Minoru Shiraishi
Minoru Shiraishi (白石 稔, Shiraishi Minoru, born October 18, 1978 in Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter and radio personality who was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Pro-Fit. 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 as a voice actor in a voice actor cafe. Other roles include Taniguchi in the Haruhi Suzumiya series, and Itsuki Takeuchi in the Initial D reboot feature films in 2014.
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白石 稔 | |
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Alma mater | Waseda University |
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Years active | 2002–present |
Agent | GadgetLink |
Notable work | Lucky Star as himself |
Minoru married on August 9, 2011, but has chosen to keep his wife's identity anonymous.[1]
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.[2]
Filmography
Television animation
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2003 television series) Super Rabbit, Chikuwan
- Ga-rei -Zero- (2008 television series), Kazuki Sakuraba, Kensuke Nimura
- Nichijou (2011 television series), Sakamoto
- My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (2013 television series), Ōoka
- Buddy Complex (Saburota Ogisaka)
- D.N.Angel (Takeshi Saehara)
- Doraemon (Sugoroko Dice (Ep.436))
- Fafner of the Azure (Kenji Kondou)
- Lucky ☆ Star (Himself)
- Future Diary (Ouji Kosaka)
- Mahou Sensei Negima (Seruhiko-sensei)
- New Initial D: Legend 1 - Awakening (Itsuki Takeuchi)
- Seitokai Yakuindomo (Kenji)
- Steins;Gate (Sid)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Taniguchi)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya/Nyorōn Churuya-san (Taniguchi/Kimidori-san)
- Kiddy Girl-and ( Minu-san, cafeteria owner)
- My Neighbor Seki (Akiyoshi Uzawa)
- Photo Kano (Itta Nakagawa)
- Saki: The Nationals (Ichita Uchiki)
- Maken-ki! (Tanaka)
- The Skull Man (Police Officer)
- Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (Daisuke Hiyama)
Video games
- Super Robot Wars UX (Kenji Kondou)
- Moe Cure Net (Male characters)
- MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death (Ganz)
- Granblue Fantasy (Lowain)
References
- Anime News Network: Lucky Star Voice Actor Minoru Shiraishi Gets Married. 2011-11-13.
- "Voice Actor Minoru Shiraishi Reveals He Has Facial Paralysis". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- Maeda, Hisashi. "The Official Art of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". (November 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 133–139.
External links
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Minoru Shiraishi at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos
- Minoru Shiraishi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia