Makoto Furukawa
Voice ActorMakoto Furukawa is a Japanese voice actor and singer who voices Seiji Shishikura in My Hero Academia, though he is far better known internationally as the voice of Saitama in One-Punch Man.
My Hero Academia Role
Furukawa plays Seiji Shishikura, the strict, rule-obsessed student from Ketsubutsu Academy High School introduced during the Provisional Hero License Exam arc. Initially positioned as a rigid foil to U.A.'s more freewheeling heroes-in-training, the character gives Furukawa room to play against the laid-back, deadpan energy he's best known for elsewhere in his career.
Career and Notable Roles
Furukawa's signature role is the bald, unbothered hero Saitama in One-Punch Man, and he has since become one of the busier leading men in anime dubbing on the Japanese side, voicing Miyuki Shirogane for the Kaguya-sama: Love Is War cast, Taiju Oki in Dr. Stone, and Tabito Karasu in Blue Lock. He has even taken on Sherlock Holmes twice, once in Moriarty the Patriot and again in its spinoff The Tale of the Outcasts. He left his former agency to go freelance in 2018, the same year he launched a parallel career as a solo singer on the Lantis label.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Makoto Furukawa voice in My Hero Academia?
Makoto Furukawa plays Seiji Shishikura, the strict, rule-obsessed student from Ketsubutsu Academy High School introduced during the Provisional Hero License Exam arc. The role lets him play against the laid-back, deadpan energy he's best known for elsewhere in his career.
What is Makoto Furukawa best known for?
Furukawa is best known as the voice of Saitama, the bald, unbothered hero in One-Punch Man. He has since become one of the busier leading men in Japanese anime dubbing.
What other anime has Makoto Furukawa been in?
Furukawa voices Miyuki Shirogane in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Taiju Oki in Dr. Stone, and Tabito Karasu in Blue Lock. He has also played Sherlock Holmes twice, in Moriarty the Patriot and its spinoff The Tale of the Outcasts.
What does Makoto Furukawa do besides voice acting?
Furukawa launched a parallel career as a solo singer on the Lantis label in 2018, the same year he left his former agency to go freelance. Music has run alongside his voice acting work ever since.
When did Makoto Furukawa start his voice acting career?
Furukawa was born in 1989 and has worked as a voice actor since 2011. His career now spans lead roles across major franchises like One-Punch Man and My Hero Academia.
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