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I'm Enterprise is a voice talent management firm in Japan. Members Female *Hikaru Akao *Saori Hayami *Yōko Hikasa * Hiromi Hirata * Kaede Hondo *Momoko Ishikawa *Rie Kugimiya *Rin Kusumi *Natsuko Kuwatani *MAKO * Ayano Matsumoto *Tomomi Mineuchi *Maria Na ...

as of March 1, 2008. Her major roles are in anime shows and they include Yue Ayase in ''

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 c ...

'', Fiore in ''

Chrono Crusade ''Chrono Crusade'', originally known in Japan as , due to a typo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in ''Comic Dragon'', then a special issue of the ''Drago ...

'', Alph in '' Nanoha'', Michiru in ''

Magikano is a Japanese manga series by Takeaki Momose, which was later adapted into an anime series, directed by Seiji Kishi and written by Hideki Mitsui. The anime series was also broadcast by Animax, who adapted and dubbed the series into English f ...

'', Suiseiseki in ''

Rozen Maiden is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Peach-Pit. It was serialized in ''Monthly Comic Birz'' between the September 2002 and July 2007 issues. The individual chapters were collected and released into eight ''tankōbon'' ...

'', Yae Shinatsuhiko in ''

Yozakura Quartet is a Japanese manga series created by Suzuhito Yasuda that began publishing by Kodansha in 2006, and was then published in the US by Del Rey in 2008. The anime adaptation aired from October 2 to December 18, 2008 in Japan and comprised 12 ...

'' and Sae Kawano in '' Yurumates''. In video games she voices Kasuga in ''

Sengoku Basara is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom, and a bigger media franchise based on it, including four anime shows, an anime movie, a live action show, a magazine series, a trading card game, and numerous drama CDs, light nov ...

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Filmography

Anime

;2001 * ''

Kokoro Library is a slice-of-life Japanese manga series by Nobuyuki Takagi and Yōsuke Kuroda, originally serialized between April 2000 and July 2002 in Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh. It follows the peaceful daily lives of three sisters who live in a library. ...

'' (Usagi) * ''

Sister Princess is a Japanese light novel series written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Naoto Tenhiro that began serialization in 1999 and ended in 2003. In 2001, a manga series and a bishōjo game for the PlayStation were released. Sequels to th ...

'' (Karen) * ''

Najica Blitz Tactics is an anime television series by Studio Fantasia and Amber Film Works."Najica Blitz Tactic ...

'' (Kirara Mitsuboshi) ;2002 * ''

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, ...

'' (Tweedledee) * ''

Getbackers is a Japanese manga series written by Yuya Aoki and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. The series was serialized in Kodansha's '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1999 until 2007, totaling 39 volumes. The plot follows the "GetBackers", a group t ...

'' (Himiko Kudou) * '' Sister Princess: Re Pure'' (Karen) ;2003 * ''

'' (Florette "Fiore" Harvenheit) * ''

Scrapped Princess is a Japanese light novel series by Ichiro Sakaki and illustrated by Yukinobu Azumi, also known as the popular adult dōjin artist Nakayohi Mogudan. In 2003, it was adapted into an anime series produced by Bones. ''Scrapped Princess'' i ...

'' (Farfel) * ''

Dokkoida?! ''Dokkoida?!'', known in Japan as is a comedic Japanese light novel series about a boy, , who is hired by a preteen space alien girl, Tanpopo, to try out an experimental new suit developed by the intergalactic toy company that she works f ...

'' (Karen) * ''

The World of Narue is a Japanese manga series by Tomohiro Marukawa. The series follows Kazuto Izuka, an alien girl named Narue Nanase and the trials and tribulations of the young couple as they get to know each other. The title is taken from A. E. van Vogt's '' ...

'' (Rei Otonashi) * ''

Last Exile is a Japanese anime television series created by Gonzo. It featured a production team led by director Koichi Chigira, character designer Range Murata, and production designer Mahiro Maeda. The three had previously worked together in '' ...

'' (Alistia Agrew) ;2004 * '' Aqua Kids'' (Rio) * ''

Inuyasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...

'' (Shima) * ''

Girls Bravo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mario Kaneda and serialized from 2000 to 2005 in '' Shōnen Ace'' by Kadokawa Shoten. The story focuses on a high school boy who is allergic to girls who is transported to a mysterious w ...

