Ryūichi Kijima
Description
Ryuichi Kijima is a Japanese voice actor born on March 29, 1985, in Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is affiliated with the talent agency Mausu Promotion. His journey to becoming a voice actor began with a childhood passion for singing and performing, as well as a love for anime and Western films, particularly the Gundam series. He pursued this interest by enrolling in the Sapporo Manga, Anime, & Voice Actor Vocational School. After graduating, he worked in a factory for a year to save money before moving to Tokyo. His entry into the industry was facilitated by a former colleague who recommended him to Mausu Promotion, and he began his professional career in 2010 after training at their center, receiving guidance from veteran voice actor Akio Ōtsuka.
Kijima's career includes a wide range of roles in anime, video games, and dubbing. He has stated that he once considered quitting the industry due to inconsistent work, but a renewed commitment to his craft led him to audition for what became a pivotal role. In 2015, he landed his first leading role as Lenka Utsugi in the anime adaptation of the video game God Eater, a part for which he has expressed strong personal attachment. His other major roles include Mitsuki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Shun Mizuki in Time Travel Girl, and Hifumi Izanami in the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- and its anime adaptations. He also provided the Japanese voice for Naoufel in the acclaimed French animated film I Lost My Body.
The user specifically noted several roles, all of which are confirmed parts of Kijima's filmography. These include Guizhang Chen in Shenmue the Animation, Gido in both That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and its spin-off The Slime Diaries, Caesar Legend Gundam in SD Gundam World Heroes, Tetsuya Kitano in Uchū Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi, Deuterio in The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt, Hifumi Izanami in the Hypnosis Mic franchise, Monju Bosatsu in Namu Amida Butsu! -Rendai Utena-, Ryotarou Sakagami in Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest, Heiji Kōzawa in Ero Lover, Pig in Dōshitemo Eto ni Hairitai 2, Alan Gardner in the anime film Pompo: The Cinéphile, and the Leader in the Gon anime.
Kijima is known for his role as part of the Hypnosis Mic cast. In 2019, he and his fellow cast members from the project won the Singing Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement by voice actors. He is also recognized within the industry for his fondness for pigs, a personal interest that led to his first solo internet radio show titled Kijima Ryūichi no Kono Buta Yaro (Ryuichi Kijima's This Pig) and his role as a pig character in the Mausu Promotion original short animation Mausu Dōbutsuen.
Kijima's career includes a wide range of roles in anime, video games, and dubbing. He has stated that he once considered quitting the industry due to inconsistent work, but a renewed commitment to his craft led him to audition for what became a pivotal role. In 2015, he landed his first leading role as Lenka Utsugi in the anime adaptation of the video game God Eater, a part for which he has expressed strong personal attachment. His other major roles include Mitsuki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Shun Mizuki in Time Travel Girl, and Hifumi Izanami in the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- and its anime adaptations. He also provided the Japanese voice for Naoufel in the acclaimed French animated film I Lost My Body.
The user specifically noted several roles, all of which are confirmed parts of Kijima's filmography. These include Guizhang Chen in Shenmue the Animation, Gido in both That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and its spin-off The Slime Diaries, Caesar Legend Gundam in SD Gundam World Heroes, Tetsuya Kitano in Uchū Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi, Deuterio in The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt, Hifumi Izanami in the Hypnosis Mic franchise, Monju Bosatsu in Namu Amida Butsu! -Rendai Utena-, Ryotarou Sakagami in Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest, Heiji Kōzawa in Ero Lover, Pig in Dōshitemo Eto ni Hairitai 2, Alan Gardner in the anime film Pompo: The Cinéphile, and the Leader in the Gon anime.
Kijima is known for his role as part of the Hypnosis Mic cast. In 2019, he and his fellow cast members from the project won the Singing Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement by voice actors. He is also recognized within the industry for his fondness for pigs, a personal interest that led to his first solo internet radio show titled Kijima Ryūichi no Kono Buta Yaro (Ryuichi Kijima's This Pig) and his role as a pig character in the Mausu Promotion original short animation Mausu Dōbutsuen.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Shenmue the Animation
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Slime Diaries
- JapaneseAnime overview: SD Gundam World Heroes
- JapaneseAnime overview: Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2205
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima
- JapaneseAnime overview: Namu Amida Butsu! -Rendai Utena-
- JapaneseAnime overview: Ero Lover
- JapaneseAnime overview: Dōshitemo Eto ni Hairitai 2
- JapaneseAnime overview: Pompo: The Cinéphile
- Japanese
- Japanese
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kinuginu no Hanayuki
- JapaneseAnime overview: BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-: Hell's Requiem
- JapaneseAnime overview: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War
- JapaneseAnime overview: Duel Masters Versus Revolution Final
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199
- JapaneseAnime overview: BBK/BRNK: The Gentle Giants of the Galaxy
- JapaneseAnime overview: Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
- JapaneseAnime overview: Time Travel Girl
- JapaneseAnime overview: Cheer Boys!!
- JapaneseAnime overview: DAYS
- JapaneseAnime overview: BBK/BRNK
- JapaneseAnime overview: Boruto: Naruto the Movie
- JapaneseAnime overview: Beyblade: Shogun Steel
- JapaneseAnime overview: God Eater
- JapaneseAnime overview: Beast Saga
- Japanese
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: I Shall Survive Using Potions!