Kujira
Encyclopedia
better known as , is a 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...

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...

 from the Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 Metropolis area. She is employed by 81 Produce
81 Produce
is a voice talent management firm in Japan. The company's Director of Business Development, Rihoko Yoshida, is a former voice actress herself . A hybrid CD-ROM featuring voice talent data for members of 81 Produce was released on 19 October, 1997. The company is located Shibuya, Tokyo....

. Veteran seiyū Shigeru Chiba
Shigeru Chiba
is an actor and voice actor. He has also worked as a sound effects director and music director. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce....

, another member of 81 Produce, gave Kujira her nickname (meaning "whale
Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...

").

Kujira's distinctive voice is described as hoarse and androgynous. Thus, many of her characters are middle-aged. Her best-known roles are Otose of Gin Tama and Orochimaru
Orochimaru (Naruto)
is a fictional character from the Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto and developed into a media franchise, which consists of a series of manga, anime, soundtracks, OVAs, movies, video games, and other collectibles...

, an antagonist of Naruto
Naruto
is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...

.

Television animation

  • Bamboo Blade
    Bamboo Blade
    is a Japanese manga series written by Masahiro Totsuka, and illustrated by Aguri Igarashi. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Young Gangan starting December 3, 2004. The manga has been licensed for distribution in North America by Yen Press. An anime adaptation by...

     ('Old Hag')
  • Beyblade
    Beyblade
    is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan...

     (Nobuo)
  • Ceres, Celestial Legend
    Ceres, Celestial Legend
    is a fantasy shōjo manga series written by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōjo Comic from May 1996 through March 2000. The chapters were also published by Shogakukan in fourteen collected volumes...

     (Kyū Oda)
  • Chaos;Head
    Chaos;Head
    , stylized as ChäoS;HEAd, is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus that was released on April 25, 2008 for the PC. A port of the game, named , for the Xbox 360 console was released on February 26, 2009. The game is described by the development team as a...

     (Katsuko Momose)
  • Cooking Papa
    Cooking Papa
    is an ongoing seinen manga series written and illustrated by Tochi Ueyama. The series has been serialized in the Kodansha manga anthology Weekly Morning since 1984. Kodansha collects individual chapters into tankōbon volumes, with the first one published on January 18, 1986, and 115 volumes total ,...

     (Katsuyo Yoshioka)
  • Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z
    Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z
    Powerpuff Girls Z, known in Japan as or PPGZ for short, is a magical girl anime series based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls. The anime is co-produced by Cartoon Network Japan and Aniplex and was animated by Toei Animation, featuring character design by Miho Shimogasa...

     (Miss Tenjō)
  • Dotto Koni chan (Koni)
  • Detective Conan
    Case Closed
    Case Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...

     (Hachirō Shiotataira's wife, Tokomae Sayuri)
  • Full Metal Panic!
    Full Metal Panic!
    is an ongoing series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.Individual...

     (Peggy Goldberry)
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro (Guwagoze)
  • Gintama
    Gintama
    , also known as Gintama, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi and serialized, beginning on December 8, 2003, in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump...

     (Terada Ayano/Otose)
  • Hamtaro
    Hamtaro
    is a Japanese anime series. The main character is a hamster named Hamtaro who has a variety of adventures with other hamsters, called "Ham-Hams" . The show is based on a manga series by Ritsuko Kawai, Hamtaro Gets Lost and Other Stories, and Jealous Hamtaro and Other Stories...

     (Tonkichi)
  • Haré+Guu
    Haré+Guu
    is a Japanese anime, based on an original manga which ran in Monthly Shōnen Gangan Twenty-six TV episodes were made, followed by two OVA sequels: Haré+Guu DELUXE and Haré+Guu FINAL....

     (Obaasan)
  • Hell Girl (Chinatsu Shimono)
  • Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
    , known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft sound novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and are playable on Microsoft Windows PCs...

     (Landlady, Tamae Hōjō)
  • I My Me! Strawberry Eggs
    I My Me! Strawberry Eggs
    , occasionally shortened to Strawberry Eggs, is a 2001 Japanese anime television series animated by TNK with co-production by Pioneer, LDC. The series aired from July 4 to September 26, 2001 by WOWOW and in August 2002 was licensed by Geneon Entertainment....

     (Ruru Sanjō)
  • Kekkaishi
    Kekkaishi
    is a supernatural manga series written and illustrated by Yellow Tanabe. It was serialized in Japan by Shogakukan in the manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 2003 to 2011 , and licensed for an English-language release in North America by Viz Media. It was adapted as a fifty-two episode anime series by...

     (Hizuki)
  • Kogepan
    Kogepan
    ' is a Japanese character from the company San-X, who, like Sanrio creations Hello Kitty and Badtz Maru, can be found in books, anime, toys, stationery, and a number of other formats. The character is a burnt red bean bread bun who lives in a panya , trying to fit in and make friends with the other...

     (Sumi)
  • Kyo Kara Maoh!
    Kyo Kara Maoh!
    , is a series of Japanese light novels written by Tomo Takabayashi and illustrated by Temari Matsumoto. The first light novel was published in 2000 by Kadokawa Shoten and to date 22 novels have been released...

