America Zarigani
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America Zarigani (アメリカザリガニ) is a Japanese comedy duo formed in 1994 by Tetsuya Yanagihara (born September 1, 1972) and Yoshiyuki Hirai (born March 12, 1973).
They are a manzai group and perform in the Kansai dialect.[1]
Origins
[edit]America Zarigani started out as a theatrical troupe but became a comedic duo composed of just Hirai and Yanagihara after the other members left.[2]
Current Members
[edit]Tetsuya Yanagihara
[edit]In addition to performing in America Zarigani, Yanagihara works as a voice actor. He has voice-acted in animes like My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered.[3]
Yoshiyuki Hirai
[edit]Hirai attended Osaka Designer's College, with the intention to pursue a career in the video games industry, but started performing comedy after being recommended by a friend.[2] In addition to performing in America Zarigani, Hirai has also written video games including Weapon Shop de Omasse, and the flash anime Aka-chan. He has also voice-acted in the animes Inzauma Eleven and Prince of Tennis.[4]
Appearances
[edit]- Sakiyomi Jan Bang![5]
- Shiseido (Uno)
- Kochikame
- Reborn!
- Jewelpet
- Natsume Yujincho[5][6]
- Yatterman
- Tanken Driland
- Professor Layton Series
- Arashi no Yoru ni (movie)[6]
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ashcraft, Brian (2011-10-05). "Ni No Kuni's Funny Bone Has Quite The History". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Sahdev, Ishaan (2014-03-08). "How A Comedian Ended Up Working On Weapon Shop de Omasse". Siliconera. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ ""My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered" Anime Premieres Today, January 4th". newsonjapan.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (2023-06-26). "Montreal's Otakuthon Hosts Voice Actors Ryotaro Okiayu, Kanae Itō; Musicians Anly, KANA-BOON, More Guests".
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (2009-10-20). "Aka-chan (56) Flash Anime Launches on Japanese Phones". Anime News Network.
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (2009-03-21). "Jump Gets Its Own Saki-yomi Jum-Bang! TV Talk Show". Anime News Network.
External links
[edit]- Official profile (in Japanese)
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