Minoru Shiraishi
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 Shiraishi  | |
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白石 稔  | |
| Born | October 18, 1978 | 
| Alma mater | Waseda University | 
| Occupation | 
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| Years active | 2002–present | 
| Agent | GadgetLink | 
Notable work  | Lucky Star as himself, Nichijou as Sakamoto | 
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
 - 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), Sid
 - 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
 - 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]
 
Video games
    
- Moe Cure Net (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.
 
- Maeda, Hisashi. "The Official Art of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". (November 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 133–139.
 
External links
    
- Official blog (in Japanese)
 - Official agency profile (in Japanese)
 - Minoru Shiraishi at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos
 - Minoru Shiraishi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia