Akemi Okamura
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is a Japanese voice actress
and narrator
from Tokyo
who works for Mausu Promotion
. She has had at least one song appear on the NHK
program Minna no Uta
. Okamura made her debut as Fio Piccolo in the 1992 film Porco Rosso
.
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...
and narrator
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
from Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
who works for Mausu Promotion
Mausu Promotion
, formerly known as Ezaki Productions, is a Japanese talent management agency representing a fair number of prolific voice actors.-Mausu Promotion-influenced works:*Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand*Eureka Seven*Heartwork ~Symphony Of Destruction~...
. She has had at least one song appear on the NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
program Minna no Uta
Minna no Uta
, literally Everyone's Songs, is a five minute NHK TV and radio program broadcasting several times daily since 1961. The program is generally used as filler at the end of regular television programs...
. Okamura made her debut as Fio Piccolo in the 1992 film Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso, known in Japan as is the sixth anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, produced by Studio Ghibli and released in 1992, of an Italian World War I fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing "air pirates" in the Adriatic Sea. The man has been cursed and transformed into...
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Television Animation
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(Zabi) - Baby and MeBaby and Meis a shōjo manga by Marimo Ragawa. It was originally published in Japan by Hakusensha, and was published in English by VIZ Media, serialized in the magazine Shojo Beat. It received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo in 1995. The series was adapted as an anime television series in 1996...
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(Claudia) - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Paninya)
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(Anko Uehara) - Gunparade MarchGunparade Marchis a Japanese video game that was later turned into a 3 volume manga and a 12 episode anime.The video game, , was released on 28 September 2000, for the PlayStation. It was developed by Alfa System and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
(Mai Shibamura) - Kuragehime (Mayaya)
- LegendzLegendzis a role-playing game, an anime, a toy, card game, and manga series.The manga is illustrated by Makoto Haruno and the story is by Rin Hirai . The manga was published in Shueisha's Monthly Shōnen Jump in Japan, and the manga is published in English by Viz Media...
(Shuzo Matsutani) - Lovely ComplexLovely Complex, also known as Lovely Complex, is a romantic comedy shōjo manga by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret from 2001 to 2006 and collected in 17 tankōbon volumes. The series is about the romance between a tall girl and a short boy who are treated as a comedy duo by their...
(Risa Koizumi) - Magical Nyan Nyan TarutoMagical Nyan Nyan Tarutois a Japanese anime television series. The series centers on the exploits of a race of pet cats, drawn as catgirls and the occasional catboy.- Animals:-Humans:-Episode list:-Theme Songs:Opening Theme*:Lyrics by : Masaaki Taniguchi...
(Anzuko Domyoji) - Mahoujin Guru Guru (Treeka)
- NoeinNoein, also known simply as Noein, is a science fiction anime television series directed by Kazuki Akane and Kenji Yasuda and produced by Satelight...
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(Shuzo Matsutani) - One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
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(Lilian, Saturn) - Romeo no Aoi SoraRomeo no Aoi Sorais a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. Although "Romeo's Blue Skies" is the literal translation of the Japanese title, the official English name given by Nippon Animation is "Romeo and the Black Brothers"...
(Bianca) - Sakura Taisen (Kasumi Fujii)
- Shakugan no ShanaShakugan no Shana, also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...
(Mathilde Saint-Omer) - Steel Angel KurumiSteel Angel Kurumiis a manga and anime series following the adventures of its titular character created by Kaishaku. Directed by Naohito Takahashi, animated by Oriental Light and Magic and produced by Pony Canyon with character designs by Yuriko Chiba and Yuji Ikeda and music by Toshihiko Sahashi, it has been...
(Kaori) - The Story of Saiunkoku (Shusui Hyo, Young Ryuki Shi)
- Telepathy Shōjo Ran (Reina Isozaki)
- 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:...
(Furoku Tsukomo, Store Manager, Yokomaki) - Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'sYu-Gi-Oh! 5D'sis a Yu-Gi-Oh! series which aired in Japan between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011, following the previous series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, on April 11, 2011...
(Barbara) - Zatch Bell!Zatch Bell!Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday...
(Mamiko Takahashi, Kid)
OVA
- Agent AikaAgent AikaAgent Aika, known in Japan as simply , is an adventure anime OVA series. Aika Sumeragi is a Japanese woman who works as a salvager for hire, but gets caught up in a plot for world domination...
