Saeko Chiba

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Saeko Chiba
Alias Saepon
Born August 26, 1977 (1977-08-26) (age 30)
Aomori, Japan
Occupation(s) seiyū

Saeko Chiba (千葉 紗子 Chiba Saeko?) is a prolific Japanese seiyū and singer, born on August 26, 1977 in Hachinohe, Aomori. She grew up in Tokyo, Japan, and married on her 30th birthday: August 26, 2007.[1] She is contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of Space Craft Group. She is affectionately referred to by her fellow seiyū and fans as "Sae-chan".

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[edit] Biography

Saeko Chiba took up ballet at a young age with ambitions of becoming part of Takarazuka Revue. However, having failed the entrance exam for Takarazuka Music School in her third year of middle-school she joined the Minami Aoyama Shōjo Kageki Dan (南青山少女歌劇団 South Aoyama Female Opera Group?, also called Nanshō for short) a stage group for teenage girls.

Having had several lead roles over the three years she spent with the troupe, Saeko was then cast in the lead voice acting role of Kotori Haruno in the Dreamcast game Kita e. Having had a taste of being a seiyū and deciding that she preferred voice acting to performing on stage, Saeko decided to pursue the career full-time.

Some of her earlier roles include her seiyū debut as Tsubaki Sakura in Kare Kano, Kitsune no Akane in Angel Tales, and Elliot Chapman in Sci-Fi Harry. Saeko was famed for her long, straight, black hair and seemingly cold outward appearance which led to her being cast in various tsundere and 'cool-girl' roles. She then cut her hair short in the spring of 2005, which strangely coincided with the increasing diversity of her roles, as Saeko herself noted on the My-HiME fandisc interview.

Saeko has also pursued a singing career with Yuki Kajiura, who wrote music for some of the Nanshō stage shows, writing and producing almost all her material. Her first single was Koi no Kiseki, the theme song for the PlayStation game Meguri Aishite. She has since released nine singles and two albums, along with various character song and drama CDs. She has also performed theme songs for games such as Alundra 2 and Atelier Judie.

Saeko was also part of the group tiaraway with fellow Nanshō member Yuuka Nanri. Originally recording and performing as 'Saeko Chiba & Yuuka Nanri' for Memories Off 2nd, the duo released three singles and an album before breaking up on 6 March 2005.