'' (Lilica Stacy) * ''

Viewtiful Joe is a side scrolling beat 'em up video game franchise created by Japanese game designer Hideki Kamiya. It is primarily developed and published by Capcom and its subsidiary Clover Studio. Games ''Viewtiful Joe'' (2003) The first game in the ...

'' (Silvia) * ''

Futakoi is a light novel, visual novel and anime television series created by Hina Futaba and Mutsumi Sasaki. The anime aired in Japan in 2004. It replaced ''Sister Princess'' as '' Dengeki G's Magazine'' premiere flagship title. Story The story b ...

'' (Koi Chigusa) * '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' (Alph) * ''

Maria Watches Over Us , often shortened to , is a Japanese light novel series written by with illustrations by Reine Hibiki. Originally written as a short story in 1997, Shueisha published 37 light novel volumes from April 1998 to April 2012. The story f ...

'' (Tomoko) * ''

Midori Days is a Japanese manga series by Kazurou Inoue. It was published by Shogakukan in the magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 2002 to July 2004, with its chapters collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga was licensed in Nort ...

'' (Beniko Iwasaki) * ''

'' (Suiseiseki) ;2005 * ''

He Is My Master is a Japanese manga series written by Mattsuu and illustrated by Asu Tsubaki, a formerly married couple. It originally ran in '' Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from February 2002 to February 2007. It was adapted into an anime television series by G ...

'' (Alicia) * ''

Solty Rei ''SoltyRei'' is a Japanese anime television series animated by Gonzo and AIC following the inhabitants of a city where an Aurora prevents aerial travel. The series aired on TV Asahi between October 2005 and March 2006. On April 2, 2006, Funi ...

'' (Kasha Maverick) * '' Transformers: Cybertron'' (Chromia) * ''

Futakoi Alternative is a Japanese anime television series created by character designer Mutsumi Sasaki and planner & scenario writer Hina Futaba. The series was produced by MediaWorks, King Records, Lantis and Yomiko Advertising and animated by Feel, Studio ...

'' (Koi Chigusa) * ''

Onegai My Melody is a Japanese anime series produced by Studio Comet, based on the Sanrio character My Melody. The anime is directed by Makoto Moriwaki ('' High School! Kimengumi The Movie'') and produced by Hideyuki Kachi and Kazuya Watanabe. The seri ...

'' (Chumi) * ''

PetoPeto-san is a light novel series written by Kou Kimura, with illustrations by Yug. A television anime adaptation ran from July 9, 2005, to October 1, 2005. The show takes place in a Japanese school where everything is normal, except for students fro ...

'' (Kiyomi Akazawa) * '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's'' (Alph) * '' Mahou Sensei Negima!'' (Yue Ayase) * '' Rozen Maiden: Träumend'' (Suiseiseki) ;2006 * ''

Ouran High School Host Club is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori, and serialized in Hakusensha's '' LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran Ac ...

'' (Kanako Kasugazaki) * '' Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch'' (Nanoha) * ''

Sgt. Frog ''Sgt. Frog'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mine Yoshizaki. It was launched in ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' in April 1999. The story follows the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to c ...

'' (Chiroro) * ''

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito. It was first published in 2003 by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan with the novel ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', and has since been followed ...

'' (Ryoko Asakura) * ''

Strawberry Panic! ''Strawberry Panic!'' is a series of Japanese illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories ...

'' (Yaya Nanto) * ''

Negima!? is an anime television series created by Shaft. It is an alternate retelling of the ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' series. Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, it aired from October 4, 2006 to March 28, 2007 in Japan. The anime was accompanied by a ...

'' (Yue Ayase) * ''

'' (Michiru Mamiya) * ''

Lovedol ~Lovely Idol~ is the title of a Japanese series which focuses on a group of young girls who are striving to become famous Japanese idols. The series first began as a set of light novels serialized in Enterbrain's ''Magi-Cu'' magazine. The franchise gr ...

'' (Toko Yuki) * '' Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre'' (Suiseiseki) ;2007 * '' Hell Girl: Two Mirrors'' (Kiyo) * '' Shonen Onmyouji'' (Tenko) * ''

Sketchbook ~full color'S~ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Totan Kobako. First serialized in the April 2002 issue of ''Monthly Comic Blade'', the individual chapters were collected and published by Mag Garden until June 2019. Chapters also appeared ...

'' (Fū Himuro) * '' My Bride Is a Mermaid'' (Maki) * ''

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS is the third season of the '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series. The ''Nanoha'' anime was, in turn, a spin-off of the ''Triangle Heart'' series of games and OVAs, specifically ''Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever''. This season aired ...

