Cynthia Cranz is an American voice actress who works for
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series at
Funimation
Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes ...
, Sound Cadence Studios, and
OkraTron 5000
Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor, voice director, ADR engineer, and line producer working for Funimation, and OkraTron 5000. Some of his prominent roles in animations and anime include Vegeta and Piccolo in ''Dragon Ball'', Ro ...
. She is best known as the teenage adult voice of
Chi-Chi in the ''
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...
'' series,
Botan in ''
Yu Yu Hakusho
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save a child's life. After a number of te ...
'',
Pipimi in ''
Pop Team Epic
is a Japanese four-panel surreal comedy webcomic and digital manga series written and illustrated by Bkub Okawa (alternatively romanized as "Bukubu Okawa"), which started serialization on Takeshobo's ''Manga Life Win'' website in August ...
'' from Ep. 11A,
Mitzi Nohara in ''
Shin-chan'', and
Mitch Tennison in ''
Case Closed
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its ch ...
''.
Filmography
Anime
* ''
Ace Attorney
''Ace Attorney'' is a series of visual novel adventure video games developed by Capcom. With storytelling fashioned after legal dramas, the first entry in the series, ''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'', was released in 2001; since then, five f ...
'' - Sister Bikini (Season 2)
* ''
Aria the Scarlet Ammo
is a Japanese light novel series written by Chūgaku Akamatsu and illustrated by Kobuichi. As of June 2022, 37 main volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Yoshino Koyoka started ser ...
'' - Landlady (Ep. 13 OVA)
* ''
B Gata H Kei'' - Ms. Akai
* ''
B't X
and stylized as B'T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in '' Shōnen Ace'' from 1994 to 2000. The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mech ...
'' - Karin, Gaku, Hokuto's Mother (Neo)
* ''
Barakamon'' - Emi Handa (Handa-kun spin-off series)
* ''
Bamboo Blade
''Bamboo Blade'' (stylized as ''BAMBOO BLADE'') is a Japanese manga series written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Aguri Igarashi. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''Young Gangan'' magazine from December 2004 to September 2010. The ...
'' - Kirino's Mother (Ep. 16)
* ''
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad'' - Koyuki's Mother
* ''
Beet the Vandel Buster
is a Japanese manga series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada. It takes place in a fantasy world where humans have been suffering from the attacks of the demon-like Vandels. Humans can fight back by becoming a Vandel Buste ...
'' - Arin
* ''
Big Windup!
, often shortened to just , is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since September 2003, with its chapters collec ...
'' - Maria Momoe
* ''
Birdy the Mighty: Decode 02'' - Takumi (Ep. 3)
* ''
Black Blood Brothers
''Black Blood Brothers'', also known as ''BBB'', is a light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Yuuya Kusaka. In 2006, Studio Live and Group TAC produced an anime based on the series. It is directed by Hiroaki Yoshikawa. ...
'' - Sayuka Shiramine (EP. 6)
* ''
Boogiepop and Others
is a Japanese light novel written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Kouji Ogata. The first in the ''Boogiepop'' series, it was released in 1998 by MediaWorks and won the fourth Dengeki Game Novel Contest.
A manga adaptation by Kouji O ...
'' - Makiko’s Mom (Ep. 11)
* ''
Case Closed
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its ch ...
'' -
Mitch Tennison, various
* ''
A Certain Scientific Railgun
is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa, which began serialization in the April 2007 issue of ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Daioh'' magazine. The manga is a spin-off of Kamachi's ''A Certa ...
'' series - Head Resident
* ''
Chain Chronicle -The Light of Haecceitas-'' - Dilma (Ep. 4)
* ''
Chio's School Road
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tadataka Kawasaki. It was serialized in Media Factory's ''Monthly Comic Flapper'' magazine from April 2014 to September 2018. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa a ...
'' - Momo's Homeroom Teacher
* ''
Citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...
'' - Mineko Fuji
* ''
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes'' - Ai's Mother
* ''
Corpse Princess
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiichi Akahito. Premiering in ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' on April 12, 2005, the series centers on the "Corpse Princess" Makina Hoshimura, an undead girl who is hunting down 108 undead ...
