Kumiko Watanabe

Kumiko Watanabe (渡辺 久美子, Watanabe Kumiko, born October 7, 1965) is an actress and voice actress from Chiba Prefecture, Japan, affiliated with Arts Vision.

Overview, character and career

Watanabe has a wide vocal range, ranging from boys and girls to middle-aged women.

She is best known for her roles in Atashin'chi (Mother) and Sgt. Frog (Sergeant Keroro/Keroro Gunso), InuYasha (Shippo) and the Kaze No Klonoa series (Klonoa).

She and Makiko Ohmoto are good friends, as are their characters in the Zoids anime. She is known to be a professional wrestling fan, especially of Pro Wrestling Noah's Kenta Kobashi. She is currently married with Kōji Tsujitani. Which both have Voices the Anime Inuyasha before.^[1]

Voice roles

Television animation

• Ashita no Nadja (Mario)
• Atashin'chi (Mother)
• Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! (J)
• Beyblade G-Revolution (Julia)
• Bonobono (Bonobono)
• Brain Powerd (Eiko Isami (Quincy Issā), Kumazō)
• Brave Exkaiser (Kouta Hoshikawa)
• Corrector Yui (Eco)
• Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z (Rod)
• Digimon Frontier (Tomoki Himi)
• Digimon Xros Wars (Gumdramon)
• Dokidoki! PreCure (Regina)
• Doki Doki School Hours (Linda Matsumoto)
• Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (Héloïse de Villefort)
• GUN×SWORD (Catharine)
• Hamtaro (Moguru-kun)
• Hikaru no Go (Hideki Isobe)
• InuYasha (Shippo)
• InuYasha: Kanketsu-hen (Shippo)
• Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger (Bītābin)
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Benikage)
• Kocchi Muite! Miiko (Shimura Mari)
• Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (Alm, Sauza, younger brother)
• Lucky Star (Female Animate Worker)
• MegaMan NT Warrior series (Tōru Hikawa)
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (Katejina Loos)
• Muka Muka Paradise (Shikatani)
• Nintama Rantarō (Kingo Minamoto)
• One Piece (Fukurou)
• Planetes (Claire Rondo)
• Revolutionary Girl Utena (Shadow girl C-ko)
• Ronin Warriors (Yamano Jun)
• Sailor Moon (JunJun, Kigurumiko)
• Samurai 7 (Honoka)
• Sgt. Frog (Keroro, Dororo's mother, Captain Geroro, Space Kumiko Watanabe)
• Shangri-La (Klaris Lutz)
• Turn A Gundam (Fran Doll)
• Working!! (Kyōko Shirafuji)
• Working'!! (Kyōko Shirafuji)
• "Yes! Pretty Cure 5" (Yu Natsuki)
• "[Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!]" (Yu Natsuki)
• Zoids: Chaotic Century (Moonbey)

OVA

• The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Alfreed)
• Lucky Star: Original Video Animation (Keroro)
• Ojamajo Doremi Naisho (Fami Harukaze)
• Ronin Warriors series (Yamano Jun)
• Tekkaman Blade II (Anita)

Theater animation

• Atashin'chi (Mother)
• InuYasha series (Shippo)
• Sgt. Frog movie (Keroro Gunso)
• Inazuma Eleven movie (Mistore)

Video games

• Super Mario 64 (beta version) (1994-1996) (Mario (Super Mario))
• Ace Combat 3 (Fiona Chris Fitzgerald)
• Armored Core: Master of Arena (Lana Neilson)
• Battle Tycoon: Flash Hiders SFX (Calnarsa Lue Bonn)
• Breath of Fire IV (Ursula)
• Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (Lin)
• Flash Hiders (Calnarsa Lue Bonn)
• Heroes Phantasia (Keroro)
• Kensei: Sacred Fist (???)
• Klonoa series (Klonoa)
• The Neverhood (Willy Trombone) [Japanese version only]
• Lunar: Eternal Blue (Red Priest Mauri)
• Muv-Luv Alternative (Isumi Michiru)
• Namco x Capcom (Klonoa, Amazona)
• Other Life: Azure Dreams (Kewne)
• Tales of Vesperia (Karol Capel)
• Xenogears (Chu-Chu, Dan)
• Keroro RPG: Kishi to Musha to Densetsu no Kaizoku (Keroro)
• SD Gundam G Generation (Ellis Claude)

Anime CDs

• Kouji Tsujitani feat. Houko Kuwashima and Kumiko Watanabe in 風のなかへ - Into the Wind (Kaze no Naka e)

Dubbing roles

• Woody Woodpecker (Woody)

External links

• Kumiko Watanabe at the Internet Movie Database
• Meriken Blow Kumiko's Old Blog
• Star Sky Kumiko's Current Blog
• Kumiko Watanabe at Seiyuu.Info
• Profile at Arts Vision
• Kumiko Watanabe at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

References