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is a Japanese voice actress
who is employed by Haikyou. She also has a career as a singer an signed to Lantis
. She has released 14 singles (including joint
and character
singles) and four albums. She covered Yumi Matsutoya
's "Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" as the B-side
of her first single "Angel Fish" in 2003. She is known to have a close relationship with fellow voice actress Mai Nakahara
, having collaborated in eight anime
where most of the characters they voiced in together had close connections: DearS
, Kage Kara Mamoru!
, My-HiME
, My-Otome
, My-Otome Zwei
, Please Twins!
, Sola
, Strawberry Panic!
and also in the Lucky Star drama CD
.
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
) (November 27, 2003, Lantis) with Mai Nakahara
, ranked 51st in Oricon charts
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
who is employed by Haikyou. She also has a career as a singer an signed to Lantis
Lantis (company)
is a Japanese company that specializes as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and in May 2006, it was bought by, and became a subsidiary of, Bandai Visual...
. She has released 14 singles (including joint
Split single
Split single may refer to:*Split album, a split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists.*split-single, a variant on the two-stroke engine with two cylinders sharing a single combustion chamber....
and character
Image song
An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album for an anime, game or dorama that is usually sung by the seiyū or actor of a character, in character...
singles) and four albums. She covered Yumi Matsutoya
Yumi Matsutoya
', nicknamed , is an influential Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. She is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice, and live performances, and is an important figure in Japanese popular music....
's "Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" as the B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
of her first single "Angel Fish" in 2003. She is known to have a close relationship with fellow voice actress Mai Nakahara
Mai Nakahara
is a voice actress. She is employed by I'm Enterprise. Some of her hobbies include cooking and watching movies, and she is skilled at kendo. She worked with voice actor Ai Shimizu in eight anime where most of the characters they voiced in together had close connections: DearS, Kage Kara Mamoru!,...
, having collaborated in eight anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
where most of the characters they voiced in together had close connections: DearS
DearS
is a manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit. It was serialized monthly by MediaWorks in their magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! from March 2002 to December 17, 2005 and was later published into a ten volume set by the company. The...
, Kage Kara Mamoru!
Kage Kara Mamoru!
is a series of light novels written by Achi Taro. The light novels had ended in March 2008 with the release of Volume 12, but as of July 2009, a new series entitled has started serialization. It features manga and anime adaptations...
, My-HiME
My-HiME
is an anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, the series originally premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005...
, My-Otome
My-Otome
is an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters....
, My-Otome Zwei
My-Otome Zwei
is a Japanese OVA anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it consists of four episodes, which were released across three-month intervals and is the sequel to the original My-Otome anime series...
, Please Twins!
Please Twins!
, is an anime television series, scripted by Yousuke Kuroda and produced by Bandai Visual, which was later adapted into a light novel and one-volume manga series. It centers on a family of three teenagers in high school all living together who are unsure which two of them are related to each other...
, Sola
Sola (manga)
Sola is a Japanese work originally conceived by Naoki Hisaya with original character design by Naru Nanao . Sola is a mixed media project, first unveiled through the prologue of the manga featured in the Japanese manga magazine Dengeki Daioh on December 21, 2006, published by MediaWorks...
, Strawberry Panic!
Strawberry Panic!
is a series of Japanese fictional illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories is the intimate lesbian relationships between the characters...
and also in the Lucky Star drama CD
Radio drama in Japan
Radio drama in Japan has a history as long as that of radio broadcasting in that country, which began in 1925. Some consider the first Japanese radio drama to have been "" which was a radio broadcast of a stage play. Others consider the Japanese translation of Richard Hughes's "Danger" or to be...
.
Television Anime
2001- MahoromaticMahoromaticis a sci-fi romantic comedy manga and animeseries which contains elements of the literary genre of tragic dramas. It is about a female android former soldier, Mahoro...
as Minawa Andou
2002
- Heat Guy JHeat Guy Jis a 26 episode science fiction anime series created by Escaflowne director Kazuki Akane and Satelight.Heat Guy J was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer . It is set for re-release by Funimation Entertainment in the fall of 2009. The first 13 episodes of the show also was...
as Monica Gabriel - Mahoromatic:Something More BeautifulMahoromaticis a sci-fi romantic comedy manga and animeseries which contains elements of the literary genre of tragic dramas. It is about a female android former soldier, Mahoro...
