Birthday: April 21, 1980

Age: 36

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Occupation(s): Voice Actor

Blood Type: B

Years Active:2002 - present

Agent: I'm Enterprise

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 60 kg

Notable Credit(s):

Attack on Titan as Connie Springer

Karneval as Nai

RahXephon as Ayato Kamina

Seiyuu Facts from Tumblr:

~Taniyama Kishou and Shimono Hiro kissing incident (A/N: This part will be explained in bullet form ^^)

-Kishou-san hopped and accidentally kissed Shimono Hiro on the cheek

-When they drink and then get drunk together sometimes Taniyama Kishou will kiss Shimono Hiro

-One day Shimono Hiro woke up and realized that he got a kiss mark, but Kishou-san calmly said, "Oh, I think that I'm the one who gave it to you *smile*"

~Taniyama Kishou and Shimono Hiro wear an exact same bracelet

~Shimono Hiro often needed to show his ID when buying alcohol because the seller refuses to sell alcohol to a 'minor'

~Shimono Hiro about Taniyama Kishou

"If it's about physical strength I definitely lose"

~Shimono Hiro's favorite food is karaage, he loves it so much to the point he can even remember which karaage is what flavor and from what store

~Together with Kaji-kun by Shimono Hiro (A/N: This part will be explained in bullet form)

-There was one time when me and Kaji went drinking together and I got so drunk that Kaji had to drag me out

- Kaji called several managers then called a taxi for him. Kaji didn't have the heart to send Shimono alone so Kaji went with him.

-Shimono threw up inside the taxi

-We arrived at my home, still alive, key and wallet still in my pocket

- Though it was a mystery how I managed to change into clean clothes, judging from the smell, i even thought "Did Kaji-kun bathe me?"

Shimono Hiro about Kaji Yuki

"Yu-tan knows best about my drinking habit. He is really reliable, well behaved person. He knows how to socialize as an actor, or just simply as a normal human being. Yu-tan is really an amazing person. I can act so freely because he was actually the one who let me be free. One day I will repay his kindness for sure. That's why, Yu-tan, for all this time, thank you."

~Shimono Hiro once was very exited during the recording of a shouting scene; and came out of the recording room with a dislocated jaw

~Shimazaki Nobunaga said that Shimono Hiro lured him to go to Lawson(Japanese 7/11) and ended up buying 'Karaage-kun' for his senpai

~Shimono Hiro's pigeon chest is considered as a treasure not only by male seiyuu but also female seiyuus. Shimono Hiro: 5'6" (1.68m)- chest: 98 cm

~ The first time Shimono Hiro went to Taniyama Kishou's place was after they went drinking together

~Shimono said that Kiiyan's apartment is very fashionable, completed with stylish rooms

~Yasumoto Hiroki said that Shimono Hiro is a seiyuu who's genuinely lovely

~ Shinomiya Natsuki (Taniyama Kishou) said that his relationship with Kurusu Syo's (Shimono Hiro) VA in real life is the total opposite of their relationship in anime & game

~ If Shimono Hiro could manipulate a beast he would want to manipulate a horse because it is a freedom loving animal and could take him to see a lot of places

~Shimono Hiro and Kaji Yuki had an arm wrestling match because a listener wanted to know who is stronger, and Shimono LOST IN LESS THAN 2 SECONDS. Kaji looked while Shimono looked at him and that "I'm not disappointed at all... Tiny thing like this.... I'm not frustrated at all...!!!" Kaji laughed, "You're actually really disappointed aren't you?" Shimono turned his back and kept muttering with a voice that kept getting louder, "I'm not... I'm NOT frustrated...! I'M NOT DISAPPOINTED AT ALL!!!"

~ Shimono loves drinking alcohol

~ Shimono Hiro belonged to the acting club in high school

~ Shimono is the only boy in the family, with 1 older sister and 2 younger sisters

~ The series which inspired Hiro-tan to become a seiyuu was 'The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'

~ Shimonnu decided to be a seiyuu when he was in in his 3rd year in middle school and his first girlfriend broke up with him

~ His nickame of "Shimonnu" came from Taniyama Kishou

~ When Shimono Hiro was young, he had wanted to be like a nursery school teacher like his mom or a police officer

~When he was younger, he used to hide ero-books just under his pillow and his mom would always finds them, and he in turn, would always gets scolded

~ He's a well-known do-M

~ He gets bullied by both his senpais AND his kouhais, he obviously gets bullied by Kiiyan the most

~ There was one time that he was made to wear women's clothes by Fukuyama Jun, and Jun took a lot of photos of him

~ And Shimono was once called the "Eternal Virgin-voiced Seiyuu" by some anime staff because of his youthful appearance and voice

~ To most of the seiyuu world, Shimono Hiro is equal to fried chicken

~Due to his extreme love for fried chicken, some of his senpais affectionately call him "Chicken-yarou (bastard)"

~He likes most horror stuff and one of his childhood dreams was to visit Dracula's Castle

~ Because of his talent in making impromptu songs, he's almost always made to sing them in events/radio shows (A/N: This happened in UtaPri 2nd, 3rd and 4th live)

~Shimono Hiro's favorite colors are green, white and black

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A/N:

I just noticed that I missed some info on Taniyama's chapter so I'm just gonna add it during my one week vacation next week, and hopefully I'd be able to finish the next chapter :)

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