is a
Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
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voice actor
Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...
and
narrator
Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience. Narration is conveyed by a narrator: a specific person, or unspecified literary voice, developed by the creator of the story to deliver information to the ...
who is affiliated with
Arts Vision
, stylized as ARTSVISION, is a Japanese talent agency based in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo that employs many high-profile voice actors. It was founded in 1984 by Sakumi Matsuda.
General information
Arts Vision was founded by former Tokyo Actor's Con ...
. He is most well known for his role as
Kazuma Sato
is the main protagonist of the light novel, manga and anime series '' KonoSuba''. He is voiced by Jun Fukushima in Japan and by Arnie Pantoja in English-speaking regions. He was a shut-in NEET until being sent to a parallel world and became the ...
in the anime/light novel series ''
Konosuba
is a Japanese light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki. The series follows Kazuma Sato, a boy who is sent to a fantasy world with MMORPG elements following his death, where he forms a dysfunctional adventuring party w ...
''. He has been acting since the 1990s.
Personal life
He is the eldest of three brothers.
He also works as a lecturer at ''
Nihon Narēshon Engi Kenkyūjo.''
His first appearance in Niconico live broadcast (for ''
Kotoura-san'' ) have created a huge impact on the Japanese audience, due to the way he acted freely (he was often compared to a comedian by the Japanese audience.) during the broadcast, which was completely opposite to the image of the character he voiced previously – Jin Muso from ''
Aquarion Evol
is the sequel to the 2005 anime series ''Genesis of Aquarion''. It was originally announced on February 25, 2011, by the production staff. It aired on TV Tokyo from January to June, 2012 and its premiere featured an hour-long special that ...
.'' But according to other voice actors (such as
Kana Hanazawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. A prolific voice performer in anime, she has amassed several film and television credits since her debut in 1990. She won the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015, and won the Newtyp ...
and
Hiroki Yasumoto
is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He belongs to Sigma Seven.
His representative works are ''Hozuki's Coolheadedness'' (Hozuki), ''Bleach'' (Yasutora Sado), ''Shin Hodo 2001'' (narration), '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'' (Germany), and ''Super So ...
), Fukushima is actually a very serious person at the recording studio that barely speaks.
His style during live broadcast and radio is likely to be affected by the personality of the characters he voiced.
Filmography
Anime
Animated films
Original video animation (OVA)
Original net animation (ONA)
Games
Live-Action
Dubbing
Live-action
Animation
References
External links
Jun Fukushima at Arts VisionJun Fukushima at Ameblo*
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1976 births
Male voice actors from Ehime Prefecture
Japanese male video game actors
Japanese male voice actors
Living people
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
Arts Vision voice actors