Rika Fukami

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Biography

Early life and career

Rika Fukami was born on August 8, 1963,[2] in Kyoto Prefecture,[3] and she was raised in Chichibu, Saitama,[4] where she was a member of the chorus club in elementary school.[5] She was originally self-conscious and quiet during her childhood, but in high school she was inspired by how spirited the older students were, so she joined the broadcasting club and subsequently won the top prize at a prefectural tournament of the Template:Ill and participated in the national tournament for two consecutive years.Template:R[6]

After graduating from Template:Ill,[7] she decided to become a freelance announcer, and spent one year at the Template:Ill Department of Broadcasting and Voice Acting[8] to gather information on such things as auditions.Template:R Among her part-time work included in-store announcements at department stores and hosted concerts and amusement park Template:Ill.[9][10]

After graduating from the school, she passed the audition for Template:Ill[11] and joined the company, making her debut as a voice actress in the anime series Tokimeki Tonight.[9] She subsequently voiced Akina in Futari Daka, Fuyuta Fuyuki in Persia, the Magic Fairy, Yasuka Kashikiri in High School! Kimengumi, Mark in Lupin III Part III, Schaffe in Ninja Senshi Tobikage, a young Kazuya Uesugi in Touch, Ume Takematsu in Robotan, Ruby in Magical Princess Minky Momo: Hold on to Your Dreams, and Ohtawara in Yawara!.[12][13] She also voiced Prince Tonkari in Creamy Mami: Eien no Once More, as well as a reporter in Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Long Goodbye.[12]

1992-present: Sailor Moon, Macross, and Final Fantasy

From 1992 to 1997, she voiced Minako Aino/Sailor Venus in the anime adaptation of the magical girl manga Sailor Moon.[13] She reprised her role in the anime's three movies, as well as in several video games part of the franchise.[12] In addition to Sailor Venus, she also voiced minor character Reika Nishimura, as well as the monster Rikoukeidar.[13]

In 1994, she starred as Myung Fang Lone in Macross Plus and Daiko Hayami in New Cutie Honey.[12][13] She also voiced Renhō in Jungle King Tar-chan, Helen Jackson in Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Kaguya in Yaiba, Reideen Sayla in Reideen the Superior, Angela in Kurogane Communication, Hamil in Black Heaven, Kira and Iyo in Legend of Himiko, Viola in Zoids: Chaotic Century, and Spoor in Crest of the Stars and its the sequel series Banner of the Stars.[12][13] She later branched to video game franchises, voicing Lisa in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Fran in Final Fantasy XII, and Alex Wesker in Resident Evil: Revelations 2, and she reprised her role as Myung Fang Lone in Macross Ace Frontier.[12][14][15]

In the early-2000s, she voiced Majo Prima in Ojamajo Doremi, Ophanimon and Yuriko Kanbara in Digimon Frontier, Suzu Imamura in Full Moon o Sagashite, Natsuhi in Naruto, Carmen la Bailaora in Ashita no Nadja, and Regine in Futari wa Pretty Cure.[12][13] Subsequently, she was cast as Gira in Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness, Yggdrasil in Digimon Data Squad, Chan in Jyu-Oh-Sei, Nana Sawada in Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Hajime Yoshino in Appleseed Ex Machina, Kiriko Suma in Psychic Squad, Eriko Oginome in Penguindrum, and Shiki Murasaki in Btooom!.[12][13] In 2019, she was invited to be a guest at Naka-Kon 2020 in Overland Park, Kansas,[16] but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas.[17]

In 2020, she won the Kazue Takahashi Award at the 14th Seiyu Awards.[18] She then voiced Grace O'Malley in Fena: Pirate Princess,[13] and she voiced Rui Kisugi in the Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye crossover.[19]

Dub localization, music, and others

In addition to anime, she provides the Japanese dub localization for numerous international film and television actors including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone and Jodie Foster.[15] She has also worked as a narrator for factual programming on TBS, NTV, Fuji TV, NHK among others, as well as on commercials for companies and brands such as Fujifilm, KFC, Nippon Kodo, NTT Communications, Shueisha, the Subaru Exiga, and Tokyo Electric Power Company.[15]

Outside of voice acting, she also works as a singer. In 1996, her Sailor Moon song "Prologue" was released as a single, having been part of the 1994 character single "Setsunakute ī".[20][21] She had five albums released - Hoshizora no Fugue (1993), Mornin'After (1994), La Venus (1994), Yo ni mo Suteki na Monogatari: Mystery Train ni Notte (1995), and Mabushī Kisetsu ni Koi o Shite (1996) - as well as a third single, "24 Crush" (1995).[22][23] She has also provided vocals for several releases for the rock musical group Sound Horizon.[24][25]

Personal life

Fukami was affiliated with Template:Ill[26] and Vi-vo, before going freelance on July 1, 2019.[27]

Fukami's voice type is alto.[28] She once had level three kendama certification.[29] She once hosted the wedding of a close associate while on an overseas tour.[30]

She shares the same birth date as her late Sailor Moon co-star Emi Shinohara, and they even had a joint birthday concert together, performing as the duo Funky Twins on their 33rd birthday in 1996.[31][32]

By 2014, she became obsessed with the Funabashi mascot Funassyi, with her husband and fellow actor Template:Ill discussing this to the afternoon talk show Template:Ill as an issue on their October 14, 2014, episode.[33]

