Jun'ichi Kanemaru
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Early life
While studying child psychology, Kanemaru worked part-time at the Far East Network in Yokota Air Base, and at a department store as a studio DJ in Shinjuku.[3]
Career
Kanemaru landed his first role in Urusei Yatsura.[4] He later took part in several of Fuji TV's Saturday evening shows such as High School! Kimengumi, Tsuide ni Tonchinkan, and Meimon! Dai San Yakyūbu. At the time, he was employed by Beniya 25-Ji and Dojinsha Production. He got his first lead role in 1991's Future GPX Cyber Formula, where he played Hayato Kazami. He found out about it the day before the recording, when he heard an answering machine on his trip, and rushed home to read the script on the day of the recording.[4] When he appeared in Cyber Formula, he was also working as an English tutor, and one of his students' parents leaked information about him, causing a huge commotion in the adjacent shopping district as anime fans rushed to the place where he was teaching.
During the dubbing of an American television sitcom Growing Pains, a SEGA official who came to look for the role of Sonic heard Kanemaru's performance in the waiting room and cast him for the role starting from Sonic Adventure.[4] This established a role for Sonic, who could freely switch between English and Japanese, and also led to Kanemaru's role. His performance in the Sonic series also led to offers from Disney to record children's programs. For the live-action film adaptation for the Sonic series, Kanemaru was replaced by Taishi Nakagawa. At the time the film was released, Kanemaru took to Twitter to express his thoughts and support the crew for the film.
In an interview with Animate Times in 2016, Kanemaru recalled that Cyber Formula helped him get used to singing, as the series had monthly album releases at the time.[4] He was the first in the voice acting industry to be allowed to cover "Ue o Muite Arukō" and recorded it with an a cappella chorus. On his 1993 album Inspired Colors, he also wrote and composed the song "12-Gatsu no Fairy Tale", as well as English covers of "Video Killed the Radio Star" and Kazumasa Oda's "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" under the title "Suddenly" (using the lyrics from Rita Coolidge's version). He has also tried his hand at standard jazz and has performed several live shows with several fellow voice actors, and his jazz numbers mixed with English and Japanese lyrics written himself are well received by all ages.
Filmography
Anime series
Anime films
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Dts | Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube | Shuichi Shirato | PS1/PS2 | [5] |
| Template:Dts | Farland Story: Yottsu no Fuuin | Arc | PS1/PS2 | [5][6] |
| Template:Dts | G.A.S.P!! Fighters' NEXTream | Kai Himuro | Nintendo 64 | [5] |
| Template:Dts | Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2 | Douglas McClain | PS1/PS2 | [5] |
| Template:Dts–present | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog | starting from Sonic Adventure | [6] |
| Template:Dts | Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula: Aratanaru Chousensha | Kazami Hayato | PlayStation | [6] |
| Template:Dts | Kuroi hitomi no noa: Cielgris Fantasm ja:黒い瞳のノア |
Disutin | PS1/PS2 | [5] |
| Template:Dts | Fatal Frame | Mafuyu Hinasaki | PS1/PS2 | [5] |
| Template:Dts | Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2 | Bartholomaus Platane | PS1/PS2 | [5] |
| Template:Dts | Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Unare! Yūjō no Zakeru Dream Tag Tournament | Makoto Raiku | Other | [5] |
| Template:Dts–present | Super Smash Bros. | Sonic the Hedgehog | starting from Super Smash Bros. Brawl | [6] |
| Template:Dts | Nintama Rantarou: Gakunen Taikousen Puzzle! no Dan | Raizo Fuwa | DS | [5] |
| Template:Dts | Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2: The Memories of Ultramarine | Bartholomaus Platane | PSP | [5] |
