| Shin-ichiro Miki | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 18, 1968 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice Actor |
| Agent | 81 Produce |
Shin-ichiro Miki (三木 眞一郎 Miki Shin'ichirō, born March 18, 1968 in Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actor.[1] He is a member of 81 Produce.[1]
Miki is most known for the roles of Kojiro ("James") (Pokémon), Takumi Fujiwara ("Tak") (Initial D), Kisuke Urahara (Bleach), Akira Yuki (Virtua Fighter), Lockon Stratos (Mobile Suit Gundam 00), and Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood).
According to the Anime News Network, as of Spring 2007, Miki is the third most prolific seiyū behind Takehito Koyasu and Megumi Hayashibara with over 230 voice credits to his name.
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Miki covers a lot of roles. In addition, he is a singer with the popular four-man band Weiss along with Takehito Koyasu, Tomokazu Seki and Hiro Yūki, the four main seiyū of Weiss Kreuz. Miki is also very active in BL dramas. He won Best Supporting Male Seiyuu in the 4th Seiyuu Awards. It is noted that he often gets cast as handsome young men in anime roles, the most notable being Kojiro (James) in the Pokémon Anime.
As well as voicing Kojiro (James) in the Japanese language version of Pokémon, Miki, like most of the Japanese voice actors including Mika Kanai, Satomi Kōrogi and Unshō Ishizuka also appears in the Japanese and English language versions where he plays Misty's Staryu, Brock's Zubat/Golbat and Crobat, and also Ash's Charizard.