Mariko Shiga
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Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
and voice actress
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...
born in Funabashi
Funabashi, Chiba
is a city located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 609,157 and a population density of 7110 persons per km². The total area was 85.64 km². It is the 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo....
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
. She attended and graduated from Funabashi Municipal High School before enrolling in the University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
in 1989. While on a trip to Arizona in November of that same year, Shiga was killed in an accident near Flagstaff
Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2010, the city's population was 65,870. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was at 134,421 in 2010. It is the county seat of Coconino County...
when she was thrown from the vehicle due to the car rolling as it swerved to miss an animal. She died thirty-one days before her 20th birthday.
Profile
Shiga had a starring role as one of the children answering questions in the NHKNHK
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....
quiz show Donna Mondai Q TV from 1984 to 1985. She performed the song Yume no Naka no Rondo, which was used as the theme song for the July 1985 OVA Magical Princess Minky Momo: La Ronde in My Dream
Magical Princess Minky Momo
, also known as Magical Princess Gigi or Gigi or Benvenuta Gigi and Tanto tempo fa...Gigi in Italy, is the title of two different magical-girl anime. The first Momo, often called Sora Momo , aired from 1982...
. In 1986, Shiga played the role of Yumi Hanazono, the main character in Magical Idol Pastel Yumi
Magical Idol Pastel Yumi
is a magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot. It was simultaneously released as a manga by Kiyoko Arai. The fourth magical girl series created by Studio Pierrot, Pastel Yumi also appears in a feature-length OVA as well as the Majokko Club Yoningumi A-kūkan kara no Alien X OVA.-Story:Yumi...
. Her single, Freesia no Shōnen, was used as a theme song for the same series, and this helped her gain in popularity. After playing the role of Yumi and performing the theme song for the series, she officially made her debut as an idol singer under Warner Pioneer.
Shiga's only song to be listed on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
Top 100 Weekly Rankings is Freesia, which ranked as high as #48 during the week of March 31, 1987.
Singles
Yume no Naka no Rondo Victor Entertainment, KV-3068Freesia no Shōnen / Kane no Ribon de Rock-shite Warner Pioneer, L-1730
Aoi Namida / Hishochi no Yakusoku Warner Pioneer, L-1736
Hikōki Kumo / Ame ni Nurete Ponytail Warner Pioneer, L-1766
Rainy Day Hello / Time for Love Warner Pioneer, L-1819
Albums
mariko (Warner Pioneer) L-12579, (CassetteCompact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
) LKF-8129, released 1986-06-25 32XL-157, released 1986-07-25 WPC6-8202, released 1996-04-25
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- Natsu yori Tōku made Suki
- Canvas
- Twilight Brooch
- Girl Friend
- Wonder in My Heart
- Shiokaze Station
- Taiyō ni Naritai
- Ame ni Nurete Ponytail
- Hishochi no Yakusoku
- Hikōki Kumo
mariko+3 (Warner Pioneer) WPC6-8202, released 1996-04-25
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- Natsu yori Tōku made Suki
- Canvas
- Twilight Brooch
- Girl Friend
- Wonder in My Heart
- Shiokaze Station
- Taiyō ni Naritai
- Ame ni Nurete Ponytail
- Hishochi no Yakusoku
- Hikōki Kumo
- Freesia no Shōnen
- Kane no Ribon de Rock-shite
- Aoi Namida
Compilations
Haha to Ko no Dōyō no Kuni 25L2-76- All songs by Fusako Amachi except 3-4, which are by Mariko Shiga.
- Gomen Gomen no Uta
- Sasuke to Tomodachi
- Fumikiri de
- Yūhi no Uta
- Kumo no Mokumoku
- Halley Suisei
- Tabetemitai na
- Akai Pīman
- Kamisamatte Nannano
- Boku no Tōsan
- Yūyake ga Mieru kara
- Supermarket Blues
Oshiete Idol Warner Music-hen Sono Ki ni Sasete Warner Pioneer, PCD-1368/WQCL-78
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- Sentimental Mini Romance (Atsumi Kurasawa)
- Bye-bye Boy ni Shite Ageru (Naomi HosokawaNaomi HosokawaNaomi Hosokawa is a Japanese actress.-External links:* *...
