Seiji Maeda
{{Short description|Japanese voice actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| native_name = 前田 誠二
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|7|1|df=y}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Voice actor
- bass guitarist
}}
| years_active = 2018–present
| employer = Hibiki
| notable_works = {{Unbulleted list|Iroduku: The World in Colors as Shō Yamabuki|Try Knights as Tomomi Hōryū|Argonavis from BanG Dream! as Wataru Matoba|Oshi no Ko as Melt Narushima}}
}}
{{nihongo|Seiji Maeda|前田 誠二|Maeda Seiji|born 1 July 1993}} is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Hibiki.{{Cite web |title=前田 誠二 |url=https://hibiki-cast.jp/hibiki_m/maeda_seiji/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Hibiki |language=ja}} He is known for starring as Shō Yamabuki in Iroduku: The World in Colors, Tomomi Hōryū in Try Knights, Wataru Matoba in Argonavis from BanG Dream!, and Melt Narushima in Oshi no Ko.
Biography
Seiji Maeda, a native of Osaka Prefecture, was born on 1 July 1993,{{Cite web |title=前田 誠二 |url=https://sugotoku-seigura.secureserv.jp/directory/?id=10603 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=声優グランプリ forスゴ得 |language=ja}}{{Cite tweet |number=1145358865321480194 |user=seiji_maeda0000 |title=ありがたい事に前田誠二26歳になりました。 |first=Seiji |last=Maeda |date=2019-06-30 |access-date=2024-08-16}} the son of a football coach. He played football in elementary school and tennis in junior high and high school.{{Cite interview |last=Maeda |first=Seiji |interviewer=Aki Yoshida |title=前田誠二「悩んでいた昔の自分に『今、頑張ってるで！』と言ってあげたい」声優図鑑 |url=https://ddnavi.com/interview/1010222/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |work=Da Vinci Web |date=2022-07-26 |language=ja}} He was inspired to go into voice acting by "Neon Genesis Evangelion", later recalling in an interview with Da Vinci that he was "interested in experiencing something that [he] couldn't in [his] own life alone and in being able to play someone other than [himself]". He was educated at {{ill|Osaka Visual Arts Academy|ja|ビジュアルアーツ専門学校}}, where his mentor was {{ill|Musui Terada|ja|寺田夢酔}},{{Cite tweet |user=seiji_maeda0000|number=1698937619747590406|title=先日、母校であるビジュアルアーツ専門学校大阪...数年ぶりに恩師の寺田夢酔さんや同期|date=2023-09-05|first=Seiji|last=Maeda |access-date=2024-08-15}} Afterwards he moved to Tokyo and attended a training school in the metropolis, followed by a vocational school where he learned swordsmanship.
Maeda had been considering early retirement if he "couldn't make a living from acting by the time [he] was about 25" when he passed the audition for his agency Hibiki, where the narrator was Shuta Morishima. In May 2018, he joined Bushiroad's From Argonavis project,{{Cite news |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=2018-05-12 |title=BanG Dream! Idol Franchise Gets All-Male Band Project |language=en |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-12/bang-dream-idol-franchise-gets-all-male-band-project/.131489 |access-date=2024-08-15}} and later became the bass player of tie-in band Argonavis, playing Wataru Matoba. He was a guest at CharaExpo USA 2018 at the Anaheim Convention Center.{{Cite news |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=2018-10-31 |title=3 Revue Starlight Actresses Attend CharaExpo USA in California |language=en |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-31/3-revue-starlight-actresses-attend-charaexpo-usa-in-california/.138845 |access-date=2024-08-15}} He starred as Tatsuya Tachibana in Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon and Samuel Fredson in Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress.
In 2018, Maeda starred as Shō Yamabuki in Iroduku: The World in Colors. In 2019, he starred as Tomomi Hōryū in Try Knights. He voices Melt Narushima in Oshi no Ko.{{Cite news |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=2024-03-23 |title=Oshi no Ko Anime's 2nd Season Reveals July Debut, More Cast in Video |language=en |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-23/oshi-no-ko-anime-2nd-season-reveals-july-debut-more-cast-in-video/.209132 |access-date=2024-08-15}}
Maeda speaks the {{ill|Kawachi dialect|ja|河内弁}}. His special skills include tennis, swordsmanship, and scooping Super Balls.
Filmography
=Animated television=
=Original net animation=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | D4DJ Mini Anime | News Announcer |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lost Judgment | Kenya Oshikiri | |
| 2021 | Argonavis from BanG Dream AAside | Wataru Matoba | |
| 2021 | Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz | Ritsu Takara | |
| 2024 | Argonavis: Kimi ga Mita Stage e | Wataru Matoba |
|2025 || Cookie Run: Kingdom || Black Sapphire Cookie ||
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Category:Japanese male video game actors
Category:Male voice actors from Osaka Prefecture
Category:Musicians from Osaka Prefecture
Category:21st-century Japanese male actors
Category:21st-century Japanese singers
Category:21st-century Japanese male singers