Jun'ichi Kanemaru (金丸 淳一, born on 27 October 1962) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who was affiliated with 81 Produce and provided voices in the Japanese dub of Thomas & Friends.
He is most famous as the current voice of Sonic the Hedgehog from the video game series of the same name, Pat the Hammer from "Handy Manny", Swiper the Fox from "Dora the Explorer", Cracker-kun from "Soreike! Anpanman", Zack Fair from "Final Fantasy VII", and Harley from the "Pokémon" anime.
Voices
- Henry (Calling All Engines! - twenty-fourth series, excluding Edward the Hero)
- Porter (seventeenth - twenty-third series, excluding Thomas the Quarry Engine)
- Carlos
- Owen
- The Photographer (Wild Water Rescue)
- The Sodor Dairy Manager (thirteenth series only)
- Standard Workmen (The Adventure Begins and Slow Stephen)
- Some Specialist Dock Workmen (Blue Mountain Mystery, Kevin's Cranky Friend, Tale of the Brave and Salty All at Sea)
- Some Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Workmen (Helping Hiro and Philip to the Rescue)
- Some Sodor Steamworks Workmen (King of the Railway, Snow Place Like Home and Helping Hiro)
- Some Rail Workers (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
- A Steelworks Workman (Journey Beyond Sodor)
- Some Passengers (Confusion Without Delay)
- The Chinese Guard (Number One Engine)
Songs
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (performed)
- Will You Won't You (performed)
- Be Who You Are, and Go Far (performed)
- Where in the World is Thomas? (performed)
- We're Friends (performed)
- Don't Stop (performed)
Trivia
- Kanemaru is well known for using English while doing his lines. This is because he used to be an english teacher.