Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae (花江夏樹; born June 26, 1991 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Across Entertainment. Active since 2011, he came to wider attention in 2014 with roles such as Inaho Kaizuka in Aldnoah.Zero, Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul, and Kousei Arima in Your Lie in April. He is also known for voicing Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. His work has been recognized with the Best Rookie Actor award at the 9th Seiyu Awards, the Personality Award at the 11th Seiyu Awards, the Lead Actor Award at the 14th Seiyu Awards, and the Influencer Award at the 17th Seiyu Awards. As a singer, Hanae made his artist debut in 2016 through Nippon Columbia with the single "Seishun wa Zankoku ja nai (青春は残酷じゃない)," the opening theme for "Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan." He also performed the series' ending theme "Kokoro (こころ)." Later, he sang "BLUE WINDING ROAD" for "Diamond no Ace," "Houkou (咆哮)" for "Sabikui Bisco," and "Aa Jinsei ni Namida Ari (ああ人生に涙あり)" for "Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu." In 2026, he was announced among the Japanese cameo voice cast for Toy Story 5 and appeared in a special ABEMA broadcast tied to Tougen Anki.