You're checking them all out! Pick Up Male Voice Actors & Units Making Their Artist Debuts in 2019!

The year 2019 was full of topics related to anime and voice actors. Among them, "voice actor artist debuts" seemed to be particularly impressive for both male and female voice actors. Therefore, in this article, we pick up 4 male voice actors & 4 groups who made their artist debut in 2019 and introduce them to you!

SparQlew.

They released a single in March 2018 that was sold exclusively at events and in the animate online store, but their major debut will be on January 1, 2019!　So, first to be introduced this time is SparQlew, a unit consisting of Yusho Uemura, Shoya Chiba, Yuya Hozumi, Shun Horie, and Takuto Yoshinaga, all of whom belong to the Kiramune label. (*Image from official website.)

Their affiliation with Kiramune was announced in November 2017, and the name of this unit was given by adding the members' opinions to ideas solicited from listeners on the web radio. It means "Spark +Park +Quinted +Crew" = a place where five friends shine.

They made their major debut with their first full-length album "SparQlew". It contains a variety of songs that grab the hearts of their fans with their freshness, from pop songs to slightly more mature songs, and on May 8, they released their first major single "Victory Song.

On February 8, 2020, the 1st live performance "SparQlew 1st Live "Winner'5"" on August 17, 2019 will be held again at Nakano Sunplaza. If you are interested in this event, please come to the venue!

Toshiki Masuda

Toshiki Masuda, a member of Toys Factory, was born on March 8, 1990 in Hiroshima Prefecture. Since his debut as a voice actor, he has performed in the "KING OF PRISM" series (as Kazuki Nishina), "Kuroko no Basket" (as Kotaro Hayama), "Ansamburu Stars! (as Rei Sakuma), etc. He had released songs as "Max Boys" with Mr. Hosoya on the radio program "Zenryoku Danshi of Yoshimasa Hosoya and Toshiki Masuda" broadcasted from 2011 to 2013, and finally, on March 6, 2019, he will make his solo debut with his first EP "This One"! On March 6, 2019, he finally made his solo debut with his 1st EP "This One"!

This 1st EP includes 3 songs, "Kaze ni Fukarete", "Natsuzora no Ame", and "Phrase", each of which expresses the main character's way of dealing with love through song. He surprised his fans by practicing the guitar for "Kaze ni Fukarete".

Their first album "Diver" will be released on January 8, 2020, and a short version of the music video is now available. Following "This One," the music video is finished with a beautiful sound as well as visuals. We hope you will experience the beauty of this wonderful video!

In the January 2020 cool season, he will be playing the role of Aizu in "Boku no Tonari Neighbor to Kurokuro Kaiyakushin ga Itsuka Suru Monogatari" (There's a Dark Destroyer Next Door). as Aizu, and "HIQUE! TO THE TOP" as Riki Enshita.

Atsuta Terashima

Born August 11, 1988 in Nagano Prefecture, Junta Terashima (Kenyuu Office) made his debut as a voice actor in 2009, and his performance in the "KING OF PRISM" series (as Shin Ichijo) led to an increase in his singing of character songs, and on March 27, 2019, he made his long-awaited debut as an artist! On March 27, 2019, she made her debut as an artist in the "KING OF PRISM" series (playing Shin Ichijo)!　Her releases are at a high pace, and this 2019 she has released two 6-song mini-albums, "29+1 -MISo-" and "JOY source".

Although she does not give off the usual Terashima vibe in her musical activities, she has actually played in a copy band in a light music club, and when she was in high school, she dreamed of creating anime and manga, voice acting, and writing and singing the theme songs for them herself. His experience as a music fan was utilized in the song order and composition, and he also wrote his own lyrics for the songs.

Incidentally, ...... has "seasoning" in common in the titles of its two albums: the first one is "29+1 -MISo-" → Miso, as it was his artist debut after he turned 30, and the second one is also "JOY source" → Joy source → The second one is also "JOY source" -> Joy Source -> Soy Sauce (soy sauce), and the idea was based on the seasoning connection.

On December 21, a YouTube channel was opened to provide a deeper look into the world of Junta Terashima!

Amasashio

Amasashio is a voice acting unit consisting of three members: Naru Amano, Tsubasa Sasa, and Fumiyoshi Shioya. They are named "Amasashio" after the first letters of their first names, "Ama," "Sasa," and "Shio," respectively, and are now three close friends who go out together in private. (*Image from the official website.)

Formed as an official supporter unit of Animate Girls Festival 2018 (AGF2018), Amasashio has been challenging various activities under the theme of "Make your dreams come true. The announcement was made.

And on March 29, 2019, they will release their debut single "Kimi ni Dake no Dake no LOVE SONG" and on September 13, 2019, their second single "WELCOME, LADIES! and two singles were released, and on November 10, they performed for the first time at a live event at "GENEFEST 2019"!　The international subscription of their songs has already been released in December, and their artist activities are filled with many challenges, such as coming up with their own choreography ideas.

On YouTube, a planned video of the three meeting about the future and cooking together, "Asashio's Seconds to Cooking! and other videos that show their personal side. Please enjoy these videos during the year-end and New Year holidays.

