Jun'ichi Kanemaru

While studying child psychology, Kanemaru worked part-time at the Far East Network in Yokota Air Base, and at a department store as a studio DJ in Shinjuku.^[6]

Kanemaru landed his first role in Urusei Yatsura.^[7] He later took part in several of Fuji TV's Saturday evening shows such as High School! Kimengumi, Tsuide ni Tonchinkan, and Meimon! Dai San Yakyūbu. At the time, he was employed by Beniya 25-Ji and Dojinsha Production. He got his first lead role in 1991's Future GPX Cyber Formula, where he played Hayato Kazami. He found out about it the day before the recording, when he heard an answering machine on his trip, and rushed home to read the script on the day of the recording.^[7] When he appeared in Cyber Formula, he was also working as an English tutor, and one of his students' parents leaked information about him, causing a huge commotion in the adjacent shopping district as anime fans rushed to the place where he was teaching.

During the dubbing of an American television sitcom Growing Pains, a SEGA official who came to look for the role of Sonic heard Kanemaru's performance in the waiting room and cast him for the role starting from Sonic Adventure.^[7] This established a role for Sonic, who could freely switch between English and Japanese, and also led to Kanemaru's role. His performance in the Sonic series also led to offers from Disney to record children's programs. For the live-action film adaptation for the Sonic series, Kanemaru was replaced by Taishi Nakagawa. At the time the film was released, Kanemaru took to Twitter to express his thoughts and support the crew for the film.

In an interview with Animate Times in 2016, Kanemaru recalled that Cyber Formula helped him get used to singing, as the series had monthly album releases at the time.^[7] He was the first in the voice acting industry to be allowed to cover "Ue o Muite Arukō" and recorded it with an a cappella chorus. On his 1993 album Inspired Colors, he also wrote and composed the song "12-Gatsu no Fairy Tale", as well as English covers of "Video Killed the Radio Star" and Kazumasa Oda's "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" under the title "Suddenly" (using the lyrics from Rita Coolidge's version). He has also tried his hand at standard jazz and has performed several live shows with several fellow voice actors, and his jazz numbers mixed with English and Japanese lyrics written himself are well received by all ages.

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Anime series

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[5]
1985	Urusei Yatsura	Super Delicious Kid, Pupil	Debut role	[8]
1985–1986	Touch	Yūji Narita, Manabu Ōgawara, Eiichirō Kashiwaba (as second-year high school student)		[9]
1985	Ninja Senshi Tobikage	Kanji		[8][9]
1985	High School! Kimengumi	Torio Tanokin, Keio Waseda, Shigeo Nagatsura, Tōru Iitomo, Kenichi Otonari		[8][9]
1986	Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ	Chimatta		[8]
1986	Anmitsu Hime	Shirataki		[8]
1987–1988	Mami the Psychic	Young man, head of newspaper department		[8]
1987	Tsuide ni Tonchinkan	Chinpei Hatsuyama (Green)		[8]
1988	Tsurupika Hagemaru	Masaru Kondo		[8]
1988	ja:名門!第三野球部	Koji Ishii		[8]
1989	Shin Bikkuriman	Shapan		[8]
1989	Blue Sonnet	Male pupil	OVA	[8]
1989–1990	Yawara!	Kawano, student B		[8][9]
1989	Chimpui	Masao Koyama (Konsaburō Kozune)		[8]
1990–1992	Chibi Maruko-chan	English teacher, little boy		[8]
1991	Getter Robo Go	Yuji Mutoh		[8][9]
1991–2000	Future GPX Cyber Formula series	Hayato Kazami	TV, OVA	[8][9]
1991	ja:21エモン	Man B, pupil A, delivery robot, Pollin		[8]
1991	Otaku no Video	Inoue	OVA	[8][9]
1991	Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei	Yuji Takeda, Kazami		[8][9]
1992	Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei	Mario Vittori		[8][9]
1992	The Bush Baby	Andrew Rose		[8][9]
1992	Tekkaman Blade	Watts		[8]
1992	ja:お〜い!竜馬	Taisuke Inui		[8]
1992	Tottoi	Reinhart		[9]
1992	My Patrasche	Passerby, villager B		[8]
1993	Ocean Waves	Okada		[8][9]
1993	Sonic Soldier Borgman II: New Century 2058	Ken Minai	OVA	[9]
1994–2010	Crayon Shin-chan	Carpenter, Kazama's father		[8]
1994	Marmalade Boy	Ginta Suou		[8][9]
1994	Sailor Moon S	Asai Tsutomu	Ep. 100	[9]
1994	Tonde Burin	Tamio Kitagawa	Ep. 31	[8][9]
1994	Magical Circle Guru Guru	Prince Zabun		[8]
1994	Magic Knight Rayearth	Zazu Torque		[8][9]
1995	World Fairy Tale Series	Prince		[8]
1995–present	Nintama Rantarō	Raizo Fuwa, Quayle Castella, samurai, soldier		[8]
1995	Nurse Angel Ririka SOS	Foggy	Ep. 6, 15	[8][9]
1995	Saint Tail	Toru Ijuuin	Ep. 17	[8][9]
1996	Rurouni Kenshin	Chris		[8][9]
1996	Dragon Ball GT	Kukan Sugoroku		[8]
1996	Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars	DJ Jack	Ep. 189	[8][9]
1996	Hell Teacher Nube	Shuichi Shirato		[8][9]
1996	Blue Seed2	Man (Criminal)	OVA	[8][9]
1996	Kiko-chan's Smile	Michael		[8][9]
1997	Ninpen Manmaru	Momosuke		[8]
1998	Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san	Okometsubu Fujiyama (Fūmin)		[8]
1998	Trigun	DJ		[8][9]
1999	Shukan Storyland ja:週刊ストーリーランド	Yoshiki Hayashi		[8]
2000	Ceres, Celestial Legend	Man		[8]
2001	Earth Maiden Arjuna	English teacher		[8]
2001	Digimon Tamers	Ryo Akiyama		[9]
2001	Hikaru no Go	American person		[9]
2002	G-On Riders	Foreigner		[8]
2003–2005	Sonic X	Sonic the Hedgehog		[8]
2004	Hamtaro とっとこハム太郎 はむはむぱらだいちゅ！	Gaijin man		[8]
2004	Samurai Champloo	American soldier		[8]
2004–2006	Pokémon: Advanced Generation	Harley		[8]
2005	Glass Mask	Peter Hamill		[8]
2005	Mushiking: The King of Beetles	Bu		[8]
2005	Speed Grapher	Child soldier		[8]
2006	Zenmai Zamurai	Merchant Pierre, Kawara Banban, et al		[8]
2006	.hack//Roots	Ochi		[8]
2006	Kirarin Revolution	Chairperson		[8]
2007	Yes! PreCure 5	Michel Kasugano		[8]
2007	Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan	Supreme God Zeus		[8]
2009	Hetalia: Axis Powers	Narrator	ONA
2009	Gokyōdai Monogatari ご姉弟物語	Alan		[8]
2010	Doraemon	Ayao Itotori	Episode: "I'll Be the King of String Finger World"	[8]
2011	Hunter × Hunter	Buhara	2011 TV Series	[8]
2014	Akatsuki no Yona: Yona of the Dawn	Ik-Su		[8]
2017	The Reflection	Male counselor		[8]

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Anime films

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[5]
1986	Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup	Shun Nitta		[8]
1986	Touch 2: Goodbye Gift	Manabu Ōgawara		[8]
1990	Chinpui: Eri-sama Katsudō Daishashin	Masao Koyama (Konsaburō Kozune)		[8]
1995	Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Challenge!	Ichiro Katsumi		[10]
1996	Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube	Shuichi Shirato		[8]
2002	Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon	Ryo Akiyama		[8]
2006	Gunbuster vs. Diebuster	Representative		[8]
2008	Night of the Werehog	Sonic the Hedgehog		[8]
2009	Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar:Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu	Kiyohiko "Piyohiko" Saketome		[8]
2009	Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance	Narrator		[8]
2011	Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantarō Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan	Raizo Fuwa		[8]
2011	Suite Precure The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts!	Natural		[8]
2024	Nintama Rantarō: Invincible Master of the Dokutake Ninja	Fuwa Raizo		[11]

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Video games

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[5]
1997	Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube	Shuichi Shirato	PS1/PS2	[8]
1997	Farland Story: Yottsu no Fuuin	Arc	PS1/PS2	[8][9]
1998	G.A.S.P!! Fighters' NEXTream	Kai Himuro	Nintendo 64	[8]
1998	Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2	Douglas McClain	PS1/PS2	[8]
1998–present	Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic the Hedgehog	starting from Sonic Adventure	[9]
1999	Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula: Aratanaru Chousensha	Kazami Hayato	PlayStation	[9]
1999	Kuroi hitomi no noa: Cielgris Fantasm ja:黒い瞳のノア	Disutin	PS1/PS2	[8]
2001	Fatal Frame	Mafuyu Hinasaki	PS1/PS2	[8]
2003	Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2	Bartholomaus Platane	PS1/PS2	[8]
2005	Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Unare! Yūjō no Zakeru Dream Tag Tournament	Makoto Raiku	Other	[8]
2008–present	Super Smash Bros.	Sonic the Hedgehog	starting from Super Smash Bros. Brawl	[9]
2010	Nintama Rantarou: Gakunen Taikousen Puzzle! no Dan	Raizo Fuwa	DS	[8]
2011	Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2: The Memories of Ultramarine	Bartholomaus Platane	PSP	[8]
2019	Atelier Nelke: The Alchemists and the New Earth	Bartholomaus Platane (Barthel)	PS4/PS Vita	[8]

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Radio

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Sources[5]
1992	Youth Radimenia	Himself	Guest appearance on March 14.	[12]
1995 - 1997	Picture Land Club II	Himself	Radio program broadcast on Kansai Radio. In 1999, a Christmas CD single, Picture Land Club 2.5 was released.	[13][14][15][16] (In Japanese)
2005	Sunrise EX	Himself	Guest appearance on the Sunrise EX block of Sunrise Radio. Broadcast July 30 on KBC Radio, and July 31 on Tokai Radio and HBC Radio.	[17]
2005	Youth Radimenia	Himself	Appearance on August 27, presenting a listener gift.	[17]

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Music CDs

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1997	Midwinter Shooting Star	Only sung the eponymously-titled song as part of WITH YOU.	[18]

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Drama CDs

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Title	Role	Notes	Source[5]
Houshin Engi	Shin Kouhyou	Drama CD	[9]
Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar:Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu	Kiyohiko "Piyohiko" Saketome	Drama CD	[8]
Dragon Quest IV	Rei (Hero)	Drama CD	[8]
Shout Out Loud!	Shino Hasae	Drama CD	[19]
Innocent Size	Nanase Hiroto	Drama CD	[20]
Dousei Ai	Chisato Kanemaki	Drama CD	[21]
Futaba Rhapsody	Futaba Hanazono	Drama CD	[22]
Mainichi Seiten!	Shuu Asuoo	Drama CD	[23]
Koiki na Yatsura	Susumu Manabe	Drama CD Note: Not to be confused with the manga of the same name about a pair of female criminal twins.	[24]
Lesson XX	Ichitarou Sakura	Drama CD	[25]
Katakoi Paradise	Natsuhiko Ikegami	Drama CD	[26]
Yebisu Celebrities	Leon (English)	Drama CD	[27]
Tokyo Amatoria	Keiji Yoshikawa	Drama CD	[28]
Akuma to Odore	Sasha	Drama CD	[29]
C Kara Hajimaru Koi mo Ii	Hiromu Toujou	Drama CD	[30]
Original CD Drama Naughty Boy	Masanori Yamada	Drama CD	[31]
Reiko the Zombie Shop	Ideto Tanii	Drama CD	[32]
The Young Magician Eyes of Destruction ACT.2	Ipuki	Drama CD	[33]

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Tokusatsu

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[5]
2003	Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger	Trinoid #5: Hakkarasniper		[8]
2007	Kamen Rider Den-O	Chameleon Imagin		[8]

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Dubbing

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Title	Role(s)	Notes	Source[5][34]
Captain Sindbad	Taran		[35]
Clifford the Big Red Dog	Casey Howard		[36]
Dora the Explorer	Swiper, father, Big Red Chicken, golden key, snow creatures
Star Wars: Ewoks	Widdle	DVD version only	[37]
Full House	Ricky
Fraggle Rock	Additional voices	NHK dub
Growing Pains	Bobby
The Christ of Nanjing	Youngster
Insektors	Fulgor
Handy Manny	Pat, Elliot, Fast Eddie, et al
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid	Nick	Original VHS/DVD dub	[38]
The Legend of the Lone Ranger	Jack	TV Tokyo dub
Wreck-It Ralph	Sonic the Hedgehog		[39]
Ralph Breaks the Internet			[40]
Sonic Boom
Sonic Prime
Super Mario World	Mario	13 episodes
Thomas & Friends	Henry, Porter, Carlos, Owen	Succeeded Henry from Ryō Horikawa	[8][41]
West Side Story	Rico	1990 TBS edition	[42]

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