Monica Rial
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Born |
Monica Jean Rial October 5, 1975[1] Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Residence |
Dallas, Texas, U.S. Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Ethnicity | Spanish[2] |
Alma mater | University of Houston[3] |
Occupation | Voice actress, ADR script writer, ADR director |
Years active | 1999–present |
Agent | Mary Collins Agency |
Partner(s) | Ron Toye |
Monica Jean Rial (born October 5, 1975) is an American voice actress, script writer, and ADR director affiliated with Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks. She has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime films and television series.
Biography
Rial was born in Houston, Texas. Her father is from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. When she was young, her family would often visit Spain. She would translate for her younger brother some of the European Spanish-dubbed cartoons which included anime shows Doraemon and Dragon Ball Z, often imitating the various characters.[2] She studied ballet, tap, and jazz, but transitioned to musical theatre when was 12.[4] She studied acting through high school as well as college at the University of Houston.[3] In an interview with Otaku News, Rial mentioned voice actor inspirations from The Simpsons, Family Guy and Beavis and Butt-head.[4] She was working on a theatre show with Jason Douglas, who suggested she audition for ADV Films. Her first voice-over role was some walla in the 1999 dub of Martian Successor Nadesico. In an interview with Otaku News, Rial said she had to talk for two minutes straight as folks in a crowd telling the Jovians to go home.[4] She would later land main character roles as Miharu in Gasaraki, Natsume in Generator Gawl, and the title character in ADV Films' production of Hello Kitty's Animation Theater,[5][6] the last of which one of ADV's best-selling DVDs.[7] In 2001, she voiced Izumi in the baseball anime Princess Nine and in 2002, she got to voice Hyatt in Excel Saga, which she listed among her absolute favorites.[5]
In 2003, she voiced best-friend character Kyoko Tokiwa in Full Metal Panic!, and got to reprise her for Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu and Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid. She voiced Kirika Yuumura, the quiet assassin partner in Noir. Rial said that Kirika was challenging because she had very few words but had to convey a lot of emotions.[5] She also noted that Kirika's personality changed over the course of the series, so she voiced her to be more emotional in later episodes which drew some criticism from fans. She also voiced Lila in Najica Blitz Tactics where she also got to do a DVD commentary along with fellow actress Kira Vincent-Davis. The commentaries have become popular as she receives feedback from fans about them at anime conventions.[6] She voiced female protagonist Haruka Shitou in the sci-fi show RahXephon.
Rial started voice-over work with the anime dubbing company Funimation in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. In 2004, she voiced Amy in the long-running detective anime series Case Closed, and Lyra (aka Dante) in the drama series Fullmetal Alchemist. Both of these shows were featured on Cartoon Network. She also voiced co-lead character Lumiere in Kiddy Grade. Meanwhile, with ADV, she voiced Nyamo-sensei in the school comedy Azumanga Daioh. She had also taken over some character roles as Momiji in Blue Seed and Maya in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Rial said that it was very difficult to try to sound like the previous voice actors, especially Maya's low voice, so she tried her own approach. She also got to voice Pen-Pen the penguin in Evangelion.[8] In 2005, she voiced the serious lead character Jo in a team of mercenary girls in the cyberpunk science fiction series Burst Angel.[9]
Rial continued to land leading roles in anime shows. In 2006, she voiced the title character in Nanaka 6/17, about a 17-year-old girl who through an accident, has amnesia and regresses to her 6-year-old self. In Speed Grapher she voiced female protagonist Kagura Tennōzu, and in the ADV Films remake of Macross, she voiced Misa Hayase.[7] In 2007, she voiced Sakura in the English anime adaptation of Clamp's Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle; Maria in Witchblade;[10] Misuzu Kamio, a heroine in Air, and the title character in Kurau: Phantom Memory. She also voiced lead characters Misao Shinohara, Sasami's best friend in Sasami: Magical Girls Club; and heroine Asa Shigure in the harem comedy Shuffle!.
In 2010, when Dragon Ball Z was remade as Dragon Ball Z Kai, Rial got to voice the heroine character Bulma. She voiced other lead girl characters in Sekirei, Soul Eater, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and Casshern Sins. Both Soul Eater and Brotherhood have had sizeable runs on Adult Swim's Toonami block. She voiced the title character Mina Tepes in Dance in the Vampire Bund, as well as several lead female characters in ensemble shows Rosario + Vampire, Highschool of the Dead, and Fairy Tail in 2011.
