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Filmography

Anime

Films

Video games

Tokusatsu

Other dubbing

Drama CDs

Discography

Albums

*Kyasha *Aya~Toki wo Tsumuide~ *Fantasy *Hi-Ka-Ri *for you for me *MARCHING AYA *PORTRAIT *wish *yakusoku *decade: Character Song Collection 1989~1998

Singles

*Sunday *Aoi Sora wo Dakishimetai *Tameiki ga Nemuranai *Kono Michi ga Owaru Made ni *Kokoro Made Dakishimeraretara *Kore wa Kore de Arikana Nante...

References

* Nakagami, Yoshikatsu. "The Official Art of AIR". (October 2007) ''Newtype USA''. pp. 135–141.

External links

*
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