Shōtarō Morikubo (森久保 祥太郎 Morikubo Showtaro, born February 25, 1974), even stylized as Showtaro Morikubo, is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. He is best known for being the voice of Shikamaru Nara in Naruto and Naruto Shippūden, Gingi Amano in GetBackers, Narugami / Thor in Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok, Hedara Musica in Rave Master and Orphen / Krylancelo in Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. He was previously married to fellow seiyū Yū Asakawa, but they divorced after two years of marriage.
Dub Actors[]
| Actor | No. of Roles | Country |
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| Yuri Lowenthal | 6 | 
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| Tom Gibis | 5 |
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| Tyson Rinehart | 4 |
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| Quinton Flynn | 2 |
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| Taliesin Jaffe | 2 |
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| David Matranga | 2 |
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| Derek Stephen Prince | 2 |
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| Andrew Russell | 2 |
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| Alistair Abell | 1 | 
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| Greg Ayres | 1 |
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| Johnny Yong Bosch | 1 |
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| Doug Erholtz | 1 |
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| Scott Gibbs | 1 |
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| Jay Goede | 1 |
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| Wayne Grayson | 1 |
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| Justin Gross | 1 |
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| Illich Guardiola | 1 |
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| Chuck Huber | 1 |
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| Mark X. Laskowski | 1 |
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| Dave Mallow | 1 |
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| Joel McDonald | 1 |
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| Chris Patton | 1 |
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| Harry Peerce | 1 |
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| William Salyers | 1 |
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| Patrick Seitz | 1 |
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| Keith Silverstein | 1 |
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| Scott Simpson | 1 |
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| Christopher Corey Smith | 1 |
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| Steve Staley | 1 |
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| Kaiji Tang | 1 |
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| Kirk Thornton | 1 |
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| Austin Tindle | 1 |
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| Samuel Vincent | 1 |
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| Peter von Gomm | 1 | 
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| J. Shannon Weaver | 1 |
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| Ezra Weisz | 1 |
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| Bruce Winant | 1 |
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| Dave Wittenberg | 1 |
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Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
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| 1998-2000 | Belg | Blue Submarine No. 6 | Scott Simpson | United States |
| 1998 | Kongo | Monkey Magic | Samuel Vincent | Canada |
| 1998 | Atahualpa | Nazca | Taliesin Jaffe | United States |
| 1998 | Angel (ep. 10) |
Nightwalker: Midnight Detective | Steve Staley | United States |
| 1998 | Cecil | Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | Harry Peerce | United States |
| 1998-1999 | Orphen | Sorcerous Stabber Orphen | David Matranga | United States |
| 1999-2000 | Norikuni Iwata | Excel Saga | Mark X. Laskowski | United States |
| 1999-present | Bartolomeo | One Piece | Tyson Rinehart | United States |
| 1999 | Mewtwo | Pokémon: The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin | Jay Goede | United States |
| 1999-2000 | Orphen | Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge | David Matranga | United States |
| 2000-2001 | Announcer | Baby Felix & Friends | ¿? | United States |
| 2000 | Orphen | Orphen: Scion of Sorcery | Quinton Flynn | United States |
| 2001 | Hikari Homura | Babel II: Beyond Infinity | Dave Mallow | United States |
| 2001-2002 | Jet Link (Cyborg 002) |
Cyborg 009 | Kirk Thornton | United States |
| 2001 | Raiko Minamoto | Kai Doh Maru | Bruce Winant | United States |
| 2001-2002 | Ichiro / Kikaider 01 | Kikaider 01: The Animation | Derek Stephen Prince | United States |
| 2001-2005 | Akaya Kirihara | The Prince of Tennis | Christopher Corey Smith | United States |
| Austin Tindle | United States | |||
| 2001-2002 | Hamrio Musica | Rave Master | Doug Erholtz | United States |
| 2002-2003 | Ginji Amano | GetBackers | J. Shannon Weaver | United States |
| 2002-2007 | Shikamaru Nara | Naruto | Tom Gibis | United States |
| 2002 | Kashin | Tokyo Underground | Alistair Abell | Canada |
| 2003 | Genpo Saji | Ikki Tousen: Battle Vixens | Justin Gross | United States |
| Shizen Osou | Taliesin Jaffe | |||
| 2003 | Narugami / Thor |
Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok | Chris Patton | United States |
| 2003 | Rockman X | Rockman X7 | Peter von Gomm | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2003-2006 | Haru | Zatch Bell! | Quinton Flynn | United States |
| 2004-2012 | Tensa Zangetsu | Bleach | Keith Silverstein | United States |
| 2004 | Shikamaru Nara | Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival! | Tom Gibis | United States |
| 2004-2005 | Hankichi Otowa (ep. 15) |
Samurai Champloo | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
| 2004 | Ichimatsu | Samurai Gun | Illich Guardiola | United States |
| 2005 | Shikamaru Nara | Naruto The Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel | Tom Gibis | United States |
| 2006-2008 | Jasdero | D.Gray-man | Joel McDonald | United States |
| 2006-2008 | Kazuma | Freedom | Johnny Yong Bosch | United States |
| 2007-2017 | Shikamaru Nara | Naruto Shippūden | Tom Gibis | United States |
| 2008 | Yosuke Hanamura | Persona 4 | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
| 2011 | Tsuna Watanabe | Legend of the Millennium Dragon | Ezra Weisz | United States |
| 2011 | Akifusa Keikan | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital | Kaiji Tang | United States |
| 2011-2012 | Yosuke Hanamura | Persona 4: The Animation | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
| 2012-2016 | Oscar Hammel | Code Geass: Akito the Exiled | Chuck Huber | United States |
| 2012 | Yosuke Hanamura | Persona 4 Arena | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
| 2013 | Kume | Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War | Scott Gibbs | United States |
| 2014 | Yosuke Hanamura | Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
| Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | ||||
| 2015 | Bartolomeo | One Piece: Episode of Sabo | Tyson Rinehart | United States |
| 2015 | Yosuke Hanamura | Persona 4: Dancing All Night | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
| 2016 | Akira Otoishi | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable | Andrew Russell | United States |
| 2016 | Cid | World of Final Fantasy | William Salyers | United States |
| 2017- present |
Shikamaru Nara | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Tom Gibis | United States |
| 2017-2019 | Akira Otoishi (ep. 2) |
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan | Andrew Russell | United States |
| 2018 | Koji Kabuto | Mazinger Z: Infinity | Wayne Grayson | United States |
| 2018-
present |
Popuko (ep. 7b) |
Pop Team Epic | Greg Ayres | United States |
| 2019 | Older Brother Spider Demon | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Derek Stephen Prince | United States |
| 2019- present |
Shamil Volkov | Dr. Stone | Patrick Seitz | United States |
| 2019 | Bartolomeo | One Piece: Stampede | Tyson Rinehart | United States |
| 2022 | One Piece Film: Red | United States |