Mitsuko Horie
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese seiyū
and singer. She was born on March 8, 1957 in Yamato, Kanagawa
, Japan
. She has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars and Remi in the Nippon Animation
World Masterpiece Theater
series Remi, Nobody's Girl
. She is also part of the judging panel at the Animax Anison Grand Prix
, with fellow noted anime singers Ichirou Mizuki
and Yumi Matsuzawa
.
A few of the numerous other anime series for which Horie has performed the theme song include:
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese seiyū
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 singer. She was born on March 8, 1957 in Yamato, Kanagawa
Yamato, Kanagawa
is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 225,866 and a density of 8,320 persons per km². The total area was 27.06 km².-Surrounding municipalities:*Zama*Fujisawa*Ebina*Sagamihara*Ayase...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars and Remi in the Nippon Animation
Nippon Animation
is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
World Masterpiece Theater
World Masterpiece Theater
is a Japanese TV anime staple that showcased an animated version of a different classical book or story each year on 7:30p.m. on Sunday. It originally aired from 1969 to 1997 then resumed in 2007....
series Remi, Nobody's Girl
Remi, Nobody's Girl
was a 26-episode Japanese anime television series by Nippon Animation, broadcasted since 1996 to 1997 across Japan on the Fuji Television network as an installment to Nippon Animation's famed World Masterpiece Theater series...
. She is also part of the judging panel at the Animax Anison Grand Prix
Animax Anison Grand Prix
The is a Japanese anime song music competition, organized by Animax, in association with Jupiter Telecommunications.-Outline:The annual competition is first held across a series of preliminaries in several Japanese cities, with the chosen finalists performing at a final round, which will be...
, with fellow noted anime singers Ichirou Mizuki
Ichirou Mizuki
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese vocalist, lyrist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 40 years, he has recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and...
and Yumi Matsuzawa
Yumi Matsuzawa
is a Japanese singer from Saitama, Saitama Prefecture. She is best known for her debut release "YOU GET TO BURNING", the opening theme for Martian Successor Nadesico, as well as the movie version's theme song "Dearest"....
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Notable roles
- Remi, in Remi, Nobody's GirlRemi, Nobody's Girlwas a 26-episode Japanese anime television series by Nippon Animation, broadcasted since 1996 to 1997 across Japan on the Fuji Television network as an installment to Nippon Animation's famed World Masterpiece Theater series...
- Judy Abbott in Daddy Long Legs
- Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars
- Polaris Hilda in Saint SeiyaSaint Seiya, also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...
- Tsuntsunodanoteiyugo Tsun & Obotchaman in Dr. SlumpDr. Slumpis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology comic Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984 which were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes...
(first series) - Upa in Dragon Ball
- Mitamura Yaeko "Yakko" in Ai Shite KnightAi Shite Knightis a shōjo manga created in the early 1980s by Kaoru Tada. An anime version of the story in 42 episodes was also produced in 1983-1984 by Toei Animation, and features episodes supervised by Shingo Araki .-Plot summary:"Ai Shite Knight" is set in...
- Susumu Hori in the Mr. DrillerMr. Drilleris a series of video games developed by Namco. Mr. Driller puts the player in the role of a driller moving down through screens of blocks, having to keep his air supply from running out while avoiding being squashed by falling blocks...
series
Theme songs
- "Susume! Gorenger" with Isao SasakiIsao Sasakiis a Japanese seiyū, actor, and vocalist. He has had voice roles in anime such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Space Battleship Yamato, and Gatchaman. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as Yamato, Star of the Giants, Getter Robo, Casshan, Grendizer, Gaiking and tokusatsu...
(for Himitsu Sentai Gorenger 1975-77) - "Magne Robo Gakeen" with Ichirou MizukiIchirou Mizuki, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese vocalist, lyrist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 40 years, he has recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and...
(for Magne Robo GakeenMagne robo gakeenis a Japanese anime television series that aired from 1976 to 1977 in Japan. There were 39 episodes. It is also referred to as "Magnerobo Ga-Keen", "'Gakeen Supermagnetron", "'Gakeen Magnetic Robot", "Robotman Gakeen", "Gakeen"...
1976-77) - "Voltes V no Uta" (for Voltes VVoltes Vis a Japanese anime television series that was first aired on TV Asahi starting June 4, 1977. It was created by Saburo Yatsude and directed by Tadao Nagahama...
1976-77) - "Tatakae! Ninja Captor!" with Ichirou MizukiIchirou Mizuki, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese vocalist, lyrist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 40 years, he has recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and...
(for Ninja CaptorNinja Captor' is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977 on TV Tokyo 12 Channel, produced by Toei Company, Ltd.-Story:...
