is a Japanese actor,

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and singer who has voiced characters in

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drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

CDs, and

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s. He was formerly affiliated with

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Sigma Seven is a Japanese people, Japanese talent management firm representing a fair number of seiyū, voice actors and entertainers. Founded on March 3, 1988, Sigma Seven is headquartered on the third floor of the Haga Building in Minato, Tokyo, Minato, To ...

and VIMS. His most notable roles were

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from ''

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'', Souji Okita in the ''

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'' series, X in the ''

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'' series and Yosuke Hanamura from ''

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''.

Biography

Morikubo graduated from Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University in 1992, and dropped out of

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. Before becoming a full-fledged voice actor, he worked at a talent agency, and was recruited by people in the voice acting industry who saw a performance by the Onigiri Skippers, a theater troupe he founded with his seniors from the lab party he attended in elementary school. During his first dubbing session, he made sounds out of flipping pages on the script because he had no experience as a voice actor at that time. The script for the first episode had four pages of long dialogues from the first page, and the sound director said that he would never have let him do the role if he had known he would talk so much. He made his voice acting debut in 1996 as a Mini 4 Fighter in ''

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''. The show was supposed to finish in a year, but due to its unexpected popularity, it became a long-running production, and he moved from the agency where he had worked as an actor to a voice acting agency. Since then, he has been active in a variety of fields including animation, games, radio personality, music, and stage. After working at

, Morikubo moved to VIMS, an office affiliated with

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. In 1998, he and voice actor

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started a music unit called "

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" (derived from the only fruit Morikubo could eat), and in 1999, they formed the band "AN's ALL STARS" with other band members. In August of the same year, he formed the band "Mosquito Milk". In 2001, Morikubo made his solo debut under the Capcom

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label, and in 2008, he debuted again under the Lantis label. In 2010, he formed "Buzzy→Bee" as a solo project, and in January 2015, he became the second DJ of the long-running bayfm program "KEIYOGINKO POWER COUNTDOWN JAPAN HOT 30". In 2016, he received the

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Memorial Award at the

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. In 2020, he received the Personality Award at the

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. On August 31, 2018, Morikubo left VIMS. On September 1 of the same year, he established Add9th and assumed the position of its representative director. Morikubo married fellow voice actress

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on February 22, 2007. In 2009, Asakawa wrote in a blog post that the two had amicably divorced, though exact dates of the divorce are undisclosed. On July 4, 2014, Morikubo posted on his blog that he had gotten married that week. He also cited a desire to keep details of the marriage private, including the identity of his wife, due to her uninvolvement with the entertainment industry. On December 28, 2017, he announced on an episode of his radio show The BAY☆LINE that he had become a father to a daughter earlier in the year. He later reaffirmed the news via Twitter. He and

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call each other their best friend. Morikubo has been in charge of the stage music for the K-Show theater company, which Itō presides over, since its inception. Morikubo has been given the nicknames Morishow, Show-chan, and Chichikubo by his fans.

Filmography

Anime television

;1996 *''

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'' – Willis Aramis *''

'' – Mini Yon Fighter *''

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'' – Mito Natto ;1998 *'' Blue Submarine No. 6'' (OVA) – Verg *'' Chosoku Spinner'' – Shunichi Domoto *'' Lodoss to Senki: Eiyū Kishi Den'' – Cecil *''

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'' – Orphen ;1999 *''

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'' – Norikuni Iwata *''

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'' – Raphael / Fuyuki Suzuhara *'' Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Revenge'' – Orphen ;2000 *'' Dotto Koni-Chan'' – High ;2001 *''

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'' – Shingo Aoi *''

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'' (2001 series) – Cyborg 002 / Jet Link *''

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'' – Hamrio Musica *''

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'' (OVA) – Raiko Minamoto *'' Kikaider 01: The Animation'' (OVA) – Kikaider 01 / Ichiro *''

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'' – Gō *''

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'' – Akaya Kirihara ;2002 *''

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'' – Gakusan Takao *''

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'' –

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'' – Kashin ;2003 *''

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'' – Saji Genpō *'' The Boy with the Guitar: Kikaider vs Inazuman'' (OVA) – Kikaider 01 / Ichiro *''

