is a Japanese actor,

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, singer, songwriter and radio personality who was formerly affiliated with

I'm Enterprise is a voice talent management firm in Japan. Members Female *Hikaru Akao *Saori Hayami *Yōko Hikasa * Hiromi Hirata * Kaede Hondo *Momoko Ishikawa *Rie Kugimiya *Rin Kusumi *Natsuko Kuwatani *MAKO * Ayano Matsumoto *Tomomi Mineuchi *Maria Na ...

and

Pro-Fit is a Japanese talent agency based in Tokyo, which handles mainly voice actors. Attached talent Male *Shun Horie * Yuu Kawada * Shou Kiraike * Kosuke Kobayashi * Taro Masuoka * Kenichi Mine * Masato Nishino *Nobuhiko Okamoto * Koji Seki * Yoku ...

. 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 is a 2009 Japanese anime television series. It is a sequel to the anime series ''Kiddy Grade'', created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, ran in ''Comp Ace'' and was releas ...

'' as a voice actor in a voice actor cafe. Other roles include Taniguchi in the ''

Haruhi Suzumiya is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito. It was first published in 2003 by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan with the novel ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', and has since been followed ...

'' 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.

Filmography

Anime

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D.N.Angel ''D.N.Angel'' (stylized as ''D•N•ANGEL'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga premiered in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine ''Monthly Asuka'' in November 1997. After two extended hia ...

'' (2003), Takeshi Saehara *''

Fafner of the Azure is a Japanese Mecha anime and manga, mecha anime franchise created by Xebec (studio), Xebec in collaboration with King Records (Japan), Starchild Records. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an es ...

'' (2004), Kenji Kondou *''

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2001 to November 2005, with its chapters collected in twenty-one ' ...

'' (2005), Super Rabbit, Chikuwan *'' Mahou Sensei Negima'' (2005), Seruhiko-sensei *''

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito. It was first published in 2003 by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan with the novel ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', and has since been followed ...

'' (2006), Taniguchi *''

The Skull Man is a shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga series created by Shotaro Ishinomori which first appeared in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in 1970. The hero of the story, whose parents have been murdered, grows up to use his peculiar powers to take ...

'' (2007), Police Officer *'' Lucky ☆ Star'' (2007), Himself *'' Ga-rei -Zero-'' (2008), Kazuki Sakuraba, Kensuke Nimura *''The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya/Nyorōn Churuya-san'' (2009), (Taniguchi/Kimidori-san) *''

'' (2009), Minu-san, cafeteria owner *''

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'' (2009), Ichita Uchiki *'' Seitokai Yakuindomo'' (2010), Kenji *'' Steins;Gate'' (2011), 4°C (Shid) *''

Nichijou is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'', and was also serialized in ''Comptiq'' between the March 2007 ...

'' (2011), Sakamoto *''

Maken-ki! is a Japanese manga series by Hiromitsu Takeda. It was published by Fujimi Shobo's magazine ''Dragon Age Pure'', and later ''Monthly Dragon Age'', after the former magazine ceased publishing. It has been adapted into an anime series by Anim ...

'' (2011), Tanaka *''

Future Diary is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' between January 2006 and December 2010, and has been collected into 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The plot depicts the Dia ...

'' (2011), Ōji Kōsaka *''

Photo Kano is a Japanese dating sim game developed by Dingo Inc. and Enterbrain, and was released for the PlayStation Portable on February 2, 2012. Due to Enterbrain's involvement, ''Photo Kano'' is considered the spiritual successor to '' KimiKiss ...

'' (2013),

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*'' My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU'' (2013), Ōoka *''

My Neighbor Seki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takuma Morishige. The series follows a girl named Rumi Yokoi who is constantly distracted by her neighboring classmate, Toshinari Seki, as he indulges in elaborate hobbies and somehow n ...

'' (2014), Akiyoshi Uzawa *''

Buddy Complex is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. The series aired between January 5, 2014 and March 30, 2014. The first episode was pre-aired on December 29, 2013. A manga adaptation began serialization in ASCII Media Work ...

'' (2014), Saburota Ogisaka *'' New Initial D: Legend 1 - Awakening'' (2014), Itsuki Takeuchi *''

Doraemon ''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with List of Doraemon chapters, its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ' ...

'' (2015), Sugoroko Dice (Ep.436) *''

My First Girlfriend Is a Gal , also known as ''Hajimete no Gal'', is a Japanese manga series by Meguru Ueno. It has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' since November 2015, and has been collected in fifteen ''tankōb ...

'' (2017), Minoru Kobayakawa *''

Cutie Honey Universe ''Cutie Honey Universe'' is a 2018 anime television series directed by Akitoshi Yokoyama at Ashi Productions, Production Reed (now Ashi Productions). It is the fifth animated project based on Go Nagai's ''Cutie Honey'' manga franchise, celebrat ...

'' (2018), Alphonne *''

The Price of Smiles is a Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Production. The series was created as part of the studio's 55th anniversary celebration. Synopsis A kingdom full of smiles on a star far away from the earth. Princess Yūki Soleil is twelve ye ...

'' (2019), Blake Boyer *''

Ultraman ''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman'' in 1966, the series is one ...

'' (2019), Shiraishi *'' Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest'' (2019), Daisuke Hiyama *'' Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-'' (2020), Jade *'' Skeleton Knight in Another World'' (2022), Cetrion *'' The Fruit of Evolution 2'' (2023), Agnos Passion

Video games

*' (2005), Male characters *''

Super Robot Wars UX is a tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Banpresto and published by Bandai Namco Games. It is the first ''Super Robot Wars'' (SRW) game for the 3DS and was released in Japan on March 14, 2013. The theme of this game is "P ...

'' (2013), Kenji Kondou *''

Granblue Fantasy (Japanese:グランブルーファンタジー, Hepburn: ''Guranburū Fantajī)'' is a Japanese social-network game and role-playing video game developed by Cygames for Android, iOS and web browsers, which first released in Japan in March 2014 ...

'' (2015), Lowain *'' MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death'' (2015), Ganz *''

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled ''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled'' is a 2019 kart racing game developed by Beenox and published by Activision. The game is a remastered version of '' Crash Team Racing'', which was originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation in 1999 ...

'' (2019), Pinstripe Potoroo

References

*Maeda, Hisashi. "The Official Art of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". (November 2007) ''Newtype USA''. pp. 133–139.

External links

Official blog

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