Tomoko Kawakami (川上 とも子, Kawakami Tomoko^?, real name in kanji: 川上 倫子) (April 25, 1971 - ) is a female seiyū from Tokyo, Japan. Having graduated from the Toho Gakuen School of Music, Kawakami now works for Production Baobab. Her blood type is O. is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Tokyo ), the common English name for the Tokyo Metropolis ), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures, provides certain municipal services characteristic of a city. ... Voice Animage, a magazine about all things about seiyÅ«. For the retail company named Seiyu, see Seiyu Group. ... Revolutionary Girl Utena ) is a manga by Chiho Saito and anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. ... Air is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key, and released on September 8, 2000. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run August 2001 – (ongoing) No. ... Soifon (砕蜂, SùifÄ“ng in Mandarin Chinese, often incorrectly romanized as Soi Fong) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. ... Chrno Crusade (クロノクルセイド) is an eight volume manga series authored by the Japanese manga-ka Daisuke Moriyama (森山大輔). It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in Monthly Dragon Magazine. ... Rosette Christopher. ... The Cast of Fushigi YÅ«gi Fushigi YÅ«gi (ふしぎ遊戯; lit. ... Chiriko (張宿) is a character in the manga and anime series Fushigi YÅ«gi. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Original run 1998 – September 2003 No. ... Serialized in Shonen Ace Komik Arena Original run November 29, 1999 – Ongoing No. ... Hinata Fuyuki is a character from the fictional anime/manga Sgt. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Voice Animage, a magazine about all things about seiyÅ«. For the retail company named Seiyu, see Seiyu Group. ... Tokyo ), the common English name for the Tokyo Metropolis ), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures, provides certain municipal services characteristic of a city. ... Toho Gakuen School of Music ) is a private university located in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. ...

Kawakami debuted in 1995 as Chiriko in Fushigi Yuugi. Two years after, she landed her first starring voice role as Utena Tenjou in Revolutionary Girl Utena. Aside from Chiriko and Utena, her famous roles are in Air (Misuzu Kamio), Bleach (Soifon),Chrono Crusade (Rosette Christopher), Hikaru no Go (Hikaru Shindo) and Sgt. Frog (Fuyuki Hinata) Chiriko (張宿) is a character in the manga and anime series Fushigi YÅ«gi. ... Fushigi Yūgi (不思議遊戯 lit. ... Revolutionary Girl Utena ) is a manga by Chiho Saito and anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. ... Air is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key, and released on September 8, 2000. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run August 2001 – (ongoing) No. ... Soifon (砕蜂, SùifÄ“ng in Mandarin Chinese, often incorrectly romanized as Soi Fong) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. ... Serialized in Comic Dragon, Dragon Age Original run November 1998 – 2004 No. ... Rosette Christopher. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Original run 1998 – September 2003 No. ... Serialized in Shonen Ace Komik Arena Original run November 29, 1999 – Ongoing No. ... Hinata Fuyuki is a character from the fictional anime/manga Sgt. ...

Profile

From fairies (Sugar, Athena), yokais (Lirin, Yoko), villains (Madoka, Licorice), young boys (Chiriko, Hikaru, Fuyuki) and handsome man (Umino), to comical character (Ai, Pirika), reserved and serious (Soifon, Cyndi), sweet and feminine (Misuzu, Sayuri), and tough and tomboyish (Rosette, Utena), Kawakami is regarded to be one of the most versatile seiyu this date, covering different positions with ease. She is commonly affiliated with paranormal and shoujo-ai themed dramas. Utena and Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena, a popular shōjo-ai couple. ...

