KOFXIV - Voice Comparison (Kyo Kusanagi)

[@juan99cuervo]

Masahiro Nonaka for ever

[@cciwaltwls]

Word. He made this character sound like the anchor and protagonist it needed to be for these 20 years

[@OrpheuAqueronte]

**CuervoMods** is that a reference for Esaka Forever?

[@Blademan54]

AMEN

[@ivanfuentesvidal1596]

**CuervoMods** heh heh moetaro?

[@jonathanbizi6712]

ever

[@roockie112]

The new voice isn't bad at all but I love the old one, I feel like Nonaka puts more emotion towards Kyo

[@muhtasimfuad1945]

roockie112 it's an intentional change don't guys you see

[@UninstalledGamer]

roockie112 Nonaka is more louder than Maeno. Maeno should scream a bit more louder.

[@menorasendaiba6404]

Masahiro Nonaka KURAIYAGARE is an absolute win

[@SolAllstar]

@XI Low What're you're thoughts now. Just curious 👀

[@Charion-50]

The new voice is growing to me but.. yeesh. I miss Nonaka already. He personally defines Kyo better.

[@agentx5433]

野中さんの声は草薙京そのものだった。太陽と火のような熱さ、暖かさ、明るさ。宿命を背負う人の決意。それに生意気なBadassキャラの余裕まであった。それはKOFシリーズのイメージでもあったのだ。前野さんの声はもっとクールでダークなキャラに似合うかな。今更だけど変わったのがショックすぎて野中さんじゃない京はクローン京だと思ってしまう（泣）

[@ryukenxx2]

Some lines I really like from the new voice actor but the old one yelled way better.

[@nemesisx927]

I concur, but I must admit that the new guy is growing on me.

[@chino3089]

Nonaka wins. The new guy lacks the cockiness required to perform as Kyo.

[@solaclip]

cockiness is for runt. XIV's Kyo is a grown ass man. should he be cocky, he'd do it suavely just like his old man.

[@aymanemach]

@@solaclip grown ass man that looks like an anorexic teenager

[@tunuper773]

@@solaclip I wouldn't call 20 years old a "grown ass man" especially for someone who hasn't graduated high school like Kyo 🤭

[@bluefalcon6356]

@@aymanemach ah yes, the ripped fighter looks anorexic. Those muscles must be drawn on

[@aymanemach]

@@bluefalcon6356 lmao in the previous games they were muscular. In this new game they look skinny

[@jairhernandez7009]

La voz de Kyo original es suprema es unica, ese es el problema de que no se puede imitar como la de Iori, que si bien no es igual pero se le acerca.

[@vel138]

Tienes toda la razón, la voz nueva no se le acerca ni un poco a la antigua, nonaka le ponía mucho más emoción y hacía sentir muy COOL al personaje

[@arixsa9181]

@@vel138 fue el mismo nonaka que dijo q ya no podia darle voz a kyo ya no le salia segun el prefirio retirarse antes q kyo sonara mal

[@eljugadordelaviejaescuela8765]

@@arixsa9181 F

[@axzaos]

The new voice actor made a pretty good job. But Mr. Nonaka's screams and grunts were awesome. Nobody will surpass that.

[@YXiao]

The new voice actor is actually pretty solid

[@nabell2032]

i like maeno more

[@cyb3rpunk190]

Yea but they don’t use echo effects anymore

[@gianangelomunizagavazquez2937]

he just need more experience

[@tunuper773]

@@gianangelomunizagavazquez2937 yeah thats what im saying, he'll get better over time and we'll see what he has in store for Kyo in kof XV

[@LordRaptor]

After 2 decades of the same voice actor, I can't get used to a different one, I'm always going to imagine Masahiro Nonaka's voice when I see Kyo Kusanagi.

[@HeyMomonia]

Same man.

