Kikuko Inoue

Voice Actress

Kikuko Inoue is a veteran voice actress and singer from Japan. Born in Kanagawa, she obtained a middle school teaching license before a rebroadcast of Attack No. 1 inspired her to pursue voice acting, and she landed her debut role in 1988. Although she introduces herself as “17 years old” (Oi, oi!) she has been voice acting for over 35 years! Known within the industry and by her fans worldwide by her nickname “Onee-chan” (older sister), her extensive career spans hundreds of roles in anime, video games, tokusatsu, dubbing, radio, and music CDs.

In recent anime and games, you may have heard her as Acrobatic Silky in DanDaDan, Ukai-sensei in Shinanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan, Alice from Genshin Impact, Gouden Leeuw in Azur Lane.

Other Notable anime roles:

  • Kasumi Tendo from Ranma ½
  • Belldandy from Ah! My Goddess!
  • Mizuho Kazami from Onegai Teacher
  • Rune Venus from El-Hazard
  • Chitose Hibiya from Chobits
  • Lust from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  • Eléonore from The Familiar of Zero
  • Grace O’Connor from Macross Frontier
  • Minerva Orland from Fairy Tail
  • Sanae Furukawa from Clannad
  • and many, many more.

Notable game roles:

  • The Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
  • Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
  • Philia Felice from the Tales of Destiny series
  • I-No from the Guilty Gear series
  • Venat / Hydaelyn in the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV
  • Amelie in Death Stranding
  • Ms. Miranda from Rage of Bahamut / Granblue Fantasy
  • Scheherazade from Fate/Grand Order
  • and more.

Aside from voice acting, she has released 11 albums, an anime song cover album, and several radio programs and has recorded over 200 character songs for anime and games. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Seiyuu Awards in 2010, and subsequently received the honorary Kazue Takahashi Award at the 10th Seiyuu Awards in 2016 for “the female performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media.”

She co-founded and owns her own voice acting agency, Office Anemone. She loves cosplayers and occasionally cosplays herself! Her daughter, Honoka, is also a voice actress and singer.

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  • 1 item per person
  • All autographs must be personalized (No character names, due to rights issues)
  • No character quotes can be provided
  • No voice requests, audio or video recordings of any kind
  • Acceptable items include: 
    • Official CD’s/DVD’s/Blu-ray’s/Vinyl’s featuring the voice actor
    • Officially licensed Anime, Gaming or other products where they are credited (Posters, Deskmats, Wallscrolls, Magazine, etc…)
    • Official voice actor branded merchandise (Fanclub goods etc)
    • Blank shikishi boards
    • Anime North badge official items (Guidebooks, badges, T-Shirt, etc..)
  • Unacceptable items: 
    • Bootleg items 
    • Fan-art (including Artist Alley Prints)
    • Funko Pops (including plain plastic/vinyl sheets)
  • Guests reserve the right to accept or reject any item at any time.
  • No impromptu autographs or photographs such as while moving in public areas (unless initiated by the Guest)
 
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