Ryūichi_Kijima

Ryuichi Kijima

Ryuichi Kijima

Japanese voice actor


Ryuichi Kijima (Japanese: 木島隆一, Hepburn: Kijima Ryūichi, born March 29, 1985) is a Japanese voice actor. Some of his noteworthy roles include Hifumi Izanami in Hypnosis Mic, Lenka Utsugi in God Eater, Shun Mizuki in Time Travel Girl, and Mitsuki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

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Biography

Kijima was born in Sapporo on March 29.[1][2] In elementary school, Kijima had a passion for singing and acting in front of his peers.[3] He was also a fan of anime and western films, notably the Gundam series.[2] These passions inspired Kijima to enroll at Sapporo Manga, Anime, & Voice Actor Vocational School [ja].[2][4] After graduating, Kijima worked in a factory in Tochigi Prefecture for a year to save up money before moving to Tokyo. Later at a drinking party, he met with a former colleague who recommended him to Mausu Promotion. He later joined one of their training centers.[2] After some help from Akio Ōtsuka, he began working as a professional voice actor in 2010.[2] In 2019, Kijima, along with the rest of the cast for Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle, won the singing award at the 13th Seiyu Awards.[5]

Filmography

TV series

2012
2013
2015
2016
2017
2018
2020
2022
2023

Original net animation (ONA)

2023

Films

2015
2021

Video games

2012
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

Dubbing

2019

References

  1. "木島 隆一" (in Japanese). Mausu Promotion. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. "木島隆一さん独占インタビュー│沼落ち5秒前!声優編【画像多数】". Numan (in Japanese). July 26, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  3. "デビュー・就職実績" (in Japanese). Sapporo Manga, Anime, & Voice Actor Vocational School. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. "13th Seiyu Awards Winning" (in Japanese). Seiyu Awards. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 3, 2015). "Ryūichi Kijima Stars as New Protagonist in God Eater Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  6. Sherman, Jennifer (October 28, 2018). "New Twitter Hashtag Asks Fans to Guess Songs With Simple Hints". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 20, 2016). "Cheer Boys!! Anime Adds 9 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. Loo, Egan (September 26, 2018). "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Anime Adds More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  9. Sherman, Jennifer (December 23, 2019). "Darwin's Game Anime Casts Yūya Hirose, Chiaki Kobayashi, Fukushi Ochiai". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  10. Pineda, Rafael (February 2, 2022). "Shenmue Anime Reveals More Japanese Cast, Ending Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  11. Dennison, Kara (January 24, 2023). "BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime Adds Two Voice Actors". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  12. "Ryuichi Kijima". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

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