Hiiro Ishibashi

Hiiro Ishibashi (石橋 陽彩, Ishibashi Hiiro, born 24 August 2004) is a Japanese actor from Chiba Prefecture, affiliated with Avex Pictures.^[1] He is known for starring as Miguel in the Japanese dub of Coco (2017), Umi in Children of the Sea (2019), Yuga Ohdo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, Akatsuki Red in Mr. Villain's Day Off and Taisei Onari in Shinkalion: Change the World.

Hiiro Ishibashi
石橋 陽彩
Born	(2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 20)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present
Employer	Avex Pictures
Notable work	Coco as the Japanese voice of Miguel Children of the Sea as Umi Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens as Yuga Ohdo Mr. Villain's Day Off as Akatsuki Red Shinkalion: Change the World as Taisei Onari

Biography

Hiiro Ishibashi, a native of Chiba Prefecture, was born on 24 August 2004.^[1] He began taking vocal and dance lessons as a young toddler at Avex Academy Tokyo.^[2] In 2015, he won the singing grand prize at Avex's Kira Challenge.^[3] He is also a rapper, appearing as one in "Risk Battle", a 2016 commercial for Dai-ichi Life's U-29 Risk Survey.^[4] In 2017, he appeared in Toho x Horipro's production of Frankenstein as Little Victor and in Banyu Inryoku [ja]'s production of Shintokumaru  [ja] as a singing soprano.^[1]

In 2018, he made his voice acting debut, dubbing the main character Miguel in the Japanese dub of the 2017 Pixar film Coco.^[5] He starred as Umi in the 2019 film Children of the Sea.^[6] In 2020, he made his anime television debut as the main character Yuga Ohdo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.^[7] In 2024, he began starring as Akatsuki Red in Mr. Villain's Day Off and Taisei Onari in Shinkalion: Change the World.^[8][9]

Filmography

Television animation

Year	Work	Role	Ref.
2020	Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens	Yuga Ohdo	[7]
2024	Himitsu no AiPri	Hinata Aozora, Yuuma	[1]
2024	Mr. Villain's Day Off	Akatsuki Red	[8]
2024	Pokémon Horizons: The Series	Yanga	[1]
2024	Shinkalion: Change the World	Taisei Onari	[9]
2024	The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal	Henri Nobel III	[10]

Animated film

Year	Work	Role	Ref.
2019	Children of the Sea	Umi	[6]

Stage productions

Year	Work	Role	Ref.
2017	Toho x Horipro's Frankenstein	Little Victor	[1]
2017	Banyu Inryoku [ja]'s Shintokumaru  [ja]	Singing soprano	[1]
2023	Colorful  [ja]	Saotome-kun	[1]

References

1. "Hiiro Ishibashi". Avex Pictures (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
2. "石橋陽彩". Avex Management Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
3. "石橋陽彩が『ノンストップ！』で生歌披露！坂下千里子は「産みたかったぐらい！」と感動". RBB Today (in Japanese). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
4. "~20代の5人に1人!? スマホの画面割れ経験者は19.2%!~「U-29 リスク調査」結果を特設サイトで公開、 20代のリスクをラップで描く新CM「RISK BATTLE」篇も公開!" (PDF) (in Japanese). Dai-ichi Life. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
5. "天才シンガー現る！「リメンバー・ミー」藤木直人が見た、石橋陽彩という才能". Eiga.com (in Japanese). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (16 April 2019). "Children of the Sea Film Recasts Sora, Adds 2 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
7. "石橋陽彩：テレビアニメ「遊☆戯☆王SEVENS」主演は15歳 抜てきに「信じられないです！」". Mantanweb (in Japanese). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
8. Cayanan, Joanna (26 September 2023). "Mr. Villain's Day Off Anime's 1st Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
9. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (8 February 2024). "Shinkalion Change the World Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Promo Video, April Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
10. Mateo, Alex (2 October 2024). "The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 October 2024.