is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

voice actress, singer and writer who was born in

Ichinomiya, Aichi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The city is sometimes called Owarichinomiya to avoid confusion with other municipalities of the same name, including Ichinomiya (now part of the city of Toyokawa), Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture. ...

. She is best known for providing the voice of

Sakura Kinomoto is the main protagonist and title character of Clamp's manga series '' Cardcaptor Sakura''. In the English anime adaptation by Nelvana of the series, '' Cardcaptors'' is known as Sakura Avalon, though her surname was changed back in the seco ...

in the anime series ''

Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon' ...

'' and before that, she voiced some of

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's characters, such as

Yuri Sakazaki is a fictional character from SNK's ''Art of Fighting'' series of fighting games. She first appears in the original ''Art of Fighting'' being kidnapped by Mr. Big, a criminal from the city of South Town. The players, Yuri's brother Ryo and his ...

in drama CD adaptation of ''

The King of Fighters '94 ''The King of Fighters '94'' (''KOF 94'') is a fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo-based arcade system in 1994, as the first in ''The King of Fighters'' series. The game was also released for the Neo Geo home console systems, including ...

'', Cham Cham in drama CD adaptation of ''

Samurai Shodown II ''Samurai Shodown II'', known in Japan as is a 1994 fighting game released as the second entry in SNK's ''Samurai Shodown'' series. Like the original ''Samurai Shodown'', the sequel was initially released for the Neo Geo arcade and home system. ...

'' and Sakura Mitsukoshi in the

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'' Money Puzzle Exchanger''. Tange has done voice acting for anime, radio shows, computer games and live events. She worked for Aoni Production and Konami, and had retired from voice acting for a period since 2000, but announced her return to being an anime voice actress in September 2009. She has released music under several artist names, including Little Seraph, Angelic Alice, Angel, and Sakura.

Filmography

Television animation

;1994 *'' Nintama Rantarou'' (season 2), Yuki *''

Marmalade Boy is a shōjo manga series by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the List of manga magazines, magazine ''Ribon'' from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Anim ...

'', Suzu Sakuma ;1995 *'' Sailor Moon SuperS'', Miharu Akiyama (Ep.139) ;1996 *'' You're Under Arrest'' (season 1), Saga Saori ;1997 *'' Android Announcer Maico 2010'', MAICO *'' Burn Up Excess', Lilica Ebett *'' Maze'', Mill *'' Anime Ganbare Goemon'', Omitsu ;1998 *''

Gasaraki is a mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Ryousuke Takahashi, who also co-created the series along with Sunrise ( Hajime Yatate). Goro Taniguchi was the assistant director. The screenplay was written by Toru ...

'', Sunao Murai *''

'',

;1999 *'' Infinite Ryvius'', Kozue Izumi *'' Trouble Chocolate'', Hinano *'' I'm Gonna Be An Angel!'', Muse ;2009 *''

Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu is a Japanese magical comedy anime series created by Shōji Kawamori; it is Kawamori's first '' shōjo'' title. The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo on October 5, 2009. A manga spinoff is serialized in Shueisha's ''shōjo'' magazine '' ...

'', Kanon Hatori ;2010 *'' The World God Only Knows'', Yotsuba Sugimoto ;2011 *''

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'', Violet Amaretto ;2012 *''

Aquarion Evol is the sequel to the 2005 anime series '' Genesis of Aquarion''. It was originally announced on February 25, 2011, by the production staff. It aired on TV Tokyo from January to June, 2012 and its premiere featured an hour-long special th ...

'', Crea Dolosera *''

Detective Conan ''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 chap ...

'', Yonehara Sakurako *''

'', Violet Amaretto ;2014 *''

The Irregular at Magic High School is a Japanese web novel series by Tsutomu Satō. It was published on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, a web novel website, from October 2008 to March 2011. Satō reached a deal with Dengeki Bunko and began releasing his work in a light novel fo ...

'', Haruka Ono *'' If Her Flag Breaks'' , Mei Daimyouzamurai *'' Girl Friend Beta'', Chloe Lemaire *'' Chaika – The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle'', Chaika Kamaz ;2015 *''

'', Violet Amaretto ;2016 *''

'', Yonehara Sakurako (Ep.814–815) ;2017 *''

Fate/Apocrypha ''Fate/Apocrypha'' is a Japanese light novel series in Type-Moon's ''Fate'' franchise, written by Yūichirō Higashide and illustrated by Ototsugu Konoe. Type-Moon published five volumes from December 2012 to December 2014. A manga adaptatio ...