'' -
Rika Aragami
* ''
D.Gray-man'' - Sarah (Ep. 29-30)
* ''
Darker than Black
, is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Tensai Okamura and animated by studio Bones. Twenty-five episodes were broadcast on MBS, TBS and their affiliated stations from April to September 2007. The series is set ...
'' - Shizuka Isozaki (EP. 19-20)
* ''
Date A Live III'' - Shiizaki
* ''
Deadman Wonderland
is a Japanese manga series written by Jinsei Kataoka and illustrated by Kazuma Kondou, who also wrote and illustrated the '' Eureka Seven'' manga, and published in '' Shōnen Ace'' since 2008. Tokyopop acquired the licensing rights to distrib ...
'' OVA - Hinata Mukai
* ''
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
is a Japanese light novel series written by Satoshi Wagahara, with illustrations by Oniku (written as 029). ASCII Media Works has published the series in Japan, while Yen Press has published the series in North America.
The story is abou ...
'' - Miki Shiba
* ''
Dr. Stone
''Dr. Stone'' (stylized as ''Dr.STONE'') is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by the South Korean artist Boichi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2017 to March 2022, with ...
'' - Alumi
* ''
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...
'' -
Chi-Chi (Teen), various
* ''
Dragon Ball Z
''Dragon Ball Z'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 '' Dragon Ball'' anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ...
'' - Chi-Chi (Teen/Adult), various (as well as ''
Kai'' series)
* ''
Dragon Ball GT
is a 1996–1997 Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dragon Ball'' manga. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes from February 1996 to Novem ...
'' - Chi-Chi
* ''
Dragon Ball Super
is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. A sequel to Toriyama's original ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Goku and friends during the ten-year timeskip after the defeat of Maj ...
'' - Chi-Chi, various
* ''
Dragonar Academy
is a Japanese light novel series written by Shiki Mizuchi, illustrated by Kohada Shimesaba, and published by Media Factory under the MF Bunko J imprint. The first volume was released on June 25, 2010, with a total of 20 volumes available in J ...
'' - Frieda Shelley
* ''
Dragonaut - The Resonance
is a Japanese anime series directed by Manabu Ono and co-produced by Gonzo and Nihon Ad Systems (NAS). Twenty five episodes of the series were broadcast in Japan on the television network TV Tokyo between October 3, 2007, and March 26, 2008 ...
'' - Shelly (Ep. 6-8)
* ''
Eden of the East
is a Japanese anime television series, which was broadcast on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot from April to June 2009. Created, directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, it features character designs by Chica Umino and animation production ...
'' - Misae (Ep. 3)
* ''
Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth'' - Yumiko Hino
* ''
Fruits Basket
, sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from ...
'' series - Tohru's Aunt, Kisa's Mother, Mii, Mitsuru (2019 series)
* ''
Fullmetal Alchemist
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology magazine ''Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 20 ...
'' series - Paninya
* ''
The Galaxy Railways
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Leiji Matsumoto, creator of ''Galaxy Express 999'', and is about flying trains set in the far reaches of outer space. It began airing on October 4, 2003. Funimation has licensed the anime for ...
'' - Liza (Ep. 10), Ine (Ep. 12)
* ''
Ghost Hunt'' - Noriko Morishita (Ep. 4-6)
* ''
Ghost in the Shell: Arise'' - Yoko Kitahara
* ''
Glass Fleet
, subtitled ''La Légende du Vent de l'Univers'' (lit. ''the Legend of the Wind of the Universe''), is an anime television series, co-animated by Satelight and Gonzo and produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (AB ...
'' - Muscat
* ''
Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!
, abbreviated , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yume Mizusawa and illustrated by Ayumu Kasuga. Shogakukan has published nineteen volumes under their Gagaga Bunko imprint since June 2012. An anime adaptation produced by Production I ...
'' - Emu Shindo
* ''
Gunslinger Girl
''Gunslinger Girl'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series by Yu Aida. It began serialization on May 21, 2002 in ''Dengeki Daioh'' and ended on September 27, 2012. The chapters were also published in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes by A ...
'' series - Ferro
* ''
Heaven's Lost Property
, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suu Minazuki. The plot revolves around Tomoki Sakurai, a boy who desires to live a peaceful life but encounters a fallen girl with wings, named Ikaros, who becomes his servant.
