Ayako Kawasumi
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One of the more prolific female Japanese voice actors, Ayako Kawasumi had a decent start in the 90's but really boomed after 2000. She has a great versatility in her voice, and whereas her early roles are either Genki Girls or everyday-sweet-neighbor friends, her later roles show a wider range. Her role as Saber on Fate Stay Night made her one of the most popular seiyuu to this day.
In addition, Ayako Kawasumi is a skilled pianist. Has a big-sisterly friendship with younger but no-less-popular seiyuu Mamiko Noto. Has had MANY couple roles with Tomokazu Seki. Chiaki's hatred for Nodame? Requited by Gilgamesh towards Saber.
Notable roles by Ayako Kawasumi:
- Saber in Fate/stay night and Fate Zero
- Chikane Himemiya in Kannazuki no Miko, later her Expy Kaon in Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora
- Melfina in Outlaw Star (Her Star-Making Role)
- Leina of Queens Blade
- Aoi Sakuraba in Ai Yori Aoshi
- Fuu in Samurai Champloo
- Elie in Groove Adventure Rave
- Kazumi Yoshida in Shakugan no Shana
- Ruriko Ikusawa in Gate Keepers
- Blanc Neige in Shining Tears X Wind (actually succeeding the role from Megumi Hayashibara)
- Atoli in .hack
- Hinako Shijou in The King of Fighters
- Wonder Momo and Sabine in Namco X Capcom
- Ayuzawa Minako in Kaichou wa Maid Sama
- Gwendolyn in Odin Sphere
- Grune & Schwartz in Tales of Legendia
- Isolde Schelling in Mana Khemia
- Ulrika Mulberry in Mana Khemia 2
- Ixpellia and the Mariage in StrikerS Sound Stage X
- Yulie Ahtreide in Wild Arms 4
- Lafiel in Crest of the Stars and its sequels
- Kanako Ohno in Genshiken
- Matsuri Sakuragi in Ichigo Mashimaro
- Kaede Shiranui in Ninin ga Shinobuden
- Kaori Misaka in Kanon
- Mahoro in Mahoromatic
- Megumi "Nodame" Noda in Nodame Cantabile
- Mikan Natsu in Potemayo
- Chikage in Sister Princess
- Elmina in Petite Princess Yucie
- Hikari in This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
- Akari Kamigishi in To Heart
- Natsuki Mogi from Initial D
- Chizuru Minamoto in Kanokon
- Athena a.k.a. "A-tan" in Hayate the Combat Butler
- Henrietta in Zero no Tsukaima
- Silmeria in Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
- Angie Thompson in Trauma Center: Second Opinion
- Laura Stuart in To Aru Majutsu no Index
- Saki Tenjouin in To Love Ru
- Miu Nomura in Piano. She also composed and performed the theme tune for that series.
- Tomomi Saikyo in Ladies Versus Butlers
- Mayuko Chigasaki in Niea 7
- Urara (Ursula) in Pokémon
- Ai Suotome in Crayon Shin Chan
- Kluke in Blue Dragon (video game only)
- Miharu Sena Kanaka in Girls Bravo
- Otsuu Tsurugaya in Ookami-San
- Sara Werec in Soukou no Strain
- Lucrezia Borgia in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
- Harumi in Dororon Enma-kun Meera Mera
- Jeanne d'Arc the 30th in Hidan no Aria (She looks so similar to Saber it might as well be a Casting Gag for Kawasumi. And Caster kept calling Saber Jeanne in Fate/Zero whenever he's around her. Double Casting Gag.)
- Lion Ushiromiya in Umineko no Naku Koro Ni ~ Nocturne of Truth and Illusions
- Beatrice Portinari in the Japanese version of Dantes Inferno
- Alice and the Will of the Abyss in Pandora Hearts
- Mika Iwakura in Serial Experiments Lain
- Laura Owen in King of Thorn
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