Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

What strikes me about Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is the sheer velocity of his rise: Best Rookie in 2012, Best Lead Actor just four years later. That kind of jump tells me he is not merely talented but relentlessly committed. I admire voice actors who can swing from raw, throat-shredding intensity to quiet emotional nuance, and from everything I gather he belongs squarely in that camp. As a Hokkaido native who also sings, he reads to me as a full-bodied performer rather than a one-trick voice. He keeps his private life closed, which I respect; I would rather judge an artist by the work, and his work clearly speaks loudly.

Name (English)

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Name (Japanese)

松岡禎丞

Reading

まつおか よしつぐ

Born

September 17, 1986 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

Origin

Hokkaidō, Japan

Occupation

seiyū / singer

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Seiyu Award for Best Lead Actor
• 2012 Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actor

• Official sitehttps://www.imenterprise.jp/profile.php?id=82
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshitsugu%20Matsuoka
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E5%B2%A1%E7%A6%8E%E4%B8%9E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q957795

Tags

• Hokkaidō
• seiyū
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-20

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