is a Japanese

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. Some of his noteworthy roles include Hifumi Izanami in '' Hypnosis Mic'', Lenka Utsugi in '' God Eater'', Shun Mizuki in '' Time Travel Girl'', and Mitsuki in '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations''.

Biography

Kijima was born in

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

on March 29. In elementary school, Kijima had a passion for singing and acting in front of his peers. He was also a fan of

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and western films, notably the ''

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'' series. These passions inspired Kijima to enroll at . After graduating, Kijima worked in a factory in

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for a year to save up money before moving to

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. Later at a drinking party, he met with a former colleague who recommended him to

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. He later joined one of their training centers. After some help from

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, he began working as a professional voice actor in 2010. In 2019, Kijima, along with the rest of the cast for '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'', won the singing award at the

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Filmography

TV series

;2012 * '' Beyblade: Shogun Steel'' as Torimaki B ;2013 * ''

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'' as Argyllo ;2015 * '' God Eater'' as Lenka Utsugi ;2016 * ''

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'' as Taro Kisaragi * ''

Cheer Boys!! is a Japanese novel written by Ryō Asai, first published on October 5, 2010, by Shueisha. It follows the members of a university's all-male cheerleading squad. The novel is loosely based on the real-life men's cheerleading team "Shockers" ...

'' as Takuya Nabeshima * '' Time Travel Girl'' as Jun Mizuki ;2017 * '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' as Mitsuki ;2018 * ''

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime , also known as ''Regarding Reincarnated to Slime'' and short name , is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by , and illustrated by Mitz Vah. The story is about a salaryman who is murdered and reincarnates in a sword and ...

'' as Gido ;2020 * ''

Darwin's Game is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by FLIPFLOPs. An anime television series adaptation by Nexus aired from January 3 to March 20, 2020. Premise 17-year-old high school sophomore Kaname Sudō accepts an online invitation by a f ...

'' as Keiichi * '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima'' as Hifumi Izanami ;2022 * ''

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'' as Deuterio * ''

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'' as Guizhang Chen ;2023 * '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War'' as Tack

Original net animation (ONA)

;2023 * '' Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Season 2'' as Schen Kerr

Films

;2015 * '' Boruto: Naruto the Movie'' as Mitsuki * ''

The Anthem of the Heart , abbreviated as and subtitled ''Beautiful Word Beautiful World'', is an Anime youth drama film produced by A-1 Pictures released in 2015. The film was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada. Masayoshi Tanaka served as the chief a ...

'' as Ryo Shimizu ;2021 * '' Pompo: The Cinéphile'' as Alan Gardner

Video games

;2012 * ''

Fire Emblem Awakening ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in April 2012 in Japan and 2013 internationally. It is the thirteenth in ...

'' as Azur ;2015 * ''

Fire Emblem Fates ''Fire Emblem Fates'' is a tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo. It was released in June 2015 in Japan, then released inter ...

'' as Lazward ;2016 * '' Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse'' as Manabu * ''

I Am Setsuna ''I Am Setsuna'' is a 2016 role-playing video game (RPG) developed by Tokyo RPG Factory and published by parent company Square Enix for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows. A version for Nintendo Switch was released in 2017 ...

'' as End ;2017 * ''

Fire Emblem Heroes is a free-to-play tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for Android and iOS. The game is a mobile spin-off of the ''Fire Emblem'' series featuring its characters, and was released on February 2 ...

'' as Lazward * ''

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'' as Shinmen Takezo * '' Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux'' as Tyler ;2018 * '' Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker'' as Mitsuki

Dubbing

;2019 * ''

I Lost My Body ''I Lost My Body'' (french: J'ai perdu mon corps) is a 2019 French adult animated film directed by . It premiered in the International Critics' Week section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the ''Nespresso'' Grand Prize, becoming t ...

'' as Naoufel

References

External links

Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kijima, Ryuichi Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Living people Male voice actors from Sapporo Mausu Promotion voice actors Seiyu Award winners 21st-century Japanese male actors Year of birth missing (living people)