Japanese Hiei Sounds Exactly Like Link

HO!--HAH!... SEI-YAA!!
So this blew my mind--Hiyama Nobuyuki, who voiced Adult Link's grunts and sword-stabbing sounds in in Ocarina of Time and Smash Bros/Soul Calibur, also voiced Hiei in YYH. So I went back and watched the sub... and I was not disappointed XD
My 11-year-old heart would have EXPLODED had I know two of my anime husbands were voiced by the same guy. 2019 is a weird time to be alive, huh?

[@LITTLE1994]

That's tight. I miss Nobuyuki Hiyama as Link, as he did so well in Zelda Ocarina of Time and Soul Calibur II. That dude was the REAL Link...

[@skeevy_nyx]

Truth!

[@MrDumdumkilla]

I agree Ocarina Of Time was my first Zelda so his voice is iconic to me, once I heard they switched his voice I kinda don’t care anymore about the games lol I just watch on KZbin

[@AzureKnightmare13]

He was also voiced Siegfried on every Soul Calibur series.

[@shinkenger2011]

Hiei of Time.

[@melonstuff9creative]

Hiei's mask

[@jf4132]

Hiyama really knows how to scream his lines

[@IcyPheonix3]

He's an expert at it, supposedly while recording some of his lines for The King of Braves GaoGaiGar:Final he broke 2 microphones and couldn't speak for a week from screaming so well.

[@gonpachiro7293]

Not only did Nobuyuki voice Link for sometime, but Nintendo invited him back to voice a character within Smash Ultimate named Erdrick As a LoZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, & Dragon Quest fan, this is honestly an amazing dream come true

[@curleed85]

You can also hear his voice in Super Mario Odyssey. He voiced one of the Broodals.

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

@@curleed85no way 🤯

[@MadMamluk88]

I think Nobuyuki would have made a killer adult Goku, especially when you first see him at the 23rd tournament

[@shadowsydneygaming1687]

The main reason I love Yu Yu Hakusho and Hiei and Ocarina of Time Link are very similar in certain ways and Ocarina of Time was released on November 21st the same day as Hiei's Birthday, that just makes me think they're brothers

[@JRoqqs25]

His Link voices are also used in Majora's Mask for Fierce Deity Link.

[@realkingofantarctica]

There’s also a part in the Dark Tournament when Hiei is fighting Bui, and he makes literally, and I mean literally, the same grunt Link does.

[@jordonvazquez7620]

this guy is like the japanese Steve Blum because producers only hire him to do his usual schtick, but he is capable of so much more.

[@curleed85]

He’s also very versatile. You should hear his voice as Yoshimitsu from Soul Calibur games.

[@shinkenger2011]

It's more like his "usual shtick" is what they're most known for, but both of them get just as many roles that do something different

[@haipabli7670]

"tHaT'S beCaUse it'S NoBuyuKi hiYAmA."

[@legendaryhero132]

Hiei of Hyrule

[@zyezukeru2333]

LMAO I actually never noticed this while watching the Japanese version

[@obsidianangemon1078]

I just want him to say my name is not Zelda once

[@ZeldasMask]

God I’m attracted to his voice

[@SchwayGoose]

You could say the King of Braves is voicing Hiei

[@violentkim]

Noboyuki Hiyama is one of my favorite seiyus, i never play Zelda apart for the snes one but i love his voice on Joe Higashi (Fatal Fury/KOF) and Hiei.

[@lynk172]

He was also Bass in MegaMan 8 and Battle & Chase

[@Linkfan007]

Its link if he spoke! Yaaass!!

[@rtyuik7]

when i play DragonBall Xenoverse 2, i always use Japanese Male #5 for my character's voice...im a time-traveling hero, voiced by the hero of time xD

[@dcb99filmz]

I love using that but also #6 bc it's Jin Kazama

[@Tekman_]

I first heard the familiar grunt when Hiei was about to slash at Seiryu.

[@curleed85]

Right when Link uses Din’s Fire.

[@kaihayase1205]

2013 was year where i first heard Nobuyuki as Gai Sishio in King of Braves GaoGaiGar when i was watching the Transformations and Combinations of every Brave Mecha stuff.

[@foreignroninl1555]

I also hear a bit of Joe Higashi in Hiei's battle cries; probably because they were both voiced by Hiyama at one point in time.

[@dcb99filmz]

Yeah it sounds more akin to Joe than Link...but for his speaking voice I hear Demitri Maximoff (not in this clip but in J-Stars)

[@joshuatimbol696]

It’s weird that Nobuyuki Hiyama is also the voice of Mr. 3.

[@AP-gv1ee]

0:15 sounds like the same exact scream when Link gets knocked out of the stage in Super Smash Bros 64/Melee

[@peepeerogers]

You mean 0:13

[@msanchez1680d]

It's a combination of Hero from Smash Ultimate and Ocarina of Time.

[@soaktinbleech1106]

Holy crap youre right

[@harryshum4139]

BANKAI!

[@BenSchubert1995]

Nobuyuki Hiyama will always be Link to me.

[@francoperalta5986]

And all of a sudden Chuck Huber got some competition.

[@heroic_echo]

This is why I'll always prefer this series subbed.

[@c.cudder1234]

He plays Eso in episode 24 of Jujutsu Kaisen and I was really impressed with his voice acting. Crazy yo find out he's link and hiei as well

[@RagnaCloud13]

in Gintama, he is Daitou, Elder Paruko Brother and Pakuyasa

[@marcusmayo]

Wow, I can even hear Joe Higashi and Dimitri from his voice.

[@sridrawings4510]

And batsu from rival schools

[@CloudSkywalkerKennedy]

It's Link, Batsu (Rival Schools) and Siegfried/Nightmare (SoulCalibur)

[@MifuneTakumi45]

crunchy chip cookie

[@jordonvazquez7620]

he would be an amazing human torch

[@charlestrulear6873]

Galdino when he gets serious

[@chrisdraper1788]

Nobuyuki Hiyama Also voices Ikkaku Madarame in bleach....

[@otheusrex2190]

anyone else here because of game grumps?

[@enraversadi2903]

Lol, present.

[@L_Smitty8]

Same here 😂😂😂 I was like I gotta hear that shit lol

[@skeevy_nyx]

uh oh lol--what did I miss?

[@L_Smitty8]

@@skeevy_nyx The episode they put out yesterday, Zelda part 11. 32 minutes in to be specific lol

[@GiordanDiodato]

KUREEAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

[@CodiciaGreed]

finally link's speak 😆🤣😂😎👍

[@thulsa_doom]

Well... Nobuyuki Hiyama dubbed both, so makes sense.

[@therealhardrock]

Nobuyuki Hiyama should have played Kuwabara since he's the one who yells a lot, and Nobuyuki Hiyama is known for yelling. Not just as Link, but as Joe Higashi from King of Fighters.

[@feenickstv4209]

this makes me wanna play OoT again lol

[@waalex11]

'Love it.

[@WinspearUltima]

Love YuYu Hakusho and Zelda Ocarina of time and majors mask.

[@rockstarrica8624]

Bakazato

[@danimaster6643]

0:35

[@ねちねちねち男ネットコメンテーター-f4u]

声優２人とも広島出身

[@Priincipal-pe9mp]

Xd

[@ryuzakisimms1019]

おもしろい

[@zaileks-eltraumas]

zelda the anime xd

[@GrekoGR]

What anime is that?

[@skeevy_nyx]

Yu Yu Hakusho!

[@GrekoGR]

@@skeevy_nyx ok thank u. Looks interesting, I’ll give it a try watching it