Minoru Shiraishi

Actor
voice actor
singer
songwriter
radio personality

Years active2002–presentAgentGadgetLinkNotable workLucky Star as himself, Nichijou as Sakamoto

Minoru Shiraishi (白石稔, Shiraishi Minoru, born October 18, 1978 in Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, and radio personality who was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Pro-Fit. He is the only "live-action" character (as he played "himself" in Lucky☆Star) in the Newtype Anime magazine to be featured in the Monthly Top-10 Most-Popular Male Character charts. He played himself in Episode 6 of Kiddy Girl-and as a voice actor in a voice actor cafe. Other roles include Taniguchi in the Haruhi Suzumiya series, and Itsuki Takeuchi in the Initial D reboot feature films in 2014.

Minoru married on August 9, 2011, but has chosen to keep his wife's identity anonymous.^[1]

On December 29, 2015, Minoru revealed that he has facial paralysis, making him unable to move the right side of his face. He is currently taking medication and undergoing treatment.^[2]

Filmography

Anime

D.N.Angel (2003), Takeshi Saehara
Fafner of the Azure (2004), Kenji Kondou
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2005), Super Rabbit, Chikuwan^{[citation needed]}
Mahou Sensei Negima (2005), Seruhiko-sensei
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006), Taniguchi
The Skull Man (2007), Police Officer
Lucky ☆ Star (2007), Himself
Ga-rei -Zero- (2008), Kazuki Sakuraba, Kensuke Nimura
The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya/Nyorōn Churuya-san (2009), (Taniguchi/Kimidori-san)
Kiddy Girl-and (2009), Minu-san, cafeteria owner
Saki (2009), Ichita Uchiki
Seitokai Yakuindomo (2010), Kenji
Steins;Gate (2011), 4 °C (Shid)
Nichijou (2011), Sakamoto
Maken-ki! (2011), Tanaka
Future Diary (2011), Ōji Kōsaka^[3]
Photo Kano (2013), Itta Nakagawa
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (2013), Ōoka^{[citation needed]}
My Neighbor Seki (2014), Akiyoshi Uzawa
Buddy Complex (2014), Saburota Ogisaka
New Initial D: Legend 1 - Awakening (2014), Itsuki Takeuchi^[4]
Doraemon (2015), Sugoroko Dice (Ep.436)
My First Girlfriend Is a Gal (2017), Minoru Kobayakawa^[5]
Cutie Honey Universe (2018), Alphonne^[6]
The Price of Smiles (2019), Blake Boyer^[7]
Ultraman (2019), Shiraishi^[8]
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (2019), Daisuke Hiyama^[9]
Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst- (2020), Jade^[10]
Skeleton Knight in Another World (2022), Cetrion^[11]
The Fruit of Evolution 2 (2023), Agnos Passion^[12]

Video games

Moe Cure Net [ja] (2005), Male characters
Super Robot Wars UX (2013), Kenji Kondou
Granblue Fantasy (2015), Lowain
MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death (2015), Ganz
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (2019), Pinstripe Potoroo

References

^ "Lucky Star Voice Actor Minoru Shiraishi Gets Married". Anime News Network. November 13, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
^ "Voice Actor Minoru Shiraishi Reveals He Has Facial Paralysis". Anime News Network. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ "Mirai Nikki's Staff, Cast, Premiere Date, Songs Revealed". Anime News Network. September 7, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "1st New Initial D Anime Film's Full Trailer Confirms New Cast". Anime News Network. May 15, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Hajimete no Gal Anime Casts Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kenji Akabane, Minoru Shiraishi". Anime News Network. May 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Cutie Honey Universe Anime Adds 7 Cast Members". Anime News Network. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Tatsunoko's The Price of Smiles TV Anime Casts Empire's Military". Anime News Network. November 21, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Ultraman Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Motion Actors". Anime News Network. January 31, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst- Anime Reveals Promo Video, October 13 Premiere, More Cast". Anime News Network. September 17, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Skeleton Knight in Another World Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Ending Song". Anime News Network. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "The Fruit of Evolution Sequel Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, January 13 Debut". Anime News Network. November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.