Sōichirō Hoshi

is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Arts Vision. Some of his major anime roles include Son Goku in ''Saiyuki'', Kira Yamato in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny'' & ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom'', Kazuki Fuuchouin in ''GetBackers'', Masaru Daimon in ''Digimon Savers'', Kaoru Hanabishi in ''Ai Yori Aoshi'', and Tomoki Sakurai in ''Heaven's Lost Property''. In video game franchises he voices Sanada Yukimura in ''Sengoku Basara'', Keiichi Maebara in ''Higurashi When They Cry'', Kilik in ''Soulcalibur'', and various characters in ''Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time''. He partially voices Shirogane Takeru in the ''Muv-Luv'' series. Hoshi was also known for his voice roles of villains as Goro Akechi from ''Persona 5'', Death Gun from ''Sword Art Online'', and Lio Shirazumi in ''The Garden of Sinners'', and Sentarō Miya in ''Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life''.

For his work, Hoshi has been awarded the voice acting award in the Anime Grand Prix between 2005 and 2006. At the 1st Seiyu Awards, Hoshi was a nominee in the category "Best Actors in supporting roles" for his role as Kira Yamato in ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny''. Hoshi won the 19th Seiyu Awards for Kei Tomiyama Award. Provided by Wikipedia