KAORI. (born 28 February 1976) is a freelance Japanese
voice actress and singer from
Yokohama,
Kanagawa Prefecture. She was previously employed by Contemporary Music Society and Aksent.
Career
Until around 1999, KAORI. worked under the stage name and then at an entertainment agency, but due to a merger with the agency she belonged to, she couldn't use "Kawana Midori" anymore, so she worked under the stage name for a brief period. The stage name KAORI., which she used since 2000, is a
portmanteau of Kawana Midori. In 2008, when she appeared in ''
Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl'', she changed her stage name to , though she continued to use "KAORI." when singing.
She is also a member of the rock band Spunky Strider, in which she was a vocalist. As of 2012, she has stopped singing as a solo artist and with a band due to
vocal cervical dystonia (
spasmodic dysphonia
Spasmodic dysphonia, also known as laryngeal dystonia, is a disorder in which the muscles that generate a person's voice go into periods of spasm. This results in breaks or interruptions in the voice, often every few sentences, which can make a pe ...
).
☆いつも応援してくれているファンの皆さんへ☆
/ref> She had signs of vocal problems when she guest-starred as Haruka in ''Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl''.
Filmography
Anime
* ''Black Cat
A black cat is a domestic cat with black fur that may be a mixed or specific breed, or a common domestic cat of no particular breed. The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 22 cat breeds that can come with solid black coats. The Bombay b ...
'' (2005 – 2006) - Saki (ep. 17)
* '' Brigadoon'' (2000 – 2001) - Marin Asagi
* '' Getbackers'' (2002 – 2003) - Yumiko Imai (ep. 35)
* '' Kaleido Star'' (2003 – 2004) - Milo
* ''The Legend of Condor Hero
is a Japanese/Hong Kongese anime adaptation of ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', a ''wuxia'' novel by Jin Yong, Louis Cha.
Plot
''The Legend of Condor Hero'' is set in the 13th century at the time of the Mongol invasion of China. Nearly a ...
'' (2001 – 2002)
* '' Nana'' (2006 – 2007) - Nana Komatsu
* '' Paradise Kiss'' (2005) – Store girl (ep. 6)
* '' Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation'' (2002 – 2006) - Haruka (May)
* '' Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl'' (2006 – 2010) - Haruka (May)
Anime Films
* ''Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
''Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea'', is a 2006 Japanese animated fantasy film, the ninth in the ''Pokémon'' film series, and the fourth and last to be set in the ''Advanced Generation'' series. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written b ...
'' (2006) - Haruka (May)
* '' Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'' (2005) - Haruka (May)
* '' Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys'' (2004) - Haruka (May)
* '' Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker'' (2003) - Haruka (May)
Games
* '' Akiba Girls'' (2003) - Hatoko Konoha
* '' Welcome to Pia Carrot'' - Shiho Kannazuki
Dubs
* ''Chaotic
Chaotic was originally a Danish trading card game. It expanded to an online game in America which then became a television program based on the game. The program was able to be seen on 4Kids TV (Fox affiliates, nationwide), Jetix, The CW4Kids ...
'' (2006 – 2010) - Sarah ( Rebecca Soler)
* '' H2O: Just Add Water'' (2006 – 2010) - Cleo Sertori ( Phoebe Tonkin)
References
External links
Kaori
at GamePlaza -Haruka- Voice Acting DataBase
*
Spunky Strider blog
1976 births
Living people
Voice actresses from Yokohama
Japanese voice actresses
Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture
Anime musicians
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