[edit] Voice roles

[edit] Anime series

  • Ai Hasebe (長谷部アイ) in Noein (ノエイン もうひとりの君へ)
  • Ajimu Yasuna (安心院保奈) in Ajimu (あじむ～海岸物語～)
  • Akina Nanamura (七村秋菜) Akidora (Akidra) (七村秋菜) in UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (円盤皇女ワるきゅーレ)
  • Anna Takekawa (武川杏奈) in Ray the Animation
  • Ayane (あやね) in Nagasarete Airantō (ながされて藍蘭島)
  • Ayumi Kubota(久保田あゆみ) in Aishiteruze Baby (愛してるぜベイベ★★)
  • Azmaria Hendric (アズマリア・ヘンドリック) in Chrono Crusade (クロノクルセイド)
  • Chiara (キアラ) in Madlax
  • Chie Kazamatsuri (風祭千恵) in Nanaka 6/17 (ななか６/１７)
  • Chika Itoh (伊藤千佳) in Strawberry Marshmallow (苺ましまろ)
  • Claire (クレア) in Buzzer Beater
  • Corona (コロナ) in Spider Riders (スパイダーライダーズ ～オラクルの勇者たち～)
  • Dokuro Mitsukai (三塚井ドクロ) in Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (撲殺天使ドクロちゃん)
  • Fei Xin Liu (フェイ・シンルー) in Gravion Zwei (超重神グラヴィオンZwei)
  • Hajime Yagi (八木はじめ) in The World of Narue (成恵の世界)
  • Hitomi Tanaka (田中ひと) in Platonic Chain (プラトニックチェーン)
  • Jasmine (ジャスミン) in Rockman.EXE series (ロックマンエグゼ)
  • Karen Saitou (カレン斎藤) in Gokujou Seitokai (極上生徒会)
  • Kitsune no akane (キツネのアカネ) in Angel Tales (おとぎストーリー 天使のしっぽ)
  • Kitsune no akane (キツネのアカネ) in Tenshi no Shippo Chu! (天使のしっぽChu!)
  • Kurumi Ijuuin (伊集院クルミ) in The Prince of Tennis (テニスの王子様)
  • Kyoko Milchan (キョウコ・ミルシャン) in Heat Guy J (ヒートガイJ)
  • Lapis-Chan (ラピスちゃん) in Hamtaro (とっとこハム太郎 はむはむぱらだいちゅ!)
  • Maya Orihara (織原麻耶) in Ultra Maniac (ウルトラマニアック)
  • Meirin Kanzaki (神崎明鈴) in Ask Dr. Rin! (Dr.リンにきいてみて!)
  • Momo Adachi (安達もも) in Peach Girl (ピーチガール)
  • Nadeshiko Fujisaki (藤咲 なでしこ) in Shugo Chara! (しゅごキャラ!)
  • Natsuki Kuga (玖我なつき) in Mai-HiME (舞-HiME)
  • Natsuki Kruger (ナツキ・クルーガー) in Mai-Otome (舞-乙HiME)
  • Nina Einstein/Nagisa Chiba (ニーナ・アインシュタイン、千葉凪沙) in Code Geass (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ)
  • Noeru Sugawara (菅原乃恵留) in Gunparade March (ガンパレード・オーケストラ)
  • Oruha (織葉) in Tsubasa (ツバサ・クロニクル)
  • Oshizu (お静) in Ayakashi (怪～ayakashi～ Japanese Classic Horror)
  • Priscilla (プリシラ) in Gun X Sword (ガン×ソード)
  • Reina (レイナ) in Nodame Cantabile (のだめカンタービレ)
  • Sayuki Manaka (真中紗雪) in Duel Masters (デュエルマスターズ)
  • Suika (スイカ) in Captain Kuppa (砂漠の海賊!キャプテンクッパ)
  • Tiful (ティプル) in Ki Fighter Taerang (キ・ファイターテラン)
  • Tsubaki Sakura (佐倉椿) in Kare Kano (彼氏彼女の事情)
  • Tsubasa Ohtori (鳳つばさ) in W Wish (W～ウィッシュ～)
  • Widow (マザー) in Dragonaut -The Resonance- (ドラゴノーツ -ザ・レゾナンス-)
  • Yoko Sasaoka (笹岡陽子) in Boogiepop Phantom (ブギーポップは笑わない)

[edit] OVA

[edit] Games

  • Kotori Haruno (春野琴梨) in Kita he~White Illumination(北へ。～White Illumination～)
  • Kotori Haruno (春野琴梨) in Kita he~Photo Memories((北へ。～Photo Memories～)
  • Aishia (アイーシャ) in Alundra 2(アランドラ 2)
  • Takano Suzuna (寿々奈鷹乃) in Memories Off 2nd(メモリーズ オフ 2nd)
  • Kanako Akishima (秋島香奈子) in Chocolat~maid cafe curio(ショコラ～maid cafe curio～)
  • Natsuki Kuga (玖我なつき) in My-HiME~Unmei no Keitouju~ (舞-HiME～運命の系統樹～)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

# Title Release Date
1 Koi no Kiseki (恋の奇跡?) 1999.02.27
2 Carry On Everyday 1999.11.20
3 Twinkle Star (トゥインクル☆スター?) 2001.04.25
4 Daiya no Genseki (ダイヤの原石?) 2002.08.24
5 Sayonara (さよなら?) 2002.11.10
6 Hikari (ひかり?) 2003.01.22
7 Ice Cream (アイスクリイム?) 2003.05.21
8 Winter Story 2003.11.27
9 Sayonara Solitia (さよならソリティア?) 2004.01.21

[edit] Character singles

# Title Release Date Anime information
1 Kirei na Namida~Kirei na Namida Yasashii Kimochi~ (きれいな涙~きれいなナミダ やさしいキモチ~?) 2003.12.03 Image single of Akina Nanamura from UFO Princess Valkyrie
2 Mizube no Hana (水辺の花?) 2004.09.15 Image single of Natsuki Kuga from My-HiME
3 Ichigo Mashimaro Character Image CD Volume 1: Chika (苺ましまろ キャラクターイメージCD(1)「千佳」?) 2005.03.09 Image single of Chika Ito from Strawberry Marshmallow

[edit] Albums

# Title Release Date
1 melody 2003.03.26
2 everything 2004.06.23

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chiba Saeko blog entry for August 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.

[edit] External links