Justin Briner has provided voices for English-language versions of Japanese anime films and television series with Funimation.
11 Facts About Justin Briner
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Justin Briner attended the University of North Texas and studied theater prior to finding voice acting work.
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Justin Briner voiced Elam, a boy who serves Arslan's main party member Narsus, in The Heroic Legend of Arslan.
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Justin Briner voiced main protagonist Qwenthur Barbotage in the mech-themed anime show Heavy Object.
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In video games, Justin Briner voiced Ichi, the love interest of the main character, in Cibele, an indie video game about developing an online relationship.
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Cibele won a Nuovo Award at 2016 Independent Games Festival, and made Justin Briner's name known in mainstream news.
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In My Hero Academia, Justin Briner voiced the lead character Izuku Midoriya, a middle school student who was not born with superhero powers but lives in a superhero-based world, and is recruited to enroll in a school for superheroes.
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Alex Osborn of IGN described his performance as excellent and standout, while Tom Speelman of Polygon noted that he and his Japanese counterpart "nail the optimistic nerdiness and heroic attitude" with Justin Briner "channeling a bit of Morty Smith for good measure".
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Justin Briner has continued to voice lead and main characters in other anime shows.
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Justin Briner voiced Alfonso San Valiante the crown prince in the first Garo: The Animation series, which Robert Prentice of Three If By Space described the English cast "a great lineup", in particular highlighting Briner.
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Justin Briner has been involved in the production side as the head writer on the ADR script for Rio: Rainbow Gate.