Hiroyuki Yoshino
Description
Hiroyuki Yoshino is a Japanese voice actor and singer born on February 6, 1974, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in 1996 after graduating from the Yoyogi Animation School, a path he chose following an unsuccessful attempt at university entrance exams. His debut role was in the anime series Saber Marionette J.
Yoshino is known for a versatile vocal range, often characterized as deep and rough, which suits him for playing strong, rough, or intimidating characters. Over his career, he has taken on a wide variety of roles, from energetic protagonists to cool-headed strategists.
Some of his most notable leading roles include Yoshimori Sumimura in Kekkaishi, Hibiki Tokai in Vandread, Yusuke Fujisaki in Sket Dance, Favaro in Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, and Meow in Space Dandy. He has also portrayed significant characters in long-running franchises, such as Yūto Kidō in the Inazuma Eleven series and Heisuke Tōdō in the Hakuoki series, a role he has reprised numerous times across different adaptations and sequels.
In addition to his lead performances, Yoshino is a prolific voice actor in supporting roles. Among his most recognized are Allelujah Haptism in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, a role that brought him widespread recognition; Hizashi Yamada, also known as Present Mic, in the global hit My Hero Academia; Houka Inumuta in Kill la Kill; Hajime Iwaizumi in Haikyuu!!; and Yasutomo Arakita in Yowamushi Pedal. His filmography also includes a broad spectrum of other characters, such as Kenichi Saruyama in the To Love Ru series, Ozu in The Tatami Galaxy, and Brief in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. More recent roles have included Franky Franklin in Spy×Family and Akihito Akiyama in Call of the Night, demonstrating his continued presence and relevance in the industry.
Beyond animation, Yoshino's work extends to video games, drama CDs, and dubbing foreign-language content. In 2013, he also debuted as a singer under the Kiramune music label. For many years, he was affiliated with the talent management firm Sigma Seven, but his agency is now listed as ninelive.
Yoshino is known for a versatile vocal range, often characterized as deep and rough, which suits him for playing strong, rough, or intimidating characters. Over his career, he has taken on a wide variety of roles, from energetic protagonists to cool-headed strategists.
Some of his most notable leading roles include Yoshimori Sumimura in Kekkaishi, Hibiki Tokai in Vandread, Yusuke Fujisaki in Sket Dance, Favaro in Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, and Meow in Space Dandy. He has also portrayed significant characters in long-running franchises, such as Yūto Kidō in the Inazuma Eleven series and Heisuke Tōdō in the Hakuoki series, a role he has reprised numerous times across different adaptations and sequels.
In addition to his lead performances, Yoshino is a prolific voice actor in supporting roles. Among his most recognized are Allelujah Haptism in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, a role that brought him widespread recognition; Hizashi Yamada, also known as Present Mic, in the global hit My Hero Academia; Houka Inumuta in Kill la Kill; Hajime Iwaizumi in Haikyuu!!; and Yasutomo Arakita in Yowamushi Pedal. His filmography also includes a broad spectrum of other characters, such as Kenichi Saruyama in the To Love Ru series, Ozu in The Tatami Galaxy, and Brief in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. More recent roles have included Franky Franklin in Spy×Family and Akihito Akiyama in Call of the Night, demonstrating his continued presence and relevance in the industry.
