is a Japanese

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. After working as a stage performer, Ishige wanted to do voice acting in

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, which he did with his first role as additional voices in ''

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'' and later his first major role as Yusaku Fujiki in ''

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''. Some of his other noteworthy roles include Yun Arikawa in '' Godzilla Singular Point'' and Wakana Gojo in ''

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''.

Biography

Ishige was born in

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on August 20, 1990. In high school, Ishige was a fan of musicals; he later became a fan of ''

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''. After graduating from high school, he joined the

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to pursue a career in acting. However, Ishige wanted to do voice acting in anime. In order to pursue this, he left the company and joined

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, where he was cast in his first role as additional voices in ''

'' and his first major role as Yusaku Fujiki in ''

''. In 2019, Ishige left Stardust Promotion and joined Intention.

Filmography

TV series

;2016 * ''

'' as additional voices ;2017 * '' Seiren'' as additional voices * ''

'' as Yusaku Fujiki/Playmaker ;2019 * '' Granblue Fantasy The Animation'' as Skull Knight ;2020 * '' Moriarty the Patriot'' as Noahtic Audience ;2021 * '' Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro'' as Gamer Boys * ''

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'' as Ren Aikawa * '' Godzilla Singular Point'' as Yun Arikawa * ''

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'' as Other Suppression Force ;2022 * ''

'' as Wakana Gojo * '' Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer'' as Ludo Shubarie * '' The Devil Is a Part-Timer!!'' as Kazuma Sasaki ;2023 * '' Ayakashi Triangle'' as Sōga Ninokuru * '' The Fire Hunter'' as Koushi * '' The Fruit of Evolution 2'' as Theobold Terra Kaiser ;TBA * '' Trillion Game'' as Manabu "Gaku" Taira

Video games

;2021 * '' Lost Judgment'' as Shion Takamori

Dubbing

*''

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'' as Jung Min-jae (Jin Ho-eun) *''

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'' as Baby John (Patrick Higgins) *''

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'' as Prince Airk (Dempsey Bryk)

References

External links

Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishige, Shoya 1990 births Former Stardust Promotion artists Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Living people Male voice actors from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century Japanese male actors