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Mamoru Miyano
宮野真守
Mamoru MiyanoBorn 宮野真守 (Miyano Mamoru)
June 8, 1983
Saitama, JapanOccupation Actor, singer, voice actor Years active 2003-present Website http://miyanomamoru.com Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守 Miyano Mamoru, born June 8, 1983) is a Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer from Saitama.[1] He is best known for his roles on Ouran High School Host Club, Death Note, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and Kōtetsu Sangokushi. 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. Under the King Records label he released his debut single, "Kuon" (久遠, lit. Eternity), in May.[fn 1] In March 2009, his debut album Break was released. Miyano was married in late 2008. He and his wife have a son together.[3]
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Acting career
Miyano started his seiyū career in 2002, providing 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] and in 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. 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 from the popular series Vampire Knight and Vampire Knight Guilty, and Death The Kid in the anime Soul Eater .
He also provided the voice of Tamaki Suoh in the anime version of the manga Ouran High School Host Club, as well as being a voice actor for the anime version of the manga Vampire Knight, playing the role of Zero.
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] In 2009, he has voiced Ultraman Zero from the new movie, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie.
In 2010, he will star 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 reprise back as voicing Ultraman Zero again in the movie, Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial. In 2012, he continues to reprise back as voicing Ultraman Zero again in the new movie, Ultraman Saga.
Musical career
On May 28, 2007 under King Records, Miyano made his debut as a singer with the single "Kuon" (久遠, Eternity). Kuon debuted at #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 seiyū Romi Park the duo released a collaboration single entitled "Fight", which debuted on the Oricon at #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 #24 on the chart.[16]
In August 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 #18.[17] In December he released his third single, "...Kimi e" (…君へ, ...To You), which also debuted at #18.[18] On March 11, 2009 Miyano released his debut album, Break, which debuted at #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.[2]
Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes 1992 Tokusou Exceedraft Child 2002 Kingdom Hearts Riku Video Game 2003 Wolf's Rain Kiba 2004 Gakuen Alice Nodacchi Hit wo Nerae! Naoto Oizumi Wolf's Rain Kiba OVA Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Abidos the Third Zipang Katsutoshi Hayashibara Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Riku, Riku Replica Video Game 2005 Eureka Seven Moondoggie Eyeshield 21 Haruto Sakuraba Jinki:Extend Kouse Fafner of the Azure Ryō Masaoka Suzuka Kazuki Tsuda Kingdom Hearts II Riku Video Game 2006 Bakkyū Hit! Kurasshi Bīdaman Joe Fukairi D.Gray-man Chaoji Han Death Note Light Yagami Won "Best Voice Actor" Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer Shams Cōza Ouran High School Host Club Tamaki Suoh Tokimeki Memorial Only Love Riku Aoba 2007 Big Windup! Riō Nakazawa Dragonaut: The Resonance Asim Jamar Dragon Shadow Spell Kite Amane El Cazador de la Bruja L.A. Kōtetsu Sangokushi Rikuson Hakugen Won "Best Lead Actor Award" Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Setsuna F. Seiei Won "Best Voice Actor" Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories Riku, Riku Replica Video Game 2008 Antique Bakery Eiji Kanda Hakushaku to Yōsei Ulysses Kurozuka Kuro Kyo Kara Maoh! Delchias von Wincott Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season Setsuna F. Seiei Won "Best Lead Actor Award" Rental Magica Fin Cruda Skip-Beat! Shō Fuwa Soul Eater Death the Kid Tales of Vesperia Flynn Scifo Video game Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations Kamui OVA Vampire Knight Zero Kiryu, Ichiru Kiryu Vampire Knight Guilty Zero Kiryu, Ichiru Kiryu Sands of Destruction Kyrie Illunis Video Game, Anime Adaptation Lux Pain Atsuki Saijo Video Game 2009 Kin'iro no Corda: Second Passo Aoi Kaji Inazuma Eleven Shiro Fubuki/Atsuya Fubuki Sōten Kōro Cao Cao Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Riku Video Game Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Ling Yao Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike Flynn Scifo Film Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Ultraman Zero Film Steins;Gate Rintarō Okabe Video Game Jewelpet Keigo Taitō 2010 Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru Shuusei Usui Durarara!! Masaomi Kida Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Riku Highschool of the Dead Hisashi Igō Pokémon: Best Wishes! Dent Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer Setsuna F. Seiei Film Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial Ultraman Zero, Darklops Film Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto Takuto Tsunashi Katekyo Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat III: Yuki no Shugosha Raishuu! Gelaro Video Game 2011 The Last Story Elza Video Game Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season Kento Miura Dog Days Cinque Izumi Steins;Gate Rintarō Okabe Uta no Prince-sama Tokiya Ichinose / Hayato Ichinose Chihayafuru Taichi Mashima Ben-To Yū Kaneshiro 2012 Final Fantasy Versus XIII Ignis Video Game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Riku Video Game Ultraman Saga Ultraman Zero Film Discography
