Yui Horie (堀江 由衣, Horie Yui^?, born September 20, 1976) is a popular singer and voice actress in Japan. Horie's given name is Yoshiko, and she is sometimes affectionately nicknamed "Hocchan" (ほっちゃん, "Hocchan"^?) in Japanese by her fans. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Voice Animage, a magazine about all things about seiyÅ«. For the retail company named Seiyu, see Seiyu Group. ...

History & biography

Yoshiko Horie was born in 1976 in Tokyo, Japan. As a child, she was a huge fan of the anime-series Dirty Pair and has later stated that the series was her first inspiration to become a voice artist.^{[citation needed]} She disliked math and English, but enjoyed Japanese^{[citation needed]}, so being an actor by craft didn't sound that bad, either. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... Dirty Pair (ダーティペア) is a humorous science fiction anime and manga franchise based on the light novel series by Haruka Takachiho. ...

She debuted in 1997 in a video game Voice Fantasia. For a long time, she was very unnoticed and got only minor roles in various animes. She got the leading role of Haruka in Kurogane Communication, but the series never was a big hit. It wasn't until the year 2000 when she got the role of Naru Narusegawa in Love Hina that she gained fame. When she got the role of Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket and released a music album (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai), she was on her way to become one of the most popular voice actresses in Japan.^{[citation needed]} 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Voice Fantasia is a video game RPG published in October 2nd 1997 for Playstation by ASK Kodansha. ... Kurogane Communication ), also known as Iron Communication, is an anime series by APPP. The story was written by Hideo Kato and Hosei Takuma. ... Serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine Original run 1998-10-21 – 2001-10-31 No. ... Tohru Honda ) is the protagonist in the manga and anime series entitled Fruits Basket. ... Serialized in Hana to Yume Original run January 1999 – November 2006 No. ... Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai(水たまりに映るセカイ) is Yui Hories first solo album with mostly original content but also featuring versions of the Love Hina songs Yakusoku and Happy happy *rice shower* Track Listing æ¡œ Insistence おはよう ラブリー 着心地の悪い恋なんて 約束~eternal promise~ 洗濯機の中から 愛のカタチ スコールクロール Happy happy*rice shower-type yui- I wish Happy love to you Categories: Album stubs...

She is currently working for Starchild and she frequently has roles in popular new anime. Despite her major success, she usually does not get leading roles, however this trend is changing as of 2006 and into 2007 Yui has appeared in more leading roles than her previous years. She was cast as the lead in Matantei Loki Ragnarok in 2003. Japanese King Record King Records ) is a Japanese record company, founded in 1931 as a division of the Japanese music publishing house Kodansha. ... The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (魔探偵ロキＲＡＧＮＡＲＯＫ, matantei loki ragnarok) is a manga by Sakura Kinoshita, as well as a television anime based upon the manga series. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She has published five independent musical albums, although nearly all of them incorporate at least one track from an anime she has worked with.

Notable seiyū roles

Lead roles in bold.

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Discography

Albums

• Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai (水たまりに映るセカイ, Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai^?) (2000)
• Kuroneko to Tsuki Kikyū o Meguru Bōken (黒猫と月気球をめぐる冒険, Kuroneko to Tsuki Kikyū o Meguru Bōken^?) (2001)
• Ho? (ほっ?, Ho?^?) (2003)
• sky (2003)
• Rakuen (楽園, Rakuen^?) (2004)
• Usotsuki Alice to Kujiragō o Meguru Bōken (嘘つきアリスとくじら号をめぐる冒険, Usotsuki Arisu to Kujiragō o Meguru Bōken^?) (2005)

Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai(水たまりに映るセカイ) is Yui Hories first solo album with mostly original content but also featuring versions of the Love Hina songs Yakusoku and Happy happy *rice shower* Track Listing 桜 Insistence おはよう ラブリー 着心地の悪い恋なんて 約束~eternal promise~ 洗濯機の中から 愛のカタチ スコールクロール Happy happy*rice shower-type yui- I wish Happy love to you Categories: Album stubs... Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai(水たまりに映るセカイ) is Yui Hories first solo album with mostly original content but also featuring versions of the Love Hina songs Yakusoku and Happy happy *rice shower* Track Listing 桜 Insistence おはよう ラブリー 着心地の悪い恋なんて 約束~eternal promise~ 洗濯機の中から 愛のカタチ スコールクロール Happy happy*rice shower-type yui- I wish Happy love to you Categories: Album stubs... Kuroneko to Tsuki Kikyū o Meguru Bōken (黒猫と月気球をめぐる冒険) is Yui Hories second album. ... Kuroneko to Tsuki Kikyū o Meguru Bōken (黒猫と月気球をめぐる冒険) is Yui Hories second album. ... sky is Yui Hories third solo album. ... Rakuen(楽園) is Yui Hories fourth solo album. ... Rakuen(楽園) is Yui Hories fourth solo album. ... Usotsuki Alice to Kujiragō o Meguru Bōken ) is the fifth album by Yui Horie. ...

