Hatano Wataru (羽多野 渉; Wataru Hatano) was born on March 13th, 1982 in Asahi, Nagano, Japan and is a voice actor and singer who has been active since 2001 and affiliated with 81 Produce.

Despite originally debuting as a voice actor in 2001, Wataru didn’t gain recognition until 2008, when he recieved the Best Male Rookie Award for his role as Sam Houston in the 2007 animated adaptation of the 1976 manga 地球へ… (Toward the Terra).

He later debuted his first song in 2006, providing the theme song for the animated adaptation of エンジェルズフェザー (Angel’s Feather). However, he wouldn’t debut as a soloist officially until 2011 with the single はじまりの日に (Hajimari no Hi).

In his personal life, Wataru married fellow Japanese voice actress Mai Hashimoto (橋本 まい); the marriage was announced to the public on April 2nd, 2018.