Sōichirō Hoshi

Sōichirō Hoshi ( Japanese 保 志 総 一 朗 , Hoshi Sōichirō ; born May 30, 1972 in Aizuwakamatsu , Japan ) is a Japanese voice actor ( seiyū ). He belongs to the Arts Vision agency . He is best known for his roles as Kira Yamato in Gundam Seed and as Son Goku in Saiyuki .

Speaker roles (selection)

Anime series

1999

• Mugen no Ryvius (Yuki Aiba)

2000

• Argento Soma (Takuto Kaneshiro / Ryu Soma)
• Beyblade (Brooklyn)
• Saiyuki (Son Goku)

2001

• Angelic Layer (Ohjiro Mihara)
• RAVE (Lucia Raregroove)
• The Prince of Tennis (Gakuto Mukahi)

2002

• Ai Yori Aoshi (Kaoru Hanabishi)
• Get Backers (Kazuki Fuuchouin)
• Gundam Seed (Kira Yamato)
• Mirmo! (Kaoru Matsutake)
• Naruto (Yashamaru)
• Onegai Teacher (Kei Kusanagi)
• Samurai Deeper Kyo (Akira)
• Tokyo Underground (Ginnosuke Isuzu)

2003

• .hack // Legend of the Twilight (Reki)
• Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi (Kaoru Hanabishi)
• Onegai Twins (Kei Kusanagi)
• Planetes (Kyutaro Hoshino)

2004

• Gundam Seed Destiny (Kira Yamato)
• Tactics (Sugino)
• Tenjo Tenge (Sōichirō Nagi)

2005

• Law of Ueki (Seiichirou Sano)
• Xenosaga THE ANIMATION (Chaos)

2006

• Digimon Data Squad (Masaru Daimon)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Keiichi Maebara)
• Princess Princess (Akira Sakamoto)
• Bokurano (Masaru Kodaka)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai (Keiichi Maebara)
• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Gino Weinberg)

2007

• Bokurano (Masaru Kodaka)
• Macross Frontier (Brera Stars)

2008

• Tytania (Bal'ami Tytania)

2008

• Vampire Knight (Senri Shiki)

2009

• Sengoku Basara (Sanada Yukimura)
• Sora no Otoshimono (Tomoki Sakurai)

2010

• Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia (Prince Hydron)
• Shackles of Treason (Yuki Sakurai / Giō)
• Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Owari Naki Unmei (Taira no Atsumori)
• Nurarihyon no Mago (Mezumaru)

2012

• Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! (Makoto Isshiki)

2014

• Broken Blade (Rygart Arrow)
• Mekakucity Actors (Kōsuke Seto)

2015

• One Punch Man (Inazumax)

2016

• D. Gray-man (Wisely)
• Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! (Tsukuna Ōuso)
• Rewrite (Midou)

OVA

• .hack // Liminality (Makino)
• My-Otome 0 ~ S.ifr ~ (Shiro)
• In a Distant Time - The dream of the hydrangea (iron)
• In a Distant Time - Priestess of the White Dragon (Minamoto no Motomi)

Anime movies

• Babar , King of the Elephants (Arthur)
• Crayon Shin-chan Adventure in Hender Land (Gōman)
• Doraemon Nobita no Taiyōō Densetsu (cocoa)
• Kara no Kyoukai : 2-Murder Speculation (Part 1) (Lio Shirazumi)
• Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire (Hiruko)
• Kara no Kyoukai : 7-Murder Speculation (Part 2) (Lio Shirazumi)

Computer games

• Bartz Klauser ( Dissidia: Final Fantasy )
• Calintz ( Magna Carta )
• Camus ( my love )
• Canard Pars ( Gundam SEED Astray )
• Chaos ( Xenosaga series )
• Enrique ( Skies of Arcadia )
• Fayt Leingod ( Star Ocean: Till the End of Time )
• Homare Kanakubo ( Starry Sky in Summer )
• Keele Zeibel ( Tales of Eternia )
• Raphael ( Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- )
• Ryu ( Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo )

Radio plays

• Akira ( Samurai Deeper Kyo )
• Akira Shiraishi ( Ai o Utau yori Ore ni Oborero ; blue roses )
• Ashiru ( Ruri No Kaze Ni Hana Ha Nagareru )
• Chrome Takagi ( Chrome Breaker )
• Daisuke Niwa ( DNAngel WINK series )
• Hikaru Hitachiin ( Ouran High School Host Club )
• Joshua Christopher ( Chrono Crusade )
• Jun Ichinomiya ( Cafe Kichijoji de )
• Jun Yamamoto ( Special A )
• Keiichi Maebara ( Higurashi no Naku Koro ni )
• Sai ( Prime Minister )
• Senri Shiki ( Vampire Knight )
• Soul Eater Evans (Soul Eater)

Awards

In the Seiyū category of the Anime Grand Prix , a prize awarded annually by the Japanese anime magazine Animage , Hoshi was voted eight times in the top ten by readers and took first place three times. At the first Seiyū Awards he was nominated in two categories, but the award for best actor went to Jun Fukuyama , best supporting actor won Akira Ishida and Kōki Miyata .

• 2002: Anime Grand Prix : 1st place in the Seiyu category
• 2005: Anime Grand Prix : 1st place in the Seiyū category
• 2006: Anime Grand Prix : 1st place in the Seiyū category
• 2007: Seiyū Awards

1. Nominated for Best Actor for Keiichi Maebara in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
2. Best Supporting Actor nomination for Kira Yamato in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 25th Anime Grand Prix - 第 25 回 ア ニ メ グ ラ ン プ リ -. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013 ; Retrieved March 14, 2010 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ 28. Anime Grand Prix - 第 28 回 ア ニ メ グ ラ ン プ リ -. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015 ; Retrieved March 14, 2010 (Japanese). 

Web links

• Profile at Artsvision (Japanese)
• Sōichirō Hoshi on the Anime News Network