Junichi Kanemaru (金丸 淳一, born on October 27, 1962) is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce.
He is most known for the roles of Hayato Kazami in Future GPX Cyber Formula, Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series & Ryo Akiyama in Digimon Tamers. Kanemaru came in 8th place in the Seiyu Grand Prix in 1994, receiving 512 votes. He also sings and composes, with songs such as "Suddenly" (a cover version of Rita Coolidge's song by the same name), December's Fairy Tale and Digital Survivor the last song of which was a character song for the Digimon Tamers anime.
Anime
Lead Roles are in bold
- Ai to Yuki no Pig Girl Tonde Burin – Tamio Kitagawa (Ep. 31)
- Akatsuki no Yona: Yona of the Dawn – Ikusu
- Arjuna – An English Teacher
- The Bush Baby – Andrew Rose
- Captain Tsubasa – Shun Nitta
- Chimpui – Masao Koyama
- Chrome Shelled Regios – Dominio Rixerio (Legend of Regios) & Security guard (Legend of Regios)
- Digimon Adventure 02 – Ryo Akiyama
- Digimon Tamers – Ryo Akiyama & Justimon (shared)
- Dora the Explorer – Swiper the Fox
- Dragon Ball GT – Sugoroku (Ep. 30)
- ESPer Mami – Newspaper Department & Youth
- Future GPX Cyber Formula – Hayato Kazami & V8
- Gall Force New Era – Additional Voice (Ep. 1)
- Genesis Surviver Gaiarth – Additional Voice (Ep. 1)
- Getter Robo Go – Yuji Mutoh
- Glass Mask – Peter Hamill (Ep. 45 & 47)
- G On Riders – Foreigner
- .Hack//Roots – Ochi
- Hamtaro – Gaijin man
- Handy Mandy – Pat
- Hell Teacher Nube – Shuichi Shirato
- Hetalia Axis Powers – the Narrator ("Storage" previews)
- Highschool! Kimengumi – Kenichi Otonari, Keio Waseda, Torio Raikin, Torio Tanokin, Shigeo Chomen & Tomomichi Meshi (debut)
- Hono no Tokyuji Dodge Danpei – Fumi, Kazami Masaru & Takeda
- Hunter × Hunter (2011 version) – Buhara
- Ja21 – Pollin
- Jigoku Sensei Nube – Shuichi Shirato
- Magic Knight Rayearth 2 – Zazu Torque
- Maison Ikkoku – Additional Voice
- Mama wa Shougaku Yonensei – Mario Vuittori
- Manmaru the Ninja Penguin – Momosuke
- Marmalade Boy – Ginta Suou
- Meimon! Daisan Yakyu bu – Shoji "Koji" Ishii
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ – Chimatter
- Mushiking The King of Beetles – Bu
- My Patrasche – Passer & Villagers
- Neighborhood Story – Shuji
- Ninja Robots – Kanzi
- Ninja Senshi Tobikage – Kanji
- Ninpen Manmaru – Momosuke
- Nintama Rantaro – Raizo Fuwa & Rivera Mairudo
- Nurse Angel Ririka SOS – Foggy (Ep. 6 & 15)
- Offside – Hibino
- Pokemon Advance – Harley
- Rainbow Samurai – Taisuke Itagaki
- Ranma ½ – Additional Voice
- The Reflection – Male counsellor (Ep. 3)
- Rurouni Kenshin – Chris
- Sailor Moon S – Tsutomu Asai (Ep. 100)
- Sailor Moon Sailor Stars – DJ Jack/Sailor DJ (Ep. 189)
- Saint Beast Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan – Taishin Zeus
- Saint Tail – Ijuuin Tohru (Ep. 17)
- Samurai Champloo – American Soldier (Ep. 23)
- Sexy Commando Gaiden Sugoi yo!! Masaru san – Fuumin
- Shin Shonan Bakusozoku Arakure Knight – Amano (Ep. 1)
- Shin Bikkuriman – Shapan
- Shonan Bakusozoku – Michael (Ep. 10)
- Sonic Boom – Sonic the Hedgehog, Cyborg Sonic & Sonic the Hedgehog (mirror dimension)
- Sonic Colors Rise of the Wisps – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Prime – Sonic the Hedgehog & Chaos Sonic
- Sonic Underground – Athar
- Sonic X – Sonic the Hedgehog & Dark Sonic (1 Episode)
- Tails Tube – Sonic the Hedgehog (cameo)
- Tekkaman Blade – Watts
- Thomas & Friends – Carlos, Henry, Owen & Porter
- Tonde Burin – Tamio Kitagawa (Ep. 31)
- Tottoi – Reinhart
- Touch – Narita
- Trigun – DJ (Ep. 19)
- Tsuideni Tonchinkan – Gurin/Chinpei Hatsuyama
- Tsurupika Hagemaru kun – Masaru Kondou
- Urusei Yatsura – Additional Voice
- Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl – Kawano aka Kono
- Yes! Precure 5 – Michael Kasugano
- Yona of the Dawn – Iksu (Ep. 6, 9 & 24)
- Zenmai Zamurai – Young Akutori, Chonin Pieru, Kawara Banban, Kuroko & Pierre the Villager
- ???
