| Jun'ichi Kanemaru | |
| Native Name: | 金丸 淳一 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Place: | Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Other Names: | [1] Junbow |
| Occupation: | Voice actor, singer-songwriter |
| Years Active: | 1985–present |
| Agent: | 81 Produce |
| Height Cm: | 184 |
is a Japanese voice actor and singer employed by 81 Produce as of 2020. His roles include Hayato Kazami in Future GPX Cyber Formula, Ryo Akiyama in Digimon Tamers and Sonic the Hedgehog in the eponymous series since 1998. He came in eighth in the Seiyū Grand Prix in 1994.
When he was studying child psychology as a college student,[2] Kanemaru was working part-time at the Far East Network in Yokota Air Base. At the same time, he was recruited while working as a studio DJ at a department store in Shinjuku, and a few days later he participated in the dubbing session for Urusei Yatsura.[3] After that, he took part in several of Fuji TV's Saturday evening shows such as High School! Kimengumi, Tsuide ni Tonchinkan, and Meimon! Dai San Yakyūbu. At the time, he was employed by Beniya 25-Ji and Dojinsha Production. He got his first lead role in 1991's Future GPX Cyber Formula, where he played Hayato Kazami. He found out about it the day before the recording, when he heard an answering machine on his trip, and rushed home to read the script on the day of the recording.[3] When he appeared in Cyber Formula, he was also working as an English tutor, and one of his students' parents leaked information about him, causing a huge commotion in the adjacent shopping district as anime fans rushed to the place where he was teaching.
During the dubbing of an American television sitcom Growing Pains, a SEGA official who came to look for the role of Sonic heard Kanemaru's performance in the waiting room and cast him in the role of Sonic in Sonic Adventure.[3] This established a new character for Sonic, who could freely switch between English and Japanese, and also led to Kanemaru's own characteristics. His performance in the Sonic series also led to offers from Disney to record children's programs. For Sonic the Hedgehog, the live-action adaptation of the Sonic series, Sonic's voice actor for the Japanese dub was changed to actor Taishi Nakagawa, and at the time of the announcement of the film's release, Kanemaru took to Twitter to express his thoughts and support for the film version of Sonic.
In an interview with Animate Times in 2016, Kanemaru recalled that Cyber Formula helped him get used to singing, as the series had monthly album releases at the time.[3] He was the first in the voice acting industry to be allowed to cover "Ue o Muite Arukō" and recorded it with an a cappella chorus. On his 1993 album Inspired Colors, he also wrote and composed the song "12-Gatsu no Fairy Tale", as well as English covers of "Video Killed the Radio Star" and Kazumasa Oda's "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" under the title "suddenly" (using the lyrics from Rita Coolidge's version). He has also tried his hand at standard jazz and has performed several live shows with several fellow voice actors, and his jazz numbers mixed with English and Japanese lyrics written himself are well received by all ages.
| Source | ||||
| Urusei Yatsura | Super Delicious Kid, pupil | Debut role | ||
| –1986 | Touch | Yūji Narita, Manabu Ōgawara, Eiichirō Kashiwaba (as second-year high school student) | ||
| Ninja Senshi Tobikage | Kanji | |||
| High School! Kimengumi | Torio Tanokin, Keio Waseda, Shigeo Nagatsura, Tōru Iitomo, Kenichi Otonari, et al | |||
| Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ | Chimatta | |||
| Anmitsu Hime | Shirataki | |||
| –1988 | Mami the Psychic | Young man, head of newspaper department | ||
| Tsuide ni Tonchinkan | Chinpei Hatsuyama (Green) | |||
