Mayumi Iizuka
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese voice actress
and J-pop
singer who was born in Tokyo and grew up in Taiwan
and Yokohama
. Iizuka is a member of Gekidan Wakakusa
and Tokuma Japan Communications.
In the middle of August 2010, she attended Shenyang Anime and Computer Game Exhibition 2010 (2010中国沈阳第二届动漫电玩博览会), Shenyang
, China
, and showed her performance there.
Series.
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...
and J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
singer who was born in Tokyo and grew up in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
and Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
. Iizuka is a member of Gekidan Wakakusa
Gekidan Wakakusa
' is a Japanese theatrical company. Its formal name is Wakakusa Ltd. It has a history of pioneering in classical entertainment as well as dubbing in animated television .-Notable actors and actresses:*Mayumi Iizuka*Mika Itō*Yukiko Kashiwagi...
and Tokuma Japan Communications.
In the middle of August 2010, she attended Shenyang Anime and Computer Game Exhibition 2010 (2010中国沈阳第二届动漫电玩博览会), Shenyang
Shenyang
Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, and showed her performance there.
Notable voice roles
Iizuka is most known by her popular voice used by the character, Kasumi, in the PokémonPokémon
is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
Series.
Television animation
- Akahori Gedou Hour RabugeAkahori Gedou Hour Rabugeis a Japanese anime series that combined episodes of two series, and . Both Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge! and Zettai Seigi Love Pheromone were broadcast in 13 episodes between June 5, 2005 and September 27, 2005, while Soreyuke! Gedou Otometai was broadcast in 13 episodes between June 5, 2005 and...
(Anne Ante Hime [ep12-13]) - Asobotto Senki GokūMonkey Typhoonis a Japanese manga written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Romu Aoi. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 2001 and 2002....
(Suzie) - Buzzer BeaterBuzzer Beateris a manga series by Takehiko Inoue. The series debuted on the web and was later published in print format by Shueisha, being serialized in its Monthly Shōnen Jump manga magazine...
2005 and 2007 (Eddie) - Chance: Triangle SessionChance Pop Session, also known as Chance: Pop Session, is a 2001 anime produced by Madhouse studios. The series aired from May 21 to August 27, 2001 and ran for 13 episodes....
(Akari Mizushima) - Fancy LalaFancy LalaFancy Lala, known in Japan as is a magical girl anime series produced by Studio Pierrot in 1998. A two-volume manga adaptation by Rurika Kasuga ran in Ribon. The original designs were created by Akemi Takada, who worked on many of the 80's Studio Pierrot series...
(Anna Nozaki) - Fresh Pretty Cure!Fresh Pretty Cure!is a Japanese anime series and the sixth Pretty Cure installment by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation and Satelight, the series premiered on February 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 on TV Asahi, replacing Yes! PreCure 5 Go Go! on its time slot...
(Miyuki Chinen) - Futari wa Pretty CureFutari wa Pretty CurePretty Cure, known in Japan as , is a Japanese magical girl anime series, part of the Pretty Cure metaseries produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan by Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. The series is watched mostly by elementary and secondary students in Japan; it...
(Yuka Odajima [ep16]) - Gate KeepersGate Keepersis primarily a role-playing game for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and an anime series produced by Gonzo, and first aired on April 3, 2000.....
(Reiko Asagiri) - Glass MaskGlass Maskis a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Suzue Miuchi, serialised in Hana to Yume from January 1976, and collected in 46 tankōbon volumes as of June 24, 2011. The story has also been adapted into anime and a live action television series. As of 2006, the collected volumes had 50 million...
2005 (Mai Asou) - Haunted JunctionHaunted Junctionis a comedy anime and manga series created by Nemu Mukudori. The manga was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! by MediaWorks from 1996 to 2001. The anime, produced by Bandai Visual and Studio Deen, aired between 2 April 1997 and 25 June 1997.- Themes :This series explores...
(Kagamiko) - Heat Guy JHeat Guy Jis a 26 episode science fiction anime series created by Escaflowne director Kazuki Akane and Satelight.Heat Guy J was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer . It is set for re-release by Funimation Entertainment in the fall of 2009. The first 13 episodes of the show also was...
(Rumi) - I'm Gonna Be An Angel!I'm Gonna Be An Angel!is an anime produced by Studio Pierrot. A manga was also released in Japan in 1999. The anime was licensed for release in the United States by Synch-Point, but its domestic distribution license has since expired. The American DVD release was never completed, due to poor marketing and distribution,...
