Tokyo News Tsushinsha releases Nobuhiko Okamoto's birthday photo book.

Japanese publisher Tokyo News Tsushinsha announced that singer and VA Nobuhiko Okamoto is releasing his new photo book in celebration of his 40th birthday, to be released on Monday, February 15th, 2027.

The new photo book focuses on portraits, for which Okamoto suggested numerous shooting situations and challenged himself to express who he is in various locations, including Kyoto, Kobe, and areas near the Kanto region.

Okamoto said about his photo book that this book expresses the current him from various angles, including the worldviews that he always wanted to shoot and carefully chosen situations.

He's in the best shape of his life, and readers can enjoy the mature expressions that he can show precisely because of who he is at 40. He has been able to keep running all the way here thanks to everyone who has supported him. This special work is filled with his gratitude and his desire to show a new side of himself.

Okamoto began his voice acting career in 2006. He mentioned that he has always been a big fan of anime, including Kaede Rukawa from "Slam Dunk", and that he thought the character was really cool and wanted to be like him.

He played notable roles including Accelerator in "A Certain Magical Index", Shin Kanzato in "Persona: Trinity Soul", Eiji Niizuma in "Bakuman", Takumi Usui in "Maid Sama", Rin Okumura in "Blue Exorcist", and Katsuki Bakugo in "My Hero Academia", where he won the Best Rookie Actor at the 3rd Seiyu Awards in 2009 and Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Seiyu Awards in 2011.

He made his solo singing debut in October 2011 and as a solo artist in May 2012, when he released 5 mini albums and 5 singles.
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Source:
- Tokyo News Tsushinsha website - https://zasshi.tv/products/62703/
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Photo:
- © Tokyo News Tsushinsha.

 

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