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Sōichirō Hoshi (保志 総一朗, Hoshi Sōichirō, born May 30, 1972) is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Arts Vision. Some of his major anime roles include Son Goku in Saiyuki, Kira Yamato in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny & Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom, Kazuki Fuuchouin in GetBackers, Masaru Daimon in Digimon Savers, Kaoru Hanabishi in Ai Yori Aoshi, and Tomoki Sakurai in Heaven's Lost Property. In video game franchises he voices Sanada Yukimura in Sengoku Basara, Keiichi Maebara in Higurashi When They Cry, Kilik in Soulcalibur, and various characters in Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time. He partially voices Shirogane Takeru in the Muv-Luv series. Hoshi was also known for his voice roles of villains as Goro Akechi from Persona 5, Death Gun from Sword Art Online, and Lio Shirazumi in The Garden of Sinners & Sentarō Miya in Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life.

For his work, Hoshi has been awarded the voice acting award in the Anime Grand Prix in both 2005 and 2006. Additionally, in the 2007 Seiyu Awards, Hoshi was a nominee in the category "Best Actors in supporting roles" for his portrayal as Kira Yamato in the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.

Filmography

Anime

Film

Video games

Tokusatsu

Drama CD

Dubbing

Discography

Albums

References

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33. "ACTORS: Songs Connection TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Staff, Cast, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
34. "IDOLiSH7 Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in April 2020". Anime News Network. December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
35. "Saiyuki Manga's 'Even a Worm' Arc Gets TV Anime by Liden Films". Anime News Network. January 10, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
36. "Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime's Video Unveils New Opening Song, More Cast, July 8 Return". Anime News Network. May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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External links

• King Amusement Creative profile (in Japanese)
• Arts Vision profile (in Japanese)
• Sōichirō Hoshi on Twitter
• Sōichirō Hoshi at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
• Sōichirō Hoshi at the Seiyuu.info database
• Sōichirō Hoshi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

• 1972 births
• Living people
• Male voice actors from Fukushima Prefecture
• Japanese male video game actors
• Japanese male voice actors
• Japanese male pop singers
• King Records (Japan) artists
• Singers from Fukushima Prefecture
• 20th-century Japanese male actors
• 21st-century Japanese male actors
• 21st-century Japanese singers
• 21st-century Japanese male singers
• Arts Vision voice actors
• People from Aizuwakamatsu