Chiharu Shigematsu
Description
Chiharu Shigematsu is a Japanese male voice actor born in Tokyo on May 20, 1990. He began his career after graduating from the AIR AGENCY Voice Actor Training School, joining the agency AIR AGENCY in 2015. In 2021, he transitioned to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, also known as Haikyo. Before pursuing voice acting, he worked as a kindergarten teacher and holds a license for that profession, an experience that inspired him to enter the entertainment industry.
Shigematsu's voice is characterized as a tenor with a quiet tone, often suited for lively boy roles. His first roles in the mid-2010s included minor and supporting characters in series such as Concrete Revolutio and Chaos;Child. A significant milestone in his career came in 2019 when he was cast as Mayoi Ayase in the popular multimedia franchise Ensemble Stars!! This role in the game and subsequent anime adaptations, including the 2022 film Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!!, is considered his representative work. Another prominent role is Beta in the anime Tower of God: Workshop Battle, which aired in 2020. His other anime credits from this period include a role in The Day I Became a God.
Beyond his primary roles, Shigematsu's filmography includes work in foreign language dubbing, such as voicing Junior in The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show. He has also contributed to video games and drama CDs. A recurring element in his career is his collaboration with fellow voice actor Wataru Komada. The two had studied acting together around 2011 and reunited professionally in 2019 when they both joined the cast of Ensemble Stars!!. In terms of other achievements, he has hosted radio programs, including his solo show Chiharu Shigematsu's Doctor Chi Labo and the MAN TWO MONTH RADIO program Shigematsu Chiharu's Sunny After Sunny.
Shigematsu's voice is characterized as a tenor with a quiet tone, often suited for lively boy roles. His first roles in the mid-2010s included minor and supporting characters in series such as Concrete Revolutio and Chaos;Child. A significant milestone in his career came in 2019 when he was cast as Mayoi Ayase in the popular multimedia franchise Ensemble Stars!! This role in the game and subsequent anime adaptations, including the 2022 film Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!!, is considered his representative work. Another prominent role is Beta in the anime Tower of God: Workshop Battle, which aired in 2020. His other anime credits from this period include a role in The Day I Became a God.
Beyond his primary roles, Shigematsu's filmography includes work in foreign language dubbing, such as voicing Junior in The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show. He has also contributed to video games and drama CDs. A recurring element in his career is his collaboration with fellow voice actor Wataru Komada. The two had studied acting together around 2011 and reunited professionally in 2019 when they both joined the cast of Ensemble Stars!!. In terms of other achievements, he has hosted radio programs, including his solo show Chiharu Shigematsu's Doctor Chi Labo and the MAN TWO MONTH RADIO program Shigematsu Chiharu's Sunny After Sunny.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!!
- JapaneseAnime overview: Tower of God: Workshop Battle