Issei Miyazaki (宮崎 一成, Miyazaki Issei; born May 31, 1971 in Asaminami, Hiroshima, Hiroshima) is a Japanese voice actor…Issei Miyazaki (宮崎 一成, Miyazaki Issei; born May 31, 1971 in Asaminami, Hiroshima, Hiroshima) is a Japanese voice actor and kannushi. He is the member of TAB Production.
Mieko Matsuki (Japanese: 松木 美愛子, Hepburn: Matsuki Mieko; September 14, 1977 – October 27, 2015), better known by her…Mieko Matsuki (Japanese: 松木 美愛子, Hepburn: Matsuki Mieko; September 14, 1977 – October 27, 2015), better known by her stage name Miyu Matsuki (Japanese: 松来 未祐, Hepburn: Matsuki Miyu), was a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kure, Hiroshima, best known for her work in anime. She was affiliated with 81 Produce at the time of her death.
Asami Imai (今井 麻美, Imai Asami; born May 16, 1977) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Early Wing.…Asami Imai (今井 麻美, Imai Asami; born May 16, 1977) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Early Wing. She debuted as a voice actress in 1997 and as singer in 2009 by releasing her first single "Day by Day / Shining Blue Rain" under the 5pb. Records label. She is also well known for giving voices to Chihaya Kisaragi in The Idolmaster (all related productions, except for Idolmaster: Xenoglossia), Kurisu Makise in Steins;Gate, Tsubaki Yayoi in BlazBlue, and Ayumi Shinozaki in Corpse Party. She along with Eri Kitamura formed the music unit Artery Vein which is also under the 5pb. label.
Kishō Taniyama (谷山 紀章, Taniyama Kishō; born August 11, 1975) is a Japanese voice actor, singer, and lyricist affiliated…Kishō Taniyama (谷山 紀章, Taniyama Kishō; born August 11, 1975) is a Japanese voice actor, singer, and lyricist affiliated with Ken Production. He is also the vocalist and lyricist of the Japanese rock band Granrodeo under his stage name Kishow (also spelled Ki-Show). He is the official Japanese dubbing voice for Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise.
Aki Toyosaki (豊崎 愛生, Toyosaki Aki; born 28 October 1986) is a Japanese actress and singer. She had her first major…Aki Toyosaki (豊崎 愛生, Toyosaki Aki; born 28 October 1986) is a Japanese actress and singer. She had her first major voice acting roles in 2007, voicing Amuro Ninagawa in Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō and Su in Shugo Chara!. She was named "Best New Actress" at the 4th Seiyu Awards in 2010 for her role as Yui Hirasawa in K-On! and Kana Nakamachi in Kanamemo, and received the "Best Lead Actress" and "Best Personality" awards at the 5th Seiyu Awards in 2011. Her career as a musician began with her performance of the opening and ending theme songs of the anime series K-On! in April 2009. That same month, she and three other voice actresses debuted as the musical group Sphere with their single "Future Stream". Later, K-On!'s ending theme was given Animation Kobe's "Best Song" award. She released her first solo single "Love Your Life" in October 2009, and has since released two albums and eleven singles that have placed in the top 20 of Oricon's weekly charts. She was awarded "Best Musical Performance" at the 4th Seiyu Awards for her performance on the K-On! mini-album Hōkago Tea Time with four other actresses.
Minoru Shiraishi (白石 稔, Shiraishi Minoru; born October 18, 1978 in Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese actor, voice actor…Minoru Shiraishi (白石 稔, Shiraishi Minoru; born October 18, 1978 in Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, and radio personality who was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Pro-Fit. He is the only "live-action" character (as he played "himself" in Lucky☆Star) in the Newtype Anime magazine to be featured in the Monthly Top-10 Most-Popular Male Character charts. He played himself in Episode 6 of Kiddy Girl-and as a voice actor in a voice actor cafe. Other roles include Taniguchi in the Haruhi Suzumiya series, and Itsuki Takeuchi in the Initial D reboot feature films in 2014. Minoru married on August 9, 2011, but has chosen to keep his wife's identity anonymous. On December 29, 2015, Minoru revealed that he has facial paralysis, making him unable to move the right side of his face. He is currently taking medication and undergoing treatment.
Sumi Koshikawa (越川 須美, Koshikawa Sumi; born December 8, 1954), known professionally as Sumi Shimamoto (島本 須美, Shimamoto…Sumi Koshikawa (越川 須美, Koshikawa Sumi; born December 8, 1954), known professionally as Sumi Shimamoto (島本 須美, Shimamoto Sumi), is a Japanese actress and narrator. She is best known for having voice acted in Hayao Miyazaki's feature films Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, The Castle of Cagliostro, My Neighbor Totoro, Rumiko Takahashi's Maison Ikkoku, Fire Tripper and Princess Mononoke.
Daisuke Ono (小野 大輔, Ono Daisuke; born May 4, 1978) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who won the 4th and 9th Seiyu…Daisuke Ono (小野 大輔, Ono Daisuke; born May 4, 1978) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who won the 4th and 9th Seiyu Awards for best lead actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Shukuro Tsukishima in Bleach, as well as "Best Personalities" at the 9th Seiyu Awards. Other notable roles include Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan, Itsuki Koizumi in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Seishū Handa in Barakamon, Silver the Hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog, Drole in The Seven Deadly Sins, Shizuo Heiwajima in Durarara!!, Jyushimatsu in Osomatsu-san, Shintarō Midorima in Kuroko's Basketball, Subaru Asahina in Brothers Conflict, Hades Aidoneus in Kamigami no Asobi, Killer T Cell in Cells at Work! and Battler Ushiromiya in Umineko When They Cry and Nobuyuki Sanada in Samurai Warriors 4 and Warriors Orochi 4, Jing Yuan in Honkai: Star Rail, and Wriothesley in Genshin Impact. Ono was also featured in The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match as Nameless and the announcer of the game. He hosts radio show Dear Girl: Stories along with voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya.
