| Ryō Horikawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1 1958 Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Seiyu |
| Spouse | Hitomi Oikawa |
Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう Horikawa Ryō?), né Makoto Horikawa (堀川 亮 Horikawa Makoto?), is a veteran seiyū born on February 1, 1958 in Osaka, Japan. He is married to fellow seiyū Hitomi Oikawa, whose birth name is also Horikawa (堀川). His blood type is O. His former stage name is also Ryo Horikawa, which has his given name, Makoto, pronounced as Ryo.
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Career
Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as the protagonist of the 1984 anime Yume Senshi Wingman. From there, he became famous for his roles as Andromeda Shun in Saint Seiya, Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z, Heiji Hattori (Harley Hartwell) in Detective Conan (Case Closed), and Reinhard in Legend of the Galactic Heroes. His wife is also a voice artist.
Voice roles
Television animation
- Ashita no Nadja (Antonio)
- Vampire Princess Miyu (Kei Yuzuki)
- Saint Tail (Misato)
- Zaruchimu in Konjiki no Gash Bell!!
- Kiteretsu Daihyakka (Boy, Wolf, Dog, Boy A, Taro, Mogubee, Richard)
- Kindaichi Case Files (Asa Kakimoto, Ohno, Tsukishima)
- Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro (Jigoku Dōji)
- Vegeta, Vegetto and Gogeta in Dragon Ball Z
- Andromeda Shun in Saint Seiya
- Naoto Kadomatsu in Slow Step
- Heiji Hattori (Harley Hartwell) in Detective Conan (Case Closed)
- Tadao Yokoshima in Ghost Sweeper Mikami
- Hokuto Yakushimaru in Please Save My Earth
- Shisei in The Twelve Kingdoms
- Ryuuichi Fuha in Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series anime by Toei)
- Makuramon in Digimon Tamers
- Kou Uraki in Gundam 0083
- Bowman Jean and Dias Flac in Star Ocean: The Second Story
- Thomas Harris (S - 119) and Yoshiki Usui (SuperS - 140) in Sailor Moon
- Buros in Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
- Karasu in Yu Yu Hakusho
- Takeshi Onimaru in Yaiba
- Hermit in Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi
- Henry the Green Engine in the Japanese version of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
OVA
- Reinhard von Lohengram in Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Ultraman Taro in
Video game
- Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Billy Lee in Double Dragon II: The Revenge (PC Engine version)
- Kunio in the PC Engine versions of Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: CD Soccer Hen (Super CD-Rom version), Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai and Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, as well as Kunio no Oden for the Super Famicom and the Neo-Geo version of Super Dodge Ball.
- Miktran in Tales of Destiny (PlayStation 2 version)
- Vegeta/Gogeta/Vegetto in the numerous Dragon Ball Z video games.
- Duke Fleed of Grendaizer in the numerous Super Robot Wars video games.