Rial voiced more leads in 2012 with Shiro in Deadman Wonderland which also broadcast on Adult Swim, Stocking in the raunchy comedy Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. In 2013, she voiced the heroine character Haruko Amaya in the harem comedy Maken-ki! and Iori Nagase in the school anime series Kokoro Connect. With regards to her lead role of Michiko Malandro in Michiko & Hatchin, which was released on DVD in 2013 and was broadcast on Adult Swim in 2015, Rial said that out of the 300 or so characters she had voiced, only two of them were Hispanic, and she liked that her character wasn't a stereotype.[2] In 2014 and 2015, she voiced the title characters in the comedies Watamote and Maid Sama!.
In addition to voice acting, Rial has been steadily involved in ADR script writing, with work in the English dubs for D.N. Angel, Madlax, and Gatchaman. In an interview with Active Anime, Rial said she would "take the direct translation and write it into a coherent scene that matches the lip flaps".[7] At later anime conventions, Rial has mentioned that ADR script writing has kept her quite occupied, especially with "broadcast dubs", that is, shows that are locally dubbed soon after the original broadcast. She has also written columns for Newtype's USA edition.[11]
Filmography
Anime
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
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2014 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Bulma, Seer | [100] | |
2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | Bulma | [101] | |
2016 | The Boy and the Beast | Chiko | [102] | |
2016 | Harmony | Miach Mihie | [103] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
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Summer Wars | Yumi Jinnouchi | |||
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies | Bulma | Funimation re-dub | [15] | |
2006 | Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper | Amy Yeager | [15] | |
2012 | Towa no Quon | Tei Ryumonji | OVA series | [15] |
2012 | King of Thorn | Alice | [15][104] | |
2012 | Mass Effect: Paragon Lost | Treeya | [15][105] | |
Animation
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
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2015 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever | Jubilee | Ep. "Knapsack!" | [106] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[3] |
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2010 | Blazing Souls Accelate | Little Snow | ||
Borderlands 2 | Ms. Tediore, Morningstar | [107] | ||
Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation | Amy Yeager | [15] | ||
Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley | Nana | |||
Gunstringer | Lady of the Dead | |||
Lux-Pain | Natsuki | |||
Monster Tale | Zoe | [15] | ||
Ms. Splosion Man | Ms. Splosion Man | |||
2014 | Smite | Hel, Sobek's Parrot | [15] | |
Tribes: Ascend | Diamond Sword | |||
Unlimited Saga | Marie, Silver Hair | |||
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 McCarthy, Rebecca (September 21, 2006). "Otaku News : Interview with Monica Rial and Chris Patton". Otaku News. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "EvilleCon 2014: Interview with Voice Actress Monica Rial". Diehard Gamefan. March 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- 1 2 McCarthy, Rebecca (September 8, 2004). "Otaku News : An Interview With Monica Rial". Otaku News. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "» MONICA RIAL". ActiveAnime. January 9, 2006. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Fey, Chris (May 13, 2004). "Interview: Colleen Clinkenbeard and Monica Rial". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- 1 2 Houston, Don (September 24, 2007). "Burst Angel - Death's Angel v.1". DVD Talk. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- 1 2 We Rise Magazine (October 10, 2013). Jamie Marchi & Monica Rial Interview at Ramencon 2013. YouTube.
- ↑ Green, Scott (August 1, 2007). "AICN Anime - A Survey of Print Resources". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Interview with Monica Rial and Chris Patton Amecon 2006". voiceacting.co.uk. February 18, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ↑ Mathews, Ryan (September 21, 2002). "Excel Saga - The Dub Track - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ Divers, Allen (August 29, 2003). "Najica Blitz Tactics DVD 1 – Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Behind The Voice Actors - Monica Rial". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu - 1 - The Man from the South/A Hostage with No Compromises". Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu. ADV Films – via Funimation.
- ↑ "Tree of Palme English Cast List". Mania.com. November 15, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ Johnston, Chris (2005). "City of Angels". Newtype USA 4 (4): 34–35.
