Mamoru Miyano

Miyano's later voice roles have covered a wide range of genres and character types. His credits include Rintaro Okabe in Steins;Gate, Masaomi Kida in Durarara!!, Rin Matsuoka in Free!, Chrollo Lucilfer in Hunter x Hunter, Osamu Dazai in Bungo Stray Dogs, Kotaro Tatsumi in Zombieland Saga, Benimaru Shinmon in Fire Force and Epsilon in Pluto. He has also performed in the Ultra Series as Ultraman Zero and has continued to appear in high-profile anime and game projects, including Persona 5, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Blue Lock, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These.

Alongside acting, Miyano has maintained a substantial music career. He released his debut single, Kuon, through King Records in 2007, followed by singles such as Discovery and...Kimi e. His debut album, Break, was released in 2009, and he subsequently mounted concert tours in Japan and abroad. Public accounts of his music career note several industry milestones, including becoming the first male voice actor to perform solo at Nippon Budokan and later the first male voice actor to reach number one on the Oricon daily singles chart.

Miyano has received multiple honors for voice acting and music-related work. His awards include a best lead actor award at the 2nd Seiyu Awards, a best supporting actor award at the 6th Seiyu Awards, recognition at the Tokyo Anime Awards and a Crunchyroll Anime Award for Japanese-language voice performance for Zombie Land Saga. He has also been recognized for musical performance as part of Uta no Prince-sama's STARISH and has remained a frequent presence in concerts, anime events and television music programming.

In addition to voice roles, Miyano has appeared in live-action dramas, films and stage productions. His career is notable for the breadth of his work: he has voiced heroic leads, villains, comic characters and musical idol roles, while also performing as himself in concerts and media appearances. By the 2020s he was regarded as one of the best-known male voice actors of his generation, with credit listings showing continuing work in anime, streaming series, films and games.

References:

[1] Wikipedia, “Mamoru Miyano” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Miyano

[2] The Movie Database, “Mamoru Miyano” — https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93803-mamoru-miyano

[3] Official website, “Mamoru Miyano” — https://miyanomamoru.com/

[4] Oricon News, “Mamoru Miyano” — https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/319473/

[5] Anime News Network, “Mamoru Miyano” — https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10397

[6] MyAnimeList, “Mamoru Miyano” — https://myanimelist.net/people/65/Mamoru_Miyano

[7] Behind The Voice Actors, “Mamoru Miyano” — https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Mamoru-Miyano/

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