Jump to content

Mamoru Miyano

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mamoru Miyano
宮野 真守
Miyano at the 2019 Tokyo International Film Festival
Born (1983-06-08) June 8, 1983 (age 42)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1][2]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • singer
Years active1990–present
AgentKen-On
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2007–present
Labels
Websitemiyanomamoru.com

Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守, Miyano Mamoru, born June 8, 1983) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in Death Note, Steins;Gate, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Durarara!!, Soul Eater, Wolf's Rain, Ouran High School Host Club, Ajin: Demi-Human, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Free!, Hunter x Hunter, Chihayafuru, Bungo Stray Dogs, Uta no Prince-sama, Zombieland Saga, Fire Force, and Pluto. Nominated for the "Best Lead Actor Award" at the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2007 for his role as Light Yagami in Death Note, at the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, he won the award for his role as Setsuna F. Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Hakugen Rikuson in Kōtetsu Sangokushi. That same year, he won the "Best Voice Actor" award at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair. His debut single, "Kuon" (久遠, lit. Eternity), was released under King Records in 2007. In March 2009, his debut album, Break, was released.

Personal life

[edit]

Miyano was born in Saitama Prefecture.[1][2] He joined Himawari Theatre Group under the influence of his older brother Shota, though he did not attend the class often. After entering high school, due to the uncertainty he felt toward the future, Miyano skipped singing and dance lessons. While taking music lessons, he discovered his musical style through music produced by singers such as CHEMISTRY and Exile.[citation needed] In 2008, Miyano announced that he was married and that his wife was pregnant. They have a son.[3] On December 21, 2023, Miyano released a statement on his official website announcing his divorce.[4]

Career

[edit]
Main articles: Mamoru Miyano filmography and Mamoru Miyano discography

1992–2008: Early roles and musical breakthrough

[edit]

Miyano portrayed a boy in a flashback in Tokusou Exceedraft.[5] In 2001, he debuted as a voice actor in the live action teen drama Caitlin's Way.[6] He voiced Riku in the Japanese version of the video game Kingdom Hearts,[5] reprising the role in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and the remake Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories[7][8] as well as Kingdom Hearts II.[citation needed] His first anime role was in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Light & Dark.[9] Other voice roles included Kiba in the anime series Wolf's Rain, The Prince of Tennis Musical as Tetsu Ishida, and Light Yagami in Death Note.[10] For his performance as Yagami, he was nominated for two awards at the inaugural Seiyuu Awards: "Best Lead Actor" and "Best New Actor".[11][12] He made his film debut in The Prince of Tennis.[5]

Miyano made his singing debut, releasing his first single, "Kuon" (久遠, Eternity), under the King Records label on May 28, 2007.[13] "Kuon" debuted at #47 on the Oricon charts, being used as the theme song for the finale of anime series Kōtetsu Sangokushi.[14] He released a duet with Romi Park, entitled "Fight", which debuted at # 73 on the Oricon chart on June 13, 2007.[15] He voiced Setsuna F. Seiei, the main character in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, winning his first award, "Best Voice Actor", at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair for his portrayal of Seiei and Yagami.[16]

On June 4, 2008, he released his second single, "Discovery", used as the opening theme for the video game Fushigi Yūgi: Suzaku Ibun.[17] The song debuted at # 24 on the Oricon chart.[18] In August, Miyano released the character single "Soup/Hakosora", entitled "Mamoru Miyano Comes Across Setsuna F. Seiei" (宮野真守 come across 刹那・F・セイエイ), debuting at # 18.[19] In December, he released his third single, "...Kimi e" (...君へ, ...To You), which also debuted at # 18.[20] That year, Miyano reprised the role of Seiei for the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam 00, for which he won his first Seiyuu Award and another for the role of Hakugen Rikuson in Kōtetsu Sangokushi.[21] He also voiced Zero Kiryu and Ichiru Kiryu in Vampire Knight and Vampire Knight Guilty, Death The Kid in the anime Soul Eater, Tamaki Suoh in the anime version of Ouran High School Host Club, Rintaro Okabe in Steins Gate, Ling Yao in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Oda Nobunaga in Nobunaga the Fool, Rin Matsuoka in Free!, and Osamu Dazai in Bungou Stray Dogs. Miyano also appeared on-camera, including a guest spot on the 2008 drama The Quiz Show.[citation needed]

2009–present: Subsequent success

[edit]

On March 11, 2009, Miyano released his debut album, Break, which debuted at number 20.[22] On April 11, 2009, a month after the release of the album, Miyano went on his first tour, 1st Live Tour 2009: Breaking. He also starred as Ultraman Zero, the son of Ultraseven, in the tokusatsu film Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie before starring in subsequent films Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial and Ultraman Saga. Lacking a series of his own, Zero continued to appear as the main host of Ultraman Retsuden/Shin Ultraman Retsuden and in subsequent Ultra Series entries, most recently in Ultraman Z in 2020.[citation needed]

In 2010, Miyano released his second album, Wonder, which charted at number 20 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart. Following the album's release, Miyano went on his second tour, Mamoru Miyano Live Tour 2010: Wondering. He also voiced Dent in the Pokémon anime series and starred in Daisuke Namikawa's live action film Wonderful World.[23]

Miyano participated in the 2011 theatrical play Ultraman Premier in Tokyo, where he portrayed Shin Moroboshi, the human guise of Ultraman Zero.[24] In April 2012, Miyano released his third album, Fantasista, which charted at number 4 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart.[25] Miyano made his first appearance on NHK's music variety show Music Japan.[citation needed] In 2013, he became the first male voice actor to perform solo at Nippon Budokan arena.[26]

