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in the long-running ninja series '' Naruto'' as well in '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'',

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'', Tsubasa Kazanari in ''

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'', Tsubomi Hanasaki (Cure Blossom) in '' Heartcatch Precure!'' and Ann Takamaki in '' Persona 5''. She also had official dubbing roles in live action version of '' Itazura na Kiss'' from Korea and Taiwan, as well in '' Hunger Games'' film series as Katniss Everdeen (played by

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). She is also the famous dubbing roles for Ariel Lin. Mizuki released her first single, "

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", under the King Records label in 2000. A year later, she released her debut album, ''

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'', in 2001. In the years that followed, Mizuki enjoyed modest success that concluded with the release of her single "

Innocent Starter "Innocent Starter" is the tenth single by Japanese singer Nana Mizuki. The title track was the opening theme for the anime ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha''. It reached number 9 on the Japanese Oricon charts. Track listing #Innocent Starter #*Lyri ...

", which reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart, charting at No. 9. Since then, Mizuki's releases have charted steadily higher in Japan, establishing her as a successful singer in the country. In 2009, her album '' Ultimate Diamond'' reached #1, her first release to do so; while her single "

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", released in 2010, also charted at #1. Mizuki is the first voice actress to top the weekly Oricon albums chart and the weekly Oricon singles chart since its inception in 1968.

Early life

Born in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, she began to train singing enka when she was five years old. In 1993, she released a

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single as Nana Kondō. However, she passed the audition of game ''Noël: La Neige'' and became a voice actress.

Career

Mizuki released an image song single titled "Girl's Age" under the name Chisato Kadokura in 1997. When she performed her first concert at the age of 20, she was scouted by the Japanese record label King Records. Her debut single as Nana Mizuki, "

", was released on December 6, 2000. Her 2004 song "

" became her first Top 10 single and her 2005 single "

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" reached No. 2 position on Japanese Oricon weekly single charts. Mizuki won the "Best Musical Performance" award by her song " Justice to Believe" in the first Seiyu Awards in 2007. Since her seventh album '' Ultimate Diamond'' debuted at the No. 1 position on Oricon weekly album charts during the week of June 15, 2009, she became the first voice actress to reach the No. 1 position on the Oricon weekly album or single charts since its creation in 1968. ''Ultimate Diamond'' sold over 74,000 copies in the first week. In addition, her 21st single, "

", became the first voice actress single to top the charts, debuting at the No. 1 position on the issue of Oricon weekly single charts dated January 25, 2010. On November 23, 2009, NHK announced that Mizuki would take part in the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen of

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. It was Mizuki's first time appearing on the show. Nana chose her song "

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" for her performance. She is well known for voicing female characters who are very shy yet kind-hearted and gentle, and many of the characters she has voiced were initially very shy/soft-spoken (however, after interactions with other people, they gradually opened up (e.g.

from ''

'', Nyamo from '' Love Hina'',

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from '' Naruto'', Wrath from '' Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)'' and Tsubomi Hanasaki from '' Heartcatch Precure!''). She's also well known for voicing females with romantic affection for protagonists, as six of her characters have romantic feelings for the main characters (Oboro from ''

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and

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, Wrath and Maria) and she was also part of the voice actress quartet "Prits", alongside

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, Natsuko Kuwatani and Hisayo Mochizuki (all four voiced characters in the anime '' Sister Princess''). Nana Mizuki voices Microsoft's Japanese Windows 7 unofficial "

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" mascot, Nanami Madobe. The mascot's name uses some wordplay on Mizuki's own name as well as the operating system (''"Nana"'' = ''"seven"''). In the middle of February 2010, Mizuki was named her hometown ( Niihama, Ehime)'s First Tourism Ambassador. The news was broadcast during her Live Academy 2010 tour, held in Kanagawa, Osaka, Aichi, Miyagi, Fukuoka, Ehime Prefecture Niihama Cultural Center's Hall. There were 7 lessons in total. In 2010, Mizuki won the Tomiyama Kei Award in the 4th Seiyu Awards for her news hook in the year 2009. In 2010, she also participated in

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singing "Phantom Minds", the single which had topped Oricon Charts. On January 21, 2011, she released her first autobiography, titled ''Shin Ai'', to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her singing career. Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011, together with 4 other artists: AKB48,

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, SID and

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. Mizuki has participated in the 60th (2009), 61st (2010), 62nd (2011), 63rd (2012), 64th (2013) and the 65th (2014) edition of the

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produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. On December 3–4, 2011 she had a two-day concert at Tokyo Dome. She became the first voice actress and 8th Japanese female solo artist to hold a concert at Japan's largest concert hall. On March 3, 2012, Mizuki won Animation Artist of the Year 2011 award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2011. On November 10, 2013, Mizuki performed Preserved Roses, Kakumei Dualism and Heart of Sword -Yoakemae- in her first overseas performance as a guest performer for T.M.Revolution at Anime Festival Asia, Singapore, Valvrave night. On November 23–24, 2013, Mizuki held her first solo concert outside Japan, in Taiwan. In March 2014, at the 64th Annual MEXT Art Encouragement Prizes Nana Mizuki was recognized as Rookie of the Year in the Popular Entertainment division. She held her second overseas solo concert in Singapore (September 27, 2014) and Taiwan (October 4–5, 2014) entitled "Nana Mizuki Live Flight 2014+". On September 22, 2016, she held a concert at

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, Japan's oldest stadium, becoming the first voice actress and the first solo artist to hold a concert at the venue. In July 2017, Mizuki made her debut as a stage actress in a Japanese production of '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'' in the title role. On September 30, 2017, she performed in the opening ceremony of 72nd National Sports Festival of Japan, held at Ningineer Stadium in Ehime, in front of Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and approximately 20,000 attendees. She held a 7-day long concert series at the

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in January 2018.

