Masumi Asano

Masumi Asano
Born	August 25, 1977 (1977-08-25) (age 34) Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1999-present
Agent	Aoni Production

Masumi Asano (浅野 真澄, Asano Masumi^?, born August 25, 1977) is a Japanese voice actress from Noshiro, Akita who works for Aoni Production.^{[1][citation needed]} She is also known by her nickname, Masumin.

Notable voice roles

Anime

• Saga in A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001, 2003 OVA)
• BlackRose (Hayami Akira) in .hack//Sign (2002, Episode 28: "Unison")
• Kaori Stephanie in Gravion (2002) and Gravion Zwei (2004)
• Shouta in Haibane Renmei (2002)
• Aoi in Rizelmine (2002)
• Hiyono Yuizaki in Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (2002)
• Risa Harada in D.N.Angel (2003)
• Kirika Misono in Eiken (2003)
• Hakufu Sonsaku in Ikki Tousen (2003), Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny (2007), Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians (2008) & Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor (2010)
• Mai in Popotan (2003)
• Gloria in Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (2004)
• Manatsu Kuroki in Uta∽Kata (2004, 2005 OVA)
• Mizuki in Yumeria (2004)
• Izumi in He Is My Master (2005)
• Mina Minato in Hell Girl (2005), Episode 15
• Megumi Momono in Mahoraba ~Heartful days~ (2005)
• Yukari Hirai in Shakugan no Shana (2005)
• Rose Anderson in SoltyRei (2005)
• Yuma Suzuki in High School Girls (2006)
• Mariya Mikado in Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (2006)
• Naomi Hoshina in Tokimeki Memorial Only Love (2006)
• Najimi Osana in Dōjin Work (2007)
• Risa Asakaze in Hayate the Combat Butler (2007)
• Princea in Prism Ark (2007)
• Aya Suzuno in Monochrome Factor (2008)
• Flower in Kowarekake no Orgel (2009 OVA)
• Marguerite in One Piece (2009, Episode 408)
• Junko Takei in Strike Witches 2 (2010)
• Nao Horie in Yumekui Merry (2011)
• Yūka Amino in Blood-C (2011)

Video Games

• .hack... BlackRose (Hayami Akira)
• Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time... Eliza
• Symphonic Rain... Falsita Fawcett
• Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2... Torris
• Tales of Legendia... Chloe Valens
• Rune Factory Oceans (Odette)
• Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition, Soulcalibur IV, & Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny... Tira
• .hack//G.U.... Alkaid (Yowkow)
• Gundam MS Sensen 0079... Lil Somas
• The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki... Noël Seeker
• Valkyria Chronicles 3... Imca
• Bleach: The 3rd Phantom... Matsuri Kudo

Misc

• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius... Cindy Vortex (Japanese dub)
• Special A... Hikari Hanazono (CD Drama)

Prize-Winnings

• the Best Radio Personality in the 1st Seiyū Awards (2007)
• the Highest Prize of Children's story category in the 13th Ohisama Taisho (2007)

Trivia

• She's often mistaken for Mayumi Asano (Their names differ by only one syllable).
• She was a member of the girl singing group, Aice5. Notable members included Akemi Kanda and Yui Horie.
• She was also a member of the girls group,"Kirakira☆melody school",of which she try to hide this career. But this is often disclosed in her radio show called "Anispa" which the two,her and Japanese singer 'Washizaki Takesi' , host. Notable members included Yui Sakakibara and Mai Kadowaki.
• She's the one who gave the nickname Maki-Maki to her fellow seiyuu, Makino Yui.

References

1. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Asano Masumi". Seiyuu Database. July 13, 2010. Archived by WebCite July 18, 2010.

• Taniguchi, Hiroshi et al. "The Official Art of Canvas2 ~Nijiiro no Sketch~". (November 2006) Newtype USA. pp. 101–107.

External links

• Masumi Asano at the Seiyuu database
• Masumi Asano at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Masumi Asano web site (Japanese)
• Masumi Asano's Official Blog (Japanese)
• Masumi Asano's Twitter (Japanese)
• Masumi Asano at the Internet Movie Database

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