- ↑ Martin, Theron (December 26, 2006). "Rumbling Hearts DVD 1 – Review". Anime News Network.
- ↑ Nanaka 6/17. Episode 1.
- ↑ Negima!. Episode 1.
- ↑ "Q&A with Monica Rial!". animatemiami2014.sched.org. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/otakon/funimation-entertainment
- ↑ "Sasami & Misao". Sasami: Magical Girls Club.
- ↑ Shuffle!. Episode 2.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (September 20, 2010). "Sekirei Cast - The Official FUNimation Blog - Anime News, DVD & Blu-ray Previews, and a Generally Good Time". funimation.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ Martin, Theron (July 11, 2011). "Dance in the Vampire Bund". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (July 1, 2013). "Here’s Your English Cast for Haganai and Fairy Tail Season 2". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Adam (April 29, 2013). "Elite Video Subscription Extra for 4/29". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (August 11, 2011). "FUNimation Entertainment Announces Entire English Language Cast of Fairy Tail". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 25, 2012). "A Certain Magical Index's English Dub Cast, Trailer Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ↑ Adam (March 4, 2013). "Elite Video Subscription Extra for 3/4". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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- ↑ Rojas, Justin (January 26, 2012). "Okami-San and Her Seven Companions Cast Announcement".
- ↑ Saabedra, Humberto (April 28, 2012). "FUNimation Announces "Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt" English Cast and Debut Trailer". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Adam (January 14, 2013). "Elite Video Subscription Extra for 1/14". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (August 17, 2012). "Shakugan no Shana Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (February 9, 2012). "One Hell of a Cast Announcement, Part 2". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (July 26, 2012). "C-Control English Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Adam (April 22, 2013). "Elite Video Subscription Extra for 4/22". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (February 7, 2013). "A Certain Scientific Railgun – English Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (October 11, 2013). "Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero English Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (May 16, 2013). "English Cast Announcements for Eureka Seven AO and Michiko & Hatchin". funimation.com. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (May 20, 2013). "Full English Cast and Dub Trailer for Guilty Crown". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Beveridge, Chris (August 30, 2013). "FUNimation Reveals ‘Maken-Ki!’ Anime Dub Cast & Trailer". The Fandom Post.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (August 30, 2013). "Maken-Ki! English Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (May 15, 2013). "English Cast Announcements for Eureka Seven AO and Michiko & Hatchin". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (January 19, 2013). "English Cast Announcement for Tenchi War on Geminar". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Green, Scott (June 19, 2013). "Sentai Filmworks Announces "Another" English Dub Cast". Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (June 14, 2013). "Official English Cast for Is This A Zombie?". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (July 22, 2013). "English Cast Announcement for Sankarea". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Adam (June 6, 2013). "Elite Video Subscription Extra for 6/6". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (May 20, 2013). "Full English Cast for Appleseed XIII". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (September 24, 2013). "Aquarion EVOL English Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (May 25, 2013). "Future Diary English Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (February 15, 2013). "LASTEXILE – FAM, The Silver Wing – Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "April 10th". Date A Live. Episode 1. 2014. Event occurs at Closing credits.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (December 5, 2013). "Kamisama Kiss: Goddess Edition Premium Box Set and Cast Announcement!". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Beveridge, Chris (July 4, 2014). "Monica Rial Confirms Watamote Role, Beyatches". The Fandom Post.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (November 10, 2014). "English Voice Cast for Psycho-Pass 2". Funimation Blog.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (November 21, 2013). "Robotics;Notes English Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Official Rozen Maiden Zurücksplen English Dub Cast". Sentai Filmworks. September 15, 2014.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (May 17, 2014). "Cast Announcements from Anime Central!". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (May 12, 2014). "Hetalia: The Beautiful World Cast Announcement Part II: Nyotalia!". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Green, Scott (December 3, 2014). ""Dog & Scissors" English Dub Cast Announced". Crunchyroll.
- ↑ "Official Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! English Dub Cast List". Sentai Filmworks (Press release). January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ "More Nobunagun Cast! (1/3)". Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Tokyo Ghoul√A Cast Announcment". Funimation.com Blog. February 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Funimation Announces Tokyo Ravens English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. January 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Clifford Chapin, Bryn Apprill Star in Unbreakable Machine Doll English Dub". Anime News Network. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ Lee, Michelle (March 14, 2015). "English Cast Announcement for Yona of the Dawn". Funimation.com Blog.