| Template:Dts | Atelier Nelke: The Alchemists and the New Earth | Bartholomaus Platane (Barthel) | PS4/PS Vita | [5] |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Sources[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Youth Radimenia | Himself | Guest appearance on March 14. | [9] |
| 1995 - 1997 | Picture Land Club II | Himself | Radio program broadcast on Kansai Radio. In 1999, a Christmas CD single, Picture Land Club 2.5 was released. | [10][11][12][13] (In Japanese) |
| 2005 | Sunrise EX | Himself | Guest appearance on the Sunrise EX block of Sunrise Radio. Broadcast July 30 on KBC Radio, and July 31 on Tokai Radio and HBC Radio. | [14] |
| 2005 | Youth Radimenia | Himself | Appearance on August 27, presenting a listener gift. | [14] |
Music CDs
| Year | Title | Notes | Sources[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Midwinter Shooting Star | Only sung the eponymously-titled song as part of WITH YOU. | [15] |
Drama CDs
| Title | Role | Notes | Source[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houshin Engi | Shin Kouhyou | Drama CD | [6] |
| Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar:Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu | Kiyohiko "Piyohiko" Saketome | Drama CD | [5] |
| Dragon Quest IV | Rei (Hero) | Drama CD | [5] |
| Shout Out Loud! | Shino Hasae | Drama CD | [16] |
| Innocent Size | Nanase Hiroto | Drama CD | [17] |
| Dousei Ai | Chisato Kanemaki | Drama CD | [18] |
| Futaba Rhapsody | Futaba Hanazono | Drama CD | [19] |
| Mainichi Seiten! | Shuu Asuoo | Drama CD | [20] |
| Koiki na Yatsura | Susumu Manabe | Drama CD
Note: Not to be confused with the manga of the same name about a pair of female criminal twins. |
[21] |
| Lesson XX | Ichitarou Sakura | Drama CD | [22] |
| Katakoi Paradise | Natsuhiko Ikegami | Drama CD | [23] |
| Yebisu Celebrities | Leon (English) | Drama CD | [24] |
| Tokyo Amatoria | Keiji Yoshikawa | Drama CD | [25] |
| Akuma to Odore | Sasha | Drama CD | [26] |
| C Kara Hajimaru Koi mo Ii | Hiromu Toujou | Drama CD | [27] |
| Original CD Drama Naughty Boy | Masanori Yamada | Drama CD | [28] |
| Reiko the Zombie Shop | Ideto Tanii | Drama CD | [29] |
| The Young Magician Eyes of Destruction ACT.2 | Ipuki | Drama CD | [30] |
Tokusatsu
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Dts | Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger | Trinoid #5: Hakkarasniper | [5] | |
| Template:Dts | Kamen Rider Den-O | Chameleon Imagin | [5] |
Dubbing
| Title | Role(s) | Notes | Source[2][31] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Sindbad | Taran | [32] | |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | Casey Howard | [33] | |
| Dora the Explorer | Swiper, father, Big Red Chicken, golden key, snow creatures | ||
| Star Wars: Ewoks | Widdle | DVD version only | [34] |
| Full House | Ricky | ||
| Fraggle Rock | Additional voices | NHK dub | |
| Growing Pains | Bobby | ||
| The Christ of Nanjing | Youngster | ||
| Insektors | Fulgor | ||
| Handy Manny | Pat, Elliot, Fast Eddie, et al | ||
| Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | Nick | Original VHS/DVD dub | [35] |
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Jack | TV Tokyo dub | |
| Wreck-It Ralph | Sonic the Hedgehog | [36] | |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | [37] | ||
| Sonic Boom | |||
| Sonic Prime | |||
| Thomas & Friends | Henry, Porter, Carlos, Owen | Succeeded Henry from Ryō Horikawa | [5][38] |
| West Side Story | Rico | 1990 TBS edition | [39] |
References
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External links
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- 81 Produce profile Template:In lang
- Jun'ichi Kanemaru at Ryu's Seiyuu Info
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- 1963 births
- 81 Produce voice actors
- Living people
- Japanese male video game actors
- Japanese male voice actors
- Japanese male singer-songwriters
- Male voice actors from Yamanashi Prefecture
- Singers from Yamanashi Prefecture
- 20th-century Japanese male actors
- 20th-century Japanese male singers
- 20th-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese male actors
- 21st-century Japanese male singers
- 21st-century Japanese singers