Hiroshi Watanabe
Description
Hiroshi Watanabe is a Japanese voice actor born on March 20, 1988, in Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent agency Kenyu Office. Standing 182 cm tall with blood type A, he is a graduate of the Pro-Fit Voice Actor Training School.
Watanabe began his career in 2010, taking on minor roles in anime such as K-On!! and Future Diary. For over a decade following his debut, he was associated with the agency Pro-Fit. He transitioned to his current agency, Kenyu Office, in January 2022 after Pro-Fit ceased its talent management operations.
His most prominent and defining role is as Natsuki Sakaki in the popular multimedia franchise The iDOLM@STER SideM. As a member of the idol unit High×Joker, he voices the character, who is the former bassist of the unit members' high school light music club. He has reprised this role across multiple adaptations, including the television anime The iDOLM@STER SideM and its spin-off, The iDOLM@STER SideM: Reason for Mini!, as well as in various stage events, live concerts, and music CD releases.
Beyond this signature role, Watanabe has built a career with a wide range of supporting and guest characters in numerous anime series. His television anime credits include appearances in Captain Tsubasa, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, The Vampire Dies in No Time, and Shinkalion: Change the World. In 2024, he was cast as a recurring character in the anime adaptation of the game Eternal Return.
Watanabe is also highly active in the video game industry. He has lent his voice to characters in major titles such as Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Heroes, Granblue Fantasy, and Genshin Impact. His work extends to drama CDs, web anime, and foreign language dubbing for animation.
A significant aspect of Watanabe's career is his contribution to music and live performance through his work on The iDOLM@STER SideM franchise. He has performed numerous character songs as part of High×Joker, contributing to the series' popularity in the anime music scene. He is also a regular participant in radio programs and stage readings, where he is known for his lively and optimistic personality, often using the self-introduction Hirohiro~ya!.
Watanabe's path to becoming a voice actor was inspired by his childhood discovery that the character Tao Ren in the anime Shaman King was voiced by a woman, actress Romi Park. He has cited the late voice actor Keiji Fujiwara as a professional he respects, admiring his natural style of acting.
Watanabe began his career in 2010, taking on minor roles in anime such as K-On!! and Future Diary. For over a decade following his debut, he was associated with the agency Pro-Fit. He transitioned to his current agency, Kenyu Office, in January 2022 after Pro-Fit ceased its talent management operations.
His most prominent and defining role is as Natsuki Sakaki in the popular multimedia franchise The iDOLM@STER SideM. As a member of the idol unit High×Joker, he voices the character, who is the former bassist of the unit members' high school light music club. He has reprised this role across multiple adaptations, including the television anime The iDOLM@STER SideM and its spin-off, The iDOLM@STER SideM: Reason for Mini!, as well as in various stage events, live concerts, and music CD releases.
Beyond this signature role, Watanabe has built a career with a wide range of supporting and guest characters in numerous anime series. His television anime credits include appearances in Captain Tsubasa, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, The Vampire Dies in No Time, and Shinkalion: Change the World. In 2024, he was cast as a recurring character in the anime adaptation of the game Eternal Return.
Watanabe is also highly active in the video game industry. He has lent his voice to characters in major titles such as Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Heroes, Granblue Fantasy, and Genshin Impact. His work extends to drama CDs, web anime, and foreign language dubbing for animation.
A significant aspect of Watanabe's career is his contribution to music and live performance through his work on The iDOLM@STER SideM franchise. He has performed numerous character songs as part of High×Joker, contributing to the series' popularity in the anime music scene. He is also a regular participant in radio programs and stage readings, where he is known for his lively and optimistic personality, often using the self-introduction Hirohiro~ya!.
Watanabe's path to becoming a voice actor was inspired by his childhood discovery that the character Tao Ren in the anime Shaman King was voiced by a woman, actress Romi Park. He has cited the late voice actor Keiji Fujiwara as a professional he respects, admiring his natural style of acting.
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