Black Knights Revolt

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Lore & Background

Midorikawa debuted as a voice actor in 1988 with his role as Murai from Be-Bop High School. He is one of the most well-known and prolific voice actors in Japan, with more than 200 anime credits and close to 70 game credits in his two-decade career. He is known for voicing bishounen characters, such as Lancer in Fate/Zero, Kyōsuke Natsume in Little Busters!, Eiichi Ōtori in Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000%, Rukawa Kaede in Slam Dunk, Ayato Sakamaki in Diabolik Lovers, and Edgar Ashenbert in Earl and Fairy. He has also voiced Tsunagu Hakamada (aka Best Jeanist) in My Hero Academia and Vidaldus Taka in Fairy Tail. Midorikawa is also a J-Pop artist and was a member in several bands including Zero Phoenix and E.M.U. (Entertainment Music Unit) from the mid-1990s until the early 2000s. E.M.U. was formed by five voice actors from the radio drama Sotsugyou M (Male Graduation). The other members are Nobutoshi Canna (previously Hayashi), Ryōtarō Okiayu, Hideo Ishikawa, and Daisuke Sakaguchi. During their run from 1995 to 2000, the group released 8 CDs and four singles. Shortly before E.M.U. disbanded, Midorikawa joined his fellow voice actor and friend, Nobutoshi Canna, to create a new group, Zero Phoenix. The duo released one CD, titled 'Kirameki'. His voice ranges between E2 and A4 (slightly B4). While singing, he ranges between C or D. Midorikawa managed his own blog and is an avid gamer. He is a big fan of Super Robot Wars, having a blog entry on the SRW site; he is one of a few people to have a blog on Banpresto's 'Supalog' website. As an SRW fan, Midorikawa does extra lines for his characters for free and sometimes acts as a beta tester for new games in the franchise. Usually the characters he is cast to play turn into one-man armies, namely Heero and Masaki in Super Robot Wars and Xingke in Code Geass.

In Their Own Story

Midorikawa's career began in 1988 with his debut role as Murai from Be-Bop High School. Over two decades, he accumulated more than 200 anime credits and close to 70 game credits, becoming one of Japan's most prolific voice actors. He is known for voicing bishounen characters across many series, including Lancer in Fate/Zero, Kyōsuke Natsume in Little Busters!, Rukawa Kaede in Slam Dunk, and Ayato Sakamaki in Diabolik Lovers. Beyond acting, Midorikawa was a J-Pop artist and member of the bands E.M.U. and Zero Phoenix. E.M.U. released 8 CDs and four singles from 1995 to 2000, and Zero Phoenix released one CD titled 'Kirameki'. His vocal range is E2 to A4 (slightly B4), and while singing he ranges between C or D. He managed his own blog and is an avid gamer, particularly a big fan of Super Robot Wars. He has a blog entry on the SRW site and is one of a few people to have a blog on Banpresto's 'Supalog' website. For Super Robot Wars, he does extra lines for his characters for free and sometimes acts as a beta tester for new games. Characters he plays often turn into one-man armies, such as Heero and Masaki in Super Robot Wars and Xingke in Code Geass.

Reader's Guide

Midorikawa is best known for the roles of Softon in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Tamahome in Fushigi Yûgi, Seiran Shi in Saiunkoku Monogatari, Gridman in Gridman the Hyper Agent, Heero Yuy in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Kaede Rukawa in Slam Dunk, Ayato Sakamaki in Diabolik Lovers, Rantaro Amami in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Zelgadis Greywords in Slayers, Ryuho in s-CRY-ed, Ein/Hayate from the Dead or Alive series, Marth from the Fire Emblem series, Akihiko Sanada from Persona 3, Lancer from Fate/Zero, Kyōsuke Natsume from Little Busters!, Sakamoto from Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, Zora Ideale from Black Clover, Kouga from Saint Seiya Omega, Ensign Nogami from The Cockpit, Garou from One-Punch Man, Cherry Blossom from SK8 the Infinity, and Lilia Vanrouge from Disney: Twisted-Wonderland. He also voiced Tsunagu Hakamada (aka Best Jeanist) in My Hero Academia and Vidaldus Taka in Fairy Tail. His voice ranges between E2 and A4 (slightly B4), and while singing he ranges between C or D. He is an avid gamer and a big fan of Super Robot Wars, for which he does extra lines for his characters for free and sometimes acts as a beta tester.

Did You Know?

• Midorikawa debuted as a voice actor in 1988 with his role as Murai from Be-Bop High School.
• He was a member of the band E.M.U., which released 8 CDs and four singles from 1995 to 2000.
• Midorikawa is a big fan of Super Robot Wars and sometimes acts as a beta tester for new games in the franchise.
• He does extra lines for his characters in Super Robot Wars for free.
• His voice range is E2 to A4 (slightly B4), and while singing he ranges between C or D.