Mamoru Miyano
| Mamoru Miyano | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mamoru at the 2015 Tokyo International Film Festival | |
| Native name | 宮野 真守 |
| Born |
June 8, 1983 Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actor, singer, actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Notable credit(s) |
Death Note as Light Yagami Vampire Knight as Zero Kiryuu Ouran High School Host Club as Tamaki Suoh Steins;Gate as Rintaro Ōkabe Free! as Rin Matsuoka Tokyo Ghoul as Shuu Tsukiyama |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Website |
miyanomamoru |
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Musical career | |
| Genres | Rock, J-pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Labels | King, Mastersix Foundation |
Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守 Miyano Mamoru, born Wednesday, June 8, 1983) is a Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer from Saitama Prefecture.[1][2] He is best known for his roles on Ouran High School Host Club, Vampire Knight, Death Note, Soul Eater, Tokyo Ghoul, Free! , Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Kōtetsu Sangokushi, Steins;Gate, Nobunaga the Fool, and Uta no Prince-sama. At the 2007 Seiyu Awards he was nominated for two awards for his role as Light Yagami in Death Note, and in 2008, he won the "Best Voice Actor" award at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair. At the 2008 Seiyu Awards, Miyano won "Best Lead Actor Award" for his role as Setsuna F Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and as Hakugen Rikuson in Kōtetsu Sangokushi.
Miyano began his career as a musician in 2007. He released his debut single, "Kuon" (久遠, lit. Eternity), in May on the King Records label.[3] In March 2009, his debut album Break was released. His latest tour Wakening was in May this year travelling around Japan.
Acting career
Miyano started his acting career in 1990 and provides the voice of Riku in the Japanese version of the PlayStation 2 video game Kingdom Hearts.[4] He then voiced Kiba, the main character of anime series Wolf's Rain. He returned as the voice for Riku in the 2004 Game Boy Advance game Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories,[4] as well as Kingdom Hearts II in 2005, and in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories in 2007.[5][6]
In 2006, Miyano voiced Light Yagami for the anime version of the manga Death Note.[7] In 2007, for his role as Light Yagami, he was nominated for two awards at the first Seiyu Awards: "Best Lead Actor Award" and "Best New Actor Awards".[8][9] Also in 2007, Miyano went on to provide the voice of Setsuna F Seiei, the main character of Mobile Suit Gundam 00. He won his first award, "Best Voice Actor", at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair for his portrayal of Light Yagami and Setsuna F Seiei.[10] In 2008, Miyano took on the role as Setsuna F Seiei again for the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam 00. He won his first Seiyu award for the roles of Setsuna F Seiei and of Hakugen Rikuson in Kōtetsu Sangokushi.[11] He has also voiced Zero Kiryu from the series Vampire Knight and Vampire Knight Guilty, as well as Death The Kid in the anime Soul Eater. He also provided the voice of Tamaki Suoh in the anime version of Ouran High School Host Club, Okabe Rintarō from Steins;Gate, Ling Yao from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Oda Nobunaga from Nobunaga the Fool, and Rin Matsuoka from Free! Iwatobi Swim Club and Free! Eternal Summer.
In addition to voice acting, Miyano has also appeared on camera. His first acting job was in 1992 in Tokusou Exceedraft, where he appeared in a flashback as a child in a yakuza member's past.[4] In 2003, Miyano joined the cast of The Prince of Tennis Musical playing Tetsu Ishida (石田 鉄 Ishida Tetsu). He made his film debut in 2006's The Prince of Tennis.[4] He also made a guest appearance in the drama The Quiz Show in 2008. In 2009, he has voiced Ultraman Zero from the new movie, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie.
In 2010, he began voicing Dent in the popular Pokémon anime series. In the same year he starred with fashion model and actress Ayumi Uehara and fellow voice actors Tomokazu Sugita, Tomokazu Seki, Rikiya Koyama, Yuka Hirata, Showtaro Morikubo and Yūko Kaida in the film, Wonderful World, directed by Daisuke Namikawa.[12] Later, he voiced Ultraman Zero again in the movie, Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial. In 2012, he continued to voice Ultraman Zero in Ultraman Saga, in 2015 in Ultraman Ginga S: Showdown! Ultra 10 Warriors!!, as well as in the new movie, Ultraman X: Here It Comes! Our Ultraman in 2016.
Musical career
On May 28, 2007 on the King Records label, Miyano debuted as a singer with the single "Kuon" (久遠, Eternity). "Kuon" debuted at number 47 on the Oricon charts and was used as the ending theme song for anime series Kōtetsu Sangokushi.[13] On June 13, 2007, with fellow voice actress Romi Park, the duo released a collaboration single titled "Fight", which debuted on the Oricon chart at number 73.[14] On June 4, 2008 he released his second single, "Discovery", which was the intro song for PlayStation 2 video game Fushigi Yūgi: Suzaku Ibun.[15] The song debuted at number 24 on the chart.[16]
In August 2008, Miyano released the character single "Soup/Hakosora", under the name Mamoru Miyano comes across Setsuna F Seiei (宮野真守 come across 刹那・F・セイエイ); it debuted at number 18.[17] In December he released his third single, "...Kimi e" (…君へ, ...To You), which also debuted at number 18.[18] On March 11, 2009 Miyano released his debut album, Break, which debuted at number 20.[19] On April 11, 2009, a month after the release of his album, Miyano went on his first tour, 1st Live Tour 2009: Breaking.[3]
In 2010, Miyano released his second album, Wonder. The album charted at number 20 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart. Following the album's release, Miyano went on his second tour, Mamoru Miyano Live Tour 2010: Wondering. In April 2012, Miyano released his third album, Fantasista. The album charted at number 4 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart.
In 2013, Miyano made his first appearance in on NHK's music variety show Music Japan.
In May 2014, Miyano went on his 6th live tour ~Wakening!~ where he traveled around Japan. The DVD was released January 28, 2015.
Personal life
Miyano married in late 2008. He and his wife have a son together.[20]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart[21] | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break |
|
20 | 8,518 |
| Wonder |
|
20 | 8,217 |
| Fantasista |
|
4 | 18,602 |
| Passage |
|
2 | 21,578 |
| Frontier |
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3 | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [22] | |||
| 2007 | "Kuon" | 47 | Break |
| 2008 | "Discovery" | 24 | |
| "...Kimi e" | 18 | ||
| 2009 | "JS" | 24 | Wonder |
| "Refrain" | 22 | ||
| 2010 | "Hikari, Hikaru" | 20 | Fantasista |
| 2011 | "Orpheus" | 10 | |
| "Dream Fighter" | 15 | ||
| 2012 | "Ultra Fly" | 13 | Passage |
| 2013 | "Kanon" | 3 | |
| 2014 | "New Order" | 12 | Frontier |
| 2014 | "Break It" | 12 | |
| 2015 | "Shine" | 3[23] | |
| 2016 | "How Close You Are" | ||
| "Shout" | |||
Promotional singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [22] | |||
| 2006 | "Make my way" | – | Non-album single |
| 2008 | "Soup/Hakosora" | 18 | |
| "Soul Eater Character Song 3" ("Sore ga Bokura no Michishirube") | – | ||
| "Prisoner" | – | ||
| 2009 | "Bara-iro Real Face" | 107 | |
| "Uta no Prince-sama Audition Song 1" ("Hoshikuzu☆shall we dance") | – | ||
| "Theme of Ling Yao" ("Number Ou" and "Hikari Sasu Basho e") | – | ||
| "Uta no Prince-sama Audition Song 2" ("Believe☆My Voice") | – | ||
| "True Fortune Vol. 6" ("Infinity") | – | ||
| 2011 | "Sacred Rider Xechs Dramatic Character CD" ("Nana-juu Okubun Ichi no Kanojo") | 216 | |
| "Uta no Prince-sama – Maji Love 1,000% – Idol Song Tokiya Ichinose" ("Nana-iro no Compass" and "My Little Little Girl") | 7 | ||
Video releases
- Mamoru Miyano Live Tour 2009: Smile & Break (2010)
- Mamoru Miyano Live Tour 2010: Wondering (2011)
- Mamoru Miyano Live 2011–12: Fight & Stand (2012)
- Mamoru Miyano Live 2012–13: Beginning (2013)
- Mamoru Miyano Special Live 2013: Traveling! (2014)
- Mamoru Miyano Live 2014: WAKENING! (2015)
- Mamoru Miyano Live 2015: AMAZING (2015)
- Mamoru Miyano Live 2015–16: GENERATING (2016)
Filmography
Television anime
Tokusatsu
- Special Rescue Exceedraft (1992) – Child
- Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (2013) – Ferocious Knight D
- Ultraman Retsuden (2011) - Ultraman Zero (Voice), Singer (Ep. 72 cameo; actor)
- New Ultraman Retsuden (2013) Ultraman Zero
- Ultraman X (2015) - Ultraman Zero (Ep.5)
Original video animation (OVA)
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Wolf's Rain | Kiba | |
| 2004 | Fafner in the Azure: Right of Left | Ryou Masaoka | |
| 2008 | Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations | Kamui | |
| 2010 | Tono to Issho | Asakura Yoshikage | |
| 2011 | Fate/Prototype | Rider/Perseus |
Films
Video games
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Riku | |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | Riku, Riku Replica | |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Riku | |
| 2007 | Baroque | Advanced Angel | |
| 2007 | Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories | Riku, Riku Replica | |
| 2007 | Star Ocean: First Departure[31] | Roddick Farrence | |
| 2008 | Tales of Vesperia | Flynn Scifo | |
| 2008 | Sands of Destruction | Kyrie Illunis | |
| 2008 | Lux Pain | Atsuki Saijo | |
| 2009 | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | Riku | |
| 2009 | Steins;Gate | Rintarō Okabe | |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Riku, Young Xehanort | |
| 2010 | Katekyo Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat III: Yuki no Shugosha Raishuu! | Gelaro | |
| 2010 | Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 | Setsuna F. Seiei | |
| 2011 | The Last Story | Elza | |
| 2011 | Elsword | Raven | Game Online |
| 2011 | Senritsu no Stratus | Seishiro Kudan | |
| 2011 | 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Hakai-Hen | Setsuna F. Seiei | |
| 2012 | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Riku | |
| 2012 | 2nd Super Robot Wars: Saisei-Hen | Setsuna F. Seiei | |
| 2012 | Project X Zone | Flynn Scifo | |
| 2012 | Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney | Jeeken Barnrod | |
| 2013 | Heroes VS | Ultraman Zero | |
| 2013 | Super Robot Wars UX | Setsuna F. Seiei | |
| 2014 | Super Hero Generation | Ultraman Zero | |
| 2014 | Shining Resonance | Agnam | |
| 2015 | Lost Heroes 2 | Ultraman Zero | |
| 2015 | Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance | Killia | |
| 2015 | Project X Zone 2[32] | Flynn Scifo | |
| 2015 | Fire Emblem Fates | Leo | |
| 2015 | Fate/Grand Order | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV | Ignis Stupeo Scientia | |
| 2016 | Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis | Kamen Rider Fourze (Voice) | |
| 2016 | Persona 5 | Ryuji Sakamoto |
Dubbing
Live-action
- Caitlin's Way (Griffen Lowe (Jeremy Foley))
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp))
- Halloweentown High (Dylan Cromwell (Joey Zimmerman))
- Hannah Montana: The Movie (Travis Brody (Lucas Till))
- Harry Potter film series (Percy Weasley (Chris Rankin))
- The Musketeers (d'Artagnan (Luke Pasqualino))
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman))
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman))
- The Spy Next Door (Larry (Lucas Till))
- Upside Down (Adam Kirk (Jim Sturgess))
Animation
- Bionicle: Mask of Light (Takua Takanuva)
- Despicable Me 2 (Antonio Pérez)
- The Lorax (Ted Wiggins)
- Minions (Herb)
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Shining Armor)
- The Secret Life of Pets (Tiberius)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Scott Summers)
