Japanese voice actor and singer (born 1974)
Showtaro Morikubo
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Born
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1974-02-25
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February 25, 1974
(age 50)
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Alma mater
| Tama Art University
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Occupations
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Years active
| 1996?present
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Agent
| Add9th
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Height
| 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
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Spouse
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(
m.
2007;
div.
2009)
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Children
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Website
| add9th
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Showtaro Morikubo
(
森久保 祥太?
,
Morikubo Sh?tar?
, born February 25,
[1]
1974)
is a Japanese
voice actor
[2]
and singer who has voiced characters in
anime
,
drama
CDs
, and
video games
. He was formerly affiliated with
I'm Enterprise
,
Sigma Seven
and VIMS. His most notable roles were
Shikamaru Nara
from
Naruto
,
Souji Okita
in the
Hakuouki
series,
X
in the
Mega Man X
series, Yuusuke Makishima from
Yowamushi Pedal
, and Yosuke Hanamura from
Persona 4
.
Biography
[
edit
]
Morikubo graduated from
Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University
in 1992,
[3]
and dropped out of
Tama Art University
. Before becoming a full-fledged voice actor, he worked at a talent agency, and was recruited by people in the voice acting industry who saw a performance by the Onigiri Skippers, a theater troupe he founded with his seniors from the lab party he attended in elementary school. During his first dubbing session, he made sounds out of flipping pages on the script because he had no experience as a voice actor at that time. The script for the first episode had four pages of long dialogues from the first page, and the sound director said that he would never have let him do the role if he had known he would talk so much.
[4]
He made his voice acting debut in 1996 as a Mini 4 Fighter in
Bakus? Ky?dai Let's & Go!!
. The show was supposed to finish in a year, but due to its unexpected popularity, it became a long-running production, and he moved from the agency where he had worked as an actor to a voice acting agency. Since then, he has been active in a variety of fields including animation, games, radio personality, music, and stage.
After working at
Sigma Seven
,
[1]
Morikubo moved to VIMS, an office affiliated with
Arts Vision
.
In 1998, he and voice actor
Hideo Ishikawa
started a music unit called "
Anzu
" (derived from the only fruit Morikubo could eat), and in 1999, they formed the band "AN's ALL STARS" with other band members. In August of the same year, he formed the band "Mosquito Milk".
In 2001, Morikubo made his solo debut under the Capcom
Suleputer
label, and in 2008, he debuted again under the Lantis label. In 2010, he formed "Buzzy→Bee" as a solo project, and in January 2015, he became the second DJ of the long-running bayfm program "KEIYOGINKO POWER COUNTDOWN JAPAN HOT 30".
In 2016, he received the
Kei Tomiyama
Memorial Award at the
10th Seiyu Awards
.
[5]
In 2020, he received the Personality Award at the
14th Seiyu Awards
.
[6]
On August 31, 2018, Morikubo left VIMS.
[7]
On September 1 of the same year, he established Add9th and assumed the position of its representative director.
[8]
Morikubo married fellow voice actress
Y? Asakawa
on February 22, 2007. On January 14, 2009, Asakawa announced on her blog that the two had amicably divorced, citing differences in personality as the reason for the separation.
[9]
On July 4, 2014, Morikubo announced on his blog that he had gotten married that week, but expressed a desire to keep details of the marriage private, including the identity of his wife due to her being uninvolved in the entertainment industry.
[10]
On December 28, 2017, he revealed on an episode of his radio show The BAY☆LINE that he and his wife had welcomed a daughter earlier in the year. The same day, he reaffirmed the news via Twitter.
[11]
He and
Kentar? It?
call each other their best friend.
[12]
Morikubo has been in charge of the stage music for the K-Show theater company, which It? presides over, since its inception.
[12]
[13]
Filmography
[
edit
]
Anime television
[
edit
]
- 1996
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
Anime films
[
edit
]
Video games
[
edit
]
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
2024
- Rusty Rabbit
? Flemy
[37]
Drama CDs
[
edit
]
- ... Virgin Love
? Kazuki
- Ao no Kiseki
series 5:
Persona Non Grata
? Majera
- Be My Princess
? Prince Keith
- Code:Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~
as Impey Barbicane
- Gaki no Ryoubun
series 2?5, Kaoru Nitta
- Hana-Kimi
?
