Seiji Maeda

Seiji Maeda (前田 誠二, Maeda Seiji; born 1 July 1993) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Hibiki.^[1] He is known for starring as Shō Yamabuki in Iroduku: The World in Colors, Tomomi Hōryū in Try Knights, Wataru Matoba in Argonavis from BanG Dream!, and Melt Narushima in Oshi no Ko.

Seiji Maeda
前田 誠二
Born	(1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 (age 32)
Occupations	Voice actor bass guitarist
Years active	2018–present
Employer	Hibiki
Notable work	Iroduku: The World in Colors as Shō Yamabuki Try Knights as Tomomi Hōryū Argonavis from BanG Dream! as Wataru Matoba Oshi no Ko as Melt Narushima

Biography

Seiji Maeda, a native of Osaka Prefecture, was born on 1 July 1993,^[2][3] the son of a football coach.^[4] He played football in elementary school and tennis in junior high and high school.^[4] He was inspired to go into voice acting by "Neon Genesis Evangelion", later recalling in an interview with Da Vinci that he was "interested in experiencing something that [he] couldn't in [his] own life alone and in being able to play someone other than [himself]".^[4] He was educated at Osaka Visual Arts Academy [ja], where his mentor was Musui Terada [ja],^[5] Afterwards he moved to Tokyo and attended a training school in the metropolis, followed by a vocational school where he learned swordsmanship.^[4]

Maeda had been considering early retirement if he "couldn't make a living from acting by the time [he] was about 25" when he passed the audition for his agency Hibiki, where the narrator was Shuta Morishima.^[4] In May 2018, he joined Bushiroad's From Argonavis project,^[6] and later became the bass player of tie-in band Argonavis, playing Wataru Matoba.^[7] He was a guest at CharaExpo USA 2018 at the Anaheim Convention Center.^[8] He starred as Tatsuya Tachibana in Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon and Samuel Fredson in Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress.^[9][10]

In 2018, Maeda starred as Shō Yamabuki in Iroduku: The World in Colors.^[11] In 2019, he starred as Tomomi Hōryū in Try Knights.^[12] He voices Melt Narushima in Oshi no Ko.^[13]

Maeda speaks the Kawachi dialect [ja].^[1] His special skills include tennis, swordsmanship, and scooping Super Balls.^[1]

Filmography

Animated television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018	Cardfight!! Vanguard: High School Arc Cont.	Ichirō Inanaga	[1]
2018	Future Card Buddyfight Ace	Kanesada Kaji	[1]
2018-2023	Goblin Slayer	Greenhorn Warrior	[14]
2018	Iroduku: The World in Colors	Shō Yamabuki	[11]
2019	Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon	Tatsuya Tachibana	[9]
2019	Kiratto Pri Chan	Staff	[1]
2019	Mix	Club Member	[1]
2019	Try Knights	Tomomi Hōryū	[12]
2020	Argonavis from BanG Dream!	Wataru Matoba	[7]
2021	Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress	Teammates	[14]
2022	Black Summoner	Tōya Kanzaki	[1]
2022	I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills	Knight	[1]
2022	Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout	Jason, follower, minister, rebel	[1]
2022	World's End Harem	Takamatsu	[1]
2022	The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting		[1]
2023	Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress	Samuel Fredson	[10]
2023	Helck	Axun	[14]
2023	Oshi no Ko	Melt Narushima	[14]
2023	My Clueless First Friend	Katsunori Tanaka	[1]
2023	My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer	Burns	[1]
2023	The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World	Male Exam Taker 1	[1]
2023	You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story	Shūya	[1]
2024	Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf	Young Men	[14]
2024	Let This Grieving Soul Retire!	Gilbert Busch	[15]
2024	The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan	Wolf Lehman	[16]

Original net animation

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023	D4DJ Mini Anime	News Announcer	[14]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2021	Lost Judgment	Kenya Oshikiri	[14]
2021	Argonavis from BanG Dream AAside	Wataru Matoba	[1]
2021	Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz	Ritsu Takara	[1]
2024	Argonavis: Kimi ga Mita Stage e	Wataru Matoba	[1]
2025	Cookie Run: Kingdom	Black Sapphire Cookie	[1]