Rie Tanaka
Rie Tanaka 田中 理恵 | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Seiyū, Singer |
Notable credit(s) | Chi in Chobits Lacus Clyne in Gundam SEED |
Website | http://tanaka-rie.com/ |
Rie Tanaka (田中 理恵, Tanaka Rie) born January 3, 1979 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a singer and voice actress (seiyū). Notable among her numerous roles are Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed/Gundam Seed Destiny, Chii and Freya in the Japanese version of Chobits and Suigintou in the anime adaptation of Rozen Maiden.
Information
As a child, Tanaka took singing classes and garnered respect by performing in a number of concerts. After graduating high school, she joined one of Tokyo's popular animation companies and took on singing roles for some of her characters.[citation needed] She has a fan club named Café de Rie. She is known to own a few animals, such as a kitten and also a puppy. She is not fluent in English. Tanaka has released two albums: 24 Wishes, and Garnet but didn't gain much success. Tanaka is also a member of the Steel Angels, a singing trio composed of the three lead seiyuu of Steel Angel Kurumi, together with Atsuko Enomoto and Masayo Kurata.
Anime, video game and radio drama roles
Lead roles in bold.
- .hack//Sign - Morgana
- Air Gear - Simca
- Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka - Shina Mitsuki
- Angel Tales - Kingyo no Ran
- Asura Cryin' - Shuri Kurosaki
- Azumanga Daioh - Yomi (Koyomi Mizuhara)
- Bakuretsu Tenshi - Sei
- Burn Up Scramble - Matsuri Tamagawa
- Burst Angel - Sei
- CANAAN - Liang Qi
- Chobits - Chi/Elda/Freya
- D.N.Angel - Towa-chan (Towa no Shirube)
- Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure - Mitsuki Sanada
- Eve no Jikan - Sammy
- Full Metal Panic! - Ren Mikihara
- Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu - Ren Mikihara
- Futari wa Pretty Cure - Max Heart - Kujō Hikari/Shiny Luminous
- GetBackers - Haruki Kaoru
- Gravitation - Ayaka Usami
- Granado Espada - Female Warlock (Elementalist)
- Hanaukyo Maid Tai - Mariel
- Hanaukyo Maid Tai La Verite - Mariel
- Hataraki Man - Hiroko Matsukata
- Hatsukoi Limited - Misaki Yamamoto
- Hayate no Gotoku - Maria
- Hell Girl - Akane Sawai
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Mysterious Lady/Nomura-san (Episode 17,21)
- Kara no Kyoukai (movie) - Kirie Fujo
- Katekyo Hitman Reborn! - Bianchi, Hibird, Uri
- Kimikiss pure rouge and KimiKiss (PS2) - Eriko Futami
- Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de - Ageha Kuki
- Kaichou wa Maid-sama - Satsuki
- Macross Frontier - Monica Lange, Miranda Merin
- My Otome and Mai-Otome Zwei (OVA) - Tomoe Marguerite
- Mega Man Zero series - Ciel
- Memories Off 6: T-wave - Rein Suzushiro
- Miami Guns - Kaken Musume
- Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musumetachi - Sayara Yamanobe
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Lacus Clyne
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny - Lacus Clyne and Meer Campbell
- Moonlight Mile - Riyoko Ikeuchi
- Moonlight Mile 2nd Season -Touch Down- - Riyoko Ikeuchi
- My Neighbors the Yamadas- Ghibli Cheering Section
- Namco x Capcom - Ki and Sylphie
- Persona 3 - Mitsuru Kirijo
- Phantasy Star Portable - Helga
- Phantasy Star Universe - Karen Erra
- Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation - Saori (Solidad)
- Psychic Academy (ONA) - Orina
- Queen's Blade - Nyx/Nix
- Red Garden - Lula
- Ring ni Kakero - Takane Kiku
- Rizelmine - Kyōko Yachigusa
- Rozen Maiden Series - Suigintō
- Sadamitsu the Destroyer - Yayoi
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 - Kirijō Mitsuru
- Sora Kake Girl - Xanthippe
- Steel Angel Kurumi - Saki
- Stellvia of the Universe - Akira Tayama
- Strike Witches - Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke
- Shounen Onmyouji - Tenitsu
- Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari: Hajimari no Ishi - Murno
- Tenshi no Shippo (Angel's Tail) - Ran
- Touhou Musou Kakyou - Sakuya Izayoi
- Toradora! - Yuri Koigakubo
- Uchuu no Stellvia - Akira Kayama
- UFO Princess Valkyrie - Sanada
- Yozakura Quartet - Mariabelle
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - Vivian Wong
Dubbing Roles
- Chaotic - Codemaster Chirrul
Discography
Songs anime/video games
- Azumanga Daioh
- Oishii Kimitachi (Yomi's image song)
- Sorezore no One Way (Yomi's second image song)
- Bakuretsu Tenshi - Breathe (Sei's image song)
- Chobits
- Raison d'être (ED1) (Reason To Be)
- Ningyo hime (ED2) (Doll/Mermaid Princess)
- I Hear You Everywhere (Chi image song)
- Hitomi no Tonneru
- Shiranai Sora
- Katakoto no Koi
- Katakoto no Koi Chi ver
- Katakoto no Koi Duet ver
- Soshite sekai wa kyou mo hajimaru
- Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
- "DUAL!" (alternate version in episode 14)
- Mega Man Zero Soundtracks
- L'oiseau du bonheur (vocal version of Ciel's theme for Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero IDEA)
- Freesia (vocal version of the Area Zero and Caravan themes for Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero PHYSIS)
- Gundam SEED
- Shizuka na Yoru ni
- Mizu no Akashi
- Hayate no Gotoku!
- Epu Romanesque (Maria character song)
- Kakurenbo (2nd character song)
- Kanpeki, Egao Desu
- Gundam SEED Destiny
- Fields of Hope
- EMOTION
- Quiet Night C.E. 73
- Hanaukyo Maid Tai - Song of the Hanaukyo Maid team
- Hanaukyo Maid Tai La Verite - Voice of heart
- Mabinogi (game) - Eternal (for the commercial of the Mabinogi game in Japan)
Singles
Raison d'être
Released May 22, 2002
- Raison d'être
- Hitomi no Tunnel
- Raison d'être (Original Karaoke)
Ningyo Hime
Released August 21, 2002
- Ningyo Hime
- Soshite Sekai wa Kyomo Hajimaru -Chii Ver.-
- Kata Koto no Koi -Chii Ver.-
- Ningyo Hime (without Rie)
Albums
garnet
Released February 7, 2001
- Eien ni Shinyu (acappella version)
- Boku wa kimi ga suki
- Have You Never Been Mellow
- KISS Kara Hajimaru Miracle (Jazz Version)
- Like a favorite song
- garnet
- Umi no mieru oka de
- Anata ni nita hito
- SKY
- Tadaima
24 wishes
Released January 3, 2003
See 24 Wishes
Chara de Rie
Released September 10, 2003
- Katakoto no Koi -Chii Ver.-
- Let Me Be With You -Chii Ver.-
- Soshite Sekai wa Kyou mo Hajimaru -Chii Ver.-
- Mizu no Akashi -Acoustic Ver.-
- Shizuka na Yoru ni
- JUDY
External links
- Official Web Site Template:Ja icon
- Rie Tanaka at IMDb
- Rie Tanaka ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia