Mark Ishii (石井マーク, Ishii Māku, born November 21, 1991 in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor who was affiliated with Space Craft Entertainment but changed to Just Professional from 2016 to 2019.[1] Ishii is the son of a Japanese father and Filipino mother. He is the former husband of voice actress Atsuko Enomoto.[2] Ishii is best known for his role as Chrono Shindou in the Cardfight!! Vanguard G series, Lev Haiba in Haikyu!! and as Bellri Zenam in Gundam Reconguista in G.

Mark Ishii
石井マーク
Born (1991-11-21) November 21, 1991 (age 32)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2013–present
AgentMol+0
Spouse
(m. 2016⁠–⁠2018)

On December 27, 2019, Just Production announced that it ended its contract with Ishii and that he has been diagnosed with a maladjustment and is in poor physical health. Ishii will take a hiatus from voice acting in order to improve his health.[3]

On July 1, 2020, Ishii announced that he was returning to the voice acting industry after a 7-month hiatus, signing with the agency Aksent.[4]

On February 1, 2023, a staff Twitter account for Ishii was opened,[5] which then later became Ishii's own account.[6] On July 1 of the same year, it was announced that Ishii has signed with the agency Mol+0.[7]

Early life and education

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Ishii is of Japanese Filipino ethnicity.[8][9] He lived in the Philippines for four years during his early childhood but returned to Japan for his school education.[10] He was also a member of his junior high school tennis club. During his junior high school days he played a game called .hack//G.U. and became a fan of Takahiro Sakurai who inspired him to become a voice actor.[11][12] After graduating from high school, Ishii went to the Tokyo Announcement Academy where he studied to become a voice actor.[13][14]

Filmography

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Anime

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List of voice performances in anime
Year Series Role Notes
2014 When Marnie Was There[1] Ayaka's brother
2014 Gundam Reconguista in G Bellri Zenam
2014 Cardfight!! Vanguard G Chrono Shindou'[15]
2015 Haikyū!! Lev Haiba
2015 Gundam Reconguista in G: - From the Past to the Future Bellri Zenam
2015 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis Chrono Shindou
2016 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate Chrono Shindou
2016 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT Chrono Shindou
2017 Love Kome Hikari Hino
2017 Cardfight!! Vanguard G Z Chrono Shindou
2018 Granblue Fantasy The Animation Elsam
2023 Flaglia Tagi[16]
2024 My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered Rick[17]
2024 Oblivion Battery Hironobu Makita[18]
List of voice performances in OVA
Year Series Role Notes
2016 Haikyū!! OVA Lev Haiba
List of voice performances in OVA
Year Series Role Notes
2018 Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen Kautz

Video games

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List of voice performances in video games
Year Series Role Notes
2015 Gundam Reconguista in G: Extreme Force Bellri Zenam
2015 Granblue Fantasy Elsam
2016 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride to Victory Chrono Shindou[19]
2016 Gundam Reconguista in G: Extreme Vs Maxi Boost ON Bellri Zenam
2016 Haikyū!! Cross team match Lev Haiba[20]
2017 Gakuen Club~Hōkago no Himitsu~[21] Yūya Yamaoka[22]
2017 Gakuen Club~Himitsu no Night Club~ PS Vita Yūya Yamaoka[23]
2018 On Air! Nanao Kichijō

Dubbing roles

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List of voice performances in live action
Title Role Voice dub for Notes
Titans Garfield "Gar" Logan / Beast Boy Ryan Potter [24]

Personal life

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On March 6, 2016, he announced his marriage to Atsuko Enomoto. Ishii stated that the reasons he and Enomoto agreed to get married include their shared interests and many commonalities.[25] They divorced in 2018.[26]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "石井マーク". スペースクラフトグループ. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  2. ^ "Voice Actors Mark Ishii, Voice Actress Atsuko Enomoto Announce Marriage". Anime News Network. 2016-03-07. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  3. ^ "Voice Actor Mark Ishii Takes Hiatus to Recuperate After Maladjustment Diagnosis". Anime News Network. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  4. ^ "Voice Actor Mark Ishii Returns to Work After 7-Month Hiatus". Anime News Network. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  5. ^ 石井マーク [@Mark1121_staff]. "\🎊石井マークSTAFFアカウント🎊/声優 石井マークの出演情報や活動の様子・STAFF視点で撮影した(本気の)オフショをUPして参ります📷✨是非、Checkしてみてください👍🏻 ̖́- そして、たまに本人も呟きます💬 今後とも、石井マークの応援をよろしくお願いいたします!". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ 石井マーク [@Mark1121_staff]. "そして!これまでTwitterの管理はスタッフさんにお願いしておりましたが、本日から【石井マーク(ときどきstaff)】のアカウントになります!これからも、僕とスタッフさんをどうぞよろしくお願いいたします!('◇')ゞ byマーク". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ 石井マーク [@Mark1121_staff]. "皆様へ 石井マークよりご報告です。". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Farris, Christopher (February 11, 2019). "These Filipinos Are the Voices of Modern Cartoon and Anime Characters". Esquire. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "楽しかった!part2". チェックマーク!! -印の記し-. 2014-07-15. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  10. ^ "情報色々☆". チェックマーク!! -印の記し-. 2014-09-08. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  11. ^ "和書". ボイスニュータイプ (53). 角川書店. 2014-09-16.
  12. ^ 和書. エンタミクス (2014年11月号). エンターブレイン. 2014-09-20.
  13. ^ "『ガンダムGのレコンギスタ』主役ベルリ・ゼナム役に卒業生声優の石井マークさんが決定!". 専門学校東京アナウンス学院. 2014-07-04. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  14. ^ Mark Ishii [@ishii_mark_new] (6 Mar 2016). 専門学校をでてすぐに預かりになり、そして所属になり、たくさんの経験を与えてくださった事務所さんです。別の形になりますが、自分がこれからも頑張って成長していく姿をみせて行くことで恩返しにしたいです。 (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "【速報】『ヴァンガード』のアイチと櫂の物語は完結! 新シリーズ『ヴァンガードG』はレギオンメイト編から3年後の世界に". 電撃. Archived from the original on 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  16. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 25, 2022). "Flaglia Anime Reveals 13 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  17. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 16, 2023). "My Instant Death Ability is So Overpowered Anime Reveals Opening Artist, 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  18. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 17, 2023). "Bōkyaku Battery Baseball TV Anime Reveals Staff, More Cast, April 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "新導クロノ | キャラクター | カードファイト!! ヴァンガードG ストライド トゥ ビクトリー!!". フリュー. Archived from the original on 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  20. ^ "キャラクター". ハイキュー!! Cross team match!. バンダイナムコエンターテインメント. Archived from the original on 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  21. ^ "キャストにKENNさんほか豪華声優陣を起用!女性向け恋愛アドベンチャーゲーム第四弾『学園CLUB~放課後のヒミツ~』配信開始!". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1|PR TIMES. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  22. ^ "山岡優夜". 学園CLUB~放課後のヒミツ~ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  23. ^ "学園CLUB~ヒミツのナイトクラブ~". www.dramaticcreate.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  24. ^ LMU (2019-01-12). "【アメコミファン必見】ドラマ「TITANS/タイタンズ」シーズン1の見どころ・感想・解説・ネタバレ・まとめ【Netflix】". カイシンノステミ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  25. ^ "声優・榎本温子さんと石井マークさんが入籍を報告! ご結婚おめでとうございます!". アニメイトTV. アニメイト. 2016-03-07. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  26. ^ "Voice Actors Atsuko Enomoto, Mark Ishii Announce Divorce". Anime News Network. Retrieved 10 August 2018.