Among the entertainment industry, the anime has a stronghold so is the voice-actor for the anime character. Japanese-born Daiki Yamas**ta saw wide success after voicing the character Izuku Midoriya in My Hero Academia (2016-21), as Yushiro in Demon Slayer, and as Narancia Ghirga in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
Yamas**ta started his career as a voice actor in 2012, and by 2014, he won the Best Male Newcomer Award at Seiyu Awards. Thanks to his voice-over of Sakamichi Onoda in the anime Yowamushi Pedal.
What Is Daiki Yamas**ta's Age? Birthday and Family
Yamas**ta was born on September 7, 1989, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, which makes him 31 years old as of now (in August 2021). The 5 feet 2 inches tall voice actor with a versatile vocal range tends to keep information about his family background low-key, including parents and siblings.
As for his nationality, Daiki Yamas**ta holds Japanese citizenship with Asian ethnic background.
Learned Voice-Acting At Japan Narration Actor Institute
As reported, Yamas**ta was very keen on singing from an early age, so to study formally, he joined the Muse Academy of Music, Tokyo, and studied singing for 2 years. It was then when the Shizouka Prefecture native began to take interest in voice-acting and later enrolled at Japan Narration Actor Institute.
CAPTION: Daiki Yamas**ta, a voice-actor attended Japan Narration Actor Institute SOURCE: Twitter@DaiKing_boy Although, his first voice-over stint was in Little Busters!, but professionally, he saw starring voice-role as Rekka Shirogane in an anime adaptation of Gaist Crusher (2013).
Daiki Yamas**ta's Net Worth From Voice-Acting Career
Since turning professional in 2012, it's been nearly a decade that Daiki Yamas**ta is active in voice-over showbiz. No doubt, he thrives to portray and justify his character's weight with his versatile voice. Thanks to 83 voice-over credits (including video games), Yamas**ta has a $1.6 million net worth as of 2021.
In Japan, a voice-actor is paid accordingly with the rank range of A to F. For instance, a voice-actor with an 'F' rank earns 15,000 Yen (or $136) per 30-minute episode, while with an 'A' rank, one can sum up 45,000 Yen ($409) for a 30-minute episode. And for ones above 'A' rank, they can set their own pay bar.
Comparatively, the Japanese voice-actors earn less than western voice-actors whose salary is $33.82 per hour, with an annual paycheck of $76,297.
Voice-Acting Credits
In 2013, Daiki Yamas**ta voiced TÅya, Iwan in Log Horizon, before breakthrough as Sakamichi Onoda in Yowamushi Pedal (2013-14), and Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie (2015).
After that, he saw a voice-over in Sailor Moon Crystal (2014-16), Lance N' Masques (2015), Dimension W (2016), Handa-kun (2016), and Bubuki buranki (2016). Then, Yamas**ta voiced Izuku Midoriya in My Hero Academia; the first season in 2016, and then in further 4 seasons, totaling 5 ( in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021).
CAPTION: Yamas**ta got breakthrough as a voice-over of Izuku Midoriya in My Hero Academia SOURCE: Twitter@DaiKing_boy Furthermore, he earned voice roles in Food Wars (2016-17, as Mitsuru Sotsuda), Re: Creators (2017, as Sota Mizushino), and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2018-19, as Narancia Chirga).
Other anime vocal credits of Yamas**ta are Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (as Yushiro), No Guns Life (2019-20), Pokémon (2019-20), Horimiya (2021), and Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (2021).
Personal Life Of Daiki Yamas**ta- Is He Married or Dating?
The Japanese-voice actor prefers to keep his personal life low-key and barely has an outlet any for updates about him. So far, no confirmed relationship status of Yamas**ta is out, either if he is married or not. Moreover, the Seiyu Award-winner does not have any report of dating story or girlfriend either.
Daiki Yamas**ta is not active on Instagram, but he is an avid user of Twitter (@DaiKing_boy). As of 2021, Yamas**ta's Twitter has more than 549.4K followers.
by chandra, 06 Aug, 2021