The ...
'' - Sohara's Mother
* ''
Hell Girl
, also known as ''Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell'', is a Japanese anime series conceptualized by Hiroshi Watanabe (animator), Hiroshi Watanabe and produced by SKY Perfect Well Think, Tokyo MX, Wakasa Seikatsu, Fujishoji, Aniplex and ...
'' - Yuko (Ep. 11), Ryoko's Mother (Ep. 2)
* ''
High School DxD
is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The story centers on Issei Hyodo, a perverted high school student from Kuoh Academy who desires to be a harem king and is killed by ...
'' - Mira
* ''
Karneval'' - Nima
* ''
Kaze no Stigma
is a Japanese light novel series written by Takahiro Yamato and illustrated by Hanamaru Nanto. After the death of Yamato on July 20, 2009, the story remains incomplete at twelve volumes. A 24-episode anime adaptation directed by Junichi Saka ...
'' - Toru (Ep. 7)
* ''
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'' - Saori Shirahama
* ''
Kiddy Grade
is a Japanese 24-episode anime series produced in 2002 and created by gímik and Gonzo Digimation and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The series is licensed and distributed in North America by FUNimation Entertainment.
In October 2006, ne ...
'' - Marianne
* ''
King of Thorn
is a Japanese fantastique manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Iwahara. It was published in by Enterbrain in the seinen magazine '' Monthly Comic Beam'' between October 2002 and October 2005 and collected in six bound volumes. It ...
'' - Mallory Bridge
* ''
Kodocha
, also known as ''Kodocha'' for short, is a Japanese manga series by Miho Obana. The series was adapted as an OVA by J.C. Staff and released on December 16, 1995 by Shueisha under their Ribon Video label. An anime television series was p ...
'' - Hisae Kumagai
* ''
Linebarrels of Iron
is a Japanese manga series created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. The series was first serialized in Akita Shoten's monthly ''seinen'' manga magazine, '' Champion Red'', in 2005. It has since been compiled into 24 tankōbon, as ...
'' - Chisato Hayase
* ''
Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure'' - Diana
* ''
Maria the Virgin Witch
, subtitled ''Sorcière de gré, pucelle de force'' ("witch by choice, virgin by obligation"), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masayuki Ishikawa. Kodansha USA licensed the manga and released the first volume on February 2 ...
'' - Bonne (Ep. 1-2, 6-9)
* ''
Michiko & Hatchin
is a Japanese anime television series. The series was produced by Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by film actresses Yōko Maki (''The Grudge'') and Suzuka Ohg ...
'' - Joanna Belenbauza Yamada (Hana's Foster Mother, Ep. 1)
* ''
Mushishi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Afternoon Season Zōkan'' from 1999 to 2002, and in ''Monthly Afternoon'' from December 2002 to August 200 ...
'' - Biki's Mother (Ep. 2), Saku (Ep. 11)
* ''
Negima!
''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from February 2003 to March 2012, with its chapters ...
'' series -
Kū Fei
* ''
No-Rin
is a Japanese light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori, with illustrations by Kippu. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired from January to March 2014. Funimation streamed the series on their video websit ...
'' - Hisako Nakazawa
* ''
Nobunagun
is a manga series written and illustrated by Masato Hisa. Serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's magazine '' Comic Earth Star'' from May 2011 to August 2015, it has been compiled into six ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series a ...
'' - Ogura's Mother
* ''
Ōkami-san and her Seven Companions'' - Ringo's Mother (Ep. 9)
* ''
One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...
'' -
Bellemère, various
* ''
Peach Girl
is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Miwa Ueda. A high school drama centered on character Momo Adachi, her love life, friendships and rivalries, it was published in Japan by Kodansha in '' Bessatsu Friend'' from 1998 to 2003 and collec ...
'' - Etsuko, Suzu
* ''
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom'' - Kelly Reynolds (Ep. 4)
* ''
Ping Pong: The Animation'' - Emiko (Eps. 7, 10)
* ''
Pop Team Epic
is a Japanese four-panel surreal comedy webcomic and digital manga series written and illustrated by Bkub Okawa (alternatively romanized as "Bukubu Okawa"), which started serialization on Takeshobo's ''Manga Life Win'' website in August ...
