Born in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, Daiki Yamashita made his voice acting debut in 2012 upon joining ArtVision. The following year, he starred as Rekka Shirogane in Gaist Crusher and Sakamichi Onoda in Yowamushi Pedal. He has voiced Izuku Midoriya in My Hero Academia since 2016, and has brought many more lead characters to life, such as Narancia Ghirga in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Goh in the Pokémon TV series (2019-2023), and the Pokémon Fuecoco (from 2023 to present).