'' (Lutecia, Arf, Auris, Sette) ;2008 * ''

Special A ''S.A'' (stylized as ''S・A''; pronounced ''Special A'') is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine '' The Hana to Yume'' in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine ''Hana to Yume'' in 200 ...

'' (Sakura Ushikubo) * '' Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl'' (Haru) * ''

'' (Yae Shinatsuhiko) ;2009 * '' InuYasha: The Final Act'' (Mujina) * ''

Kiddy Girl-and is a 2009 Japanese anime television series. It is a sequel to the anime series ''Kiddy Grade'', created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, ran in ''Comp Ace'' and was releas ...

'' (Tweedledee) * ''

Clannad After Story ''Clannad'' is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key (company), Key and released on April 28, 2004 for Microsoft Windows, Windows. While both of Key's first two previous works, ''Kanon (visual novel), Kanon'' and ''Air (video game), Air'', ha ...

'' (Kimura) * ''

Saki Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and cultu ...

'' (Satomi Kanbara) * '' Hell Girl: Three Vessels'' (Yuki Miyajima) * '' Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings'' (Kasuga) ;2010 * '' Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2'' (Kasuga) * '' Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu'' (Kuwahara, Trinity Azusa) * ''

Yumeiro Pâtissière is a shōjo manga and anime series by Natsumi Matsumoto. It began serialization on September 3, 2008, in the October 2008 issue of '' Ribon''. The series ended on June 3, 2011, with a total of 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga won the ...

'' (Mika Chinen) ;2011 * '' Hidamari Sketch × SP'' (Kuwahara) * ''

Freezing Freezing is a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point. In accordance with the internationally established definition, freezing means the solidification phase change of a liquid o ...

'' (Miyabi Kannazuki) * ''

Mayo Chiki! is a Japanese light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term forme ...

'' (Maria) * ''

Future Diary is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' between January 2006 and December 2010, and has been collected into 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The plot depicts the Dia ...

'' (Ai Mikami) * '' Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing'' (Alister Agrew) ;2012 * '' Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi'' (Lily) * '' Saki Episode of Side A'' (Satomi Kanbara) * '' Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Season 2'' ( William Cecil, F. Walsingham) * ''

Tanken Driland is a Japanese mobile game developed by GREE, Inc. A manga adaptation began serialization in ''Jump Square'' in 2012. An anime series by Toei Animation and TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is ...

'' (Lina) * '' Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb'' (Kuwahara) * ''

Busou Shinki is a Japanese media mix franchise from Konami Digital Entertainment, first launched in Japan in 2006 with a line of action figures followed by a companion online game. The franchise encompasses various manga, anime, novels, video g ...

'' (Mary Takigawa Celes) * '' Persona 4: The Animation'' (Sayoko Uehara) * '' Yurumates3Dei'' (Sae Kawano) * '' Yurumates3Dei Plus'' (Sae Kawano) ;2013 * '' Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta'' (Yae Shinatsuhiko) * '' Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen'' (Suiseiseki) ;2014 * '' Saki - The Nationals'' (Satomi Kanbara) * ''

Jinsei , subtitled ''La Bonne Vie'' (''The Good Life'' in French), is a Japanese light novel series written by Ougyo Kawagishi and illustrated by Meruchi Nanase. Ten volumes were published by Shogakukan from January 2012 to March 2015 under their Ga ...

'' (Nanako Mikami) * '' Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement'' (Kasuga) * ''

Hamatora is a Japanese mixed-media project created by Natsu Matsumai and Yūki Kodama. The project began with a manga series written by Yukino Kitajima and Yūki Kodama as the artist, with Yū Wazu adapting the original designs for animation. The ...

'' (Misty) ;2015 * ''

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

'' (Yusa's Mother) * ''

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Puyo. The series is a spinoff of Nagaru Tanigawa's ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' light novel series, and is based on the alternate universe originally featured in the series' fourth volume and fea ...

'' (Ryoko Asakura) * ''

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid is a Japanese manga series written by Masaki Tsuzuki and illustrated by Takuya Fujima. It is part of ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' franchise, taking place four years after the events of ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS''. The series ...

'' (Lutecia Alpine) ;2016 * ''

ViVid Strike! is a Japanese manga series written by Masaki Tsuzuki and illustrated by Takuya Fujima. It is part of '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' franchise, taking place four years after the events of ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS''. The seri ...

