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Nami Kurokawa

Nami Kurokawa
黒河 奈美
Born (1980-01-25) January 25, 1980 (age 44)
Osaka, Japan
OccupationVoice actress

Nami Kurokawa (黒河 奈美, Kurokawa Nami, born January 25, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress[1] and singer from Osaka Prefecture. She is known for portraying Tamaki Konomiya in Da Capo, Leica Crusade in Demonbane, Flora Koiwai in Nanatsuiro Drops, Kan'u Unchō in Koihime Musō, Sayaka Hozumi in Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, and Takako Kakuzawa in Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!.

Biography

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Nami Kurokawa, a native of Osaka Prefecture, was born on January 25, 1980.[2][3] As a kindergarten student, her initial dream was to be a Japanese idol.[4] However, as she got older, she became more shy and started considering an acting career, and afterwards, she wanted to become an announcer, and in particular a career in "communicating something through words".[4][5] While considering her career after her high school graduation, she learned about a voice acting school that was recruiting for its first batch of students through an anime magazine that her mother had bought, and she subsequently enrolled there.[5] She graduated from the Amusement Media Academy Department in 2000,[6] and she made her voice acting debut in 2001 as Mamoru Sanjōji in Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver.[7]

She has starred as Kan'u Unchō in the Koihime Musō franchise.[7] She has voiced the character in all three anime adaptations and in several of the video games.[7] She was also part of Momozono no Sanshimai, a voice acting unit who sang "Otome Ryouran Battle Party", the ending theme song of the 2009 anime adaptation Shin Koihime Musō.[8][9]

She has appeared as Tamaki Konomiya in the Da Capo franchise, appearing in the anime adaptation and the games D.C.P.S. (2003) and Da Capo: Four Seasons (2005).[7] She has starred as Leica Crusade in the Demonbane franchise, appearing in the 2006 anime Kishin Houkou Demonbane and the franchise's three video games.[7] She has starred as Flora Koiwai in the Nanatsuiro Drops franchise, appearing in the 2006 original visual novel, its 2007 PlayStation 2 port, and the 2007 anime adaptation.[7] She has starred as Sayaka Hozumi in the Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na franchise, appearing in the anime adaptation Crescent Love (2006) and four of the video games.[7] She has starred as Takako Kakuzawa in Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (2007) and its video game adaptation Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! Kirakira Happy Festa!.[7]

Her adult visual novel credits include including Ayaka Kusuhara in Harukoi Otome (2006), Yumiko Kamiazuma in Tōka Gettan (2007), Tsukasa Kiryu in Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka (2007), Haruka Kawasumi in Time Leap (2007), Misaki Ayase in Sakura Strasse (2008), Chie Ashikaga in Cross Days (2010), Makiyo Shingyouji in Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (2010), Shiori Sasaki in In Search of the Lost Future (2010), Sophia Measley in 11eyes: Resona Forma (2011), and Musashibō Benkei in Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! S (2012).[7] Her anime credits include Miyuki Sawamura in D.N.Angel, Aya Kanazawa in The World of Narue, Gabriela Babi Bozzo in Ginban Kaleidoscope, Koshiba in High School Girls, Megumi Shōji in La Corda d'Oro, Miharu Asano in Mushi-Uta, and Mutsumi Sendou in The Qwaser of Stigmata.[7] Her video game credits include Olivia in Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice (2001), Ayano Sakurazaka in Raw Danger! (2006), Carol in Everybody's Tennis (2006), Rami in Summon Night 4 (2006), Meno Lou and Francisca in Armored Core 4 (2006), Chelinka in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (2007), Scheherazade and Kamikirimusi in Soulcalibur IV (2008), and Emma Crawford in R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate (2009).[7]

Filmography

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Anime

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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

Video games

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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2015
2016
2019

Dubbing

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References

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  1. ^ "CRUNCHYROLL AND MARVELOUS ENTERTAINMENT TO TRANSPORT FANS TO IMPERIAL CHINA (press release)". Active Anime. October 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 16, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "黒河奈美". Production Baobab. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "黒河 奈美". Gekidan Sugoroku. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "?". メガミマガジン. Gakushu Kenkyusha. 2008. p. 136.
  5. ^ a b "?". 声優アニメディア. Gakushu Kenkyusha. September 1, 2008. p. 82.
  6. ^ "卒業生一覧". アミューズメントメディア総合学院 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce "黒河奈美(Nami Kurokawa)＝本山美奈＝黒川奈美". GamePlaza Haruka. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "桃園ノ三姉妹のメンバー、プロフィール". Oricon News. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "乙女繚乱☆ばとるPARTY". Oricon News. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  10. ^ Green, Scott (October 19, 2009). "AICN Anime - Plenty of Updates on Gantz Live Action, Trigun, One of Stan Lee's Anime Projects, Voltron, Oldboy and More..." Ain't It Cool News. Ain't It Cool, Inc. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
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