Voice roles

Television animation

Lead and major characters in bold

• Air - Misuzu Kamio
• Alcatraz Connection - Monica
• Amaenaideyo!! - Sumi Ikuina
• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar - Sugar
• Angelic Layer - Madoka Fujisaki
• Aria - Athena Glory
• Ashita no Nadja - Shudefan
• Battle Athletes Victory - Chris Christopher
• Best Student Council - Cyndi Manabe
• Betterman - Sēme
• Bleach - Soifon
• Bucky - The Incredible Kid - Pink
• Cardcaptor Sakura- Rika Sasaki
• Chrono Crusade - Rosette Christopher
• Cyborg 009 - Cynthia
• Dear Boys - Yukiko Kawasaki
• Descendants of Darkness - Kazusa Otonashi
• Detective School Q - Kazuma Narusawa
• Di Gi Charat Nyo! - Chibi Akari, Kareida-san
• Doki Doki School Hours - Kobayashi
• Elfen Lied - Mariko
• F-Zero GP Legend - Reina, Sasuke
• Fullmetal Alchemist - Kayal (in episode 9)
• Fushigi Yūgi, Fushigi Yūgi Oni, and Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden - Chiriko
• Gakuen Heaven - Umino Satoshi
• Gaiking - Lulu
• Genesis of Aquarion - Futaba
• Great Teacher Onizuka - Hoshino (in episode 28)
• Ghost Stories - Miyanoshita Satsuki
• Godannar - Luna
• Harukanaru Toki no Naka de - Akane Motomiya
• Hikaru no Go - Hikaru Shindō
• I'm Gonna Be An Angel! - Noelle
• Jigoku Shōjo - Aya Kuroda (in episode 1)
• Jinki:EXTEND - Elnie Tachibana
• Kanon - Sayuri Kurata
• Magical Girl Pretty Sammy - Haida
• Martian Successor Nadesico - Eri, Ai
• MegaMan NT Warrior - Princess Pride
• Mirmo! - Wakaba
• Mon Colle Knights - Fearī
• NieA_7 - Kāna
• Nodame Cantabile - Puririn ("Purigorota", a fictional anime in "Nodame Cantabile")
• One Piece - Amanda
• Orphen: Revenge - Licorice Nelson
• Paranoia Agent - Heroin
• Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart - Yūki Matsubara
• Pokémon - Ayame, Takami, Buneary, Pokédex
• Popotan - Konami, Mai
• Rune Soldier - Merrill
• Revolutionary Girl Utena - Utena Tenjō
• Saiyuki Reload series - Lirin
• Shaman King - Pirika, Mini Mongomeri
• Sgt. Frog - Fuyuki Hinata
• Steel Angel Kurumi - Eiko Kichijōji
• Tactics- Yōko
• The Law of Ueki - Ai Mori
• The Twelve Kingdoms - Rangyoku
• The World of Narue - Ran Tendō
• Those Who Hunt Elves - Annette, Emily
• Those Who Hunt Elves 2 - Annette, Pichi
• Tokyo Mew Mew - Ayano Uemura
• Touch - Kōchi
• Trinity Blood - Elise Wasmeyer (in episode 8)
• Uta Kata - Satsuki Takigawa
• Yakitate!! Japan - Princess Anne (episode 31)

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Best Student Council ) is an anime series produced by Konami and J.C.Staff, which started airing on TV Tokyo in April 2005. ... A deadly virus known as Algernon starts to attack humans intent on death and at the fore front of the battle against it is Akamatsu Industries, an undercover organisation, disguised as a heavy machinary factory. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Original run August 2001 – (ongoing) No. ... Soifon (砕蜂, SùifÄ“ng in Mandarin Chinese, often incorrectly romanized as Soi Fong) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. ... Bucky, (or Jubaku-kun, The Twelve World History) its an anime serie created by Ami Shibata, enter the years of 1997 and 1999. ... Serialized in Nakayoshi Original run 1996 – 2000 No. ... Serialized in Comic Dragon, Dragon Age Original run November 1998 – 2004 No. ... Rosette Christopher. ... Cyborg 009 (サイボーグ００９ Saibōgu Zero-Zero-Nain) is a manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori and serialized in the manga magazine Shonen Magazine and Shōjo Comic in Japan. ... Dear Boys is a manga by Hiroki Yagami, published by Kodansha in Monthly Shonen Magazine. ... Descendants of Darkness (Yami no Matsuei 闇の末裔), is a manga and anime series created by Yoko Matsushita. ... Original run 15 April 2003 – 20 March 2004 No. ... Di Gi Charat Nyo! ) is an alternate adaptation of Di Gi Charat that is targeted at a younger audience. ... Doki Doki School Hours ) is a four panel manga series and anime series by Tamami Momose. ... It has been suggested that Kouta be merged into this article or section. ... F-Zero GP Legend ) is a reboot anime based on Nintendos F-Zero franchise. ... Serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan Original run February 2002 – still running No. ... Serialized in Shōjo Comic Animerica Extra Original run May 1992 – July 1996 No. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... PS2 cover Title, Original Japanese: 学園ヘヴン Title, Romaji: Gakuen Heaven Title, Translation: Academy Heaven Gakuen Heaven is a popular franchise that is based on the PC game Gakuen Heaven: Boys Love Scramble that was originally released by the company Spray. ... Great Sky Demon Dragon Gaiking ) was a Super Robot mecha anime series produced by Toei Animation on an original idea by Akio Sugino (not Go Nagai, contrary to legend, even though his company, Dynamic Productions, co-produced the show from Episode 22 on, but he had no direct involvement), which... Genesis of Aquarion ) is an anime series of 26 episodes created by Shoji Kawamori and Satelight. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine Manga Mania Manga Mania Original run 16 May 1997 – 17 April 2002 No. ... Ghost Stories, Ghosts at School or roughly Gakkou no Kaidan , lit. ... Godannar, the ultimate marriage of man, woman and machine (also known as 神魂合体ゴーダンナー Shinkon Gattai Goodannaa), is an anime series directed by Yasushi Nagaoka. ... Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ) is a GxB Dating/Adventure game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Original run 1998 – September 2003 No. ... Im Gonna Be An Angel! ) is an anime produced by Studio Pierrot. ... Jigoku Shōjo lit. ... This article is about the Japanese series. ... Sayuri Kurata ) is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel Kanon, voiced by Tomoko Kawakami. ... Pretty Sammy is an anime based on the magically transformed version of the Sasami character from the various Tenchi Muyo! series. ... It has been suggested that Naze Nani Nadesico be merged into this article or section. ... 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Those Who Hunt Elves ) is a manga series and an animated Japanese television series by Yu Yagami, released in North America on VHS and DVD by ADV Films. ... Those Who Hunt Elves ) is a manga series and an animated Japanese television series by Yu Yagami, released in North America on VHS and DVD by ADV Films. ... This article is under construction. ... Vol. ... Serialized in Asuka Original run March 17, 2004 – No. ... Uta-Kata (うた∽かた (詩片)) is a 2004 TV anime series. ... Serialized in Shōnen Sunday Original run 2002 – 2007 No. ...

