Shuta Morishita (Japanese: 森嶋 秀太, Hepburn: Morishima Shūta, born 13 August 1983) is a Japanese voice actor and keyboardist affiliated with Hibiki.[1] He is known for voicing Shin Nitta in Cardfight!! Vanguard, Mitsunori Ishida in Ishida & Asakura, Bat in DD Fist of the North Star, Baku Omori in Future Card Buddyfight, Ares in Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei, Takeshi in Ao Oni: The Animation, Masato Rikuō in Future Card Buddyfight Ace, Pearce Valentine Shōtani in Try Knights, Rio Kikyō in From Argonavis, Masanori Iseki in Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress, Ushiwaka in Bikkuri-Men, and Sōtarō Shinozaki in Tasūketsu.

Shuta Morishima
森嶋 秀太
Born (1983-08-13) 13 August 1983 (age 41)
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • keyboardist
Years active2010–present
EmployerHibiki
Notable work

Biography

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Shuta Morishima, a native of Toyosaka, Niigata, was born on 13 August 1983;[2][3] he is an only child.[4] He was educated at the Niigata University of International and Information Studies,[3] graduating from the 2005 Komiyama Laboratory seminar.[5]

During his third year at a company where he worked as a programmer, Morishima decided to go to a voice acting training school, thinking that "when [he] retire[s] or die[s], [he] will regret not doing what [he] love[s]".[6] He had been inspired to go into voice acting by The Prince of Tennis, watching every episode on rented home media releases while staying up all night for five days.[6] He was part of the RAMS Professional Education [ja] fifth graduating class.[7]

He starred as Shin Nitta in the first season of Cardfight!! Vanguard, which aired from 2011 until 2012,[8] and he reprised this role in the stage adaptations Cardfight!! Vanguard: Virtual Stage (2016) and Cardfight!! Vanguard: Virtual Stage: Link Joker (2017) and in the 2018 anime Cardfight!! Vanguard Prime.[9][10][11] He later starred as Masanori Iseki in Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress and its sequel Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ.[12][13] He was part of Bushi 7, a tie-in unit who sang "V-Road", the theme song of Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate.[14]

In addition to Cardfight!! Vanguard, Morishima has also appeared in other Bushiroad media. In September 2013, it was announced that he would star as Tsukiyomi in the film adaptation of Bushiroad's Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road franchise.[15] He starred as Baku Omori in Future Card Buddyfight and as Masato Rikuō in the 2018 sequel Future Card Buddyfight Ace.[16][17] In May 2018, Morishima joined Bushiroad's From Argonavis project,[18] and later became the keyboardist of tie-in band Argonavis, playing Rio Kikyō.[19] He was a guest at the 2017 Vanguard & Buddyfight Grand Festival at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center and at CharaExpo USA 2018 at the Anaheim Convention Center.[20][21]

In 2013, he starred as Mitsunori Ishida in Ishida & Asakura and Bat in DD Fist of the North Star.[22][23] He later starred as Takeshi in Ao Oni: The Animation, Pearce Valentine Shōtani in Try Knights, Ushiwaka in Bikkuri-Men, and Sōtarō Shinozaki in Tasūketsu.[24][25][26][27] In video games, he also voiced Ares, the protagonist of the video game Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei.[28]

Morishima has a pet cat.[6]

Filmography

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Television animation

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Year Title Role(s) Ref
2010 Shokupan Mimi Narrator [1]
2011 Cardfight!! Vanguard Shin Nitta [8]
2013-2015 DD Fist of the North Star Bat [23][29]
2013 Ishida & Asakura Mitsunori Ishida [22]
2014 Chaika: The Coffin Princess Matheus Caraway [30]
2014 Future Card Buddyfight Baku Omori [16]
2014 Super Radical Gag Family Hanamaruki [31]
2015 Kamisama Kiss Isobe [32]
2016 Ao Oni: The Animation Takeshi [24]
2016 Battery Eiji Nobunishi [33]
2016 Ninja Girl & Samurai Master Maeda Toshiie, Gyūichi Ōta [34]
2017 King's Game The Animation Shōta Yashiro [35]
2017 Love Kome Kurowa [36]
2018 Cardfight!! Vanguard Prime Shin Nitta [11]
2018 Future Card Buddyfight Ace Masato Rikuō [17]
2019 Taeko no Nichijō Shūta Morishima [37]
2019 Try Knights Pearce Valentine Shōtani [25]
2020 Argonavis from BanG Dream! Rio Kikyō [19]
2021 Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART! Johann Reinhardt Roberts [38]
2021 Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress Masanori Iseki [12]
2023 Bikkuri-Men Ushiwaka [26]
2023 Helck Zeldion [39]
2024 Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Masanori Iseki [13]
2024 Tasūketsu Sōtarō Shinozaki [27]