'', Assassin of Black/

Jack the Ripper Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in the autumn of 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts, the killer ...

*'' Hozuki's Coolheadedness'', Chun ;2018 *'' Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'',

*''

Fate/Extra Last Encore is a loose anime adaptation of the role-playing game '' Fate/Extra'' produced by Shaft and aired from January 28 until July 29, 2018. Part of the ''Fate'' franchise by game studio Type-Moon, it was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miya ...

'', Saber/ Nero Claudius *'' Sword Art Online: Alicization'', Cardinal ;2019 *'' The Rising of the Shield Hero'', Fitoria ;2020 *'' Bofuri'', Drazō *''Princess Connect! Re:Dive'', Illya / Illya Ornstein *'' Auto Boy - Carl from Mobile Land'', Purin-chan ;2022 *''Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2'', Illya / Illya Ornstein *''The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2'', Fitoria

Original video animation (OVA)

*'' Astarotte no Omocha! EX'' (2011), Fii *''

Miyuki-chan in Wonderland is a comedy, ''yuri'' (love between women) manga written and illustrated by Clamp, an all-female manga artist team consisting of Satsuki Igarashi, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Nanase Ohkawa. The story focuses on the eponymous protagonist, a J ...

'' (1995), Yuri *''

Fire Emblem is a fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. First produced and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom in 1990, the series currently consists of sixteen core e ...

'' (1995), Shiida *'' Burn Up W'' (1996), Lilica Ebett *'' Voogie's Angel'' (1997–1998), Midi *''Melty Lancer'' (1999), Angela *'' Carnival Phantasm'' (2011–2012), Saber Extra *'' Granblue Fantasy The Animation: Kabocha no Lantern'' (2017), Cagliostro

Film

*'' Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie'' (1999),

*'' Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card'' (2000),

*''

A Dog of Flanders ''A Dog of Flanders'' is an 1872 novel by English author Marie Louise de la Ramée published with her pseudonym "Ouida". It is about a Flemish boy named Nello and his dog, Patrasche, and is set in Antwerp. In Japan, Korea, Russia, Ukraine and ...

'' (1997), Alois

Video games

*''

Tokimeki Memorial is a dating simulation series by Konami. It consists of six main games in addition to many spin-offs. The games are notable in the dating sim genre for being highly nonlinear. Their nickname amongst their fans is the contraction ''TokiMemo''. Th ...

'' (1994), Akiho Minori *''

Dead or Alive Dead or Alive most commonly refers to: * Dead or Alive (band), a British pop band * Dead or alive, a phrase on a wanted poster Dead or Alive may also refer to: Film and television * ''Dead or Alive'' (1921 film), an American silent film dir ...

'' (1996),

Kasumi Kasumi may refer to: Places * Kasumi, Hyōgo (香住), a former town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan * Kasumigaseki (霞が関 "Gate of Mist"), a district in downtown Tokyo * Kasumi, Jajce, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina Other uses * Kasumi (gi ...

*'' Money Idol Exchanger'' (1997), Mitsukoshi Sakura/Exchanger *''

Princess Quest is a Japanese video game published in 1998 for the Sega Saturn system. It was subsequently ported to PC under the title . The story is set in the Dharma Kingdom, and involves the theft of a jewel. Clues must be sought after in dungeons, castle ...

'' (1998), Custard *''

Ayakashi Ninden Kunoichiban is a Japanese dating sim by Shoeisha, released on March 14, 1997, for Windows 95 in Japan. A PlayStation, and Sega Saturn version were soon released as well. It is a female ninja dating sim, as well as a gal game. It is said that the lesbian ele ...

'' (PlayStation) (1998), Tsukiha Hisano *'' Dead or Alive 2'' (1999),

*'' Loveplus'' (2009), Kobayakawa Rinko *''

Fate/Extra ''Fate/Extra'' (stylized as ''Fate/EXTRA'') is a dungeon crawler role-playing game developed by Type-Moon and Imageepoch and published by Marvelous Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. The game takes place in a parallel universe ...

