Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue
Native name 井上 喜久子
Born (1964-09-25) September 25, 1964[1]
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Ethnicity Japanese
Occupation Voice actress, singer
Years active 1988–present
Notable work Ranma ½ as Kasumi Tendo
Ah! My Goddess as Belldandy[2]
Marmalade Boy as Anju Kitahara
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS as Princess Lubiina
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Children 1
Relatives Mitsuki Yayoi (sister)
Website www.manbow.com

Kikuko Inoue (井上 喜久子 Inoue Kikuko, born September 25, 1964 as 井之上 喜久子 (pronounced identically) in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese voice actress and singer.[3] She has been part of the singing groups DoCo and Goddess Family Club, among others, and is the manager of her voice-acting company, Office Anemone. Inoue tends to play the "perfect girlfriend" or "motherly" role in many series, but she has also played more sultry and provocative roles. She is married and has one daughter. Her current family name is Kumagai.

Biography

Inoue's vocal roles are usually female characters characterized as dignified, reserved, beautiful, kind, regal, mature or domestic. For example, Belldandy, a goddess who is kind, compassionate and skilled at domestic tasks. Kasumi Tendo is an older sister who has taken over domestic duties after the death of her mother, and who acts as a counterbalance to the more rambunctious members of her family. Notably, both Kasumi and Belldandy are almost parallels of each other due to their roles as domestics in a home which could explode into chaos at any moment. She also plays Rune Venus in El-Hazard, a princess and leader of her country; as well as Kazami Mizuho in Please Teacher!, a sensible, strong-hearted alien agent in charge of observing humanity that ends up falling in love with an earthling.

She occasionally takes on roles which are more sultry, such as Corvette, a curvaceous dancer who flirts quite intensely with Mimu, the young heroine. In the hentai OVA Ogenki Clinic she provides the voice of a sex-crazed nurse. Also, as Lust in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, she was an antagonist the main characters have to contend with more than once. On very rare occasions she takes male roles, such as Tsubasa Oozora from Captain Tsubasa ROAD to 2002, as she has stated that these roles allow her to shout, which she finds "liberating".

She is referred to as "Onee-chan" ("big sister" in Japanese) and stayed with the title on her official site and a few albums because of her role as Kasumi Tendo in Ranma ½; this is confirmed in her online profile.[4] She believes that in her past life she was a fish and therefore uses fish as her trademark.[3][5] She made a guest appearance at the 2007 Animazement anime convention in Durham, North Carolina for an autograph and Q&A session.[6] When asked her age, she often responds that she is only 17, which has become a running gag at events as well as anime shows.[1][4] At an Otakon 2009 panel, she explained that the number 17 was an aesthetic choice.[7] After voice acting Belldandy from the Ah! My Goddess anime, subsequent chapters of the manga used Inoue's distinctive style as the basis for Belldandy's character.[4]

She won Best Supporting Voice Actress in the 4th Seiyu Awards.

Filmography

Anime

1989
1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Film

Video games

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Unknown

Dubbing (live-action)

Dubbing (animation)

Narration

Live appearances

Stage appearances

Discography

Albums

  • Bokura no Best da, Onee-chan
  • Funwari, Nobi Nobi Perfect Solo Collection (LD + 2-CD set)
  • Fushigi na Omajinai: Tadaima 2
  • Hidamari
  • merry fish: sound & photo book
  • Mizuumi
  • Shiawase Tambourine
  • Sora Iro no Ehon (2-CD set)
  • Tadaima
  • Tanoshii Koto
  • Yūbi na Osakana

Singles

Talk

Collaboration

Soundtracks

  • Anata no Birthday (as Belldandy)
  • Aria Drama CD I (Alicia Florence and Hime M. Granchester from Aria)
  • Aria Drama CD II (Alicia Florence and Hime M. Granchester from Aria)
  • E-yume, Miyou! (Meimi and Seira from Saint Tail)
  • Gimme Love (from Voogie's Angel)
  • Girl Friends (from Voogie's Angel)
  • Oh My Goddess! Mikami Debut Pack (as Belldandy from Oh My Goddess!)
  • Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Character File 3 (as Cool from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children)

Other

Radio

Listed in broadcast order.