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'' – Haruhiko *''

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'' – Thor/Narugami *''

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'' – Sōji Okita, Tezuka, Umigishi ;2004 *''

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'' – Honda/Shigeno Goro *''

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'' – Hol *''

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'' – Hankichi *''

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'' – Ichimatsu ;2005 *''

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'' (OVA) – Yori *'' Fuyu no Semi'' (OVA) – Seinoshin Aizawa *''

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'' – Sawayaka (OVA Character episode 3) ;2006 *''

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'' – Jasdero *''

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'' – Ichirō *''

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;2007 *''

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'' – Kanji Kojima (Ep 476–477) *''

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'' – Fighter *'' Naruto: Shippuden'' –

*'' Saiunkoku Monogatari Second Series'' – Riku Seiga ;2008 *''

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'' – Tsuyukusa ;2009 *''

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'' – Takahisa Tajima *''

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'' – Reishiro Saeki ;2010 *''

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'' – Tensa Zangetsu *''

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series'' –

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;2011 *'' Bakuman 2'' – Makaino Koji *''

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'' – Taishi Miwa *'' Hakuōki Sekkaroku'' (OVA) –

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'' – Akifusa Keikain *'' Persona 4: The Animation'' – Yosuke Hanamura ;2012 *''

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'' – Goto Goro *''

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'' – Takahiro Matsumoto *'' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' – Sharrkan *'' The New Prince of Tennis'' – Akaya Kirihara ;2013 *'' Magi: The Kingdom of Magic'' – Sharrkan *''

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'' – Shinji Hachimine *'' Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live'' – DJ. Coo/Rei Kurokawa *''

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'' – Souichi Aoshima *'' Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000%'' – Reiji Kotobuki *''

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'' – Yūsuke Makishima ;2014 *''

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'' – Kogorō Katsura *''

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'' – Ikkei Takamine *''

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'' – Asano *'' Love Stage'' – Kojirō Ryūzaki *'' Persona 4: The Golden Animation'' – Yosuke Hanamura *''

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'' – Sarugami *''

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'' – Bartolomeo *'' Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road'' – Yūsuke Makishima ;2015 *''

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'' – Kyoji Akatsuki *'' Miss Monochrome The Animation'' – DJ Colourful *'' Diabolik Lovers More, Blood'' – Shin Tsukinami ;2016 *'' B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious'' — Hikaru Osari *''

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'' — Tomu Kaneko *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'' — Akira Otoishi, Red Hot Chili Pepper *'' Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star'' — Reiji Kotobuki *'' Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan'' — Uryoku "Kouta Nakanishi" Chouno ;2017 *''

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'' — Makihara *'' Star-Myu: High School Star Musical 2'' — Kyoji Akatsuki *'' Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth'' — Impey Barbicane *'' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' –

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'' – Konami Yamo *''

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'' – Nikolaus *'' Ace Attorney Season 2'' – Takamasa Moroheiya (Richard Wellington) *''

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'' (OVA) – Akira Otoshi ;2019 *'' B-Project: Zecchō Emotion'' – Hikaru Osari *''Namu Amida Butsu!: Rendai Utena'' – Shakanyorai *''

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'' – Zero Kirisame *''

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'' – Makoto Yūki *''

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'' – Spider Demon (older brother) *''

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'' – Shamil Volkov *''

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'' – Zagred (Kotodama Magic Devil) ;2020 *''

'' – Orphen ;2021 *'' I-Chu: Halfway Through the Idol'' – Kururugi Satsuki *'' WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!!'' – Sōichirō William Mori *'' Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck'' – Orphen *''

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'' – Tetta Kisaki *'' World Trigger Season 3'' – Kazuma Satomi ;2022 *''

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'' – Luvrogue *'' Shadowverse Flame'' – Gentleman *''

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'' – Kogorō Katsura *''Code:Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~'' – Impey Barbicane *'' Gakuen Heaven 2: Double Scramble'' – Eiji Sonoda ;2015 *''

I-Chu is a Japanese mobile game developed by Liber Entertainment. The original game was released on June 26, 2015 on Android and July 3, 2015 for the iOS. It was followed up with the release of an updated mobile game, ''I-Chu Étoile Stage'', on ...

