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Yuya Hirata (平田 雄也, Hirata Yūya) is a Japanese actor. He is known for his role as Katsumi Minato, the human host of Ultraman Rosso in Ultraman R/B.

Roles[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle Katsumi Minato Episode 26 "Delivering Orb's Prayer! - New Heroes Appear!"
Ultraman R/B Katsumi Minato/Ultraman Rosso Voice (Ultraman Rosso)
Rosso Episode 24 "I Am Happy"
Ultraman Hit Song History: New Generation Chapter Ultraman Rosso Voice
2019 Ultraman R/B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond Katsumi Minato/Ultraman Rosso Voice (Ultraman Rosso)
Ultraman New Generation Chronicle Katsumi Minato Episodes 11, 12, 26
Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes Ultraman Rosso Voice
2020 Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax Katsumi Minato/Ultraman Rosso Voice (Ultraman Rosso)
2022 Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad Ultraman Rosso Voice
2023 Ultraman New Generation Stars Voice
Season 1, episodes 13-14

Stage[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Ultraman Festival 2018 Live Stage Part 1 Katsumi Minato/Ultraman Rosso Stage screen (Katsumi Minato)
Voice (Ultraman Rosso)
Ultraman Festival 2018 Live Stage Part 2
Ultraman Stadium Special Show & Talk Event Katsumi Minato [1]
Ultra Heroes EXPO 2019 Battle Stage Katsumi Minato/Ultraman Rosso Voice (Ultraman Rosso)
2019 Ultraman Precious Stage: Dad is Ultraseven Ultraman Rosso Voice
Ultraman Festival 2019 Live Stage Part 2
Ultra Heroes EXPO THE LIVE Katsumi Minato/Ultraman Rosso Live appearances at Fukuoka and Osaka performances[2]
Voice (Ultraman Rosso)
Ultraman Zero 10th Anniversary: New Generation Heroes Assemble! Katsumi Minato [3]
Ultra Heroes EXPO 2020 Battle Stage December 28 performances[4][5]
2021 Ultra Heroes EXPO THE LIVE: Ultraman Z Ultraman Rosso Voice
Part 1
NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Trigger STAGE 2 Voice
2022 NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Decker STAGE 3
2023 NEW GENERATION THE LIVE -STARS Edition- TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2023 SPECIAL STAGE Katsumi Minato[6] Finale

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Nari Kids Park: Ultraman R/B Ultraman Rosso Voice

Merchandise[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Ultraman R/B DX Kiwami Crystal Katsumi Minato

Stock grunts[]

This section refers to Hirata's grunts being reused per stock audio in other Ultraman Series media:

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Ultraman Taiga Ultraman Rosso Episode 1 "Buddy Go!"

Other Roles[]

  • Avataro Sentai Donbrothers - Makoto Tanabe

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Yuya mentioned that a challenge he faced when acting as Katsumi is that he needs to imagine the monster's appearance itself.
  • Yuya's favorite Ultraman is Ultraman Taro, while his favorite monster is Pigmon. He also recalls drawing Taro in a book as a child.
    • Interestingly, Rosso's main form, Flame, is accessed with Taro's R/B Crystal.
  • Yuya revealed at the Ultraman R/B Grand Finale event that he once received a fan letter saying "I was able to find my way of life because of R/B. R/B has given me hope."[10]
  • Yuya livestreamed Overcooked! 2 with Hideo Ishiguro on YouTube.
  • Yuya is a fan of Pokémon, particularly the Pokémon Trading Card Game, often posting about it on social media.
  • Yuya belongs to the same agency as Kohshu Hirano, who played Haruki Natsukawa, the protagonist of Ultraman Z.

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