Shinya Arino (Japanese: 有野 晋哉, Hepburn: Arino Shinya, born February 25, 1972) is a Japanese comedian and actor from Konohana-ku, Osaka. He is the boke of the manzai duo, Yoiko, with his partner Masaru Hamaguchi. He is best known as the star of the long-running gaming variety show, GameCenter CX.[1][2]
Shinya Arino | |
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Pseudonym | Arino Kachō (有野課長)[a] |
Native name | 有野晋哉 |
Born | Konohana, Osaka, Osaka, Japan | February 25, 1972
Medium | Television |
Years active | 1990–present |
Employer | Shochiku Geino |
Genres | Owarai |
Spouse |
Yuuko Kitamura
(m. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
Notable works and roles | GameCenter CX Yoiko |
Website | www |
Arino and Hamaguchi were classmates that graduated high school and formed a manzai duo in 1990.[3] The duo would make their first major televised appearance on Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! in 1996.[4]
In 2003, Arino became the host of the gaming variety show, GameCenter CX, where he was initially tasked with interviewing video game developers before the format switched to a retrogaming focus.[3] The show is often credited as a pioneer of video game commentary online.[5]
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2014 | GameCenter CX: The Movie - 1986 Mighty Bomb Jack | Himself | [6] |
2017 | Tomoshibi: Chōshi Dentetsu 6.4km no Kiseki | Yoichi Isozaki | [7] |
2018 | The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky | Celestial | [8] |
2022 | Kaiki Taxi | Seizo Sasu | [9] |
Arino married the former TV personality Yuuko Kitamura on February 27, 2005, who later gave birth to two daughters in 2006 and 2007.
On May 30, 2008, Arino was briefly hospitalized for lung abscess.[10] He was discharged from the hospital on June 16, 2008.[11]