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'' – Elmir ;2018 *'' BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle'' – Yosuke Hanamura *''

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'' - Spinnah, Hamsa ;2019 *''

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''- Elysium *''

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'' - Koji Kabuto ;2021 *''

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'' - Koji Kabuto ;2022 *'' Tactics Ogre: Reborn'' – Oz Moh Glacius

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Tai Chi Hero ''Tai Chi Hero'' (太極２英雄崛起) is a 2012 Hong Kong-Chinese 3D martial arts film directed by Stephen Fung, written and produced by Chen Kuo-fu. It is the sequel to Fung's 2012 film '' Tai Chi Zero''. It was released in Hong Kong on 25 ...

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'' – Ma Fung **'' Wu Kong'' – Sun Wukong **'' The Rescue'' – Gao Qian *''

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Solo discography

Albums

is the first solo album by Showtaro Morikubo, released in 2001. "The Answer" and "Moon Light" were the album's promotional tracks, being used in the video game series '' Rockman X'' as the opening themes to '' Rockman X6''. "The Answer" appeared as the album's only single, paired with the B-side "Happy Monday Man". The concert for this album – later released on DVD and included the promotional video for "The Answer" – is entitled "Showtaro Morikubo Live House Tour '01 ~Okubyō Mono no G Kōi~" (臆病者のG行為 lit. "G Conduct of a Coward"). # Build Up!!! ��# Power # G Kōi (G行為 lit. "G Conduct") # Karada Kensa (身体検査 lit. "Physical Examination") # Rainy Day # The Answer # Hedgehog Peter # Okubyō Mono (臆病者 lit. "Coward") # Moon Light # End of the Sky ''kyo'' (叫〜kyo〜 lit. "exclaim") # 叫〜kyo〜 # Key # dizzy candy # DoPaMiNe # My Destination # Crazy night # Never surrender # Home sweet home # Parallel World # Catharsis-Dinner # Whenever I go # UNDER CONSTRUCTION # Ride Free # never ends... ''rin'' (凛〜rin〜 lit. "frigid) # Introduction Rin # Let's get started # Cloudy sky # D.I.G. # MIRROR # 〜interlude〜「Detox」 # Fatboy # nothing to lose # gravIty # Stand down # Water in the tub # Mr.CLOWN

Solo singles

*''The Answer'' *''being the TRY'' *''Lazy Mind'' *''Ride Free'' *''Parallel World'' *''Stand down'' *''Mr.CLOWN'' *''CHAIN REACTION'' *''TRIBALISM ～sunrise side～'' *''TRIBALISM ～sunset side～'' *''Focus'' *''PHANTOM PAIN'' *''TRUTH''

Other discography

Albums

''Hard Spirit'' is an album released from one of Morikubo's most popular voice actor units, Heart-beat, in which he paired up with fellow voice actor

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. The album spawned two singles, "Shootin' Stars" and "Continued". This album was also featured in a three part live action series, "Cross Chord", a drama starring both voice actors as the lead characters. In addition to the main album, both Morikubo and Takahashi released separate albums (titled ''Show'' and ''Hero'' for each artist, respectively) containing solo versions of the Hard Spirit songs, along with two exclusively solo tracks, each (both of which are also included on "Hard Spirit"). Morikubo sings alone in "Hurry Up Drive" and "Change or Never change", and Takahashi's solos are "Thanks for..." and "Believe me". # Cross Chord # Shootin' Stars (Movie Version) # Continued (Movie Version) # Hurry Up Drive # Change or Never Change # Thanks for... # Believe Me # Shootin' Stars (Single Version) # Continued (Single Version)

Singles

*''CONTINUED'' *''Shootin' stars''

Notable songs

*"Moon Light", used in '' Rockman X6'' as the main opening theme. *"The Answer", used as a second opening theme for the aforementioned game. *"Lazy Mind", used as the ending theme for '' Rockman X7''. It is still heard in the English release of the game, but is instrumental only. *"Begin the Try" (begin the TRY), used as the second ending theme to the anime '' Rockman.EXE''.

DVD

*''Showtaro Morikubo Okubyō Mono no G Kōi Live House Tour '01'' *''Cross Chord'' (Volumes 1–3)

Awards

References

External links

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