Drama CD
- Dolls (Seiju Shikibu)
- Free! (Rin Matsuoka)
- Karneval (Yogi)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Setsuna F Seiei)
- Ouran High School Host Club (Tamaki Suoh)
- Soul Eater (Death the Kid)
- Starry Sky (Shiki Kagurazaka)
- Steins;Gate (Rintaro Okabe)
- Uta no Prince-sama (Tokiya Ichinose)
- Vampire Knight (Zero Ichiryuu)
- Fate/Stay Night: Garden of Avalon- glorious afterimage (Bedivere)
Comics
- Strobe Edge (Ren Ichinose)
References
- ↑ Oochi, Yoko; Yoshida, Moichi; Sasatani, Akiko; Nishimoto, Keiko (February 2007). "Voice Actor Spotlight: Mamoru Miyano". Newtype USA. Vol. 6 no. 2. pp. 110–111. ISSN 1541-4817.
- ↑ Doi, Hitoshi. "Miyano Mamoru". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- 1 2 "Mamoru Miyano's King Records site" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 "GamePlaza-Haruka-List Cast's Voice Actor" (in Japanese). GamePlaza. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Kingdom Hearts II Tech Info". GameSpot. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix + Tech Info". GameSpot. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Death Note: From Manga to Anime Vol. 1". IGN. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Seiyu Awards page 1". Seiyu Awards. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ↑ "Seiyu Awards page 5". Seiyu Awards. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ↑ "Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ↑ "2nd Annual Seiyū Awards Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Namikawa Directs 1st Film: Live-Action Wonderful World". Anime News Network. December 8, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Kuon Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Fight's Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Fushigi Yūgi: Suzaku Ibun Official website (Click on the last tab)" (in Japanese). Idea Factory. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Discovery Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Soup/Hakosora's Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ↑ "...Kimi e's Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Break's Oricon position" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Mamoru Miyano Hot Voice Actor, Marriage Announced" (in Japanese). MSN Japan. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ↑ Mamoru Miyano Album Chart History. Oricon Style Japan. Retrieved on November 7, 2012
- 1 2 "宮野真守のCDシングルランキング、宮野真守のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/319473/products/1116297/1/
- ↑ "Hakushaku to Yōsei Promotional Video Streamed". Anime News Network. August 30, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Green, Scott (2013-06-14). "Aya Hirano, Mamoru Miyano Join "Gatchaman Crowds" Cast". Crunchyroll.
- ↑ Foronda, Anthony (2014-07-05). "Anime Spotlight – Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-kun)". Anime News Network.
- ↑ MediaFactory (2014-03-22). "【PV】「月刊少女野崎くん」アニメ化決定PV《キャスト公開ver.》" [PV: Monthly Girl Nozak-kun anime cast announcement (published cast ver.)] (YouTube). Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ↑ "Funimation Acquires Tokyo Ghoul, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist". Anime News Network. July 8, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Mamoru Miyano Joins The Seven Deadly Sins Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-26/mamoru-miyano-voices-character-in-cardfight-vanguard-film/.78044
- ↑ "Behind The Voice Actors - Voice Of Roddick Farrence". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ "『PROJECT X ZONE 2：BRAVE NEW WORLD（プロジェクト クロスゾーン2：ブレイブニューワールド）』始動!!" (in Japanese). Famitsu. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official blog (Japanese)
- Official music site (Japanese)
- Mamoru Miyano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mamoru Miyano at the Internet Movie Database
- Mamoru Miyano discography at MusicBrainz
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