Tarako
Encyclopedia
, known simply as Tarako, is a Japanese voice actress
and singer-songwriter
. Her debut role was as a preschooler on Urusei Yatsura
. Tarako is currently employed by the talent management firm Troubadour Musique Office.
NHK Educational
TBS
TV Asahi
Other
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 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...
. Her debut role was as a preschooler on Urusei Yatsura
Urusei Yatsura
is a comedic manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi that premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1978 and ran until its conclusion in 1987. Its 374 individual chapters were collected and published in 34 tankōbon volumes. The series tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien...
. Tarako is currently employed by the talent management firm Troubadour Musique Office.
TV
- Alice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures...
(Alice) - Fushigi na Koala Blinky (Mark)
- AnpanmanAnpanmanis one of the most popular anime cartoon series for young children in Japan. , the titular Anpanman is the most popular fictional character among people age 0 to 12 years in Japan in 10 consective years, according to research by Bandai. The series is written by Takashi Yanase, a Japanese writer of...
(Frankenrobo) - Chibi Maruko-chanChibi Maruko-chanis a shōjo manga series by Momoko Sakura, later adapted into an anime TV series by Nippon Animation, which originally aired on Fuji Television from January 7, 1990 to September 27, 1992. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of a little girl nicknamed Maruko and her family in suburban...
(Maruko) - Coji-Coji (Suzie)
- Combat Mecha XabungleCombat Mecha Xabungle, infrequently called Blue Gale Xabungle, is a mecha anime television series by Sunrise, and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It was broadcast on the Nagoya TV and TV Asahi networks at 5:30 PM each Saturday from February 6, 1982 through January 29, 1983. Promotional toys were produced by Clover...
(Chill) - Hunter × HunterHunter × Hunter, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon, who discovers that his father, whom he was told was dead, is actually alive and well...
(Senritsu) - InuYashaInuYasha, also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008...
(KiraraKiraraKirara may refer to:*Kirara , a character in the manga and anime series InuYasha*Kirara , a manga by Toshiki Yui that was also adapted into an OVA*Kirara Beach, Shimane*Kirara Beach, Yamaguchi...
) - Kimba the White LionKimba the White Lion, known in the United States as Kimba the White Lion, is an anime series from the 1960s. Created by Osamu Tezuka and based on his manga of the same title which began publication in 1950, it was the first color animated television series created in Japan. The manga was first published in serialized...
(Lulu, other voices) - 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...
(Asuka Minatoya) - Knights of RamuneKnights of Ramuneis an anime OVA that follows the adventures of Cacao and Parfait, holy virgins, in their search and rescue mission of the 4th Warrior Ramunes, given to them by the apparent head of their religious order, Master Follower. They are joined in these adventures by Lemon, a twelve year old girl, and PQ,...
(Hebimetako) - Magical Tarurūto-kunMagical Taruruto-kunis a comedy manga by Tatsuya Egawa that was published in the Weekly Shonen Jump from 1988 to 1992, spanning a 21-volume collected edition. It was adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation that lasted 87 episodes and three feature films from 1990 through 1992.- Anime :The Magical Taluluto TV...
(Tarurūto) - Meitantei Kageman (Kageman)
- Mikan Enikki (Mikan)
- Mushiking: King of the BeetlesMushiking: King of the Beetlesalso called Mushiking: Battle of the Beetles, is a Japanese combination of an arcade game and collectible card game developed by Sega. The game involves battles between cards describing various beetle species...
(Chibi King) - NG Kishi Ramune & 40 (Hebimetako)
- NoirNoir (TV series)is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2001 by the Bee Train animation studio. Kōichi Mashimo directed Noir, it was written by Ryoe Tsukimura, and the soundtrack was composed by Yuki Kajiura...
(Altena) - Patlabor: The TV SeriesPatlabor: The TV Seriesis an anime television series, created by Sunrise, based on the Patlabor anime franchise.With success of the first movie, Patlabor became one of the first OVAs to be ported to TV. Originally planned for 24 episodes, , the series was extended twice...
