America_Zarigani

America Zarigani

America Zarigani

Japanese comedy duo

America Zarigani (アメリカザリガニ) is a Japanese comedy duo formed in 1994 by Tetsuya Yanagihara (born September 1, 1972) and Yoshiyuki Hirai (born March 12, 1973).

They are a manzai group and perform in the Kansai dialect.[1]

Origins

America Zarigani started out as a theatrical troupe but became a comedic duo composed of just Hirai and Yanagihara after the other members left.[2]

Current Members

Tetsuya Yanagihara

In addition to performing in America Zarigani, Yanagihara works as a voice actor. He has voice-acted in animes like My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered.[3]

Yoshiyuki Hirai

Hirai attended Osaka Designer's College, with the intention to pursue a career in the video games industry, but started performing comedy after being recommended by a friend.[2] In addition to performing in America Zarigani, Hirai has also written video games including Weapon Shop de Omasse, and the flash anime Aka-chan. He has also voice-acted in the animes Inzauma Eleven and Prince of Tennis.[4]

Appearances

References

  1. [1]
    Ashcraft, Brian (2011-10-05). "Ni No Kuni's Funny Bone Has Quite The History". Kotaku.
  2. [2]
    Sahdev, Ishaan (2014-03-08). "How A Comedian Ended Up Working On Weapon Shop de Omasse". Siliconera. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  3. [3]
    ""My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered" Anime Premieres Today, January 4th". newsonjapan.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  4. [4]
    Hazra, Adriana (2023-06-26). "Montreal's Otakuthon Hosts Voice Actors Ryotaro Okiayu, Kanae Itō; Musicians Anly, KANA-BOON, More Guests".
  5. [5]
    Loo, Egan (2009-10-20). "Aka-chan (56) Flash Anime Launches on Japanese Phones". Anime News Network.
  6. [6]
    Loo, Egan (2009-03-21). "Jump Gets Its Own Saki-yomi Jum-Bang! TV Talk Show". Anime News Network.


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