Mamiko Noto



One of the more popular Seiyuu since about 2000, Mamiko Noto is known for her soft breathy voice, which is worshiped by some and derided by others as ridiculously "cute." She tends to play either passive moe cuties or Yamato Nadeshiko, but one thing that makes her so famous is her ability to adapt to almost any type of role -- well, so long as the character is a girl or a young boy. (On occasion, she plays an older woman.) Has a longstanding friendship with fellow Seiyuu Ayako Kawasumi.

Notable roles by Mamiko Noto:

 * Aisa Himegami in To Aru Majutsu no Index
 * Ai Enma in Hell Girl
 * Akira Sakura in Narutaru
 * Ana Coppola in Ichigo Mashimaro
 * Angol Mois in Keroro Gunsou
 * Anna/Nina Liebert in Monster
 * Special mention goes to her lines as.
 * Aoi Kannazuki/Blue Angel in Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel
 * Aya Toujou in Ichigo 100%
 * Sir Bedivere of Fate/stay night
 * Chissoku Norainu (Asphyxiated Stray Dog) in Kämpfer
 * Chosokabe Motochika in Tono To Issho
 * Einhart Stratos in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (through her appearance in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As Portable: The Gears of Destiny)
 * Elsa de Sica in Gunslinger Girl Season 1.
 * Fujino Asagami in Kara no Kyoukai:
 * Fuuka Yamagishi in Persona 3
 * Hakko in Canaan
 * Haruka Nogizaka in Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
 * One-shot Character Haruko in Bleach.
 * Hazuki Azuma in Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito
 * Hecate in Shakugan no Shana
 * Inia Sestina in Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
 * Inugami Isuzu in Hayate X Blade
 * Jun Kazama in Tekken Tag Tournament 2
 * Katsuyu (Tsunade's huge slug-friend!) in Naruto
 * Kazuki Kosuda in B Gata H Kei
 * Kotomi Ichinose in Clannad
 * Kureha Yamisaka and Michael in Daemon Bride
 * Kotori Monou in X 1999 (TV series, replacing Junko Iwao)
 * Lilicia Toudou in Seitokai no Ichizon
 * Limone in Simoun.
 * Maelstrom "Yuki Yoshida"(Tomonori) in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Drama CD
 * Maria in Amuri in Star Ocean.
 * Maria in Do Don Pachi SaiDaiOuJou
 * Masane Amaha in Witchblade
 * Matsuri Shihou in Sola
 * Mavis Vermillion in Fairy Tail
 * Mercedes in Odin Sphere
 * Mitsuki Shijou in KimiKiss
 * Miura in Kemeko Deluxe
 * Nayu Hasegawa in Ro Kyu Bu
 * Nodoka Miyazaki in Mahou Sensei Negima
 * Oichi in Sengoku Basara
 * Oshizu Murasame in To Love Ru
 * Oyamada Kouta in Kanokon
 * One-shot character Pandemonium in Gintama. Seriously.
 * Paraiba Marin de Rey in Tales of Hearts
 * Rin Asogi of Mnemosyne
 * Sachiko Ijuuin in Ojamajo Doremi Dokka~n!
 * Sawako "Sadako" Kuronuma in Kimi ni Todoke
 * Saya Akabane in Gokujo. Gokurakuin Joshikou Ryou Monogatari
 * Saya Irino in Black Rock Shooter
 * Sayoko Mishima in Ah! My Goddess TV series
 * Satellizer El Briget in Freezing (did not expect that one did ya?)
 * She's also Aoi Kazuha.
 * Shigure Kousaka in Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
 * Shimako Toudou in Mariasama ga Miteru
 * Shinako Sugimoto in Aoi Hana
 * Shinji Kazama in Full Metal Panic!
 * Suigintou in Rozen Maiden Drama CD (later substituted by Rie Tanaka)
 * Suzuka-hime in Mugen no Frontier
 * Takami Komoda in Bokurano
 * Tatsuya Tsugawa in Hekikai no AiON Drama CD
 * Tiffania Westwood in Zero no Tsukaima
 * Tomoe in Queen's Blade.
 * Tomoe Wajima in Hanasaku Iroha.
 * Tsumugi from The Mikos Words and The Witches Incantations Drama CD
 * Yakumo Tsukamoto in School Rumble
 * Yell in Akikan
 * Yuka in Elfen Lied.
 * Yoko Nakaizumi in Rinne no Lagrange
 * Yuki Souya in Taishou Yakyuu Musume
 * Yukikohime in Dororon Enma-kun Meera Mera
 * Yukinari Sasaki in Girls Bravo
 * Yukino Kikukawa in Mai-HiME as well as her counterpart Yukino Chrysant in Mai-Otome
 * Yuri Tokikago in Mawaru Penguindrum.
 * The little girl Himeko meets in Narcissu -side 2nd-

She's a member of the seiyuu group MORE PEACH SUMMER SNOW, alongside Chiwa Saitou, Haruna Ikezawa and Ryo Hirohashi (co-seiyuus in Keroro Gunsou, the last is also a co-seiyuu in Clannad and Taishou Yakyuu Musume, the first two co-seiyuus in Mariasama ga Miteru, and the first a co-seiyuu in Girls Bravo). She also visited Otakon 2007 in Baltimore (consider yourself lucky if you met her there).

Though they're not THAT closely related, Noto seems to have a relation with fellow seiyuu Kaori Shimizu. If the latter appears in one series, the former have a high chance to appear in that series (doesn't work in reverse generally) and it's also probable that Noto's character will be under the care/supervision (or maybe the junior) of Kaori's character (case in points: School Rumble and Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, other cases they're companions, as in Mugen no Frontier). It's also listed in The Other Wiki that Noto's voice is very hard to imitate, but Kaori is the only one to ever come close to imitating it. This feat is also repeated with remarkable results with... Kikuko Inoue.

She was at one point courted by Tetsuya Kakihara. While we don't know how Noto reacted, and all ends well for her... Poor Tetsuya seems to be the sole butt-end for the backlash by the fans. In fact, Noto herself has reached the status of Even the Girls Want Her, since the likes of Hitomi Nabatame and Shizuka Ito (both famous for being Les Yay in real life), as well as Nana Mizuki and Akeno Watanabe (not so known for it) all want a piece of her.

Here is Mamiko in GPS form.

Tropes associated to Mamiko Noto

 * Big Sister Mentor: Goes two ways. She's this for Kana Hanazawa, and she's 'mentored' by Ayako Kawasumi.
 * Even the Girls Want Her
 * Playing Against Type: Many instances, or else she wouldn't be this famous these days.
 * Relationship Voice Actor: Lots and lots. Including some of her School Rumble alumnus like Ami Koshimizu, Yui Horie and Kaori Shimizu, or the MORE PEACH SUMMER SHOW members.
 * Woman Of A Thousand Voices: Sure, breathy Moe voice seems to be her go-to-type. However, she utilizes that voice to tremendous range, including a scary one with Johan Liebert crossdressing as Anna Liebert...