:Sōichirō Hoshi

{{short description|Japanese voice actor and singer (born 1972)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Sōichirō Hoshi

| native_name = 保志 総一朗

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|5|30}}

| birth_place = Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan

| other_names = {{Nihongo|Takeshi Aiba|相庭 剛志}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Voice actor
• singer

}}

| years_active = 1995–present

| agent = Arts Vision

| website = {{URL|http://king-cr.jp/artist/hoshi/}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Sōichirō Hoshi|保志 総一朗|Hoshi Sōichirō|born May 30, 1972}} 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.{{cite web|script-title=ja:トップ ＞ 第28回アニメグランプリ ［2006年6月号］（現在位置）|url=http://animage.jp/gp_new/index.html|date=June 2006|publisher=Animage|access-date=August 11, 2009|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019171753/http://animage.jp/gp_new/index.html|archive-date=October 19, 2010}}{{cite journal | journal=Animage | publisher=Gakken | title=29th Anime Grand Prix 2006-2007| date=May 2007 | language=ja}} 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.{{cite web |script-title=ja:アキバ総研（秋葉原総合研究所）担当者コラム番外編 声優版アカデミー賞「第1回声優アワード」|url=http://akiba.kakaku.com/hobby/0703/04/044038.php|publisher=Akiba Kakabu |access-date=April 4, 2011|language=ja |date=March 4, 2007}}{{cite web |title=Results of Japan's First Ever Seiyuu Awards Announced|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-03-05/results-of-japan's-first-ever-seiyuu-awards-announced|publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=April 4, 2011 |date=March 5, 2007}} Hoshi won the 19th Seiyu Awards for Kei Tomiyama Award.{{cite news|url=https://www.seiyuawards.jp/news/20250218.php|title=『第十九回 声優アワード』受賞者 先行発表！|date= February 18, 2025|access-date= February 18, 2025|publisher=Seiyu Awards}}