) - Futari wa Magic (Asuka Suita)
- Koi no Magnitude (Yoshimi Yokosuka)
- Sono Ki ni Sasete (Rie Hatada)
- My Boy (Kumiko TakedaKumiko Takeda, born August 12, 1968 in Shizuoka, Japan is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* Big show! Hawaii ni utaeba * 24 jikan dake no uso - Yukari Sakai* Ghost School: Teacher Mako's Head...
) - Chotto Henshin (Yasuko Obara)
- Honey Moon (A-cha)
- Ōenshiteru kara ne (Miki FujitaniMiki Fujitaniis a Japanese actress who was born in Nagoya.In addition to her many live-action film roles, she has had some anime voice roles as a Japanese voice actor, namely Kamiya Kaoru in Rurouni Kenshin and Chun-Li in Street Fighter II The Movie....
) - Cinderella Liberty mo Hecchara (Youki KudohYouki Kudohis a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best newcomer at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival for The Crazy Family. She also won the award for best actress at the 16th Hochi Film Award for War and Youth.-Filmography:-External links:* *...
) - Sukeban DekaSukeban Dekais a Japanese detective action shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Wada and serialized on Hana to Yume. Sukeban Deka has been adapted into three live-action television series, an original video animation series and three feature films, the latest of which was released in 2006 as...
III Theme Song Medley (Yui AsakaYui Asakais a Japanese actress, a J-Pop singer, and an idol who came to fame in the 1980s.- Biography :Yui was born in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, and later attended Nakano High School. In 1984, she was the Grand Prix Winner for a Young Girls Comics Magazine. Yui was featured as the main character...
) - Honmoku Rainy Blues (Kyōko Katō)
- Koibito-tachi no Nagai Yoru (Yuki Hoshino)
- Rainy Day Hello (Mariko Shiga)
- Jamaican Affair (Yuki Okazaki)
- Yūgure Bon Voyage (Mikako Hashimoto)
- Hana no yō ni (Miyuki Sugiura)
Emotion 20th Anniversary Theme Collection - OVA & Movie Victor Entertainment, VICL-60938
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- Disc 1
- Dallos no Theme (Horn Spectrum, from DallosDallosis a Japanese science fiction OVA released in 1983, directed by Mamoru Oshii and created by Oshii and Hisayuki Toriumi . It is widely considered the first OVA ever released. The storyline focuses on Moon pioneers and the evolution of mankind.- Story :In a near future, mankind has moved from a...
) - Yume no Naka no Rondo (Mariko Shiga, from Magical Princess Minky Momo: La Ronde in My DreamMagical Princess Minky Momo, also known as Magical Princess Gigi or Gigi or Benvenuta Gigi and Tanto tempo fa...Gigi in Italy, is the title of two different magical-girl anime. The first Momo, often called Sora Momo , aired from 1982...
) - Active Heart (Noriko SakaiNoriko Sakaiis a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She married in 1998, and divorced on July 31, 2010. She and Yūichi have one son, born in 1999. She is particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan...
, from GunbusterGunbusterGunbuster, known in Japan as is a six episode anime OVA series created by Gainax in 1988. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The title is a combination of the titles of classic tennis anime Aim for the Ace!, whose plot inspired...
) - Try Again... (Noriko Sakai, from Gunbuster)
- The Winner (Miki MatsubaraMiki Matsubarawas a Japanese singer, lyricist and composer from Nishi-ku, Sakai, Japan.She is known mainly as a pop singer by some hit songs like "Mayonaka no door", "Neat na gogo san-ji", "The Winner", among others. During her career, she has released 16 singles, 9 albums. Despite her work being mainly...
, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryMobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memoryis a 13-episode anime OVA series set in the Gundam universe. The first volume containing two 30-minute episodes was released in Japan on May 23, 1991. Subsequent volumes, containing one 30-minute episode each, followed every one or two months; the final volume went on sale on September 24, 1992...
