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.
Minoru Shiraishi | |
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白石 稔 | |
| Born | October 18, 1978 |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Agent | GadgetLink |
| Notable work | Lucky Star as himself, Nichijou as Sakamoto |
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
editAnime
edit- D.N.Angel (2003), Takeshi Saehara
- Fafner of the Azure (2004), Kenji Kondou
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2005), Super Rabbit, Chikuwan[citation needed]
- Mahou Sensei Negima (2005), Seruhiko-sensei
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006), Taniguchi
- The Skull Man (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)
- Kiddy Girl-and (2009), Minu-san, cafeteria owner
- Saki (2009), Ichita Uchiki
- Seitokai Yakuindomo (2010), Kenji
- Steins;Gate (2011), 4 °C (Shid)
- Nichijou (2011), Sakamoto
- Maken-ki! (2011), Tanaka
- Future Diary (2011), Ōji Kōsaka[3]
- Photo Kano (2013), Itta Nakagawa
- My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (2013), Ōoka[4]
- My Neighbor Seki (2014), Akiyoshi Uzawa
- Buddy Complex (2014), Saburota Ogisaka
- New Initial D: Legend 1 - Awakening (2014), Itsuki Takeuchi[5]
- Doraemon (2015), Sugoroko Dice (Ep.436)
- My First Girlfriend Is a Gal (2017), Minoru Kobayakawa[6]
- Cutie Honey Universe (2018), Alphonne[7]
- The Price of Smiles (2019), Blake Boyer[8]
- Ultraman (2019), Shiraishi[9]
- Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (2019), Daisuke Hiyama[10]
- Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst- (2020), Jade[11]
- Skeleton Knight in Another World (2022), Cetrion[12]
- The Fruit of Evolution 2 (2023), Agnos Passion[13]
- Zenryoku Usagi (2023), Shift Head[14]
- Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (2024), Gras[4]
- Summer Pockets (2025), Kobato Naruse[15]
Video games
edit- Moe Cure Net (2005), Male characters
- Super Robot Wars UX (2013), Kenji Kondou
- Granblue Fantasy (2015), Lowain
- MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death (2015), Ganz
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (2019), Pinstripe Potoroo
References
edit- ^ "Lucky Star Voice Actor Minoru Shiraishi Gets Married". Anime News Network. November 13, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ "Voice Actor Minoru Shiraishi Reveals He Has Facial Paralysis". Anime News Network. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Mirai Nikki's Staff, Cast, Premiere Date, Songs Revealed". Anime News Network. September 7, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "Minoru Shiraishi (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "1st New Initial D Anime Film's Full Trailer Confirms New Cast". Anime News Network. May 15, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Hajimete no Gal Anime Casts Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kenji Akabane, Minoru Shiraishi". Anime News Network. May 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Cutie Honey Universe Anime Adds 7 Cast Members". Anime News Network. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Tatsunoko's The Price of Smiles TV Anime Casts Empire's Military". Anime News Network. November 21, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Ultraman Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Motion Actors". Anime News Network. January 31, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst- Anime Reveals Promo Video, October 13 Premiere, More Cast". Anime News Network. September 17, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Skeleton Knight in Another World Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Ending Song". Anime News Network. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "The Fruit of Evolution Sequel Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, January 13 Debut". Anime News Network. November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ "Zenryoku Usagi New Anime Reveals Cast, More Staff, October Premiere". Anime News Network. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Summer Pockets TV Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, 8 More Cast, Opening & Ending Songs". Anime News Network. September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- Maeda, Hisashi. "The Official Art of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". (November 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 133–139.
External links
edit- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Minoru Shiraishi at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos
- Minoru Shiraishi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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