Animated film

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Year Title Role(s) Ref
2013 Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road Tsukiyomi [15]

Original net animation

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Year Title Role(s) Ref
2018 Prison Lab Harakawa [40]

Video games

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Year Title Role(s) Ref
2015 Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei Ares [28]
2019 Da Capo 4 Kanata [41]

Stage productions

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Year Title Role(s) Ref
2016 Cardfight!! Vanguard: Virtual Stage Shin Nitta [9]
2017 Cardfight!! Vanguard: Virtual Stage: Link Joker Shin Nitta [10]

References

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  2. ^ "声優・森嶋秀太と石川界人が語るマンガ愛 - 「コミックBAR Renta!」リニューアル記念インタビュー". Mynavi News (in Japanese). 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "「佐渡 声優朗読会」―アニメがいざなうDreamy SADO". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1|Pr Times (Press release). World Heritage Theater Executive Committee. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ 【会員限定版】「ONE TO ONE ~森嶋秀太の誰のいうことも聞かん~」第001回 (in Japanese). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "2009年度情報システム学科「卒業研究1」ゼミ紹介". Niigata University of International and Information Studies. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Morishima, Shuta (8 March 2016). "「森嶋秀太」声優インタビュー&ミニグラビア". Seiyū Zukan (Interview). Interviewed by Tanu Azabu. Da Vinci News. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ^ "タレント紹介". RAMS. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  8. ^ a b "「カードファイト!!ヴァンガード スペシャルカンファレンス」レポ". Animate Times (in Japanese). 20 December 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (21 October 2015). "Cardfight!! Vanguard Stage Play's Main Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  10. ^ a b Hallmark, Kyle (1 May 2016). "Cardfight!! Vanguard Link Joker Gets Stage Musical in 2017". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  11. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (14 March 2018). "Cardfight!! Vanguard Game to Launch 2 New TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (19 January 2021). "Cardfight!! Vanguard Gets New TV Anime With CLAMP Designs (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (12 December 2023). "Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Anime Reveals Promo Video, More Cast, Opening Theme, January 13 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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  16. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (16 December 2013). "Future Card Buddyfight Anime's 8-Minute Video Introduces Main Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  17. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (15 May 2018). "Future Card Buddyfight Ace Anime Reveals Video, Cast, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  18. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (12 May 2018). "BanG Dream! Idol Franchise Gets All-Male Band Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  19. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (4 November 2019). "BanG Dream!'s Argonavis Boy Band Gets 2020 Anime, Game Projects". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  20. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (20 April 2017). "Bushiroad to Host Milky Holmes, Vanguard, Buddyfight Guests at California Event". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  21. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (31 October 2018). "3 Revue Starlight Actresses Attend CharaExpo USA in California". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  22. ^ a b Loo, Egan (5 January 2013). "Ishida and Asakura Comedy Anime's Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  23. ^ a b Ressler, Karen (26 February 2013). "DD Hokuto no Ken Anime's Preview Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  24. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (9 September 2016). "Ao Oni: The Animation TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, October 2 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  25. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (16 May 2019). "Try Knights Anime Casts Seiji Maeda, Shūta Morishima, Yoshiki Nakajima". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  26. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (24 August 2023). "Bikkuri-Men Anime Reveals 4 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  27. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (26 January 2024). "Taiga Miyakawa's Tasūketsu Manga Gets TV Anime This Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  28. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (15 March 2015). "New Langrisser 3DS Game's Cast, Mid-July Release Listed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  29. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (19 August 2015). "DD Fist of the North Star Gets New TV Anime in October (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  30. ^ Loo, Egan (3 March 2014). "Hitsugi no Chaika's 1st Promo With Animation Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  31. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (30 June 2014). "Shūta Morishima Joins Super Radical Gag Family Sequel Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  32. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (2 September 2014). "Kamisama Kiss Anime's 2nd Season Reunites Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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  36. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (26 January 2017). "Love Kome: We Love Rice Original TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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  38. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (17 April 2021). "Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART! Anime Adds 5 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  39. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (10 February 2023). "Helck TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, 20 Cast Members, Full Staff, July Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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