| Tsurupika Hagemaru | Masaru Kondo | |||
| Koji Ishii | ||||
| Shin Bikkuriman | Shapan | |||
| Blue Sonnet | Male pupil | OVA | ||
| –1990 | Yawara! | Kawano, student B | ||
| Chimpui | Masao Koyama (Konsaburō Kozune) | |||
| –1992 | Chibi Maruko-chan | English teacher, little boy | ||
| Getter Robo Go | Yuji Mutoh | |||
| –2000 | Future GPX Cyber Formula series | TV, OVA | ||
| Man B, pupil A, delivery robot, Pollin | ||||
| Otaku no Video | Inoue | OVA | ||
| Yuji Takeda, Kazami | ||||
| Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei | Mario Vittori | |||
| The Bush Baby | Andrew Rose | |||
| Tekkaman Blade | Watts | |||
| Taisuke Inui | ||||
| Tottoi | Reinhart | |||
| My Patrasche | Passerby, villager B | |||
| Ocean Waves | Okada | |||
| Sonic Soldier Borgman II: New Century 2058 | Ken Minai | OVA | ||
| –2010 | Crayon Shin-chan | Carpenter, Kazama's father | ||
| Marmalade Boy | Ginta Suou | |||
| Sailor Moon S | Asai Tsutomu | Ep. 100 | ||
| Tonde Burin | Tamio Kitagawa | Ep. 31 | ||
| Magical Circle Guru Guru | Prince Zabun | |||
| Magic Knight Rayearth | Zazu Torque | |||
| World Fairy Tale Series | Prince | |||
| –present | Nintama Rantarō | Raizo Fuwa, Quayle Castella, samurai, soldier | ||
| Nurse Angel Ririka SOS | Foggy | Ep. 6, 15 | ||
| Saint Tail | Toru Ijuuin | Ep. 17 | ||
| Rurouni Kenshin | Chris | |||
| Dragon Ball GT | Kukan Sugoroku | |||
| DJ Jack | Ep. 189 | |||
| Hell Teacher Nube | ||||
| Blue Seed2 | Man (Criminal) | OVA | ||
| Kiko-chan's Smile | Michael | |||
| Ninpen Manmaru | Momosuke | |||
| Okometsubu Fujiyama (Fūmin) | ||||
| Trigun | DJ | |||
| Shukan Storyland | Yoshiki Hayashi | |||
| Ceres, Celestial Legend | Man | |||
| Earth Maiden Arjuna | English teacher | |||
| Digimon Tamers | ||||
| Hikaru no Go | American person | |||
| G-On Riders | Foreigner | |||
| –2005 | Sonic X | |||
| Hamtaro とっとこハム太郎 はむはむぱらだいちゅ！ | Gaijin man | |||
| Samurai Champloo | American soldier | |||
| –2006 | Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation | |||
| Glass Mask | Peter Hamill | |||
| Bu | ||||
| Speed Grapher | Child soldier | |||
| Zenmai Zamurai | Merchant Pierre, Kawara Banban, et al | |||
| .hack//Roots | Ochi | |||
| Kirarin Revolution | Chairperson | |||
| Yes! PreCure 5 | Michel Kasugano | |||
| Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan | Supreme God Zeus | |||
| Narrator | ONA | |||
| Gokyōdai Monogatari ご姉弟物語 | Alan | |||
| Doraemon | Ayao Itotori | Episode: "I'll Be the King of String Finger World" | ||
| Hunter × Hunter | Buhara | 2011 TV Series | ||
| Ik-Su | ||||
| The Reflection | Male counselor | |||
| Source | ||||
| Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup | Shun Nitta | |||
| Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono | Manabu Ōgawara | |||
| Chinpui: Eri-sama Katsudō Daishashin | Masao Koyama (Konsaburō Kozune) | |||
| Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! | Ichiro Katsumi | [4] | ||
| Jigoku Sensei Nūbē | ||||
| Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon | Ryo Akiyama | |||
| Gunbuster vs. Diebuster | Representative | |||
| Night of the Werehog | Sonic the Hedgehog | |||
| Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar:Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu | Kiyohiko "Piyohiko" Saketome | |||
| English Narration | ||||
| Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantarō Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan | Raizo Fuwa | |||
| Suite Precure The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts! | Natural | |||
| Source | |||||
| Hell Teacher Nūbē | PS1/PS2 | ||||
| Farland Story: Yottsu no Fuuin | Arc | PS1/PS2 | |||
| Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2 | Douglas McClain | PS1/PS2 | |||
