Shōya Chiba

Shōya Chiba (千葉 翔也, Chiba Shōya, born August 29, 1995) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer.

Shōya Chiba
千葉 翔也
Born	(1995-08-29) August 29, 1995 (age 28) Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Waseda University
Occupations	Actor voice actor singer
Years active	2004–present
Agent	Toy's Factory
Notable work	Classroom of the Elite as Kiyotaka Ayanokōji 86 as Shinei Nouzen Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun as Kou Minamoto Dororo as Tahōmaru
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Biography

He started as a child actor at Sanno Production. In April 2014, he joined Sigma Seven E where he remained for six years until he was transferred to its main division on July 1, 2020. He was announced as a part of the Kiramune unit SparQlew on November 19, 2017.^[1] On August 18, 2021, it was announced that Chiba tested positive for COVID-19.^[2] On January 1, 2023, he announced that he had left Sigma Seven and is now joining the agency Toy's Factory.

He debuted as a singer in January 2024 under King Amusement Creative with his first EP "Blessing".^[3]

Filmography

Anime

2004

• Curry No Kuni No Koba-ru, Koba-ru

2011

• Shōwa Monogatari, Kōhei Yamazaki^[4]

2015

• Haikyu!! Second Season, Kazuma Bobata, Tarō Onagawa
• Seraph of the End, Yūji

2016

• Alderamin on the Sky, Azan
• All Out!!, Kenji Gion^[5]
• B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious, Akane Fudo

2017

• Classroom of the Elite, Kiyotaka Ayanokōji^[6]
• The Idolm@ster SideM, Hayato Akiyama^[7]
• Tsuki ga Kirei, Kotarō Azumi^[8]

2018

• Banana Fish, Sing Soo-Ling
• Cells at Work!, B Cell
• Iroduku: The World in Colors, Yuito Aoi^[9]
• Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary, Shang Yue^[10]

2019

• Dororo, Tahōmaru^[11]
• Fire Force, Yū^[12]
• Stars Align, Mou Tanaka
• We Never Learn, Visitor

2020

• Gleipnir, Ikeuchi^[13]
• I'm Standing on a Million Lives, Shūji
• Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Kou Minamoto^[14]

2021

• 86, Shinei Nouzen^[15]
• Horimiya, Makio Tanihara^[16]
• Platinum End, Mizukiyo Minamikawa^[17]
• Project Scard: Scar on the Praeter, Kazuma Arashiba^[18]
• Skate-Leading Stars, Sota Jonouchi^[19]
• Visual Prison, Ange Yuki^[20]

2022

• Beast Tamer, Rein^[21]
• Blue Lock, Yūdai Imamura^[22]
• Classroom of the Elite 2nd Season, Kiyotaka Ayanokōji^[23]
• Play It Cool, Guys, Sōma Shiki^[24]
• Tiger & Bunny 2, Mr. Black / Subaru Sengoku^[25]
• Tribe Nine, Kazuki Aoyama^[26]
• Ya Boy Kongming!, Kabetaijin^[27]

2023

• Ao no Orchestra, Hajime Aono^[28]
• Ayakashi Triangle, Matsuri Kazamaki (male)^[29]
• Bullbuster, Tetsurō Okino^[30]
• Bungo Stray Dogs 4, Sigma^[31]
• Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Richard Andrews^[32]
• Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Nadil^[33]
• The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain, Will (adult)^[34]

2024

• Classroom of the Elite 3rd Season, Kiyotaka Ayanokōji^[23]
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3, Saare^[35]
• Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World?, Kai^[36]
• Wind Breaker, Akihiko Nirei^[37]

TBA

• Blue Box, Taiki Inomata^[38]

Anime films

• Shōwa Monogatari (2011), Kōhei Yamazaki^[4]

Video games

• Boku no Natsuyasumi 3, Boku
• The Idolmaster SideM, Hayato Akiyama
• Star Revolution☆88 Seiza no Idol Kakumei, Rito Harima^[39]
• B-Project Muteki*Dangerous, Akane Fudou^[40]
• Seven Knights: Time Wanderer, Sandy
• NEO: The World Ends With You, Kaie Ono
• Summer Pockets Reflection Blue, Takahara Hairi
• Paradigm Paradox, Ayumu Mamiya
• Arknights, Chestnut
• Anonymous;Code, Pollon Takaoka^[41]
• Touken Ranbu, Hacchou Nenbutsu^[42]
• Onmyoji, Shokurei

Drama CDs

• Koisuru Sharehouse ~which do you choose~ vol 2, Ayumu Sakaguchi^[43]

Multimedia projects

• Paradox Live, Rokuta^[44]
• Fragaria Memories (2023), Willmesh^[45]

Radio

• Chiba Shoya・Nogami Sho no ShofukuShorai^[46]
• Chiba Shoya no to be night

Dubbing

• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Nick Daley (Skyler Gisondo)^[47]
• The Ant Bully, Lucas Nickle (Zach Tyler Eisen)
• White House Farm, Jeremy Bamber (Freddie Fox)^[48]

