Minoru Shiraishi

Minoru Shiraishi (白石 稔) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, and radio personality. He gained recognition for his role as himself in the anime Lucky☆Star, making him the only 'live-action' character to be featured in the Monthly Top-10 Most-Popular Male Character charts of Newtype Anime magazine. Shiraishi has also portrayed Taniguchi in the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Itsuki Takeuchi in the Initial D reboot feature films in 2014. His other notable voice acting roles include Takeshi Saehara in D.N.Angel, Kenji Kondou in Fafner of the Azure, and Super Rabbit/Chikuwan in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. Shiraishi has chosen to keep his wife's identity anonymous and has been undergoing treatment for facial paralysis since 2015.