| –present | Sonic the Hedgehog series | Voiced Sonic since Sonic Adventure | |||
| Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula: Aratanaru Chousensha | Kazami Hayato | PlayStation | |||
| Kuroi hitomi no noa: Cielgris Fantasm | Disutin | PS1/PS2 | |||
| Fatal Frame | Mafuyu Hinasaki | PS1/PS2 | |||
| Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2 | Bartholomaus Platane | PS1/PS2 | |||
| Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Unare! Yuujou no Zakeru Dream Tag Tournament | Other | ||||
| –present | Super Smash Bros. series | starting from Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |||
| Nintama Rantarou: Gakunen Taikousen Puzzle! no Dan | Raizo Fuwa | DS | |||
| Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2: The Memories of Ultramarine | Bartholomaus Platane | PSP | |||
| Atelier Nelke: The Alchemists and the New Earth | Bartholomaus Platane (Barthel) | PS4/PS Vita |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Youth Radimenia | Himself | Guest appearance on March 14. | ||
| 1995 - 1997 | Picture Land Club II | Himself | Radio program broadcast on Kansai Radio. In 1999, a Christmas CD single, Picture Land Club 2.5 was released. | [5] [6] [7] (In Japanese) | |
| 2005 | Sunrise EX | Himself | Guest appearance on the Sunrise EX block of Sunrise Radio. Broadcast July 30 on KBC Radio, and July 31 on Tokai Radio and HBC Radio. | [8] | |
| 2005 | Youth Radimenia | Himself | Appearance on August 27, presenting a listener gift. |
| Source | ||||
| Houshin Engi | Shin Kouhyou | Drama CD | ||
| Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar:Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu | Kiyohiko "Piyohiko" Saketome | Drama CD | ||
| Dragon Quest IV | Rei (Hero) | Drama CD | ||
| Shout Out Loud! | Shino Hasae | Drama CD | [9] | |
| Innocent Size | Nanase Hiroto | Drama CD | [10] | |
| Dousei Ai | Chisato Kanemaki | Drama CD | [11] | |
| Futaba Rhapsody | Futaba Hanazono | Drama CD | [12] | |
| Mainichi Seiten! | Shuu Asuoo | Drama CD | [13] | |
| Koiki na Yatsura | Susumu Manabe | Drama CD Note: Not to be confused with the manga of the same name about a pair of female criminal twins. | [14] | |
| Lesson XX | Ichitarou Sakura | Drama CD | [15] | |
| Katakoi Paradise | Natsuhiko Ikegami | Drama CD | [16] | |
| Yebisu Celebrities | Leon (English) | Drama CD | [17] | |
| Tokyo Amatoria | Keiji Yoshikawa | Drama CD | [18] | |
| Akuma to Odore | Sasha | Drama CD | [19] | |
| C Kara Hajimaru Koi mo Ii | Hiromu Toujou | Drama CD | [20] | |
| Original CD Drama Naughty Boy | Masanori Yamada | Drama CD | [21] | |
| Reiko the Zombie Shop | Ideto Tanii | Drama CD | [22] | |
| The Young Magician Eyes of Destruction ACT.2 | Ipuki | Drama CD | [23] |
| Source | ||||
| Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger | Trinoid #5: Hakkarasniper | |||
| Kamen Rider Den-O | Chameleon Imagin | |||
| Source | ||||
| Captain Sindbad | Taran | [24] | ||
| Chop Socky Chooks | Itchi | |||
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | Casey Howard | [25] | ||
| Dora the Explorer | Swiper, father, Big Red Chicken, golden key, snow creatures | |||
| Widdle | DVD version only | |||
| Full House | Ricky | |||
| Growing Pains | Bobby | |||
| The Christ of Nanjing | Youngster | |||
| Insektors | Fulgor | |||
| Handy Manny | Pat, Elliot, Fast Eddie, et al | |||
| Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | Nick | |||
| The Lone Ranger | Jack | |||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Sonic the Hedgehog | [26] | ||
| Sonic Boom | ||||
| Sonic Prime | ||||
| Sesame Street | Baby Bear | |||
| Total Drama | Cody and Mike | |||
| Thomas & Friends | Henry, Porter, Carlos, Owen | [27] | ||
| West Side Story | Rico | 1990 TBS edition | [28] | |
| Wreck-It Ralph | Sonic the Hedgehog | [29] |