as Minawa Andou - RizelmineRizelmineis a manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga was originally serialized for six chapters in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine Ace Next from November 2001 to April 2002 with a single tankōbon collection released on March 22, 2002. The manga has was translated into English and...
as Kurumi - Shrine of the Morning MistShrine of the Morning Mistis a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hiroki Ugawa. The manga was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's Young King Ours. The manga is licensed in North America by Tokyopop and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The manga was adapted into an anime series, directed by Yuji Moriyama...
as Yuzu Hieda
2003
- Croket!Croket!, also spelled Korokke!, is an adventure manga by Manavu Kashimoto. It was published by Shogakukan in CoroCoro Comic from April 2000 to November 2006 and collected in 15 bound volumes...
as Drop - Mahoromatic:Summer SpecialMahoromaticis a sci-fi romantic comedy manga and animeseries which contains elements of the literary genre of tragic dramas. It is about a female android former soldier, Mahoro...
as Minawa Andou - Please Twins!Please Twins!, is an anime television series, scripted by Yousuke Kuroda and produced by Bandai Visual, which was later adapted into a light novel and one-volume manga series. It centers on a family of three teenagers in high school all living together who are unsure which two of them are related to each other...
as Karen Onodera - Raimuiro SenkitanRaimuiro Senkitanis a 13 episode anime that aired in Japan between January 5, 2003 and March 30, 2003. It is based on a hentai game by ELF, giving the series heavy doses of sexual innuendos as well as girls in both their underwear and fully nude .It has two sequels: a second season Raimuiro Ryukitan X; and a 2...
as Momen Sanada, Theme Song Performance - Wandaba StyleWandaba Style, shortened to Wandaba Style in the English language release, is a twelve part anime series. The television series was released in English by ADV Films and 3 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD.-Plot:...
as Kiku No. 8 - Yami to Bōshi to Hon no TabibitoYami to Boshi to Hon no Tabibito, also known as Yamibō/Yamibou for short, is a Japanese adult visual novel published in December 2002 by Root. A 13-episode anime series produced Studio Deen aired between October and December 2003...
as Hatsumi Azuma, Kogechibi
2004
- DearSDearSis a manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit. It was serialized monthly by MediaWorks in their magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! from March 2002 to December 17, 2005 and was later published into a ten volume set by the company. The...
as Ren - Girls BravoGirls Bravois a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Mario Kaneda and serialized from 2000 to 2005 in Shōnen Ace by Kadokawa Shoten. The story focuses on a young high school student who is kicked into a bathtub and transported to a mysterious world with a mostly female population.Girls...
as Hakana - Magical Girl Lyrical NanohaMagical Girl Lyrical Nanohais an anime television series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with screenplay written by Masaki Tsuzuki, and produced by Seven Arcs. It forms part of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series. The Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations broadcast thirteen episodes between October and...
as Suzuka Tsukimura - My-HiMEMy-HiMEis an anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, the series originally premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005...
as Mikoto MinagiMikoto Minagiis a fictional character from the My-HiME and My-Otome anime and manga series. Her name is simply Mikoto in My-Otome. She is voiced in both series by Ai Shimizu in Japanese and Caitlynne Medrek in English.- Common characteristics :... - This Ugly Yet Beautiful WorldThis Ugly Yet Beautiful Worldis an anime television series created by Shouji Saeki and Hiroyuki Yamaga. It was co-produced by the Gainax and Shaft animation studios.The series aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 1, 2004 to June 16, 2004, totaling 12 episodes...
as Akari - W WishW Wishis a Japanese anime which aired as half of the "Princess Hour" with Final Approach as its second feature. It aired between October 2004 and January 2005. Like Final Approach, the show was based on a video game by the same name published by Trinet Entertainment.-Summary:Junna Tōno has a twin sister...
as Senna Tōno
2005
- Absolute BoyAbsolute Boyis a 26-episode Japanese anime television series, produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and Bandai Visual, which first aired on NHK between May 21, 2005 and November 19, 2005...
as Shione Unno - Zettai Seigi Love PheromoneAkahori Gedou Hour Rabugeis a Japanese anime series that combined episodes of two series, and . Both Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge! and Zettai Seigi Love Pheromone were broadcast in 13 episodes between June 5, 2005 and September 27, 2005, while Soreyuke! Gedou Otometai was broadcast in 13 episodes between June 5, 2005 and...
