is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is currently affiliated with 81 Produce. His major roles are Atsushi Kinugawa in Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!, Sakutaro Kirara in Jewelpet: Magical Change, Kazunori Uesugi in Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note, Yoshiharu Hisomu in Kiznaiver and Ryūichi Kashima in School Babysitters. In 2018, he won the Best New Actor Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards.
Biography Nishiyama wanted to work using his voice since his 6th year of elementary school; in junior high school, he was suggested by a friend to become a voice actor. During high school, he participated in the Creative Course (which included voice actor and broadcast major) of his school. In 2009, while in high school, he participated in NHK's nationwide high school broadcast competition.
In 2009, he participated in the 3rd 81 Audition and won a special award, after which he entered 81 Produce's training school. In May 2011, he joined the company 81 Produce. In 2015, he launched the entertainment group "Ooimachi Cream Soda" along with Reona Irie and Yuu Taniguchi. As part of Ooimachi Cream Soda, Nishiyama also acts in various stage plays.
In 2016, Nishiyama released his first personal book Nishiyama-san Chi no Koutaro-kun. In 2017, he published a photo essay book Tarorizumu. In 2018, he won the Best New Actor Award at the 12th Seiyuu Awards. Nishiyama shared the award with Taku Yashiro and Shun Horie.
In 2020, Nishiyama made his debut as singer from Lantis with mini album City.
Filmography
Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source Sankarea: Undying Love Well-rounded man Accel World Man 1 Kokoro Connect Male student 2012Beyblade: Shogun SteelBlader B The Severing Crime Edge Schoolboy Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties Staff Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3 Enemy, customer Voice Acting Sentai Boystome 7:ja:声優戦隊ボイストーム7 Delusion beast coryge妄想獣コージ D-Frag! Matsuhisa No-Rin Student –15 Haikyū!! series Kazuhito Narita, Kawashima Free! Toru Iwashimizu Blue Spring Ride Junior high school boy When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace Student Psycho-Pass 2 Man Your Lie in April Soccer club member –17 Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Atsushi Kinugawa Also LOVE! LOVE! (Season 2), LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! (OVA) The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan Baseball staff, male teacher Jewelpet: Magical Change Sakutaro Kirara Rin-ne Boy Overlord Bellote Noragami Aragoto Suzuha Star-Myu Student Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note Kazunori Uesugi Haruchika Kōji Iwasaki Kiznaiver Yoshiharu Hisomu High School Fleet Oga Servamp Koyuki Fudanshi Kōkō Seikatsu Daigo 91 Days Frate Vanetti Time Travel Girl Leoneレオーネ All Out!! Yuto Keta 2016Whistle! 2016 VersionYūsuke Morinaga Sagrada Reset Hitsūchikun 2017Nui Nui Hinobori San KyoudaiAoi HinoboriWeb anime2017Blame! (film)ShigeTheatrical film2017Free!-Timeless Medley- the PromiseToru IwashimizuTheatrical film2017Warau Salesman NEWTomoyoshi Doraki 2017 Convenience Store Boy Friends Keiichi Miki 2017 TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION Eichi Horimiya 2017Karada Sagashi (ONA)Shōta UranishiONA2017100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams: Short StoriesXiaoONA 2017 Sengoku Night Blood Masatoyo Naitou 2018School BabysittersRyūichi Kashima2018Hataraku Oniisan!Angoramori-senpai2018Major 2ndHikaru Satō2018Moshi Moshi, Terumi DesuRintarō2018The Thousand MusketeersLorenz2018Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management BluesToshimasa Kawasaki2018Zoids WildGarlic2018Skull-face Bookseller Honda-sanKendo2018Ace Attorney Season 2Yūsaku Amasugi2019B-PROJECT: Zecchou EmotionYuduki Teramitsu2019The Price of SmilesAlan2019I'm From JapanTokio Abiko2019MixRyō Akai2019Million Arthur (TV series)Andy2019Ensemble Stars!Kanata Shinkai2019BEMRoddy Walker2019Stand My Heroes: Piece of TruthKyōsuke Tsuzuki2020A3! Season