Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino (日野 聡, Hino Satoshi, born August 4, 1978) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He has collaborated with well-known voice actress, Rie Kugimiya, most notably in anime Shakugan no Shana, Zero no Tsukaima, Gintama, and Nabari no Ou.

In January 2015, he announced on his blog that he married Saki Nakajima in 2014.He is a first dan in kendo.

Hino was born in the United States and raised in Tokyo. He lived in San Francisco until the age of five. He was a member of the Children's Theater Company when he was a teenager. Hino originally aimed to be a stage actor, but changed goals to become a voice actor in earnest following his participation in the dubbing of the American drama television series ER. In 2001, he played his first lead role as Eddie in the overseas drama Wanda Eddy broadcast on NHK Educational TV. While initially not aware of dubbing's connection to anime, he was called to the audition for, and eventually secured a role in, Ikki Tousen, a work in which the dubbing director participated. Hino has performed as a voice actor in various fields such as dubbing, animation, games and narration. Until June 2011, he was affiliated with Production Baobab. Since July of 2011, Hino has been affiliated with Axl-One.