In April 2014, he released the DVD for his 5th live tour, "～TRAVELING!～". The following month, he began his 6th live tour ~Wakening!~, where he traveled around Japan. The DVD for the tour was released on January 28, 2015.[27]

In 2015, he became the first male voice actor with a number 1 single on the Oricon daily chart.[28]

On July 10, 2016, he was one of the performers who appeared in "Ultraman Day", a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Ultra Series.[29][30]

On February 11 and 12, 2017, he held his first solo foreign concert in Taiwan.[31] In June 2017, he became the first male voice actor to top the weekly Blu-ray chart.[32]

In December 2018, Miyano appeared at the FNS Music Festival, alongside Nana Mizuki and Hiromi Go. In October 2023, Miyano voiced Epsilon in the anime miniseries Pluto. In December 2024, Miyano voiced Michael Kaiser in the second season of anime series Blue Lock. In June 2025, it was announced that, due to Miyano's contract with Gekidan Himawari expiring, he would be joining Ken On.[33]

Awards

[edit]
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 1st Seiyu Awards Best Lead Actor Death Note Nominated
Best New Actor Death Note Nominated
2008 2nd Seiyu Awards Best Lead Actor Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Koutetsu Sangokushi Won
Tokyo Anime Award Best Voice Actor Won
2011 Newtype Anime Awards Best Lead Actor Won
2012 6th Seiyu Awards Best Supporting Actor Uta no Prince-sama, Chihayafuru, Steins;Gate Won [34]
Best Musical Performance STARISH
(with Takuma Terashima, Junichi Suwabe, Kenichi Suzumura, Kisho Taniyama, and Hiro Shimono) 		Won [34]
34th Anime Grand Prix Voice Actor of the Year Won
2013 Japan Anican Awards Male Voice Actor Won
CD Album Won
2014 8th Seiyu Awards Best Musical Performance — Won [35]
2015 57th Japan Record Awards Planning Award Won
2018 Newtype Anime Awards Best Voice Actor Won
2018 3rd Crunchyroll Anime Awards Best VA Performance (Japanese) Won
2019 Tokyo Anime Award Best Sound/Performance Won
2020 14th Seiyu Awards Influencer Award Won

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Oochi, Yoko; Yoshida, Moichi; Sasatani, Akiko; Nishimoto, Keiko (February 2007). "Voice Actor Spotlight: Mamoru Miyano". Newtype USA. Vol. 6, no. 2. pp. 110–111. ISSN 1541-4817.
  2. ^ a b Doi, Hitoshi. "Miyano Mamoru". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "『DEATH NOTE』夜神月役などの人気声優・宮野真守が"おめでた婚"を発表". Oricon (in Japanese). December 2, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ^ https://miyanomamoru.com/archives/17738 [bare URL]
  5. ^ a b c "GamePlaza-Haruka-List Cast's Voice Actor" (in Japanese). GamePlaza. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  6. ^ "Mamoru Miyano Works". miyanomamoru.com (in Japanese).
  7. ^ "Kingdom Hearts II Tech Info". GameSpot. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  8. ^ "Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix + Tech Info". GameSpot. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  9. ^ "Mamoru Miyano Works". miyanomamoru.com (in Japanese).
  10. ^ "Death Note: From Manga to Anime Vol. 1". IGN. November 17, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  11. ^ "Seiyu Awards page 1". Seiyu Awards. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  12. ^ "Seiyu Awards page 5". Seiyu Awards. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  13. ^ "Mamoru Miyano's King Records site" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  14. ^ "Kuon Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  15. ^ "Fight's Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
  16. ^ "Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  17. ^ "Fushigi Yūgi: Suzaku Ibun Official website (Click on the last tab)" (in Japanese). Idea Factory. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  18. ^ "Discovery Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  19. ^ "Soup/Hakosora's Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  20. ^ "...Kimi e's Oricon Page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  21. ^ "2nd Annual Seiyū Awards Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
  22. ^ "Break's Oricon position" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  23. ^ "Namikawa Directs 1st Film: Live-Action Wonderful World". Anime News Network. December 8, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  24. ^ "ウルトラマンプレミア 宮野真守公式ブログ". miyanomamoru-blog.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  25. ^ "FANTASISTA". Oricon.
  26. ^ "Mamoru Miyano Is 1st Male Voice Actor to Perform Solo at Budokan". Anime News Network. February 4, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  27. ^ "MAMORU MIYANO SPECIAL LIVE 2013～TRAVELING!～" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  28. ^ "Composer: Mamoru Miyano Is 1st Male Voice Actor With #1 Single on Daily Chart". Anime News Network. April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  29. ^ "ウルトラマン放送開始50年記念『ウルトラマンの日 in 杉並公会堂』2DAYS開催決定!! 7/9(土)「THE ROCK 2016」・10(日)「THE LEGENDS 1966」" (in Japanese). m-78.jp. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  30. ^ ウルトラマンの日 (in Japanese). m-78.jp. Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  31. ^ "Voice Actor Mamoru Miyano to Hold His First Foreign Concert in Taiwan". Crunchyroll. June 13, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  32. ^ "Mamoru Miyano Is 1st Male Voice Actor to Top Weekly Blu-ray Chart". Anime News Network. June 21, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  33. ^ "Voice Actor Mamoru Miyano Leaves Gekidan Himawari Talent Agency, Moves to Ken-On". Anime News Network. June 10, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  34. ^ a b Loo, Egan (March 1, 2012). "6th Annual Seiyū Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  35. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (February 28, 2014). "Yuuki Kaji, Rina Satou Win 8th Annual Seiyū Awards (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mamoru Miyano.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mamoru_Miyano&oldid=1294980445"