun as Masayuki Hori, one of the series’ most beloved characters.
Hori is organized, calm and collected – at least, he appears – and is a diligent member of the drama club. Throughout the series not only does he have to deal with others that want to slack off, but he is also struggling with love for one of his friends.
Ono got to once again showcase his comedic + serious twist on characters, ending up making Hori not just another supporting character but one you’re rooting for and look forward to seeing in the series.
Still in 2014, he was cast as the level-headed Juugo Yama, the main character in the adventure/comedy anime series Nanana’s Buried Treasure.
A year later, Yuki Ono joined the cast of the popular action/mystery anime, Durarara!!.
He joined the series for Durarara!!x2 Shou (2015), Ten (2015), and Ketsu (2016) as Chikage Rokujou, leader of a biker gang.
Determined, stubborn, and despite his ladies’ man vibe, he is extremely chivalrous towards women, going as far as defending them from abuse, and making sure abusers pay the price.
Still in the same year, Ono joined the cast of the popular cooking/ecchi anime series Shokugeki no Souma. He voiced the passionate and gentle Isami Aldini, one of the students of Tootsuki Culinary Academy.
In 2016, Yuki Ono would get a role that would be beloved by fans of the franchise in question. He was cast as Josuke Higashikata in the popular action anime series, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.
Ono delivered a stylish performance of the quirky amnesiac, juggling two personalities within himself, one more strategic and the other more emotional. This was a role that showed just how great of a voice actor Yuki Ono is.
Still in the same year, Ono was cast as Shou Tokugawa in the sports anime, Cheer Danshi!.
The anime didn’t end up being massively well received, instead getting a lukewarm reception both in Japan and overseas but this was yet again another awesome opportunity for Ono to showcase his versatility.
At the same time, he was straying a bit away from his big, loud, and intimidating characters in sports anime, something that helps add depth to his career and shows that he is far from being a one-dimensional voice actor.
The reliable, popular and kind-hearted Yusuke Igarashi in the comedy/romance anime series Watashi ga Motete Dousunda was Ono’s next role.
Igarashi tries his best to win over the protagonist’s love however crazy, unpredictable shenanigans, as well as the competition of 4 people, make it difficult for him, leading to hilarious situations.
He was also cast as the bright and energetic Rintaro Tatewaki in the magic/music anime series Magic-Kyun! Renaissance.
In 2017, Ono saw his workload reduce for the very first time in years. In that year, he only got 6 new roles while reprising his roles in the sports hit series Kuroko no Basket and Diamond no Ace.
He was cast as Gran, the protagonist in the anime series Granblue Fantasy The Animation, an adaptation of the game Grandblue Fantasy.
The anime had a lukewarm reception despite Ono’s solid performance as Gran, a kind and caring individual that puts others above himself at all times. Due to that, he’s a natural leader, being well trusted by all other characters in the series.
Still in the same year, Ono reprised his role as SOARA’s guitarist Morihito Arihara in Tsukipro The Animation, anime adaptation of the popular 2D music franchise.
Morihito is exactly the type of character you now associate with Yuki Ono: caring, gentle, like an older brother. He’s the member that grounds all members in SOARA, taking care of every single one of them.
Other anime series in which he voiced characters during this period of time include:
- Hybrid Child (2014)
- Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo: Mou Hitotsu no Suzaku-sai (2014)
- Noragami (2015)
- Junketsu no Maria (2015)
- Kyoukai no Rinne (2015)
- Arslan Senki (2015)
- Prince of Stride: Alternative (2016)
- OZMAFIA!! (2016)
- Terra Formars: Revenge (2016)
- Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu. (2016)
- Servamp (2016)
2018 –
Freelancing consistency
After parting ways with Atomic Monkey, Yuki Ono decided to go freelance and has been so since 2018. While most seiyuu notice their work being reduced to a bare minimum as they go freelance, the opposite happened to Yuki Ono.
Since 2018, Ono has had a streak of solid years of work in anime. Of course, not all characters are leading ones but even the supporting ones have been quite interesting and of some importance to them.
In that year, Ono was back to voicing characters with a delinquent vibe about them. The first role to fit that bill was Kogarashi Fuyuzora in the comedy/ecchi OVA series Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san.
Despite his intimidating looks, Fuyuzora is calm and collected as well as a kind individual. His friends are his priority and he’ll go to great lengths to protect them.
He would end up reprising his role from the OVA series when a full anime series premiered in the summer of 2018.
He then voiced Jinzaburou Kuchii in the historic anime Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion. This anime focused on depicting the beginning of samurai in Japan as well as the implications of the Mongol invasion.
He then voiced Romio Inuzuka in the comedy/romance anime series Boarding School Juliet. Inuzuka is a tough and brash character that tends to solve most of his problems with his fists, however, there is more to him.
He’s kind and funny, not to mention that, with this story being a rom-com approach to the Romeo & Juliet story, he’s in love with someone from a rival family and has to hide it, otherwise he’ll be considered a traitor.
In a change of tone and even of anime style, Yuki Ono reprised his role as the cheerful and angelic Junta Azumaya in the anime adaptation of the popular BL manga, Dakaretai Otoko 1.
Before the end of the year, he was cast as Itsuki Yuge in the fantasy/romance anime series Conception.
The anime didn’t end up being well received domestically nor internationally, being considered by many as a bad adaptation of a game to this medium.
Passionate, ambitious, and competitive, Koga Oogami is a member of the rock/jazz group UNDEAD in the anime adaptation of the popular game Ensemble Stars!!.
This is yet another character voiced by Ono with a tough exterior that is actually extremely kind and caring at its core.
In 2019, Yuki Ono was cast as Louis in the drama anime Beastars. This is, as of late, one of the most complex characters Ono has voiced.
Louis is arrogant and has many complexes that make him sound paranoid at times but he can also be extremely manipulative at others.
The year wrapped up with a leading role as the calm and collected Kufa Vampir in the fantasy anime series, Assassins Pride.
2020 kicked off with a role in the mind-bending anime series, Pet.
He voiced Satoru, one of the main characters in the series with a troubled psyche as well as the power to mess up with the minds of others, committing crimes under the orders of his leader.
He then reprised his role as the troublemaker Eishin Kuga in the movie adaptation of the popular BL manga, Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather.
Still in the same year, Ono reprised his role as Haku (for those that played the game in English: Gavin) in the anime adaptation of the smartphone game, Mr Love: Queen’s Choice.
He was then cast as Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes’ roommate and assistant, in the action anime Moriarty the Patriot.
Ono’s performance highlighted the highly righteous moral code of the character, making John Watson more than a side character in this series.
He ended up reprising his role in the anime’s two cours (2020 and 2021).
He was then cast as Leocadio Wöhler in the action anime Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst, an adaptation of a game of the same name.
In 2021, Ono was cast as the hot-blooded and highly competitive Danji Momoyama in the card game anime series Cardfight!! Vanguard: overDress.
Also in the same year, Ono reprised his roles as Morihito Arihara in Tsukipro The Animation 2, John H. Watson in Moriarty the Patriot (part 2), Eishin Kuga in Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: Don’t Stay Gold, Junta Azumaya in Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. Movie: Spain-hen.
A year later, Ono was back with a supporting role as Jirou Ogasawara in the romance anime Sasaki to Miyano.
He’s the typical bad boy in terms of looks however he is surprisingly soft, showing that as he gets really sensible about his girlfriend, needing emotional support from his friends.
Another character in sports anime was added to his repertoire with his role as Jou Kazama in the football anime series Shoot! Goal to the Future.
Later on in 2022, Ono is going to voice Bazzard Black in the popular shounen anime series, BLEACH.
Also premiering in the last half of 2022 is the sports anime series, Blue Lock. Ono is going to voice Rensuke Kunigami.
Still in the same year, he reprised his role as Shiro Ashiya in the 2nd season of the comedy anime series, Hataraku Maou-sama!!.
Other anime series in which he voiced characters during this period of time include:
- Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2018)
- Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 2 (2018)
- Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These – Kaikou (2018)
- Senjuushi (2018)
- Phantom in the Twilight (2018)
- Actors: Songs Connection (2019)
- Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!! (2020)
- Somali to Mori no Kamisama (2020)
- Yesterday wo Utatte (2020)
- Kyojinzoku no Hanayome (2020)
- Guraburu! (2020)
- I★Chu: Halfway Through the Idol (2021)
- Skate-Leading☆Stars (2021)
- Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (2021)
- Gundam Breaker: Battlogue (2021)
- Kyoukai Senki (2021)
- Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Tsuioku-hen (2021)
- Jantama Pong☆ (2022)
- Ao Ashi (2022)
- Toku: Touken Ranbu – Hanamaru – Setsugetsuka (2022)
Awards
In 2013, at the 7th Seiyuu Awards, Yuki Ono won the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance as Kaname Tsukahara in the anime series “Kimi to Boku 2”.
He shared the award with Junichi Suwabe.
In 2015, Yuki Ono won the award of Best Seiyuu at the Chil Chil BL Awards 2015.
Radio
Passionate about radio broadcasting and with a voice suited for it, it is no surprise that Yuki Ono has quite the extensive repertoire when it comes to radio show hosting/co-hosting.
When you listen to a radio show with Ono as the host, you can expect to have a really good time as he is naturally interesting and funny throughout, making all shows a treat to listen to.
He’s not the type to go crazy while hosting his radio shows and as a guest, he always keeps things the most professional possible.
You can tell as soon as he enters a radio study that the hosts love to have him around and on the other way around you can feel the excitement – even if with some nervousness – in the voice of his guests.
Below are some – this is not extensive – of the radio shows Yuki Ono has hosted/co-hosted or guested throughout his career.
Kuroko no Basketball Broadcasting Committee (2012 – 2016)
In 2012 and tied up with the success of the anime series, Yuki Ono and Kensho Ono co-hosted the radio show Kuroko no Basketball Broadcasting Committee.
Aside from being a radio show used to, in a way, recap the episodes that were airing at that time, the radio show also brought in guests from the cast of the series to talk about the anime, basketball, as well as random things.
Ono Yuuki to Eguchi Takuya no Team Yutaku Nico Tsuku! (2015 – )
Despite initially being an unusual combo, Yuki Ono and Takuya Eguchi ended up showing how awesome as radio hosts both are with one of the most entertaining and genuinely funny radio shows hosted by male seiyuu.
Ono Yuuki to Eguchi Takuya no Team Yutaku Nico Tsuku! started airing in 2015 and since then has been doing so without fail.
From this show, the unit Yutaku was born. Throughout the years, several known seiyuu were guests in the show, namely Yonaga Tsubasa and Takuya Sato.
