Yumiko Kobayashi
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is a Japanese voice actress
. She is currently a freelance voice actor but until August 2007 was affiliated with Arts Vision
.
She and fellow Excel Saga
voice actress Mikako Takahashi
are known as the duo "The Excel Girls". She is also part of the voice actress quartet "Prits" along with Natsuko Kuwatani
, Nana Mizuki
, and Hisayo Mochizuki
; all four voiced characters in Sister Princess
.
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...
. She is currently a freelance voice actor but until August 2007 was affiliated with Arts Vision
Arts Vision
Arts Vision Incorporated is a Japanese talent agency that employs a large number of high-profile voice actors...
.
She and fellow Excel Saga
Excel Saga
is a manga series written and illustrated by Rikdo Koshi. It has been serialized in Young King OURs since 1996, with individual chapters collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Shōnen Gahosha. The series follows the attempts of Across, a "secret ideological organization", to conquer the city...
voice actress Mikako Takahashi
Mikako Takahashi
is a seiyū and J-pop singer born May 29, 1980 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Under the alias Mikako Hyatt, she forms one half of the Excel Saga seiyū duo The Excel Girls . She is employed by I'm Enterprise...
are known as the duo "The Excel Girls". She is also part of the voice actress quartet "Prits" along with Natsuko Kuwatani
Natsuko Kuwatani
is a Japanese voice actress who currently works for I'm Enterprise as of March 1, 2008.- 2001 :* Rabbit in Kokoro Library* Karen in Sister Princess* Kirala Mitsuboshi in Najica Blitz Tactics- 2002 :* Tweedledee in Kiddy Grade...
, Nana Mizuki
Nana Mizuki
is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000...
, and Hisayo Mochizuki
Hisayo Mochizuki
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce. Most of her voice-over roles are little girls or young women with childish personalities, but with a great amount of strength .-TV anime:*Baby Felix...
; all four voiced characters in Sister Princess
Sister Princess
is a popular Japanese seinen series written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Naoto Tenhiro. It began as a serialized light novel series in 1999. In 2001, a manga series and a bishōjo game for the Sony PlayStation were released. Sequels to the game were released for the PlayStation and Game Boy...
.
Notable voice roles
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(Kazuma Azuma)