Kumiko Watanabe

Kumiko Watanabe (渡辺 久美子, Watanabe Kumiko, born October 7, 1965) is an actress and voice actress from Chiba Prefecture affiliated with Arts Vision.

Overview, character, and career

• She has a wide vocal range, ranging from boys and girls to middle-aged women. She is also known to be a large professional wrestling fan, especially of Pro Wrestling Noah's Kenta Kobashi.
• She is best known for her roles in Atashin'chi (Mother) and Sgt. Frog (Sergeant Keroro/Keroro Gunso), as well as Shippo in InuYasha and Klonoa in the Kaze No Klonoa series.
• She is a good friend of Zoids castmate Makiko Ohmoto. Their characters in the said anime are also good friends and allies.

Voice roles

Television animation

• Ashita no Nadja (Mario)
• Atashin'chi (Mother)
• Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! (J)
• Beyblade G-Revolution (Julia)
• Bonobono (Bonobono)
• Brain Powerd (Eiko Isami (Quincy Issā), Kumazō)
• Brave Exkaiser (Kouta Hoshikawa)
• Corrector Yui (Eco)
• Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z (Rod)
• Digimon Frontier (Tomoki Himi)
• Digimon Xros Wars (Gumdramon)
• Doki Doki School Hours (Linda Matsumoto)
• Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (Héloïse de Villefort)
• GUN×SWORD (Catharine)
• Hamtaro (Moguru-kun)
• Hikaru no Go (Hideki Isobe)
• InuYasha (Shippo)
• InuYasha: Kanketsu-hen (Shippo)
• Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger (Bītābin)
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Benikage)
• Kocchi Muite! Miiko (Shimura Mari)
• Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (Alm, Sauza, younger brother)
• Lucky Star (Female Animate Worker)
• MegaMan NT Warrior series (Tōru Hikawa)
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (Katejina Loos)
• Muka Muka Paradise (Shikatani)
• Nintama Rantarō (Kingo Minamoto)
• One Piece (Fukurou)
• Planetes (Claire Rondo)
• Revolutionary Girl Utena (Shadow girl C-ko)
• Ronin Warriors (Yamano Jun)
• Sailor Moon (JunJun, Kigurumiko)
• Samurai 7 (Honoka)
• Sgt. Frog (Keroro, Dororo's mother, Captain Geroro, Space Kumiko Watanabe)
• Shangri-La (Klaris Lutz)
• Turn A Gundam (Fran Doll)
• Working!! (Kyōko Shirafuji)
• Working'!! (Kyōko Shirafuji)
• Zoids: Chaotic Century (Moonbey)

OVA

• The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Alfreed)
• Lucky Star: Original Video Animation (Keroro)
• Ojamajo Doremi Naisho (Fami Harukaze)
• Ronin Warriors series (Yamano Jun)
• Tekkaman Blade II (Anita)

Theater animation

• Atashin'chi (Mother)
• InuYasha series (Shippo)
• Sgt. Frog Movie (Keroro Gunso)
• Inazuma Eleven Movie (Mistore)

Video games

• Ace Combat 3 (Fiona Chris Fitzgerald)
• Armored Core: Master of Arena (Lana Neilson)
• Battle Tycoon: Flash Hiders SFX (Calnarsa Lue Bonn)
• Breath of Fire IV (Ursula)
• Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (Lin)
• Flash Hiders (Calnarsa Lue Bonn)
• Heroes Phantasia (Keroro)
• Klonoa series (Klonoa)
• The Neverhood (Willy Trombone)[Japanese version only]
• Lunar: Eternal Blue (Red Priest Mauri)
• Muv-Luv Alternative (Isumi Michiru)
• Namco x Capcom (Klonoa, Amazona)
• Other Life: Azure Dreams (Kewne)
• Tales of Vesperia (Karol Capel)
• Xenogears (Chu-Chu, Dan)
• Keroro RPG: Kishi to Musha to Densetsu no Kaizoku (Keroro)
• SD Gundam G Generation (Ellis Claude)

Anime CDs

• Kouji Tsujitani feat. Houko Kuwashima and Kumiko Watanabe in 風のなかへ - Into the Wind (Kaze no Naka e)

Dubbing roles

• Woody Woodpecker (Woody)

External links

• Meriken Blow Kumiko's Blog
• Kumiko Watanabe at Seiyuu.Info
• Profile at Arts Vision
• Kumiko Watanabe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia