Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jun'ichi Kanemaru (also Junichi or Jun-ichi) (born October 27, 1962) is a seiy from Yamanashi, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce. He is most known for the roles of Hayato Kazami (Future GPX Cyber Formula) and Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog series). Kanemaru came in eighth in the Seiyuu Grand Prix in 1994, receiving 512 votes. He is also a singer and a talented composer, with songs such as 'Suddenly' (a cover version of Rita Coolidge's song by the same name), and ('December's Fairy Tale') (composed and sung by Kanemaru himself). He also notably sung 'Digital Survivor', the theme of his character, Akiyama Ryo, from Digimon Tamers. He is very well known for his frequent use of English lines and phrases in his various roles and has even taught English.