Soichiro Hoshi
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Soichiro Hoshi (保志 総一朗 Hoshi Sōichirō?, born May 30, 1972 in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese seiyū. He has a blood type of B, and is affiliated with Arts Vision.
He uses the name Takeshi Aiba (相庭 剛志 Aiba Takeshi) when appearing in adult games.
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[edit] Roles
[edit] Anime
Lead roles in bold.
- Akira (Samurai Deeper Kyo 2002-)
- Akira Sakamoto (Princess Princess 2006-)
- Akyuras (Battle B-Daman 2005)
- Alviss (Märchen Awakens Romance 2005-)
- Arthur (Kaiketsu Zorori 2005-)
- Brooklyn (Beyblade G-Revolution 2003)
- Camus (Meine Liebe 2004-)
- chaos (Xenosaga THE ANIMATION 2005)
- Eisen (Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyou syo~ 2004-05)
- Gakuto Mukahi (The Prince of Tennis )
- Ginnosuke Isuzu (Tokyo Underground 2001)
- Issa (Gokudo 1999)
- Kain Blueriver (Lost Universe 1998)
- Kaoru Hanabishi (Ai Yori Aoshi 2002, Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi 2003)
- Kaoru Matsutake (Mirmo! 2002-05)
- Kazuma (Scryed 2001)
- Kazuki Fuuchouin (GetBackers 2002-)
- Keele Zeibel (Tales of Eternia )
- Kei Kusanagi (Onegai Teacher 2002, Onegai Twins 2003)
- Keiichi Maebara (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2006-)
- Kira Yamato (Gundam Seed 2002-03, Gundam Seed Destiny 2004-05)
- Kyutaro Hoshino (Planetes 2003-04)
- Lucia Raregroove(Rave Master 2001-02)
- Masaru Daimon (Digimon Savers 2006-07)
- Masashi Sato (ToHeart )
- Mashanta (Pluster World 2003-04)
- Michael Garret (Gun X Sword 2005)
- Narutaki (Steam Detectives 1998)
- Ohjiro Mihara (Angelic Layer 2001)
- Reki (.hack//Legend of the Twilight 2003)
- Rizotto (croquette! 2003-05)
- Seiichi Tachibana (Haré+Guu )
- Seiji Hiwatari (Kirarin Revolution)
- Seiichirou Sano (Law of Ueki 2005-06)
- Skyblue (Melody of Oblivion 2004)
- Senzo Tachibana (Nintama Rantarō )
- Son Goku (Saiyuki 2000-)
- Souichiro Nagi (Tenjho Tenge 2004)
- Sugino (Tactics )
- Sunao Fujimori / Ran (anime only) (Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shōganai! )
- Takeru Shirogane in Muv-Luv (as Aiba Takeshi)
- Takeru Shirogane in all-age Muv-Luv
- Takeru Shirogane in Muv-Luv Alternative (as Aiba Takeshi)
- Takeru Shirogane in all-age Muv-Luv Alternative
- Takizawa (Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart )
- Tamanosuke Ito (Case Closed)
- Takuto Kaneshiro/Ryu Soma (Argento Soma 2000)
- Yamato Mikogami (Kikou Sennyo Rouran 2002-03)
- Yashamaru (Naruto )
- Yuki Aiba (Infinite Ryvius 2000)
[edit] OVA
- Makino (.hack//Liminality )
[edit] Movie
- Arthur (Babar, King of Elephants )
- Gōman (Crayon Shin-chan Adventure in Hender Land 1996)
- Kakao (Doraemon Nobita no Taiyouou Densetsu 2000)
[edit] Game
- Atsumori Taira no (Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 2004-)
- Calintz (Magna Carta 2004-05)
- Camus (Meine Liebe 2004, 2006)
- Canard Pars (Gundam SEED Astray 2005)
- Carrol Martel (Apocripha/0 2001)
- ""chaos (Yeshua) (Xenosaga series 2002, 2004, 2006)
- Copain (SKYGUNNER 2001)
- Eisen (Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2000-)
- Enrique (Skies of Arcadia 2000)
- Erich Jaeger (Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere 1999)
- Fate Linegod (Star Ocean: Till the End of Time 2003)
- Itsuki Tachibana (Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly 2003)
- Keele Zeibel (Tales of Eternia )
- Kilik (Soul Calibur 1999 Soul Calibur II 2003 Soul Calibur III 2005)
- Masashi Sato (ToHeart )
- Motomi Minamotono (Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 2001-)
- Natsuki Kariya (Gunparade March)
- Raphael (Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- 2005)
- Sunao Fujimori (Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shōganai! )
- Takeru Shirogane (Muv-Luv 2003)
- Takeru Shirogane (Muv-Luv Alternative 2006)
- Shounen (Ever17)
- Takeshi Kuranari (Ever17)
- Vandolf (Shining Force Neo 2005)
- Xion (Shining Tears 2004)
- Yukimura Sanada (Sengoku Basara 2005) (Scorpio in Devil Kings)
[edit] Drama CD
- Daisuke Niwa (D.N.Angel WINK series )
- Hikaru Hitachiin (Ouran High School Host Club 2003-05)
- Joshua Christopher (Chrono Crusade 2001)
- Jun Ichinomiya (Cafe Kichijoji de 1999-)
- Kanata Izumo (Snow )
- Keiichi Maebara (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2005-)
- Tomoe Shirosaki (Hanayoi Romanesque 2006)
- Ikuto Touhouin (Nagasarete Airantou)
- Akira Shiraishi (Ai wo Utau yori Ore ni Oborero; Blaue Rosen)
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Interesting Relationships with Co-stars
- He has appeared in at least 2 roles with both Akira Ishida and Takehito Koyasu whereby both of their characters are close friends/comrades.
