Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida is a Japanese voice actor who specializes in Voice [acting in Japan|voice acting].
For his portrayal of Setsuna Aoki in Sakura Wars, and Athrun Zala in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Mobile Suit [Gundam SEED Destiny] and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom and Masahiro Sanada in Tenjō Tenge, he was chosen as the most popular voice actor in the Animage Anime Grand Prix winners#Voice acting|Anime Grand Prix] in 2004, and won the Best Supporting Character award at the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2007. He is best known for his roles as Akaza in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Gaara in Naruto, List of [Fairy Tail characters#Zeref Dragneel|Zeref] in Fairy Tail, Saiyuki characters#Hakkai|Cho Hakkai] in Saiyuki, Kaworu Nagisa in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kuja in Final Fantasy, Otto Apocalypse in Honkai Impact 3rd, Luocha in Honkai: Star Rail, Kamisato Ayato in Genshin Impact, Katsura Kotarou in Gin Tama & Eishi Tsukasa in Food Wars Shokugeki no Sōma.