Kouji Ibuki is an employee of FIVA's United Sanctuary Branch and the coach of Team Demise. He uses a Link Joker deck.

He is a classmate of Toshiki Kai & Taishi Miwa back when they were in elementary school.


When he was younger, he enjoyed Vanguard. However, the Deletors corrupted those memories and he set out to destroy Vanguard and consequentially both Earth and Cray. At the end of "Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: Neon Messiah", Harmonics Messiah returns Ibuki to normal.

A new generation of Cardfighting is about to begin. Chrono Shindou is your average middle schooler. His looks make people afraid of him, but he has a kind heart and is loved by children. One day Chrono opens his locker and finds a Cardfight deck no one has ever heard of: Gear Chronicle. Chrono takes it to the nearby Card Capital 2 where he meets one Kamui Katsuragi. Kamui teaches Chrono how to play the game and opens the way for Chrono to gain new friends and rivals solely by having fun, including soon to be teammates Shion Kiba and Tokoha Anjou. (Source: Anime News Network)

__Height:__ 182 cm (6'0")

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A Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator from Saitama Prefecture.

Miyano joined The Himawari Theatre Group at the age of 7 under the influence of his older brother, yet he did not attend the class as much as he should have. After entering high school, due to the uncertainty he felt towards the future, Miyano started attending singing and dance lessons he has been skipping until now. While taking music lessons, Miyano started to discover his music style through the encounter with music produced by singers like CHEMISTRY and EXILE. Miyano's first acting job was in 1992 in Tokusou Exceedraft, where he appeared in a flashback as a child in a yakuza member's past.

In 2001, he had his voice acting debut in a live action teen drama Caitlin's Way.

In 2002, he voiced Riku in the Japanese version for the video game Kingdom Hearts. Miyano also had his first anime voice acting role the same year, voicing Akira in [Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children: Light & Dark](https://anilist.co/anime/4068/). In 2003, he voiced [Kiba](https://anilist.co/character/241/), the main character in [Wolf's Rain](https://anilist.co/anime/202/). A few years later in 2006, he had what most would call his breakout role in [Death Note](https://anilist.co/anime/1535/) where he voiced the main character [Light Yagami](https://anilist.co/character/80/). For his role as Light, he was nominated for two awards at the first ever Seiyuu Awards in March 2007.

On May 28, 2007, on the King Records label, Miyano debuted as a singer with the single "Kuon." The single debuted at number 47 on the Oricon charts and was used as the ending theme song for anime series [Koutetsu Sangokushi](https://anilist.co/anime/2162/). On June 13, he released a collaboration single titled "Fight," with fellow voice actress [Romi Park](https://anilist.co/staff/95082/). The duo's single debuted on the Oricon chart at number 73.

In 2008, at the second Seiyuu Awards, Miyano won "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for his roles [Setsuna F. Seiei](https://anilist.co/character/4234/) and [Rikuson Hakugen](https://anilist.co/character/2844/), from [Mobile Suit Gundam 00](https://anilist.co/anime/2581/) and [Koutetsu Sangokushi](https://anilist.co/anime/2162/) respectively. Miyano also married later that same year and he and his wife have a son together.

__Non-anime voice roles:__
- Riku - *Kingdom Hearts* series (VG)
- Ignis Scientia - *Final Fantasy XV* (2016 VG)
- Peter B. Parker - *Spider-Man: Into The Spider Verse; Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (Films; JP dub)
- Mario - *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023 Film; JP dub)
- Newt Scamander - *Fantastic Beasts* series (Live action films; JP dub)
- Percy Weasley - *Harry Potter* franchise (Live action films; JP dub)


The main protagonist Sendou Aichi, is a timid and mundane third-year middle school boy. The thing that supported Aichi's heart, was the "Blaster Blade" card that he received as a child. It's an important rare card from "Vanguard", a card game with the imaginary world of "Planet Cray" as its stage. From the day he reunited with the person who gave him that card "Toshiki Kai", Aichi's everyday life began to change. (Source: Crunchyroll)

Team TRY3: Chrono, Shion, and Tokoha, managed to win the championship of Generation Quest. In the mean time, however, Ryuzu Myōjin has a secret plan: summoning Zodiac Time Beasts of Gear Chronicle clan to Earth. Chrono and Kouji want to stop Ryuzu, but they are confronted by a mysterious group of cardfighters known as "Company" who share Ryuzu's ideology. (Source: Anime News Network)

After the events of Link Joker-hen, Takuto Tatsunagi announced an invite-only tournament in a dream, and invited both Aichi and Kai to take part in "Messiah Scramble". The prize being the card named "Messiah", the name of a saviour that was heard in a dream. At the same time, there were many incidents of units disappearing from Vanguard cards throughout the world. Aichi and Kai team up to a confront an enemy that threatens the peace they've just regained. 
 
The movie is a prequel to Legion, leading up to Aichi's disappearance.

Diffriders referred to as “Apostles” from Planet Cray descend upon Earth. “Dragon Deity of Destruction, Gyze”, who destroys everything. The “Apostles” who envision the revival of Gyze, manipulate the power of the six “Zeroth Dragons” and invade the Earth. 

(Source: Anime News Network)

A major event known as "G Quest" is to be organized by the Federation of International Vanguard Associations (FIVA) this autumn. Those who conquer six Branch Quests will be honored the title "Generation Master" as well as the chance to become a Clan Leader. While members of TRY3 are all excited by new goals ahead, a massive conspiracy that would lead to the destruction of Vanguard has been secretly set in motion. 

(Source: Anime News Network)

Team TRY3 members Chrono Shindou, Shion Kiba and Tokoha Anjou move forward to their respective high schools. Each member forms their own team in a bid to decide their own future. The three protagonists are set to clash as rivals in the upcoming large-scale tournament titled U20 Championship. (Source: Anime News Network)

The history of -IF- world has been distorted and cardfights do not exist. Ibuki and Suiko get involved with Emi and Shuka.
 
A journey to regain the true history by four people begins—! (Source: Cardfight!! Vanguard Wiki)

Aichi Sendou and the Miyaji Cardfight Club aim the win the national championship, but problems arise after the timeline has been rewritten and taken Kourin off the team. Now Aichi and company must find a way to get back to 5 members to compete while the Student Council tries to shut them down. Meanwhile Kai battles his own demons as he tries to figure out how to reconnect with his cards, and Kouji Ibuki must decide whether he wants to give up the game or find a new way to play that doesn't involve deleting others. (Source: Anime News Network)

The protagonist of this story, Aichi Sendo, is a timid boy in his third year of middle school. He had been living his life looking backward rather than forward, trying not to stand out. However, he had one thing that kept him going - the "Blaster Blade", a card from a card game that was given to him when he was little. That card is the reason why he begins to engage in Card Fights, something that changes his life drastically. The name of the card game is "Vanguard". The game takes place in a different planet called "Cray," and due to a never-before-seen play system, it becomes popular throughout the world. 
(Source: Wikipedia)