as Aimi Yoshizumi - Fushigiboshi no FutagohimeFushigiboshi no Futagohimeis a 2005 Japanese animated television show produced by Junichi Sato with character designs by Birthday. Following Birthday's original concept in 2003, it was taken by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo and was reproduced into a full-length series in 2005...
as Puppet - He Is My MasterHe Is My Masteris a gag comedy manga which ran in Monthly Shōnen Gangan, later spun off into a television anime series in the harem genre with a lolicon aspect. The manga is authored by two individuals: Mattsu who does the story and his ex-wife Asu Tsubaki who does the artwork...
as Mitsuki Sawatari - Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A'sMagical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A'sis a thirteen episode sequel to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, a magical girl alternate universe spinoff of the Triangle Heart series of games and OVAs. A third series, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, was released in 2007...
as Suzuka Tsukimura - MÄRMÄR, an acronym for Märchen Awakens Romance, is a manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai. The television anime based on the series is titled and was originally broadcast in Japan on the TXN station....
as Snow, Koyuki - My-OtomeMy-Otomeis an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters....
as Mikoto Minagi - Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched AgnesOku-sama wa Maho Shojo: Bewitched Agnesis a magical girl anime comedy. It was produced by Media Factory, J.C. Staff, and Amber Film Works, and was broadcast on several television channels in Japan between July and September 2005...
as Sayaka Kurenai
2006
- D.Gray-manD.Gray-manis an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. The series tells the story of a boy named Allen Walker, a member of an organization of Exorcists who makes use of an ancient substance called Innocence to combat the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of akuma...
as Road Kamelot - Gift: Under the Rainbow as Riko Fukamine
- High School GirlsHigh School Girlsis a comedy manga series, created by Towa Oshima, which was originally serialized in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action magazine from 2001, and then subsequently Comic High! from 2004....
as Momoka Suzuki - Kage Kara Mamoru!Kage Kara Mamoru!is a series of light novels written by Achi Taro. The light novels had ended in March 2008 with the release of Volume 12, but as of July 2009, a new series entitled has started serialization. It features manga and anime adaptations...
as Yamame Hattori - Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo as Arisu Arisugawa
- Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o!Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o!, also known as Venus to Mamoru, is a Japanese light novel series written by Hiroki Iwata and illustrated by Toshiyuki Satō following Mamoru Yoshimura and his far-from-normal high school life with girlfriend Ayako Takasu, who possess magical powers called "Beatrice".The series was first published...
as 吉村逸美 - Rakugo Tennyo OyuiRakugo Tennyo Oyuiis a 12 episode anime television series directed by Nobuhiro Takamoto and produced by TNK.-Plot:The story revolves around Tsukishima Yui and 5 other girls that were summoned into the Edo period by the power of mysterious stones. Each one of them became celestial nymphs and obtained different...
as Suzu Koishikawa - Shinigami no BalladShinigami no Ballad, subtitled momo: the god girl of death, is a Japanese light novel series written by K-Ske Hasegawa, with illustrations by Nanakusa. The series includes twelve novels released between June 10, 2003 and April 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...
as Daniel - Strawberry Panic!Strawberry Panic!is a series of Japanese fictional illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories is the intimate lesbian relationships between the characters...
as Tamao Suzumi, Kizuna Hyūga
2007
- AyakashiAyakashi (visual novel)is a 2005 visual novel developed by Crossnet. An eroge sequel was later released in 2006 with the name Ayakashi H. A twelve-episode anime adaptation was aired in 2007...
as Pam Werne Asakura - El Cazador de la BrujaEl Cazador de la Bruja, is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and animated by Bee Train studio. It is a spiritual successor of Noir and Madlax and the final installment of Bee Train's "girls-with-guns" trilogy. The series was aired on TV Tokyo from April to September in 2007...
as Ellis - Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu UmishōKenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umishois a manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Hattori, which has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from issue 33 of 2005 to issue 21-22 of 2008...
as Maki Ikuta - Princess ResurrectionPrincess Resurrectionis a supernatural, Horror, Comedy and Action manga by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga is serialized monthly in Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine and published by Kodansha. An 26 episode anime series by Madhouse aired on TBS in 2007...