AM radio

  • Inoue Kikuko no Twilight Syndrome (April–September 1995)
  • Inoue Kikuko no Ruri Iro Aquarium (October 1995–March 1996)
  • Kakikuke Kikuko no Sashisuse Sonata (October 1998–March 1999)
  • Hexamoon Guardians  Kikuko Maria no Otsuki-sama ni Onegai (April 1999–March 2000)
  • It's on! (October 2001–March 2003)
  • Onegai Teacher: Mizuho-sensei no Hachimitsu Jugyō (January–October 2002)
  • Inoue Kikuko no Caramel Heights (October 2002–March 2005)
  • Onegai Teacher: Hachimitsu Jugyō♥Ho · Shu · U (October 2002–March 2003)
  • Onegai Teacher: Hachimitsu Jugyō Shingakki (April–June 2003)
  • Onegai Twins: Mizuho-sensei to Hachimitsu Twins (July 2003–March 2004)
  • Hāi Inoue Shōten Desu yo! (April 2005–current)

Satellite digital radio

Internet radio

Other products

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2016 10th Seiyu Awards Kazue Takahashi Memorial Award Won

References

  1. 1 2 Stimson, Eric (2014-09-26). "Kikuko Inoue Celebrates Her 17th Birthday Again". Anime News Network.
  2. ↑ http://animecons.com/news/article.shtml/913
  3. 1 2 Doi, Hitoshi (January 14, 2011). "Inoue Kikuko". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved January 22, 2011. Archived 22 January 2011 at WebCite
  4. 1 2 3 official site's profile Onee-chan's profile
  5. ↑ Otakon Day One - Kikuko Inoue Panel Q&A, Pt 2. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  6. ↑ 2007 guest page. Retrieved on July 14, 2007.
  7. ↑ Otakon Day One - Kikuko Inoue Panel Q&A, Pt 1. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 Doi, Hitoshi. "Inoue Kikuko roles (anime)". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ Steel Angel Kurumi (DVD). ADV Films. ISBN 1-57813-119-7.
  10. ↑ Nakagami, Yoshikatsu. "The Official Art of AIR". Newtype USA. 6 (10) pp. 135–141. October 2007. ISSN 1541-4817.
  11. ↑ "みつどもえ staff" (in Japanese). mitsudomoe-anime.com. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  12. ↑ "キャスト＆スタッフ". 「ガールフレンド（仮）」アニメ公式サイト. サイバーエージェント. Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  13. ↑ "Myriad Colors Phantom World TV Anime Stars Hiro Shimono, Saori Hayami, Maaya Uchida". Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  14. ↑ "Phantasy Star Online 2 Anime Reveals More Characters, Cast, January Debut". Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  15. ↑ "Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends Anime Casts Kikuko Inoue, Wataru Hatano, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Eri Suzuki, Ai Kayano, More Star in Amanchu! Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Doi, Hitoshi. "Inoue Kikuko roles (games)". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  18. ↑ Shannon, Mickey (2002). "Lunar: The Silver Star - Game Credits". LunarNET. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  19. ↑ http://www.guiltygear.us/character/i-no
  20. ↑ テイルズ オブ デスティニー / フィリア・フィリス (in Japanese). Namco Bandai Games. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  21. ↑ "北米発の美少女3DCGアニメ『RWBY』前野智昭さんら追加キャスト3名が解禁！　劇場での先行イベント上映も決定". アニメイトTV. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doi, Hitoshi. "Inoue Kikuko CDs (Discography)". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  23. ↑ Doi, Hitoshi. "Shin Oneechan to Issho Fuyu no Gou". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  24. ↑ link

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