Beyond animation, Yoshino's work extends to video games, drama CDs, and dubbing foreign-language content. In 2013, he also debuted as a singer under the Kiramune music label. For many years, he was affiliated with the talent management firm Sigma Seven, but his agency is now listed as ninelive.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Call of the Night
- JapaneseAnime overview: Spy×Family
- JapaneseAnime overview: Love All Play
- JapaneseAnime overview: Yowamushi Pedal Limit Break
- JapaneseAnime overview: Captain Tsubasa
- JapaneseAnime overview: Captain Tsubasa
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Gymnastics Samurai
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Ahiru no Sora
- JapaneseAnime overview: Vatican Miracle Examiner
- JapaneseAnime overview: Pikachin-Kit
- JapaneseAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- JapaneseAnime overview: Tatami Time Machine Blues
- JapaneseAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- JapaneseAnime overview: Hakuōki
- JapaneseAnime overview: Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God
- JapaneseAnime overview: Star Wars: Visions
- JapaneseAnime overview: Spy×Family
- JapaneseAnime overview: Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
- JapaneseAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kill la Kill
- JapaneseAnime overview: Platinum End
- JapaneseAnime overview: Promare: Galo-hen
- JapaneseAnime overview: Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
- JapaneseAnime overview: Shirobako
- JapaneseAnime overview: Star Twinkle Precure: Hoshi no Uta ni Omoi wo Komete
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Pandora to Akubi
- JapaneseAnime overview: Promare
- JapaneseAnime overview: Star Twinkle Precure
- JapaneseAnime overview: Precure Miracle Universe
- JapaneseAnime overview: Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin
- JapaneseAnime overview: Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement-
- JapaneseAnime overview: Cells at Work!
- JapaneseAnime overview: Cells at Work!
- JapaneseAnime overview: Yowamushi Pedal
- JapaneseAnime overview: Buddy Complex: Into the Skies of Tomorrow
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Gekijōban Cardfight!! Vanguard
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Eccentric Family
- JapaneseAnime overview: Koitabi ~True Tours Nanto
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Mayoi Neko Overrun!
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Rebirth of Buddha
- JapaneseAnime overview: Miracle Train - Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso
- JapaneseAnime overview: Eden of the East: The King of Eden
- JapaneseAnime overview: To Love-Ru
- JapaneseAnime overview: Sands of Destruction
- JapaneseAnime overview: VitaminX Addiction
- JapaneseAnime overview: Astarotte's Toy
- JapaneseAnime overview: Is This a Zombie?
- JapaneseAnime overview: Motto To Love Ru
- JapaneseAnime overview: Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ogre Shūrai
- JapaneseAnime overview: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
- JapaneseAnime overview: Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Tatami Galaxy
- JapaneseAnime overview: Tona-Gura!
- JapaneseAnime overview: Ginban Kaleidoscope
- JapaneseAnime overview: PetoPeto-san
- JapaneseAnime overview: Massugu ni Ikō
- JapaneseAnime overview: Yatterman
- JapaneseAnime overview: Ashita no Yukinojō
- JapaneseAnime overview: Yawaraka Sangokushi Tsukisase!! Ryofuko-chan
- JapaneseAnime overview: Neuro - Supernatural Detective
- JapaneseAnime overview: Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan
- JapaneseAnime overview: AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission
- JapaneseAnime overview: Angel Tales
- JapaneseAnime overview: Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP
- JapaneseAnime overview: Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP
- JapaneseAnime overview: Welcome to Pia Carrot!! 2 DX
- JapaneseAnime overview: Pilot Candidate
- JapaneseAnime overview: Hakuōki Shinkai: Kaze no Shō
- JapaneseAnime overview: Night is Short, Walk On Girl
- JapaneseAnime overview: Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I
- JapaneseAnime overview: Lagrange - The Flower of Rin-ne
- JapaneseAnime overview: Library War: The Wings of Revolution
- JapaneseAnime overview: Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox
- JapaneseAnime overview: Fighting Fairy Girl Rescue Me Mave-chan
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Animal Conference on the Environment
- JapaneseAnime overview: Hakuōki: Record of the Jade Blood
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kanzen Shouri Daiteioh
- JapaneseAnime overview: Japan Sinks: 2020
- JapaneseAnime overview: Hakuōki: A Memory of Snow Flowers
- JapaneseAnime overview: Marvel Future Avengers Season 2
- JapaneseAnime overview: Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc
- JapaneseAnime overview: Bakugan: Armored Alliance
- JapaneseAnime overview: Tower of God
- JapaneseAnime overview: Shin-men
- JapaneseAnime overview: Dead Mount Death Play
- JapaneseAnime overview: Call of the Night
- JapaneseAnime overview: Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc
- JapaneseAnime overview: Massugu ni Ikō: Melon Pan-hen