as Sherwood - SolaSola (manga)Sola is a Japanese work originally conceived by Naoki Hisaya with original character design by Naru Nanao . Sola is a mixed media project, first unveiled through the prologue of the manga featured in the Japanese manga magazine Dengeki Daioh on December 21, 2006, published by MediaWorks...
as Koyori Ishizuki
2008
- Akiba-chanAkiba-chan (anime)is an original series of ten short anime comedy films.Akiba-chan is the name of the main character, a posable figurine. Her name refers to the otaku obsession with collecting anime figurines and other merchandise ....
as Akiba-chan - Hatenkō YūgiDazzle (manga)is a Japanese manga by Minari Endoh. There have been eleven volumes published in Japan as of December 25, 2007. The series was being published in English in North America by Tokyopop, however, when Tokyopop closed, 10 out of the current 12 volumes were published in English. The license has not been...
as Lalawell (ep 5-6) - Kyōran Kazoku NikkiKyoran Kazoku Nikkiis a light novel series by Akira, with illustrations by x6suke. A 26 part anime adaptation was broadcast in 2008.- Plot summary :...
as Tsubaki Ryuukotsuji (ep 7) - Zettai Karen ChildrenZettai Karen Childrenis a Japanese shōnen manga by Takashi Shiina. The manga started being serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Shōnen Sunday in 2005. An anime series began on April 6, 2008 which ran for fifty-one episodes. Shiina developed the series out of a short story he had written in a special issues of...
as Hatsune Inugami
2009
- Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!is a manga series by Bow Ditama, which is also adopted into a television anime series of the same name that began airing on the liberal AT-X network in Japan from June 25, 2009. It features anthropomorphized characters representing aspects of charging electrical equipment...
as Kuran Shunt - Mahoromatic: Tadaima OkaeriMahoromaticis a sci-fi romantic comedy manga and animeseries which contains elements of the literary genre of tragic dramas. It is about a female android former soldier, Mahoro...
as, Minawa Andou - SakiSaki (manga)is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ritz Kobayashi. The story revolves around a first-year high school girl named Saki Miyanaga who is brought into the competitive world of mahjong by another first-year, Nodoka Haramura...
as Hajime Kunihiro - Seitokai no IchizonSeitokai no Ichizonis a collection of Japanese light novels by Sekina Aoi, with illustrations by Kira Inugami. The series started with the release of the first volume on January 19, 2008, published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko label. Originally the series was called , but was later changed to the...
as Elise Toudou - Tears to TiaraTears to TiaraTears to Tiara is a Japanese eroge tactical role-playing game developed by Leaf. It was first released for PC on April 28, 2005 in Japan. Then it was followed by 12 years old and up version released for the PlayStation 3 platform on July 17, 2008 in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in which the...
as Ermin
2010
- Jewelpet Tinkle☆Jewelpet Tinkleis a magical girl anime series and the second Jewelpet anime series created by Sanrio and the toy division of video game giant Sega. The series was produced by Studio Comet and premiered on TV Tokyo from April 3, 2010 to March 26, 2011, totaling up to 52 Episodes.The series' main theme is dreams, a...
as Sango - The Qwaser of Stigmata as Elizabeth (Lizzie)
2011
- Horizon in the Middle of NowhereHorizon in the Middle of Nowhereis a Japanese light novel series written by Minoru Kawakami and illustrated by Satoyasu. The series is set in the distant future when Japan has been conquered by other countries and divided up into feudal territories. In 2011, it was adapted into an anime television series by Sunrise.- Plot :In the...
as Mitsuki Sanyou - Hoshizora e Kakaru HashiHoshizora e Kakaru Hashiis a Japanese erotic visual novel developed and published by Feng, released on October 15, 2010 for Windows. It was later adapted into a twelve-episode animated television series by Dogakobo, airing from April 11, 2011 to June 27, 2011.-Gameplay:...
as Madoka Komoto - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? as Ariel/Dai-sensei
- Jewelpet SunshineJewelpet (anime)is a magical girl anime series based on the Jewelpet franchise jointly created by Sanrio and Sega. The series was produced by Studio Comet and aired from April 5, 2009 to March 26, 2010 on TV Osaka and TV Tokyo, replacing Onegai My Melody Kirara★ in its initial timeslot...
as Sango, Kaede Kikuchi - The Qwaser of Stigmata II as Elizabeth (Lizzie)
Original video animations
- Cosplay ComplexCosplay Complexis a comedy anime original video animation that is centered around the after school cosplay club at East Oizumi Academy. The girls in the club practice so that they may one day be able to compete in cosplay competitions.-East Oizumi Cosplay Club:...
