Junichi Kanemaru
Encyclopedia
, also Junichi or Jun-ichi, is a Japanese voice actor
from Yamanashi
, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce
.
He is most known for the roles of Hayato Kazami (Future GPX Cyber Formula
) and Sonic the Hedgehog
(Sonic the Hedgehog series).
Kanemaru came in eighth in the Seiyū Grand Prix in 1994, receiving 512 votes.
He is also a singer and a talented composer, with songs such as 'Suddenly' (a cover version of Rita Coolidge's song by the same name), and 月のフェアリーテール ('December's Fairy Tale') (composed and sung by Kanemaru himself). He also notably sung 'Digital Survivor', the theme of his character, Akiyama Ryo, from Digimon Tamers
.
He is very well known for his frequent use of English lines and phrases in his various roles and has even taught English.
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
from Yamanashi
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...
, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce
81 Produce
is a voice talent management firm in Japan. The company's Director of Business Development, Rihoko Yoshida, is a former voice actress herself . A hybrid CD-ROM featuring voice talent data for members of 81 Produce was released on 19 October, 1997. The company is located Shibuya, Tokyo....
.
He is most known for the roles of Hayato Kazami (Future GPX Cyber Formula
Future GPX Cyber Formula
is a 37-episode anime television series by Sunrise . It originally aired in Japan between March 15, 1991 and December 20, 1991. It was then followed by 4 more OVA sequels, making it one of longest running original anime franchises that was not originated from a manga or novel...
) and Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog (character)
, trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the main protagonist of the Sonic video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's...
(Sonic the Hedgehog series).
Kanemaru came in eighth in the Seiyū Grand Prix in 1994, receiving 512 votes.
He is also a singer and a talented composer, with songs such as 'Suddenly' (a cover version of Rita Coolidge's song by the same name), and 月のフェアリーテール ('December's Fairy Tale') (composed and sung by Kanemaru himself). He also notably sung 'Digital Survivor', the theme of his character, Akiyama Ryo, from Digimon Tamers
Digimon Tamers
is the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
.
He is very well known for his frequent use of English lines and phrases in his various roles and has even taught English.
Television animation
- Leading roles are bold
- The Bush BabyThe Bush Baby, shortened as The Bush Baby, is the title of a 1992 anime series consisting of 40, 25-minute episodes. It is based on the novel, The Bushbabies , by Canadian author William Stevenson....
(Andrew) - Case ClosedCase ClosedCase Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...
(Master) - Digimon TamersDigimon Tamersis the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
(Ryo Akiyama) - Earth Maiden Arjuna (English teacher)
- Future GPX Cyber FormulaFuture GPX Cyber Formulais a 37-episode anime television series by Sunrise . It originally aired in Japan between March 15, 1991 and December 20, 1991. It was then followed by 4 more OVA sequels, making it one of longest running original anime franchises that was not originated from a manga or novel...
(Hayato Kazami) - Hell Teacher NūbēHell Teacher Nubeis a horror-comedy manga created by the collaborative efforts of writer and artist Takeshi Okano in Shueisha's manga anthology book Weekly Shōnen Jump. The series ran for 276 chapters from Issue 38, 1993 through Issue 24, 1999...
(Shūichi Shirato) - High School! KimengumiHigh School! Kimengumiis a manga series written by Motoei Shinzawa which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1982 to 1987. The title literally translates to High School! Funny-face Club or High School! Weird Face Club. An anime TV series and movie based on the series were also released...
(Yorikane, Waseda) - I Can Hear the Sea (Okada)
- Magic Knight RayearthMagic Knight Rayearthis a Japanese manga series created by Clamp, a manga artist team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi and Mokona. Rayearth combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy....
(Zazu) - Mahōjin Guru GuruMahojin Guru Guruis a manga by Hiroyuki Etō, which was serialized in Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan from 1992 to 2003. It was later adapted into an anime series on October 13, 1994....
(Prince Zabūn) - Marmalade BoyMarmalade Boyis a shōjo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine Ribon from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode anime television series which aired on TV Asahi and Fuji TV in 1994 to 1995. This...
(Ginta Suō) - Mushiking: King of the BeetlesMushiking: King of the Beetlesalso called Mushiking: Battle of the Beetles, is a Japanese combination of an arcade game and collectible card game developed by Sega. The game involves battles between cards describing various beetle species...
(Bū) - Nintama Rantarou (Raizō Fuwa)
- O~i! RyomaO~i! Ryomais a Japanese shōnen manga written by Tetsuya Takeda and illustrated by Yū Koyama. It is a comical and serious account mixing history and fiction of the life of the Bakumatsu period leader Sakamoto Ryōma.- Outline :...
(Taisuke) - Pokémon Advanced GenerationPokémon (anime), abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...
(Harley) - Sailor MoonSailor MoonSailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
(Asai) - Sailor StarsSailor StarsThe following list of episodes of the Sailor Moon anime series covers , the fifth season of the series. Children's TV Asahi, Toei Agency and Toei Animation co-produced the episodes; Takuya Igarashi directed. The series originally aired on Children's TV Asahi between March 9, 1996 and February 8, 1997...
(DJ Jack) - Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru-sanSexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru-sanis a Japanese manga turned anime that enjoys a large cult following in Japan.It was the first series written by Kyosuke Usuta, and was one of the first "gag/nonsense" manga which have become popular in the recent decade in Japanese publications. The manga appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1995...
