Big News: The appearance of Fukuyama Masaharu as Fukuyama Masaaki.

Fukuyama Masaaki first appears on 17th Sept (2010) broadcast of the Doraemon anime series. The character is based on Fukuyama Masaharu himself. During that time, he wasn't the person who provides the voice.

However, the character will make another appearance next week (11/2) in a 3-hour Doraemon SP episode. Not only that, he will also appears in the upcoming Doraemon movie in March. This time, it was Fukuyama himself that did the dubbing.

Fukuyama first heard about this character last year from the fan. And he himself is interested in dubbing the character himself. When the staff offers him the role, he quickly agreed.

This will be Fukuyama's first seiyuu gig. A special CM with Fukuyama Masaaki is also being produced and will be aired during the SP. A special Masaaki website will also open next week, on the same day. This is all our news today!

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Name: Fukuyama Masaaki
Occupation: Stars
Songs: Hatsukoi is a big hit with Sakuramochi, thus, granted a special appearance in Kohaku.
Specialities: Dazzling smile.
Hobbies: Onsen (hot spring) and Photography
Favourite food: Turkish rice (Nagasaki's food - Mashamasha)
Recent project: ローマ伝 Roma-den, an epic drama about knight in ancient Rome who's working for a change.

Fukuyama Masaharu to challenge voice acting for “Doraemon”
Actor/singer Fukuyama Masaharu will be challenging voice acting for the first time. His role will be “Fukuyama Masaaki“, who is the favorite star of one of the main characters, Shizuka-chan, and of course, Fukuyama Masaaki was created in the image of Fukuyama Masaharu.

Fukuyama Masaaki’s first appearance was in an episode which aired abck in September 2010, and Fukuyama was informed about Fukuyama Masaaki by one of the listeners of his radio show.

After discovering the existence of Fukuyama Masaaki, Fukuyama aspired to play the voice of the role. He confessed, “That was the second happiest thing that has happened to me since I entered the entertainment industry. By the way, the happiest thing was that I was told, ‘I like Fukuyama’, by Beyonce. Since two of the big Western and Japanese beauties (Beyonce/Shizuka-chan) told me that they like me, I have no regrets. I’m really glad to be in this industry.”

“Doraemon” is one of the most familiar animes anywhere, as Fukuyama explained, “Of course I love ‘Doraemon.’ He is a great idol and a big star since he keeps delivering dreams, not only to kids, but also to adults who grew up watching ‘Doraemon’. There are many things I learned from ‘Doraemon’ as an adult, and that is why it has been popular for a long time.”

Fukuyama Masaaki will make an appearance in the TV anime, “Doraemon 3 Hours SP” (will be broadcasted on February 11th), as well as the upcoming “Doraemon” movie, “Doraemon Shin – Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan ~Habatake Tenshitachi~“, which is scheduled to be released on March 5th. Moreover, there will also be a “Fukuyama Masaaki Version” CM for the movie, which will start airing in the middle of February, and Fukuyama will take the place of the narrator for the CM.