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Japanese voice actress Voice acting in Japan is an industry where actors provide voice-overs as characters or narrators in media including anime, video games, audio dramas, commercials, and dubbing for non-Japanese films and television programs. In Japan, and a ...

. Her best-known roles are as title characters in ''

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'', Noramimi, and as well the lead role of Ahiru Arima from ''

Princess Tutu is a Japanese magical girl anime series created by illustrator and animator Ikuko Itoh. Inspired by ballet and fairy tales, particularly '' The Ugly Duckling'' and ''Swan Lake'', the story follows a duck who is transformed into the mythical ...

.''

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1998), Boy (ep 19), Classmate (ep 7), Old Woman (ep 18), Student (ep 1), Student (2) (ep 10) * '' Eat-Man '98'' (1998), Alex * ''

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'' (1999), Madoka Masuko * '' EX-Driver'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000), Child (Ep 162) * '' Shiawase Sou no Okojo-san'' (2001), Yuuta Kudoo * '' Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' (2001), Tiff * '' Magical Play'' (2001), Mustard * '' Magical Play 3D'' (2001), Mustard * ''

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'' (2002), Maid D * ''

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'' (2002), Chika Yurikasa * ''

'' (2002), Ahiru/Princess Tutu * '' Pokémon Advance'' (2002), Pacchiru (ep 57) * ''

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'' (2003), Croquette * ''

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'' (2003), Hayashi * ''

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'' (2003), Sarai (ep 9) * ''

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'' (2003), Hana * '' Rockman.EXE Stream'' (2004), Hazuki Yui * ''

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'' (2004), Annie * ''

Kujibiki Unbalance is a three-episode original video animation spin-off of ''Genshiken'' series, as well as a series of three light novels by ''Genshiken'' anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of ''Genshiken'', however, ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' i ...

'' (2004), Kenji Suzuki * '' Transformers: Cybertron'' (2005), Skids * ''

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'' (2005), Domino * ''

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'' (2005), Macchi * '' Bakegyamon'' (2006), Mikiharu Kawaguchi, Theme Song Performance (ED2) * ''

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'' (2007), Shii-chan/Nike * ''

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'' (2007), Domino * ''

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'' (2007), Kuromametchi * ''

Shugo Chara! , also known as ''My Guardian Characters'', is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy ...

'' (2007), Miki * ''

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'' (2008), Kakeru Megane * '' Noramimi'' (2008), Noramimi * ''

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'' (2008), Miki * '' Hayate the Combat Butler!!'' (2009), Lost Children B * '' Yuri's World'' (2017), Bird

Trivia

* Princess Tutu creator

Ikuko Itoh is a Japanese animator, character designer, illustrator and animation director best known for her work on '' Sailor Moon'' and as the creator of ''Princess Tutu''. Career Ikuko Itoh graduated at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College, and started workin ...

had chosen Katō as the voice of Ahiru long before animation production had begun on the series.

References

External links

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Nanae Katō
at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos
Nanae Katō
at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
Nanae Katō
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database 1976 births Voice actresses from Ibaraki Prefecture Living people Japanese voice actresses {{Japan-voice-actor-stub