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'''Hikaru Midorikawa''' (緑川 光, Midorikawa Hikaru, born May 2, 1968) is a Japanese voice actor. He has played various roles over the years in the ''Dragon Quest'' series, beginning in 1991 with the anime adaptation of ''[[Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken]]'' voicing both Derolin and Apollo. In 2015, he returned to voice [[Kiryl]] in both ''Dragon Quest Heroes'' games, as well as in ''[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]'' and ''[[Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary]]''.

He is also known for many other anime and video game roles and has professed to be an avid video game player himself. Midorikawa has been a fan of the series since the beginning and has fond memories of his role in the original ''Dai no Daiboken'' anime.

==Work==
===Dragon Quest Roles===
*{{DQTAoD}} (1991): Derolin and Apollo
*''[[Dragon Quest III CD Theater]]'' (1993): Arel, the [[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|Hero]]
*''[[Dragon Quest VI CD Theater]]'' (1996): [[Terry]]
*''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below]]'' and {{Dragon Quest Heroes II}} (2015/2016): [[Kiryl]]
*''[[Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary]]'' (2017): Kiryl
*''[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]'' (2017): Kiryl
*''[[Dragon Quest Smash/Grow]]'' (2026): Kiryl

===Notable Anime Roles===
*''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' (1989-present): Android 16, Tien Shinhan, Pikkon
*''Sailor Moon'' series (1993): Ail/Seijuro Ginga & Fiore
*''Fushigi Yugi'' (1995): Tamahome
*''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' (1995): Heero Yuy
*''Slayers'' (1995): Zelgadis Greywords
*''[[Pokémon]]'' (1997-1998): Damien and Mandi
*''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' (1997): Souji Mikage
*''Fate/Zero'' (2011): Lancer
*''My Hero Academia'' (2016-present): Best Jeanist

===Notable Game Roles===
*''Lunar: Eternal Blue'' (1994): Hiro
*''Fire Emblem'' series (1996-present): Marth
*''Xenogears (1998): Fei Fong Wong
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series (2001-2018): Marth
*''Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' (2003): Soma Cruz
*''Persona'' series (2006-2018): Akihiko Sanada
*''Dissidia [[Final Fantasy]]'' (2008-2018): Frioniel
*''Bravely Default (2012-2015)'': Kamiizumi
*''Bravely Second'' (2015): Kamiizumi
*''[[Pokémon]] Masters'' (2019): Natural Harmonia Gropius

==Tokusatsu==
*''Kyukyu Sentai GoGoV'' (1999): Dragon Dark King Salamandes
*''Mirai Sentai Timeranger'' (2000): Stalker Detective Abel in "Case File 34"
*''Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger'' (2003): Bakuryu TopGaler
*''Mahou Sentai Magiranger'' (2005): Hades Beastman Belbireji the Incubus

==Trivia==
* When Midorikawa first moved to Tokyo and lived on his own, he played {{Dragon Quest III}} on the {{Famicom}} for so many hours on end that his legs would become numb and he would have to play while standing.<ref>[https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1408590409 Interview with Hikaru Midorikawa.]</ref>
* His favorite male character in the series is [[Loto]], his favorite female character is [[Alena]], and if he had to fight against any monster or enemy in the series, it would be [[Zoma]]. When he played {{Dragon Quest V}}, he chose to marry {{Bianca}}.<ref>[https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/001/1001955/ Interview with ''Dengeki Online'' promoting {{Dragon Quest Heroes}}.]</ref>

==External Links==
*[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=546 Hikaru Midorikawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia]
*[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Hikaru-Midorikawa/ Hikaru Midorikawa on Behind the Voice Actors]
*[[Wikipedia:Hikaru Midorikawa|Hikaru Midorikawa on Wikipedia]]

==References==
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[[Category:Voice actors]]