'' (2010), Saber/Nero Claudius *'' Dead or Alive: Dimensions'' (2011),

Kasumi Alpha is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Dead or Alive'' fighting game series by Team Ninja and Tecmo ( Koei Tecmo). Kasumi has served as the lead character of the ''Dead or Alive'' franchise since its premiere in 1996. She was ...

Alpha-152 is a fictional character and the protagonist of the '' Dead or Alive'' fighting game series by Team Ninja and Tecmo (Koei Tecmo). Kasumi has served as the lead character of the ''Dead or Alive'' franchise since its premiere in 1996. She was a m ...

*''

Rune Factory Oceans ''Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny'', known in Japan and PAL regions as , is a Wii and PlayStation 3 role-playing game in the ''Rune Factory'' series, developed by Neverland. It is published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan, Natsume in North Ame ...

'' (2011), Electra *''

Granblue Fantasy ( Japanese:グランブルーファンタジー, Hepburn: ''Guranburū Fantajī)'' is a Japanese social-network game and role-playing video game developed by Cygames for Android, iOS and web browsers, which first released in Japan in March 2 ...

'' (2014), Cagliostro, Macula Marius *'' Fate/Grand Order'' (2015), Nero Claudius, Jack the Ripper *'' Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star'' (2016), Nero Claudius *'' Mobius Final Fantasy'' (2015), Echo *''

Honkai Impact 3rd ''Honkai Impact 3rd'' () is a free-to-play 3D action role-playing game (originally a mobile exclusive) developed and published by miHoYo, and later ported to Microsoft Windows. It is the spiritual successor to ''Houkai Gakuen 2'', using many ...

'' (2017), Sirin *'' Magia Record'' (2017), Kazumi Subaru *''

Azur Lane ''Azur Lane'' () is a side-scrolling video game, side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android (operating system), Android operating syst ...

'' (2017), Kitakaze, I-168 *'' Dragalia Lost'' (2018), Mitsuhide *'' Princess Connect! Re:Dive'' (2018), Illya / Illya Ornstein *'' Grimms Notes Repage'' (2019), Aesop *''100% Orange Juice'' (2020), Aliciarone *'' Granblue Fantasy Versus'' (2020), Cagliostro *''

Girls' Frontline ''Girls Frontline'' () is a mobile strategy role-playing game for Android and iOS developed by China-based studio MICA Team, where players control echelons of android characters, known in-universe as T-Dolls, each carrying a distinctive r ...

'' (2020), V-pm5, KH2002 *''

Blue Archive ''Blue Archive'' ( ja, ブルーアーカイブ; ) is a role-playing game developed by Nexon Games (formerly NAT Games), a subsidiary of Nexon. It was released in 2021 for Android and iOS, first in Japan by Yostar and worldwide later that year ...

'' (2021), Renkawa Cherino *''Fate/Grand Order Arcade'' (2021), Draco/Beast VI/S *''

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 Februa ...

'' (2022), Embla *''Sword Art Online: Last Recollection'' (2023), Cardinal

Drama CDs

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'' (1995),

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'' (1995), Cham Cham *'' D.N.Angel Wink'' (1999), Risa Harada *''KOHA✩TALK'' (????), Nero Claudius

Dubbing

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Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on '' Th ...

'', Nancy *'' Magic Adventures of Mumfie'', Pinkey

Discography

CD singles

* '' Anata ni Aitakute～Missing You～Millennium Dance Version'' (Sakura Tange & Kyouko Hikami) 6 May 2000 (AVDA-14015) * '' C.H.O.C.O.'' (Sakura Tange & Kyouko Hikami) 15 December 1999 (AVDA-14006) * '' Anata no Yarikata de Dakishimete'' 1 January 1997 (KIDA-7620) * '' Make You Smile'' 21 June 1997 (KIDA-7626) * '' Tune My Love'' 24 July 1997 (KIDA-7628) * '' 2 Shoku dake no Palette'' 21 August 1997 (KIDA-7630) * '' Catch Up Dream'' 27 March 1998 (KIDA-7640) * ''

Free Free may refer to: Concept * Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything * Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism * Emancipate, to procur ...

