Okitsu then says that reading part 1 and 2 before 3 made it more interesting. Okitsu started reading JoJo's Bizarre Adventure at Stardust Crusaders (at the suggestion of a senior) but didn't read further than a few volumes. Speedwagon as the scene he remembers the most in season one was when Speedwagon's death was reported in Episode 10. Okitsu's favorite character other than Jonathan is Dio Brando. The character's growth is what Okitsu struggled with when voicing him, but he loved shouting Jonathan's iconic Sunlight Yellow Overdrive. Okitsu's favorite aspects of Jonathan are his straightforward personality, rapid growth, and heart. In 2012, he was selected to play Jonathan Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He got his first major roles in 2010, having voiced Seishin Muroi in Shiki and Akiharu Hino in Ladies versus Butlers!. His initial roles were all minor characters in various anime. After working with the RME entertainment agency, he has been a member of Kekke Corporation since May 2007. He graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Sumoto High School and then the Osaka University of Arts with a degree in broadcasting. He was the moderator for the 79th Japanese High School Baseball Championship opening ceremony in his third year of high school. Since then, he made it his goal to become a voice actor as well. He first learned about the existence of voice actors when he was watching the mecha anime Mashin Hero Wataru as a child. Okitsu was born on March 8, 1980, in Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.