Albums
- 2009: Break
- 2010: Wonder
Singles
Release Title Chart positions Album Oricon Singles Charts
[20]2007 "Kuon" 47 Break 2008 "Discovery" 24 "...Kimi e" 18 2009 "JS" 24 Wonder "Refrain" 22 2010 "Hikari, Hikaru" 20 2011 "Orpheus" "DREAM FIGHTER" Character singles
Release Title Chart positions Album Oricon Singles Charts
[20]2006 "Make my way" Non-album single 2008 "Soup/Hakosora" 18 2008 "Soul Eater Character Song 3 'Sore ga Bokura no Michishirube'" 2009 "Bara-iro Real Face" 107 2009 "Theme of Ling Yao" ("Number Ou" and "Hikari Sasu Basho e") 2009 "Uta no Prince-sama Audition Song 2" ("BELIEVE MY VOICE") 2009 "True Fortune Vol. 6"[1] (Infinity) 2010 "Ai no Zero Kyori-Shageki ~loveshooooot!!!!!~" Footnote
References
- ^ Oochi, Yoko; Yoshida, Moichi; Sasatani, Akiko; Nishimoto, Keiko (February 2007). "Voice Actor Spotlight: Mamoru Miyano". Newtype USA 6 (2): pp. 110–111. ISSN 1541-4817.
- ^ a b (Japanese) "Mamoru Miyano's King Records site". King Records. http://www.kingrecords.co.jp/miyanomamoru/index.html. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "Mamoru Miyano Hot Voice Actor, Marriage Announced". MSN Japan. http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/game/081203/gam0812031626000-n1.htm. Retrieved March 10, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d (Japanese) "GamePlaza-Haruka-List Cast's Voice Actor". GamePlaza. http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=01336&namecode=6. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ "Kingdom Hearts II Tech Info". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/kingdomhearts2/tech_info.html. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ "Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix + Tech Info". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/kingdomheartsiifinalmix/tech_info.html?tag=tabs;summary. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ "Death Note: From Manga to Anime Vol. 1". IGN. http://anime.ign.com/articles/836/836154p1.html. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ "Seiyu Awards page 1". Seiyu Awards. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070218121520/www.seiyuawards.jp/nominate_01.html. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ^ "Seiyu Awards page 5". Seiyu Awards. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070218121005/www.seiyuawards.jp/nominate_05.html. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ^ "Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-26/eva-1.0-wins-tokyo-anime-fair-animation-of-the-year. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ "2nd Annual Seiyū Awards Announced". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-09/2nd-annual-seiyu-awards-announced. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
- ^ "Namikawa Directs 1st Film: Live-Action Wonderful World". Anime News Network. December 8, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ (Japanese) "Kuon Oricon Page". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/707833/1/. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "Fight's Oricon Page". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/711928/1/. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "Fushigi Yūgi: Suzaku Ibun Official website (Click on the last tab)". Idea Factory. http://www.otomate.jp/fusigi/suzaku_ibun/. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "Discovery Oricon Page". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/762483/1/. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "Soup/Hakosora's Oricon Page". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/772262/1/. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "...Kimi e's Oricon Page". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/790599/1/. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ (Japanese) "Break's Oricon position". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2009&month=3&week=4&submit5.x=26&submit5.y=20. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
- ^ a b "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" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/319473/ranking/cd_single/. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
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
- The-O Network Online's Interview with Mamoru Miyano (English)
- Mamoru Miyano discography at MusicBrainz
Executive director Fujio SunaokaAttached actors and voice actors MaleKōichi Eguchi - Daisuke Fujita - Takuma Fujiwara - Takuya Kaihoku - Seishirō Katō - Kenjirō Katō - Ryōhei Kimura - Mamoru Miyano - Masato Takeuchi - Shōhei Tanaka - Yūki Tokiwa - Kōki Uchiyama - Yūto UemuraFemaleKaoru Hyūga - Sachi Kokuryū - Yū Kudō - Yūna Mimura - Yume Miyamoto - Rina Mogami - Sumire Morohoshi - Arisa Ogasawara - Eri Osonoe - Risa Shimizu - Sakura Sugawara - Narumi Takahira - Miyū Tsuzurahara - Megumi YamaguchiActing alumni Acting alumniVoice-acting alumni Voice-acting alumniAssociated companies Blue Shuttle - Sunaoka OfficeCategories:- 1983 births
- Japanese voice actors
- Living people
- People from Saitama Prefecture
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