(Miruru) - Jing: King of Bandits (Stir)
- KanonKanonis a Japanese visual novel developed by Key and originally released as an adult game on June 4, 1999, playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. An all ages version for the PC was released in January 2000, and was later ported to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable...
2002 and 2006 (Makoto Sawatari) - Kindaichi Case FilesKindaichi Case Filesis a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
(Reika Hayami) - Magic User's ClubMagic User's Clubis a magical girl/boy anime, released as a six part OVA in 1996 and then a 13-episode TV series in 1999, which was broadcast by WOWOW, and then by the anime television network, Animax, across its respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South Asia and other regions...
(Nanaka Nakatomi) - PokémonPokémon (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...
(KasumiMisty (Pokémon)Misty, known as in Japanese versions, is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. She has appeared as a Gym Leader in the Pokémon video games, several seasons of the Pokémon anime, The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, the Ash & Pikachu manga, toys, books, and other media.-Design:Misty's...
, Pippi, Pixie) - Nagasarete AirantōNagasarete Airantois a Japanese manga series created by Japanese author Takeshi Fujishiro. It was first serialized in the manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan in January 2002, published by Square Enix. Eighteen volumes have been released in Japan as of March 2011. A few years later, a couple of drama CDs were...
(Panako) - Princess NinePrincess NinePrincess Nine, or , is a 26-episode Japanese anime broadcast in Japan in 1998. The television series was produced by Phoenix Entertainment in Japan, released by ADV Films in North America, aired from April 8 to October 14, 1998 on NHK, ran for 26 episodes, and six volumes of the series were...
(Yoko Tokashiki) - Shikabane Hime: AkaShikabane Himeis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiichi Akahito. Premiering in Monthly Shōnen Gangan on April 12, 2005, the series centers around the "Corpse Princess" Makina Hoshimura, an undead girl who is hunting down 108 undead corpses in order to gain entry into heaven with the help of...
(Kun Osaki [ep4]) - Sorcerous Stabber OrphenSorcerous Stabber Orphenis a series of Japanese fantasy adventure novels and manga, two anime television series , and a video game.-Synopsis:...
(Cleao Everlasting) - St. Luminous Mission High SchoolSt. Luminous Mission High Schoolis an anime produced in 1998 by GENCO. The series has not yet been licensed for release in the West.-Story:When his grandfather dies, Kaihei inherits the post of chairman at an eccentric private girl's school which emphasises the personal freedom of its students. But he arrives to find that one of...
(Noriko Kijima) - Star Ocean EXStar Ocean: The Second Story (manga)is a seven volume manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. Based on the tri-Ace video game Star Ocean: The Second Story, it follows the exploits of Claude C. Kenny, a young ensign in the Earth Federation who finds himself stranded on the Planet Expel...
(Rena Lanford) - Tenchi in TokyoTenchi in Tokyo, is a 26-episode Japanese cartoon series produced by AIC in 1997. It is the third series from the Tenchi Muyo! series.-Overview:...
(Sakuya KumashiroSakuya Kumashirois a character from Tenchi in Tokyo.-History:Sakuya Kumashiro has been rated 3 on Temangu High's "Must Have List" by her male classmates. However, it is newcomer Tenchi Masaki that gets her attention. On one of his first days, she chooses to sit next to him at lunch, much to the envy of the other...
) - To Heart (Aoi Matsubara)
- Tokyo UndergroundTokyo Undergroundis a manga series by Akinobu Uraka and published by Enix. It became an anime series, produced by Studio Pierrot and shown on the TV Tokyo Network from April 2 until September 24, 2002....
(Rayon) - UFO Ultramaiden ValkyrieUFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, aka UFO Princess Valkyrie, is an anime series based on the manga of the same name, which has run for at eleven volumes, and still seems to be continuing...
(Raine) - Violinist of HamelnViolinist of Hamelnis a fantasy adventure manga created by Michiaki Watanabe. Its premise is that a group of adventurers are traveling north to the Northern Capital to prevent a catastrophe. In this world, music has magical qualities. The manga and the anime are very different. The manga tends toward a lighter, more...
(Flute) - Virus Buster SergeVirus Buster SergeVirus Buster Serge is a Japanese anime television series that premiered in 1997 and directed by Masami Ōbari ....
(Erika Tinen) - The Vision of EscaflowneThe Vision of Escaflowneis a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, with the final episode airing on September 24, 1996. Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series, both in Japan and on its...
(Yukari Uchida, Millerna Aston) - Weiß KreuzWeiß Kreuzis a series about four assassins that work in a flower shop called "Kitty in the House", a reference to their feline codenames. The assassins are members of a group called Weiß , which is run by Persia of the mysterious Kritiker organization....
