Showtaro Morikubo

Showtaro Morikubo
Native name 森久保 祥太郎
Born (1974-02-25) February 25, 1974
Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation
Years active 1996–present
Agent Add9th
Notable credit(s) Naruto as Shikamaru Nara
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s)
Yū Asakawa
(m. 2007; div. 2009)

Showtaro Morikubo (森久保 祥太郎, Morikubo Shōtarō, born February 25, 1974) is a Japanese actor, voice actor[1] and singer who has voiced characters in anime, drama CDs, and video games. He was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise and VIMS. His most notable roles were Shikamaru Nara from Naruto, X in the Mega Man X series and Yosuke Hanamura from Persona 4.

Personal life

Morikubo married fellow voice actress Yū Asakawa on February 22, 2007, but the two later divorced in 2009 due to differences in personality and long-term goals. In a blog post, Asakawa described the split as amicable and claimed that she and Morikubo still had a lot of respect for one another.[2] Exact dates of the divorce are undisclosed.

On July 4, 2014, Morikubo posted on his blog that he had gotten married that week.[3] He kept exact details of the marriage private, other than that his wife was a "regular woman" with no connections to the entertainment industry. On December 28, 2017, he announced on an episode of his radio show The BAY☆LINE that earlier in the year, his wife had given birth to their first child, a daughter. He later reaffirmed the news via Twitter.[4]

Filmography

Anime television

1996
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
TBA
  • Ensemble Stars! The Animation — Makoto Yūki

Anime films

Video games

1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

Drama CDs

  • ... Virgin Love – Kazuki
  • Ao no Kiseki series 5: Persona Non Grata – Majera
  • Be My Princess – Prince Keith
  • Code:Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~ as Impey Barbicane
  • Gaki no Ryoubun series 2–5, Kaoru Nitta
  • Hana-Kimi – Shuichi Nakatsu
  • Junjou Boy series 1–2, Ritsu Asaka
  • Kageki series 1–5, Shikyuriru/Shiki
  • Mars – Rei Kashino
  • Sakurazawa vs Hakuhou series 2: Houkengo no Nayameru Kankei – Katsumi Hirose
  • SEVENTH HEAVEN – Kanade
  • Superior – Exa
  • WRITERZ – Hyoma Kiritani

Tokusatsu

Dubbing

Solo discography

Albums

zui (髄, lit. "marrow) is the first solo album by Showtaro Morikubo, released in 2001. "The Answer" and "Moon Light" were the album's promotional tracks, being used in the video game series Rockman X as the opening themes to Rockman X6. "The Answer" appeared as the album's only single, paired with the B-side "Happy Monday Man". The concert for this album - later released on DVD and included the promotional video for "The Answer" - is entitled "Showtaro Morikubo Live House Tour '01 ~Okubyō Mono no G Kōi~" (臆病者のG行為 lit. "G Conduct of a Coward").

  1. Build Up!!! [鍛]
  2. Power
  3. G Kōi (G行為 lit. "G Conduct")
  4. Karada Kensa (身体検査 lit. "Physical Examination")
  5. Rainy Day
  6. The Answer
  7. Hedgehog Peter
  8. Okubyō Mono (臆病者 lit. "Coward")
  9. Moon Light
  10. End of the Sky

kyo (叫〜kyo〜 lit. "exclaim")

  1. 叫〜kyo〜
  2. Key
  3. dizzy candy
  4. DoPaMiNe
  5. My Destination
  6. Crazy night
  7. Never surrender
  8. Home sweet home
  9. Parallel World
  10. Catharsis-Dinner
  11. Whenever I go
  12. UNDER CONSTRUCTION
  13. Ride Free
  14. never ends...

rin (凛〜rin〜 lit. "frigid)

  1. Introduction Rin
  2. Let's get started
  3. Cloudy sky
  4. D.I.G.
  5. MIRROR
  6. 〜interlude〜 「Detox」
  7. Fatboy
  8. nothing to lose
  9. gravIty
  10. Stand down
  11. Water in the tub
  12. Mr.CLOWN

Solo singles

  • The Answer
  • being the TRY
  • Lazy Mind
  • Ride Free
  • Parallel World
  • Stand down
  • Mr.CLOWN
  • CHAIN REACTION
  • TRIBALISM ～sunrise side～
  • TRIBALISM ～sunset side～
  • Focus
  • PHANTOM PAIN
  • TRUTH

Other discography

Albums

Hard Spirit is an album released from one of Morikubo's most popular voice actor units, Heart-beat, in which he paired up with fellow voice actor Hiroki Takahashi. The album spawned two singles, "Shootin' Stars" and "Continued". This album was also featured in a three part live action series, "Cross Chord", a drama starring both voice actors as the lead characters. In addition to the main album, both Morikubo and Takahashi released separate albums (titled Show and Hero for each artist, respectively) containing solo versions of the Hard Spirit songs, along with two exclusively solo tracks, each (both of which are also included on "Hard Spirit"). Morikubo sings alone in "Hurry Up Drive" and "Change or Never change", and Takahashi's solos are "Thanks for..." and "Believe me".

  1. Cross Chord
  2. Shootin' Stars (Movie Version)
  3. Continued (Movie Version)
  4. Hurry Up Drive
  5. Change or Never Change
  6. Thanks for...
  7. Believe Me
  8. Shootin' Stars (Single Version)
  9. Continued (Single Version)

Singles

  • CONTINUED
  • Shootin' stars

Notable songs

  • "Moon Light", used in Rockman X6 as the main opening theme.
  • "The Answer", used as a second opening theme for the aforementioned game.
  • "Lazy Mind", used as the ending theme for Rockman X7. It is still heard in the English release of the game, but is instrumental only.
  • "Begin the Try" (begin the TRY), used as the second ending theme to the anime Rockman.EXE.

DVD

  • Showtaro Morikubo Okubyō Mono no G Kōi Live House Tour '01
  • Cross Chord (Volumes 1-3)

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2016 10th Seiyu Awards Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award Won

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 "Morikubo Showtaro Official Home Page". Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ↑ https://ameblo.jp/tacit/entry-10192414530.html. Missing or empty |title= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ↑ http://blog.goo.ne.jp/show-time_2007/e/b3a63d89597bcc17bb9d2b605cb0635f. Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/MorikuBorn/status/946645173005455360. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Hakuoki Japanese Official Website". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Code:Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~ Japanese Official Website". Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gakuen Heaven 2 Japanese Official Website". Retrieved 14 Sep 2015.
  8. ↑ "花村 陽介 ｜ CHARACTER ｜ BLAZBLUE CROSS TAGBATTLE ｜ ブレイブルー クロスタッグバトル 公式サイト 公式サイト". blazblue.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "アメリカン・アサシン". Warner Bros. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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