[@RhoFromSpace]

mi corazon

[@catalinamoreno1948]

OLA KHE ASE

[@danielhorse7454]

Oye no se si lo sabes pero la voz de tomoaki es la misma de pain antes de ser malo de naruto:000

[@rubinistey]

tú lo has dicho, y estoy de acuerdo. XD

[@felixmontero3550]

Aaaa kuraye yagare

[@hiram3688]

Hehe... Moetaro

[@hoonggi]

1:15 ここからの食らいやがれ！のせいで野中さんの草薙圧勝

[@SoranErdeOld]

While I'm used to Nonaka's voice for the character, Maeno's take on Kyo already grew on me while playing the KOF XIV demo.

[@SunyTheSquid]

1:15 *AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!* ...... *KURAI YAGARE!!*

[@NubPro4000]

Maeno no lo hace nada mal es bueno pero para nosotros los veteranos Nonaka siempre será nuestro Kyo.,

[@Mr.IDK07]

The new one is amazing too but I'm really happy that Masahiro Nonaka san reprized his role for KUSANAGI in kof allstar and even recorded new lines!

[@ATRyoSakazaki]

Kusanagi is not Masahiro Nonaka but Mitsuo Iwata. This is why K9999 and Kusanagi have a special intro. Nozomu Sasaki (K9999) dub Tetsuo and Mitsuo Iwata (Kusanagi) dub Kaneda.

[@MaxiAlvarado_]

El seńor Masahiro Nonaka obviamente muchos crecimos con su voz uuf 💓 El nuevo no lo hace mal recuerden que es su primera vez seguro con el tiempo mejorará...

[@homerjsimpson8435]

Masahiro Nonaka KOF 98 💙

[@JouGamer]

Homer J Simpson best one

[@yurionedge2199]

@@JouGamer MISETE YARU

[@Tonioo-yt4lu]

Masahiro nonaka ❤👌 crecimos con la voz de el en kof

[@BrothaKyo]

Actually my question is: What happened to Mr. Nonaka?

[@SaveTheContent]

I know right

[@BubbleGum566]

Nonaka mentioned that he could not do kyo anymore because of his age.

[@BrothaKyo]

Unless there's some sort of thing where Nonaka saying that, I doubt it. Benimaru kept his voice actor and he's been there since the beginning.

[@BubbleGum566]

***** I feel like your following me...

[@darkorlando4971]

BrothaKyo The real answer is that they changed him because he is not going to be able to do it forever so they decided to change it now.

[@NoirInuzuma]

as a kyo fan, the original voice actor brought this character to life however! i will say the new voice actor grew on me and he brings a more youthful voice to kyo and with time I'm certain he will adjust to the role :)

[@ElYamatoMusic]

I love the voices of the KOF guys, especially those of Kyo, Iori and Terry, these Japanese really know how to put feeling into it, now they made me want to do a Dubstep with Kyo's voice 😤😤🔥🔥

[@Gatoray]

Great work! I hope to see Iori's voice comparison, if you think his voice is changed.

[@ATRyoSakazaki]

it's the same VA: Kunihiko Yasui. I try and is not worth it for a video. Very little differences from the new dub.

[@NationalistAF]

d-(^.^)z

[@Arachnophobia137]

New Iori VA is Takanori Hoshino.

[@TheKyoXI]

Jack Atlas

[@花野凜]

1994年～KOFプレイヤーですが✨ 野中さんの演じる✨草薙京が今でも大好きです😂

[@josuemfgamer]

Kyo 94-XIII is Winner

[@CappuccinO80]

Agreed with most comments, the original one is gonna be always the best... but the new dude does a pretty good job.

[@sayeolamaeve3729]

Tomoaki!! I like his voice. He sounds really good in Akatsuki no Yona (Hak) and other animes too.

[@SaveTheContent]

Nonaka has grown along side his character he voices. Just like Daniel Radcliffe grew along side harry potter but why leave ;~; the new voice actor sounds great since he made kyo sound serious and it grew on me but why leave now ;~;

[@ryukenxx2]

It has been over 2 decades maybe he;s just tired or wants to give someone else a chance, I dunno.

