# Naoki Yanagi

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**Naoki Yanagi** (矢薙 直樹, *Yanagi Naoki*, born **Tomoki Yanagi** (柳 知樹 Yanagi Tomoki), November 1, 1972) is a [Japanese voice actor](/source/Seiy%C5%AB) who was born in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo). He was associated with Trias Production,[1] and is now with Artist Crew.[2] He has voiced in a number of anime shows and video games. Some of his lead roles include Manabu Yuuki in *[The Galaxy Railways](/source/The_Galaxy_Railways)*, Mythos in *[Princess Tutu](/source/Princess_Tutu)*, Renji Hiiragi in *[Night Wizard!](/source/Night_Wizard!)*, Cacao in *[Trouble Chocolate](/source/Trouble_Chocolate)*, Moses in *[Blood+](/source/Blood%2B)* and Gyro Robo in *[Machine Robo Rescue](/source/Machine_Robo_Rescue)*. He heads a production company called FreeMarch.[3]

## Filmography

### Anime

List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source[4] 1999 Great Teacher Onizuka Tadaaki Kusano [5] 1999 Trouble Chocolate Cacao [5] 2001 Gyōten Ningen Batseelor Minimanda ミニマンダー [5] 2002 Azumanga Daioh Boy student [5] 2002 Princess Tutu Mytho [5][6] 2003 Machine Robo Rescue Gyro Robo, Bonn, Umeda ジャイロロボ／ボン／梅田 [5] 2003 Ashita no Nadja John Whittard [5] 2003 The Galaxy Railways Manabu Yuuki [5][6] 2004 Burn-Up Scramble 19 [5] 2005 Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Nagiyo [5] 2005 Basilisk Yashamaru [5] 2005 Onegai My Melody Hiroaki Yamamoto [5] 2005 Blood+ Moses [5][6] 2006 Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! Edward / Edochan [5] 2006 Innocent Venus Gora [5] 2006 The Galaxy Railways: Crossroads to Eternity Manabu Yuuki [5][6] 2006 The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet Manabu Yuuki [5][6] 2007 Night Wizard The ANIMATION Hiiragi Renji [5][6] 2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Hunter Pace [5] 2004 Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase Oyakata [5]

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Notes Source[4] 2001 Sakura Taisen 3 ~Pari wa Moeteiru ka~ Crowd Sega Dreamcast">DC [5] 2002 Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Tantra タントラ PS1 / PS2 [5] 2004 Castle Shikigami 2 Shintaro Kuga PS1 / PS2 [5] 2004 Dolly knight (ドーリィナイト) Junna · A ジュンナ・A PC Adult Name in Atsui Ishiki. hero [5] 2005 Hitotsu ya Monogatari (ひとつや物語) Teo テオ PC [5] 2005 Yakuza Akimoto PS2 [7] 2006 Sono Mirror (合わせ鏡の神子) Feather restraint rain 羽戒時雨 Other [5] 2006 Kimi Star ~Kimi to Study (きみスタ～きみとスタディ～) Suga Natsuno 須賀夏野 PS1 / PS2 [5] 2006 Blood+ Double Wing Battle Round Dance Moses PS1 / PS2 [5] 2006 Kamiaku Kiseki (神薙ぐ御剣) Ad = water guard アド=水守 Other [5] 2006 Yakuza 2 Akimoto PS2 [7] 2008 Night Wizard The VIDEO GAME ~ Denial of the World ~ Hiire Rina 柊蓮司 PS1 / PS2 [5] 2008 Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! Akimoto Kojiro PS3 [7] 2008 Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy Yun PS2 [5] 2009 Yakuza 3 Akimoto PS3 [7] 2014 Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin! Akimoto Bunkichi PS3/PS4 [7] 2016 Yakuza kiwami Akimoto PS3/PS4/PC [7] 2017 Yakuza kiwami 2 Akimoto PS4/PC [7]

## Dubbing

- Mikoto Yutaka in *[The Day of Revolution](/source/The_Day_of_Revolution)*
- Cubit Foxtar *[Mega Man Zero 3](/source/Mega_Man_Zero_3)*
- Edd (Double D) in *[Ed, Edd n Eddy](/source/Ed,_Edd_n_Eddy)* (Japanese dub)
- Baby Sylvester in *[Baby Looney Tunes](/source/Baby_Looney_Tunes)* (Japanese dub)
- [Uwasa no Futari](/source/Uwasa_no_Futari) (Hiroshi Akabane)

### Drama CDs

List of voice performances in drama CDs Year Title Role Notes Source[4] 2003 Tensho Yao's fall (天正やおよろず) Aldo アルド [5] 2009 Drama CD Galaxy Railway Story ~ Farthest Angel Angela ~ Manabu Yuuki [5] Night Wizard! Talk CDs [6]

## References

1. ["Kanae Oki, Naoki Yanagi, Arisu Sakurai Switch Agencies"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-31/kanae-oki-naoki-yanagi-arisu-sakurai-switch-agencies). *animenewsnetwork.com*. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

1. ["voiceactor"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180826113412/http://artist-crew.net/voiceactor.html#yanagi). *artist-crew.net*. Archived from [the original](http://artist-crew.net//voiceactor.html#yanagi) on August 26, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

1. ["フリーマーチ - フリーマーチ"](http://freemarch.jp/company). *freemarch.jp*. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

1. Resumes: * ["ja:矢薙直樹 - フリーマーチ"](http://freemarch.jp/yanagi_naoki) (in Japanese). *FreeMarch*. Retrieved January 25, 2017. * ["ja:トリアス > 矢薙直樹"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111104203556/http://www.trias-pro.com/production/male/yanagi_naoki.html) (in Japanese). *Trias Pro*. Archived from [the original](http://www.trias-pro.com/production/male/yanagi_naoki.html) on 2011-11-04. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

1. ["GamePlaza-HARUKA- 声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：矢薙直樹＝柳知樹＝綾波いつき"](http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=00882&namecode=7). *sakura.ne.jp*. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

1. ["Seiyuu DB search (ALL)"](http://www.usagi.org/doi-bin/seiyuu-lookup.pl?DB=ALL&value=Yanagi%20Naoki). *usagi.org*. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

1. ["Naoki Yanagi | Actor"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1320469/). *IMDb*. Retrieved 2023-12-10.

## External links

- [Official website](http://freemarch.jp) (in Japanese)
- [Official agency profile](http://artist-crew.net//voiceactor.html#yanagi) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180826113412/http://artist-crew.net/voiceactor.html#yanagi) August 26, 2018 at the Wayback Machine at Artist Crew (in Japanese)
- [Naoki Yanagi](http://www.seiyuu.info/extendedlisting.php?seiyuu=Naoki+Yanagi) at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos

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