Photo: Michael Ocampo · CC BY 2.0 · credits
Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Nobutoshi Canna
Person · male · Japan · Shinagawa · born 1968 · recording since 2003
Japanese voice actor
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Also known as 神奈延年 · CANNA Nobutoshi · HAYASHI Nobutoshi · 林延年 · 神奈 延年 · 神奈延年
Timeline
3 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1960s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: ゲットバッカーズ -奪還屋- オリジナル・サウンドトラック 2 [TWINS]
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography149 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372252344
Biography
Nobutoshi Hayashi (林 延年, Hayashi Nobutoshi; born June 10, 1968 in Shinagawa, Tokyo), better known by the stage name Nobutoshi Canna (神奈 延年, Kanna Nobutoshi), is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator who is affiliated with Aoni Production. He first started acting as a child. Canna is best known for his performances as Tasuki in Fushigi Yûgi, Ban Mido in GetBackers, Nnoitra Gilga in Bleach, Lancer in the Fate franchise, Basara Nekki in Macross 7, Kabuto Yakushi in Naruto, Cao Pi in the Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi series, Kai Kogashiwa in the Initial D anime and the Initial D Arcade Stage series from Arcade Stage 4 to Arcade Stage 8 infinity, Guts in Berserk, Knuckles the Echidna in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since 1998, Lee Pai-Long in Shaman King, Brian Stelbart in Feda: The Emblem of Justice, and Nowaki Kusama in Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (1 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
ゲットバッカーズ -奪還屋- オリジナル・サウンドトラック 2 [TWINS]
2003 · Audio drama
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:13:09
1The legend of the Venus4:232Hate and regret1:553Cue for tears3:524I dislike this !2:355Tedious work2:376Idle girls1:517For the Joker3:068Obsession III3:379The battle in the warship islet5:0810One to one1:5811GB CDドラマ 修羅のギャグ道・筧十兵衛武者修行 第一部・地の巻 <旅立ち編>9:4612GB CDドラマ「修羅のギャグ道・筧十兵衛武者修行 第二部・火の巻 <修行編>10:5513GB CDドラマ「修羅のギャグ道・筧十兵衛武者修行 第三部・天の巻 <完結編>14:0714TWINS3:4115TWINS (オリジナル・カラオケ)3:38
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Nobutoshi Canna head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nobutoshi_Canna.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/511de4dc-f87b-4070-8f36-b7dbb6e24b1fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/511de4dc-f87b-4070-8f36-b7dbb6e24b1fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q960528genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q960528seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobutoshi_Cannabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobutoshi_Canna
Why this artist is in the database
- List of J-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Michael Ocampo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q960528 · MusicBrainz: 511de4dc-f87b-4070-8f36-b7dbb6e24b1f
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