Sakura Tange
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Sakura Tange is an idol, seiyū
(voice actor) and singer who was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi
, Japan
. She is best known for providing the voice of Sakura Kinomoto
in the anime series Cardcaptor Sakura
.
Tange has done voice acting for anime, radio shows, computer games and live events. She worked for Aoni Production and Konami. She had retired from being a seiyū for a period since 2000, but announced her return to being an anime voice actress in September 2009. She has released music under several artist names, including Little Seraph, Angelic Alice, A N G E L and さくら/SAKURA.
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
(voice actor) and singer who was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi
Ichinomiya, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi, Japan. The city is often called Owari-Ichinomiya to avoid confusion with another Ichinomiya . The pre-expansion city was once part of now-defunct Nakashima District until September 1, 1921....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She is best known for providing the voice of Sakura Kinomoto
Sakura Kinomoto
is a fictional character, the heroine of Clamp's manga series Cardcaptor Sakura. In the English anime adaptation of the series, Cardcaptors, her name is changed to Sakura Avalon. For all Japanese-language productions of the anime , Sakura is voiced by Sakura Tange...
in the anime series Cardcaptor Sakura
Cardcaptor Sakura
, abbreviated as CCS and also known as Cardcaptors, is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. The manga was originally serialized monthly in Nakayoshi from the May 1996 until the June 2000 issue, and later published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha...
.
Tange has done voice acting for anime, radio shows, computer games and live events. She worked for Aoni Production and Konami. She had retired from being a seiyū for a period since 2000, but announced her return to being an anime voice actress in September 2009. She has released music under several artist names, including Little Seraph, Angelic Alice, A N G E L and さくら/SAKURA.
Notable voice roles
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Wink (drama CD) - Sakura KinomotoSakura Kinomotois a fictional character, the heroine of Clamp's manga series Cardcaptor Sakura. In the English anime adaptation of the series, Cardcaptors, her name is changed to Sakura Avalon. For all Japanese-language productions of the anime , Sakura is voiced by Sakura Tange...
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(game)
CD singles
- Anata ni Aitakute～Missing You～Millennium Dance Version (Sakura Tange & Kyouko Hikami) 6 May 2000 (AVDA-14015)
- C.H.O.C.O. (Sakura Tange & Kyouko Hikami) 15 December 1999 (AVDA-14006)
- Anata no Yarikata de Dakishimete 1 January 1997 (KIDA-7620)
- Make You Smile 21 June 1997 (KIDA-7626)
- Tune My Love 24 July 1997 (KIDA-7628)
- 2 Shoku dake no Palette 21 August 1997 (KIDA-7630)
- Catch Up Dream 27 March 1998 (KIDA-7640)
- Free 4 September 1998 (KIDA-7647)
- Stand By Me 27 November 1998 (KIDA-7649)
- Wonder Network/Private Link 5 March 1999 (KIDA-7652)
- Bright Shine on Time 23 July 1999 (KMDS-1)
- To Love 22 September 1999 (KMDS-2)
- Mirai Kara no Air Mail 3 February 2000 (KMCS-7)
Singles as Little Seraph
- AIR COMMUNICATION 24 November 2000 (WFCC-2001)
- Kiseki no Kaze 24 March 2001 (WFCC-2002)
- SUN SPLASH 31 August 2001 (WFCC-2005)
- HOLY LOVE 25 January 2002 (WFCC-2009)
Singles as さくら (SAKURA)
- Cherry A La Mode～Hajimemashite～ 28 April 2004 (WYCC-4000)
- Cherry A La Mode～Ogenki desu ka?～ 30 June 2004 (WYCC-4001)
- Cherry A La Mode～Takaramono～ 29 September 2004 (WYCC-4002)
- Cherry A La Mode～Arigatou～ 22 December 2004 (WYCC-4003)
- Cherry A La Mode～Koko ni iru yo～ 23 March 2005 (WYCC-4005)
- Cherry A La Mode～Ohayou～ 29 June 2005 (WYCC-4006)
- Cherry A La Mode～Oyasumi～ 28 September 2005 (WYCC-4007)
CD albums
- Love Stories 25 November 1995 (TKCA-70769)
- Be Myself 21 November 1996 (KICA-7726)
- MAKE YOU SMILE 3 October 1997 (KICA-7802)
- New Frontier 23 September 1998 (KICA-789)
- Alice 26 March 1999 (KICA-7956)
- SAKURA TANGE INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS
- Neo-Generation 22 October 1999 (KMCS-4)
- SAKURA 16 March 2000 (KMCS-8)
- MARINE 3 August 2000 (KMCS-9)
- SPUR 24 January 2001 (KMCS-19)
- Sakura Kimi ni Sakimasu You ni 29 April 2009 (WYCC-4013) (Mini-album) http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WYCC-4013
Albums as Little Seraph
- WONDER MUSEUM 5 October 2001 (WFCC-2006)
- WONDER MUSEUM 2 1 January 2003 (WFCC-2014)
- FULL VOICE (Mini-album) 31 October 2004 (WFCC-2020)
Albums as さくら (SAKURA)
- Cherry A La Mode Collection 1 23 February 2005 (WYCC-4004)
- Cherry A La Mode Collection 2 7 December 2005 (WYCC-4008)
- Sora to Kaze to Kimi to Boku 25 October 2006 (WYCC-4009)
- ～10th Anniversary Best～ Sakura Selection 21 March 2007 (WYCC-4010)
- venusnote 14 November 2007 (WYCC-4012)
Albums as 丹下桜 (Tange Sakura)
- 桜きみに咲きますように… 29 April 2009
- Musees de Sakura 10 February 2010
External links
- WONDER-NET
- Sakura A La Mode, Sakura's official homepage