is a Japanese actor who specializes in

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. After working as a stage performer, Ishige wanted to do voice acting in

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, which he did with his first role as additional voices in ''

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'' and later his first major role as Yusaku Fujiki in ''

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''. Some of his other noteworthy roles include Yun Arikawa in ''

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'' and Wakana Gojo in ''

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''.

Biography

Ishige was born in

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on August 20, 1990. In high school, Ishige was a fan of musicals; he later became a fan of ''

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''. After graduating from high school, he joined the

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to pursue a career in acting. However, Ishige wanted to do voice acting in anime. In order to pursue this, he left the company and joined

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, where he was cast in his first role as additional voices in ''

'' and his first major role as Yusaku Fujiki in ''

''. In 2019, Ishige left Stardust Promotion and joined Intention.

Filmography

TV series

;2016 * ''

'' as additional voices ;2017 * ''

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'' as additional voices * ''

'' as Yusaku Fujiki/Playmaker ;2019 * ''

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'' as Skull Knight ;2020 * '' Moriarty the Patriot'' as Noahtic Audience ;2021 * '' Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro'' as Gamer Boys * ''

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'' as Ren Aikawa * ''

'' as Yun Arikawa * '' Scarlet Nexus'' as Other Suppression Force ;2022 * ''

'' as Wakana Gojo * ''

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'' as Ludo Shubarie * '' The Devil Is a Part-Timer!!'' as Kazuma Sasaki ;2023 * ''

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'' as Soga Ninokuru * ''

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'' as Koushi * '' The Fruit of Evolution 2'' as Theobold Terra Kaiser ;2024 * '' Black Butler: Book of Circus'' as Clayton * '' Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc'' as Peek a Boo * '' Goodbye, Dragon Life'' as Geo * ''

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'' as Manabu "Gaku" Taira ;2025 * '' I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?'' as Tsukasa Atsumi * '' Orb: On the Movements of the Earth'' as

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* ''

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'' as

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* '' May I Ask for One Final Thing?'' as Leonardo El Vandimion * '' Wind Breaker Season 2'' as Renji Kaga

Original net animation

;2024 * '' Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance'' as Kneeland Lesean

Video games

;2021 * ''

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'' as Shion Takamori

Dubbing

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'' as Jung Min-jae (Jin Ho-eun) *''

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'' (2024 ''The Cinema'' edition) as Jesse (

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) *''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

'' as Baby John (Patrick Higgins) *''

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'' as Prince Airk (

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)

References

External links

Official agency profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishige, Shoya 1990 births Living people Gaming YouTubers Japanese male musical theatre actors Japanese male video game actors Male voice actors from Saitama Prefecture Stardust Promotion artists 21st-century Japanese male actors