(Tamiko Shinshi) - Pluster WorldPluster Worldis an anime television series that originally aired in Japan starting April 2003. Aired on TV Tokyo on Thursdays 6:00pm to 6:30pm.- Story :According to legend, the peaceful Pluster World fell into chaos with the appearance of the Minusters, and in response, all of the Plusters fought alongside the...
(Maurie) - Urusei YatsuraUrusei Yatsurais a comedic manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi that premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1978 and ran until its conclusion in 1987. Its 374 individual chapters were collected and published in 34 tankōbon volumes. The series tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien...
(Sugar, preschooler) - NichijouNichijouis a Japanese comedy manga by . The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Shōnen Ace, and was also serialized in Comptiq between the March 2007 and July 2008 issues. An anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between April and September...
(Plus-screw at episode 16)
OVA
- Hunter × Hunter (Senritsu)
- NG Kishi Ramune & 40 DX (Hebimetako)
- NG Kishi Ramune & 40 EX (Hebimetako)
Movies
- Castle in the SkyCastle in the SkyAll compositions by Joe Hisaishi.#"The Girl Who Fell from the Sky" – 2:27#"Morning in Slag Ravine" – 3:04#"A Fun Brawl " – 4:27#"Memories of Gondoa" – 2:46#"Discouraged Pazu" – 1:46#"Robot Soldier " – 2:34...
(Madge) - My Neighbor TotoroMy Neighbor Totoro, is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film follows the two young daughters of a professor and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan...
(friend B) - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (boy)
- They Were 11 (Toto)
- Xabungle GraffitiCombat Mecha Xabungle, infrequently called Blue Gale Xabungle, is a mecha anime television series by Sunrise, and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It was broadcast on the Nagoya TV and TV Asahi networks at 5:30 PM each Saturday from February 6, 1982 through January 29, 1983. Promotional toys were produced by Clover...
(Chill)
Drama CDs
- Eiyū Densetsu III: Shiroki Majo "Wakatareta Mizuumi" (Ban Ban)
- Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu II: Heroine-tachi no Tanjōbi (Kururu)
- Popful Mail ParadisePopful Mailis a side-scrolling platform game. Popful Mail was developed by Nihon Falcom for the NEC PC-8801 computer in 1991 and for the PC-9801 in 1992. It was later ported to PC Engine CD-ROM by NEC Home Electronics and to the Sega CD by "Sega Falcom", an alliance of the two game companies Sega and Falcom...
4–5 (Nairu) - Tarako Pappara Paradise (Tarako-neesan, Kururu, Nairu, Ban Ban, Obāsan
Other voice over
Fuji TVFuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
- The Judge! Tokusuru Hōritsu File "Korette Tsumi Janai no" segment (Narration)
- Naruhodo! The World (Reporter)
- Quiz & Game Tarō to Hanako (Host)
NHK Educational
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
- Okome (Narration)
TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
- Shiawase Kazoku Keikaku (Narration)
TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
- Zenigata Kintarō (Narration)
Other
- Chibi Maruko-chanChibi Maruko-chanis a shōjo manga series by Momoko Sakura, later adapted into an anime TV series by Nippon Animation, which originally aired on Fuji Television from January 7, 1990 to September 27, 1992. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of a little girl nicknamed Maruko and her family in suburban...
(Screenplay director) - NoozlesNoozles, also known as The Wonderous Koala Blinky, is a 26-episode anime by Nippon Animation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984, under the title Fushigi na Koara Burinkī or Brinky and Printy. It depicts the adventures of a 12-year old girl named Sandy and her koala friends, Blinky and...
(Theme song performance)
Albums
- Totte Oki no Shunkan (1983)
- Kaze ga Chigau (1984)
- Warawanai Koibito (1985)
- Kokuhaku (1985)
- Sukoshi Dake Ai ga Tarinai (1986)
- Anata ga Daisuki (1990)
- Kanojo (1991)
- My dear (1991)
- Tengoku yori Takai Toko Ikō yo (1993)
- Wāi. (1995)