Minami Kuribayashi
Minami Kuribayashi 栗林 みな実 | |
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Minami Kuribayashi at Anime Expo 2010 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | 栗林 みな実 (Minami Kuribayashi) |
Born |
Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | June 11, 1976
Origin | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Occupations | Singer, lyricist, voice actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels |
Lantis (2002–present) Avex Entertainment (2012–present) |
Associated acts | Sound Horizon, Wild 3nin Musume, e-ZUKA, GRANRODEO, Chiaki Takahashi |
Website | kuribayashi-minami.jp |
Minami Kuribayashi (栗林 みな実 Kuribayashi Minami, born June 11, 1976) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress from Shizuoka prefecture.
Her involvement in the game and anime Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, where she voiced the role of one of the characters, Haruka Suzumiya and performed and penned the theme songs and other songs relating to the series, has brought her much attention. Her single "Precious Memories", used as the opening theme song for the series' animated version was a success; it had a peak ranking of 17th place on the Oricon charts and charted for 13 weeks.[1] She has since performed songs for other games and anime, including series such as Muv-Luv, Chrono Crusade, My-HiME, My-Otome, Kure-nai, and School Days.
Kuribayashi has performed as part of the group Wild 3nin Musume, whose other present members are Joy Max (a.k.a. Joy Max Maximum) and Kisho Taniyama (a.k.a. Jackie Yang). She also once paired with Chiaki Takahashi to form the group exige, where Takahashi was known as CT. Veronica. Also, she is part of Sound Horizon.
Voice roles
TV animation
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Haruka Suzumiya)
- Mai Otome (Erstin Ho)
- School Days (Minami Obuchi)
OVAs
- Akane Maniax (Haruka Suzumiya)
- Ayumayu Gekijou (Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro)
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ (Haruka Suzumiya)
- My-Otome Zwei (Ribbon-chan)
- School Days ~Magical Heart Kokoro-chan~ (Minami Obuchi)
Internet animation
- Ayumayu Gekijou (Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro)
Games
- Age Maniax (Susie, Fumino)
- Kaseki no Uta (化石の歌) (Priere)
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Haruka Suzumiya)
- School Days (Minami Obuchi)
- School Days L x H (Minami Obuchi)
- "Hello, world." (Haruka Tomonaga)
- Muv-Luv (Kasumi Yashiro)
- Muv-Luv Alternative (Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya)
- Muv-Luv Altered Fable (Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya)
- My-Otome: Otome Butoushi!! (Erstin Ho)
Discography
Solo
Singles
# | Single details | Catalog No. | Peak Oricon chart position |
Album | Sales | Notes |
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1st | "Muv-Luv (マブラヴ)"
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LACM-4048 | 97 | Overture | 25,900 | (Game Muv-Luv opening theme) |
2nd | "Kaze no Yukue/Yours (風のゆくえ/yours)"
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LACM-4084 | 62 | 28,600 | (Game Kimi ga Nozomu Eien theme song) | |
3rd | "Precious Memories"
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LACM-4107 | 17 | 55,000 | (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien opening theme) | |
4th | "Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line (翼はPleasure Line)"
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LACM-4110 | 17 | passage | 51,500 | (Chrono Crusade opening theme) |
5th | "Shining☆Days"
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LACM-4157 | 18 | 52,000 | (My-HiME opening theme) | |
- | "beginning"
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LACM-4183 | 55 | 33,600 | (OVA Akane Maniax opening theme) | |
6th | "Shining☆Days Re-Product&Remix"
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LACM-4189 | 39 | Non–album single | 5,000 | |
7th | "Muv-Luv (2005 version) (マブラヴ(再録音版))"
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LACM-4209 | 34 | passage | 34,400 | (Game Muv-Luv opening theme) |
8th | "Blue Treasure"
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LACM-4205 | 37 | 35,100 | (Tide-Line Blue opening theme) | |
9th | "Dream☆Wing"
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LACM-4227 | 19 | 42,300 | (My-Otome' 1st opening theme) | |
10th | "Crystal Energy"
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LACM-4247 | 15 | fantastic arrow | 38,700 | (My-Otome 2nd opening theme) |
11th | "Yell!"