) - Magic (Jacob Wheeler, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory)
- Just Fallin' Love: Ikustu mo no Setsunai Yoru no Naka de (Ayako Udagawa, from Dominion: Tank PoliceDominion: Tank Policeis a two volume manga series written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. Set in the fictional city of Newport, Japan, in a future in which bacterial air pollution has become so severe that people must wear gas masks when outdoors, the series follows a police squadron that uses tanks.Dominion has...
) - Kaze no Tsubasa (Hitomi Mieno, from Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight: Adeu's LegendHaou Taikei Ryuu Knightis a manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō. It was originally serialized monthly in the Shueisha magazine V-Jump starting in 1993. A 52-episode anime television adaptation of the series was produced by Sunrise, directed by Toshifumi Kawase, and aired in Japan from April 5, 1994, to...
) - Point 1 (Yumiko Takahashi, from Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight: Adeu's Legend)
- Toketeiku Yume no Hate ni (Yayoi Gotō, from Iria: Zeiram the Animation)
- 100mph no Yūki (Sakiko TamagawaSakiko Tamagawais a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. She works at Sigma Seven and is married to fellow voice actor Shūichi Ikeda.-Anime:*Akihabara Dennou Gumi as Miyama Soshigaya/Death Crow*Atashinchi as Mrs...
and Akiko HiramatsuAkiko Hiramatsuis a Japanese voice actress. Hiramatsu works at Ken Production.-Notable voice roles:*.hack//Roots *.hack//SIGN *A Tree of Palme *Ai Yori Aoshi *Azumanga Daioh...
, from You're Under Arrest) - Arittake no Jōnetsu de (Sakiko Tamagawa and Akiko Hiramatsu, from You're Under Arrest)
- After, in the Dark: Torch Song (Mai YamaneMai Yamaneis a Japanese singer, well known for her work on the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack with Yoko Kanno. Her career started at the very beginning of the 1980s when she participated in a young singer's contest in Japan. Six months, later she finished her first album...
and Gabriela RobinGabriela RobinGabriela Robin is a singer and lyricist, credited for lyrics and vocals on many songs composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno.She has long been rumored to be Kanno's pseudonym. Robin stated in a print interview that she was going to sing in front of an audience for the first time at Kanno's...
], from Macross PlusMacross Plusis a four-episode anime OVA and theatrical movie in the Macross series. It was the first sequel to the original Macross television series that took place in the official timeline...
) - Inori no Asa (Miwako Saitō, from Shamanic PrincessShamanic Princessis a Japanese anime consisting of 6 OVA episodes. It chronicles the exploits of Tiara, an agent from the Guardian World, who has been sent to Earth to recover the Throne of Yord, a mystical object which is the source of magical energy in the Guardian World....
) - Omoide no Mori (Miwako Saitō, from Shamanic Princess)
- Future Shock (cherry, from Birdy the MightyBirdy the Mightyis a manga by Masami Yuki, who is best known for producing the long-running series Patlabor. His initial work on the series was quickly abandoned, but it was made into an anime, which was produced and, on the last episode, scripted by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who is known for anime titles such as Vampire...
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- Disc 2
- Ai, Oboete Imasu ka (long version) (Mari IijimaMari Iijimais a Japanese singer-songwriter who has released over 20 original albums to date. She writes and produces most of her own music, is a multi-instrumentalist, and is an accomplished piano player. After being signed to JVC Victor in 1982, Mari first became known for her voice-acting role as Lynn...
, from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?, also known as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? or Super Spacefortress Macross , is a 1984 Japanese animated movie based around the Macross television series.The movie is a film adaptation of the original Macross series, with new animation...
) - Tenshi no Enogu (Mari Iijima, from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
- Akira no Theme (Geinoh YamashirogumiGeinoh YamashirogumiGeinoh Yamashirogumi is a Japanese musical collective founded on January 19, 1974 by Tsutomu Ōhashi, consisting of hundreds of people from all walks of life: journalists, doctors, engineers, students, businessmen, etc....
