Ryō Horikawa

Infobox Person
name = Ryō Horikawa
image_size = 90px
caption = Ryō Horikawa
birth_date = birth date and age|1958|2|1
birth_place = Osaka, Japan
death_date =
death_place =
occupation = Seiyu
spouse = Hitomi Oikawa

nihongo|Ryō Horikawa|堀川 りょう|Horikawa Ryō, né nihongo|Makoto Horikawa|堀川 亮|Horikawa Makoto, is a veteran seiyū born on February 1, 1958 in Osaka, Japan. He is married to fellow seiyū Hitomi Oikawa, whose natal name is also Horikawa (堀川 His former stage name is also Ryo Horikawa, which has his given name, Makoto, pronounced as Ryo.

Career

Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as the protagonist of the 1984 anime "Yume Senshi Wingman". From there, he became famous for his roles as Andromeda Shun in "Saint Seiya", Vegeta in "Dragon Ball Z", Heiji Hattori (Harley Hartwell) in "Detective Conan" ("Case Closed"), and Reinhard in "Legend of the Galactic Heroes". His wife is also a vocal artist.

Vocal roles

Television anime

*Ashita no Nadja (Antonio Fabiani)
*Detective Conan (Heiji Hattori)
*Digimon Tamers (Makuramon)
*Dragon Ball Z (Vegeta, Vegetto, Gogeta)
*GeGeGe no Kitaro 1985 (Jigoku Douji)
*Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Tadao Yokoshima)
*Kaitō Saint Tail (Misato)
*Kindaichi Case Files (Asa Kakimoto, Ohno, Tsukishima)
*Kiteretsu Daihyakka (Boy, Wolf, Dog, Boy A, Taro, Mogubee, Richard)
*Lady Lady!! (Arthur Drake Brighton)
*Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (Zaruchimu)
*Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (Buros)
*Sailor Moon S (Thomas Harris)
*Sailor Moon Supers (Yoshiki Usui)
*Saint Seiya (Andromeda Shun)
*Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi (Hermit)
*The Twelve Kingdoms (Shisei)
*Yaiba (Takeshi Onimaru)
*Yu-Gi-Oh! first series (Ryuichi Fuha)
*YuYu Hakusho (Karasu)

OVAs

*Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Reinhard von Lohengramm)
* (Kou Uraki)
*Please Save My Earth (Hokuto Yakushimaru)
*Slow Step (Naoto Kadomatsu)
* (Ultraman Taro)
*Vampire Princess Miyu (Kei Yuzuki)
*"Yagami-kun's Family Affairs" (Futamura)

Video games

*Dragon Ball Z series (Vegeta, Vegetto, Gogeta)
* PC engine version (Billy Lee)
*Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari series (Kunio)
*Final Fantasy IV DS (Edward, Zemus)
*Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu (Kunio)
* (, )
*Super Robot Wars series (Duke Fleed)
*Super Smash Bros. series (Captain Falcon)
*Tales of Destiny (Miktran)
*Lost Odyssey (Tolten)

Dubbing

*Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (Henry the Green Engine, Seasons 1-8, succeeded by Junichi Kanemaru)
*Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Henry the Green Engine)

References

[http://www.tcp.com/doi/seiyuu/horikawa-ryo.html Bio and roles on TCP]

External links

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1104 Anime News Network]