[@danhyang6881]

Because it NEEDs to be now. Like Chu E. said, it has been over 2 decades already, someone need to take over his role sooner or later and with the way KOF refreshing itself(2D->3D, more voice dialogue, upcoming anime, etc...) for a new beginning, which will last for like another 20 years, SNK need to do it now.

[@SaveTheContent]

+Dan Hyang thank you for clearing that and now the real question is ....... Where are they now? (the documentary presented by SNK) XD

[@yea-pn9fr]

+Dan Hyang And also that the majority of va's before KOF 14 are all SNK staff before replacing them with up and coming or already big name anime voice actors.

[@ace5566]

@@yea-pn9fr I will not say that the old VAs are SNK staff. Rather, a good number of them are from a company called TTB (Osaka tv talent bureau co.,ltd.) which was disbanded on 31 March 2018. Regarding the big name portion, it seems to me that SNK dipped into the Idol field with an increasing number of VAs from the Idolmaster series. Even Samurai Spirits (2019) is not exempt from this rule.

[@brandonvaldez7934]

1:15 holy fuck those memories in the arcade charging Kyo's Kurai Yagare damn this guy yell is epic

[@kitanajames9728]

me encanta muchísimo la voz de Masahiro Nonaka 😘😎😎😎te amo mucho esposo kyo kusanagi el número#1 4ever 😍😍😍😍😍😎😘

[@herokiryu2652]

The old voice actors had more anger and rougher voice, maybe because they are older and more experience?

[@HistoMagouri]

When I first heard Kyo in XIV, I didn't even know that it wasn't Nonaka that was voice him. That's how good the new guy is. SNK did a good job finding Kyo a new voice actor in Maeno. It's also a smart thing for them because back in the 90's, the voice actors did songs for their characters, and Maeno has a background in singing for many characters in DIFFERENT voices: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLWdqGiarmHhLc

[@Winter0263]

Maeno is good but he will never top Nonaka's "Kurai Yagare"

[@YumiSax]

MASAHIRO NONAKA♥

[@nana826]

野中さんの京が一番 変更する必要あった？

[@teru211]

nana 。 それなー 紅丸やアテナは変んないのに〜

[@kofmania99]

old ones are too iconic to be forgotten and the best ones hope they will be back on kof 15.

[@yano4473]

I do miss Nonaka's portrayal of the character quite a bit. Maeno is probably the best and closest thing I've heard to it, but there's just nothing like the OG. Something about those rekka lines and the way he delivers his super lines can't be recreated, I think. Maeno's voice does some interesting things at higher pitches though, I'll give him that.

[@Netami923]

I kinda hated the new voice at first but slowly got used to it. His old voice actor is miles better though.

[@KniveMikoto]

XV Kyo's design now fits Maeno's voice. While indeed, Nonaka brought life to Kyo all these years, it's time to move on my men.

[@shadowtucker160]

I like tomoaki Maemo voice too

[@wilsonng994]

I agree. Haven't played any of the KOF games myself but I'm hoping to try into the franchise without playing right from the beginning which is jarring. As for my favorite KOF character, I might go with Kyo Kusanagi or Iori Yagami.

[@aya-cu3bv]

10代kof好きですが野中さんの京の声の方が好きです！ 庵も安井さん派ですね〜

[@宇都宮獠]

やっぱり京は野中さん、庵は安井さんのイメージですね！

[@man3k]

Ukero... kono burowa!! That one line itself from 99 could shatter everything to pieces. But thank god they both sound identical. It's rare to find a replacement VA which brilliantly mimics the original.

[@larabarrientos9918]

Tomoaki es un actor reciente tambien tiene voz de heroe pero con perfil coprotagonista es muy bueno y la saga es de otro personaje.Masahiro es un genio le cambia la voz a Kyo de adolescente a adulto y queda perfecto igual👏👏

[@DavidAtenas]

Nonaka puts more emotion. Superior.

