Kiba Walker (born ) is an American former voice actor, ADR director, and ADR script writer. They voiced major characters such as Caius Lao Bistail in The Titan's Bride, Kanji Koganegawa in Haikyu!! To The Top, Makio Tanihara in Horimiya, Taira no Kiyotsune in The Heike Story, Manabu-kun in Tomodachi Game, Yuuya Niyodo in Phantom of the Idol, Minoru Chiaki in Twilight Out of Focus, Meynard Swann in Clevatess, and Tasuku Tsubakino in Wind Breaker. They also performed as a drag queen under the drag persona Salem Moon. In 2025, several organizations and companies cut ties with Walker following allegations of sexual misconduct towards minors.
Early life Raised in Tacoma, Walker was originally a stage actor, including in college and community theater, but felt self-conscious about their appearance. Walker told KERA News about their experiences of struggling with auditions due to homophobia, fatphobia, and colorism. They went into voice acting to "do what [they] loved and be characters without having to worry about people judging [them] for [their] weight or anything".
Acting career Walker voiced numerous characters in anime dubs, including Caius Lao Bistail in The Titan's Bride, Kanji Koganegawa in Haikyu!! To The Top, Makio Tanihara in Horimiya, Taira no Kiyotsune in The Heike Story, Manabu-kun in Tomodachi Game, Yuuya Niyodo in Phantom of the Idol, Minoru Chiaki in Twilight Out of Focus, Meynard Swann in Clevatess, and Tasuku Tsubakino in Wind Breaker. They were a ADR director and ADR script writer for some of American dubbing company Ascendent Animation's dubs, including Ishida & Asakura, The Titan's Bride, and Everything for Demon King Evelogia. They appeared in several anime conventions, including SNAFU Con (2015-2017, 2019), Anime Banzai (2016, 2018), Anime Festival Wichita (2017), Anime Midwest (2021-2023), Colossalcon Texas (2022), Tokyo, OK (2022-2024), Ohayocon (2022-2025), Nan Desu Kan (2023), AnimeFest (2024), and Anime Los Angeles (2025).
In the mid-2010s, Walker began a career as drag performer Salem Moon after being inspired by RuPaul’s Drag Race. Salem Moon hosted an all-ages trivia night at Tulips FTW until the venue's landlord banned drag events after anti-LGBTQ organization Protect Texas Kids targeted the event. Walker told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that they got social media death threats after right-wing journalist Tayler Hansen tweeted a Salem Moon video, and the event was targeted by Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare in May 2023. In response to Protect Texas Kids' harassment, Salem Moon helped raise $9,500 for protecting LGBTQ+ youth, sent to local nonprofit organization LGBTQ Saves.
In June 2025, Walker made their debut as a professional stage actor in the Circle Theatre Fort Worth's production of A Strange Loop, playing the protagonist Usher. Rich Lopez of Dallas Voice said: "Kiba Walker’s portrayal of Usher was front and center; a true home run. ... Walker masterfully navigated these profound struggles, delivering a captivating performance". Manuel Mendoza of The Dallas Morning News said: "Kiba Walker does a phenomenal job playing a potentially unlikeable character. Walker’s singing is both beautifully emotional and down-to-earth."
Personal life Walker is non-binary and their pronoun preference is "they/them, he/him, she/her, don’t care". Originally based in Litchfield Park, Arizona, as of 2023 Walker was based in Fort Worth.
2025 sexual harassment allegations and fallout On July 31, 2025, Anime Corner reported on sexual harassment allegations made against Walker the day before, involving misconduct towards a minor dating to 2017. Walker reportedly said they would address the allegations before privating their Twitter/X accounts. This was followed by another set of child grooming allegations from another person, also made on July 31. In August 2025, Ascendent Animation revealed that they had fired Walker in 2021 for persistent misconduct, and that Walker was misrepresenting themself as president, founder or chief operating officer of the company through inaccurate press releases they sent without company authorization (including to Anime News Network) or on a Twitter/X account named @AscendedAnime.
In response to the allegations, LGBTQ+ organization Pride in Dallas cut ties with Walker, as did Arlington LGBTQ bar 1851 Club. BLits Games also did the same, recasting his role of Yoshino in Scoutmaster Season. Nan Desu Kan withdrew Walker's invitation to that year's edition. Ascendent Animation gained control of the AscendedAnime account and unblocked several voice actors said account blocked under Walker's control.
Filmography Anime Year Title Role Notes Ref 2018 Junji Ito Collection Ryou Tsukano 2019 Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya Scylla Io Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life Naoya O Maidens in Your Savage Season Additional voices 2020 Black Clover Paplo Espuma Bofuri Christmas Rose Case File nº221: Kabukicho Diana Oldoni Haikyu!! To The Top, Kanji Koganegawa Ishida & Asakura Oppai-Seijin Writer, director 2021 Back Arrow Gote Gordon Horimiya Makio Tanihara The Heike Story Taira no Kiyotsune 86 Erwin Marcel Edens Zero Younger Foote Brother My Hero Academia Cider House leader Magatsu Wahrheit Jade The Titan's Bride Caius Lao Bistail Writer, director 2022 Blue Lock Shoei Baro (Young) Everything for Demon King Evelogia Writer, director Sasaki and Miyano Higure The Daily Life of the Immortal King Additional voices Tomodachi Game Manabu-kun Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy Eto 2023 Oshi no Ko LoveNow Director Phantom of the Idol Yuuya Niyodo Shangri-La Frontier Branch Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Kid Bullies Twilight Out of Focus Minoru Chiaki 2025 Clevatess Meynard Swann Lazarus Jill Wind Breaker Tasuku Tsubakino
Video games Year Title Role(s) Ref 2016 Earthlock: Festival of Magic Amon, Gnart 2018 Camp Buddy Keitaro Nagame, Yoshinori Nagira 2019 Seiyuu Danshi Haato 2020 Genshin Impact Kudari
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Ascendent Animation