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| name                = Kosuke Echigoya
| image               = Kosuke Echigoya.jpg
| gender              = Male
| date-of-birth       = February 26, 1980<ref>[https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2603963 TMDB]</ref>
| place-of-birth      = Aichi Prefecture, Japan
| location            = 
| years-active        = 2010-present
| voice-of            = [[List_of_minor_Yaiba_characters#Shonosuke|Shonosuke]]
| nicknames           = 
| website             = [https://twitter.com/echigoya226 Twitter Account]<br>[https://stay-luck.com/talent/echigoya-kosuke/ Stay Luck Profile]
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{{nihongo|'''Kosuke Echigoya'''|越後屋 コースケ|Echigoya Kōsuke}}, born February 26th, 1980 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actor and voice actor who is affiliated with the talent agency [https://stay-luck.com/talent/echigoya-kosuke/ Stay Luck].

In '''[[Shin Samurai-den Yaiba]]''' he is the voice of [[List_of_minor_Yaiba_characters#Shonosuke|Shonosuke]].

== Biography ==
In 2005, he was selected as one of eight lead actors out of 2,000 applicants for the stage play Hitotsubu no Tane (一粒の種) at [[wikipedia:Expo 2005|Expo 2005]].

He graduated from the [https://cinando.com/en/Company/amg_entertainment_inc__amusement_media_academy_5360/Detail Amusement Media Academy] in 2010. That same year, he began his voice acting career, performing in foreign film dubbing, drama CDs, and anime. He joined [https://anidb.net/creator/2125 Tori Tori Office] under the stage name {{nihongo|Inchiki Echigoya|越後屋 いんちき|Echigoya Inchiki}}.

In 2016, he changed his stage name to Kousuke Echigoya.

In March 2017, he transferred to [http://www.office-pac.jp/ Office PAC]. After working there for six years, he left the agency on March 31, 2023. He worked as a freelancer for some time, then on February 1, 2024, he [https://x.com/echigoya226/status/1752975341352853611 announced on twitter] that he had joined Stay Luck. His new agency also [https://stay-luck.com/news/id_1806/ confirmed his affiliation] on their official website the same day.

== Other notable roles ==
=== Anime ===
* ''[[Wikipedia: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series)|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'': Delinquent friend 1
* ''[[Wikipedia: Jujutsu Kaisen (TV series)|Jujutsu Kaisen]]'': Young Person
* ''[[wikipedia: Star Wars: Visions| Star Wars: Visions]]'': Musha A, Village Chief, Boba's Henchman #1

===Movie===
* ''[https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt10068916/ Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul]'': Umbra Hands

== Trivia ==
* He is 165cm tall.
* He has been a big manga fan since elementary school, never missing an issue of [[wikipedia: Weekly Shōnen Jump|Weekly Shonen Jump]] or [[wikipedia: Weekly Shōnen Magazine|Weekly Shonen Magazine]].
* His hobbies include karaoke, especially singing songs by [[wikipedia: L'Arc-en-Ciel|L'Arc-en-Ciel]].
* His favorite food is [[wikipedia:Tonkatsu|tonkatsu]].
* His is good at whistling, cooking, volleyball, and soccer. 
* He can impersonate singer [[wikipedia:Hiromi Go|Hiromi Go]] pretty well.
* The former stage name, Inchiki Echigoya, came from a stage director who said he gave off the vibe of a shady little character, like someone trying to flatter a corrupt official in old Japanese period dramas. He was compared to an "inchiki kusai urōuri", a suspicious-looking street seller. That’s where the name "Inchiki" came from, and he later used it as part of his stage name.

== References ==
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# [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%8A%E5%BE%8C%E5%B1%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B1 Wikipedia (JP)]
# [https://stay-luck.com/talent/echigoya-kosuke/ Stay Luck Profile]

== See also ==
* [[Yaiba: Samurai Legend Staff Listing]]
* [[Staff]]

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