Yoshiyuki Hirai

America Zarigani is a comedy duo, formed in 1994 by Tetsuya Yanagihara (born September 1, 1972) and Yoshiyuki Hirai (born March 12, 1973).

Aside from various TV and event appearances, Yoshiyuki Hirai has been active as a voice actor, being in such animes as Natsume Yūjinchō (as Santo), Inazuma Eleven (as Geki Honba), Bomberman Jetters (as Bongo), Prince of Tennis (as Taira Yoshiyuki), and many more.

He is also well known in the gaming world, as he has helped the production of Level 5’s Weapon Shop de Omasse, has had voice roles in games such as in the Professor Layton series and the Ni no Kuni series. He even has an entire weapon set in the famous Monster Hunter series (the AmeZari Armor in 2nd G).

He has recently stepped into the virtual world as a VTuber and established his own VTuber agency (Enishin). He has since overseen the production of various virtual talents.