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'''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 [[w:c:kimiganozomueien:Narumi Takayuki|Takayuki Narumi]] in ''Kimi ga Nozomu Eien''.
{{Voice Actor Infobox
|title = Kisho Taniyama
|image = Voice Actor - Kisho Taniyama.png
|name = Taniyama Kishou<br>谷山 紀章
|nickname = Kiiyan<br>きーやん<hr>Kishow
|alias = Sugisaki Kazuya<br>杉崎 和哉
|birthdate = August 11, 1975
|deathdate =
|birthplace = Ube, Yamaguchi
|blood =
|nationality = Japanese
|affiliation = Ken Production
|education = Yoyogi Animation Academy
|skills = Songwriting
|hobbies = Anime<hr>Biking<hr>Novels<hr>Watching Basketball}}
'''Kisho Taniyama''' is a Japanese voice actor. Having developed an interest in dub work thanks to anime, he took up vocal training and made his big break as Takayuki Narumi in ''[[Wikipedia:Kimi ga Nozomu Eien|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.
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.
Taniyama jokingly calls himself the fastest voice actor alive due to his excellent running record since middle school. 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 [[w:c:togainunochi:Gunji|Gunji]] in ''Togainu no Chi'', [[w:c:kurokonobasuke:Tatsuya Himuro|Tatsuya Himuro]] in ''Kuroko's Basketball'', and [[w:c:toarumajutsunoindex:Stiyl Magnus|Stiyl Magnus]] in ''Toaru Majutsu no Index''. He is also the official Japanese voice for [[w:c:scoobydoo:Fred Jones|Fred Jones]] in the ''Scooby-Doo'' series.
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 ''[[Wikipedia:Togainu no Chi|Togainu no Chi]]'', Tatsuya Himuro in ''[[Wikipedia:Kuroko's Basketball|Kuroko's Basketball]]'', and Stiyl Magnus in ''[[Wikipedia:Toaru Majutsu no Index|Toaru Majutsu no Index]]''. He is also the official Japanese voice for Fred Jones in the ''[[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]]'' series.
 
==Works with Koei==
*Len Tsukimori - ''[[Kiniro no Corda]]'' ~ ''[[Kiniro no Corda 2]]'' (''[[Kiniro no Corda 2 encore|encore]]'', ''[[Kiniro no Corda 2 f|f]]'', ''[[Kiniro no Corda 2 f encore|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 ''[[Kiniro no Corda 3 AnotherSky|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]]''


==Works==
{{Voice Work}}
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|-style="background:linear-gradient(#EA191A, #46162A); color:white"
!width="350"|Title
!width="250"|Roles
!width="100"|Year
|-
![[Attack on Titan]]
|[[Jean Kirstein]]
|2016
|-
![[Hana Oboro ~Sengoku-den Ranki~]]
|[[Nobunaga Oda]]
|2017
|-
![[Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyoushou (TV Series)]]
|Tengu
|2004
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda]]
|Len Tsukimori
|2003
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda 2]]
|Len Tsukimori
|2007
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda 2 encore]]
|Len Tsukimori
|2007
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda 2 f]]
|Len Tsukimori
|2009
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda 2 f encore]]
|Len Tsukimori
|2009
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda 2 ff]]
|Len Tsukimori
|2017
|-
![[100man-nin no Kiniro no Corda]]
|Len Tsukimori
|2011
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda 3]]
|Chiaki Tohgane
|2010
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda 3 Full Voice Special]]
|Chiaki Tohgane
|2013
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda 3 AnotherSky]]
|Chiaki Tohgane
|2014
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda 4]]
|Chiaki Tohgane
|2016
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda Octave]]
|Len Tsukimori, Chiaki Tohgane
|2019
|-
![[Kiniro no Corda Starlight Orchestra]]
|Akira Kirigaya
|2021
|-
![[Sangokushi Hadou]]
|[[Ma Chao]]
|2022
|-
![[Zill O'll ~infinite~]] Drama CD
|[[Beelzeva]]
|2005
|}
===Live Events===
===Live Events===
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Seiso Gakuin Festival 6''
<tabber>Neoromance=
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Seiso Gakuin Festival 5''
{| class="sortable" border="1" cellpadding="2" style="font-size:13px; text-align:center" width="500"
*''Kiniro no Corda Stella Concert 2016''
|-style="background:linear-gradient(#EA191A, #46162A); color:white"
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Jinnan Koukou Op.2''
!width="400"|Event
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 4''
!width="100"|Year
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda ~Featuring 4 Schools~''
|-
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda 10th Birthday''
!Neoromance 15th Anniversary
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Featuring Jinnan Koukou''
|2009
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 3''
|-
*''Neoromace 15th Anniversary''
!Neoromance ♥ Festa 6
*''Neoromance ♥ Live 2009 Summer''
|2004
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 2''
|-
*''Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 4''
!Neoromance ♥ Festa 8
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa 10''
|2005
*''Neoromance ♥ Live 2008 Summer''
|-
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa 9''
!Neoromance ♥ Festa 9
*''Neoromance ♥ Live 2007 Summer''
|2007
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda ~primo passo~ Seiso Gakuin Festival''
|-
*''Neoromance ♥ Live 2006 Autumn''
!Neoromance ♥ Festa 10
*''Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 3''
|2008
*''Neoromance ♥ Live 2005 Winter''
|-
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa 8''
!Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch!
*''Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 2''
|2007
*''Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch!''
|-
*''Neoromance ♥ Live 2004 Summer''
!Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 2
*''Neoromance ♥ Festa 6''
|2007
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 3
|2008
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 4
|2010
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Live 2004 Summer
|2004
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Live 2005 Winter
|2005
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Live 2006 Autumn
|2006
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Live 2007 Summer
|2007
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Live 2008 Summer
|2008
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Live 2009 Summer
|2009
|}
|-|Corda=
{| class="sortable" border="1" cellpadding="2" style="font-size:13px; text-align:center" width="700"
|-style="background:linear-gradient(#EA191A, #46162A); color:white"
!width="600"|Event
!width="100"|Year
|-
!Kiniro no Corda Starlight Orchestra Half Anniversary Kinen Bangumi -All Amazing Stardust-
|2021
|-
!Kiniro no Corda Starlight Orchestra 2nd Anniversary Program: Welcome to the Party!
|2023
|-
!Kiniro no Corda Stella Concert 2016
|2016
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda 10th Birthday
|2013
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Featuring Jinnan Koukou
|2012
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Jinnan Koukou Op.2
|2015
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 2
|2009
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 3
|2010
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 4
|2014
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda ~Featuring 4 Schools~
|2013
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda ~Primo Passo~ Seiso Gakuin Festival
|2007
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Seiso Gakuin Festival 5
|2016
|-
!Neoromance ♥ Festa Seiso Gakuin Festival 6
|2017
|}
</tabber>


