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Jun'ichi Kanemaru
Born	October 27, 1962 (1962-10-27) (age 47) Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Seiyū

Jun'ichi Kanemaru (金丸 淳一, Kanemaru Jun'ichi ^?) (also Junichi or Jun-ichi) (October 27, 1962 - ) is a seiyū from Yamanashi, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce.

He is most known for the roles of Hayato Kazami (Future GPX Cyber Formula) and Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog series).

Kanemaru came in eighth in the Seiyuu Grand Prix in 1994, receiving 512 votes.

He is also a singer and a talented composer, with songs such as 'Suddenly' (a cover version of Rita Coolidge's song by the same name), and 月のフェアリーテール ('December's Fairy Tale') (composed and sung by Kanemaru himself). He also notably sung 'Digital Surviver', the theme of his character, Akiyama Ryo, from Digimon Tamers.

He is very well known for his frequent use of English lines and phrases in his various roles and has even taught English.

Voice roles

Television animation

• Leading roles are bold

• The Bush Baby (Andrew)
• Case Closed (Master)
• Digimon Tamers (Ryo Akiyama)
• Earth Maiden Arjuna (English teacher)
• Future GPX Cyber Formula (Hayato Kazami)
• Hell Teacher Nūbē (Shūichi Shirato)
• High School! Kimengumi (Yorikane, Waseda)
• I Can Hear the Sea (Okada)
• Insektors (Fulgor)
• Magic Knight Rayearth (Zazu)
• Mahōjin Guru Guru (Prince Zabūn)
• Marmalade Boy (Ginta Suō)
• Mushiking: King of the Beetles (Bū)
• Nintama Rantarou (Raizō Fuwa)
• O~i! Ryoma (Taisuke)
• Pokémon Advanced Generation (Harley)
• Sailor Moon (Asai)
• Sailor Stars (DJ Jack)
• Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru-san (Okometsubu Fujiyama (Fūmin))
• Sonic X (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Tsuide ni Tonchinkan (Chinpei Hatsuyama)
• Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (Kōno)

CD Roles

Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar (Kyohiko Saketome a.k.a. Piyohiko)

OVA

• Future GPX Cyber Formula series (Hayato Kazami)
• Otaku no Video (Inoue)

Theater animation

• Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon (Ryo Akiyama)

Video games

• Zatch Bell! - Electric Arena 2 (Raiku-sensei)
• Sonic the Hedgehog series (Sonic the Hedgehog, Metal Sonic)
• Mafuyu Hinasaki in the Fatal Frame series
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Tokusatsu

• Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger (Hakkarasniper)
• Kamen Rider Den-O (Chameleon Imagin)

Miscellaneous

• Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (Voice of Henry the Green Engine) (Season 9)
• Budgie The Little Helicopter (Voice of Dell Eddie Nosey Bachoe and Wally)
• Hetalia (German Simulator Narrator)
• Night of the Werehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Dora the Explorer (Voice of Swiper the Fox)

External links

• Jun'ichi Kanemaru at the Anime News Network
• Junichi Kanemaru at the Seiyuu database