Ensemble Stars! 〜 Yaan no mamono ni obieru koneko 〜 (2015)
In 2015, Ono co-hosted Ensemble Stars! 〜 Yaan no mamono ni obieru koneko 〜 radio. He was joined by his fellow UNDEAD members – Wataru Hatano, Kei Hosogai, and Toshiki Masuda.
Assassin’s Pradio (2019 – 2020)
To support the anime series Assassins Pride, Yuki Ono teamed up with Tomori Kusunoki for a radio show all about the TV series. The show started airing in 2020 and had its last episode in 2021.
Toyonaga Toshiyuki, Ono Yuki no Sekai RADIO (2018 -)
In 2018, alongside long-time friend Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Ono co-hosts Toyonaga Toshiyuki, Ono Yuki no Sekai RADIO.
Ono Yuki to Yuzuru Robel no henna Radio (2021 -)
Yuki Ono teamed up with VTuber Yuzuru Robel from Holostars for “Ono Yuki to Yuzuru Robel no henna Radio“, radio show in which voice actors and VTubers work together to do strange things!
For this radio show, Ono is also using a Vtuber avatar.
Other radio shows he’s hosted/co-hosted/guested include:
- JOESTAR RADIO
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Diamonds are Unbreakable Morioh Town RADIO 4 GREAT
- ComicFesta Radio
- Yuki Ono no Onopara!
- Kensho – Yuki no i talk
- Radio Arata Kangatari ~Rajikan
between many more.
Games
Since his debut in 2006, Yuki Ono has had a strong presence in games. He’s got over 60 different roles in all kinds of games ranging from RPGs to romance sims (otome and BL), action, Mecha, strategy, and fighting.
His versatile vocal range enables him with the tools necessary to voice a wide variety of characters ranging from those with softer voices up to those intimidating ones with deep, resounding voices.
Some of his most buzzworthy roles in games include (list is not extensive):
Tsuzuramaru in Ken ga Kimi (2013 – 2016)
In 2013, Ono was cast as Tsuzuramaru, one of the lead characters in the romance/historical otome game, Ken ga Kimi.
Tsuzuramaru is a cheerful and sweet samurai-in-training who came to Edo from Mutsu Province. His sole goal was to compete and win a sword tournament.
He is always honest and helpful towards others. He is willing to sacrifice himself for those he loves and doesn’t hold any grudges. As such, be ready for a sweet (or bittersweet) route if you pick Tsuzuramaru.
This was one of Ono’s first popular otome game roles.
Koga Oogami in Ensemble Stars! (2015 – 2019) / Ensemble Stars!! Basic / Music (2020 -)
Ensemble Stars!! is a story-driven game – also with a rhythm game component since 2020 with the launch of the dual game Ensemble Stars!! Basic / Music – that easily shot to popularity with its solid story and rich music released outside of the game.
In the game, Yuki Ono voices the passionate and competitive guitarist for UNDEAD, Koga Oogami.
Gavin/Haku in Mr Love: Queen’s Choice (2019 -)
In 2019, Yuki Ono was cast as Haku/Gavin in the otome/supernatural smartphone game Mr Love: Queen’s Choice.
Despite his initial uninterested vibe and arrogance, as the main character gets closer to him, she starts seeing a side of him that no one else knew. Deep down, Haku is in love with the main character since they were in high school and he treasures her with his all after she, unknowingly, saved his life.
He also voiced characters in the following games (the list is not exhaustive):
- Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
- Kuroko no Basket (game series)
- Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s (game series)
- Storm Lover 2nd
- Arcana Famiglia 2
- Possession Magenta
- SNOW BOUND LAND
- Princess Arthur
- -8 (minus eight)
- Romeo & Juliet
- Ozmafia Vivace
- Collar × Malice
- Magic-kyun Renaissance
- E:RObotts
- Starry☆Sky 〜in Autumn〜
- Arslan Battle x Musou
- Tlicolity Eyes
- Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu
- Bleach: Brave Souls
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Last Survivor
- Angelique Luminarise
- THE KING OF FIGHTERS for GIRLS
- SHOW BY ROCK!! Fes A Live
- Naraka: Bladepoint
There are many more games to which Yuki Ono has lent his voice acting talents. I welcome you to check the extended list of games on his Japanese Wikipedia page.
Acting
Yuki Ono is primarily a voice actor and singer and as such, his fans will notice that he barely has any work as an actor. Still, in 2021, he got his first credit on a TV drama.
Seiyuu Tantei (2021)
In 2021, Yuki Ono had a guest role on episode 1 of the TV Tokyo comedy mystery drama 声優探偵 (Seiyuu Tantei). For this TV series, he acted as himself.
Narration / Dubbing
When it comes to dubbing and narration, Yuki Ono doesn’t have as many credits as you’d expect.
He’s got credits dubbing foreign TV shows/dramas/movies such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Cheerleader camp, Hospital of the Dead, THE KING OF FIGHTERS, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, A Very English Scandal, been many more.
As far as narration work goes, Ono has credits in OHA OHA Aniki, World’s fastest level-up PV as well as multiple commercials for Animax.
Drama CDs
When it comes to drama CDs, Yuki Ono has an extensive repertoire with over 140 CDs.
From otome to anime and even BL CDs, Ono does a little bit of everything, being known and recognized as one of the best seiyuu when it comes to acting for this medium of entertainment.
His versatile vocal range makes it so that he can voice characters with feminine traits with quite some ease while, for other CDs, he can bring a polarizing performance rooted in his powerful baritone vocals (or go even deeper in his range for a booming bass voice).
