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Jun'ichi Kanemaru (金丸 淳一, Kanemaru Jun'ichi^?) is a Japanese voice actor who has done voice work for the Japanese version of the Sonic the Hedgehog series and its spin-offs.^[1] He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, being the character's longest-lasting voice actor across various media in any language.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

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In addition to being a voice actor, Kanemaru is a singer as well.^{[citation needed]} Some of his most popular songs are "Suddenly" and "Shall We Walk Together".^{[citation needed]} Kanemaru was an English teacher in Japan, which is why Sonic says lines in English frequently in the Japanese versions of Sonic X and the games.^[2][3]

Filmography[]

Anime[]

• Digimon Tamers - Ryō Akiyama
• Pokémon - Harley
• Sailor Moon - Tsutomu Asai

TV series[]

• Dora the Explorer - Swiper
• Thomas & Friends - Henry the Green Engine

Video Games[]

• Konjiki no Gash Bell!! GBA games (Unare! Yūjō no Zakeru 2 and Yūjō no Zakeru - Dream Tag Tournament) - Makoto Raiku AKA Raiku-sensei

Credits[]

Voice acting[]

• Sonic Boom:
  • Cyborg Sonic^{[citation needed]}
  • Sonic the Hedgehog^[1]

• Sonic Prime:
  • Chaos Sonic
  • Sonic the Hedgehog^[4]
    • Shatter Sonic

• Sonic the Hedgehog series:
  • Metal Sonic (Sonic Heroes)^[1]
    • Neo Metal Sonic
      • Metal Madness
        • Metal Overlord
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (1998–present)
    • Darkspine Sonic
    • Excalibur Sonic
    • Super Sonic (1998-present)^[1]
      • Super Sonic 2
        • Super Sonic Cyber

• Sonic X:
  • Sonic the Hedgehog^[1]
    • Dark Sonic
    • Super Sonic^[1]

• TailsTube:
  • Sonic the Hedgehog^[1]

Trivia[]

• Kanemaru, along with Nobutoshi Canna and Taeko Kawata, is one of the longest running voice actors for the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and Sonic's longest running voice actor.
• The Sonic the Hedgehog film marks the first time since Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, and the Werehog form in Sonic World Adventure, that Kanemaru did not provide the Japanese voice of Sonic. This trend continues with its 2022 sequel and the Knuckles television series.
  • Additionally, the Werehog form marks as the first and only transformation that Kanemaru did not provide the Japanese voice of Sonic.
• On 5 October 2021, Kanemaru was featured in the ninth episode of the Sonic Rings Series.^[5]
• Kanemaru's favorite character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series is Big the Cat.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Jun'ichi Kanemaru's official website
• Jun'ichi Kanemaru at the Internet Movie Database
• Jun'ichi Kanemaru at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• 金丸淳一 (Kanemaru Jun'ichi) ウィキペディア、 フリー百科事典。
• Jun'ichi Kanemaru on 81 Produce.
• Jun'ichi Kanemaru on Instagram

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