'' -
Pipimi (Ep. 11a), Daichi's Mother (Ep. 1)
* ''
Princess Jellyfish
is a Japanese ''josei'' manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Kiss'' from October 2008 to August 2017. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. An 11-episo ...
'' - Chieko
* ''
Puzzle & Dragons X'' - Sidonia
* ''
Rideback'' - Kei Yoda
* ''
Rin ~Daughters of Mnemosyne'' - Yoko Todoroki
* ''
Romeo x Juliet
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...
'' - Benvolio's Mother, Hermione's Mother
* ''
Rosario + Vampire Capu2'' - Tsurara Shirayuki (Mizore's Mother)
* ''
The Sacred Blacksmith
, is a Japanese light novel series by Isao Miura, with illustrations by Luna. All 16 volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Kōtarō Yamada started serialization in the seinen man ...
'' - Justina Albright
* ''
Sakura Quest
is a 25-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Sōichi Masui. It aired from April 5 to September 20, 2017. The anime is described as part of P.A. Works' "working series", which tells the stories about p ...
'' - Masami Nunobe (Ep. 12-13)
* ''
Save Me! Lollipop'' - School Nurse (Ep. 9)
* ''
School Rumble
is a Japanese ''shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes b ...
'' - Hanai's Mother (Ep. 13)
* ''
Shiki'' - Nao Yasumori
* ''
Shin-chan'' (Funimation dub) -
Mitzi Nohara (Shin's Mother)
* ''
Soul Eater'' - Lisa
* ''
Space Dandy
, is a 2014 Japanese comic science fiction anime television series produced by Bones. The series follows the misadventures of Dandy, an alien hunter who is "a dandy guy in space", in search for undiscovered and rare aliens with his robot assi ...
'' - Meow's Mother (Ep. 10)
* ''
Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning'' - Reiko Hatsuyama
* ''
Star Blazers 2199'' - Maki Kodai (Ep. 14)
* ''
Summer Wars
is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, produced by Madhouse, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's voice cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Sumiko Fuji and ...
'' - Rika Jinnouchi
* ''
Trinity Blood
is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in ''The Sneaker''. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the ...
'' -
Lilith Sahl (Ep. 24)
* ''
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' - Kurogane's Mother (Ep. 40), Suwa (Ep. 41)
* ''
Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase'' - Shizuru (Hazuki's Mother)
* ''
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid'' - Torino Kazami
* ''
Witchblade
''Witchblade'' is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner Marc Silvestri, editor David Wohl, writers ...
'' - Kyoko Sasaki (Ep. 24), Kei
* ''
Yurikuma Arashi'' - Reia Tsubaki
* ''
Yu Yu Hakusho
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save a child's life. After a number of te ...
'' -
Botan
Video games
* ''
Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation'' -
Mitch Tennison
* ''
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai'' -
Chi-Chi
* ''
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3'' - Chi-Chi
* ''
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2'' - Chi-Chi
* ''
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3'' - Chi-Chi
* ''
Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu'' - Chi-Chi
* ''
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot'' - Chi-Chi
* ''
Monster Tale'' - Ethan
* ''
Spikeout: Battle Street'' - Additional voices
* ''
Super Dragon Ball Z
is a cel-shaded 3D fighting video game, based on the Japanese manga series ''Dragon Ball'' created by Akira Toriyama. It was released in Japanese (December 22, 2005) and European (2006) arcades running on System 256 hardware, and later for the P ...
'' - Chi-Chi
* ''
Dragon Ball FighterZ
''Dragon Ball FighterZ'' (pronounced "fighters") is a 2.5D fighting game, developed by Arc System Works and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Based on the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, it was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Micr ...
'' - Chi-Chi
* ''
Dragon Ball Legends
''Dragon Ball Legends'' ( Japanese: ドラゴンボール レジェンズ) is a free-to-play mobile game based on the ''Dragon Ball'' anime franchise. Developed by Dimps and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, it was released in Japan for A ...
'' - Chi-Chi
* ''
Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament'' -
Botan
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20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
American video game actresses
American voice actresses
Living people
Actresses from Texas
University of Mississippi alumni
People from Grapevine, Texas
Year of birth missing (living people)