| Shinya Arino | |
| Pseudonym: | Arino Kachō (有野課長) |
| Native Name: | 有野晋哉 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Konohana, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Medium: | Television |
| Years Active: | 1990–present |
| Employer: | Shochiku Geino |
| Genre: | Owarai |
| Subjects: | if plural --> |
| Children: | 2 |
| Notable Works: | GameCenter CX Yoiko |
is a Japanese comedian and actor from Konohana-ku, Osaka. He is the boke of the manzai duo, Yoiko, with his partner Masaru Hamaguchi. He is best known outside Japan as the star of the long-running gaming variety show, GameCenter CX.[1] [2]
Arino and Hamaguchi were classmates that graduated high school and formed a manzai duo in 1990.[3] The duo would make their first major televised appearance on Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! in 1996.[4]
In 2003, Arino became the host of the gaming variety show, GameCenter CX, where he was initially tasked with interviewing video game developers before the format switched to a retrogaming focus. The show is often credited as a pioneer of video game commentary online.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | GameCenter CX: The Movie - 1986 Mighty Bomb Jack | Himself | [6] | |
| 2017 | Tomoshibi: Chōshi Dentetsu 6.4km no Kiseki | Yoichi Isozaki | [7] | |
| 2018 | Celestial | [8] | ||
| 2022 | Kaiki Taxi | Seizo Sasu | [9] |
Arino married the former TV personality Yuuko Kitamura on February 27, 2005, who later gave birth to two daughters in 2006 and 2007.
On May 30, 2008, Arino was briefly hospitalized for lung abscess.[10] He was discharged from the hospital on June 16, 2008.[11]