Shunji Igarashi

is a Japanese actor and voice actor, most notably known for the lead role of Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius in the 2006-2007 tokusatsu series Ultraman Mebius.

Career
Shunji started his entertainment career auditioning for D-BOYS in the group's first open audition, held on July 27, 2004. Winner of the Grand Prix second place, Shunji joined the group shortly after, along with first placer Yuichi Nakamura and third placer Katsuki Nakamura.

In early 2006, Shunji conquered his first lead role as Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius in the tokusatsu series Ultraman Mebius, the 40th anniversary production in the Ultra Series. He was chosen for the role for being able to convey the part of a "rookie" hero well, being at the time a new actor with little experience in demanding lead roles himself. A fan of the Ultraman series, Shunji has declared that the desire to play the role of Ultraman was one of the reasons he entered the entertainment world, and that being able to work with the same actors who had played his childhood heroes was one of his highest personal accomplishments.[2] Shunji was so fond of his work in the series that he eventually incorporated the Möbius strip sign "∞" to his autograph. In November 2013, in the last performance of GLORY FIVE 2013 tour at Tokyo Dome City Hall, Shunji Igarashi officially announced that his contract with Watanabe Entertainment agency is ending and he will retire in entertainment business by the end of November because of new interest in other work outside this industry. The 27 years old actor made the announcement during the live concert of his musical unit D☆Date. The live concert on November 17 was his final entertainment gig after nine years. Lastly, Shunji thanks fans from their utmost support and encouragement him. Currently, the role of Ultraman Mebius is passed to voice actor Jun Fukuyama. In spite of his retirement, Shunji's grunts were still kept and reused in some of Mebius's later appearances.

Roles

 * Ultraman Mebius: Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius (voice); Hiroto Ban
 * Ultraman Mebius & The Ultra Brothers: Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius (voice)
 * Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Armor of Darkness: Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius (voice)
 * Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers: Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius (voice)
 * Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie: Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius (voice)

Stock Grunts
This section here refers to Shunji's grunts being reused per stock footage on other Ultra Series:
 * Ultraman Ginga S Movie Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! - Ultraman Mebius's grunts
 * Ultraman Orb - .Ultraman Mebius (Ultra Fusion Cards)

Trivia

 * Shunji Igarashi was only 19 years old when he acted Ultraman Mebius, back in 2006.
 * Aside from Mirai Hibino, the only role Shunji Igarashi played was Hiroto Ban, who is the person Ultraman Mebius based his human form's apperance on.