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Hikaru Midorikawa debuted as a voice actor in 1988 with his role as Murai from ''

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.'' He is one of the most well-known and prolific voice actors in Japan, with more than 200 anime credits and close to 70 game credits in his two-decade career. He is known for voicing bishounen characters, such as Lancer in ''

'', Kyōsuke Natsume in ''

'' and ''

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'', Eiichi Ōtori in '' Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000%'', Rukawa Kaede in ''

'', Ayato Sakamaki in ''

'', and Edgar Ashenbert in '' Earl and Fairy''. He has also voiced Tsunagu Hakamada (aka Best Jeanist) in ''

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'' and Vidaldus Taka in ''

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''. Hikaru Midorikawa is also a J-Pop artist and was a member in several bands including Zero Phoenix and E.M.U. (Entertainment Music Unit) from the mid 1990s until the early 2000s. E.M.U. was formed by five voice actors from the radio drama ''Sotsugyou M'' (Male Graduation). The other members are

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, and

Daisuke Sakaguchi is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He is best known for his roles in '' Mobile Suit Victory Gundam'' as Üso Ewin, '' Gintama'' as Shinpachi Shimura, ''Clannad'' as Youhei Sunohara, '' Blood Blockade Battlefront ''as Le ...

. During their run from 1995 to 2000, the group released 8 CDs and four singles. Shortly before E.M.U. disbanded, Hikaru Midorikawa joined his fellow voice actor and friend,

, to create a new group, Zero Phoenix. The duo released one CD, titled "Kirameki". His voice ranges between E2 and A4 (slightly B4). While singing, he ranges between C or D. Hikaru Midorikawa manages his own blog and is an avid gamer. He is a big fan of ''

Super Robot Wars ''Super Robot Wars'', known in Japan as is a series of Japanese tactical role-playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Banpresto. Starting out as a spinoff of the '' Compati Hero'' series, the main feature of the fr ...

'', having a blog entry on the SRW site; he is one of a few people to have a blog on

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's "Supalog" website. As an SRW fan, Midorikawa does extra lines for his characters for free and sometimes acts as a beta tester for new games in the franchise. Usually the characters he is cast to play turn into one-man armies, namely Heero and Masaki in ''

'' and Xingke in ''

Code Geass , often referred to as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. Set in an ...

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Filmography

Anime

Film

Drama CDs

Video games

''Tokusatsu''

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

References

External links

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Hikaru Midorikawa
at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
Hikaru Midorikawa
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Midorikawa, Hikaru 1968 births 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Aoni Production voice actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Living people Male voice actors from Tochigi Prefecture