Arihiro Hase

was a Japanese actor and voice actor. Life and career Arihiro Hase was the son of Sanji Hase and was formerly affiliated with Production M-3; he was attached to Sigma Club at the time of his death. Hase is best known for voicing Hikaru Ichijyo in the Macross series, a part he got when he was only 17 years old in high school. Hase was a close friend of fellow Macross actress and singer Mari Iijima after the series ended and frequently attended her concerts until his death. Death On July 30, 1996, at approximately 4:00 A.M., Hase jumped from his apartment's window seven stories to the ground. Sanji confirmed in TV interviews that his son's death was ruled a suicide; he was 31 years old. Following his death, recordings of his voice as Hikaru were reused in the video game adaptation of Macross: Do You Remember Love?.