1976-1977) - "Daltanius no Uta" (for DaltaniusDaltaniuswas an anime series that aired from 1979 to 1980. There were 47 episodes. There are a lot of alternate spellings for the name, which includes "Dartanius", "D'Artagnas", "Daltanias" and "Dartanias". But the correct spelling should be "Daltanious" which was commonly used on the Japanese merchandise...
1979-80) - "Cross Fight!" with Ichirou MizukiIchirou Mizuki, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese vocalist, lyrist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 40 years, he has recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and...
(for DangaiohDangaiohis an anime OVA series produced by Anime International Company studios and released in Japan in 1987. Dangaioh featured character designs by creator Toshiki Hirano, mechanical designs by Shoji Kawamori, and animation direction by Masami Ōbari.-Plot:...
1987-89) - "Shine On ~Eien no Yume~" (for Saint SeiyaSaint Seiya, also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...
1990) - "Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!! SPARK" (for Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!! SPARK 2007)
- "Egao no Loop" (for JewelpetJewelpetis a toy line created as a joint venture between Sanrio and the toy division of video game giant Sega. The toy line was originally released on January 15, 2008, focusing on animals named after jewels, birthstones and minerals, who can use magic using their eyes...
2009) - "Golden Queen Galaxia" (for Sailor MoonSailor MoonSailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
1996)
A few of the numerous other anime series for which Horie has performed the theme song include:
- Judo BoyJudo Boyis a Japanese anime television series created by Tatsuo Yoshida and directed by Ippei Kuri. The series aired on Fuji TV from April 2, 1969 to September 24, 1969, totaling 26 episodes....
(1969) (Her very first anime theme song; performed when she was only 12 years old) - Sazae-san (1969) (Horie's song was used as the opening theme in 1975)
- Hakushon Daimaou (1969; also known as Yam yam y el genio)
- Mahō no Mako-chanMahō no Mako-chanis a Japanese anime series by Toei Animation. The story is based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Little Mermaid. The series has been dubbed into various languages including French, Spanish and Italian...
(1970) - Genshin Shonen Ryu (1971)
- Yamanezumi Rocky Chuck (1973)
- Kerokko Demetan (1973; also known as The Brave Frog)
- Tentomushi no Uta (1974)
- Wanpaku Omukashi Kum Kum (1975)
- La Seine no HoshiLa Seine no Hoshiis an anime series by Sunrise, which premiered in Japan on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 and finished its run on December 26, 1975, spanning a total of 39 episodes...
(1975) - Arabian Nights: Sindbad no BokenArabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventuresis a 52 episode anime series directed by Fumio Kurokawa and produced by Nippon Animation which was first aired in 1975. The story is based on the children story "Sinbad the Sailor".-Synopsis:Sinbad is a young boy and the son of a famous merchant from Baghdad...
(1975) - Candy CandyCandy Candyis a Japanese novel, manga, and anime series. The main character, Candice "Candy" White Ardlay is a blonde American girl with freckles, large emerald green eyes and long, curly hair, worn in pigtails with bows. Candy Candy first appeared in a prose novel by famed Japanese writer Kyoko Mizuki in...
(1976) - Chojin Sentai Baratack (ending theme) (1977)
- Attack on TomorrowAttack on Tomorrowwas an anime series aired in 1977 in Japan. There were 23 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is often mistakenly believed to be a spinoff of the earlier, and more popular, series Attack No...
(1977) - Yakukyou no Uta (1977, lyrics by baseball freaks)
- Majokko Tickle (1978)
- Hana no Ko LunlunHana no Ko Lunlun, translated to English as The Flower Child Lunlun and Lulu, The Flower Angel is a magical girl manga by Shiro Jinbo, focusing on a theme of flowers in its stories. It was adapted into an anime by Toei Animation in 1979, and the anime was greatly successful in the West, particularly in Europe and...
(1979) - Mahou Shoujo Lalabelle (1980)
- Hello! SandybellHello! Sandybellis an anime series made by Toei Animation in 1981. It was aired in Japan by TV Asahi.In the original title when it is made in Japan, her name is the spelling to which "E" is attached to an end by "Sandybelle"....
(1981) - Meiken Jolie (also known as Belle and SebastianBelle et SébastienBelle et Sébastien is a novel by Cécile Aubry about a six-year-old boy named Sébastien and his dog Belle, a Pyrenean Mountain Dog, who live in a small French Alps Mountain village on the French side of the border between France and Italy...
) (1981) - Ai shite Knight(1983)
- Himitsu no Akko chan (1st remake)(1988)
- Daddy long legs (1990)