Kouyou is a very gentle soul, taking in stray puppies and pining away after the sweet, bed-ridden beauty Shouko. He has had an unfortunate life--his adopted parents seem to care very little about him and actually rejoice when they hear he has been selected to pilot a Fafner. Although he dislikes fighting, after a certain, tragic event occurs, he is filled with a bitter determination to show Kazuki and Soushi (whom he believes have failed him) what it means to truly protect someone.    Kouyou is the pilot of Mark V. He is the third pilot selected and, with time, appears to have the potential to be a very good pilot. He cares very deeply for Shouko (whom he realizes has eyes only for Kazuki) and has a puppy named Chocolat.

(Source: AnimeNfo)

Tatsumiyajima is the central island in the middle of a small cluster of islands, in a sleepy backwater of the Japanese isles. Not much happens there, and the island's young people go to school knowing that their lives are likely to remain peaceful and undisturbed. Or so they have been taught... but the truth is different. The fate of mankind is on the line, and Tatsumiyajima is the last line of defense against a hostile and incomprehensible enemy. At the center of it all, fighting for Humanity's continued existence, is the giant robot Fafner, the dragon that guards this final treasure of mankind.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)
 
Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode. In the DVD release and subsequent home video releases of the series, the final episode was split into two separate ~24 minute long episodes.

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He joined a theater troupe when he was 4 years old, and two years later made his acting debut in the historical drama Korczak. He remained with the theater troupe until March 2006, when he moved to Junction.

Made his voice acting debut in 1996 on [Taiho Shichauzo](https://anilist.co/anime/1577/). He auditioned and got the role of [Haku](https://anilist.co/character/385/) in the 2001 film [Spirited Away](https://anilist.co/anime/199/). The same year, he voiced the eponymous main character in [PaRappa The Rapper](https://anilist.co/anime/3736/), and the following year he started voicing Sora in the Kingdom Hearts video game series, a character who he still voices to this day.

He released his debut mini-album Soleil on June 26, 2009 and his first single album, Faith, on November 25, 2009. Since May 2010, he and [Hiroshi Kamiya](https://anilist.co/staff/95118/) formed a music duo called [KAmiYU](https://anilist.co/staff/116031/). Their first mini-album "link-up" was released on August 3, 2011.

Announced his marriage with an unspecified woman on September 3, 2021.

__Non-anime voice roles:__
- Sora - *Kingdom Hearts* series (VG)
- Cyno - *Genshin Impact* (VG) 

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__Hometown:__ Alliance, Ohio, USA

Yuri Lowenthal is an American voice actor, producer and screenwriter known chiefly for his work in cartoons, anime and video games. Some of his prominent roles in animations and anime include Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto, teenage Ben Tennyson in Ben 10, Jinnosuke in Afro Samurai, Simon in Gurren Lagann and Suzaku Kururugi in Code Geass.

He is married to fellow voice actress [Tara Platt](https://anilist.co/staff/95244/Tara-Platt).

(Source: Wikipedia)

Second season of Soukyuu no Fafner: Exodus.

A hiveminded alien force reengages war with Tatsumiya Island years after Kazuki led a team of mech pilots to destroy them. In an explosive battle over the fate of humankind, the young warriors risk everything to save their only home from assimilation. (Source: Crunchyroll)

Episodes 10-12 of the Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - The Beyond series.

Episodes 4-6 of the Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - The Beyond series.

Episodes 7-9 of the Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - The Beyond series.

Tatsumiya Island is a small, idyllic haven for those lucky enough to call it home...until a surprise attack by a savage enemy shakes the water-locked paradise to its core. With Festum on the warpath, it's up to the island's dedicated inhabitants to pilot powerful Fafners and fight back! Before the gun smoke clears, illusions will be shattered and lifelong friendships will be stretched to their limits. Will this peaceful island survive the chaos of all-out war? Fafner- Dead Aggressor is a full-throttle fight in the name of defending peace and defeating evil! When a group of friends gears up to take on vicious Festum attackers, there's no telling who will become a hero...and who will be sacrificed to the ravages of battle. Life as they know it is on the line, and these brand-new soldiers learn to trust their instincts (and one another) in order to man their Fafners with fearless skill. Man and machine unite to take down all invaders...and save the homeland!
 
(Source: DMP)

The youth of Tatsumiya Island lived ordinary lives, but their peaceful existence was all a lie. The invasion of the Festum, the shining golden enemy, transforms their peaceful island into a high-tech military fortress. Toh Ubukata, the series organizer and script writer, novelizes the hit anime series. The beginning of a whole new Fafner, this novel includes the thoughts of Soshi, Maya, Shoko, and more that didn&rsquo;t appear in the anime series, along with battles of the Fafner and Festum in Ubukata&rsquo;s exciting style. (Source: DMP)

Tatsumiya Island is a small, idyllic haven for those lucky enough to call it home...until a surprise attack by a savage enemy shakes the water-locked paradise to its core. With Festum on the warpath, it's up to the island's dedicated inhabitants to pilot powerful Fafners and fight back! Before the gun smoke clears, illusions will be shattered and lifelong friendships will be stretched to their limits. Will this peaceful island survive the chaos of all-out war? Fafner- Dead Aggressor is a full-throttle fight in the name of defending peace and defeating evil! When a group of friends gears up to take on vicious Festum attackers, there's no telling who will become a hero...and who will be sacrificed to the ravages of battle. Life as they know it is on the line, and these brand-new soldiers learn to trust their instincts (and one another) in order to man their Fafners with fearless skill. Man and machine unite to take down all invaders...and save the homeland! 
(Source: DMP)

Kouyou Kasugai