Hikaru Midorikawa

Hikaru Midorikawa
Native name 緑川 光
Born (1968-05-02) May 2, 1968
Otawara, Tochigi, Japan
Occupation Voice actor
Years active 1988–present
Agent Aoni Production
Notable credit(s) Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
as Softon
Fushigi Yugi
as Tamahome
The Story of Saiunkoku
as Seiran Shi
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
as Heero Yuy
Slam Dunk
as Kaede Rukawa
Slayers
as Zelgadis Greywords
s-CRY-ed
as Ryuho
Little Busters!
and
Little Busters! Refrain
as Kyōsuke Natsume

Hikaru Midorikawa (緑川 光 Midorikawa Hikaru, born May 2, 1968) is a Japanese voice actor from Otawara, Tochigi who is represented by Aoni Production. He is best known for the roles of Softon in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Tamahome in Fushigi Yugi, Seiran Shi in Saiunkoku Monogatari, Heero Yuy in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Kaede Rukawa in Slam Dunk, Zelgadis Greywords in Slayers, Ryuho in s-CRY-ed, Marth from the Fire Emblem series, Lancer from Fate/Zero and Kyōsuke Natsume from Little Busters!.

Profile

Having debuted as a voice actor in 1988 with his role as Murai from Be-Bop High School and often called Mr. Perfect, Hikaru Midorikawa is one of the most well-known and prolific voice actors in Japan, having more than 200 anime credits and up to 70 game credits in his two-decade career. He is known for his distinctly cool voice, suited for bishounen characters, which often lands him roles like Lancer in Fate/Zero, Kyōsuke Natsume in Little Busters! and Little Busters! Refrain, Eiichi Ōtori in Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000%, Rukawa Kaede in Slam Dunk, Ayato Sakamaki in Diabolik Lovers,[1] and Edgar Ashenbert in Earl and Fairy.

Aside from his voice acting activities, he is also a J-Pop artist and has been a part of bands such as Zero Phoenix and E.M.U (Entertainment Music Unit) in the mid 1990s until the early 2000s. E.M.U was formed by five voice actors from the radio drama Sotsugyou M (Male Graduation). The other members are Nobutoshi Canna (previously Hayashi), Ryōtarō Okiayu, Hideo Ishikawa, and Daisuke Sakaguchi. During their run from 1995 to 2000, the group released 8 CDs and four singles. Shortly before E.M.U disbanded, he joined with his fellow voice actor and friend, Nobutoshi Canna, to create a new group, Zero Phoenix. The duo only released one CD, titled "Kirameki".

His voice ranges between E2 and A4 (slightly B4). While singing, he ranges between C or D.[2]

He also manages his blog and is an avid gamer. He is a big fan of Super Robot Wars, having a blog entry on the SRW site; he is one of a handful of people to have a blog on Banpresto's "Supalog" website. As a SRW fan, Midorikawa does extra lines for his characters for free and usually acts as a beta tester for new games in the franchise. Usually the characters he is cast to play turn into one-man armies, namely Heero and Masaki in Super Robot Wars and Xingke in Code Geass.

Filmography

TV Anime

1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Original video animation (OVA)

Unknown date

Film

Unknown date

Drama CDs

Video games

2004

Unknown date

Radio shows

Tokusatsu

Dubbing

Live-action

Animation

References

  1. ↑ "Diabolik Lovers anime - cast announcement". 2013-02-17.
  2. ↑ "Vocal range".
  3. ↑ "Hakushaku to Yōsei Promotional Video Streamed". Anime News Network. August 30, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Slayers Revolution TV Series Website Opens". Anime News Network. April 10, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Saint Seiya Omega TV Anime Sequel's Ad Aired". Anime News Network. March 16, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tomoe Tamiyasu, Hikaru Midorikawa Star in Little Busters! Anime".
  7. ↑ "Little Busters! Anime's New Promo Streamed for October Debut". Anime News Network. July 29, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kono Danshi, Ningyo Hiroimashita Anime Trailer Posted". Anime News Network. October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kono Danshi, Ningyo Hiroimashita's Animated Music Video Clip Posted". Anime News Network. November 11, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "ZEXCS Makes Diabolik Lovers Anime About Vampire Brothers". 2013-06-09.
  11. ↑ "Anime of Girls' Mobile Game Bonjour Koiaji Pâtisserie Previewed in Video". Anime News Network. September 20, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Hikaru Midorikawa, Kaito Ishikawa Join World Trigger Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. December 26, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Persona 3 the Movie #1's Promo, Title, Date, Staff, Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. March 28, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ Bedman - Guilty Gear Xrd Official Site|http://ggxrd.com/character/bedman/
  15. ↑ http://www.guiltygear.us/character/bedman

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