Takahide Ishii (石井 孝英, Ishii Takahide, born 3 June) is a Japanese voice actor from Ibaraki Prefecture, affiliated with With Line.[1] He started voice acting after his sister took him to see a musical and after being impressed by the first live performance of voice actor Mamoru Miyano, and he has starred as Nanao Wakura in Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss, Junpei Shirayama in Dimension High School, Ryosuke Minase in Futsal Boys!!!!!, Tarō J. Suzuki in Delusional Monthly Magazine, and Tomoatsu Naoe in Plus-Sized Elf.

Takahide Ishii
石井孝英
Born3 June
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2015–present
EmployerWith Line
Notable work

Biography

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Takahide Ishii, a native of Ibaraki Prefecture, was born on 3 June.[1] He fell in love with anime after watching The Law of Ueki as an elementary school sixth grade student.[2] He was initially interested in stock trading and becoming an illustrator, but decided to go into voice acting after his sister took him to see a musical and after being impressed by Mamoru Miyano's first live performance, where her mother took him to after someone she knew was invited to be a backup dancer there.[2][3] He was educated at Tokyo Announce Gakuin [ja].[4] In 2013, he passed the 7th Seiyu Awards New Voice Actor Discovery Auditions.[5]

In 2018, he starred as Nanao Wakura in Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss and Junpei Shirayama in Dimension High School,[6][7] and he performed "Here We Go!", the anime's opening theme, as part of the tie-in unit 4 Dimensions.[8] In 2022, he starred as Ryosuke Minase in the Futsal Boys!!!!! anime,[9] and he performed "Higher Goals", the theme song for their game Futsal Boys!!!!! High-Five League', alongside the other twenty-eight main cast members.[10] In 2024, he was cast as Tarō J. Suzuki in Delusional Monthly Magazine and Tomoatsu Naoe in Plus-Sized Elf.[11][12]

Ishii lists fighting games and first-person shooters as his hobbies.[1] He began gaming while he was three and once broke his arm, which left him in a cast while holding onto a controller.[2] At the time, his parents were surprised by his interest in games.[2]

Filmography

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Animated television

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Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Million Doll Tarōmaru [1]
2018 Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss Nanao Wakura [6]
2019 Ace of Diamond Act II Tomobe [1]
2019 Actors: Songs Connection Doctor-in-charge, police officer, government official [1]
2019 Dimension High School Junpei Shirayama [7]
2019 Kedama no Gonjirō [ja] Buta Butler [1]
2019 RobiHachi cameraman [1]
2021 Cells at Work! Code Black generic cell [1]
2021 Futsal Boys!!!!! Ryosuke Minase [9]
2021 Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan clerk [1]
2022 Aharen-san wa Hakarenai male student [1]
2022 Shoot! Goal to the Future Ayumu Gotō [1]
2022 Vermeil in Gold examinee [1]
2023 I Shall Survive Using Potions! thief [1]
2024 Delusional Monthly Magazine Tarō J. Suzuki [11]
2024 Plus-Sized Elf Tomoatsu Naoe [12]

Animated film

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Year Title Role Notes Source
2025 Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love! Nanao Wakura [13]

Original net animation

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Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Powerful Pro Yakyū: Pawafuru Kōkō-hen [ja] Shinobu Mizutori [1]

Video games

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Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Hoshi no Rebellion [ja] Toshiie Maeda, Charlemagne [1]
2018 A3! Keita Yano, baseball club member, amusement park zombie, undead [1]
2018 Fight League [ja] Tsukasa Nekoma [1]
2018 Sensual Phrase Hokuto Hiiragi [14]
2019 Monster Strike Aporon [1]
2019 Sensual Phrase Climax Hokuto Hiiragi [1]
TBA Futsal Boys!!!!! Ryosuke Minase [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "石井孝英". With Line. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "石井孝英「25歳が運命の分かれ目。ある出会いで声優第一章が始まりました」声優図鑑". 声優図鑑. Da Vinci News. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "石井孝英さん独占インタビュー沼落ち5秒前。". numan. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ "出身の声優". Tokyo Announcement Academy Department of Voice Acting and Broadcasting. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "「第七回 声優アワード 新人発掘オーディション」レポート". Animate Times. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b Ressler, Karen (19 January 2018). "Cute High Earth Defense Club Happy Kiss! Anime Reveals New Lead Characters". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2 October 2018). "Dimension High School Live-Action/Anime Hybrid Show Revealed for January Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (11 December 2018). "Dimension High School Live-Action/Anime Show's Video Reveals New Cast, Theme Song, January 10 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (15 February 2021). "Futsal Boys!!!!! Project's Anime Debuts This Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  10. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (26 October 2021). "Futsal Boys!!!!! App Streams Opening Animated Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  11. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (19 September 2023). "Monthly Mōsō Science Original TV Anime Announced for January 2024 Launch". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (14 March 2024). "Plus-Sized Elf Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love! Anime Film Reveals More Returning Cast, Theme Song, Teaser Video, January 24 Premiere". Anime News Network. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  14. ^ Ressler, Karen (17 October 2018). "Sensual Phrase App Game Adds More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 March 2024.