, from AkiraAkira (film)is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and Taro Ishida. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira....
) - Voices (Akino AraiAkino Araiis a Japanese singer, song-writer, and lyricist, best known for her works in anime such as Outlaw Star, Noir, Macross Plus, and many others....
, from Macross Plus (movie eidtion)) - Heart & Soul (Emilia with Basara Nekki, from Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me!Macross 7is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show The Super Dimension Fortress Macross that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, 1994 to September 24, 1995 at 11:00 AM, and 49 episodes were aired...
) - In Yer Memory (Takkyū IshinoTakkyu Ishino, born December 26, 1967 in Shizuoka, Japan, is a Japanese composer and music producer. He is a member of the technopop group Denki Groove.- Singles :* anna - letmein letmeout （1999）* Stereo Nights （2001）* Takbam （2001）...
, from MemoriesMemories (film)Memories is an anime produced in 1995 by artist/director Katsuhiro Otomo which were based on three of his manga short stories. The film is composed of three episodes: , and...
) - Calling (Nitro, from You're Under Arrest: The Movie)
- Tōi Kono Machi de (Naomi Kaitani, from Cardcaptor SakuraCardcaptor Sakura, abbreviated as CCS and also known as Cardcaptors, is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. The manga was originally serialized monthly in Nakayoshi from the May 1996 until the June 2000 issue, and later published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha...
) - Ashita e no Melody (ChakaPSY SPsy・S [sáiz] was a popular Japanese progressive pop/rock band, formed in 1983 by Masaya Matsuura alongside female vocal powerhouse Chaka...
, from Cardcaptor Sakura) - Yubiwa (single version) (Maaya SakamotoMaaya Sakamotois a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and voice actress. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime series Little Twins, but is more well known for her role as Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne...
, from The Vision of EscaflowneThe Vision of Escaflowneis a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, with the final episode airing on September 24, 1996. Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series, both in Japan and on its...
) - Grace - Jinroh Main Theme - Omega (Hajime MizoguchiHajime Mizoguchiis a cellist and composer.Mizoguchi started playing piano in 1963, at the age of 3, and the cello in 1971. From 1978–1985 he attended the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music where he majored in violoncello...
, from Jin-RohJin-Rohis a 1999 Japanese animated feature film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. The film is the third adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos saga manga, Ken-Roh Densetsu, after The Red Spectacles released in 1987 and StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops released in 1991 in Japanese theaters.The film takes place in...
) - Ask DNA (The SeatbeltsThe Seatbeltswas a Japanese blues/jazz band led by composer and instrumentalist Yoko Kanno.-Band history:The name of the band, according to the fictional description given in the anime series Cowboy Bebop, derives from how the performers wear seatbelts to be safe while they play hardcore jam sessions.The band...
, from Cowboy Bebop: The MovieCowboy Bebop: The Movie, known internationally as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, is a 2001 animated film directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The screenplay was written by Keiko Nobumoto, based on the Cowboy Bebop television series created by Sunrise. The plot centers on Spike Spiegel and his crew as they find a criminal who is...
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Soundtracks
Magical Princess Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo Ongakuhen Victor EntertainmentVictor Entertainment
is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...
, JBX-25066 Victor Entertainment, VDR-1073
Magical Princess Minky Momo: Fenarinarsa Song Festival Victor Entertainment, VDR-1085
Dendō Twin Series Magical Princess Minky Momo TV-ban OVA-ban Victor Entertainment, VICL-60419/20
Magical Idol Pastel Yumi Ongakuhen Vol.1 Warner Pioneer, K-10037 Warner Pioneer, 30XL-149
Magical Idol Pastel Yumi Ongakuhen Sōshūhen Warner Pioneer, K-10038 Warner Pioneer, 30XL-164
Natsukashi no Music Clip 42 Magical Idol Pastel Yumi Toshiba EMI, TOCT-10402