- ↑ "Funimation Announces Assassination Classroom English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Funimation Unveils Blood Blockade Battlefront English Dub Cast Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Tama-senpai, Long Time No See". D-Frag!. Episode 10. 2015. Event occurs at Closing credits.
- ↑ "Funimation Announces Danganronpa Anime English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Section23 Films Announces January Slate" (Press Release). Anime News Network. September 24, 2014.
- 1 2 "Funimation Reveals Broadcast Dub Casts For Arslan, Ultimate Otaku Teacher, Show By Rock!!, Mikagura School Suite". Anime News Network.
- ↑ "Woohoo! I can now announce that I'm playing Yamoto Koki in Ninja Slayer! Check out the new broadcast dub Yeart! 😈.". Twitter. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ↑ "91.8 The Fan". Twitter. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Monica Rial Boards ‘Super Sonic’ Anime Dub". The Fandom Post. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Funimation Announces The Rolling Girls Anime Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ↑ johnalmoete7324 (July 18, 2015). "@Kyleiciousness I think I recognize Kanan! It's gotta be the undeniable squeak of @Rialisms ! #UltimateOtakuTeacher" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2015.
Monica Rial [Rialisms] (July 18, 2015). "That's me!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2015. - ↑ "Funimation Announces English Dub Casts for Ping Pong, Wanna Be the Strongest in the World". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Funimation Announces Yurikuma Arashi Broadcast Dub Cast". Anime News Network. March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Godswill (August 12, 2015). "English Cast Announcement & Sneak Peek – Sky Wizards Academy!". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Monica Rial [Rialisms] (June 3, 2015). "Yep! That was me as Krul Tepes in Seraph of the End tonight! So good to be back in the Tepes bloodline. Hope you guys enjoy! 😁 #DubbleTalk" (Tweet). Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ Monica Rial [Rialisms] (November 10, 2015). "Seraph is back! And yes, I'm the lead writer. Which means I just read over amazing scripts from @jerameykraatz. He deserves ALL the credit!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Fall Broadcast Dub English Cast Announcement – Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign (Season 1 Part 2)!". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Riddle Story of Devil English Cast Announcement – Final Round". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Caitlynn French, Luci Christian Star in HaNaYaMaTa English Dub". Anime News Network. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Two War Maidens". Lord Marksman and Vanadis. Episode 11. 2016.
- ↑ http://www.funimation.com/blog/2016/02/11/pandora-in-the-crimson-shell-ghost-urn-english-voice-cast-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Simulcast_Winter&utm_source=Twitter&utm_content=Pandora_Crimson_Shell_English_Cast_Announcement&utm_nooverride=1
- ↑ "GARO THE ANIMATION – English Voice Cast Announcement!". Funimation. February 27, 2016.
- ↑ "LOVE when @Rialisms plays villainous characters like Umihebi! (Plus,the evil laugh is gold) #SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair". Twitter. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Love it when @Rialisms gets to drop it low! #DimensionW". Twitter. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Tonari no Seki-kun Anime's English Dub Cast Announced". Twitter. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Another World". Birdy the Mighty Decode. Episode 5 – via Hulu.
- ↑ FUNimation Entertainment. "Buy DVD & Blu-Ray Collections - Dragon Ball Z Battle of Gods on Blu-Ray". dragonballz.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ FUNimation Entertainment. "Dragon Ball Z - Resurrection ‘F’". dragonballz.com. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "The Boy and the Beast's English Dub Cast, March Opening Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Behind the Voice Database: Miach Mihie". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (April 18, 2012). "King of Thorn English Cast Announcement Plus Interview with Director Kazuyoshi Katayama". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Rojas, Justin (September 7, 2012). "Mass Effect: Paragon Lost – Cast Announcement". funimation.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Monica Rial [Rialisms] (July 11, 2015). "Yesssss! July 26th!!!! Jubilee!!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ Borderlands 2 Manual (PDF). Steam (Valve Corporation). p. 31. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
External links
- Monica Rial on Twitter
- Monica Rial convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Monica Rial at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Monica Rial at the Internet Movie Database
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