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{{Character
|title = Toshiyuki Morikawa
|image = [[File:Toshiyuki Morikawa Infobox.jpg|{{ImageSize}}]]
|ja_kanji = 森川 智之
|ja_romaji = Morikawa Toshiyuki
|age = {{Age|byear=1967|bmonth=1|bday=26}}
|birthday = January 26, 1967 ({{W|Shinagawa}}, {{W|Tokyo}}, Japan)<ref name=axlone>[http://www.axl-one.com/talent/morikawa.html Axl One]</ref>
|gender = {{Gender|Male}}
|height = {{cvt|172|cm|ftin}}<ref name=axlone />
|blood = O<ref name=axlone />
|hobby =
|nation = Japanese {{Flag|Japan}}
|occupation = Voice actor
|affiliation = Axl One<ref name=axlone />
|jojodebut = [[All-Star Battle]]
|website =
|colors = DiamondIsUnbreakable
}}
{{nihongo|'''Toshiyuki Morikawa'''|森川 智之|Morikawa Toshiyuki}} is a Japanese voice actor
He is well known for his several other roles such as Naraku in ''{{W|Inuyasha}}'', Sephiroth in the ''{{W|Final Fantasy}}'' and ''{{W|Kingdom Hearts}}'' series, Dante in the
[[File:Toshiyuki-Morikawa-Sig.png|thumb|200px|Toshiyuki Morikawa Signature]]
==Biography==
▲He is well known for his several other roles such as Naraku in {{W|Inuyasha}}, Sephiroth in the {{W|Final Fantasy}} and {{W|Kingdom Hearts}} series, Dante in the {{W|Devil May Cry}} series, Isshin Kurosaki in {{W|Bleach (manga)|Bleach}}, Enel and Hatchan in {{W|One Piece}}, Minato Namikaze in {{W|Naruto}}, Katsuya Jonouchi in {{W|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}, Boros in {{W|One-Punch Man}}, Julius Novachrono in {{W|Black Clover}}, and Kagaya Ubuyashiki in {{W|Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba}}.
Toshiyuki Morikawa was born in {{W|Tokyo}} in 1967 but grew up in {{W|Kawasaki}} and {{W|Yokohama}}. Morikawa was initially interested in sports. He entered the {{W|日本体育大学荏原高等学校|Nittai University of Physical Education's Ebara High School}} in the hopes of becoming a professional physical education teacher and practiced American football. However, Morikawa was injured in the neck, which dashed his hopes of a career in sports.<ref>『日経エンタテインメント! アニメSpecial 声優バイブル2019』日経BP、2018年、21頁。ISBN 978-4-296-10076-7。</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">声優物語②森川智之 トム・クルーズ「呼吸だって芝居のうち」『北海道新聞』夕刊2021年10月19日4面</ref>
A friend recommended Morikawa to work with his voice instead because he was "talkative and loud". Morikawa thus found and entered the {{W|勝田声優学院|Katsuta Voice Actor Academy}} in which he trained alongside other future famous voice actors such as [[Wataru Takagi]].<ref>山本 2007, p. 25.</ref> Morikawa was also notably appointed to be a teacher during his studies, training other students at vocalization, an activity he continued for five years alongside his main activity as a voice actor. He trained several other notable voice actors such as [[Tomokazu Seki]], [[Katsuyuki Konishi]], and [[Daisuke Hirakawa]].
Morikawa debuted as a voice actor in 1987.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He first narrated Japanese language teaching lessons for foreigners. His first named role was that of Hayashi Kato in the TV anime ''{{W|Dash! Yonkuro}}''.
On April 1, 2011, Morikawa stopped his affiliation with the Arts Vision talent agency and established his own agency named {{W|アクセルワン|Axlone}}, of which he is the representative director.
In 2015, Morikawa won the award in the Supporting Actor category at the 9th {{W|Seiyu Awards}}. He also won a second award at the 13th Seiyu Awards in 2019.<ref>https://www.seiyuawards.jp/winning/winning_09/index.php</ref><ref>https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1552103582</ref>
On January 9, 2017, Morikawa ranked 12th among a list of 200 popular voice actors presented by {{W|TV Asahi}}.
==JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Roles==
{{VA|Part=GW
|Image=DiavoloAvASB.png|Role=[[Diavolo]]
|[[All-Star Battle]]|Video Game|2013
|[[Eyes of Heaven]]|Video Game|2015
}}
{{VA|Part=GW
|Image=KingCrimsonAvASB.png|Role=[[King Crimson]]
|[[All-Star Battle]]|Video Game|2013
|[[Eyes of Heaven]]|Video Game|2015
}}
{{VA|Part=DIU
|Image=KiraAvAnim.gif|Role=[[Yoshikage Kira]]<br>{{Size|10|(Kosaku Kawajiri)}}|Link=Yoshikage Kira
|[[Diamond is Unbreakable (Anime)|Diamond is Unbreakable]]|Anime|2016
|[[Morioh RADIO 4 GREAT]]|Radio|2016
|[[Stardust Shooters]]|Video Game|2017
|[[Diamond Records]]|Video Game|2017
|[[JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!]]|Video Game|2019
|[[Last Survivor]]|Video Game|2020
|[[All-Star Battle R]]|Video Game|2022
|[[Puzzle & Dragons]]|Video Game|2022
}}
{{VA|Part=DIU
|Image=KillerQueenAvAnim.png|Role=[[Killer Queen]]<br>{{Size|10|([[Sheer Heart Attack]])}}|Link=Killer Queen
|[[Diamond is Unbreakable (Anime)|Diamond is Unbreakable]]|Anime|2016
|[[Stardust Shooters]]|Video Game|2017
|[[Diamond Records]]|Video Game|2017
|[[JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!]]|Video Game|2019
|[[Last Survivor]]|Video Game|2020
|[[All-Star Battle R]]|Video Game|2022
|[[Puzzle & Dragons]]|Video Game|2022
}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
P4 Kira Signature.jpg|Signature
P4 Kosaku Signature.jpg|Signature
File:OnoMorikawa.jpg|Yuki Ono and Toshiyuki Morikawa on [[Morioh RADIO 4 GREAT]] #20
P4-FinalEpisodeCast.jpg|Morikawa & Part 4 Final Episode Cast
File:ToshiyukiMorikawaStats.jpg.png|Toshiyuki Morikawa Stats on [[Morioh RADIO 4 GREAT]]
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*During the 20th session of ''[[Morioh RADIO 4 GREAT]]'', Morikawa mentions that he received an amulet from Hirohiko Araki himself at the recording site. Yuki Ono jokingly questions why he would meet Kira, but not the main protagonists.<ref>''[[Morioh RADIO 4 GREAT]]'' Episode 20 - Special Guest: Toshiyuki Morikawa</ref>
==References==
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