Minoru Shiraishi

Minoru Shiraishi (白石稔, born 1978-10-18 in Kawanoe, Japan) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, and radio personality. He studied acting in high school and voice acting at 代々木アニメーション学院大阪校. After that, he made his first dubbing appearance in an educational video, then had his television anime debut and first regular role in D・N・ANGEL. In 2006, he gained wider notice for voicing Taniguchi in the Haruhi Suzumiya series. He later voiced Itsuki Takeuchi in the Initial D reboot films and also took part in event appearances and music-related projects connected to the anime world. Shiraishi is especially associated with Lucky Star. In Lucky☆Star, he played the original character 「白石みのる」, modeled on himself, and also appeared in the related program 『らっきー☆ちゃんねる』. He performed ending themes for the series, including "Ore no Wasuremono (俺の忘れ物)" and "Koi no Minoru Densetsu (恋のミノル伝説)". In 『らき☆すた』, he also wrote and composed most of the ending themes from episode 13 onward. His music has been released through Lantis.