Paul Castro Jr.

	"Hm... maybe they're all part of the crew?"
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Paul Castro Jr. (born April 12^[1], birth year unknown^[2]) is an American actor, voice actor, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He is the English voice actor for Rindo Kanade. He previously played Rikuya Yoshida in High-Rise Invasion, Forseti and Abel in Record of Ragnarok, and appeared in Limitless, People Places Things and The Skeleton Twins.

Castro had been a "huge fan" of the original The World Ends with You, and described the lead role in its sequel as a "dream come true."^[3]

Castro has supported the NEO: The World Ends with You regularly since its release using his platform on Twitch.tv to host streams about the game. On April 29, 2023, he hosted a livestream of the game on the official Square Enix Twitch channel.

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Some of Castro's favorite scenes to record for Rindo in NEO: The World Ends with You was the cutscene in Prologue where Fret is crushed by a truck^[4], and any moment where Rindo is "confronted with a really emotional, tense decision he has to make"^[5]
Castro's favorite in-game brands are Jupiter of the Monkey, Tigre Punks, and Gatto Nero^[6].
Castro's favorite songs from The World Ends with You's soundtrack are Twister and Calling. His favorite songs from NEO's soundtrack is Breaking Free, and he also likes Your Ocean, Storm, and Transformation.^[7].
Castro auditioned for the role of Shiba Miyakaze before being selected for Rindo. He said his Shiba audition was "terrible".^[8]

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↑ @PaulCastroJr tweet posted at 1:18 pm Pacific Daylight Time on April 12, 2021: "This has been the most magical and enlightening birthdays I’ve ever had."
↑ Castro has not publicly stated his birth year: he has answered "I don't believe in numbers" to a tweet asking how old he was, and jokingly tweeted that his birthday in 2023 was his 147th.
↑ @paulcastrojr tweet
↑ @PaulCastroJr tweet
↑ Square Enix Twitch livestream: NEO: The World Ends with You with the voice of Rindo, @PaulCastroJr!, some filler words removed.
Ana Horta, Square Enix associate sales analyst: "So, did you have a favourite part while voice acting Rindo, throughout the whole session?"
Castro: "There's so many, and [...] it's [...] there's so many good moments. Without getting into spoilers, too, any moment where Rindo is really confronted with a really emotional, [...] tense decision he has to make [...]"
↑ Square Enix Twitch livestream: NEO: The World Ends with You with the voice of Rindo, @PaulCastroJr!, some filler words removed: Castro: "The Jupiter of the Monkey brand, which is [...] Rindo's sweatshirt, I've always been a huge fan of that, Tigre Punks, Gatto Nero is another great one [...]"
↑ Square Enix Twitch livestream: NEO: The World Ends with You with the voice of Rindo, @PaulCastroJr!, some filler words removed.
Ana Horta, Square Enix associate sales analyst: "I wanted to ask you guys, uh, what do you guys think is your [...] favorite soundtrack from the game?"
Castro: "Twister is a banger. [...] Twister and Calling are two of like, classic. But in this game specifically because of the type of music I like grew up and playing in bands and just, the style of what I grew up listening to, Breaking Free affected me on a vicious [...] It is such a phenomenal track and like, Your Ocean is really good, Storm, Transformation [...]"
↑ Voice of Rindo (Paul Castro Jr) plays NEO: The World Ends with You DEMO!
Castro, while Shiba is on-screen: "Here's a fun fact: I auditioned for this guy, too. And it was ter-ri-ble!"

[1] @PaulCastroJr tweet posted at 1:18 pm Pacific Daylight Time on April 12, 2021: "This has been the most magical and enlightening birthdays I’ve ever had."

[2] Castro has not publicly stated his birth year: he has answered "I don't believe in numbers" to a tweet asking how old he was, and jokingly tweeted that his birthday in 2023 was his 147th.

[3] @paulcastrojr tweet

[4] @PaulCastroJr tweet

[5] Square Enix Twitch livestream: NEO: The World Ends with You with the voice of Rindo, @PaulCastroJr!, some filler words removed.
Ana Horta, Square Enix associate sales analyst: "So, did you have a favourite part while voice acting Rindo, throughout the whole session?"
Castro: "There's so many, and [...] it's [...] there's so many good moments. Without getting into spoilers, too, any moment where Rindo is really confronted with a really emotional, [...] tense decision he has to make [...]"

[6] Square Enix Twitch livestream: NEO: The World Ends with You with the voice of Rindo, @PaulCastroJr!, some filler words removed: Castro: "The Jupiter of the Monkey brand, which is [...] Rindo's sweatshirt, I've always been a huge fan of that, Tigre Punks, Gatto Nero is another great one [...]"

[7] Square Enix Twitch livestream: NEO: The World Ends with You with the voice of Rindo, @PaulCastroJr!, some filler words removed.
Ana Horta, Square Enix associate sales analyst: "I wanted to ask you guys, uh, what do you guys think is your [...] favorite soundtrack from the game?"
Castro: "Twister is a banger. [...] Twister and Calling are two of like, classic. But in this game specifically because of the type of music I like grew up and playing in bands and just, the style of what I grew up listening to, Breaking Free affected me on a vicious [...] It is such a phenomenal track and like, Your Ocean is really good, Storm, Transformation [...]"

[8] Voice of Rindo (Paul Castro Jr) plays NEO: The World Ends with You DEMO!
Castro, while Shiba is on-screen: "Here's a fun fact: I auditioned for this guy, too. And it was ter-ri-ble!"

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