Minoru Shiraishi

Minoru Shiraishi

CountryJapan Japan
GenderMale
BirthdayOct 18, 1978
BiographyMinoru 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 married on August 9, 2011, but has chosen to keep his wife's identity anonymous.

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.

Biography from the Wikipedia article Minoru Shiraishi. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Duel Masters
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Duel Masters

as Bolts
Area no Kishi
Ended

Area no Kishi

as Kota Nakatsuka
Broken Blade
Ended

Broken Blade

as Nile Stryze
Ga-rei Zero
Ended

Ga-rei Zero

as Kazuki Sakuraba
Hajimete no GAL
Ended

Hajimete no GAL

as Minoru Kobayakawa
HenSemi
Ended

HenSemi

as Yesterday Taguchi
Lucky Star
Ended

Lucky Star

as Minoru Shiraishi
Mahou Sensei Negima!
Ended

Mahou Sensei Negima!

as Seruhiko
Mirai Nikki
Ended

Mirai Nikki

as Oji Kosaka
Nichijou
Ended

Nichijou

as Sakamoto-san
Photo Kano
Ended

Photo Kano

as Nakagawa, Itta
Princess Lover
Ended

Princess Lover

as Nezu, Haruhiko
Saki: The Nationals
Ended

Saki: The Nationals

as Announcer | Vice-President
Seitokai Yakuindomo
Ended

Seitokai Yakuindomo

as Kenji Yanagimoto
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
Ended

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

as Taniguchi
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan
Ended

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan

as Taniguchi
The Price of Smiles
Ended

The Price of Smiles

as Blake Boyer

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