Shuichi Nakatsu
- Junjou Boy
series 1?2, Ritsu Asaka
- Kageki
series 1?5, Shikyuriru/Shiki
- Mars
? Rei Kashino
- Sakurazawa vs Hakuhou
series 2:
Houkengo no Nayameru Kankei
? Katsumi Hirose
- SEVENTH HEAVEN
? Kanade
- Superior
? Exa
- WRITERZ
? Hyoma Kiritani
Tokusatsu
[
edit
]
Dubbing
[
edit
]
Live-action
[
edit
]
Animation
[
edit
]
Solo discography
[
edit
]
Albums
[
edit
]
zui
(
?
, lit. "marrow)
is the first solo album by Showtaro Morikubo, released in 2001. "The Answer" and "Moon Light" were the album's promotional tracks, being used in the video game series
Rockman X
as the opening themes to
Rockman X6
. "The Answer" appeared as the album's only single, paired with the B-side "Happy Monday Man". The concert for this album ? later released on DVD and included the promotional video for "The Answer" ? is entitled "Showtaro Morikubo Live House Tour '01 ~Okuby? Mono no G K?i~" (臆病者のG行? lit. "G Conduct of a Coward").
- Build Up!!! [鍛]
- Power
- G K?i (G行? lit. "G Conduct")
- Karada Kensa (身??査 lit. "Physical Examination")
- Rainy Day
- The Answer
- Hedgehog Peter
- Okuby? Mono (臆病者 lit. "Coward")
- Moon Light
- End of the Sky
kyo
(叫?kyo? lit. "exclaim")
- 叫?kyo?
- Key
- dizzy candy
- DoPaMiNe
- My Destination
- Crazy night
- Never surrender
- Home sweet home
- Parallel World
- Catharsis-Dinner
- Whenever I go
- UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- Ride Free
- never ends...
rin
(??rin? lit. "frigid)
- Introduction Rin
- Let's get started
- Cloudy sky
- D.I.G.
- MIRROR
- ?interlude? 「Detox」
- Fatboy
- nothing to lose
- gravIty
- Stand down
- Water in the tub
- Mr.CLOWN
Solo singles
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]
- The Answer
- being the TRY
- Lazy Mind
- Ride Free
- Parallel World
- Stand down
- Mr.CLOWN
- CHAIN REACTION
- TRIBALISM ~sunrise side~
- TRIBALISM ~sunset side~
- Focus
- PHANTOM PAIN
- TRUTH
Other discography
[
edit
]
Albums
[
edit
]
Hard Spirit
is an album released from one of Morikubo's most popular voice actor units, Heart-beat, in which he paired up with fellow voice actor
Hiroki Takahashi
. The album spawned two singles, "Shootin' Stars" and "Continued". This album was also featured in a three part live action series, "Cross Chord", a drama starring both voice actors as the lead characters. In addition to the main album, both Morikubo and Takahashi released separate albums (titled
Show
and
Hero
for each artist, respectively) containing solo versions of the Hard Spirit songs, along with two exclusively solo tracks, each (both of which are also included on "Hard Spirit"). Morikubo sings alone in "Hurry Up Drive" and "Change or Never change", and Takahashi's solos are "Thanks for..." and "Believe me".
- Cross Chord
- Shootin' Stars (Movie Version)
- Continued (Movie Version)
- Hurry Up Drive
- Change or Never Change
- Thanks for...
- Believe Me
- Shootin' Stars (Single Version)
- Continued (Single Version)
Singles
[
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]
Notable songs
[
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]
- "Moon Light", used in
Rockman X6
as the main opening theme.
- "The Answer", used as a second opening theme for the aforementioned game.
- "Lazy Mind", used as the ending theme for
Rockman X7
. It is still heard in the English release of the game, but is instrumental only.
- "Begin the Try" (begin the TRY), used as the second ending theme to the anime
Rockman.EXE
.
- Showtaro Morikubo Okuby? Mono no G K?i Live House Tour '01
- Cross Chord
(Volumes 1?3)
Awards
[
edit
]
References
[
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]
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"Profile"
. 森久保祥太? Official Club & Web Site. Archived from
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on 2001-10-23
. Retrieved
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.
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"「スト?ルンプリンセス」吹替版に岡本信彦、多田野曜平、森久保祥太?ら?加"
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