Seiji Maeda
- Voice actress
- bass guitarist
- Iroduku: The World in Colors as Shō Yamabuki
- Try Knights as Tomomi Hōryū
- Argonavis from BanG Dream! as Wataru Matoba
- Oshi no Ko as Melt Narushima
Seiji Maeda (前田 誠二, Maeda Seiji, born 1 July 1993) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Hibiki.[1] He is known for starring as Shō Yamabuki in Iroduku: The World in Colors, Tomomi Hōryū in Try Knights, Wataru Matoba in Argonavis from BanG Dream!, and Melt Narushima in Oshi no Ko.
Biography
Seiji Maeda, a native of Osaka Prefecture, was born on 1 July 1993,[2][3] the son of a football coach.[4] He played football in elementary school and tennis in junior high and high school.[4] He was inspired to go into voice acting by "Neon Genesis Evangelion", later recalling in an interview with Da Vinci that he was "interested in experiencing something that [he] couldn't in [his] own life alone and in being able to play someone other than [himself]".[4] He was educated at Osaka Visual Arts Academy [ja], where his mentor was Musui Terada [ja],[5] Afterwards he moved to Tokyo and attended a training school in the metropolis, followed by a vocational school where he learned swordsmanship.[4]
Maeda had been considering early retirement if he "couldn't make a living from acting by the time [he] was about 25" when he passed the audition for his agency Hibiki, where the narrator was Shuta Morishima.[4] In May 2018, he joined Bushiroad's From Argonavis project,[6] and later became the bass player of tie-in band Argonavis, playing Wataru Matoba.[7] He was a guest at CharaExpo USA 2018 at the Anaheim Convention Center.[8] He starred as Tatsuya Tachibana in Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon and Samuel Fredson in Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress.[9][10]
In 2018, Maeda starred as Shō Yamabuki in Iroduku: The World in Colors.[11] In 2019, he starred as Tomomi Hōryū in Try Knights.[12] He voices Melt Narushima in Oshi no Ko.[13]
Maeda speaks the Kawachi dialect [ja].[1] His special skills include tennis, swordsmanship, and scooping Super Balls.[1]
Filmography
Animated television
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | Cardfight!! Vanguard: High School Arc Cont. | Ichirō Inanaga | [1] |
2018 | Future Card Buddyfight Ace | Kanesada Kaji | [1] |
2018-2023 | Goblin Slayer | Greenhorn Warrior | [14] |
2018 | Iroduku: The World in Colors | Shō Yamabuki | [11] |
2019 | Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon | Tatsuya Tachibana | [9] |
2019 | Kiratto Pri Chan | Staff | [1] |
2019 | Mix | Club Member | [1] |
2019 | Try Knights | Tomomi Hōryū | [12] |
2020 | Argonavis from BanG Dream! | Wataru Matoba | [7] |
2021 | Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress | Teammates | [14] |
2022 | Black Summoner | Tōya Kanzaki | [1] |
2022 | I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills | Knight | [1] |
2022 | Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout | Jason, follower, minister, rebel | [1] |
2022 | World's End Harem | Takamatsu | [1] |
2022 | The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting | [1] | |
2023 | Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress | Samuel Fredson | [10] |
2023 | Helck | Axun | [14] |
2023 | Oshi no Ko | Melt Narushima | [14] |
2023 | My Clueless First Friend | Katsunori Tanaka | [1] |
2023 | My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer | Burns | [1] |
2023 | The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World | Male Exam Taker 1 | [1] |
2023 | You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story | Shūya | [1] |
2024 | Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf | Young Men | [14] |
2024 | Let This Grieving Soul Retire! | Gilbert Busch | [15] |
2024 | The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan | Wolf Lehman | [16] |
Original net animation
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | D4DJ Mini Anime | News Announcer | [14] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | Lost Judgment | Kenya Oshikiri | [14] |
2021 | Argonavis from BanG Dream AAside | Wataru Matoba | [1] |
2021 | Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz | Ritsu Takara | [1] |
2024 | Argonavis: Kimi ga Mita Stage e | Wataru Matoba | [1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "前田 誠二". Hibiki (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "前田 誠二". 声優グランプリ forスゴ得 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Maeda, Seiji [@seiji_maeda0000] (30 June 2019). "ありがたい事に前田誠二26歳になりました。" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 August 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Maeda, Seiji [@seiji_maeda0000] (5 September 2023). "先日、母校であるビジュアルアーツ専門学校大阪...数年ぶりに恩師の寺田夢酔さんや同期" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 August 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (12 May 2018). "BanG Dream! Idol Franchise Gets All-Male Band Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (4 November 2019). "BanG Dream!'s Argonavis Boy Band Gets 2020 Anime, Game Projects". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (31 October 2018). "3 Revue Starlight Actresses Attend CharaExpo USA in California". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (4 August 2019). "Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon Arc Reveals Japanese Cast, Streaming With English Subtitles & Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (6 December 2022). "Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 2's Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, January 14 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (9 August 2018). "P.A. Works' Iroduku Sekai no Ashita kara. Anime Lists More Cast, Song Artists, Composer, Amazon Streaming in 2nd Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (16 May 2019). "Try Knights Anime Casts Seiji Maeda, Shūta Morishima, Yoshiki Nakajima". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (23 March 2024). "Oshi no Ko Anime's 2nd Season Reveals July Debut, More Cast in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Seiji Maeda (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 15 August 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Tai, Anita (18 August 2024). "Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Anime's 1st Video Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs, October 1 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (19 August 2024). ""The Most Notorious 'Talker' Runs the World's Greatest Clan" Anime Reveals 5 New Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 19 August 2024.