Mela Lee

Mela Lee
Born	July 31, 1976[1]
Occupation	Voice actress
Notable credit(s)	Fate/Stay Night as Rin Tohsaka Rozen Maiden as Shinku Saint Tail as Meimi Haneoka/Saint Tail Vampire Knight as Yuki Cross
Website	MelaLee.com

Mela Lee is an American voice actress and singer in the Los Angeles area. She first got into voice acting when she auditioned for Vampire Princess Miyu, but the director had her read for Saint Tail, and she was cast as the title character Meimi Haneoka / Saint Tail.^[2] She would later land the vampire role of Yuki Cross in Vampire Knight and a starring heroine character Rin Tohsaka in the Fate/stay night series. Outside of voice acting, Lee has been involved in a band called Magnolia Memoir where she composes the music and lyrics.^[2]

Filmography

Anime

• A Lull in the Sea – Yu Seiki
• Aldnoah.Zero – Orlane^[3]
• Blade of the Immortal – Rin Asano^[2]
• BlazBlue Alter Memory – Rachel Alucard^[4]
• Bleach – Hiyori Sarugaki (Eps. 112–205)
• Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan – Shizuki Minakami
• Doraemon – Sera Ivy (uncredited, Ep. 14)
• Durarara!! series – Erika Karisawa^[5][6]
• éX-Driver – Nina Anna Thunder
• Fafner in the Azure – Rina Nishio, Tsubaki Minashiro
• Fate/stay night – Rin Tohsaka^[2][7][8]
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – Rin Tohsaka^[9]
• Fate/Zero – Rin Tohsaka
• FLAG – Lisa
• Gurren Lagann – Darry, Baby Anne
• When They Cry – Rena Ryuuguu
• IGPX – Max Erlich
• K-On!! – Mika Saeki, Norimi "Christina" Kawaguchi
• Last Exile – Narrator, Lady Madthane
• Mars Daybreak – Clara de Sirene
• Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan series – Kana Ienaga (credited as Kayla Yesratsian, Eps. 1–10)
• Phantom the Animation – Ein
• Rozen Maiden/Rozen Maiden: Traumend – Shinku^[2]
• Saint Tail – Meimi Haneoka (Debut Role)^[2]
• Saiyuki Reload, Saiyuki Gunlock – Yaone
• Scrapped Princess – Natalie
• Strait Jacket – Minea^[10]
• Submarine 707R – GoedelB, Nobo I
• Sword Art Online II – Freyja, Mizue Osawa
• Tokko – Automated Voice, Nurse, Policewoman
• Toradora! – Maya Kihara
• Tweeny Witches – Eva
• The Twelve Kingdoms – Suzu, Rangyoku, Mokurin
• Vampire Knight series – Yuki Cross^[2]
• Vandread: The Second Stage – Rebecca
• Witch Hunter Robin – Touko Masaki

Animation

• Doc McStuffins – Katherine
• Miraculous Ladybug – Tikki, Additional Voices^[11]
• Secret Millionaires Club – Becky, Millie
• The Twilight Fairies – Zara Price, Additional Voices

Films

• Alpha and Omega – Candy
• Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation – Agnes^[12]
• éX-Driver the Movie – Nina Anna Thunder
• Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – Rin Tohsaka
• Norm of the North – Additional Voices^[13]
• The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya – Reiko Hayama
• Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love – Old Lady^[14]
• Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom - Princess Layla
• Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure – Princess Layla
• Winx Club: Mystery of the Abyss – Princess Aisha

Video games

• Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky – Lucille Ernella
• Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny – Lutanus
• Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea – Miruca Crotze
• BlazBlue series – Rachel Alucard^[2]
• Castle of Shikigami III – Nagino Ise, Emilio Stanburke, Freedom Wind
• Drakengard 3 – Three
• Eternal Poison – Classical Announcer
• Fallout: New Vegas – Layla, Joana, Ranger Kudlow, Ranger Ericsen, Private Gilbert
• Final Fantasy XIV – Yda
• Fire Emblem: Awakening – Tiki
• Hyperdimension Neptunia – 5pb./Lyrica (Battle scenes only)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 – 5pb./Lyrica (Battle scenes only)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 – 5pb./Lyrica (Battle scenes only)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sisters Generation – 5pb./Lyrica (Battle scenes only)
• Rune Factory Frontier – Candy
• Rune Factory 4 – Nancy
• Summon Night
• Trinity Universe – Rizelea
• X-Men (XBLA/PSN) – All Females
• Xenoblade Chronicles X - Celica

Other

• Adventures in Voice Acting – Herself

References

1. Mela LEE - Anime News Network Retrieved 2016-01-10.
2. Bruno, Travis (February 25, 2011). "Interview with Mela Lee – Voice Actress". Capsule Computers. Australia.
3. "Aniplex USA to Release 1st Aldnoah.Zero Season on BD/DVD with Dub & Sub". Anime News Network. 2015-06-06.
4. Lee, Michelle (2015-03-16). "BlazBlue Alter Memory Cast Announcement". Funimation.com. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
5. Brusuelas, James (December 12, 2010). "Aniplex Announces Durarara English Cast". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
6. "Durarara!!×2 English Dub to Premiere March 10". Anime News Network. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
7. Martin, Theron (March 18, 2013). "Fate/stay night – Blu-ray Collection 2 – Review". Anime News Network.
8. Amith, Dennis (January 30, 2013). "Fate/stay night – Collection 1 (a J!-ENT Anime Blu-ray Disc Review)". J-Ent!.
9. "Aniplex USA Details Fate/stay night UBW, Durarara!! 2xSho Release Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
10. Strait Jacket (DVD). Manga Video. October 7, 2008. OCLC 244206876.
11. "The Bubbler". Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Season 1. Episode 1. December 6, 2015. Nickelodeon.
12. Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation (film). 2015.
13. Norm of the North (film). 2016.
14. Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love Closing Credits

External links

• Official website
• Mela Lee at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Mela Lee at the Internet Movie Database