(Kaori) - xxxHolic (Mie [ep13])
- You're Under Arrest! second season (Saori Saga)
OVAs
- GeobreedersGeobreedersis a manga series by Akihiro Ito. Two anime OVAs were also produced to tell part of the story, with "Kitty" taking place during the timeline between volumes 5 and 6 of the manga, and "Breakthrough" acting as an introduction to volume 8...
(Maya) - Glass MaskGlass Maskis a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Suzue Miuchi, serialised in Hana to Yume from January 1976, and collected in 46 tankōbon volumes as of June 24, 2011. The story has also been adapted into anime and a live action television series. As of 2006, the collected volumes had 50 million...
(Sayaka Minazuki) - Hyper DollHyper Dollis a manga series created by Shimpei Itoh. It was adapted in 1995 into a two episode OVA about two alien androids that are sent from space to defend the Earth...
(Mew Fumizuki) - Slayers ExcellentSlayersis 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...
(Marty Lenford) - Tenbatsu! Angel RabbieTenbatsu! Angel Rabbieis an anime OVA.In the far away future, the unison of witchcraft and science brought great changesto mankind. On the moon, the elite of magic and science has been gathered and the...
(Lasty Farson) - You're Under Arrest! No Mercy! (Sally)
Theatrical animation
- Catnapped!Catnapped!known outside Japan as Catnapped!, is a 1995 Japanese animated feature film, directed, created and written by Takashi Nakamura, who was also its character designer. The animation was produced by Triangle Staff...
(Chuchu) - EscaflowneEscaflowne (film)is an anime film produced by Sunrise and animated by Studio BONES. Directed by Kazuki Akane, the film is a re-telling of the twenty-six episode anime television series The Vision of Escaflowne...
(Sora, Yukari Uchida) - Junkers Come HereJunkers Come Hereis an anime movie about a girl, Hiromi Nozawa, and her miniature Schnauzer, Junkers .Hiromi appears on the outside to be a mature, resilient girl, but on the inside she feels like she's falling apart. She hardly sees her parents at all, as they are always busy with work...
(Kazuko) - Only Yesterday (Tsuneko Tani)
- PokémonPokémon (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...
films (KasumiMisty (Pokémon)Misty, known as in Japanese versions, is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise. She has appeared as a Gym Leader in the Pokémon video games, several seasons of the Pokémon anime, The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, the Ash & Pikachu manga, toys, books, and other media.-Design:Misty's...
) - Whisper of the HeartWhisper of the Heart (film)is a 1995 Japanese animated drama film based on the manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi. It was directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki. It was the first theatrical Studio Ghibli feature to be directed by someone other than Miyazaki or Takahata, and the only film to be directed...
(Kinuyo)
Video games
- Gate KeepersGate Keepersis primarily a role-playing game for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and an anime series produced by Gonzo, and first aired on April 3, 2000.....
(Reiko Asagiri) - Gyakuten Saiban series (Chihiro Ayasato)
- KanonKanonis a Japanese visual novel developed by Key and originally released as an adult game on June 4, 1999, playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. An all ages version for the PC was released in January 2000, and was later ported to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable...
(Makoto Sawatari) - Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroesis a fighting game, developed and published by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. With the fourth installment of this series, Capcom simplified the controls to make the gameplay more accessible for casual players. The button configuration was trimmed down to 4 main...
(Tron Bonne) - Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worldsis a crossover fighting game developed by Capcom. It features Capcom's own characters and characters from American comic book company Marvel Comics. It is the fifth installment of the Marvel vs...
(Tron Bonne) - The Misadventures of Tron BonneThe Misadventures of Tron BonneThe Misadventures of Tron Bonne, known in Japan as , is a video game that was developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation. Released in Japan in 1999 and in North America and Europe in 2000, the game is part of the Mega Man Legends series and the prequel of the first Legends game...
(Tron Bonne) - Namco × Capcom (Tron Bonne)
- One: Kagayaku Kisetsu eOne: Kagayaku Kisetsu eis a Japanese adult visual novel, developed by Tactics, a brand of the joint company Nexton, and released on May 26, 1998 playable on the PC for Windows 95. Much of the staff that created the game later became the founding members of the visual novel company Key. The game was later ported to the...
(Mizuka Nagamori) - Rockman DASHMega Man LegendsMega Man Legends may refer to:* Mega Man Legends series, a Mega Man series occurring after the Mega Man ZX series* Mega Man Legends , the first game in the series...
