Hiro Shimono

**Hiro Shimono** (下野 紘 *Shimono Hiro*) is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with I'm Enterprise.

He is best known for his roles as Syo Kurusu in the *Uta no Prince-sama* series, Akihisa Yoshii in the *Baka to Test to Shōkanjū* series, Keima Katsuragi in *The World God Only Knows*, Nai in *Karneval*, and Connie Springer in *Attack on Titan*.

He is the Japanese voice of **Kokichi Oma** in *Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony*. In the English dub, Kokichi's voice is provided by Derek Stephen Prince

According to the *Danganronpa V3* official blog, the *Danganronpa V3* voice director believes Shimono's reputation for playing popular characters who are popular with girls will also extend to his casting as Kokichi.

## Work on *Danganronpa*

 *Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony* | 2017

### Anime

* ***Baka to Test to Shōkanjū – Akihisa Yoshii***

* ***The World God Only Knows – Keima Katsuragi***

* ***Attack on Titan – Connie Springer***

* ***Unbreakable Machine-Doll – Raishin Akabane***

* ***Karneval – Nai***

* *RahXephon* – Ayato Kamina

* *Daa! Daa! Daa!* – Santa Kurosu

* *Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo* – Shibito

* *Kaleido Star* – Ken Robbins

* *Melody of Oblivion* – Eran Vitāru

* *Sgt. Frog* – Masayoshi Yoshiokadaira

* *Hell Girl* – Yuji Numata

* *Solty Rei* – Yūto K. Steel

* *D.Gray-Man* – Shifu

* *Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two* – Hiro Hirono

* *Ghost Hunt* – Tomoaki Sakauchi

* *Ōkiku Furikabutte* – Yūichirō Tajima

* *Inazuma Eleven* – Shinichi Handa, Fideo Ardena

* *Soul Eater* – Hiro

* *Special A* – Tadashi Karino
* *Asura Cryin* – Takuma Higuchi

* *Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai* – Takashi Haneda

* *Yosuga no Sora* – Haruka Kasugano

* *Sket Dance* – Sasuke Tsubaki

* *Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 1000%* – Syo Kurusu

* *Tamako Market* – Mechya Mochimazzi

* *Tokyo Ravens* – Tenma Momoe

* *Akatsuki no Yona* – Zeno

* *Baby Steps* – Yukichi Fukasawa

* *Tonari no Seki-kun* – Toshinari Seki

* *Z/X Ignition* – Asuka Tennōji

* *Durarara!!×2* – Aoba Kuronuma

* *Etotama* – Takeru Amato

* *Joker Game* – Miyoshi

* *Norn9* – Senri Ichinose

* *Prince of Stride: Alternative* – Ayumu Kadowaki

* *Servamp* – Misono Arisuin

* *Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation* – Issa Kaburagi

* *Hataraku Maou-sama!* – Hanzō Urushihara

### Video Game

* ***Corpse Party: Blood Covered Repeated Fear – Satoshi Mochida***

* ***Project X Zone – Zephyr***

* ***Uta no Prince-sama – Syo Kurusu***

* '**Warriors Orochi 4 - Loki'**

* *Corpse Party: Blood Drive* – Satoshi Mochida

* *Chaos Rings* – Zhamo

* *Dai Gyakutaibanen S* – Ryūnosuke Naruhodō

* *Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories* – Taro, Prism Red

* *Disgaea 3* – Almaz fon Almadine Adamant

* *Eternal Sonata* – Allegretto

* *Eureka Seven: TR1: New Wave* – Sumner Sturgeon

* *Final Fantasy XIII* – Orphan

* *Gloria Union* – Ishut, Ashley

* *NORN9* – Ichinose Senri

* *Phantasy Star Online 2* – Afin, Ohza
* *Phantom Brave* – Ash

* *Project X Zone 2* - Zephyr

* *RahXephon: Sōkyū Gensōkyoku* – Ayato Kamina

* *Resonance of Fate* – Zephyr

* *Rune Factory 4* – Kiel (Japanese ver.)

* *Shadow Hearts 2* – Kurando Inugami

* *Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse* – Protagonist

* *Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness* – Ted

* *Super Robot Wars MX* – Ayato Kamina

* *Super Heroine Chronicle* – Claude

* *Tales* series – Emil Castagnier

* *Tartaros* – Soma

* *Wild Arms 5* - Dean Stark

* *Xenoblade Chronicles 2* - Rex

* *Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure* - Zack

## External Links

**English:**

* **English Wikipedia**: Hiro Shimono
* **Anime News Network**: Hiro SHIMONO
* **Behind the Voice Actors**: Hiro Shimono
* **IMDB**: Hiro Shimono
* **MyAnimeList**: Hiro Shimono

**Japanese:**

* **Japanese Wikipedia**: 下野紘
* **Official Blog**: 下野紘
* **Hobohaji.net**: Shimono Hiro's Hobohajimemashite
* **I'm Enterprise**: 下野紘
* **Official Website**: Shimonohiro.com
* **Official Twitter**: @Shimono\_music

## References

1. ↑ Dosya:Facebook Icon.png **Derek Stephen Prince**: "*I can't stand it anymore!!!! I seriously can't stand it!!! I have been waiting SOOOOOOO long to tell you all about my involvement with Dangan Rompa 3, and I have just been given permission to, so I am happy to announce that I will be playing Kokichi Oma in the upcoming next installment of the game. I know I'm early in changing my profile picture, but I figured it was appropriate given the news.*" (Image of Post)  (30 Aug 2017)
2. ↑ *New Danganronpa V3* Official Blog Day 14.