Bin Shimada

Bin Shimada (島田 敏, Shimada Bin), born November 20, 1954, is a Japanese voice actor from Niigata. He is best known for voicing Paptimus Scirocco in Mobile Suit Z Gundam, Hemu Hemu in Nintama Rantarō and Maruko's Grandfather in Chibi Maruko-chan
In the GeGeGe no Kitarō franchise he voiced Konaki-Jijii and Nurikabe in the 2018 anime. Prior to that, he briefly served as Medama-Oyaji's voice actor (2012-2017), voicing him in various small projects, including the 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen and the film Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside Oni-ō no Fukkatsu. In Hakaba Kitarō he voiced Kitarō creator Shigeru Mizuki.
Shimada also voiced numerous characters in the 1996 and 2007 series.
==Selected filmography==
===GeGeGe no Kitarō characters===
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985 anime) - Cabinet member B
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996 anime) - Buer, Neko-Shō, Akabane, Tsutsui, Oizumi, Murota
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Dai-Kaijū - Kawamura
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Tokkyū! Maboroshi no Kisha - Wolfman
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007 anime) - Ichimoku-Nyūdō, Biwa-Bokuboku, Qi, Hidarugami, Nora
*Hakaba Kitarō (TV anime) - Shigeru Mizuki
*Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kaidan - Medama-Oyaji
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Forest - voice of Medama-Oyaji
*66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen - Medama-Oyaji
*Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside Oni-ō no Fukkatsu - Medama-Oyaji
*Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble - Medama-Oyaji
*Bingo 5 commercials - Medama-Oyaji
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018 anime) - Konaki-Jijii, Nurikabe, Haruo, Anti-Tanuki Announcer, Fisherman
===Other notable roles===
*Chibi Maruko-chan as Tomozō Sakura (3rd voice)
*Dragon Ball (series) as Kami (2nd voice)
*Dragon Ball Z (films & games) as Brolly
*Fist of the North Star as Yuda
*Genesis Climber Mospeada as Stick Bernard
*Gintama as Gengai Hiraga (2nd voice)
*Itadakiman as Sago Jo
*Kinnikuman Nisei (Ultimate Muscle) as Barrierfreeman
*Mobile Suit Z Gundam as Paptimus Scirocco
*Mysterious Joker as Silver Heart
*Nintama Rantarō as Hemu Hemu (2nd voice)
*One Piece as Wapol, Foxy, Tonoyasu
*Ranma ½ as Sentaro Daimonji
*Robin Hood no Daibōken as Little John
*s-CRY-ed as Urizane, Biff
*Seijuushi Bismark as Richard Lancelot
*Sonic X as Bocoe
*Space Runaway Ideon as Gyabari Tekuno
*Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross as Charles de Etouard
*Tiger Mask W as Yellow Devil
*Toriko as Jo Jo
*You're Under Arrest as Ken Nakajima
==Trivia==
*Following Takeshi Aono's death in 2012, Shimada took over many of his major roles, including Maruko's Grandpa in Chibi Maruko-chan and Kami in Dragon Ball Kai. Shimada even inherited the role of Medama-Oyaji from Aono, whom had taken the role briefly after Isamu Tanonaka's passing in 2010.
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