Video Games

• Air: 1000th Summer - Misuzu Kamio
• Bleach: Blade Battlers 2 - Soifon
• Bleach: Heat The Soul 3 - Soifon
• Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 - Soifon
• Bleach: Shattered Blade - Soifon
• Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice - Charlone Claudius
• King of Fighters - May Lee Jinju
• Tales of Destiny 2 - Nanaly Fletch
• Viper F40 - Raika
• Viper CTR - Miki
• Ueki no Housoku: Taosu Zeroberuto Juudan! - Ai Mori
• Sengoku Basara - Itsuki

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Character Themes

• Fushigi Yuugi Vocal Collection Memories (as Chiriko)
  • Aika Iitsutae (Crimson Legend)
  • P.S.; Ai tte eien desu ka? (P.S.;Is Love Forever?)
• Hikaru Mura e (as Hikaru Shindo)
  • Hikaru Kaze (Shining Wind)
  • Sora (Sky)
• The Law of Ueki:The Law of Songs (as Ai Mori)
  • Special na Everyday (Everyday is Special)
• Shaman King Over Vocal Collection (as Mini Mongomeri)
  • Arabesque Carpet

Drama CDs

• Air - Mizusu Kamio
• Bleach: Hanatarou's Lost Item - Soifon
• Harukanaru Toki No Naka De - Akane Motomiya
• JINKI: EXTEND - Elnie Tachibana
• The Law of Ueki: The Law of Drama - Ai Mori
• The Law of Ueki: The Law of Radio - Ai Mori

Movies

• Air (movie) - Misuzu Kamio
• Bleach: Memories of Nobody - Soifon
• Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion - Soifon
• Inuyasha: Affections Touching Across Time - Harin
• Keroro Gunso the Super Movie - Fuyuki Hinata
• Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 2: Shinkai no Princess de Arimasu! - Fuyuki Hinata

Air is a Japanese animated film directed by Osamu Dezaki and based on the visual novel of the same name by Key. ... Keroro Gunsō the Super Movie ) is a 2006 film directed by Yusuke Yamamoto and written by Mamiko Ikeda. ...

Voice Acting

Interesting Relationship with Co-stars

• She went to the same university as with Romi Paku and Kentaro Ito and has been affiliated in numerous projects.
  • With Ito: Hikaru no Go, Martian Successor Nadesico, Mirmo!, Rockman.EXE
  • With Romi: Pokemon, Sengoku Basara
  • All three: Bleach, FullMetal Alchemist, Shaman King, The Law of Ueki

• She has also appeared with both Akira Ishida and Soichiro Hoshi.
  • With Akira; Bucky, Chrono Crusade, Fushigi Yugi, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō, I'm Gonna Be An Angel, Nodaime Cantible, Sgt. Frog, Twelve Kingdoms
  • With Hoshi; Angelic Layer, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart, Tactics,
  • All three; Saiyuki Reload, Saiyuki Reload; Gunlock, Sengoku Basara, The Law of Ueki