- With Akira, the most famous of their many collaborations is in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, with Soichiro as Kira Yamato and Akira as Athrun Zala. A close second will be Saiyuki and its sequels, with Soichiro as Goku and Akira as Hakkai. In The Law of Ueki, Soichiro voices Seiichiro Sano while Akira voices Inumaru Wanko, the God Candidate who gave Sano his powers. Other Anime would be Meine Liebe, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de and Sukisho. In Naruto, Soichiro voices Yashamaru while Akira voices Gaara. Also of note is that in most of these anime, he plays the younger / more childish of the 2 characters. This is a reference to their ages (Akira is 5 years Soichiro's senior.) In the game Sengoku Basara 2, they are enemies, since Soichiro voices Sanada Yukimura (who serves Shingen Takeda) while Akira voices Takenaka Hanbei (who serves Toyotomi Hideyoshi). In the PlayStation/PlayStation Portable game Tales of Eternia, Akira plays the main character, Rid Hershel, while Soichiro plays a fellow party member and childhood friend to Rid, Keel Zeibel.
- For Takehito, the probably most (in)famous collaboration is Get Backers, with Soichiro as Fuuchouin Kazuki and Takehito as Kakei Jubei. The others are in the Gundam Seed series, with Takehito as Mu La Flaga; and the game Sengoku Basara, with Soichiro as Sanada Yukimura and Takehito as Sarutobi Sasuke. Interestingly, in Samurai Deeper Kyo, Ishida Akira is the one who voices Sasuke, while Takehito does Tokugawa Ieyasu (in the guise of Hattori Hanzo) and Soichiro does Akira (not based on any Sengoku character).
- He's also a good friend of fellow seiyu Kenichi Suzumura; in the drama CD version of Ouran High School Host Club, Soichiro voices Kenichi's character in the anime version (Hikaru), while Kenichi voices the twin brother of Hikaru, Kaoru. Ironically, in Gundam Seed Destiny, the two voiced bitter enemies as Soichiro voices Kira Yamato, Shinn's "nemesis" in the series. Interestingly, in the Digimon franchise, both of their character's Digimon partners experience what is called "Dark Digivolution".
- He has at least 2 roles whereby his character is a rival of the character voiced by Tomokazu Seki: In Gundam Seed, Yzak Jule (Seki) was once slashed by Kira Yamato (Hoshi); in the drama CD version of D.N Angel, Hoshi voices Daisuke Niwa while Seki voices Satoshi Hiwatari; in RAVE (Rave Master), Seki is the main protagonist, Haru Glory, while Hoshi is his complete opposite, Lucia Raregroove, even if the latter's anime role seems short and minor (in contrast to the manga).
- Also, he has worked alongside Toshihiko Seki a few times whereby their characters have strong interactions: In Gundam Seed, Kira Yamato (Hoshi) kills Rau le Creuset (Seki), who had long regarded Kira as a main threat; in Saiyuki, Goku (Hoshi) was rescued by Sanzo (Seki), who often abuses him with a paper fan as well; in the drama CD version of D.N Angel, Hoshi voices Niwa Daisuke while Seki voices his father, Kosuke.
- He has starred alongside Rie Tanaka whereby his character was saved by Rie's character.
- In Gundam Seed, Lacus Clyne (Rie) helped nurse Kira Yamato (Soichiro) back to health after his battle with Athrun Zala.
- In the GetBackers drama CDs, Haruki Kaoru (Rie) used her powers to heal Fuchouin Kazuki (Soichiro) and his companions.
[edit] Others
- In addition to playing the hero in Shining Tears, he also sang the theme songs. Incidentally, the opening theme song is ALSO entitled "Shining Tears".
- He shares the same birthday and bloodtype as fellow Digimon Savers castmate Rie Kugimiya.
- Due to his height, he likes to wear shoes with thick soles.
- Most of his major roles in anime that revolve around battles are usually extremely powerful, even life-threateningly dangerous, whether hero or villain. Examples include Kira Yamato, Lucia Raregroove, Fayt Leingod, Kane Blueriver, Brooklyn, Souichiro Nagi, Ohjiro Mihara, Masaru Daimon and Son Goku (Saiyuki) to name a few.
- He has also voiced leading roles in several anime by Sunrise. Examples include Kira Yamato (Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny), Yuki Aiba (Infinite Ryvius), Takuto Kaneshiro/Ryu Soma (Argento Soma) and Kazuma (Scryed). Also, in Gundam Seed, Infinite Ryvius and Argento Soma, his characters have strong relationships with those voiced by Houko Kuwashima.
- He shares several links with seiyu Megumi Ogata.
- Both have voiced the main character in hit mecha anime serieses. (Soichiro in GS/GSD, Megumi in Evangelion). Also, their female guardians were voiced by Mitsuishi Kotono. The two would later work together in the game Super Robot Wars Alpha 3, where Kira (Soichiro) is told off by Shinji (Megumi) for his comments.
- Both have voiced Sanada Yukimura, a famous general from the Sengoku period. (Soichiro in Sengoku Basara, Megumi in Samurai Deeper Kyo. Also, in Kyo, Soichiro voices a character, Akira.).
- Both have also voiced characters who have strong interactions with characters voiced by fellow seiyuu Akira Ishida.
- In the first Seiyu Awards, he was nominated in two categories: Best Main Character (male, as Keiichi Maebara in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) and Best Supporting Character (male, as Kira Yamato in Gundam Seed Destiny)
[edit] See also
- Sōichirō Hoshi at the Seiyuu database
- Sōichirō Hoshi at the Anime News Network
- Sōichirō Hoshi at the Hitoshi Doi