References

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2. "12 Idolm@ster SideM Voice Actors Test Positive for COVID-19 in Past Week". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
3. 声優の千葉翔也がソロアーティストデビュー、1月に1st EPリリース (in Japanese). Natalie. October 8, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
4. "Showa Monogatari Anime Film, TV Series to Launch Next Year". Anime News Network. December 8, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
5. "All Out!! Rugby Anime Casts Kensho Ono, Daichi Kanbara". Anime News Network. June 21, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
6. "Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e Anime Reveals 21 Cast Members". Anime News Network. May 15, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
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8. "Studio feel.'s Original Anime Series Tsuki ga Kirei Reveals 4 Main Cast Members". Anime News Network. February 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
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11. "Dororo TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, January 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
12. "Fire Force Anime Casts Taku Yashiro, Ayaka Asai, Shōya Chiba". Anime News Network. October 29, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
13. "Gleipnir Anime Reveals 7 Additional Cast Members". Anime News Network. January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
14. "Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, January 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
15. "'86' Sci-Fi Battle Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, 2020 Premiere". Anime News Network. March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
16. "Horimiya TV Anime Unveils 9 More Cast Members, More Staff, New Visual". Anime News Network. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
17. "Platinum End Anime Reveals 2 New Cast Members, October 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
18. "Project Scard Franchise Gets Scar on the Praeter Anime by GoHands in January 2021". Anime News Network. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
19. "Skate-Leading Stars TV Anime Reveals More Cast & Staff, Story Intro, July Debut". Anime News Network. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
20. "Aniplex Reveals Visual Prison Visual Kei TV Anime With Symphogear's Noriyasu Agematsu". Anime News Network. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
21. "Yūsha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyōshu no Nekomimi Shōjo to Deau Novels Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
22. "Blue Lock Anime Reveals Promo Video, October Premiere, 10 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
23. "Classroom of the Elite TV Anime's Video Announces 2 More Seasons in July 2022 & 2023". Anime News Network. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
24. "'Play It Cool, Guys' Manga Gets TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
25. "Tiger & Bunny 2 Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members, Ending Theme Artist". Anime News Network. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
26. "Akatsuki, Too Kyo Games' Tribe Nine Project Gets TV Anime, Smartphone RPG, Webtoon". Anime News Network. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
27. "Ya Boy Kongming! Anime's 1st Video Unveils More Cast, Ending Song, April 5 Debut". Anime News Network. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
28. "Blue Orchestra TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Visual, Promo Video". Anime News Network. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
29. "Ayakashi Triangle Anime Unveils Main Cast". Anime News Network. September 24, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
30. "Studio NUT Produces Bullbuster TV Anime Premiering in 2023". Anime News Network. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
31. "Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4's New Video Reveals More Cast, January 4 Debut". Anime News Network. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
32. "Reign of the Seven Spellblades Anime Reveals 6 New Cast Members". Anime News Network. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
33. "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Anime's 2nd Part Reveals Promo Video, 6 More Cast Members, July 7 Debut". Anime News Network. June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
34. "The Faraway Paladin Anime's 2nd Season Reveals 1st Promo Video, Fall Debut". Anime News Network. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
35. "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3's 1st Video Unveils 10 More Cast Members, April 5 Debut". Anime News Network. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
36. "Why Nobody Remembers My World? TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Visual". Anime News Network. January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
37. "Wind Breaker Anime's Teaser Unveils April 2024 Premiere". Anime News Network. October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
38. "Kōji Miura's Blue Box Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
39. "スタレボ☆彡 88星座のアイドル革命". starevo.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
40. "KiLLER KiNG – B-PROJECT 無敵＊デンジャラス". B-PROJECT 無敵＊デンジャラス (in Japanese). Retrieved August 13, 2018.
41. Romano, Sal (July 13, 2022). "Anonymous;Code 'Character File 01: Pollon Takaoka and Momo Aizaki' trailer". Gematsu. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
42. 【刀剣乱舞ONLINE】新刀剣男士 八丁念仏(はっちょうねんぶつ) 登場！, retrieved January 15, 2023
43. . カナリアレコード (in Japanese). November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
44. "Rokuta | CHARACTER | Paradox Live Official Website". Paradox Live（パラライ）公式サイト (in English and Japanese). Retrieved May 13, 2023.
45. "ウィルメッシュ | CHARACTER | フラガリアメモリーズ公式サイト【サンリオ】". フラガリアメモリーズ公式サイト【サンリオ】 (in Japanese). Retrieved November 4, 2023.
46. "千葉翔也・野上翔の翔福翔来！！ | マリン・エンタテインメント". www.marine-e.net. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
47. "ナイト ミュージアム／エジプト王の秘密". Wowow. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
48. "ホワイトハウス・ファームの惨劇～バンバー家殺人事件～". Wowow. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Shōya Chiba at Anime News Network's encyclopedia