Spring & SummerTsuzuru Minagi2020Sing "Yesterday" for MeAmamiya2020Get Up! Get Live!Kaede Higashizawa2020Major 2nd Season 2Hikaru Satō/ Hikaru Sakaguchi2020Sakura Kakumei ~Hana Saku Otome-tachi~ Special AnimationYoshitaka OoishiONA2020Aware! Meisaku-kunTsumire2021I-Chu: Halfway Through the IdolSaku Uruha2021MAZICA PARTYSilver2021Dragon Goes House-HuntingArcher2021Re-MainEitarō Oka2021TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION 2Eichi Horimiya2021Muteking the Dancing HeroWinter2021The Vampire Dies in No TimeSagyō2021- 2023IDOLiSH7 Third Beat!Minami Natsume(also Part 2)2022The Heike StoryEmperor Takakura2022Fushigi Dagashiya ZenitendōTetsushi Soga2022Kotaro Lives AloneTamamoriONA2022She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise ManEisenfald2022Dance Dance DanseurYamato Takura2022 AoashiJunnosuke Nakano2022Heroines Run the ShowThird year male student B2022Shoot! Goal to the FutureFuyi Itoda2022Penpe to PinpiPenpeONA, also director and screenwriter2022Roly Poly PeoplesRolyONA2023The Vampire Dies in No Time Season 2Sagyō2023High CardJasper Libera2023 The Tale of the OutcastsShura2023The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2Isaac Farrar2023Mix: Meisei Story Season 2Ryō Akai2023My Happy MarriageKōji Tatsuishi2023Case ClosedTakashi Nakajima2023The Tale of the OutcastsShura2023Ensemble Stars!! Tsuioku Selection 'Element' Kanata ShinkaiONA2023My New Boss Is GoofyKentarō Momose2023B-Project Passion*Love CallYuduki Teramitsu2024Egumi LegacyUninvited Guest2024Re:Zero season 3Muse Kiritaka2025Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love!Atsushi KinugawaTheatrical film 2025Everyday HostShin2025Wind BreakerTakumi Momose2025Tougen AnkiJin Kougasaki2025With You, Our Love Will Make It ThroughYukihiro Aida2026Hana-KimiWataru Nihonbashi2027Matsurika KanridenShisei Hō
Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Notes Source Haikyu!! Kazuhito Narita DS 2015Ensemble Stars!Kanata Shinkai So Cute it Hurts!! Todo-kun藤堂くん DS 2015Future Card Buddyfight: Explosive Fight of FriendshipMakoto TsukimiyaDS2015Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Game!Atsushi Kinugawa2015100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of DreamsXiao Riel
Kanata Shinkai Yunohana Spring! ~Cherishing Time~ Soichiro Futaba Suuran Digit Mitsu Nitou 2016Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Love! Game!Atsushi Kinugawa2016I-ChuSaku Uruha2016Icchibanketsu -ONLINE-Mitsukuni 2016Stand My HeroesKyōsuke Tsuzuki2016Granblue FantasyWystom2016SOUL REVERSE ZEROAllen2016Magic-kyun RenaissanceTokiomi2017Akane Sasu Sekai de Kimi to UtauOmoikane2017Idolish7Minami Natsume2017A3!Tsuzuru Minagi2017TSUKINO PARADISEEichi Horimiya2017Sengoku Night BloodMasatoyo Naitou2017B-PROJECT Muteki*DangerousYuduki Teramitsu2017Captain Tsubasa ~Tatakae Dream Team~Leo2017Star Revolution ☆ 88 Seiza no Idol KakumeiSenya Asahina2017Unnamed War 2099Rumon Ishido2018Akatasuki no Epika -Union Brave-Iglesia2018Tsumugu LogicSosei Morotomiya, Koya Morotomiya2018Namu Amida Butsu! -Rendai UTENA-Koumokuten, Mekira Taisho2019Hoshinari EchoesSui Mizushiro2019Bustafellows Alex2020Ensemble Stars!! MusicKanata Shinkai2020Ensemble Stars!! BasicKanata Shinkai2020Granblue FantasyJustin2020Digimon ReAriseBearmon＜シーズン2 "5章"登場＞ ベアモン CV:西山宏太朗 夏八ズマ（なつやぎかずま）のパートナーデジモン。カズマがスパイラルから守ったデジタマから生まれた。純真なデジモンで、遊ぶことが大好き。いざとなればカズマの相棒として目の前の困難に立ち向かう。#デジモン #デジモンリアライズ デジモンリアライズ【公式】 @digimon_rearise Tweet. June 29, 2020, 9:00AM2020Sakura Kakumei ~Hana Saku Otome-tachi~Yoshitaka Ooishi2020ShokumonogatariKyoukadori2021B-PROJECT Ryusei*FantasiaYuduki Teramitsu 2021Touken RanbuHimetsuru Ichimonji2021The Thousand Musketeers: Rhodoknight Lorenz2022Yume Shokunin to Wasureji no Kuro YouseiGui2022Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom ParadeKaito Yūki2022Echoes of ManaKiruto
