Yuuichirou Umehara (梅原裕一郎)

Yuuichirou Umehara (梅原裕一郎; born March 8, 1991 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Arts Vision. He debuted in 2013 and had his first regular television anime role in 2014 with オレん家のフロ事情, while his first named anime role won through audition was En Yufuin in 美男高校地球防衛部LOVE!. In 2015 he took his first starring role as Kurō Hazama in Young Black Jack. He received the Best Rookie Actors Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards in 2016 and won the male voice actor prize at the Newtype Anime Awards 2016 - 2017. His later roles include Goblin Slayer in Goblin Slayer, Keito Hasumi in Ensemble Stars!, Seiya Ryuuguuin in Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, Eugene Sevenstark in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, and Jugram Haschwalth in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. In 2018, Arts Vision announced that Umehara would suspend activities to receive treatment for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; he gradually resumed work from July of the same year while monitoring his health. Alongside voice acting, he has also worked in music, performing the ending themes "Flash!" and "Taisetsu (たいせつ)" for Cool Doji Danshi. On April 1, 2020, he began activities with the four-member band Sir Vanity alongside 桑原聖, 中島ヨシキ, and 渡辺大聖.