Houko Kuwashima
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Houko Kuwashima (桑島 法子 Kuwashima Hōko?) is a seiyū and singer born December 12, 1975 in Kanegasaki, Isawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. Kuwashima is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.
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[edit] Notable anime roles
Bold roles are lead or one of the leads
- Angelic Layer - Sai Jounouchi
- Argento Soma - Harriet Bartholemew, Maki Agata
- Azumanga Daioh - Kagura
- Betterman - Misako
- Beyblade - Kyouju
- Blue Gender - Marlene Angel
- Chobits - Minoru Kokubunji
- Clannad - Tomoyo Sakagami
- Claymore - Clare
- Dokkiri Doctor - Miyuki Koizumi
- Detective Academy Q (Tantei Gakuen Q) - Megumi Minami
- Final Fantasy: Unlimited - Miles
- Fullmetal Alchemist - Rosé Thomas
- Gravion - Liru
- Gravion Zwei - Liru
- Gun X Sword - Wendy Gallet
- Gundam SEED - Flay Allster, Natarle Badgiruel
- Gundam SEED DESTINY - Stella Loussier, young Rey Za Burrel
- Infinite Ryvius (Mugen no Ryvius) - Aoi Housen
- InuYasha - Sango
- Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne - Maron Kusakabe, Jeanne
- Kenran Butou Sai: The Mars Daybreak - Vestemona Lauren
- Konjiki no Gash Bell! (Zatch Bell) - Kolulu
- Madlax - Margaret Burton
- Martian Successor Nadesico (Kidou Senkan Nadesico) *debut - Yurika Misumaru
- Melody of Oblivion (Boukyaku no Senritsu) - Bocca
- Mermaid Saga - Rin
- Ninja Scroll: The Series - Shigure
- Noir - Kirika Yuumura
- RahXephon - Quon Kisaragi
- Saiunkoku Monogatari - Kou Shuurei
- Shinshi Doumei Cross - Otomiya Haine
- Simoun - Guragiefu
- Slayers Try - Filia Ul Copt
- Steel Angel Kurumi (Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi) - Nakahito Kagura
- The Twelve Kingdoms (Juuni Kokuki) - Shoukei
- Transformer Galaxy Force - Hop
- X TV - Satsuki Yatouji
- Z.O.E Dolores,i - Dolores
[edit] Notable audio dramas and CD albums
- db/songbook feat. Houko Kuwashima
- en route
- Flores~Shisha e no Hanataba (Flores~Bouquet for the Dead)
- realigi
- Hana Kimi audio drama - Mizuki Ashiya
- Kenran Butou Sai Original Sound Log 1 - Vestemona Lauren
- Kouji Tsujitani feat. Houko Kuwashima and Kumiko Watanabe in 風のなかへ - Into the Wind (Kaze no Naka e)
- Shinkai no Kodoku (深海の孤独 The Sea's Loneliness?) - Gundam SEED Destiny Soundtrack Vol. 2
[edit] Video game voice roles
- Dead or Alive (video game) - Kasumi since Dead or Alive 3, including Dead or Alive Ultimate.
- DIGITAL DEVIL SAGA ~Avatar Tuner~ - Sera/Seraph
- Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale - Sango
- Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Mei Ling
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops - Para-Medic
- Soul Calibur - Seong Mi-na since that particular game onwards
- Tales of Symphonia - Presea Combatir
- Xenogears - Elly von Houten
- Shining Force EXA - Cyril
[edit] Trivia
- Her given name, Houko (法子 Hōko?), is sometimes mistransliterated as Noriko, even in Japan. This may be due to the fact that Noriko is another way of pronouncing 法子, as seen in the name of Noriko Sakai, a famous Japanese actress.
- She has starred in many anime produced by Sunrise (e.g. Infinite Ryvius, Argento Soma, Gundam Seed and Seed Destiny, Inuyasha, among others). Also, in Gundam Seed, Argento Soma and Infinite Ryvius, her characters have strong relationships with the characters voiced by Hoshi Soichiro.
- In both Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, she voiced characters who were the main character's initial love interest (Fllay Allster in Gundam SEED and Stellar Loussier in Gundam SEED Destiny). None of the characters which she voiced in either Gundam SEED or Gundam SEED Destiny survived the duration of the series.
- She has worked alongside Kotono Mitsuishi whereby they voiced partners who act as foils to each other.
- In Gundam Seed, with Kotono as Murrue Ramius and Houko as Natarle Badgiruel
- In Noir, with Houko as Kirika Yuumura and Kotono as Mireille Bouquet
- Coincidentally, both ladies had voiced the same character before, under different circumstances: Satsuki Yatōji from X (Kotono was Satsuki's voice in the movie version while Houko voiced Satsuki in the anime version.) Also, both ladies appeared in three anime series in a row on the Saturday 6 p.m. timeslot on MBS and TBS, starting from Gundam Seed, to Fullmetal Alchemist and to Gundam Seed Destiny.
- Became good friends with fellow seiyu Haruna Ikezawa after their collaboration in Gravion.
[edit] External links
- Official website of Houko Kuwashima at Victor Entertainment
- Album listing at Melody Talk
- Kuwashima Houko at the Hitoshi Doi Seiyuu database
- Kuwashima Houko at the Anime News Network
- Kuwashima Houko data at Aoni Production
