A Message From Miyano Mamoru To Everyone: Married and Expecting a Child December 1
A video message from Miyano Mamoru popped up over at Nico Nico Douga (reposted above, with the original here), announcing the release of his second single, “…Kimi he” 「…君へ」. Mamoru then goes on to make a couple of personal announcements, with the first being that his 25 year old self is now married and the second being that he’s expecting a child with his new wife. In his nearly 15 minute long personal announcement full of drawn out emotional pauses, Mamoru is almost moved to tears on several occasions, which made the whole thing quite awkward for me to watch/listen to. This sentiment was further compounded when he revealed that he was diagnosed with the possibility of being infertile a little while ago. With Mamoru claiming that he absolutely loves children, this naturally came as a huge shock to him and also gave him doubts about being able to get married. As per his original announcement though, he was able to conceive a child after all — a miracle in his eyes. Evidently, this is a huge life-turning moment for Mamoru, enough so that he felt he owed it to his fans to make a formal announcement about it here and in written form as well.
With that said, he didn’t make mention of who his new wife is, but the fact that these two announcements come hand-in-hand made me question if the marriage came first or the pregnancy. Joking aside, Mamoru has shown a very emotional side of him that I had no idea about, in addition to revealing a lot of personal information (with the infertility taking tops in that regard). In my opinion, neither are easy things to tell the world when you consider how he’s putting himself out there and subject to public scrutiny. Infertility aside, I was under the impression that seiyuus (particularly female seiyuus) aren’t allowed to let their personal relationships slip into the limelight as it could be potentially bad PR. Perhaps marriages are seen differently, but a lot of fans still “cried” when Chiba Saeko announced that she got married. Luckily though, public reaction seems to be positive and supportive so far in Mamoru’s case, based on the Nico Nico Douga comments.
As many people are aware, Miyano Mamoru currently stars as Setsuna F. Seiei in Gundam 00 S2, Kiryuu Zero in Vampire Knight Guilty, Death the Kid in SOUL EATER, Fuwa Shou in Skip Beat!, and Kuro in KUROZUKA. His previous big roles include Yagami Light in Death Note and Suou Tamaki in Ouran High School Host Club. Despite his new outlook in life and how he seems intent on devoting it to his upcoming child, Mamoru tells everyone that he plans to continue doing his best in his roles as an actor. He’s become a huge name in the seiyuu world as of late (seen by his current starring roles), so there’s nothing left to do but wish him and his new family the best.
-divine
…learned that YouTube still has a 10 minute cap and wondering who Miyano Mamoru’s new wife is.
Laura at 7:42 pm on December 1st, 2008
Congratulations, Mamoru~^^ Now I wonder who the wife is though… I’m sure there’ll be some rumours going around soon…
Anonymous at 7:42 pm on December 1st, 2008
Wife’s cheating on him.
LOL infertile guy getting wife pregnant.
Phoenix Seikun at 7:48 pm on December 1st, 2008
Congrats Mamoru-san.
shirokiryuu at 7:52 pm on December 1st, 2008
Congrats Miyano Mamoru! =) I’m happy that things are going well for him!
Lulu FTW at 8:32 pm on December 1st, 2008
Congrats to him, just hope that nothing goes wrong, lol.
Elena at 8:45 pm on December 1st, 2008
What a cutie…his wife is a very lucky woman.
blinx01 at 8:55 pm on December 1st, 2008
He’s probably my VA, especially after his amazing performance as Yagami Light in Death Note.
While I understood absolutely nothing from that video, the summary fills me in, so all the best to the guy.
Perhaps this may mean a short break from his job when the baby comes, so I intend to savour all his current roles, especially Death The Kid, which shows his versatility at what he does.
oTAKu at 9:06 pm on December 1st, 2008
No, he’s not single anymore! Not that I had a chance in the first place. But congrats to him and his wife. He’s definately one of my top male seiyuus.
kureejii at 9:07 pm on December 1st, 2008
Uhhh now it feels wrong to fangirl him…but whatever!
Congrats Miyano Mamoru~
SOSAnimeBoy at 9:17 pm on December 1st, 2008
Quote -Anonymous-: “Wife’s cheating on him. LOL infertile guy getting wife pregnant.”
I ROFLMAO at this comment.
rainnydaiis at 9:29 pm on December 1st, 2008
Hope it works out for him in the end. Wouldn’t want to see someone who has such talent go away.
Darklord at 9:41 pm on December 1st, 2008
Congratulations are certainly in order…though I don’t know what to think of this whole announcement, especially the infertility issue - it’s not usually a thing one would share with the world. I hope it’s not just a publicity stunt.
He still remains one of my favorite VA, though I can’t help but think of him differently now.
Shinn Agami at 9:44 pm on December 1st, 2008
Lol. I wonder what will happen if he roleplays as one of his acts while raising his child? Who will it be?
- The overprotective Tamaki from Ouran?
- The Symmetry crazy Death the Kid?
- etc…
metalsnakezero at 9:44 pm on December 1st, 2008
It was really teaching.
Haesslich at 9:52 pm on December 1st, 2008
Damn, that’s pretty cool. We’ll see how things go for him, although for some reason I’m trying to imagine him pulling a Tamaki-style pout and failing…
DDRJas at 10:19 pm on December 1st, 2008
wife = Marina
jk jk
grats!
Aiko at 10:34 pm on December 1st, 2008
O_O WOW…
This really shocked me! But i’m so happy for him! I’m sure he will be a wonderful father~ and and excellent husband too.
He made me smile all throguh his announcement, i’m glad he takes the time to give this typoe of message to his fans, and that he’s receiving positive comments.
Now… Who is she?! I’m dying to know!
Aeldt at 10:39 pm on December 1st, 2008
whoa divine, when did you come back?
Pachi at 10:53 pm on December 1st, 2008
wow no me quede en impactado o.O
The Sojourner at 10:58 pm on December 1st, 2008
ORE WA GUNDAM NI UH… OTOU-SAN NI NARU.