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Shintarô Asanuma

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  • Music Department
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Shintarô Asanuma was born on 5 January 1976 in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Xenoblade Chronicles (2010), Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010) and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014).
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    • Known for

    Xenoblade Chronicles (2010)
    Xenoblade Chronicles
    8.8
    Video Game
    • Shulk(voice: Japanese version, as Shintaro Asanuma)
    • 2010
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010)
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time
    6.4
    • Crow Hogan(voice)
    • 2010
    Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014)
    Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
    7.8
    Video Game
    • Shulk(voice: Japanese version)
    • 2014
    Street Fighter V (2016)
    Street Fighter V
    6.2
    Video Game
    • Alex(voice)
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Jun Fukuyama and Mai Fuchigami in Assassination Classroom the Movie: Our Time (2026)
      Assassination Classroom the Movie: Our Time
      6.4
      • Hiroto Maehara (voice)
      • 2026
    • Blue Orchestra (2023)
      Blue Orchestra
      7.0
      TV Series
      • You Hatori
      • Yô Hatori (voice)
      • 2023–2026
    • Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise (2025)
      Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Tsukuyomi Momoka (voice)
      • 2025
    • Kamen Rider Vram: Route Stomach (2025)
      Kamen Rider Vram: Route Stomach
      7.8
      Short
      • Kenzo Suga
      • 2025
    • Onimomomomo (2025)
      Onimomomomo
      TV Series
      • Tsukuyomi Momoka (voice)
      • 2025
    • Kamen Rider Gavv: Final Stage & Over Talk & Master Live Talkshow (2025)
      Kamen Rider Gavv: Final Stage & Over Talk & Master Live Talkshow
      Video
      • Kenzo Suga
      • 2025
    • Super Robot Wars Y (2025)
      Super Robot Wars Y
      7.3
      Video Game
      • Toshikazu Asagi (voice)
      • 2025
    • Kamen Rider Gavv (2024)
      Kamen Rider Gavv
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Kenzo Suga
      • Kamen Rider Bake
      • 2024–2025
    • Kamen Rider Gavv Graduations: Strange School Days 2 (2025)
      Kamen Rider Gavv Graduations: Strange School Days 2
      Video
      • Kenzo Suga
      • 2025
    • Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (2025)
      Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
      8.0
      Video Game
      • Avatar (voice, as Shintaro Asanuma)
      • 2025
    • Kamen Rider Gavv Graduations: Strange School Days (2025)
      Kamen Rider Gavv Graduations: Strange School Days
      Video
      • Kenzo Suga
      • 2025
    • Hypnosismic -Division Rap Battle- Interactive Movie (2025)
      Hypnosismic -Division Rap Battle- Interactive Movie
      7.8
      • Samatoki Aohitsugi (voice)
      • 2025
    • Promise of Wizard (2025)
      Promise of Wizard
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Owen (voice)
      • 2025
    • One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga (2024)
      One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Zeo (voice)
      • 2024
    • Given 3: To the Sea (2024)
      Given 3: To the Sea
      7.8
      • Ugetsu Murata
      • 2024

    Music Department

    • Assassination Classroom (2013)
      Assassination Classroom
      7.9
      TV Series
      • vocals: opening theme
      • 2015

    Writer

    • Kanagatari. Kanabakari.: Kanadian Families (2015)
      Kanagatari. Kanabakari.: Kanadian Families
      Video
      • script
      • 2015

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    Personal details

    • Official site
      • dandelion
    • Alternative names
      • Shintarou Asanuma
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • January 5, 1976
      • Morioka, Iwate, Japan

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He also voiced Hank McCoy/Beast in the Japanese dub of X-Men movies since X-Men: First Class.
    • Nicknames
      • AsaShin
      • Asa-nii
      • Shinta

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