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LACM-4320 | 20 | dream link | 19,400 | (Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars ending theme) |
12th | "United Force"
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LACM-4364 | 23 | 20,800 | (Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula opening theme) | |
13th | "BUT,metamorphosis"
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LACM-4447 | 79 | 12,500 | (Cutie Honey: The Live ending theme) | |
14th | "Next Season/Sweet Passion"
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LACM-4476 | 39 | 15,100 | (OVA Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ opening theme) | |
15th | "Love Jump"
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LACM-4480 | 36 | 16,800 | (Kure-nai opening theme) | |
16th | "unripe hero"
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LACM-4514 | 33 | mind touch | 7,761 | (Blassreiter opening theme) |
17th | "Finality Blue"
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LACM-4549 | 48 | 6,116 | (My-Otome 0~S.ifr~ opening theme) | |
18th | "Sympathizer"
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LACM-4563 | 22 | 10,446 | (Kurokami The Animation opening theme) | |
19th | "Miracle Fly"
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LACM-4606 | 33 | 7,539+ | (Sora Kake Girl ending theme) | |
20th | "earth trip"
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LACM-4639 | 87 | (Game Grandia Online opening theme) | ||
21st | "Unreal Paradise (あんりある♡パラダイス)"
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LACM-4657 | 30 | (Kämpfer opening theme) | ||
22nd | "Meiya Kadenrou (冥夜花伝廊)"
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LACM-4047 | 43 | Non–album single | (Katanagatari opening theme) | |
23rd | "STRAIGHT JET"
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LACM-4777 | 16 | TIGHT KNOT | (IS (Infinite Stratos) opening theme) | |
24th | "Kimi no Naka no Eiyū (君の中の英雄)"
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LACM-34900 (Artist Side) LACM-4900 (Animation Side) |
14 | (Mobile Suit Gundam AGE ending theme) | ||
25th | "HAPPY CRAZY BOX"
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LACM-34925 (Limited Edition), LACM-4925 (Regular Edition) |
25 | (Medaka Box opening theme) | ||
26th | "signs~Sakutsuki Hitoyo~ (signs 〜朔月一夜〜)"
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AVCD-49734/B (Total Eclipse Edition), AVCD-49735/B (Artist Edition), |
20 | (Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse ending theme) | ||
27th | "BELIEVE"
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LACM-34015 (Limited Edition), LACM-14015 (Regular Edition) |
35 | (Medaka Box Abnormal opening theme) | ||
28th | "Doubt the World"
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AVCD-49971/B (Total Eclipse Edition), AVCD-49972/B (Artist Edition), |
28 | TBA | (Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse opening theme) | |
29th | "ZERO!!"
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LACM-34083 (Limited Edition), LACM-14083 (Regular Edition) |
30 | TBA | (Hataraku Maou-sama! opening theme) | |
30rd | "True Blue Traveler"
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LALM-4001 (Limited Edition), LALM-4003 (Regular Edition) |
18 | TBA | (IS (Infinite Stratos) (Season 2) opening theme) | |
Albums
Studio Albums
Year | Album details | Catalog No. | Peak Oricon chart position |
Certifications |
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2004 | Overture
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LACA-5324 | 22 | |
2006 | passage
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LACA-5501 | 12 | |
fantastic arrow
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LACA-5588 | 33 | ||
2008 | dream link
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LASA-5802 | 24 | |
2010 | mind touch
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LASA-15021 | 32 | |
2011 | miracle fruit
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LACA-15102 | 30 | |
2013 | TIGHT KNOT
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LACA-15305 | 32 |
Best Albums
Year | Album details | Catalog No. | Peak Oricon chart position |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | stories
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LACA-9215/6 | 12 |
Wild 3nin Musume
- 2002-11-20: CC♪4U (Chiyoren-channel♪ for you) (featuring m.c Mayo) — Radio Osaka Chiyoren-channel♪ opening & ending theme
- 2004-02-04: Junjou Fever (featuring Skytemple) — Radio Kiminozo Radio opening & ending theme
- 2005-04-27: MAGIC — Web radio Kiminozo Radio opening & ending theme
- 2006-03-08: Love Adventure — Web radio Kiminozo Radio 2nd opening & ending theme
- 2007-11-07: Cutie Honey — TV drama Cutie Honey The Live opening theme
exige
- 2005-12-21: Believe yourself — anime TV series IGPX ending theme
Other
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.1 Suzumiya Haruka
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.2 Hayase Mitsuki
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.3 Suzumiya Akane
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.4 Rajio Special
- SONGS FROM age
- "Hello, world."
- AngelicVale Progress special CD
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Portrait*2 Suzumiya Haruka
- Kiminozo Radio CD
- Fight~Theme of Rumbling Angel~
- PC age CD-ROM2 vol.1
- PC age CD-ROM2 vol.2
- Galaxy Angel Yaminabe
- PC age CD-ROM2 vol.3
- School Days Vocal Album
- Animelo 2006 ONENESS
- PC age CD-ROM2 vol.4
- Animelo 2007 Generation-A
Other concerts
- 2005: Animelo Summer Live 2005
- 2006: Animelo Summer Live 2006
- 2007: Animelo Summer Live 2007
- 2008: Animelo Summer Live 2008
- 2009: Animelo Summer Live 2009
- 2010: Animelo Summer Live 2010
- 2010: Anisama Girl's Night 2010
- 2010: Anisama in Shanghai 2010
- 2011: Animelo Summer Live 2011
- 2012: Anisama Super Game Song Live 2012
- 2012: Animelo Summer Live 2012
Soundtrack CDs
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Soundtrack Plus
- Muv-Luv Original Soundtrack
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Original Soundtrack vol. 1
- Chrno Crusade Original Soundtrack Gospel.I
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Original Soundtrack vol. 2
- Tideline Blue Original Soundtrack
- Akane Maniax Original Soundtrack
- Muv-Luv Alternative Original Soundtrack
- School Days Original Soundtrack
- Summer Days Original Soundtrack
DVDs
- Kuribayashi Minami in BASXI Secret Live "Birthday eve"
- 2003-11-27: Kuribayashi Minami Music Clip "Precious Memories"
- 2008-02-27: Kuribayashi Minami 1st Live Tour 2007 "Fantastic Arrow"
References
External links
(All links except Anime News Network are in Japanese)
- Kuribayashi Minami Official Site (new official site since June 25th, 2007)
- Kurinoco Studio (old official site)
- Kurinoco Fan (fansite)
- Minami Kuribayashi at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- 栗林みな実 (minami_kuri) on Twitter