Minami Kuribayashi
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese singer-songwriter
and voice actress
from Shizuoka prefecture
.
Her involvement in the game and anime Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
, where she voiced the role of one of the characters, Haruka Suzumiya and performed and penned the theme songs and other songs relating to the series, has brought her much attention. Her single "Precious Memories", used as the opening theme song for the series' animated version was a success; it had a peak ranking of 17th place on the Oricon
charts and charted for 13 weeks. She has since performed songs for other games and anime
, including series such as Muv-Luv
, Chrono Crusade
, My-HiME
, My-Otome
, Kure-nai
, and School Days.
Kuribayashi has performed as part of the group Wild 3nin Musume, whose other present members are Joy Max (a.k.a. Joy Max Maximum) and Kisho Taniyama
(a.k.a. Jackie Yang). She also once paired with Chiaki Takahashi
to form the group exige, where Takahashi was known as CT. Veronica. Also, she is part of Sound Horizon
.
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 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and voice actress
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 Shizuoka prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
.
Her involvement in the game and anime Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions...
, where she voiced the role of one of the characters, Haruka Suzumiya and performed and penned the theme songs and other songs relating to the series, has brought her much attention. Her single "Precious Memories", used as the opening theme song for the series' animated version was a success; it had a peak ranking of 17th place on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts and charted for 13 weeks. She has since performed songs for other games and anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, including series such as Muv-Luv
Muv-Luv
is a Japanese visual novel developed by âge, which was originally released as an adult game for the PC in February 28, 2003. Subsequent versions with the adult content removed were sold for the PC and Xbox 360...
, Chrono Crusade
Chrono Crusade
, also known as Chrno Crusade due to a typo in the original logo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in Dragon Magazine which began serialization in November 1998. A 24-episode anime television series based on the...
, My-HiME
My-HiME
is an anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, the series originally premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005...
, My-Otome
My-Otome
is an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters....
, Kure-nai
Kure-nai
is a Japanese light novel series by Kentarō Katayama, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto. A manga adaptation started serialization in the first issue of Jump Square magazine...
, and School Days.
Kuribayashi has performed as part of the group Wild 3nin Musume, whose other present members are Joy Max (a.k.a. Joy Max Maximum) and Kisho Taniyama
Kisho Taniyama
' is a seiyū who is affiliated with Ken Production. He is also the vocal and lyricist of the Japanese rock unit / band GRANRODEO under the name KISHOW.-TV Anime:* Basquash! * Bleach * Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo...
(a.k.a. Jackie Yang). She also once paired with Chiaki Takahashi
Chiaki Takahashi (actress)
is a Japanese voice actress. Her hometown is Yokohama, Japan. On October 10, 2000, she changed the kanji lettering of her name, though the pronunciation remains the same. She was a member of the J-pop group Aice5 as well. Currently freelance , she was previously represented by Aoni Production and...
to form the group exige, where Takahashi was known as CT. Veronica. Also, she is part of Sound Horizon
Sound Horizon
Sound Horizon, abbreviated by fans as Sanhora , is a Japanese musical group with composer Revo as the leader. They call themselves the "fantasy band" and have released their works that closely resemble suites.-History:...
.
TV animation
- Kimi ga Nozomu EienKimi ga Nozomu Eien, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions...
(Haruka Suzumiya) - Mai Otome (Erstin HoErstin Hois a fictional character in the anime and manga My-Otome. She is voiced by Minami Kuribayashi in Japanese and by Lori Barnes-Smith in the English version.-Character overview:...
) - School Days (Minami Obuchi)
OVAs
- Akane ManiaxAkane Maniaxis an adventure game released for the PC by âge. It is a prequel of sorts to Muv-Luv and side story to Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, and features Suzumiya Akane from Kimi ga Nozomu Eien as its main heroine...
(Haruka Suzumiya) - Ayumayu GekijouKimi ga Nozomu Eien, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions...
(Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro) - Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions...
(Haruka Suzumiya) - My-Otome ZweiMy-Otome Zweiis a Japanese OVA anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it consists of four episodes, which were released across three-month intervals and is the sequel to the original My-Otome anime series...
(Ribbon-chan) - School Days ~Magical Heart Kokoro-chan~ (Minami Obuchi)
Internet animation
- Ayumayu GekijouKimi ga Nozomu Eien, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions...
(Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro)
Games
- Age Maniax (Susie, Fumino) (Priere)
- Kimi ga Nozomu EienKimi ga Nozomu Eien, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions...
(Haruka Suzumiya) - School Days (Minami Obuchi)
- School Days L x H (Minami Obuchi)
- "Hello, world." (Haruka Tomonaga)
- Muv-LuvMuv-Luvis a Japanese visual novel developed by âge, which was originally released as an adult game for the PC in February 28, 2003. Subsequent versions with the adult content removed were sold for the PC and Xbox 360...
(Kasumi Yashiro) - Muv-Luv AlternativeMuv-Luvis a Japanese visual novel developed by âge, which was originally released as an adult game for the PC in February 28, 2003. Subsequent versions with the adult content removed were sold for the PC and Xbox 360...
(Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya) - Muv-Luv Altered FableMuv-Luvis a Japanese visual novel developed by âge, which was originally released as an adult game for the PC in February 28, 2003. Subsequent versions with the adult content removed were sold for the PC and Xbox 360...
(Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya) - My-Otome: Otome Butoushi!! (Erstin Ho)
Singles
| # | Single information | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Debut | "Muv-Luv"
|
25,900 |
| 2nd | "Kaze no Yukue/Yours"
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien , abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions... |
28,600 |
| 3rd | "Precious Memories"
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien , abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions... |
55,000 |
| 4th | "Hoshizora no Waltz"
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien , abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions... |
34,500 |
| 5th | "Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line"
|
51,500 |
| 6th | "Shining Days"
My-HiME is an anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, the series originally premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005... |
52,000 |
| 7th | "Beginning"
Akane Maniax is an adventure game released for the PC by âge. It is a prequel of sorts to Muv-Luv and side story to Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, and features Suzumiya Akane from Kimi ga Nozomu Eien as its main heroine... |
33,600 |
| 8th | "Shining Days (Re-Product & Remix)"
|
5,000 |
| 9th | "Muv-Luv"
Muv-Luv is a Japanese visual novel developed by âge, which was originally released as an adult game for the PC in February 28, 2003. Subsequent versions with the adult content removed were sold for the PC and Xbox 360... |
34,400 |
| 10th | "Blue Treasure"
Tide-Line Blue is a Japanese anime series by Bandai Visual and Telecom Animation Film.-Background:Tide-Line Blue is set after an environmental disaster later called the "Hammer of Eden" has submerged 90% of the Earth under water and taken six billion lives. The series begins fourteen years after that event with... |
35,100 |
| 11th | "Dream Wing"
My-Otome is an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters.... " |
42,300 |
| 12th | "Crystal Energy"
My-Otome is an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters.... |
38,700 |
| 13th | "Yell! Yell! Yell! was a British pop duo, consisting of Paul Varney and Daniel James , who were produced by Nigel Wright and Stock, Aitken and Waterman... " Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars is a Japanese anime series, that retells the events from the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation game, a game featuring only original characters and mechs created by Banpresto for the Super Robot Wars franchise. A sequel titled began airing on the October 1, 2010.-Summary:The anime is not a... |
19,400 |
| 14th | "United Force"
Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula , also known as Apo Mekhanes Theos Gigantic Formula, is a Japanese anime series that aired in Japan. The show was first aired April 4, 2007 by TV Tokyo, and ended its run on September 26, 2007. A manga adaptation by Shōhei Oka was serialized concurrently in Dengeki Daioh.-Overview:The series is set... |
20,800 |
| 15th | "BUT, metamorphosis"
|
12,500 |
| 16th | "Next Season/Sweet Passion"
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien , abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions... |
15,100 |
| 17th | "Love Jump"
Kure-nai is a Japanese light novel series by Kentarō Katayama, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto. A manga adaptation started serialization in the first issue of Jump Square magazine... |
16,800 |
| 18th | "Unripe Hero"
Blassreiter is a 2008 Japanese anime from the animation studio Gonzo and the multimedia studio Nitro+. The title is pseudo-German and literally means "Pale Rider"... |
7,761 |
| 19th | "Finality Blue"
