Hikaru Midorikawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese voice actor
from Otawara, Tochigi
who is represented by Aoni Production
.
He is most known for the roles of Softon
in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
, Tamahome in Fushigi Yugi
, Seiran Shi in Saiunkoku Monogatari
, Heero Yuy in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
, Kaede Rukawa in Slam Dunk
, Zelgadis Greywords in Slayers
and Ryuho in s-CRY-ed
, Marth
of the Fire Emblem series, and now in Fate/unlimited codes
as Zero Lancer.
Aside from his voice actor activities, he is also a J-Pop artist and has been a part of voice actor-formed bands such as Entertainment Music Unit (E.M.U) and Zero Phoenix. E.M.U was formed by five voice actors from the radio drama Sotsugyou M (Male Graduation). Aside from him, the other members are Nobutoshi Canna
(previously Hayashi), Ryōtarō Okiayu
, Hideo Ishikawa
, and Daisuke Sakaguchi
. During their run from 1995 to 2000, the group released 8 CDs, 4 singles and countless performances and appearances. Shortly before E.M.U disbanded, he joined with his fellow voice actor and friend, Nobutoshi Canna, to create a new group, Zero Phoenix. The duo only released one CD so far titled "Kirameki". It's unknown whether or not the group is still together or when they will release another CD.
He manages his own website called Hikaru's Bar. Additionally, he is one of a handful of people to have a blog on Banpresto
's "Supalog" website.
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
from Otawara, Tochigi
Otawara, Tochigi
is a city located in eastern Tochigi Prefecture, Japan which is in the northern part of the Kantō region north of Tokyo. Otawara is approximately 40 kilometers north of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi, and approximately 50 km east of the historic city of Nikkō...
who is represented by Aoni Production
Aoni Production
Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of voice actors and other Japanese entertainers.-Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni:...
.
He is most known for the roles of Softon
Softon
is a character in the manga and anime series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. In the series, he is one of a few characters who consistently maintains sane behavior.-Description:...
in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai, published by Shueisha, and serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine...
, Tamahome in Fushigi Yugi
Fushigi Yugi
, also known as Curious Play, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Watase. Shogakukan published Fushigi Yûgi in Shōjo Comic in its original serialized form from May 1992 through June 1996. Viz Media released the manga series in English in North America starting in 1999...
, Seiran Shi in Saiunkoku Monogatari
Saiunkoku Monogatari
is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sai Yukino and illustrated by Kairi Yura. As of July 2011, the eighteenth and final volume was released, concluding the series...
, Heero Yuy in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, known in Japan as , is an anime series in the mecha genre, and is one of the alternate universe Gundam series, taking place in the After Colony timeline. It is the second alternate universe in the Gundam media franchise, following Mobile Fighter G Gundam...
, Kaede Rukawa in Slam Dunk
Slam Dunk (manga)
is a sports-themed manga series written by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shōhoku High School. It was first serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1990 to 1996 and had also been adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation which had been broadcast worldwide,...
, Zelgadis Greywords in Slayers
Slayers
is a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...
and Ryuho in s-CRY-ed
S-CRY-ed
, also known as s.CRY.ed or Scryed, is a 26 episode Japanese anime TV series, produced by Sunrise, directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, which first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo and Animax. The music for the series was composed by Kōtarō Nakagawa...
, Marth
Marth (Fire Emblem)
is a character from Intelligent Systems's Fire Emblem series of video games. He is the central protagonist and Lord-class character of the original game Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, the third game, Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo, and the two remake games Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and...
of the Fire Emblem series, and now in Fate/unlimited codes
Fate/Unlimited Codes
Fate/unlimited codes is a fighting game planned by Cavia and developed by Eighting and published by Capcom. It is based on the visual novel Fate/stay night. It was released for the arcades in Japan on June 11, 2008 and for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on December 18, 2008...
as Zero Lancer.
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Apart from having an unusual voice, he plays the saxophone; Midorikawa also loves drawing, games and computers. He has been a voice actor since 1988, he began his career as Murai from Be-Bop High School.Aside from his voice actor activities, he is also a J-Pop artist and has been a part of voice actor-formed bands such as Entertainment Music Unit (E.M.U) and Zero Phoenix. E.M.U was formed by five voice actors from the radio drama Sotsugyou M (Male Graduation). Aside from him, the other members are Nobutoshi Canna
Nobutoshi Canna
is a seiyū who was born on June 10, 1968 in Tokyo. Canna is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.He is most known for the roles of Tasuki , Ban Mido , Nnoitra , Basara Nekki , Kabuto Yakushi , Guts , Knuckles the Echidna Lee...
(previously Hayashi), Ryōtarō Okiayu
Ryotaro Okiayu
is a Japanese voice actor, who was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, and raised in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. He has been active since 1989, and is currently affiliated with Aoni Production....
, Hideo Ishikawa
Hideo Ishikawa
is a male Japanese voice actor born in Hyōgo, Japan. His nicknames are "Hide" and "Hide-chan" and he works for Aoni Production. He is married and has two children....
, and Daisuke Sakaguchi
Daisuke Sakaguchi
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.-Television animation:*Atashin'chi *Baccano! *Bamboo Blade *Black Jack *Bleach *Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo...
. During their run from 1995 to 2000, the group released 8 CDs, 4 singles and countless performances and appearances. Shortly before E.M.U disbanded, he joined with his fellow voice actor and friend, Nobutoshi Canna, to create a new group, Zero Phoenix. The duo only released one CD so far titled "Kirameki". It's unknown whether or not the group is still together or when they will release another CD.
He manages his own website called Hikaru's Bar. Additionally, he is one of a handful of people to have a blog on Banpresto
Banpresto
is a Japanese toy company, best known in America for game development, headquartered in the Shinagawa Seaside West Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo, Co. Ltd. The company was renamed Coreland in 1982, and during the 1980s it worked mainly as a subcontractor for...
's "Supalog" website.