Singles/maxis

• Eternal Fantasy 3 Perpetual Blue (悠久幻想曲３パーペチュアルブルー, Yūkyū Gensōkyoku 3 Pāpechuaru Burū^?) Maxi Single Collection Part.6 (2000)
• Merry Merrily (Yamato Nadeshiko) (2001)
• Love Destiny (2001)
• Kirari Takaramono (2002)
• ALL MY LOVE (2002)
• Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete (2004 February 4)
• Scramble (Yui Horie with UNSCANDAL) (2004 October 27)
• Hikari (Released on 2006 May 24)
• Days (Includes theme songs for Nagasarete Airantou) (2007 May 2) ^[1]

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DVDs

• CLIPS 1 — includes a number of live action promotional videos, including:
  • Sakura - her first promotional video, for her first album, 水たまりに映るセカイ (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai)
  • Love Destiny - parts of the live action video can be seen in the Sister Princess opening animation
  • Kirari Takaramono - the song is the opening theme for Love Hina Again
  • All My Love - the song is the opening theme for Earth Defender Mao-chan
  • Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete - the song is the ending theme for Jubei-chan 2
• LIVE DVD 2006 - The Adventure Over Yui Horie (堀江由衣をめぐる冒険, Horie Yui o Meguru Bōken^?)

Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai(水たまりに映るセカイ) is Yui Hories first solo album with mostly original content but also featuring versions of the Love Hina songs Yakusoku and Happy happy *rice shower* Track Listing 桜 Insistence おはよう ラブリー 着心地の悪い恋なんて 約束~eternal promise~ 洗濯機の中から 愛のカタチ スコールクロール Happy happy*rice shower-type yui- I wish Happy love to you Categories: Album stubs...

Notable songs

• Love Destiny - Sister Princess, Opening
• Mainichi ga O-tenki (lit. Good Weather Every Day) - Love Hina, Insert
• Egao No Mirai E (lit. Towards A Future Of Smiles) - Love Hina
• Kirari Takaramono (lit. Glittering Treasures) - Love Hina Again, Opening
• Be for me, be for you - Love Hina Again, Ending
• Yakusoku (lit. Promise) - Love Hina, Insert
• Happy Happy Rice Shower - Love Hina
• Tsubasa (lit. Wings) - Sister Princess Ending
• Girlish - Sister Princess, Sakuya's Theme
• Destiny - Kikaider, Ending
• Feel my feeling - School Rumble, Eri's Theme
• RAMUNE iro no natsu - Love Hina
• Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete - Jubei-chan 2
• IN YOU - Shaman King, Image Song
• ALL MY LOVE - Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan, Opening
• IT's MY STYLE - Earth Defender Mao-chan, Ending
• Soyokaze no Harmony - From D.C.- Da Capo (Kotori Shirakawa's Song)
• Sono Saki no Justice - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne Song
• Aosusuki - Samurai Deeper Kyo, Image Song
• Scramble - School Rumble, Opening
• Pacem in Terris - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne S. F. O. V Song
• Aki Uta ~Sarara~ - Bottle Fairy, Ending (Episodes 7-9)
• Anata ga Suki (I like You)- Ultra Maniac, Ayu Tateishi image song
• Hikari - Inukami!, Opening

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Trivia

• Blood Type: B (some say A)
• Hobbies: Shoulder massage, reading and food
• Liked to study Japanese, but didn't really care for English or P.E
• Favorite colour: Aqua
• Favorite season: Fall and winter

• She has starred alongside Yuji Ueda whereby Ueda's character had a crush on hers.
  • In Love Hina, with Ueda as Urashima Keitaro and Horie as Narusegawa Naru.
  • In Jubei-chan 2, with Ueda as Bantaro and Horie as Jiyu.
• She has voiced at least two characters who was previously voiced by Hiroko Konishi.
  • Jiyu Nanohana
  • Tohru Honda (Konishi voiced Tohru in a 1999 Hana to Yume drama CD)

• Her radio show is called Tenshi no Tamago (lit. Angel's Egg).
• She and Tamura Yukari, another popular seiyuu, have released a duet album called Yamatonadeshiko.
• She is the founder and member of the girl singing group, Aice5. Notable members include Masumi Asano and Negima co-stars Akemi Kanda and Madoka Kimura.
• She was featured in Rie Tanaka's album Club Rie-rie 1, in "Chat with Yui-chan I" and "Chat with Yui-chan II".

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External links

• Cyber Little Metro Line (Official website (Japanese))
• Aice5 (Official website (Japanese))
• Yui Horie seiyuu info (English)