My-Otome 0~S.ifr~ is a 2008 anime OVA produced by Sunrise and directed by Hisayuki Hirokazu, the former My-Otome character designer. It was developed as a prequel to the other My-Otome films of the time. The peculiar name "0~S.ifr~" relates to the number zero.... |
6,116 |
| 20th | "Sympathizer"
Black God (manga) is a Japanese-Korean manga series written by Dall-Young Lim and illustrated by Sung-Woo Park. Square Enix publishes the manga in Japan's bi-monthly seinen magazine Young Gangan. The story is initially set in modern day Tokyo, then changes to the island of Okinawa in the middle of the story. The... |
10,446 |
| 21st | "Miracle Fly"
Sora Kake Girl , is a Japanese anime television series, created and produced by Sunrise. Based on the original concept by the Sunrise animation staff, the series is directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Jukki Hanada, overseeing a team of animators noted for their previous work on My-HiME and My-Otome.The... |
7,539+ |
| 22nd | "earth trip"
Grandia Online is a Japanese free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Game Arts and published by GungHo Online Entertainment for Microsoft Windows as part of their Grandia series... |
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| 23rd | "Unreal Paradise"
|
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| 24th | "Meiya Kadenrou"
Katanagatari is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint. An anime adaptation by White Fox began airing on January 25, 2010 and consisted of 12 episodes. The story revolves around the collection of twelve... |
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| 25th | "Straight Jet"
IS (Infinite Stratos) is a Japanese light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru with illustrations provided by Okiura. As of April 2011, 7 volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Kenji Akahoshi started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on May... |
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| 26th | "Kimi no Naka no Eiyū"
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series and the twelfth incarnation of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise. The series is first announced in the July issue of Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic, and has gaming company Level-5's President Akihiro Hino in charge of the story... |
Albums
- 2004-12-01: Overture
- 2006-04-26: passage
- 2006-12-21: fantastic arrow
- 2008-08-27: dream link
- 2010-04-21: mind touch
- 2011-03-09: Miracle fruit
Wild 3nin Musume
- 2002-11-20: CC♪4U (Chiyoren-channel♪ for you) (featuring m.c MayoEmi Uwagawais a Japanese voice actress and part of Aoni Production.-Anime:*Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Mouretsu! Otona Teikoku no Gyakushuu as Reception woman*Gegege no Kitaro as Azuki-Babaa *Haré+Guu as Adi...
) — Radio Osaka Chiyoren-channel♪ opening & ending theme - 2004-02-04: Junjou Fever (featuring Skytemple) — Radio Kiminozo RadioKimi ga Nozomu Eien, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions...
opening & ending theme - 2005-04-27: MAGIC — Web radio Kiminozo Radio opening & ending theme
- 2006-03-08: Love Adventure — Web radio Kiminozo Radio 2nd opening & ending theme
- 2007-11-07: Cutie Honey — TV drama Cutie Honey The Live opening theme
exige
- 2005-12-21: Believe yourself — TV anime IGPXImmortal Grand Prixrefers to two anime series co-produced simultaneously by Cartoon Network and Production I.G. The first is a "microseries" consisting of five 5-minute episodes, and the second is a 26-episode animated series loosely related to the first....
ending theme
Other
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.1 Suzumiya Haruka
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.2 Hayase Mitsuki
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.3 Suzumiya Akane
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.4 Rajio Special
- SONGS FROM age
- "Hello, world."
- AngelicVale Progress special CD
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Portrait＊2 Suzumiya Haruka
- Kiminozo Radio CD
- Fight～Theme of Rumbling Angel～
- PC age CD-ROM2 vol.1
- PC age CD-ROM2 vol.2
- Galaxy Angel Yaminabe
- PC age CD-ROM2 vol.3
- School Days Vocal Album
- Animelo 2006 ONENESS
- PC age CD-ROM2 vol.4
- Animelo 2007 Generation-A
Soundtrack CDs
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Soundtrack Plus
- Muv-Luv Original Soundtrack
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Original Soundtrack vol. 1
- Chrno Crusade Original Soundtrack Gospel.I
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Original Soundtrack vol. 2
- Tideline Blue Original Soundtrack
- Akane Maniax Original Soundtrack
- Muv-Luv Alternative Original Soundtrack
- School Days Original Soundtrack
- Summer Days Original Soundtrack
DVDs
- Kuribayashi Minami in BASXI Secret Live "Birthday eve"
- 2003-11-27: Kuribayashi Minami Music Clip "Precious Memories"
- 2008-02-27: Kuribayashi Minami 1st Live Tour 2007 "Fantastic Arrow"