Ryō Horikawa

Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう, Horikawa Ryō; born on February 1, 1958, in Osaka, Japan), born Makoto Horikawa (堀川 亮, Horikawa Makoto), is a veteran voice actor. His former stage name is also Ryō Horikawa, which uses his given name in kanji, Makoto, pronounced as Ryō.
==Biography==
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 anime character roles as Andromeda Shun (Saint Seiya), Heiji Hattori and Detective Conan (Case Closed), and Reinhard von Lohengramm (Legend of the Galactic Heroes). He is also well known for his game role as Captain Falcon (Super Smash Bros. series).
He voices Vegeta, Gogeta, Vegito, Vegeta Jr. and Charmy Yamada in the Dragon Ball series.
He is married to fellow voice actress Hitomi Oikawa. Ryō Horikawa and Tōru Furuya ( the Japanese voice of Yamcha) are good friends, and they sometimes go to restaurants together."Ryo Horikawa Focus Panel" by Brian Hanson, Jun 29th 2012 Ryō Horikawa was as a Guest of Honor at the California-based Anime Expo convention in Los Angeles from June 29 to July 2, 2012, and he also attended Anime Weekend Atlanta from September 28 to September 30, 2012. Ryō Horikawa was also a Guest of Honor at Anime North, taking place at the Toronto Congress Center from May 24 to May 26, 2013.
In 2022, he portrayed the fictionalized version of himself and voiced the Juuga Driver in Kamen Rider Revice.
==References==
Category:Real people
Category:Japanese voice actors