Fukuyama Jun - 20 years in the profession seyu

He comes from Japan, and his profession is unique in his way, because he is a voice actor. Jun Fukuyama voices animated and playable characters, acts on radio and television, and also participates in radio shows. But most of all, his work on films, for which he has repeatedly received awards, is striking.

Occupation сейю

To start a little about Seiya. In Japan, unlike in other countries, specially-trained people are hired to sound animation scenes while the actors of the theater and cinema are engaged in it all over the world. This specificity is caused by the development of the anime industry, where people are constantly needed to voice the new ongoing.

In the Land of the Rising Sun, Seiyu is a popular and respected profession. This post is not taken by "people from the street". There are special courses where people are taught to correctly handle their voice: to change according to the age and gender of the character. It is difficult to get to such courses because of a big competition, but it's even harder to get to work on a specialty, because for many characters unique voices are being searched for.

His voice is spoken by characters

And now a little about the actor. Fukuyama-san was born on November 26, 1978 in the prefecture of Hiroshima (Fukuyama city). Soon after birth, his family moved to the prefecture of Osaka, in the city of Takatsuki. In the same place Jun Fukuyama studies at the Seiya under the agency Oa nidzyuku Osaka-s (青 二 塾 大阪 校).

He made his debut as a seiyu immediately after graduation in 1997, the audience learned about the new voice of anime from the animation "Dark Elves C / Heroes' Stories". In 2000 he took part in the voice acting of the popular anime "Invincible King TRI-ZENON". Akira Kamui spoke in his voice.

At the same time, he tries his hand at the role of singer and radio announcer. In 2006, he voiced the famous even today the anime "Code Geass". The character, who was assigned to Jun Fukuyama, is Lelouch himself, the main character of the anime.

After receiving the award in 2009, it is decided to release the solo album "31 Romantic World". In 2015 he was awarded the fact that he received an individual poster. This may seem like a silly trifle, but mostly seiyu in Japan as "gray cardinals". They just fulfill their function, and only units manage to gain recognition.

In 2016, during the celebration of his 38th birthday, he was announced as the best singer. Fukuyama begins recording his first solo single. It was released in 2017 under the title "Save the Present."

At the moment he works in the agency AXL-ONE (since 2011), and his record company PONY CANYON (since 2016) is the 10th in the world in terms of music produced for sale.

Personality

The viewer only needs to hear Jung Fukuyama to fall in love. His voice is deep and soft, well suited for voicing the complex mood of a teenager or his philosophical reflections.

He wears glasses and likes fruit cocktails. From the national cuisine he likes a fried whale, and moves around the city mainly on a bicycle. In an interview, Fukuyama said that he loves his work because he is interested in the very spirit of rivalry, as well as the voice of the characters. He seems to live their lives, and this is very appealing to him.

Filmography

On February 17, 2017, it was exactly 20 years ago that Jun Fukuyama worked for Seiya. During this time he managed to take part in the creation:

• 268 anime.
• 57 OVA.
• 58 movies.
• 140 CD-dram.
• 106 games.

He also dubbed films in Japanese, voiced short videos created from photos, conducted radio shows and created singles.

One can even say that Jun Fukuyama attached his hand to every fifth product of the Japanese audiovisual industry. Films with his voice acting should be noted more carefully. As for the animated works, it is worth mentioning:

• "Mobile Warrior Gundam" ("Light of the Earth" and the lunar shell)
• "Bleach: memories of no one."
• "Bleach: a revolt of diamond dust."
• "Prince of tennis."
• "Alice in the Land of Hearts."
• "Blue Exorcist".
• "Blood: the last darkness."
• "The Last Naruto Movie"
• «Code of Hyasses»

As for dubbing, I took an active part in the voice acting:

• "CSI: Crime Scene".
• "The senior music school."
• Vampirenish.
• "The ideal tenant."
• "Crazy in Alabama."
• "Shocking 13 days", etc.

Awards

Looks Fukuyama Jun (photo presented in the article) is younger than its real age. His antics sometimes seem boyish, infantile and stupid. But behind all this ostentatious youth are hidden remarkable work and a brutal will to win. Work seiyu is estimated not only by the amount of sounded material, but also by special awards. So, in 2006 Fukuyama-san was nominated for an award from the company Bunkahoso ("Cultural Broadcasting") for the quality of scoring. In 2007 he received a prize, voicing Leloucha ("Code Geass"). He was awarded the title of "Best Seiyu male roles of the year."

In 2009, he won the "Foreign Fans" award, at that time it was only established. It is worth noting that according to the data of the magazine "New Voice", Fukuyama annually takes the honorable fourth place in the list of popularity of male seiyu.

In Japan, they are in demand, but their fate depends largely on how the anime or film will be perceived by the audience. Apparently, in this regard, Fukuyama Jun was lucky.