Shunichi Toki

Shunichi Toki, born May 7, 1989, in Tokyo, belongs to WITH LINE and made his debut as a voice actor in 2013, appearing in many popular works such as "TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION" (as Koki Eto), "THE IDOLM@STER SideM" (as Kei Tsuzuki), "A3! (Rurikawa Sachi). (Rurikawa Sachi). Along with these roles, she has sung numerous character songs, but May 15, 2019 will mark the first time that she has released a single under her own name!　Pony Canyon is proud to announce his debut as the third male voice actor artist, following Hiro Shimono and Jun Fukuyama.

The title track of his debut single, "Yakusoku no Overture," is the ending theme for "Midnight Occult Civil Servant," in which Toki-san also appeared as Wewe Coyotl. The song has a folklore style sound, which is quite unusual for a debut song by a voice actor artist, and has quite an impact. The music video features Toki singing against a backdrop of vast nature.

Six months after the release of their debut single, "Party Jacker," a Christmas concept single sold exclusively at animate and Kyanime, was also released on November 6.

In 2020, she is scheduled to appear in "A3! SEASON SPRING & SUMMER," which will start airing in January, and we can expect great things from her in the future.

DarkestoRy

DarkestoRy is a reading artist group consisting of Kogurekoseki, Akira Orihara, Junpei Baba, and Toru Arizumi, who focus on singing and reading. The reading live performance is performed in conjunction with the music video of the released song, weaving an original world in an unprecedented style of "singing, reading, and dancing. (*Image from the official website.)

The first original song "Maris' Supper," the first episode of a trilogy released on August 31, 2019, tells the story of Mira, a young Beast girl who wanders into the forest, and Maris, the sole survivor of the "Vanheel" night demon. The story expresses how the two, who should never have met, gradually come to understand each other.

The performance of the live reading is also available on YouTube, so be sure to check out the animated music video first.

On DarkestoRy's YouTube channel, there is also a "sleep reading" video, a gentle reading of fairy tales for sleepless nights, and a mysterious video game live performance video. There is still not much information about them, but once you experience their worldview, you will surely be captivated by it!

Sogo Nakamura

Sogo Nakamura (Across Entertainment) was born on July 28, 1988 in Okinawa Prefecture. He made his debut as a voice actor in 2015 when he was selected for the role of Akira Tendo in "THE iDOLM@STER SideM." In 2019, he won the 13th Seiyu Award New Actor Award and made his solo artist debut on October 30, a year in which he achieved great success! What a breakthrough year!

Mr. Nakamura moved to Tokyo after graduating from high school to pursue a career in music, which was influenced by his passion for playing the guitar when he was in junior high school. His hobbies and skills include "sports (other than soccer) and songwriting," and he has performed his original songs on his own TV program.

His debut song, "Here comes The SUN," is a bright and refreshing song that is the ending theme song for "Kitchen Gekijo Boy," in which he also appears as a voice actor playing the role of Tomoki Takashima. The lyrics are littered with music-related words such as "melody," "rhythm," and "harmony," as if Mr. Nakamura had always had music as a part of his life, and the coupling song "Yura Yura," a coupling song of his own composition, is included.

Mr. Nakamura has already decided to release his second single on March 11, 2020. We can't wait to hear what kind of sound he will bring us next, and we can't wait for the release of information.

High School Children

High School Children is a voice actor group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, consisting of Hiroki Ishibashi, Keito Takahashi, Rui Tabuchi, Rikiya Tomizono, and Tomoya Fukui. (*Image from official website.)

The group was formed as a result of the audition program "Kimimoterodge - Voice Actor Audition by Building a House! 〜The group was formed as a result of the "Kimimoto Lodge: Audition for Voice Actors by Building a House" audition program that aired in the summer of 2018. The 14 remaining finalists went through a grueling selection process in which they built a lodge and voted every night on who would be eliminated from the group. They are now living together in a shared house, and the bond between the members is solid.

They have songs "Sunrise" and "Fly Higher," which they perform only at events, and on October 30, they performed "Ai no Chain" from the original animated film "Kimi Dake ni Mote ni Taisho" in which Tomizono played one of the main characters. She made her CD debut with the insert song "Ai no Chain".

The dance shot version of the music video is currently on view, and the choreography expressing chains before the chorus is one of the highlights!

As voice actors, all of them have experienced voice recording in "Kimi dake ni moete taisetto da. As voice actors, all of them experienced postrecording in "Kimi dake mo te Tai Tai Tai" and Ms. Fukui will also appear in "Tri Nights" in the July 2019 season. In addition, they will be working as actors, singers, variety artists, etc. The five of them are regulars on the noon information program "Baguette" (NTV). We look forward to their future activities.

Incidentally, VOYZ, to which High School Children belongs, is also home to Gakugei Dai Seishun (Gakugei Dai Junesu), a five-member boy group that will also debut in 2019, and which goes back and forth between 2-D and 3-D.

This time, we have introduced artists who are active regardless of their works, but if you broaden your view to groups that originate from works, there are too many artists to be introduced in a single article. We hope you will find your favorite music.