(2002), Athena Imai - Generation of Chaos III ~Seal of Time~Generation of ChaosGeneration of Chaos, released in Japan as is a turn-based strategy fantasy video game released for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Idea Factory and published in the U.S. by NIS America. NIS America released the game in the U.S. on February 28, 2006...
(2003), Teefa - Please Twins!: The Summer Never EndsPlease Twins!, is an anime television series, scripted by Yousuke Kuroda and produced by Bandai Visual, which was later adapted into a light novel and one-volume manga series. It centers on a family of three teenagers in high school all living together who are unsure which two of them are related to each other...
(2004), Karen Onodera - Psychic AcademyPsychic Academyis a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Katsu Aki. It was published by Kodansha in Magazine Z between 1999 and 2003. An anime ONA adaptation was produced by E.G. Films in 2002...
(2002 ONAOriginal Net AnimationAn original net animation is an anime that is directly released onto the Internet. ONAs may also have been aired on television if they were first directly released on the Internet. The name mirrors original video animation, a term that has been used in the anime industry for straight-to-video...
), Kyaru - Raimuiro Senkitan: The South Island Dream Romantic AdventureRaimuiro Senkitanis a 13 episode anime that aired in Japan between January 5, 2003 and March 30, 2003. It is based on a hentai game by ELF, giving the series heavy doses of sexual innuendos as well as girls in both their underwear and fully nude .It has two sequels: a second season Raimuiro Ryukitan X; and a 2...
(2004), Momen Sanada, Theme Song Performance - Rune Factory OceansRune Factory OceansRune Factory: Tides of Destiny is a Wii and PlayStation 3 role-playing game developed by Neverland Co. and published by Marvelous Entertainment. Players control a male and female character in one, the male side named Aden and the female side named Sonja, as they traverse the seas on a giant beast...
, Sonia - Strawberry 100% (2005), Chinami Hashimoto
Singles
(May 22, 2002, LantisLantis (company)
is a Japanese company that specializes as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and in May 2006, it was bought by, and became a subsidiary of, Bandai Visual...
) (November 27, 2003, Lantis) with Mai Nakahara
Mai Nakahara
is a voice actress. She is employed by I'm Enterprise. Some of her hobbies include cooking and watching movies, and she is skilled at kendo. She worked with voice actor Ai Shimizu in eight anime where most of the characters they voiced in together had close connections: DearS, Kage Kara Mamoru!,...
, ranked 51st in Oricon charts
- "Parade" (July 22, 2004, Lantis) with Mai Nakahara & Saeko ChibaSaeko Chibais 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. She is contracted to the Space Craft Group...
, ranked 188th in Oricon charts (September 23, 2004, Lantis) (November 25, 2004, Lantis) ranked 128th in Oricon charts (February 24, 2005, Lantis) ranked 129th in Oricon charts (February 22, 2006, Lantis) ranked 64th in Oricon charts (Mai 26, 2006, Lantis) ranked 42nd in Oricon charts (August 23, 2006, Lantis) ranked 43rd in Oricon charts (April 25, 2007, Lantis) ranked 107th in Oricon charts (December 21, 2007, Lantis) ranked 136th in Oricon charts (March 26, 2008, Lantis) ranked 159th in Oricon charts - "Chimeric voice" (September 9, 2009, Lantis) (July 22, 2010, Lantis)
Albums
(April 27, 2005, Lantis) ranked 115th in Oricon charts (August 24, 2005, Lantis)- Chronicle (December 21, 2006, Lantis) with Mai Nakahara, ranked 101st in Oricon charts
- Nuova Storia (September 10, 2008, Lantis) ranked 141st in Oricon charts
External links
- Ai Shimizu at Haikyou
- Ai Shimizu at LantisLantis (company)is a Japanese company that specializes as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and in May 2006, it was bought by, and became a subsidiary of, Bandai Visual...
- Ai Shimizu at AnimateAnimateis the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, games, and manga in Japan. The first and headquarters store of Animate opened in 1983 and is located in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, there are 38 Animate stores in Japan, and two in Taipei, Taiwan...