Personal life

Mizuki announced her marriage to a person in the music industry on July 7, 2020, on her blog. On November 6, 2020, she announced on her blog that she was pregnant with her first child. On March 16, 2021, Mizuki announced on her blog that she’d successfully given birth to her first child. On April 23, 2022, she tested positive for COVID-19 but later recovered and returned to work.

Filmography

Anime

Original video animation

Anime films

Drama CD

Tokusatsu

Television drama/Movie

Video games

Dubbing roles

† Year of original release
‡ Year of Japanese release

Discography

;Studio albums * 2001: ''

'' * 2002: '' Magic Attraction'' * 2003: '' Dream Skipper'' * 2004: '' Alive & Kicking'' * 2006: ''

Hybrid Universe ''Hybrid Universe'' is the fifth album by Japanese singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki, released on 3 May 2006. Track listing # #*Lyrics: HIBIKI #*Composition, arrangement: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden) #*Ending theme for TV Asahi program '' ...

'' * 2007: ''

Great Activity ''Great Activity'' is the sixth studio album from J-pop star and Japanese voice actor Nana Mizuki. Track listing #Bring it on! #*Lyrics: Nana Mizuki #*Composition: Matsuki Fuji #*Arrangement: Elements Garden #Orchestral Fantasia #*Lyrics: Hib ...

'' * 2009: '' Ultimate Diamond'' * 2010: ''

Impact Exciter ''Impact Exciter'' is the eighth studio album by Japanese voice actress and pop singer Nana Mizuki. It was released on July 7, 2010 in Japan in two editions: a CD only edition and a limited CD+DVD edition. The limited edition includes a special b ...

'' * 2012: ''

Rockbound Neighbors ''Rockbound Neighbors'' is an album by Nana Mizuki. It was released on December 12, 2012 in three editions: a CD only edition and two limited CD+BD/DVD editions. Two limited editions includes two videos: photo shooting of the album and the special ...

'' * 2014: ''

Supernal Liberty ''Supernal Liberty'' is an album by Nana Mizuki. It was released on April 16, 2014 in three editions: a CD only edition and two limited CD+BD/DVD editions. Two limited editions includes two videos: photo shooting of the album and a special editio ...

'' * 2015: ''

Smashing Anthems ''Smashing Anthems'' is the eleventh studio album released by Japanese voice actress and pop singer Nana Mizuki on November 11, 2015. Recording sessions for the album took place from 2014 to 2015. It was released in three editions: a CD only edit ...

'' * 2016: '' Neogene Creation'' * 2019: '' Cannonball Running'' * 2022: '' Delighted Reviver'' ;Compilation albums * 2007: '' The Museum'' * 2011: '' The Museum II'' * 2018: '' The Museum III''

Concerts

Personal concerts

* 2001: ''Nana Mizuki X'mas Live "Supersonic Girl"'' * 2003: ''Nana Mizuki Live Attraction'' * 2003: ''Nana Mizuki Live Sensation Zepp Side/Hall Side'' * 2003-2004: ''Nana Mizuki Live Skipper Countdown'' * 2004: ''Nana Mizuki Live Spark'' * 2004: ''Nana Mizuki 20th Birthday Anniversary Live'' * 2004-2005: ''Nana Mizuki Live Rainbow'' * 2005: ''Nana Mizuki Live Rocket'' * 2005: ''Nana Mizuki 21 Anniversary Concert "Happy"'' * 2006: ''Nana Mizuki Livedom -Birth-'' * 2006: ''Nana Mizuki Live Universe'' * 2007: ''Nana Mizuki Live Museum 2007'' * 2007: ''Nana Summer Festa 2007'' * 2007-2008: ''Nana Mizuki Live Formula 2007-2008'' * 2008: ''Nana Mizuki Live Fighter 2008 Blue Side/Red Side'' * 2009: ''Nana Mizuki Live Fever 2009'' * 2009: ''Nana Mizuki Live Diamond 2009'' * 2010: ''Nana Mizuki Live Academy 2010'' * 2010: ''Nana Mizuki Live Games 2010 Red/Blue stage'' * 2011: ''Nana Mizuki Live Grace 2011 -Orchestra-'' * 2011: ''Nana Mizuki Live Journey 2011'' * 2011: ''Nana Mizuki Live Castle 2011 Queen's Night/King's Night'' * 2012: ''Nana Mizuki Live Union 2012'' * 2013: ''Nana Mizuki Live Grace 2013 -Opus II-'' * 2013: ''Nana Mizuki Live Circus 2013'' * 2014: ''Nana Winter Festa 2014'' * 2014: ''Nana Mizuki Live Flight 2014'' * 2015: ''Nana Mizuki Live Theater 2015 -Acoustic-'' * 2015: ''Nana Mizuki Live Adventure 2015'' * 2016: ''Nana Mizuki Live Galaxy 2016'' * 2016: ''Nana Mizuki Live Park 2016'' * 2017: ''Nana Mizuki Live Zipangu 2017'' * 2018: ''Nana Mizuki Live Gate 2018'' * 2018: ''Nana Mizuki Live Island 2018'' * 2019: ''Nana Mizuki Live Grace 2019 -Opus III-'' * 2019: ''Nana Mizuki Live Express 2019'' * 2020: ''Nana Mizuki Live Runner 2020'' (Canceled) * 2022: ''Nana Mizuki Live Runner 2020 → 2022'' * 2022: ''Nana Mizuki Live Home 2022'' * 2023: ''Nana Mizuki Live Heroes 2023'' (Upcoming)