He’s an expert when it comes to performing drama, a big reason why he is a renowned seiyuu in this industry.
When it comes to stand-out performances, most fans of BL will instantly tell you that “Utsukushi Kare“, drama CD that has gotten plenty of awards from Best Uke to Best Drama and even Best Seiyuu.
Ono’s performance as Kazunari Hira is quite impressive. From incorporating stuttering in his speech even down to the way he approached anxiety and gave life to the character, there is praise across the board for his acting.
He’s one of the most respected voice actors in the BL drama CD industry, having over 70 credits to his name in some of the most buzzworthy titles.
Some of the most iconic drama CDs he’s voiced characters include:
- Granblue Fantasy “Knight of Salvation” Director’s cut version
- 10Dance
- Akihabara Fall in Love
- Don’t Stay Gold
- Hatsukoi no Atosaki
- Jormungand
- Beast Boyfriend
- Sasaki and Miyano
- Iberiko Buta to Koi to Tsubaki
- Ken ga Kimi series
- SACRIFICE Vol.1-6
- STORM LOVER 2nd ~ Rinkai School, That Night ~
- Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai
- D.C.III ~ Da Capo III ~ Series
- Honeycomb
- Shinjo-kun to Sasahara-kun
- Hana no Mizo Shiru
- Platinum Blood
- LOVE HOLE Room 303
- Memento Scarlet
- Therapy game series
- Yatamomo
- Renai-rubi no Tadashii Furikata
- Megumi to Tsugumi
- The Demon Prince of Momochi House
- NIGHTS BEFORE NIGHT
- Coyote series
- Caste Heaven
Please know that the list of drama CDs in Ono’s repertoire is quite extensive. As such in this article only a couple of those will be mentioned. For an extended look at his repertoire, I welcome you to check his Japanese Wikipedia page.
Music
As far as music goes, Yuki Ono is quite active. He’s not the type of seiyuu to be everywhere when it comes to 2D music projects but you will find him in very specific projects and you’ll instantly notice that he fits those like a glove.
One of the most respected seiyuu of his generation, Yuki Ono is a behemoth on the vocal end.
With a wide vocal range that will make your jaw drop, an emotional range that will make you feel the songs you’re listening to, as well as a sweet baritone voice that will always soothe you, Yuki Ono is a real gem in the seiyuu industry.
Up his sleeve, he’s got a powerful vibrato, beautiful falsetto, and a good control over his head voice. He’s versatile, performing a wide variety of music genres and fitting those like it’s second nature to him.
He’s best known for his awesome job with Tsukipro’s SOARA, perfectly complementing Toshiyuki Toyonaga as both shared, between 2015 to 2017, lead vocal duties for the group. Since 2017, the lines have been equally shared with all 5 members, which took away a bit of the spotlight from him.
He’s also part of Ensemble Stars!!’s UNDEAD, one of the franchise’s most popular groups. They are a rock band with a dramatic vibe and a 4-piece lineup that works in perfect synergy.
You can also find him performing traditional Japanese music with a bit of pop and rock on top of I-chu’s Tenjyou Tenge.
All in all, Yuki Ono is known as a versatile singer with a good vocal range and a whole lot of talent.
Solo career
Yuki Ono made his solo debut with Lantis in 2015. And in 4 years, Ono released 3 CDs (each released on his birthday).
Ono’s adventure as a solo artist had everything to go right: he was popular, his singing skills were (and still are) top-notch, he’s a singer-songwriter and Lantis was backing him.
What could go wrong?
Everything. Unfortunately.
He released his debut CD “Party Man” in 2015.
Despite the awful concept and the mess that the title track was, “Party Man” (the album) managed to showcase Ono’s versatility as a singer. He found himself performing Jazz, soul, enka, disco, Latin, pop, rock, and ballad while tapping into both his cleaning singing and rapping.
Yuki Ono as a singer was showing his cards however, the title track – song that should be a summary of the album, the best track in it – was easily one of the messiest tracks in his repertoire. Yes, it attracted attention but not to watch the music video or listen to the full song. It was to be made fun of.
In 2016, Ono released his 2nd mini-album “Party Man 2“. And it was the same old same.
Ranging from enka to bossa nova even to electronica and country rock, Yuki Ono seemed to be on a mission to try everything he could on this mini-album.
The instrumentals and lyrics were all over the place, ranging from poor to high quality, with nothing particularly standing out for being a complete package of good music, lyrics, and performance.
The last release with Lantis was “Party Man 3“, album that absolutely took things to a new extreme, one in which Ono was no longer being taken seriously as a solo artist.
Lantis gave him… a caveman concept for the CD.
Everything about his solo career with Lantis was dreadful.
Little to no promotion of his music on social media channels, no features on magazines, no radio interviews, ludicrous concepts – they had Yuki Ono dressed as a caveman man for one of the mini-albums – and the quality of the music?
Bad for the most part.
For a singer as good and talented as Yuki Ono, the music label opted for not even giving him freedom to write and compose his songs, instead performing the music the label wanted and with the concepts they saw fit for his “persona”.
Leaving Lantis and going indie
Yuki Ono made his solo debut with Lantis in 2015 and bid goodbye to the label around 2018 – 2019. Why?
There is no definitive answer – it was never stated, as a matter of fact, Yuki Ono parting ways with Lantis wasn’t even worthy of a news article, which is strange.
