Ryoff Karma

The first time I caught Ryoff Karma in a rap battle, I realized he wasn't there to shout anyone down. He cuts people apart at room temperature, calm and ice-cold, slipping a blade into the holes in their logic while barely raising his voice, and honestly that quiet menace is way scarier than any tough-guy bluster. There's an analytical edge to everything he says. Lately he's popped up as a TV commentator too, refusing to read the room and just saying what he thinks, which definitely splits people. But I love it. He reads like a grown man who actually thinks for himself before he opens his mouth.

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Ryoff Karma (born January 7, 1983, in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) is a rapper, singer, actor, voice actor, and songwriter. He graduated from Nagoya University of Arts. Known for his calm, incisive style in rap battles, he has also appeared as a commentator in media contexts.

Name (English)

Ryoff Karma

Name (Japanese)

呂布カルマ

Reading

りょふ かるま

Born

January 7, 1983 (age 43)

Origin

Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

Occupation

Rapper / Singer / Actor / Voice Actor / Songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

University

Nagoya University of Arts

Works summary

Appearances

250 (2006–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

2006: 1, 2009: 3, 2010: 1, 2011: 3, 2012: 2, 2013: 3, 2014: 3, 2015: 1, 2016: 16, 2017: 9, 2018: 14, 2019: 7, 2020: 5, 2021: 6, 2022: 11, 2023: 24, 2024: 16, 2025: 12, 2026: 1, year unknown: 112

Debut work

月刊RAP 第2号

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ryoff000karma/
• Xhttps://x.com/Yakamashiwa
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%82%E5%B8%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28689635

Tags

• From Hyogo Prefecture
• Rapper
• Singer
• Actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.