Filmography

Television animation

Year Work Role Source
1982 Tokimeki Tonight Michael [13]
1984 Futari Daka Akina [12]
1984 Persia, the Magic Fairy Fuyuta Fuyuki [12]
1985 Dirty Pair Secretary, Momoko [13]
1985 High School! Kimengumi Yasuka Kashikiri [12]
1985 Lupin III Part III Mark [12]
1985 Ninja Senshi Tobikage Schaffe [13]
1985 Touch Kazuya Uesugi (young), Nitta's mother [13]
1986 Anmitsu Hime Mrs. ET [12]
1986 Robotan Ume Takematsu [12]
1987 City Hunter Makoto Tomomura, Miho Kōenji, Jiro [12]
1987 Mami the Psychic Kōji Tabata [12]
1989 Sally the Witch 2 Hiroko [13]
1990 Genma Wars: Eve of Mythology Oshun [12]
1991 Magical Princess Minky Momo: Hold on to Your Dreams Ruby [13]
1991 Yawara! Ohtawara [13]
1992 Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger Yayoi Kirigakure, Kei Takeda, Akie Yūki [12]
1992-1997 Sailor Moon Minako Aino/Sailor Venus, Reika Nishimura/Rikoukeidar [13]
1993 Anpanman Stone Man [13]
1993 Jungle King Tar-chan Renhō [12]
1993 Mobile Suit Victory Gundam Helen Jackson [13]
1993 Yaiba Kaguya [13]
1993 Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai Midori [13]
1995 Wedding Peach Aquelda [12]
1996 Case Closed Mika Taniguchi [13]
1996 KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops Ayano Jingūji [12]
1996 Reideen the Superior Reideen Sayla [12]
1997 The Kindaichi Case Files Midori Mimasaka, Fuyuko Tsukishima, Shiho Nishimura [12]
1998 Kurogane Communication Angela [13]
1998 Master Keaton Mistress [13]
1999 Bikkuriman 2000 Kaliyuga [12]
1999 Black Heaven Hamil [13]
1999 Crest of the Stars Spoor [13]
1999 Legend of Himiko Kira, Iyo [13]
1999 Weekly Storyland Narration [12]
1999 Zoids: Chaotic Century Viola, Arabaone's purple mask [12]
2000 Banner of the Stars Spoor [13]
2000 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Horacti [12]
2001 Banner of the Stars II Spoor [12]
2001 Cosmic Baton Girl Princess Comet Queen of Planet Castanet [12]
2001 Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land Mama [12]
2001 Ojamajo Doremi Majo Prima [12]
2002 Digimon Frontier Ophanimon, Yuriko Kanbara [12]
2002 Full Moon o Sagashite Suzu Imamura [12]
2002 Naruto Natsuhi [12]
2003 Ashita no Nadja Carmen la Bailaora [12]
2004 Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple Elza Hart [12]
2004 Futari wa Pretty Cure Regine [12]
2004 Galaxy Angel X Cashier woman [12]
2005 Blood+ Erizabeta [12]
2006 Digimon Data Squad Yggdrasil [12]
2006 Gintama Space Woman [15]
2006 Government Crime Investigation Agent Zaizen Jotaro Junko Yoshioka [12]
2006 Jyu-Oh-Sei Chan [12]
2006 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Nana Sawada [12]
2008 Golgo 13 Brigitta [12]
2008 Michiko to Hatchin Akasha [12]
2008 Psychic Squad Kiriko Suma [12]
2011 Penguindrum Eriko Oginome [13]
2012 Btooom! Shiki Murasaki [12]
2012 Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine True Ailan [12]
2013 Arata: The Legend Yorunami's mother [12]
2021 Fena: Pirate Princess Grace O'Malley [13]

ONA

Year Work Role Source
2023 Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye Rui Kisugi [19]
2024 Monogatari Off & Monster Season Deathtopia Virtuoso Suicide-Master) [34]

OVA

Year Work Role Source
1984 Creamy Mami: Eien no Once More Prince Tonkari [12]
1985 Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Long Goodbye reporter [12]
1985 Magical Princess Minky Momo: La Ronde in My Dream Stewardess [13]
1986 Prefectural Earth Defense Force Akiko Ifukube [13]
1986 Wounded Man Misty [13]
1988 Leina: Wolf Sword Legend Nami [13]
1990 Taiman Blues Mayumi Hashimoto [13]
1991 Record of Lodoss War Riara [13]
1993 Ambassador Magma Tomoko Murakami, Altemira [12]
1994 Macross Plus Myung Fang Lone [12]
1994 New Cutie Honey Daiko Hayami [13]
1994 Ogre Slayer Setsuko [13]
1995 Kōryū no Mimi Sinclair Gordon [13]
1997 Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi Kaoru's sister [12]
2003 Kaleido Star: New Wings: Extra Stage Donna Walker [12]
2008 Megumi Sakie Yokota [13]

Animated films

Video games

Dubbing

Film

Television

Animation

Discography

Singles

Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales Ref.
JPN JPN
Comb.
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". 1994
  • Released: March 1, 1994
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
 — — — [20]
"24 Crush"
(stylized as 24☆Crush)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1995
  • Released: June 21, 1995
  • Label: Apollon
 — — — [23]
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". 1996
  • Released: December 21, 1996
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
 — — — [21]

Albums

Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales Ref.
JPN JPN
Comb.
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". 1993
  • Released: October 21, 1993
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
 — — — [155]
Mornin’After 1994
  • Released: February 21, 1994
  • Label: Apollon
 — — — [156]
La Venus 1994
  • Released: September 21, 1994
  • Label: Apollon
 — — — [157]
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". 1995
  • Released: November 21, 1995
  • Label: Apollon
 — — — [158]
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". 1996
  • Released: March 21, 1996
  • Label: Tri-M
 — — — [159]

Awards

Year Award ceremony Award Result
2020 14th Seiyu Awards Kazue Takahashi Memorial Award Won[18]

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