(Okometsubu Fujiyama (Fūmin)) - Sonic XSonic Xis an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...
(Sonic the HedgehogSonic the Hedgehog (character), trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the main protagonist of the Sonic video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's...
) - Tsuide ni TonchinkanTsuide ni Tonchinkanis a gag manga series by Koichi Endo which first appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump in issues 49–50 in 1984, and then ran from 1985 through 1989 . There are 18 volumes of the manga. The manga was adapted into a 43–episode anime series which ran on Fuji TV from October 10, 1987 through October 1, 1988...
(Chinpei Hatsuyama) - Tsurupika HagemaruTsurupika Hagemaruor simply Hagemaru, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinbo Nomura. The series was published in the Shogakukan magazine CoroCoro Comic from 1985 to 1995. It tells the story of a young kid named Hagemaru and his ideas for saving money.The Tsurupika Hagemaru received the...
(Kondo Masaru) - Yawara! A Fashionable Judo GirlYawara! A Fashionable Judo GirlYAWARA!, also known as Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl, is a Japanese manga series by Naoki Urasawa which ran in Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1993...
(Kōno)
CD Roles
- Pyū to Fuku! JaguarPyu to Fuku! Jaguaris a Japanese gag manga written and illustrated by Usuta Kyosuke, about recorders, musicians, and their bizarre daily lives. It has a vague overall plot, but is mainly episodic. Although it is about aspiring musicians, a series of Drama CDs and video games have been released, as well as an OVA made...
(Kyohiko Saketome a.k.a. Piyohiko) - Hero from Dragon Quest IV's CD theatre
- Shout Out Loud! (Shino Hasae)
Theater animation
- Digimon TamersDigimon Tamersis the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
: Runaway Locomon (Ryo Akiyama) - Disney's Aladdin (Aladdin)
- Suite Precure♪ The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects HeartsSuite PreCure, or Suite Pretty Cure♪, is a Japanese anime series and the eighth series of the Pretty Cure anime franchise by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation, the series began airing on TV Asahi from February 6, 2011, replacing HeartCatch PreCure! in its initial timeslot. A manga adaptation is also being...
(Natural)
Video games
- Zatch Bell! - Electric Arena 2 (Raiku-senseiMakoto Raikuis a manga artist whose works have appeared prominently in Shogakukan's publication Shōnen Sunday. Starting off an assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga Ushio & Tora, he started creating several one-shots for the shōnen manga anthology such as Bird Man , Hero Ba-Ban and Genmai Blade is a...
) - Sonic the Hedgehog series (Sonic the HedgehogSonic the Hedgehog (character), trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the main protagonist of the Sonic video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's...
, Metal Sonic) - Mafuyu Hinasaki in the Fatal FrameFatal FrameFatal Frame, known as Project Zero in the PAL region, and Zero Zero in Japan, is a survival horror video game series consisting of four installments and a spin-off. The first and second games in the series were released for the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox, the third has been released for the...
series - Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by...
(Sonic the HedgehogSonic the Hedgehog (character), trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the main protagonist of the Sonic video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's...
)
Tokusatsu
- Bakuryuu Sentai AbarangerBakuryuu Sentai Abarangeris Toei's twenty-seventh production of the Super Sentai television series. Its action footage was used in Power Rangers Dino Thunder. In addition, episode 10 in nearly its entirety was used for episode 19 of Power Rangers Dino Thunder as an English-dubbed show that the Dino Thunder Power Rangers...
(Hakkarasniper) - Kamen Rider Den-OKamen Rider Den-Ois the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008...
(Chameleon Imagin)
Miscellaneous
- Thomas the Tank Engine and FriendsThomas the Tank Engine and FriendsThomas and Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network in September 1984. Until 2003, it was named Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. This series was shot on 35mm film...
(Voice of Henry the Green EngineHenry the Green EngineHenry the Green Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic 4-6-0 steam locomotive from The Railway Series books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin-off children's television series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.Henry lives on the fictitious...
) (Season 9) - Budgie The Little HelicopterBudgie the Little HelicopterBudgie the Little Helicopter is a series of children's books and animated television series relating to a fictional character 'Budgie' and his friends. The characters were based on the books by Sarah, Duchess of York , who was influenced by her flight training in the Royal Navy...
(Voice of Dell Don Nosey Bachoe and Wally) - Hetalia (German Simulator Narrator)
- Night of the Werehog (Sonic the HedgehogSonic the Hedgehog (character), trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the main protagonist of the Sonic video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's...
) - Dora the ExplorerDora the ExplorerDora the Explorer is an American animated television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including the associated Nick Jr. channel. It aired on CBS until...
(Voice of Swiper the Fox) - InsektorsInsektorsInsektors was a 1994 French animated TV series about a conflict between two tribes of anthropomorphic insects: the Joyces and the Yuks . Made in a small studio, Fantome, in France, it was the 1994 recipient of a "Children and Young People" Emmy Award...
(Fulgor) - Handy MannyHandy MannyHandy Manny is a Disney animated children's television program that premiered on September 16, 2006. The program was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers...
(Pat)
External links
- Jun'ichi Kanemaru at Ryu's Seiyuu Info