No.5：Miyuki Kazuya
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He is the main character of “Diamond A”, which started its anime adaptation in 2013.
He is the regular catcher of the Seido High School baseball team, and plays in a battery with the junior protagonist, Eijun Sawamura .
His shoulders are one of the strongest in the country, and his batting has improved, making him a pillar of support for the team in both offense and defense.
He has a thoughtful and calm personality, but is often misunderstood because he often speaks and acts without reservation for the sake of the team.
In return, he is a reliable captain with a strong sense of responsibility and a good attitude.
Mr. Sakurai often plays handsome characters, but he is also a voice actor who admits to being good at playing oddball characters, and as a result, he often plays slightly odd-looking characters.
This includes Satoshi Isshiki in “Shokugeki no Soma” and Ayame Souma in “Fruits Basket”.
No.4：Makishima Shogo
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He is a charismatic figure of evil who appeared in the first season of PSYCHO-PASS, which began broadcasting in 2012.
No matter what crimes he commits, his hue remains unclouded. He is a well-read, intelligent, and calm person with a ruthless personality who kills people without changing his color.
He was behind the scenes of many crimes and never stopped smiling until the end of his life.
He is a charismatic character who has been supported by female fans since the beginning of the series, and is still the face of the series even today when he is rarely seen.
Sakurai-san often plays characters who are not only smelly but also have a villainous side, such as Reigen Arataka in Mob Psycho 100, but Makishima is probably the most “evil” character he has played.
No.3：Matsuno Osomatsu
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The eldest of the six children in “Osomatsu-san,” which started in 2015.
He is the most trashy among the six children, who are all NEETs, virgins, freaks, and perverts, but he is quite concerned about being the eldest, and although he tries to act like the eldest on some days, he is basically a stingy, dirty, and useless person.
He is also concerned about the fact that his character is the thinnest among the six children.
Of all the works in which Mr. Sakurai starred, “Osomatsu-san” and Osomatsu became the biggest hits.
In a special program before the broadcast of the third season, he described his acting plan for playing Osomatsu as “I can’t use it anywhere else,” suggesting that it is a unique role.
No.2：Kuruuzaki Suzaku
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An important character in “Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion,” which began broadcasting in 2006.
Lelouch’s best friend and nemesis who understood and rebelled against him more than anyone else, and who realized the magnitude of his existence.
His foolish and serious character has made many fans jealous.
When it comes to Sakurai-san’s breakthrough work, this Suzaku is probably the most appropriate.
His constant insistence on his own beliefs and justice was hot and bothering, and left a strong impression on anime fans, for better or worse.
His passionate portrayal of this character has raised Mr. Sakurai’s profile dramatically, and he has since appeared in many popular movies.
No.1：Tomioka Giyu
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The character that most people recognize as Sakurai’s masterpiece is probably Giyu Tomioka from Onimei no Blade, an anime series that began in 2019 and has become a social phenomenon.
He is one of the pillars, a water pillar that uses water breathing and is the king of the wordless.
In the beginning of the story, when he misses the main character, Tanjiro Kamado, and his sister, Nezuko, he talks a lot, but after that, he rarely expresses his thoughts to others, and ends up being told by Shinobu Kocho, a Mushibashira, that everyone hates him.
He can’t ignore it and replies, “They don’t hate me,” which is not only cool but also full of charm.
There may be other characters who are considered representative among Sakurai-san’s fans or anime fans, but when it comes to characters who are known to people who don’t usually watch anime or even children, he is probably the first.
In that sense, he is a character worthy of being a representative work.
Rank
No.1 Tomioka Giyu（Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba）
No.2 Kuruuzaki Suzaku（Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion）
No.3 Matsuno Osomatsu（Osomatsu-san）
No.4 Makishima Shogo(PSYCHO-PASS）
No.5 Miyuki Kazuya（Diamond A）
No.6 Kishibe Rohan（JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable）
No.7 Selling drugs (Mononoke）
No.8 Takamine Kiyomaro（Gashibel in Gold!!）
No.9 Marlin（Fate/Grand Order）
No.10 Cloud Strife（Final Fantasy VII）
Summary
All of the 10 characters I’ve listed this time are not just one season broadcast or one-off roles, but most of them are major characters in works that have lasted for many years.
Mr.Tomioka, who came in at number one, is also a character that will be active in anime for many years to come, and the fact that he has played such a large number of roles is an undeniable sign of a top voice actor!