It was a shame – yet expected – that, 3 mini-albums later, weak sales numbers and a whole bad image around Yuki Ono, he’d eventually part ways with Lantis and go indie.
And what a change that was for him.
He’s performing the music he likes with an image and concept that isn’t fabricated. He’s writing his own lyrics, pitching in how he wants his songs instrumentals wise and even bringing guest lyricists to his songs. He’s free from bad artist management and having a good time.
Yuki Ono is in his best moment as a solo artist now that he is an indie artist. He may not have the big budget or marketing machine that he had back at Lantis but he’s doing pretty well by himself.
I really do love it when seiyuu show everyone how talented they are and how they do not need a big music label to release music with the same – or even better – quality. He signed with Sanrio and since then he has been releasing music at his own pace.
In 2019 he released “Friend Tree Wonderland” and “Winter Voice Friends”.
For “Winter Voice Friends”, Ono enlisted the help of friends in the seiyuu industry to write lyrics to his songs. Some of those included Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tomokazu Sugita, Toshiyuki Toyonaga and Soma Saito.
The music video for “Mission “CLAUS” ended up impressing with its quality and apparent bump in the budget even in comparison with the one he had at Lantis.
In 2020, he released “KIZUNA Light”.
As an indie solo artist, Yuki Ono embraced pop-rock and started writing his own lyrics.
Did Yuki Ono lose something when transitioning from a major music label to Sanrio – which can be considered a small or indie music label -?
No. He actually regained his freedom and is visibly happy performing his music. He is creating what he wants, in the concepts he wants, when he wants and that is what matters most for an artist.
Yuki Ono has been doing quite the awesome work as an indie solo artist since his departure from Lantis.
Seiyuu units and 2D groups
YUTAKU II (2011 – )
Yuki Ono and Takuya Eguchi teamed up as a unit in 2011. The duo was originally called YUTAKU but changed its name to Yutaku II prior to releasing its debut single “third Wizard / IN FUTURE!!“.
Since its debut, the duo released the following CDs:
- Brave Quest (2013)
- take you take me/FRIENDIER (2013)
- Furi mawase megane fuki (2014)
- inVy/O・N・O (2014)
- inVy ～feat.kenzaVrow～ (2014)
- Team Mate (2015)
- eternal snow (2015)
- Melty Snow (2015)
- Lost angel (2016)
- Team Yutaku 5th Anniversary remix best album (2016)
Their music featured lyrics and or music written/composed by Yuki Ono and Takuya Eguchi.
Although the seiyuu unit never ended up becoming truly popular, they had a tight following that loved their music, live appearances, events and the sort.
In 2014 along with Rejet and Avex, YUTAKU released a drama CD, as the result of their collaboration, called “Sacrifice” and as if that was not enough they even performed at RejetFes.
Since 2016, the unit hasn’t released any music.
SOARA (2015 -)
SOARA consists of Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Yuki Ono, Makoto Furukawa, Taishi Murata and Chiharu Sawashiro.
The group/band made its debut in 2014, joining the TSUKIPRO franchise and quickly establishing itself as the youth pop-rockers that aimed at putting a smile on the fans’ faces.
Early on, the group had an odd dynamic. Toshiyuki Toyonaga and Yuki Ono were the founding members and, for what seemed like half a year, they were supposed to be a duo.
Turns out that, by the end of 2014, TSUKIPRO announced the addition of 3 other members to this band: Makoto Furukawa, Taishi Murata, and Chiharu Sawashiro.
Starting from there the group increasingly added more lines to these three members and now, by the end of 2019, there is an equal distribution of lines among members.
With that change and the realistic passage of time in the TSUKIPRO franchise, the band has been maturing with their sound having recently ditched its youthful vibe in favor of a mature, slightly more serious yet nostalgic style of pop-rock.
Since the group’s debut, Yuki Ono has been featured in all drama CDs and participated in all series within the franchise.
The group has participated in all CD series in the franchise. Those include:
- ALIVE Side:G Series (ALIVE Side:S Vol.1, ALIVE Side:S Vol.2, ALIVE Side:S Vol.3, ALIVE Side:S Vol.4)
- KACHOFUGETSU Series (Ai no Hana, Lapis Blue, Soyokaze no Uta, Mikazuki Fantasy)
- Unit Song Series (Wonder Wand)
- TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION Theme Song Series (ALIEL, FRIEND, Start Line ~Boys, Be Mighty~, Mirai e no Okurimono, Dear Dreamer,)
- RE:START Series (vol.3 SOARA and vol.6 SOARA)
- CARDS Series (CLUB and HEART)
- TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION 2 Theme Song Series (Gonna Be Alright, LET IT BE, Himitsu no Treasure and Best Wishes,)
- Anokoro no Bokura wa
As far as character songs go, Yuki Ono has performed as Morihito in the following CDs:
- X Lied Series (Vol.2 MORIHITO X KENSUKE)
- RE:START Series (vol.1 Sora & Morihito, vol.4 Morihito & Soshi)
- Neo X Lied Series (Vol.2 ARIHARA MORIHITO × YAEGASHI KENSUKE)
When it comes to live performances, SOARA has performed in several franchise live events. The unit’s live debut was at TSUKIPRO LIVE 2016 in Nakano.
A year later, in 2017, the group performed at A.L.P -ALIVE PARTY 2017 SUMMER-, event specifically featuring ALIVE’s groups: SOARA and Growth.
In 2018 and now following the premiere of the first season of TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION, the franchise held the big live event TSUKIPRO LIVE 2018 SUMMER CARNIVAL.
In 2022, after 3 years of no live events for the franchise – due to Covid-19 -, SOARA was back on stage at TSUKIPRO LIVE 2022 WINTER CARNIVAL.
Tenjyou Tenge (2015 -)
Tenjyou Tenge debuted in 2015, part of I-Chu‘s vast unit lineup. The quartet consisting of Soma Saito, Yuki Ono, Kei Minegishi and Ryohei Kimura is known for its traditional Japanese songs with poetic lyrics.
With this lineup, Yuki Ono serves as the core of the group, relying on his powerful baritone vocals and versatility to make the group shine on top of its traditional Japanese music instrumentals.
UNDEAD (2015 -)
In 2015, he joined the cast of Ensemble Stars! to voice Koga Oogami, UNDEAD‘s guitarist.
The group features Wataru Hatano, Toshiki Masuda, and Kei Hosogai and is known for their passionate and dark rock sound as well as their insane popularity within the franchise.
They are, hands down, the best outfit in the Ensemble Stars! franchise.
The quartet so far has released:
- Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD Vol.1 UNDEAD (2015)
- Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 2 Vol.1 UNDEAD (2016)
- Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3 Vol.6 UNDEAD (2017)
- ENSEMBLE STARS! ALBUM SERIES PRESENT -UNDEAD- (2018)
- Ensemble Stars! ED Collection Vol.1 (2019)
- ES Idol Song Season 1: UNDEAD (2021)
- UNDEAD × AKATSUKI “PERFECTLY-IMPERFECT” FUSION UNIT SERIES 05 (2021)
- UNDEAD “FORBIDDEN RAIN” ES Idol Song Season 2 (2022)
- Crazy:B & UNDEAD “U.S.A.” COVER SONG SERIES 01 (2022)
- UNDEAD “Sustain Memories” ES Idol Song Season 3 (2022)
“Ensemble Stars! Album Series UNDEAD” claimed #1 on Oricon Daily and jumped to #3 on Oricon Weekly (over 48.000 copies sold in one week), showing the group’s popularity and sales power.
UNDEAD performed live for the first time in 2019 at Ensemble Stars! Starry Stage 2nd in Nippon Budokan.
The group would then impress everyone with mesmerizing performances at Ensemble Stars!! Starry Stage 4th -Star’s Parade- August in 2022.
ArtiSTARs (2016)
In 2016, Ono joined the cast of the musical anime, Magic Kyun.
Alongside Yuichiro Umehara, KENN, Wataru Hatano, Shouta Aoi, and Takuya Eguchi, he’s part of ArtiSTARs, pop outfit with a regal vibe.
Yumeiro Company (2016 – 2019)
Yumeiro Company consisted of the main cast of Yumeiro Cast. Ryota Osaka, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Yuto Uemura, Yuki Ono, Natsuki Hanae, Tasuku Hatanaka and Yu Hayashi performed several songs featured in game.
With a musical approach to their, Yumeiro Company released several songs during its 3 years of existence.
stirRhythm (2018)
stirRhythm was the main unit in Starry Palette, a mixed media project developed by DMM GAMES.
The project was announced early in 2017 but due to technical issues production was halted, only to be, months later, announced that production had resumed and the project was still alive.
Starry Palette planned to have music releases, a smartphone game, live performances, radio show (Toshiki Masuda and Yuto Suzuki are the hosts), manga, novels, among other things before distribution ended in 2019 and the whole project never got to see the light of day.
stirRhythm consisted of Toshiki Masuda, Yuto Suzuki, Junya Enoki, Shouta Aoi, Keisuke Komoto, Subaru Kimura, Sho Kiriake, Ihara Shin, Yuki Ono.
The group had 15 in-game songs, with some of those having been previously released as bonus content for Dengeki Girls among other otome magazines in Japan.
Kouiten (2019 -)
In 2019, Ono joined the cast of 紅一天 (Kouiten) in the kira-tune franchise. The group featured the vocals of Yuki Ono, Takuma Terashima, and Shun Horie.
Since their debut, the group has released their 1st single 絢爛ファンタジア (Kenran Fantasia) in 2019 and a collaboration CD with RGB-Trinity titled “RGB-Trinity VS Kouiten” in 2020.
Since in 2020, the group as well as the kira-tune franchise went into full radio silence.
FYA’M’ (2021 -)
aoppella!? is KLab’s latest original multimedia music project built on the themes of “youth” and “a cappella”!
The project counts on 2 groups specializing in performing acappella music and representing 2 fictional schools: Otowa Public High School (Lil Happy) and Kanadezaka Private High School (FYA’M’).
The 2 groups: Lil Happy and FYA’M’ have completely different approaches to acappella music, counting with unique lineups.
FYA’M’ is comprised of a well-balanced and versatile lineup.
Among both groups in aoppella!? they were the ones that impressed me the most.
They have a classic acappella lineup core – top, tenor, baritone, bass, percussion – and, to add a bit more depth, added a lead to complement the performer in charge of the “top” parts.
The lineup consists of Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Wataru Urata, Yuki Ono, Takuya Sato, Daiki Hamano, Shugo Nakamura and Yuki Ono.
Yuki Ono is a perfect choice for this lineup.
Owner of a versatile skill set as well as a sweet, warm singing tone, Yuki Ono has been one of the most sought-after voice actors when it comes to 2D/multimedia projects.
