Aoi Ichikawa
Voice ActorRepresented by the agency Office Osawa, Japanese voice actor Aoi Ichikawa plays the grown, high-school-age version of Kota Izumi in the recent seasons of My Hero Academia.
My Hero Academia Role
Ichikawa voices Kota Izumi as an older teenager in My Hero Academia's most recent seasons, picking up a character first introduced as a young boy who lost his hero parents to the villain Muscular. A different actor voices Kota as a child, and Ichikawa's casting reflects the time skip that carries the character from a boy who resented heroes into a U.A. student years later. It is a role that rewards longtime viewers who followed Kota's arc from the training camp storyline onward.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who has Aoi Ichikawa voiced?
In My Hero Academia, Aoi Ichikawa voices the older, teenage version of Kota Izumi. He has also voiced Rudo Surebrec in Gachiakuta and Seiya Takehaya in Tsurune, part of a career spent largely in youth-focused ensemble anime since the mid-2010s.
Who does Aoi Ichikawa voice in My Hero Academia?
Ichikawa voices Kota Izumi as a teenager in My Hero Academia's most recent seasons, a character first introduced as a boy who lost his hero parents to the villain Muscular. A different actor voices Kota as a child, so Ichikawa's casting marks the story's time skip forward to Kota's years as a U.A. student.
What other anime has Aoi Ichikawa been in?
Outside My Hero Academia, Ichikawa voices Eita Izumi in Just Because! and Mitsuru in Darling in the Franxx. Those credits round out a career built across youth-focused ensemble anime dating back to the mid-2010s.
What talent agency represents Aoi Ichikawa?
Aoi Ichikawa is represented by the Japanese agency Office Osawa. Under that representation he has voiced roles including Kota Izumi in My Hero Academia and Rudo Surebrec in Gachiakuta.
When did Aoi Ichikawa start voice acting?
Aoi Ichikawa was born in 1991 and has been active as a voice actor since 2016. His decade-long run includes the recurring teenage Kota Izumi in My Hero Academia.
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This content is original writing by Daddy Jim Headquarters based on the My Hero Academia anime series, manga, and official materials. My Hero Academia was created by Kohei Horikoshi, published by Shueisha, and animated by Bones. All rights to My Hero Academia and its characters belong to their respective owners. Episode and chapter references are cited where applicable.
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