Other concerts

* 2001: ''Happy Lesson Concert'' * 2001: ''Memories Off 1st Concert'' * 2003: ''Memories Off 2nd Concert'' * 2005: '' Animelo Summer Live 2005'' * 2006: '' Animelo Summer Live 2006'' * 2007: '' Animelo Summer Live 2007'' * 2008: '' Animelo Summer Live 2008'' * 2009: '' Animelo Summer Live 2009'' * 2010: '' Animelo Summer Live 2010'' * 2011: ''Hibari 7 Days'' * 2011: '' Animelo Summer Live 2011'' * 2011: ''Clamp Festival 2011 Tokyo'' * 2012: ''Heian Jingu Hounou Kouen ~Sougetsu no Utage~'' * 2012: ''Symphogear Live 2012'' * 2013: '' Animelo Summer Live 2013'' * 2013: ''Inazuma Rock Fes 2013'' * 2013: '' Anime Festival Asia 2013'' * 2013: ''Symphogear Live 2013'' * 2014: ''Gold Disc Festival'' * 2014: '' Animelo Summer Live 2014'' * 2015: ''King Super Live 2015'' * 2015: ''Big Aquaplus Festival -20th Anniversary-'' * 2016: ''Symphogear Live 2016'' * 2016: ''Super Robot Wars Hagane no Kanshasai 2016'' * 2016: ''MBS presents "Watashi dake no Dorikamu – The Live in Banpaku Koen"'' * 2016: '' MTV Unplugged: Nana Mizuki'' * 2017: ''Izumo Taisha Go Hounou Kouen ~Gekka no Utage~'' * 2017: ''Suga Shikao 20th Anniversary "Suga Fes! ~20 Nen ni Ichido no Miracle Fes~"'' * 2017: ''T.M.R. Live Revolution'17 -20th Anniversary Final-'' * 2017: '' Animelo Summer Live 2017'' * 2018: ''Symphogear Live 2018'' * 2018: ''King Super Live 2018'' * 2019: ''PreCure 15th Anniversary Live ~15☆Dreams Come True!~'' * 2019: ''Nana Music Laboratory 2019 ~Nana Labo~'' * 2020: ''Symphogear Live 2020''

Musical Theatre

* 2017: '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical''

TV Show

* 2010: ''Dai 61 kai NHK kôhaku uta gassen (TV Special) '' * 2011: ''Dai 61 kai NHK kôhaku uta gassen (TV Special) '' * 2012: ''2012 FNS Kayôsai (TV Special) '' * 2012: ''The 63rd Annual NHK kôhaku uta gassen (TV Special) '' * 2012: ''Music Fair (TV Series) '' * 2013: ''2013 FNS Kayôsai (TV Special)'' * 2014: ''The 65th Annual NHK kôhaku uta gassen (TV Special) '' * 2015: ''Kon'yamo nama de Sada Masashi: Nihon isshuu tassei daikanshasai (TV Movie) '' * 2015: ''Entertainment Nippon (TV Series documentary) '' * 2015: ''Rekishi hiwa hisutoria (TV Series documentary) '' * 2015: ''Sôkai jôhô variety Sukkiri!! (TV Series) '' * 2015: ''FNS Music Festival: Part 1 (TV Special) '' * 2015: ''FNS Music Festival: Part 2 (TV Special) '' * 2016: ''Mizuki Nana'' ''Special'' ~ Neogene Creation (''guest: Shikao Suga)'' (''Spaceshower TV special'') * 2017: ''NHK Kayou Charity Concert 4/2017 (TV Special) '' * 2017: ''Ongaku no Hi (TV Special) '' * 2017: ''NICO LIVE DESTINY'S PRELUDE/TESTAMENT '' * 2017: ''NANA MIZUKI PREMIUM LIVE SELECTION @ WAKUWAKU JAPAN ''

References

External links

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