He’s extremely underrated and despite some hiccups, while signed to Lantis, he’s been showing more and more of his talents as a singer as an indie solo artist.
He voices Maito Coresawa, FYA’M’’s 3rd and lead parts.
He shares lead vocal duties with Toshiyuki Toyonaga and rightfully so. He also is in charge of the 3rd part, between baritone and tenor range, for FYA’M’’s songs.
If you are familiar with his voice, you’ll notice that his versatility, power, and emotional range are invaluable assets that make FYA’M’ shine.
FYA’M is all about their whole band sound, with powerful percussion and warm bass vocals – Daiki Hamano and Takuya Sato to an extent – with a contrast coming from the high notes of Toshiyuki Toyonaga and Wataru Urata.
The vocal range that FYA’M’s members can cover is impressively wide.
Toyonaga alone has a massive vocal range that covers tenor up until deep, faux baritone. Yuki Ono, Wataru Urata, and Shugo Nakamura also have wide vocal ranges.
Takuya Sato and Daiki Hamano are more restricted in their vocal range but are so robust in their lower notes, deep tones, and sweet mid-tones that it is hard to find anyone else that could replace them in this group.
FYA’M’s cover of King Gnu’s “Hakujitsu” has a gospel undertone with some influences of barbershop acappella (especially noticeable in the bass vocals’ progression).
Their harmonies are sweet and their percussion gives a lot of life to their performance.
In “Think About U” things change around quite a bit and we got a performance that has a lot of R&B with a punchy bass core.
Once again, on a first listen you’ll notice just how much bass their performance has on both the clean vocals and percussion. On a surprising note, there are rap parts performed by Daiki Hamano that meld seamlessly into the core of the performance.
This is a performance made for baritones with the song exuding a suggestive, alluring yet classy vibe.
For “Come on up, baby”, FYA’M’ didn’t change much about its presentation and sound and this is a big reason why this CD is so good.
This group has an R&B-inspired style of performance that, with their strong bass and percussion section, can shine time and time again.
To listen to them sticking to their style of performance giving off that slightly playfully, slightly alluring vibe, that was already present in their debut single, is a delight to listen to.
For “Come on up, baby”, listeners can expect a lot of bass. That’s at center stage, all singers perform around it but it never ever leaves the stage. Due to that, the performance gives off an extremely warm vibe on top of all that groove.
Toshiyuki Toyonaga brought R&B riffing to “Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow”, cranking up the good vibes in this song, with Yuki Ono and Wataru Urata taking over from there.
This is really a performance that strays away from what FYA’M’ had been doing up until now. There’s no mature allure to their performance this time around, just warmth and good vibes. The soundscape they created by voice alone is one in which you’re sitting by the fireplace, blanket over your shoulders. It is cozy and welcoming, it has a bit of a jolly feeling but doesn’t exaggerate.
Also unique – or should I, surprising – in this performance was Yuki Ono taking a background role. He’s barely in the spotlight for this song but alongside Daiki Hamano and Shugo Nakamura, he’s breathing life into this song either by supporting the high tenors with awesome harmonizations or giving an extra punch to the bass sound for this performance.
Since its debut, the group has participated in 4 CDs:
- aoppella!? (2021)
- aoppella 2 (2021)
- aoppella 3 (2022)
- A (2022)
The group is going to participate in “aoppella!? 4” with the song “Voice, Heart, Body & Soul”.
Shichinin no Charisma (2021 -)
In 2021, Yuki Ono joined the cast of Charisma House.
Under the tagline “Just ordinary boys“, Charisma House is the name of a new 2D music project helmed by EVIL LINE RECORDS (best known for housing the Hypnosis Mic franchise) with an original idea by Dazed CO., LTD.
The cast includes Yuki Ono, Masahiro Yamanaka, Katsumi Fukuhara, Kenta Hosoda, Hyuga Saku, Genki Okawa, and Tomohisa Hashizume.
Ono voices Fumiya Ito, the project’s face.
The project is extremely non-sensical, with the concepts for each music video being an explosion of color and techniques that no other 2D group has.
Charisma House’s group – Shichinin no Charisma (七人のカリスマ) – released its first song “Mecha Mecha Charisma” (めちゃめちゃカリスマ) in 2021.
Following it was the wacky “Charisma Isshukan”.
And then おつカリスマ！忘年会 (Otsu Charisma! Bounenkai).
When it comes to solo tracks, as Fumiya Ito, Yuki Ono has performed “When The Charisma Go Marching In“.
The franchise is going to release its first full-length album “Charisma World” in September 2022.
Variety
Some of the most iconic participations in variety shows include:
Kakihara Tetsuya to Ono Yuki ga, Tottemo Tanoshinja Imashita! (2012)
In 2012, Yuki Ono teamed up with fellow male seiyuu Tetsuya Kakihara for a special variety DVD.
柿原徹也と小野友樹が、とっても楽しんじゃいました! (Kakihara Tetsuya to Ono Yuki ga, Tottemo Tanoshinja Imashita!).
The duo went to a park / ZOO to have fun, enjoy the rides, take photos, shop and do archery, all with guests Koutaro Nishiyama and Reona Irie.
Animemashite (2015)
In 2015, Yuki Ono co-hosted TV Tokyo’s Animemashite, a show focused on the anime and seiyuu scenes, with fellow seiyuu Yu Hayashi.
The recording was split into two, with a part of each episode focusing on each seiyuu, their likes, ambitions, and what was the catalyst for them to enter the business.
