Tomoko Kawakami
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Tomoko Kawakami 川上 とも子 |
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Birth name | Tomoko Kawakami 川上 倫子 |
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Alias | Kawakami Tomoko | |
Born | April 25, 1971 Tokyo, Japan |
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Occupation(s) | Seiyū |
Tomoko Kawakami (川上 とも子 Kawakami Tomoko?, real name in kanji: 川上 倫子) (April 25, 1971 - ) is a female seiyū from Tokyo, Japan. Having graduated from the Toho Gakuen School of Music, Kawakami now works for Production Baobab.
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[edit] Career
Kawakami debuted in 1995 as Chiriko in Fushigi Yuugi. Two years after, she landed her first starring voice role as Utena Tenjou in Revolutionary Girl Utena. Aside from Chiriko and Utena, her famous roles are in Air (Misuzu Kamio), Bleach (Soifon), Chrono Crusade (Rosette Christopher), Hikaru no Go (Hikaru Shindou) and Sgt. Frog (Fuyuki Hinata).
A versatile seiyu, Kawakami is capable of providing voice for a wide range of characters from young boys (Hikaru Shindo, Fuyuki Hinata, Chiriko), cute girls (Sugar, Misuzu Kamio, Sayuri Kurata) and comical characters (Ai Mori, Pirika). But the most known genre of her roles are tomboyish characters (Soifon, Utena Tenjou). With such a powerful voice, she is often affiliated in paranormal and shoujo-ai-themed anime.
[edit] Voice roles
[edit] Television animation
Lead and major characters in bold
- Air - Misuzu Kamio
- Amaenaideyo!! - Sumi Ikuina
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar - Sugar
- Angelic Layer - Madoka Fujisaki
- Aria - Athena Glory
- Ashita no Nadja - Shudefan
- Battle Athletes Victory - Chris Christopher
- Best Student Council - Cyndi Manabe
- Betterman - Sēme
- Bleach - Soifon
- Bucky - The Incredible Kid - Pink
- Cardcaptor Sakura- Rika Sasaki
- Chrono Crusade - Rosette Christopher
- Cyborg 009 - Cynthia
- Darker than BLACK - Amber
- Dear Boys - Yukiko Kawasaki
- Descendants of Darkness - Kazusa Otonashi
- Detective School Q - Kazuma Narusawa
- Di Gi Charat Nyo! - Chibi Akari, Kareida-san
- Doki Doki School Hours - Akane Kobayashi
- Elfen Lied - Mariko
- F-Zero GP Legend - Reina, Sasuke
- Fullmetal Alchemist - Kayal (in episode 9)
- Fushigi Yūgi, Fushigi Yūgi Oni, and Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden - Chiriko
- Gakuen Heaven - Umino Satoshi
- Gaiking - Lulu
- Genesis of Aquarion - Futaba
- Great Teacher Onizuka - Hoshino (in episode 28)
- Ghost Stories - Miyanoshita Satsuki
- Godannar - Luna
- Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Akane Motomiya
- Hikaru no Go - Hikaru Shindō
- I'm Gonna Be An Angel! - Noelle
- Jigoku Shōjo - Aya Kuroda (in episode 1)
- Jinki:EXTEND - Elnie Tachibana
- Kanon - Sayuri Kurata
- Magical Girl Pretty Samy TV - Konoha Haida / Funky Connie
- Martian Successor Nadesico - Eri, Ai
- MegaMan NT Warrior - Princess Pride
- Mirmo! - Wakaba
- Mon Colle Knights - Fearī
- NieA 7 - Kāna
- Nodame Cantabile - Elise (main story in anime), Puririn (Purigorota)
- One Piece - Amanda
- Orphen: Revenge - Licorice Nelson
- Paranoia Agent - Heroin
- Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart - Yūki Matsubara
- Pokémon - Ayame, Takami, Buneary, Pokédex
- Popotan - Konami, Mai
- Rune Soldier - Merrill
- Revolutionary Girl Utena - Utena Tenjō
- Saiyuki Reload series - Lirin
- Sgt. Frog - Fuyuki Hinata
- Shaman King - Pirika, Mini Mongomeri
- Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi - Fūrinji Miu
- Steel Angel Kurumi - Eiko Kichijōji
- Tactics- Yōko
- The Law of Ueki - Ai Mori
- The Twelve Kingdoms - Rangyoku
- The World of Narue - Ran Tendō
- Those Who Hunt Elves - Annette, Emily
- Those Who Hunt Elves 2 - Annette, Pichi
- Tokyo Mew Mew - Ayano Uemura (in episode 28)
- Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday - Kōchi
- Trinity Blood - Elise Wasmeyer (in episode 8)
- Uta Kata - Satsuki Takigawa
- Yakitate!! Japan - Princess Anne (episode 31)
- Revolutionary Girl Utena - Utena Tenjou
[edit] Video Games
- Air: 1000th Summer - Misuzu Kamio
- Bleach: Blade Battlers 2 - Soifon
- Bleach: Heat The Soul 3 - Soifon
- Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 - Soifon
- Bleach: Shattered Blade - Soifon
- Brave Story: New Traveler - Yuno
- Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice - Charlone Claudius
- King of Fighters - May Lee Jinju
- Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal - Sasha
- Sengoku Basara - Itsuki
- Skies of Arcadia - Aika
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Fushigishou (Ivysaur)
- Tales of Destiny 2 - Nanaly Fletch
- The Law of Ueki: Taosu Zeroberuto Juudan! - Ai Mori
- Viper F40 - Raika
- Viper CTR - Miki
[edit] Character Themes
- Fushigi Yugi Vocal Collection Memories - Chiriko
- Aika Iitsutae (Crimson Legend)
- P.S.; Ai te eien desu ka? (P.S.;Is Love Forever?)
- Hikaru Mura e - Hikaru Shindo
- Hikaru Kaze (Shining Wind)
- Sora (Sky)
- The Law of Ueki:The Law of Songs - Ai Mori
- Special na Everyday (Everyday is Special)
- Shaman King Over Vocal Collection - Mini Mongomeri
- Arabesque Carpet
[edit] Drama CDs
- Air - Mizusu Kamio
- Aria The Natural Drama - Athena Glory
- Bleach; Hanatarou's Lost Item - Soifon
- Cardcaptor Sakura; Sweet Valentine Stories - Rika Sasaki
- Doki Doki School Hours - Akane Kobayashi
- Harukanaru Toki No Naka De - Akane Motomiya
- Kagetsu no Yoi Unmei no Meikyu Shuroku Video Tsuki
- Momoji no Mai
- Okibi
- Toki Fuuin
- Tokomidori
- Tsuki no Shizuku
- Uzusukiyo
- Hikaru no Go: Sorezore no Toki - Hikaru Shindo
- JINKI: EXTEND - Elnie Tachibana
- Kanon Anthology - Sayuri Kinata
- Mizuse-san Chi
- Mita Sora no Koto
- Itsuka Mita Yume
- Kara no Kyoukai - Shiki Ryōgi
- The Law of Ueki - Ai Mori
- The Law of Drama
- The Law of Radio
- Piano Gakusho - Yuki Matsubara
- Saiyuki Audio Drama - Lirin
- Tactics - Yoko
- Tales of Destiny - Nanaly Fletch
- ZombieLoan - Yuuta
[edit] Movies
- Air (movie) - Misuzu Kamio
- Bleach: Memories of Nobody - Soifon
- Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Soifon
- Lupin; Alcatraz Connection - Monica
- Inuyasha; Affections Touching Across Time - Harin
- Keroro Gunso the Super Movie - Fuyuki Hinata
- Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 2: The Deep Sea Princess - Fuyuki Hinata
[edit] Live Action
- Nodame Cantabile - Puririn (Purigorota)
[edit] External links
- Tomoko Kawakami at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Tomoko Kawakami at Anime NFO