Nobuyuki Hiyama

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Nobuyuki Hiyama
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Born August 25, 1967 (1967-08-25) (age 40)
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan
Occupation(s) Seiyū

Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之 Hiyama Nobuyuki?, born August 25, 1967) is a popular seiyū born in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. He is currently affiliated with Arts Vision.

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[edit] Profile

  • Sometimes credited as: Shuji Hiyama (Hiyama Shūji), Osamuyuki Hiyama (Hiyama Osamuyuki) [1],
  • Nickname: Hi-chan (ひーちゃん?), Yuusha-ou (勇者王 The King of Braves?)
  • Bloodtype: A
  • Height: 166 cm
  • Year Enrolled into the Voice-Acting Industry: 1987
  • Debut Character: Yeti (Kaiketsu Zorori short feature, 1989)
  • Character to Fame: Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho, 1992)
  • First Protagonist Role: Maito Senpuhji (The Brave Express Might Gaine, 1993)
  • Favorite Food: Ramen[1]
  • Hobbies: Driving and historical research [2]
  • Currently Affiliated with Arts Vision
  • According to the Anime News Network as of early October 2007, Hiyama is one of the most prolific [3] male seiyū with 155 roles credited to his name, tied with Ikue Ohtani

[edit] Person/Career

  • Calm and hot-blooded characters are his established roles, but Hiyama is capable of voicing a wide range of characters from comedic (Harunobu, Space Detective 556), to deranged (Murata Azrael, Rampage).
  • Because of his two protagonist roles of Maito and Gai from the above mentioned Brave series, Hiyama is nicknamed Yuusha-ou (勇者王 The King of Braves?) by fans.

[edit] Notable voice roles

[edit] Anime

[edit] OVAs

[edit] Games

[edit] Tokusatsu

[edit] Dubbing

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hiyama at JpWIKI
  2. ^ Hiyama's Yahoo profile
  3. ^ Anime News Network
  4. ^ Hiyama at JpWIKI

[edit] External links