The show’s concept allowed the seiyuu to interview each other and then interview other guests – that went there to promote their shows and/or music releases.
Fukuyamuscle! (2015)
In 2015, Yuki Ono was invited to join the cast of Jun Fukuyama’s sports variety show “Fukuyamuscle!“.
Alongside Jun Fukuyama, Kenji Nojima, Hirofumi Nojima, Takuya Eguchi, between many others, Yuki Ono showcased just how active and passionate about sports he is.
He was considered the ace in almost all sports that were played in this sports variety show.
Some of the sports played included basketball 3×3, bouldering, keirin, yoga, kabaddi, dodgeball, and futsal.
Real Treasure Hunt at the German Village (2015)
As a member of the cast chosen to allegedly, according to the theme, save the world from a curse, Ono was paired with Takuya Eguchi.
From trying to stop Eguchi from deceiving other members, namely Saito and Hatano and somehow leading the game only to lose it, Yuki Ono provided a lot of entertainment during this variety DVD.
Oha Suta! (2016 – 2017)
In 2016, Yuki Ono shared regular host duties with Natsuki Hanae on Oha Sta, kids’ morning show that had been previously hosted by Koichi Yamadera.
In 2017, Ono graduated from the show after having been responsible for Tuesdays and Thursdays broadcasts.
Rejet Fes. 2016 – ONLY ONE
Almost every Rejet Fes edition has featured Toshiyuki Toyonaga and Yuki Ono as its hosts, however Rejet Fes. 2016 – ONLY ONE is featured here.
Not was this one of the most chaotic editions of Rejet’s annual 4 sessions in a 2-day event, but also because Yuki Ono performed character songs, hosted and acted in the skits from the drama CDs/games he was cast in.
Since the very first edition, the dynamic duo Toyonaga – Ono has been hosting Rejet Fes., making sure all editions are fun, organized – within their chaos – and laidback.
Seiyu Collection – Futari no Code SHOW – Ono Yuki x Akabane Kenji (2018)
In 2018, Yuki Ono and fellow seiyuu, Kenji Akabane, teamed up for Seiyu Collection, variety show that has at its core, a fashion battle between popular seiyuu.
A theme is given and both have to come up with an outfit that fits the theme and go shopping for it. Aside from the battle portion of the show, the two seiyuu talk about fashion, their go-to style, off-duty styles as well as a more casual themes.
Seiyuu Hyakunen Shokudo vol.3 (2019)
In 2019, Yuki Ono teamed up with fellow seiyuu Showtaro Morikubo for Seiyuu Hyakunen Shokudo vol.3.
The pair visited Chiba, city in which they tried its delicacies as well as traditional food with roots 100 years ago.
Facts
Was originally going to be a football player
While Yuki Ono was attending high school, he was active as a football player. He ended up being scouted by J-League’s Shimizu S-Pulse and everything seemed to be smiling for him to become a professional football player.
Unfortunately, Ono suffered a bone fracture that made it impossible to healthily pursue his dream. He still does a lot of exercise and even plays futsal as shown during Fukuyama’s sports variety show Fuyamuscle!.
Was an excellent student
Yuki Ono mentioned in an interview around the time of Kuroko no Basket that he used to be a good student to the point that he used to have a part-time tutoring other students in all subjects.
Due to his background as a football player, Ono was sometimes a football coach.
Is a fashion designer
In 2021, Yuki Ono joined FAVOLC as one of its designers.
FAVALOC is an apparel brand active online that fuses various creative and fashion trends that Japan is proud of and delivers those to the world, taking inspiration from anime, voice actors, and subcultures.
He’s a creator of the brand, in charge of designing the collection, WAGASI.
KISHOW fanboy
While Yuki Ono was attending college, he became a big fan of Kisho Taniyama (as well as GRANRODEO).
According to Ono for Girls Style online magazine (the magazine no longer exists), after having a chance to meet him face to face at an anime event, and following Ono’s injury that made it so that football was no longer a dream he could pursue, he was inspired to join the seiyuu industry.
Since the day he met Kishow, he’s never changed the wallpaper on his phone, something fellow seiyuu tend to joke about.
They would cross paths for the very first time – both as voice actors – in Kuroko no Basket in 2012, something that ended up being wholesome as Ono was all smiles and fanboying whenever he got to interact with Kishow on the cast events. Kishow however mentioned in some interviews around that time that he found it strange that Ono always acted really reserved around him, especially when he had invited Kishow for a drink but then… he did nothing, just stared at him.
Since then, Ono and Kishow have been close friends.
Part of… AKBN84
This is a running joke between 1984-born Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Yuki Ono, Ryohei Kimura, Marina Inoue, Kenji Akabane, and Yoshino Nanjo.
AKBN84 (Akabane 84) is a play with the group’s birth year, Akabane’s name, and the massively popular girl group AKB84.
The group of same-year friends often plays around during Fool’s Day and it has turned into a running gag even among fans.
Close friends with many seiyuu
Aside from his friends born in 1984, Ono is well known for being beloved among seiyuu and having a lot of close friendships.
Some of his friends include Tomokazu Sugita, Tomokazu Seki, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Takuya Eguchi, Soma Saito, Takuya Sato and Makoto Furukawa.
With this, THTFHQ wraps up another Seiyuu Digest. In the meantime, don’t forget to check past Seiyuu Digests (some of those recently updated) – HERE.