• She has also appeared in at least seven roles with Satsuki Yukino.
  • In Angelic Layer, with Yukino as Tamayo Kizaki and Kawakami as Madoka Fujisaki.
  • In Bleach, with Yukino as Yoruichi Shihouin and Kawakami as Soifon.
  • In Detective School Q, with Yukino as Sakurako Yukihira and Kawakami as Kazuma Narusawa.
  • In Hikaru no Go, with Yukino as Ichiwara-san and Kawakami as Hikaru Shindo.
  • In Jinki:EXTEND, with Yukino as Shizuka Tsuzaki and Kawakami as Elchie Tachibana.
  • In The Law of Ueki, with Yukino as Marilyn Carry and Kawakami as Ai Mori.
  • In Sgt. Frog, with Yukino as Pururu and Kawakami as Fuyuki Hinata.
    • In those mentioned above, Yukino played three characters who are older to Kawakami's roles (Yoruichi Shihouin, Shizuka Tsuzaki, Ichiwari-san). Another side note is both characters had showdown against each other before befriending each other (Yoruichi vs. Soifon in Bleach, Marilyn vs. Ai in The Law of Ueki).

• She has appeared with Chiwa Saito whereby she saves Saito's characters.
  • In Bleach: Memories of Nobody, Soifon (Kawakami) was one of the Shinigamis who saved Senna (Saito).
  • In Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 2: Shinkai no Princess de Arimasu!, Fuyuki Hinata (Kawakami) saved his sister Natsumi (Saito) from water-inhabitating aliens.

• She has major roles in three animes directed by Noriyuki Abe (Bleach, Detective School and Ghost Stories).

• She was also casted in two animes created by Key (company) (Air and Kanon).

Romi Paku (Korean: 박로미, Hanja: 朴璐美, Japanese romaji: Paku Romi, January 22, 1972) is a Japanese actress and voice actress who was born in Edogawa, Tokyo, graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, and studied abroad in South Korea. ... Kentarō Itō (伊藤 健太郎 Itō Kentarō, born January 3, 1974) is a seiyÅ« who was born in Tokyo. ... Akira Ishida (石田 å½° Ishida Akira, born November 2, 1967) is a male seiyÅ« born in Aichi, Japan. ... Soichiro Hoshi , born May 30, 1972 in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese seiyÅ«. He has a blood type of B, and is affiliated with Arts Vision. ... Yuki Inoue ), better known by her stage name Satsuki Yukino ), is a popular voice actress (seiyÅ«) in Japan. ... Saito Chiwa (斎藤 千和) is a seiyu who was born on March 12, 1981 in Aichi. ... Noriyuki Abe (阿部記之 Abe Noriyuki) (born July 19, 1961) is a Japanese anime director, storyboard artist and sound director. ... Key is a Japanese renai game studio, known for making dramatic and plot-oriented games. ...

Others

• Five of the characters she voiced are, or considered as, geniuses (Kazuma Narusawa, Chiriko, Hikaru Shindō, Elnie Tachibana, Fuyuki Hinata).
• Many of her characters in battle-themed animes are extremely skilled combat artists. Examples include Madoka Fujisaki, Soifon, Rosette Christopher, Utena Tenjou, Lirin and Mini Mongomeri to name a few. In those mentioned, three excels in martial arts (Fujisaki, Soifon and Lirin), two are seasoned gun fighters (Christopher and Mongomeri) and the other one is an excellent sword artist (Tenjou).
• Two of her famous characters, curiosly, have strong connections to dark- skinned women (Soifon to Yoruichi in Bleach, Utena to Anthy in Revolutionary Girl Utena).
• Two of her characters are well-known for addressing someone with honorifics.
  • In Bleach, Soifon always addresses Yoruichi Shihouin with the suffix -sama (master).
  • In Sergeant Frog, Fuyuki Hinata refers Keroro as gunsou (sergeant).
• An interesting note is that most of her characters have occupations, interests or connections with the paranormal or supernatural.
  • In Bleach, Soifon is a captain-class shinigami.
  • In Chrno Crusade, Ghost Stories and Shaman King, Rosette Christopher, Satsuki Miyanoshita and Mine are exorcists.
  • In the Saiyuki Reload series and Tactics, both Lirin and Yoko are yokai or half demons.
  • In Sergeant Frog, Fuyuki Hinata is an obsessed student in things paranormal.
  • In The Law of Ueki, Ai Mori is a close friend of a Heavenly Being.
• Another sidenote is her character's portrayal or interest with cats.
  • In Angelic Layer, Madoka's angel is designed after a cat.
  • In Bleach, Soifon loves anything that resembles a black cat, Yoruichi Shihouin's preferred form.
  • In Fushigi Yugi, Chiriko is fond of Mitsukake's cat.
  • In Ghost Stories, Satsuki owns a pet cat named Kaya.
  • In Tactics, Yoko is a cat yokai.

Soifon (砕蜂, Sùifēng in Mandarin Chinese, often incorrectly romanized as Soi Fong) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. ... Rosette Christopher. ...

External links

• Tomoko Kawakami at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Tomoko Kawakami at Anime NFO