'' (Lutecia Alpine) * ''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective fiction, detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' ...

'' (Kumi Suda) * '' Schwarzesmarken'' (Suzy Cave) * '' Handa-kun'' (Emi Handa) ;2017 * '' Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga'' (Satoru's mother) * '' Sakura Quest'' (Kiyomi Hīragi) ;2018 * '' Hugtto! PreCure'' (Sumire Nono) * ''

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 ...

'' (Gerth) * '' Free: Dive to the Future'' (Young Ikuya Kirishima) ;2019 * ''

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko Kamado, Nezuko, turned into a ...

'' (Rui's Mother)

Theatrical animation

* ''

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is a 2010 Japanese animated drama film based on the fourth ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' light novel of the same name written by Nagaru Tanigawa. It was produced by Kyoto Animation, written by Fumihiko Shimo and directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and Yasuhiro T ...

'' (2010) – Ryōko Asakura * '' Negima! Anime Final'' (2011) –

Yue Ayase The ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' manga and anime series features a wide cast of fictional characters designed by Ken Akamatsu. The series follows Negi Springfield, a 10-year-old boy from Wales with magic powers, who becomes a teacher of a Ja ...

* '' Sengoku Basara: The Last Party'' (2011) – Yumekichi

Original video animation (OVA)

* ''

Love Hina Again is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1998 to October 2001, with the chapters collected into 14 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kodansha. The ...

'' (2002) – Kanako Urashima * '' Memories Off 5 the Animation'' (2006) – Kazuki Mishima * '' Negima! Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba'' (2008) – Yue Ayase * '' Negima! Mo Hitotsu no Sekai'' (2009) – Yue Ayase * ''

Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar , released in North America as ''Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar'', is a Japanese OVA series that is a spin-off of the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' series created by Masaki Kajishima. Produced by AIC Spirits and BeSTACK, the series aired thirteen episodes on ...

'' (2009) – Chiaia Furan * '' Yozakura Quartet ~Hoshi no Umi~'' (2010) – Yae Shinatsuhiko * '' Baby Princess'' (2011) – Mama * '' The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer'' (2016) – Akari Chiga

Video games

* ''

Devil Kings ''Devil Kings'', known in Japan as , is a 2005 video game for the PlayStation 2, developed and published by Capcom. It is the first installment in the ''Sengoku Basara'' franchise. The game's theme song for the Japanese version is "Crosswise" by ...

'' (Kasuga) * '' Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami'' (Micaiah) * ''

Fire Emblem Heroes is a free-to-play tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for Android and iOS. The game is a mobile spin-off of the '' Fire Emblem'' series featuring its characters, and was released on February ...

'' (Micaiah) * ''

Hyperdimension Neptunia is a series of role-playing video games created and developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. The series debuted in Japan on August 19, 2010, with the video game of the same name for the PlayStation 3, later re-released as an enhanced rem ...

'' (Gust) * '' Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2'' (Gust) * '' La Pucelle: Tactics'' (Éclair) * ''

Lovely Idol is the title of a Japanese series which focuses on a group of young girls who are striving to become famous Japanese idols. The series first began as a set of light novels serialized in Enterbrain's ''Magi-Cu'' magazine. The franchise g ...

'' (Tōko Yuki) * '' Mugen no Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga'' (Dorothy Mistral, Henne Valkyria) * ''

Sengoku Basara 2 is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom, and a bigger media franchise based on it, including four anime shows, an anime movie, a live action show, a magazine series, a trading card game, and numerous drama CDs, light n ...

'' (Kasuga) * '' Sengoku Basara 4'' (Kasuga) * '' Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes'' (Kasuga) * ''Sengoku Basara X'' (Kasuga) * ''Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced'' (Faintear Imitate) * '' True Love Story: Summer Days, and yet...'' (Kusunose Hina 楠瀬緋菜) * '' Umineko: When They Cry'' (Furudo Erika)

References

* Taniguchi, Hiroshi et al. "The Official Art of Canvas2 ~Nijiiro no Sketch~". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. pp. 101–107.

External links

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Natsuko Kuwatani
at the Seiyuu database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuwatani, Natsuko 1978 births Living people Voice actresses from Tokyo Metropolis People from Ōme, Tokyo Japanese voice actresses Japanese video game actresses Singers from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers Arts Vision voice actors I'm Enterprise voice actors Prits members