     (Queen Kumahachi)
  • Lucky Star (Various extra and background roles)
  • Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto
    Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto
    is a Japanese anime television series. The series centers on the exploits of a race of pet cats, drawn as catgirls and the occasional catboy.- Animals:-Humans:-Episode list:-Theme Songs:Opening Theme*:Lyrics by : Masaaki Taniguchi...

     (Sabure)
  • Naruto
    Naruto
    is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...

     (Orochimaru
    Orochimaru (Naruto)
    is a fictional character from the Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto and developed into a media franchise, which consists of a series of manga, anime, soundtracks, OVAs, movies, video games, and other collectibles...

    )
  • Naruto Shippuuden (Orochimaru
    Orochimaru (Naruto)
    is a fictional character from the Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto and developed into a media franchise, which consists of a series of manga, anime, soundtracks, OVAs, movies, video games, and other collectibles...

    )
  • One Piece
    One Piece
    is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...

     (Sweetpea)
  • Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation
    Pokémon (anime)
    , abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...

     (Rougela
    Jynx
    Jynx, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Jynx first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of...

    )
  • Romeo no Aoi Sora
    Romeo no Aoi Sora
    is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. Although "Romeo's Blue Skies" is the literal translation of the Japanese title, the official English name given by Nippon Animation is "Romeo and the Black Brothers"...

     (Enbelino, Faustino)
  • Sgt. Frog
    Sgt. Frog
    Sgt. Frog, known in Japan as , is a manga series by Mine Yoshizaki. It was later serialized into a TV anime series directed by Junichi Sato. Both the anime and manga are comedies that follow the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to conquer Earth...

     (Disneyland yokozuna)
  • Slayers
    Slayers
    is a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...

     (Shopkeeper's Wife)
  • Sonic X
    Sonic X
    is an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...

     (Ella)
  • Tactics
    Tactics (manga)
    is a Japanese manga series collaborated between Sakura Kinoshita and Kazuko Higashiyama. It was serialized in Comic Blade Masamune. Kinoshita supplied the character "Kantarou," and Higashiyama supplied the character "Haruka." The manga was first released in North America by ADV Manga in 2004...

     (Book Ghost)
  • The World God Only Knows (Docrow Skull)
  • You're Under Arrest (Auntie Haramura)

Games

  • Chaos;Head
    Chaos;Head
    , stylized as ChäoS;HEAd, is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus that was released on April 25, 2008 for the PC. A port of the game, named , for the Xbox 360 console was released on February 26, 2009. The game is described by the development team as a...

     (Katsuko Momose)
  • Kingdom Hearts series (Ursula)
  • Maken X
    Maken X
    is a game for the Dreamcast video game console that fits into an sub-genre of "first-person slashers". The game is mainly regarded as a first-person action game because of the realistic elements in gameplay. It is unique in that the main character is the weapon , rather than a person.The word...

     (Kati)
  • Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
    Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
    Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony. It is the third installment in the Ratchet & Clank series and was released in North America on November 3, 2004...

     (Helga)
  • Shadow Hearts: From the New World (Mao)
  • Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
    Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
    Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, known in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai for the Wii as a cross of spin-off and sequel to Tales of Symphonia for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2. Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of...

     (Verius)
  • Tales of Vesperia
    Tales of Vesperia
    is the tenth main title in the Tales series. It was developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Xbox 360. The title was announced on December 22, 2007 at Jump Festa, and was released on August 7, 2008 in Asia, and on August 26, 2008 in North America...

     (Belius)

Dubbing roles

  • Camp Lazlo
    Camp Lazlo
    Camp Lazlo is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray, produced by Rough Draft Studios, Joe Murray Productions and Cartoon Network Studios. It aired on Cartoon Network...

     (Rubella Mucus)
  • Gone with the Wind
    Gone with the Wind (film)
    Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard...

     (Warner Bros. DVD edition) (Mammy)
  • Recess
    Recess (TV series)
    Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers...

     (Muriel P. Finster)
  • Rocko's Modern Life
    Rocko's Modern Life
    Rocko's Modern Life is an animated series created by Joe Murray. The show aired for four seasons between 1993 and 1996 on Nickelodeon. Rocko's Modern Life is based around the surreal, parodic adventures of an anthropomorphic wallaby named Rocko, and his life in the city of O-Town...

     (Bev Bighead
    Bev Bighead
    Beverly "Bev" Bighead is a fictional character on the television show Rocko's Modern Life and the comic of the same name.-Development:Joe Murray, the creator of Rocko's Modern Life, said that he based the Bigheads on a group of neighbors who lived next door to Murray during his childhood...

    )
  • Sesame Street
    Sesame Street
    Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

     (Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won...

    )
  • Total Drama Action
    Total Drama Action
    Total Drama Action is a Canadian animated television series. It is the second season of the Total Drama series, which began with Total Drama Island. The show premiered in Teletoon at 6:30 pm ET/PT on January 11, 2009. This series was also created by the makers of 6teen, another Teletoon program...

     (DJ's mother)
  • Total Drama World Tour (DJ's mother)
  • The Wizard of Oz
    The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
    The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...

     (Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch of the West)

External links

  • Kujira - 81 Produce Official Profile
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