Ai Nonaka (野中 藍, Nonaka Ai; born June 8, 1981) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She works for Aoni Production…Ai Nonaka (野中 藍, Nonaka Ai; born June 8, 1981) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She works for Aoni Production and was formerly a member of the voice actor unit Drops, which included fellow voice actor Akemi Kanda, Tomoko Kaneda, Mariko Kōda, and Ryōko Shiraishi. In high school in Fukuoka, she was head of the drama club and her ambition was to play male roles in the famous all-female Takarazuka Revue.
Mai Nakahara (中原 麻衣, Nakahara Mai; born February 23, 1981) is a Japanese voice actress and singer associated with I'm…Mai Nakahara (中原 麻衣, Nakahara Mai; born February 23, 1981) is a Japanese voice actress and singer associated with I'm Enterprise. She played Rena Ryūgū in Higurashi When They Cry, Nagisa Furukawa in Clannad, Seele Vollerei in Honkai Impact 3rd, Seele in Honkai: Star Rail, and Akagi in Azur Lane. She performed theme songs for each series, some of which have charted on Oricon.
Yukari Tamura (田村 ゆかり, Tamura Yukari; born February 27, 1976) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with…Yukari Tamura (田村 ゆかり, Tamura Yukari; born February 27, 1976) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Amuleto. She released her debut single "Yūki o Kudasai" on March 26, 1997. She is best known for her roles as Nanoha Takamachi in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series and Ruru Amour / Cure Amour in Hugtto! PreCure.
Yuka Terasaki (寺崎 裕香, Terasaki Yuka; born August 4, 1983) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Kumamoto…Yuka Terasaki (寺崎 裕香, Terasaki Yuka; born August 4, 1983) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Kumamoto Prefecture. She is affiliated with Ken Production.
Iemasa Kayumi (家弓 家正, Kayumi Iemasa; October 31, 1933 – September 30, 2014) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and…Iemasa Kayumi (家弓 家正, Kayumi Iemasa; October 31, 1933 – September 30, 2014) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He was the official voice-over actor for Frank Sinatra and Donald Sutherland.
Chinatsu Akasaki (赤﨑 千夏, Akasaki Chinatsu; born August 10, 1987) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81…Chinatsu Akasaki (赤﨑 千夏, Akasaki Chinatsu; born August 10, 1987) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce. She voiced Falulu and Chanko in PriPara.
Shino Shimoji (下地 紫野, Shimoji Shino; born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Okinawa Prefecture…Shino Shimoji (下地 紫野, Shimoji Shino; born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Okinawa Prefecture, affiliated with Aoni Production. She debuted as a singer in 2016 by performing the opening theme song for Magic of Stella.
Monster Maezuka (前塚 モンスター, Maezuka Monsuta; born as Atsushi Maezuka (前塚 厚志, Maezuka Atsushi), on March 19, 1962 in…Monster Maezuka (前塚 モンスター, Maezuka Monsuta; born as Atsushi Maezuka (前塚 厚志, Maezuka Atsushi), on March 19, 1962 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese voice actor currently associated with the Clutch voice actor agency. Maezuka is noted for his roles as Ralf Jones, Benimaru Nikaido, and Choi Bounge in The King of Fighters fighting game series. He has also voiced the latter two in Capcom vs. SNK, and the first in The King of Fighters: Another Day anime; in addition to that, he has had voiceover experience playing Sling and the narrator in the original Japanese version of Beast Wars Neo. Maezuka is also noted for having done the voices of Kyoshiro Senryo and Nicotine Caffeine in the Samurai Shodown series, as well as Ken Masters in SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos.
Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう, Horikawa Ryō; born Makoto Horikawa (堀川 亮, Horikawa Makoto)) is a Japanese actor and voice actor…Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう, Horikawa Ryō; born Makoto Horikawa (堀川 亮, Horikawa Makoto)) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988. His former stage name is also Ryō Horikawa (堀川 亮, Horikawa Ryō), which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". He is best known for his roles as Vegeta from the Dragon Ball series, Reinhard von Lohengramm from Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Andromeda Shun from Saint Seiya, Heiji Hattori from Detective Conan, and Captain Falcon in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Michio Hazama (羽佐間道夫, Hazama Michio; born October 7, 1933) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He appeared…Michio Hazama (羽佐間道夫, Hazama Michio; born October 7, 1933) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He appeared primarily in dubbing and is best known for dubbing over Sylvester Stallone, Roy Scheider and Dean Martin. Note that he said in a 2018 interview that he has dubbed about 280 Hollywood stars so far. Because of his versatility in playing a variety of roles, he was once called "Hazama in a pinch" by casting directors. Later, the position was transferred to Koichi Yamadera. As of 2023, he is still active and is the oldest male voice actor in Japan with regular work.
Runa Narumi (Japanese: 成海 瑠奈, Hepburn: Narumi Runa; born 19 November 1995) is a Japanese former voice actress and…Runa Narumi (Japanese: 成海 瑠奈, Hepburn: Narumi Runa; born 19 November 1995) is a Japanese former voice actress and singer from Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. Until her retirement on New Year's Eve 2021, she was part of her agency Stardust Promotion's voice actor unit SoundOrion and voiced Yuika Mitsumine in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors.