Mitsuko Horie

Mitsuko Horie 堀江美都子
Birth name	Horie Mitsuko
Born	March 8, 1957 Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan
Genres	Kayōkyoku, Anison
Occupation(s)	Voice actress, singer
Years active	1969–present
Labels	Nippon Columbia
Website	http://www.micchi.net/

Mitsuko Horie (堀江 美都子 Horie Mitsuko, born March 8, 1957^[1] in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars and Remi in the Nippon Animation World Masterpiece Theater series Remi, Nobody's Girl. She is also part of the judging panel at the Animax Anison Grand Prix, with fellow noted anime singers Ichirou Mizuki and Yumi Matsuzawa.^[2][3] As a voice actress, she is attached to Aoni Production.

Notable roles

• Beron, in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship
• Remi, in Remi, Nobody's Girl
• Judy Abbott in My Daddy Long Legs
• Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars
• Polaris Hilda in Saint Seiya
• Tsuntsunodanoteiyugo Tsun & Obotchaman in Dr. Slump (first series)
• Upa in Dragon Ball
• Mitamura Yaeko "Yakko" in Ai Shite Knight
• Susumu Hori, Anna Hottenmeyer, and Puchi in the Mr. Driller series

Theme songs

• "We Love You, We Love You!!! Witch Teacher" (for Majo Sensei 1971)
• "Susume! Gorenger" with Isao Sasaki (for Himitsu Sentai Gorenger 1975-77)
• "Magne Robo Gakeen" with Ichirou Mizuki (for Magne Robo Gakeen 1976-77)
• "Voltes V no Uta" (for Voltes V 1976-77)
• "Tatakae! Ninja Captor!" with Ichirou Mizuki (for Ninja Captor 1976-1977)
• "Daltanius no Uta" (for Daltanius 1979-80)
• "Cross Fight!" with Ichirou Mizuki (for Dangaioh 1987-89)
• "Athena no Komoriuta ~Lullaby~" (for Saint Seiya 1988)
• "Time" with Hironobu Kageyama (for Saint Seiya 1988)
• "Shine On ~Eien no Yume~" (for Saint Seiya 1990)
• "Susume! Driller!" (for Mr. Driller G 2001)
• "Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!! SPARK" (for Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!! SPARK 2007)
• "Egao no Loop" (for Jewelpet 2009)
• "Golden Queen Galaxia" (Character song for Sailor Moon Sailor Stars 1996)
• "New Moon ni Koishite" (for Sailor Moon Crystal 2016)

A few of the numerous other anime series for which Horie has performed the theme song include:

• Judo Boy (1969) (Her very first anime theme song; performed when she was only 12 years old)
• Sazae-san (1969) (Horie's song was used as the opening theme in 1975)
• Hakushon Daimaou (1969; also known as Yam yam y el genio)
• Mahō no Mako-chan (1970)
• Genshin Shonen Ryu (1971)
• Yamanezumi Rocky Chuck (1973)
• Kerokko Demetan (1973; also known as The Brave Frog)
• Tentomushi no Uta (1974)
• Wanpaku Omukashi Kum Kum (1975)
• La Seine no Hoshi (1975)
• Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Boken (1975)
• Candy Candy (1976)
• Chojin Sentai Baratack (ending theme) (1977)
• Attack on Tomorrow (1977)
• Yakukyou no Uta (1977, lyrics by baseball freaks)
• Majokko Tickle (1978)
• Uchū Majin Daikengo (1978)
• Hana no Ko Lunlun (1979)
• Mahou Shoujo Lalabelle (1980)
• Hello! Sandybell (1981)
• Meiken Jolie (also known as Belle and Sebastian) (1981)
• Dareka ga watashi wo matteiru (1982)
• Ai shite Knight(1983)
• Himitsu no Akko chan (1st remake)(1988)
• Daddy long legs (1990)

References

1. "American Dream". Animage 32: 3–10. February 1981.
2. "Animax to Hold Anime Song "Grand Prix" in July". Anime News Network. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
3. "27-Year-Old Canadian Wins Animax's Singing Contest". Anime News Network. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2009-03-06.

External links

• Official site
• Mitsuko Horie at the Internet Movie Database
• Mitsuko Horie at Anime News Network's encyclopedia