Drama CD +List of voice performances in drama CDTitleCharacterEinsatzKotoyo ShinohoriMahou x Shōnen x Days!!!!! Volume 1StudentLove Nette Tune Type-05 HiganbanaHiganbanaIroiro atta ne. ~Supadari shōnika-i Misuzu Yoshinori no baai~Yoshinori MisuzuOhayō kara oyasumi made dai 2-dan toshokan no koi ~bungaku shōjo no madobe~ Satoshi HarimaGakuen BabysittersRyūichi KashimaSolidS drama CD Volume 2 "-Two of a kind.-"Eichi HorimiyaTutti! Frutti!Yūki Satake Yoidore no no no vol. 1 ~Kon'na senpai mita koto nai~Ryō SawanoiOtodoke Kareshi Cherish Vol.2Tamaki HyojoB-PROJECT KING OF CASTE ~Sneaking Shadow~Yuduki TeramitsuGET UP! GET LIVE! Steam RisingKaede HigashizawaMy New Boss is GoofyKentaro Momose +List of voice performances in BLCDTitleCharacterAi no mitsu ni yoe!AritaAnata wa taidade yūgaSenior student, menImmoral TriangleKurota ShinozakiSmells Like Green SpiritStudentHang Out CrisisShinya HasumiRaveled Tightrope KnotKariyaHitorijime BoyfriendJirō YoshidaEmpty SweetieYukiAmbivalenceAoto KujiJackass!HosakaBlue Sky ComplexHarukawaLala no Kekkon Vol.2 Lala's husbandTashiro-kun, Kimitte Yatsu waMaru
Dubbing + List of voice performances in dubbing Year Title Role Notes Source 2012–2015 Thomas & Friends Scruff 2013 The To Do List Cameron Mitchell 2018 School of Rock Lawrence Dooley 2023-2026Thomas & Friends: All Engines GoKenji
Variety shows +YearNetwork TitleRemarks2013 (October 5-December 28)NTVVoice Actor Sentai Boystome 7 "cafe*soffive"Unit "soffive" member2014TV TokyoAnimemashiteHost 2015Tokyo MXTokyo Otome Restaurant Season 2 "Tokyo Otome Patisserie"Host/Member2016Tokyo MXEguchi Takuya no Oretachi Datte Iyasaretai!Assistant2016Tokyo MXTsukipro ch. Appearance/Member, season 22016TV TokyoAnimemashiteNarration2016-2017Tokyo MXEguchi Takuya no Oretachi Datte Motto Iyasaretai!Assistant, season 22016-2017Tokyo MXNishiyama Koutaro no Sukoyakana BokuraPersonality/MC2017Tokyo MXEguchi Takuya no Oretachi Datte Mo~tto Iyasaretai! Assistant, season 32017Tokyo MXSaito Soma no Wagokoro wo Kimi niNarration2017Wowow, GyaO! Sekai-kei Variety Bangumi Boku Koe Acted in short drama "Kimi no●● ga Sekai o Sukutta koto o Kimi wa Nanimo Shiranai" as Shizuwa Ryuu2018Fuji TVShouta-sama to Shitsuji Nishiyama no OtawamureCo-host with Shouta Aoi, Narration2018Tokyo MXNishiyama Koutaro no Sukoboku PeacePersonality/MC, season 22018NHK BS PremiumAnisong! Premium! 2018Co-host with Rika Adachi (studio talk part)2019Tokyo MX, Wowow, GyaO!Sekai-kei Variety Bangumi Boku Koe Season 2Acted in short drama "Kono Yadoya ni Tomari ni Kita Aitsu ga Kono Mura o Sukutte Kurerunja Ne?" as Yamanishi2019Tokyo MXEguchi Takuya no Oretachi Datte Yappari Iyasaretai! Assistant, season 42019Niconico, TV SaitamaLIPSS~ Innocent na Sasayaki~Cast member2020Music On! TVM-ON! SPECIAL "Nishiyama Koutaro" ~CITY~Personality2021Fuji TVKaettekita Shouta-sama to Shitsuji Nishiyama no Otawamure Co-host with Shouta Aoi, Narration
Publications
Photobooks +YearTitle PublisherISBNApril 29, 2015Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu LOVE! Photobook "Battle Lovers no Nichijou"Ponycan BooksApril 28, 2016Personal Book "Nishiyama-san Chi no Koutaro-kun"Shufu to SeikatsushaDecember 22, 2017Photo Essay "Tarorizumu" SHUFUNOTOMOAugust 30, 2018HACObook 2nd Season "Hansel to Gretel × Nishiyama Koutaro"MovicFebruary 13, 2021Photobook "Tarorinisuto"SHUFUNOTOMOJune 29, 2023Photobook "Taroritic"SHUFUNOTOMO
Discography
Extended plays
+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certificationsTitleYearAlbum details JPNOricon JPNHotPeak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums: City: SalesSales figures for physical releases on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart: City: Peak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Top Albums: City: CertificationsCity 2020 Released: October 7, 2020 Label: Lantis Formats: CD, digital download 7 9 JPN: 10,497 (physical) JPN: 9,894 (downloads & streaming) Laundry2021 Released: July 21, 2021 Label: Lantis Formats: CD, digital download 16 - -N/AMy Bag2025 Released: March 14, 2025 Label: Lantis Formats: CD, digital download 37 - JPN: 1,445"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Awards YearAwardResult 2009 3rd 81 Audition Special Award 201812th Seiyu Awards for Best Newcomer Actor
References
External links
Official agency profile