Shugo Nakamura
Japanese voice actor and singer
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Shugo Nakamura (仲村 宗悟, Nakamura Shūgo; born 14 October 1988) is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Across Entertainment[2] and Lantis.[3] He is best known for voicing Teru Tendo in The Idolmaster SideM, Issei Kuga in TsukiPro, and Tomoki Takashima in Young Disease Outburst Boy.
Shugo Nakamura | |
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仲村 宗悟 | |
| Born | 14 October 1988 |
| Occupations | Voice actor, singer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Agent | Across Entertainment |
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| Awards | Best New Actor Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards |
Biography
Shugo Nakamura, the youngest of four sons,[4] was born on 14 October 1988 in Okinawa Prefecture, and moved to Tokyo after graduating high school.[3] He became interested in music as a junior high school student,[3] and he was a vocalist and guitarist for a local band.[5] Although he intended to be a musician there, he decided to pursue an acting career after watching a stage performance,[6] and he was subsequently educated at R&A Voice Actors Academy.[7]
In 2015, he was cast as Teru Tendo in the SideM installment of The Idolmaster franchise,[8] and subsequently appeared in both its anime television adaptation[9] and the Wakeatte Mini! spinoff.[10] His nickname Shugon (しゅごん) came from the idea of a listener to SideM's radio show, 315 Pro Night.[11]
In 2016, Nakamura appeared as Issei Kuga in Quell, one of four musical groups in Tsukino Talent Production's TsukiPro idol anime.[12] His character's tie-in single, SQ QUELL Kachōfūgetsu "Hana"-hen, was released on 23 March 2018, and it charted at #41 on the Oricon Singles Chart on 2 April.[13]
In July 2019, Nakamura was cast as Tomoki Takashima in Young Disease Outburst Boy, the anime adaptation of the vocaloid song of the same name.[14] The ending song of the anime, Here Comes The Sun, was Nakamura's first single;[15] it was released on 30 October 2019, and it charted at #11 on the Oricon Singles Chart on 11 November.[16] On 16 February 2020, Nakamura's second single, Colorful, was announced to be released on 11 March 2020.[15]
Nakamura was one of four male voice actors who won the Best New Actor Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards in 2019.[17] Nakamura ranked in second place at the 2017-2018 Newtype Anime Awards.[18]
Filmography
Anime series
- 2016
- Magi: Adventure of Sinbad as Knight[19]
- Fastening Days 2 as Delivery Boy[20]
- 2017
- The Idolmaster SideM as Teru Tendo[9]
- TsukiPro the Animation as Issei Kuga[12]
- 2018
- The Idolmaster SideM Wakeatte Mini! as Teru Tendo[10]
- Zombie Land Saga as Newcomer[19]
- 2019
- Young Disease Outburst Boy as Tomoki Takashima[14]
- 2020
- Warlords of Sigrdrifa as Sou Ikeme[19]
2021
- TsukiPro the Animation 2 as Issei Kuga
- 2022
- Game World Reincarnation as Spica Diafell (on-air version)[21]
- Blue Lock as Gin Gagamaru[22]
- Eternal Boys as Kento Takanashi[23]
- 2023
- The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague as Katori-kun[24]
- Technoroid Overmind as Zin[25]
- Opus Colors as Yuichi Shido[26]
- 2024
- 2025
- The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl as Arshent Adler[28]
- Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Knew What She's Saying as Tensuke Uema[29]
- 2026
- Dark Moon: The Blood Altar as Jino[30]
- Even a Replica Can Fall in Love as Haruka Yoshii[31]
- Petals of Reincarnation as Hiroshi Funasaka[32]
Anime films
- 2022
- Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ as Chatannakiri[33]
- The First Slam Dunk as Ryota Miyagi[34]
Tokusatsu
- 2022
- Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad as Ultraman Regulos
- 2023
- Ultraman Regulos as Ultraman Regulos
- Ultraman Regulos: First Mission as Ultraman Regulos
- 2026
- Ultraman New Generation Stars as Ultraman Regulos (Ep. 12)
Video games
2015
- The Idolmaster SideM as Teru Tendo
- Touken Ranbu as Chatannakiri[20]
2017
- The Idolmaster SideM LIVE ON ST@GE! as Teru Tendo
- Tsukino Paradise as Issei Kuga
2018
- Caligula Effect: Overdose as Stork[35]
2020
- Pokémon Masters EX as Ryuki[36]
2021
- The Idolmaster SideM GROWING STARS as Teru Tendo
Multimedia projects
2020
- MILGRAM as Shidou Kirisaki[37]
2023
- Fragaria Memories as Sanah[38]
Dubbing
- Devil May Cry as VP Baines (Kevin Conroy and Ian James Corlett)[20]
- Tarot as Lucas (Wolfgang Novogratz)[39]
- Twisters as Praveen (Nik Dodani)[40]