(Tron Bonne) - Rockman DASH 2Mega Man Legends 2Mega Man Legends 2, known in Japan as , is an action role-playing game released by Capcom in 2000, acting as a sequel to Mega Man Legends. It was released for the PlayStation in April 2000 in Japan, October 2000 in North America and August 2001 in Europe...
(Tron Bonne) - Sorcerous Stabber OrphenSorcerous Stabber Orphenis a series of Japanese fantasy adventure novels and manga, two anime television series , and a video game.-Synopsis:...
(Cleao Everlasting) - Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier (Kyon Feulion, Koma)
- Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by...
(Jirachi) - To Heart (Aoi Matsubara)
- True Love Story 2True Love Storyis a series of four dating sims . True Love Story and True Love Story 2 were released by ASCII for the PlayStation...
(Sanae Miyama)
Singles
- Akuseru (アクセル / Accele < Accelerator), 1997
- Love Letter, 1999
- Caress/Place to Be, 2000
- My Wish, 2000
- Yasashi Migite (やさしい右手 / A Tender Right Hand), 2002
- Koi no Iro (恋の色 / Color of Love), 2002
- Kikaseteyo Kimi no Koe (聴かせてよ君の声 / Give Me the Sound of Your Voice), 2002
- Pure, 2003
- Amulet, 2004
- TRUST - Kimi to Aruku Mirai - (TRUST～君と歩く未来～ / TRUST - Future, Walking with You -), 2011 - Online download only
Albums (Full-length)
- KataomoiKataomoi (Mayumi Iizuka album)is J-pop artist Mayumi Iizuka's first album, and it has the title song.- Exposition :* This is the first music album and original work as a singer of Mayumi Iizuka, because it was released earlier than her first single....
(かたおもい / The Unrequited Love), 1997 - Mint to Kuchibue (ミントと口笛 / Mint and a Whistle), 1998
- So Loving, 1999
- Aeris, 2000
- Himawari (ひまわり / Sunflowers), 2001
- Niji no Saku Basho (虹の咲く場所 / A Place in the Bloom of a Rainbow), 2002
- Smile×SmileSMILE×SMILESmile×Smile is J-pop artist Mayumi Iizuka's seventh album and was produced by Tore Johansson, who is a Swedish musician.- Exposition :...
, 2003 - Produced by Tore JohanssonTore JohanssonTore Johansson is a Swedish record producer, composer and musician based in Malmö, Sweden.-Biography:In an interview with HitQuarters, Johansson claimed that the main impetus for his becoming a music producer was the lack of good recording studios in the Malmö area at that time in which to record... - Infinity, 2004
- Mine, 2005
- 10Love10Love10Love is J-pop artist Mayumi Iizuka's tenth album. The disc contains, literally, ten songs.- Exposition :This album is severally composed by ten people included in HoshiMai , who is the pen name of Mayumi Iizuka....
, 2006 - Crystal DaysCrystal Daysis J-pop artist Mayumi Iizuka's 11th album.- Exposition :* The first released CDs have a rhinestone made by Swarovski.* Song #1, #3, #5, #6 and #7 are lyrics by Mayumi Iizuka, and Song #6 is composed by HoshiMai , who is the pen name of Mayumi Iizuka....
, 2007 - Stories, 2008
- Fight!!Fight!!is J-pop artist Mayumi Iizuka's 13th album.- Exposition :* This, Mayumi Iizuka's 13th album, was released with love and thanks for the fans. This work mainly consists of up-tempo numbers that would cheer her listeners up....
, 2009 - Kimi e...Kimi e...is J-pop artist Mayumi Iizuka's 14th album.- Exposition :* This, Mayumi Iizuka's 14th album, is centering on the theme of "Winter," and consists of many ballads...
(君へ。。。 / To You...), 2009
Mini-albums
- Fly Ladybird Fly, 1998
- 23Degrees, 2004
- Purezento (プレゼント / The Present), 2005
External links
- Press Session: Mayumi Iizuka - Her interview within "EX: The Online World of Anime & Manga"
- Mayumi Iizuka's Official Website - By Tokuma Japan Communications
- Berry Smile - Mayumi Iizuka's Official Website by Kanamedo
- Mayumi Iizuka's Machan Biyori - Official Blog with her photographs
- Strawberry Candle - Official fan-club site
- On-the-spot Interview: Mayumi Iizuka - within "Edu-Pa"
- "Girls on the Web" FILE.37: Mayumi Iizuka (May 1, 1999) - Her interview and photo gallery