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Hiroaki Hirata

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Hiroaki Hirata
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Hiroaki Hirata was born on 7 August 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for One Piece (1999), Final Fantasy XII (2006) and Tiger & Bunny (2011).
BornAugust 7, 1963
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Hiroaki Hirata, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Mayumi Tanaka, and Kappei Yamaguchi in One Piece (1999)
    One Piece
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Sanji
    • Carue
    • Inuppe
    • Magra
    • Demalo Black
    • Luffy Imposter
    • Sanjirops
    Final Fantasy XII (2006)
    Final Fantasy XII
    8.1
    Video Game
    • Balflear(voice)
    • 2006
    Tiger & Bunny (2011)
    Tiger & Bunny
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Kotetsu T. Kaburagi
    • Wild Tiger(voice)
    Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
    Dragon Ball Super: Broly
    7.7
    • Animation Department
    • 2018

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    Actor



    • One Pace
      • Sanji
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show (2025)
      Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Hunter JOE (voice)
      • 2025
    • From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (2025)
      From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Beryl Gardenant (voice)
      • 2025
    • Rikiya Koyama, Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, and Katsuya Shigehara in Detective Conan (1996)
      Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
      6.9
      • Kouji Sametani (voice)
      • 2025
    • One Pace (2017)
      One Pace
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Sanji
      • 2017–2025
    • Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (2025)
      Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Kimiyasu Sakurai
      • Kimiyasu Sakaurai (voice)
      • 2025
    • One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga (2024)
      One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Sanji (voice)
      • 2024–2025
    • Jun Fukuyama and Nobuhiko Okamoto in Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga- (2025)
      Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga-
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Shiro Fujimoto (voice)
      • 2025
    • Beyond: Dejimon Adobencha -Beyond (2025)
      Beyond: Dejimon Adobencha -Beyond
      Music Video
      • Takeru Takaishi (voice)
      • 2025
    • Ishura (2024)
      Ishura
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Ozonezma the Capricious (voice)
      • 2025
    • Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga- (2024)
      Blue Exorcist -Beyond the Snow Saga-
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Shiro Fujimoto (voice)
      • 2024
    • Haruka Tomatsu and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream (2024)
      SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream
      8.1
      Video Game
      • Klein (voice)
      • 2024
    • My Hero Academia (2016)
      My Hero Academia
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Re-Destro
      • Rikiya Yotsubashi (voice)
      • 2021–2024
    • Hiroaki Hirata, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Mayumi Tanaka, and Kappei Yamaguchi in One Piece (1999)
      One Piece
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Sanji
      • Magra
      • Luffy Imposter ...
      • 2000–2024
    • Mirei, Natsu, Syuri, Rina, and Yuri in Girls Band Cry (2024)
      Girls Band Cry
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Hayashi (voice)
      • 2024
    • Antihero (2024)
      Antihero
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Test Audio (voice)
      • 2024

    Animation Department



    • Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram (2024)
      Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
      6.7
      • background art advancement: Kusanagi
      • 2024
    • Pretty Cure All Stars F (2023)
      Pretty Cure All Stars F
      8.3
      • background artist
      • 2023
    • Maboroshi (2023)
      Maboroshi
      6.3
      • background artist: Kusanagi
      • 2023
    • Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn (2023)
      Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • background art advancement: Kusanagi
      • 2023
    • Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)
      Lonely Castle in the Mirror
      6.9
      • additional background artist
      • 2022
    • Suzume (2022)
      Suzume
      7.6
      • background artist
      • 2022
    • Sword Art Online: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night (2021)
      Sword Art Online: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
      7.2
      • background production (as Hiroaki Hirota)
      • 2021
    • My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)
      My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
      7.0
      • background manager: Kusanagi
      • 2021
    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021)
      Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
      6.6
      • background artist: Kusanagi
      • 2021
    • Pompo: The Cinéphile (2021)
      Pompo: The Cinéphile
      7.2
      • background production
      • 2021
    • Mamoru Miyano in Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (2020)
      Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot
      6.3
      • background management assistance
      • 2020
    • Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen (2020)
      Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen
      6.9
      Short
      • background art advancement: opening sequence
      • 2020
    • 22/7 (2020)
      22/7
      6.5
      TV Series
      • background art advancement
      • background art advancement: Kusanagi - opening sequence
      • 2020
    • Date A Bullet: zenpen Dead or Bullet (2020)
      Date A Bullet: zenpen Dead or Bullet
      6.7
      Short
      • background art advancement
      • 2020
    • Saori Hayami, Ayane Sakura, Maaya Uchida, Hibiku Yamamura, Ayaka Fukuhara, and Misaki Watada in Sakura Wars: The Animation (2020)
      Sakura Wars: The Animation
      6.4
      TV Series
      • background art advancement: Nam Hai
      • background art advancement: opening animation
      • 2020

    Art Department



    • Misato Fukuen, Kaori Nazuka, Ryôko Shintani, Rina Satô, Kana Asumi, Ayane Sakura, Kotori Koiwai, Rie Murakawa, and Shino Shimoji in Non Non Biyori: The Movie - Vacation (2018)
      Non Non Biyori: The Movie - Vacation
      7.6
      • art advancement
      • 2018
    • One Piece Film: Gold (2016)
      One Piece Film: Gold
      7.1
      • art advancement
      • 2016
    • Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (2014)
      Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd
      8.1
      Video Game
      • game setting illustration: Kusanagi
      • 2014
    • Pokémon Battle Trozei (2014)
      Pokémon Battle Trozei
      7.0
      Video Game
      • artwork
      • 2014
    • One Piece Film Z (2012)
      One Piece Film Z
      7.7
      • art advancement
      • 2012

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Hiroaki Hirata/Sokotsuya
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • August 7, 1963
      • Tokyo, Japan

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