'' 4 September 1998 (KIDA-7647) * '' Stand By Me'' 27 November 1998 (KIDA-7649) * '' Wonder Network/Private Link'' 5 March 1999 (KIDA-7652) * '' Bright Shine on Time'' 23 July 1999 (KMDS-1) * '' To Love'' 22 September 1999 (KMDS-2) * '' Mirai Kara no Air Mail'' 3 February 2000 (KMCS-7)

Singles as Little Seraph

* '' AIR COMMUNICATION'' 24 November 2000 (WFCC-2001) * '' Kiseki no Kaze'' 24 March 2001 (WFCC-2002) * '' SUN SPLASH'' 31 August 2001 (WFCC-2005) * '' HOLY LOVE'' 25 January 2002 (WFCC-2009)

Singles as Angel

* ''

ANGEL In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles inc ...

'' 　 * ''

SMILE A smile is a facial expression formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile. Among humans, a smile expresses d ...

'' 　 * '' CHEER'' * ''

HAPPY Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia. Sinc ...

'' * ''

SWEET Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars. Sweet tastes are generally regarded as pleasurable. In addition to sugars like sucrose, many other chemical compounds are sweet, including aldehydes, keto ...

'' * ''

PEACE Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

'' * ''

HEALING With physical trauma or disease suffered by an organism, healing involves the repairing of damaged tissue(s), organs and the biological system as a whole and resumption of (normal) functioning. Medicine includes the process by which the cells ...

Singles as Sakura

* '' Cherry A La Mode～Hajimemashite～'' 28 April 2004 (WYCC-4000) * '' Cherry A La Mode～Ogenki desu ka?～'' 30 June 2004 (WYCC-4001) * '' Cherry A La Mode～Takaramono～'' 29 September 2004 (WYCC-4002) * '' Cherry A La Mode～Arigatou～'' 22 December 2004 (WYCC-4003) * '' Cherry A La Mode～Koko ni iru yo～'' 23 March 2005 (WYCC-4005) * '' Cherry A La Mode～Ohayou～'' 29 June 2005 (WYCC-4006) * '' Cherry A La Mode～Oyasumi～'' 28 September 2005 (WYCC-4007)

Singles as Nero Claudius

* ''

Grand Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and comm ...

'' June 2015

Singles as Cagliostro

* Nanokakan Kakete Sekai wo Tsukuru yori Kawaii Onnanoko Hitori Tsukutta Hou ga Ii ~GRANBLUE FANTASY~ 26 October 2016 (SVWC-70199)

CD albums

* ''

Love Stories Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love o ...

'' 25 November 1995 (TKCA-70769) * '' Be Myself'' 21 November 1996 (KICA-7726) * '' MAKE YOU SMILE'' 3 October 1997 (KICA-7802) * '' New Frontier'' 23 September 1998 (KICA-789) * ''

Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

'' 26 March 1999 (KICA-7956) * '' SAKURA TANGE INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS'' * '' Neo-Generation'' 22 October 1999 (KMCS-4) * ''

SAKURA A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generally ...

'' 16 March 2000 (KMCS-8) * '' MARINE'' 3 August 2000 (KMCS-9) * ''

SPUR A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to move forward or laterally while riding. It is usually used to refine the riding aids (commands) and to ba ...

'' 24 January 2001 (KMCS-19) * '' Sakura Kimi ni Sakimasu You ni'' 29 April 2009 (WYCC-4013) (Mini-album

Albums as Little Seraph

* '' Wonder Museum (Sakura Tange album), WONDER MUSEUM'' 5 October 2001 (WFCC-2006) * '' WONDER MUSEUM 2'' 1 January 2003 (WFCC-2014) * '' FULL VOICE'' (Mini-album) 31 October 2004 (WFCC-2020)

Albums as Angel

* '' Cherish'' * ''

Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows ...

'' 29 October 2003

Albums as Sakura

* '' Cherry A La Mode Collection 1'' 23 February 2005 (WYCC-4004) * '' Cherry A La Mode Collection 2'' 7 December 2005 (WYCC-4008) * '' Sora to Kaze to Kimi to Boku'' 25 October 2006 (WYCC-4009) * '' ～10th Anniversary Best～ Sakura Selection'' 21 March 2007 (WYCC-4010) * '' venusnote'' 14 November 2007 (WYCC-4012)

Albums as Tange Sakura

* '' 桜きみに咲きますように…'' 29 April 2009 * '' Musees de Sakura'' 10 February 2010

References

External links

Official blog
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tange, Sakura 1973 births Living people Japanese lyricists Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Musicians from Aichi Prefecture People from Ichinomiya, Aichi 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers