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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

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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

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Tetsuya Yanagihara

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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

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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

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References

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