Mamoru Miyano
Mamoru Miyano is a Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer known for playing Light Yagami in Death Note and Rintarō Okabe in Steins;Gate.
Light Yagami: A high-school student who uses a supernatural notebook to kill people in the manga and anime series Death Note. Miyano voiced this calculating protagonist in the Death Note anime.
Voice acting: The performance of characters using the voice, typically for animation, games, or recorded media. It is the medium through which Miyano became widely known.
Hiroshi Kamiya: A Japanese voice actor known for roles including Levi in Attack on Titan and Koyomi Araragi in Monogatari. Kamiya and Miyano are prominent peers in Japanese voice acting.
Japanese popular music: Popular music made in Japan, including pop, rock, and other commercial genres. Miyano’s singing career extends his public work beyond acting.
Rintarō Okabe: A self-styled mad scientist who becomes entangled in time travel in the visual novel and anime series Steins;Gate. Miyano voiced Okabe, one of his best-known roles.
Japanese voice acting: The profession of performing voices for Japanese animation, games, dubbing, and other media. Miyano works within an industry with established casting and recording traditions.
Daisuke Ono: A Japanese voice actor known for roles including Jotaro Kujo in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler. Ono is a frequent contemporary reference point for Miyano’s generation of performers.
Voice actor music industry: The recording and promotion of music by performers whose primary work includes voice acting. Miyano exemplifies a career spanning voice roles, recordings, and concerts.
Setsuna F. Seiei: The central Gundam pilot in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00. Miyano voiced the series’ reserved lead across its television seasons and films.
Anime: Animation produced in Japan, encompassing a wide range of styles, genres, and formats. Many of Miyano’s best-known voice roles are in anime.