- ???
Anime Films
- Blue Seed Beyond – A Suspect
- Crimson Wolf – Additional Voice
- Digimon movie 6 – Ryo Akiyama & Justimon (shared)
- Eiga Suite Precure Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Melody – Natural (Major 3)
- Future GPX Cyber Formula 11 – Hayato Kazami
- Future GPX Cyber Formula Saga – Hayato Kazami
- Future GPX Cyber Formula Sin – Hayato Kazami
- Future GPX Cyber Formula Zero – Hayato Kazami
- Future GPX Cyber Formula Early Days Renewal – Hayato Kazami
- Hokago no Shokuinshitsu – Natsuhiko
- Jigoku Sensei Nube – Shuichi Shirato
- Lesson XX – Sakura Ichitarou
- Locke the Superman Mirror Ring – Arbus
- Ocean Waves – Okada
- Otaku no Video – Inoue
- Saint Beast Ikusen no Hiru to Yoru Hen – Taishin Zeus
- Slam Dunk Shohoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi – Ichiro Katsumi
- Sonic movie 3 – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Soldier Borgman 2 A New Century 2058 – Ken
- Tottoi – Reinhart
- Wreck It Ralph – Sonic the Hedgehog (cameo)
- Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet – Sonic the Hedgehog (cameo)
- ???
- ???
Drama CDs
- Houshin Engi – Shin Kouhyou
- Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar:Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu – Kiyohiko "Piyohiko" Saketome
- Dragon Quest IV – Rei (Hero)
- ???
- ???
Songs
- Suddenly
- December's Fairy Tale
- Digital Survivor (Digimon Tamers)
- Daybreak
- Two Voices
- Two Yesterdays
- Killed The Radio Star
- Voice Actor
- Do You Love Me?
- Uewo Muite Arukou
- Hitono Kazudake Koino Shikataga Aruhazudakara
- 12Gatsuno Fairy Tail
- Kowareta Kabin
- Futariyori Hitori
- Means That You're Grand
- FIGHTING SOUL
- Under Paris Skies
- Tomodachi
- Banka
- Lullaby Of Birdland
- I Will Wait For You
- Quasar Star Wo Dakishimete
- Stranger In Paradise
- ???
- ???
- ???
Video Games
- Atelier Elie The Alchemist of Salburg 2 – Douglas Mcrain
- Atelier Violet The Alchemist of Gramnad 2 – Bartholomaus Platane
- Cookie Run Kingdom Sonic Cookie
- Deadly Arts – Kai
- Fatal Frame – Mafuyu Hinasaki
- Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Unare! Yuujou no Zakeru 2 – Raiku sensei
- Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Mario and Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Shadow the Hedgehog – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Advance 3 – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Adventure – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Adventure 2 – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic and the Black Knight – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic and the Secret Rings – Sonic the Hedgehog & Darkspine Sonic
- Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Battle – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Boom Shattered Crystal – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Colors – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Dash – Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic (Prime)
- Sonic Forces – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Force: Speed Battle – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Free Riders – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Frontier – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Generations – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Heroes – Sonic the Hedgehog & Metal Sonic
- Sonic Lost World – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Riders – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Riders Zero Gravity – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Rush – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Rush Adventure – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Shuffle – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Unleashed – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Team Sonic Racing – Sonic the Hedgehog
- ???
Quotes
- "See Ya later"
- "Alright!"
- "Yes!"
- "No Way!!!"
Knownable Roles
- Hayato Kazami in Future GPX Cyber Formula
- Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series
- Metal Sonic in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
- Ryo Akiyama in Digimon Tamers.
- ??? in ???
- ??? in ???
Trivia
- His bloodtype is A.
- His hobbies are swimming & traveling.
- He also speaks English fluently and very well.
- His star sign is a Scorpio.
- Chinese Zodiac sign is the Tiger.
- Love speaking English because it's cool.
- His favorite food is ???.
- Releases his own music.
- He doesn't reprise his role as Sonic in the 2020 film. instead Taishi Nakagawa does the role.