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.kenproduction.co.jp/talent/member.php?mem=m33 Ken Production profile]
*[http://www.granrodeo.net/ GRANRODEO Official Website (Japanese)]
*[http://www.granrodeo.net/ GRANRODEO official site]
*[http://www.kenproduction.co.jp/talent/member.php?mem=m33 Ken Production Profile (Japanese)]
*[https://twitter.com/kishownstarmaps Twitter account]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishō_Taniyama Wikipedia Page (English)]
[[Category:Voice Actors]]
*[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8073 Anime News Network Profile (English)]
*[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kisho-Taniyama/ Behind The Voice Actors Profile (English)]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1063029/ IMDb Profile (English)]
*[https://twitter.com/kishownstarmaps X Profile (Japanese)]
[[Category:Japanese Voice Actors]]

Latest revision as of 05:48, 3 August 2024

Kisho Taniyama is a Japanese voice actor. Having developed an interest in dub work thanks to anime, he took up 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. 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

The following roles listed below come from titles associated with Koei Tecmo and third party works distributed as part of a deal with other companies.

Title Roles Year
Attack on Titan Jean Kirstein 2016
Hana Oboro ~Sengoku-den Ranki~ Nobunaga Oda 2017
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyoushou (TV Series) Tengu 2004
Kiniro no Corda Len Tsukimori 2003
Kiniro no Corda 2 Len Tsukimori 2007
Kiniro no Corda 2 encore Len Tsukimori 2007
Kiniro no Corda 2 f Len Tsukimori 2009
Kiniro no Corda 2 f encore Len Tsukimori 2009
Kiniro no Corda 2 ff Len Tsukimori 2017
100man-nin no Kiniro no Corda Len Tsukimori 2011
Kiniro no Corda 3 Chiaki Tohgane 2010
Kiniro no Corda 3 Full Voice Special Chiaki Tohgane 2013
Kiniro no Corda 3 AnotherSky Chiaki Tohgane 2014
Kiniro no Corda 4 Chiaki Tohgane 2016
Kiniro no Corda Octave Len Tsukimori, Chiaki Tohgane 2019
Kiniro no Corda Starlight Orchestra Akira Kirigaya 2021
Sangokushi Hadou Ma Chao 2022
Zill O'll ~infinite~ Drama CD Beelzeva 2005

Live Events

Event Year
Neoromance 15th Anniversary 2009
Neoromance ♥ Festa 6 2004
Neoromance ♥ Festa 8 2005
Neoromance ♥ Festa 9 2007
Neoromance ♥ Festa 10 2008
Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 2007
Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 2 2007
Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 3 2008
Neoromance ♥ Hot 10! Countdown Radio Rocket★Punch! 4 2010
Neoromance ♥ Live 2004 Summer 2004
Neoromance ♥ Live 2005 Winter 2005
Neoromance ♥ Live 2006 Autumn 2006
Neoromance ♥ Live 2007 Summer 2007
Neoromance ♥ Live 2008 Summer 2008
Neoromance ♥ Live 2009 Summer 2009
Event Year
Kiniro no Corda Starlight Orchestra Half Anniversary Kinen Bangumi -All Amazing Stardust- 2021
Kiniro no Corda Starlight Orchestra 2nd Anniversary Program: Welcome to the Party! 2023
Kiniro no Corda Stella Concert 2016 2016
Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda 10th Birthday 2013
Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Featuring Jinnan Koukou 2012
Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Jinnan Koukou Op.2 2015
Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 2 2009
Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 3 2010
Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda Seiso Gakuin Festival 4 2014
Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda ~Featuring 4 Schools~ 2013
Neoromance ♥ Festa Kiniro no Corda ~Primo Passo~ Seiso Gakuin Festival 2007
Neoromance ♥ Festa Seiso Gakuin Festival 5 2016
Neoromance ♥ Festa Seiso Gakuin Festival 6 2017

External Links

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