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Ayako Kawasumi

Acting Born Mar 30, 1976 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Ayako Kawasumi is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affectionately referred to by her fellow voice actors and fans as "Ayachii (あやちー)", "Ayasumi (あやすみ)" and "Aya-nē (あやねえ)". She is a skilled pianist as she has played the piano since childhood. She composed and performed "...To You", the opening theme to Piano, and played pianists in the anime Piano and Nodame Cantabile. She is one of the most prolific and well-known voice actresses in Japan. Throughout her career, she has voiced plenty of iconic and famous characters, such as Akari Kamigishi (To Heart), Saber (Fate/stay night), Nodame (Nodame Cantabile), Lafiel (Crest of the Stars - Banner of the Stars), Fuu (Samurai Champloo), Leina (Queen's Blade), Aoi Sakuraba (Ai Yori Aoshi), Mahoro (Mahoromatic) and Natsuki Mogi (Initial D).

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Known for

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

as Erina Pendleton (voice)

The Ancient Magus' Bride

as Goddess of Winter Morrígan (voice)

Sword Art Online

as Aki Natsuki (voice)

High School DxD

as Susan (voice)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

as Beretta (voice)

Laid-Back Camp

as Tea Lady (voice)

The Misfit of Demon King Academy

as Sheila (voice)

Cells at Work!

as Mast Cell (voice)

Horimiya: The Missing Pieces

as Kozue Sengoku (voice)

Assassination Classroom

as Aguri Yukimura (voice)

Raven of the Inner Palace

as Xie Fei/Consort Sha (voice)

Full filmography

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) as Erina Pendleton (voice)
  • The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017) as Goddess of Winter Morrígan (voice)
  • Sword Art Online (2012) as Aki Natsuki (voice)
  • High School DxD (2012) as Susan (voice)
  • Natsume's Book of Friends (2008) as Sasago (voice)
  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018) as Beretta (voice)
  • Laid-Back Camp (2018) as Tea Lady (voice)
  • The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020) as Sheila (voice)
  • Cells at Work! (2018) as Mast Cell (voice)
  • Initial D (1998) as Natsuki Mogi (voice)
  • D.Gray-man (2006) as Sofia (voice)
  • Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (2023) as Kozue Sengoku (voice)
  • Strike the Blood (2013) as Giada Kukulcan (voice)
  • To Love Ru (2008) as Saki Tenjōin (voice)
  • The Qwaser of Stigmata (2010) as Miyuri Tsujidō (voice)
  • BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. (2020) as Velvet (voice)
  • A Certain Magical Index (2008) as Laura Stuart (voice)
  • Princess Connect! Re:Dive (2020) as Jun Shirogane (voice)
  • Serial Experiments Lain (1998) as Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)
  • Assassination Classroom (2015) as Aguri Yukimura (voice)
  • Raven of the Inner Palace (2022) as Xie Fei/Consort Sha (voice)
  • 18if (2017) as Eve (voice)
  • Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (2014) as Saber (voice)
  • Fate/Zero (2011) as Saber