(Mina) - Mezzo Forte (Momomi Momoi)
- Sakura Taisen series (Kasumi Fujii)
- Tales of SymphoniaTales of Symphoniais a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. It debuted in Japan on August 29, 2003, selling 953,000 copies, in Canada and the United States on July 13, 2004, and in Europe on November 19, 2004. The game received a Japanese-only PlayStation 2...
(Shihna (Sheena) Fujibayashi)
Theatre Animation
- One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
series (Nami) - Porco RossoPorco RossoPorco Rosso, known in Japan as is the sixth anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, produced by Studio Ghibli and released in 1992, of an Italian World War I fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing "air pirates" in the Adriatic Sea. The man has been cursed and transformed into...
(Fio Piccolo) - Sakura Wars: The MovieSakura Wars: The Movieis a 2001 Japanese animated film adaptation of the Sakura Wars series directed and co-written by Mitsuru Hongō.The film takes place between the onset of Sakura Wars 3 and Sakura Wars 4. Lachette Altair is dispatched to the Imperial Capital Tokyo from New York to work for the Imperial Assault...
(Kasumi Fujii)
Video Games
- Galaxy AngelGalaxy AngelIn the video game universe, the Galaxy Angels are from the "Special Guardian Division" and they work closely with the "Imperial Special Guards" and the "Satellite Defense Teams". They are the guardians of the White Moon, the sacred planet of the Transbaal Empire, and the personal protectors of the...
(Shiva) - Galaxy Angel II (Shiva)
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(Mai Shibamura) - Legendz: Gekitou Saga BattleLegendzis a role-playing game, an anime, a toy, card game, and manga series.The manga is illustrated by Makoto Haruno and the story is by Rin Hirai . The manga was published in Shueisha's Monthly Shōnen Jump in Japan, and the manga is published in English by Viz Media...
(Shuzo Matsutani) - Night TrapNight TrapNight Trap is a video game that was released in North America on October 15, 1992 originally for the Sega Mega-CD. It was filmed over a three week period in 1987 for an unreleased game entitled "Scene of the Crime"...
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(Elma) - One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
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(Cube) - Sakura Taisen series (Kasumi Fujii)
- Samurai Warriors 2Samurai Warriors 2is a sequel to the original Samurai Warriors, created by Koei and Omega Force. The game was released in 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, and received a port to Microsoft Windows in 2008....
(Nene) - Tales of SymphoniaTales of Symphoniais a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. It debuted in Japan on August 29, 2003, selling 953,000 copies, in Canada and the United States on July 13, 2004, and in Europe on November 19, 2004. The game received a Japanese-only PlayStation 2...
series (Shihna (Sheena) Fujibayashi) - Ys I & IIYs (video game)is a Japanese computer and console role-playing video game series, and Nihon Falcom corporation's flagship franchise. It started on the NEC PC-8801 in 1987, created by Masaya Hashimoto and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki...
(Reah)
Dubbing Roles
- American GothicAmerican Gothic (TV series)American Gothic is an American horror series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi. The show first aired on CBS on September 22, 1995, and was cancelled after a single season on July 11, 1996.-Plot:...
(Merlyn) - The Book of PoohThe Book of PoohThe Book of Pooh is an American television series that aired on the Disney Channel. It is the third television series to feature the characters from the Disney franchise based on A. A...
(Kessie) - Fievel's American TailsFievel's American TailsFievel's American Tails is an American/Canadian animated television series, produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio, Nelvana, and Universal Cartoon Studios. It aired for one season in 1992, and continued Fievel's adventures from the film An American Tail: Fievel Goes West...
(Fievel) - Road to AvonleaRoad to AvonleaRoad to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...
(Felicity King)
CD Drama
- Tales of SymphoniaTales of Symphoniais a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. It debuted in Japan on August 29, 2003, selling 953,000 copies, in Canada and the United States on July 13, 2004, and in Europe on November 19, 2004. The game received a Japanese-only PlayStation 2...
A Long Time Ago (Sheena Fujibayashi) - Tales of SymphoniaTales of Symphoniais a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. It debuted in Japan on August 29, 2003, selling 953,000 copies, in Canada and the United States on July 13, 2004, and in Europe on November 19, 2004. The game received a Japanese-only PlayStation 2...
Rodeo Ride Tour (Sheena Fujibayashi)
External links
- Akemi Okamura at Hitoshi DoiHitoshi Doiwas born October 17, 1963 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Doi was a Japanese baseball player, winning several awards during his career. He also runs an English language anime and seiyū information website, which was established on June 10, 1994....
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