[@997Productions]

Hands down, Nonaka is still the best voice for Kyo. The new guy just lacks substance

[@シュン-e7h]

庵と比べると違和感が勝るなぁ・・・寄せてるんだろうけど。 前任の声優さんの地声がほぼ京だから後任の方は演じるの難しいんだろうな～。 １４も何とか慣れたけど、１５でまた違和感が出たからどうなるんだろ・・・まぁ、また慣れるだろうけど。 有名声優を起用して格ゲーに興味を持ってもらうって敷居高いと思うんだけど、どうなんだろう？ 比較的新しいゲームならともかくＫＯＦはかなりシリーズの長い作品だしね。

[@d.kenedy444]

Mashido Nonaka eres un grande hoy y siempre diste voz a uno de los personajes favoritos de kof

[@josephpcplayer4739]

From what I've heard...... Mr. Maeno only got the "moetaro" correct.

[@BetaXeeta]

I’m partial to Nonaka because fuck are those intense “KURAE YAGARE” so satisfying

[@dbzlucky7462]

Nonaka easily no questions asked. Although the new guy isn't bad, nonaka puts more emotion in

[@amazighgamer186]

Wow the voices are so identic !!

[@中根美樹-c6t]

優しい京さまの声…とってもカッコいい…今、どうしてるのかなぁ… 優しい京さま…

[@BureilgiYoon]

Nonaka kyo = real kyo Maeno kyo = fake kyo

[@Nyasiu]

Honestly I'd love Maeno's kyo to voice the Kyo-1 and Kyo-2

[@sakuraasamiya3263]

Hahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaahahahaahaha!!!

[@amielsan9027]

Kyo clone

[@ElMismisimoZ]

Maeno has kyo- 3

[@gianangelomunizagavazquez2937]

the new guy just need experience like any actor voice

[@karlonne]

original still best.. but yeah the new one did a great job on matching up the old

[@comradecthulhu6052]

Mashup is soo awesome!Tomaki is great! I’m biased towards him due to his being Zhongli in Genshin Impacts Japanese dub.

[@royasturias1784]

Side Note: Masahiro Nonaka also did Basara the Executioner from Samurai Shodown. Because SNK's tagline is "The Future Is Now."

[@ace5566]

The odd part is Basara gets a VA change in Samurai Spirits (2019). The new VA is Murai Yuuji.

[@F.N-j4f]

どっちも好き！

[@phildavid3182]

It's just like he has a some or something more it include :o. Their voice seems to be look like similar at one another. However, in Iori's Voice Comparison, the original one is the best, primary and seem to be more of a wild mannerisms compared to the new one, but I do hope that a new Voice actor will go more places as him though. Just showing some respect :). I can't cite much longer, but I can only say: "Try your best, voice actors and actresses. Try your best everyone ^_^."

[@sarvagyapandey3514]

I grew up listening to Masahiro's voice. He is Kyo Kusanagi for me.

[@novastrike3733]

Maeno is not bad just needs to improve and enter more in the character.Nonaka is a kyo voice master already.

[@竹尾ワッ太]

比べるまでもないなこりゃ・・・ 元に戻してくれねぇかなぁ

[@Andre-vk3qk]

Masahiro Monaka of course. I don't know why they changed the voice actor.

[@James-oj6ru]

Because Masahiro… _was getting old and slowly losing his voice,_ he was also planning to retire as well and… KOF XI was proof of him losing it. And in KOF XII/XIII, he gone all out with even giving out unique EX move voice lines, something only a few characters got, even in Maximum Impact, there was sign of it That is why Tomoaki was the new VA of Kyo, he always loved to voice him one day but… _man, either the direction is ass or he is literally worse than fan sprite animators,_ examples being KOF Kai’s episode 14. Infact, it might BE because of the voice direction which makes it worse as seen in KOF XV and Ash Crimson or Ralf Jones because _he’s the same voice actor for XIII_

[@helsiclife]

Both voices are so sexy, I can't breathe!!! asdfassdf

[@kyojim9]

MASAHIRO ES EL BUENO.

[@theivace9705]

At least he's pretty close, to me at least. I'm hoping for one of Iori and Terry when he is available. Maybe Vice too, she sounds different each game.

