is a Japanese former snowboarder and subculture tarento. He competed in the half-pipe snowboarding event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. His main activities and interests are anime, manga, video games, idol MC, and wotagei. He is also an onstage actor and has appeared in short films, which makes him a multi-tarento.
Narita's father is a snowboarding coach called Takashi Narita, his sister is also a former snowboarder, called Melo Imai, and his younger brother, Grim Narita, is a freestyle skier, snowboarder, and wakeboarder, among other sports, who plans to compete in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics for snowboarding.
Main results Outcome Year Event Ref. Fifth 2002 World Cup (Makomanai, Sapporo) Won Japan Championship (Ajigasawa, Aomori) World Cup (Whistler, Canada) Eleventh 2003 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2003 Fourth 2004 World Cup (Bardonecchia, Italy) Third World Cup (Stoneham, Canada) Tenth 2005 World Championship (Whistler, Canada) Third World Cup (Bardonecchia, Italy) Won World Cup (Whistler, Canada) 36th 2006 2006 Winter Olympics Second 2008 FIS (Kitashigatakaifuji, Nagano)
Filmography
Internet Year Title Website Notes 2011 Dome Narita no D-Revolution akiba.net 2012 Wednesday@TV A'! To odoroku Hōsōkyoku 2013 Dome Narita no "A-i-wo-ta" Idol×Wotagei=Infinity Kita Sandō Hōsōkyoku 2015 Seiyū Japan! Niconico Live MC
Anime Year Title Role 2012 One Piece Episode of Luffy: Hand Island no Bōken Villager
TV drama Year Title Network 2013 GTO Kanketsu-hen: Saraba Onizuka! Sotsugyō Special KTV
Variety Year Title Network Ref. 2008 Game Record GP Mondo TV 2016 Shikujiri Sensei TV Asahi
Stage Year Title 2013 Girls Rocketeer
Short films Year Title Notes 2013 Tabidachi Lead role
See also Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics Wotagei
References
External links Japan Olympic Committee profile Narita's retirement press conference at WWS Channel