Shun Kazama
Description
Shun Kazama is a pseudonym used by the experienced Japanese voice actor Hiroyuki Yoshino for his work in adult animation and video games. Born on February 6, 1974, in Chiba, Japan, Yoshino is affiliated with the talent agency Sigma Seven.
Hiroyuki Yoshino began his career in the late 1990s and has built an extensive filmography across anime, video games, and drama CDs. Under his real name, he is widely recognized for a diverse range of roles, demonstrating his versatility across different genres. Some of his most prominent anime roles include Favaro Leone in Rage of Bahamut Genesis, Ranta in Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Bossun in Sket Dance, and Meow in Space Dandy. He is also well-known for his long-running role as Yuuto Kidou in the Inazuma Eleven franchise and for voicing Hajime Iwaizumi in the popular sports anime Haikyu!!. In the series Dyogrammaton, he provides the voice for the character Ryouto Zygmunt.
Yoshino has frequently collaborated with various animation studios and fellow voice actors throughout his career. He has taken on roles in major franchise installments such as Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, where he voiced Christoph Scissorman, and the My Hero Academia film World Heroes' Mission as Present Mic. His work also includes roles in critically acclaimed series like The Night is Short, Walk on Girl and Junji Ito Collection, as well as mainstream hits like Spy x Family, where he voices Franky Franklin, and Kaiju No. 8. He also provided the Japanese voice for the character Quant in the adaptation of the Korean webtoon Tower of God.
In recognition of his contributions to the industry, Hiroyuki Yoshino has received honors such as the Synergy Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards in 2014. His body of work is marked by a high energy and dynamic vocal delivery, often bringing charismatic and passionate characters to life. Through his mainstage work as Hiroyuki Yoshino and his adult-oriented roles under the name Shun Kazama, he has established a lasting and prolific presence in the world of Japanese voice acting.
Hiroyuki Yoshino began his career in the late 1990s and has built an extensive filmography across anime, video games, and drama CDs. Under his real name, he is widely recognized for a diverse range of roles, demonstrating his versatility across different genres. Some of his most prominent anime roles include Favaro Leone in Rage of Bahamut Genesis, Ranta in Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, Bossun in Sket Dance, and Meow in Space Dandy. He is also well-known for his long-running role as Yuuto Kidou in the Inazuma Eleven franchise and for voicing Hajime Iwaizumi in the popular sports anime Haikyu!!. In the series Dyogrammaton, he provides the voice for the character Ryouto Zygmunt.
Yoshino has frequently collaborated with various animation studios and fellow voice actors throughout his career. He has taken on roles in major franchise installments such as Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, where he voiced Christoph Scissorman, and the My Hero Academia film World Heroes' Mission as Present Mic. His work also includes roles in critically acclaimed series like The Night is Short, Walk on Girl and Junji Ito Collection, as well as mainstream hits like Spy x Family, where he voices Franky Franklin, and Kaiju No. 8. He also provided the Japanese voice for the character Quant in the adaptation of the Korean webtoon Tower of God.
In recognition of his contributions to the industry, Hiroyuki Yoshino has received honors such as the Synergy Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards in 2014. His body of work is marked by a high energy and dynamic vocal delivery, often bringing charismatic and passionate characters to life. Through his mainstage work as Hiroyuki Yoshino and his adult-oriented roles under the name Shun Kazama, he has established a lasting and prolific presence in the world of Japanese voice acting.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Dyogrammaton