Kisho Taniyama

Kisho Taniyama (谷山 紀章, Taniyama Kishō, born August 11, 1975 in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese voice actor employed by Ken Production. Having developed an interest in dub work thanks to anime, he attended the Yoyogi Animation Academy in Tokyo for vocal training and made his big break as Takayuki Narumi in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien.

Also a proficient singer with experience in bands, Taniyama and Masaaki Iizuka formed a music partnership that resulted in a two-man music unit called GRANRODEO. Under the stage name "Kishow", he serves as the group's lyricist and lead vocalist. He also received an award for best musical performance at the 6th Seiyu Awards.

Taniyama jokingly calls himself the fastest voice actor alive due to his excellent running record since middle school. His interests are anime, novels, biking, and watching basketball games. He was formerly a smoker before quitting in 2014.

While Taniyama is often plays handsome male roles with finesse, he has also done eccentric character archetypes at times. A few of his roles include Gunji in Togainu no Chi, Tatsuya Himuro in Kuroko's Basketball, and Stiyl Magnus in Toaru Majutsu no Index. He is also the official Japanese voice for Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo series.

Works with Koei

 * Len Tsukimori - Kiniro no Corda ~ Kiniro no Corda 2 (encore, f, f encore, ff), 100man-nin no Kiniro no Corda, Kiniro no Corda Project ff, Kiniro no Corda 4
 * Chiaki Tohgane - Kiniro no Corda 3 (Full Voice Special and AnotherSky series), Kiniro no Corda 4
 * Tengu - Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyoushou TV series
 * Beelzeva - Zill O'll ~infinite~ drama CD
 * Jean Kirstein - Attack on Titan; reprise of his role in the anime
 * Ma Chao - Sangokushi Hadou
 * Akira Kirigaya - Kiniro no Corda Starlight Orchestra

Under his GRANRODEO credit KISHOW, he has performed in the following songs used in Koei IPs.
 * Infinite Love
 * Doukoku no Ame
 * Ai no Warrior

Live Events

 * Kiniro no Corda Starlight Orchestra Half Anniversary Kinen Bangumi -All Amazing Stardust-
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Seiso Gakuin Festival 6
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Seiso Gakuin Festival 5
 * Kiniro no Corda Stella Concert 2016
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Jinnan Koukou Op.2
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 4
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda ~Featuring 4 Schools~
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda 10th Birthday
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Featuring Jinnan Koukou
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 3
 * Neoromace 15th Anniversary
 * Neoromance ♥ Live 2009 Summer
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 2
 * Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 4
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa 10
 * Neoromance ♥ Live 2008 Summer
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa 9
 * Neoromance ♥ Live 2007 Summer
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda ~primo passo~ Seiso Gakuin Festival
 * Neoromance ♥ Live 2006 Autumn
 * Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 3
 * Neoromance ♥ Live 2005 Winter
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa 8
 * Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 2
 * Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch!
 * Neoromance ♥ Live 2004 Summer
 * Neoromance ♥ Festa 6