Kiyotaka Furushima
Encyclopedia
is a male Japanese
voice actor
from Tochigi Prefecture
, Japan
. After passing through the Haikyō Voice Actor's Studio, he became a member of the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
. His major voice acting roles include that of Shinji (Paul) in the anime series Pokémon
(Pocket Monsters) and Jetras in Engine Sentai Go-onger
.
Furushima's voice is a high baritone.
As well as voicing Shinji/Paul, Furushima also voices Ash's Buizel and Jessie's Yanma and Yanmega in both the Japanese and English versions of the cartoon. He currently appears in the "Best Wishes" series where he voices Jessie's Woobat and Iris's Excadrill.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
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Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
from Tochigi Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. After passing through the Haikyō Voice Actor's Studio, he became a member of the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society
The , also known as , is a talent management agency which represents a fair number of voice actors. The company headquarters are located in the Sendagaya area of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan....
. His major voice acting roles include that of Shinji (Paul) in the anime series Pokémon
Pokémon (anime)
, abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...
(Pocket Monsters) and Jetras in Engine Sentai Go-onger
Engine Sentai Go-onger
is the title of Toei Company's thirty-second Super Sentai series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 17, 2008, a week following the finale of Juken Sentai Gekiranger, and ended on February 8, 2009. It aired as part of TV Asahi's 2008 Super Hero Time block alongside...
.
Furushima's voice is a high baritone.
As well as voicing Shinji/Paul, Furushima also voices Ash's Buizel and Jessie's Yanma and Yanmega in both the Japanese and English versions of the cartoon. He currently appears in the "Best Wishes" series where he voices Jessie's Woobat and Iris's Excadrill.
Television animation
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as Ma
Theater animation
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