[@ace5566]

"Maybe Vice too, she sounds different each game." Vice had always been voiced by Yumi Masae until KOF XIV and later games.

[@ioriyagami5058]

Kunihiko Yasui forever🌙

[@もっさん-o4o]

野中さんの京が1番

[@EXFOOLYCOOLY]

Wonder what truly happened to Nonaka? He mustve moved on to something new for sure

[@Kdashoficial]

I hope the voices of the KOF characters will appear again in The King of fighters XV

[@danhyang6881]

The new guy sound fine to me and if i may ask: Which voice clip did you use for Nonaka? Is it from 94 or XIII?

[@rboy52campos48]

XIII I think with KOF 99 voice clip.

[@jaeeunlee9441]

Nonaka is the best ever after. Actually I'm really disappointed about Kyo's voice of KOF14....😠

[@DNyCe36]

NONAKA WINS SO HARD

[@Hernandes1993]

Masahiro nonaka is Kyo!!! Never shoud be change!

[@user-np2du8ws4g]

nunca se va a poder igualar una voz original, pero si acercarce a su parecido, y en mi opinion la segunda voz no esta mal

[@Agustinmuzzuol]

AMÓ A KUSANAGUI 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@marioenriquebernalpatino1618]

Mil veces masahiro nonaka

[@DJ-94.k]

野中京が一番だってはっきり分かんだね

[@LeoKingdom101]

The old one is nostalgic, but the new one is really good!

[@katsu558]

Damn, they sound the same to me. Can't decide, both of them make a great Kyo.

[@azteca333]

ノナカさんの声が一番しっくりくる。

[@OrpheuAqueronte]

Why? Why remove the echo effect? That's another reason to perform those HDM!

[@raionbomber75]

oh man i cant wait for that kim voice compare lol

[@Neoxon619]

Kim kept his old voice actor.

[@raionbomber75]

+Neoxon yeah i found out. He sounds way too diffrent though

[@Neoxon619]

***** Age does that to all of us.

[@cedarparkrangerssc6296]

Lol nice heavy d pic

[@undyne1]

i think masahiro did a bit better with kyo than tomoaki i hope seeing iori's old voice actor vs. the new one or yuki matsuda's perfect voice acting vs. the rough new voice actor

[@fujibayasi]

Masahiro Nonaka was also in charge of SAMURAI SHODOWN BASARA

[@crimson715]

野中政宏のボイスが印象的！「ふっ燃えたろ」「くらい～やがれ！」

[@jiltedreaper6354]

1:08 Masahiro is too good at saying this damn

[@gabrielsolis9343]

Masahiro Nonaka is my favorite voice actor forever

[@dashingbladethrowingmuther6506]

Nonaka is the best Kyo Voice actor.... Change My Mind.

[@DavidDankey]

Fax

[@angelmaisuki_]

変更後の人も悪くないけど、やっぱり野中さんがいい。京と言えば野中さん。

[@brothersbogard]

the voices are very similar wow

[@lexravis9994]

Masashiro Noaka the real Kyo Kusanagi

[@infernogami1452]

New voice actor is okay.

[@AverageXennpai]

Classic *KURAI YAGARE* all the way

[@6N23rp-h7z]

비교할 가치가없네요. 어느부분 단 하나도 노나카보다 나은점이없음. 그나마 이오리성우는 괜찮다싶은 부분이 있는데 마에노는 단하나도없음.

[@神木サキト]

リアルタイム９４～でプレイしていたプレイヤーとしては違和感は確かにあるなぜ変更になったんだろう？大人の事情ってヤツかな。

[@fufu1935]

masahiro nonaka vs tomoaki maen=Masahiro nonaka win~~~

[@Roronoa2011Zoro]

Both look similar and great

[@legolaswong]

Both are good! As long as we hear esaka!

[@松下憲一-k3p]

どっちもカッケー!

[@michaelsantos2291]

muito show d+++ Kyo Kusanagi forever ;-)

[@phsxm]

masahiro nonaka is the fuckin badass voice of all voices actors of KOF