Masumi Asano

is a Japanese voice actress, singer, narrator and writer who worked for Aoni Production, but now as of January, 2021, a Freelancer.

Biography

Asano was born on August 25, 1977, in Noshiro, Akita and studied at the Kokugakuin University Faculty of Literature. Asano announced via her blog that her dōjin manga series Seiyu's Life!, with art by Kenjiro Hata, is receiving an anime television series adaptation.

Filmography

Television animation

• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001) – Saga
• .hack//Sign (2002, Episode 28: "Unison") – BlackRose (Hayami Akira)
• Gravion (2002) – Kaori Stephanie
• Haibane Renmei (2002) – Shouta
• Rizelmine (2002) – Aoi
• ' (2002) – Hiyono Yuizaki
• D.N.Angel (2003) – Risa Harada
• Ikki Tousen (2003) – Hakufu Sonsaku
• Popotan (2003) – Mai
• Gravion Zwei (2004) – Kaori Stephanie
• Uta∽Kata (2004) – Manatsu Kuroki
• Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (2004) – Gloria
• Yumeria (2004) – Mizuki
• Melody of Oblivion (2004) – Sayoko Tsukinomori
• He Is My Master (2005) – Izumi
• Hell Girl (2005) – Mina Minato (Episode 15)
• Mahoraba ~Heartful days~ (2005) – Megumi Momono
• Shakugan no Shana (2005) – Yukari Hirai
• Solty Rei (2005) – Rose Anderson
• High School Girls (2006) – Yuma Suzuki
• Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (2006) – Mariya Mikado
• Tokimeki Memorial Only Love (2006) – Naomi Hoshina
• Dōjin Work (2007) – Najimi Osana
• Hayate the Combat Butler (2007) – Risa Asakaze
• Prism Ark (2007) – Princea
• ' (2007) – Hakufu Sonsaku
• Monochrome Factor (2008) – Aya Suzuno
• ' (2008) – Hakufu Sonsaku
• One Piece (2009) – Marguerite
• Strike Witches 2 (2010) – Junko Takei
• ' (2010) – Hakufu Sonsaku
• Yumekui Merry (2011) – Nao Horie
• Blood-C (2011) – YÅ«ka Amino
• Beelzebub (2011) – Pillar Agiel
• Hyouka (2012) – Ayako Kouchi
• Aikatsu! (2013) – Saki Hashiba
• Blood Lad (2013) – Berosu
• Tenkai Knights (2014) – Beni
• ' (2014) – Mystique
• Go! Princess PreCure (2015) – Minami Kaido/Cure Mermaid
• Triage X (2015) – Miki Tsurugi
• Seiyu's Life! (2015) – Herself
• Beyblade Burst (2016) – Chiharu Aoi
• Keijo (2016) – Kyoko Shirayuki (episodes 6 & 7)
• Kemono Friends (2017) – Campo Flicker (episode 10, 12)
• Dragon Ball Super (2017) – Cocoa Amaguri (episodes 73 & 74), Xeres
• Tonikaku Kawaii (2020) – Kanoka Yuzaki (episode 8)
• Dragon Goes House-Hunting (2021) – Lilith (episode 6)
• Shin Ikki Tousen (2022) – Hakufu Sonsaku
• ' (2022) – Glynda Goodwitch

Original video animations (OVAs)

• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2003) – Saga
• Eiken (2003) – Kirika Misono
• Uta∽Kata (2005) – Manatsu Kuroki
• Kowarekake no Orgel (2009) – Flower
• Kase-san and Morning Glories (2018) – Sensei
• Ikki Tousen: Western Wolves (2019) – Hakufu Sonsaku

Theatrical animation

• ' (2014) – Scorpio Milo
• Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (2015) – Minami Kaido/Cure Mermaid
• ' (2015) – Minami Kaido/Cure Mermaid
• Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone Miraculous Magic! (2016) – Minami Kaido/Cure Mermaid
• Pretty Cure Dream Stars! (2017) – Minami Kaido/Cure Mermaid
• ' (2018) – Minami Kaido/Cure Mermaid
• ' (2019) – Risa Aoyanagi

Video games

• .hack (–2005) – BlackRose (Hayami Akira)
• Symphonic Rain () – Falsita Fawcett
• ' () – Torris
• Tales of Legendia () – Chloe Valens
• Critical Velocity () – Clara
• Soulcalibur III () – Tira
• .hack//G.U. (–2007, 2017) – Alkaid (Youkou)
• ' () – Lil Somas
• ' () – Matsuri Kudo
• Soulcalibur IV () – Tira
• ' () – Tira
• ' () – Nyah
• ' () – Noel Seeker
• ' (2011) – Noel Seeker
• Valkyria Chronicles III () – Imca
• ' () – Odette
• ' () – Eliza
• Soulcalibur V () – Tira
• Project X Zone () – BlackRose, Imca
• Dynasty Warriors 8 () – Zhang Chunhua
• ' ( – Ouka
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse () – Time Patroller (Female 1)
• ' () – Makiko Date
• ' () – Calvina Coulange
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 () – Time Patroller (Female 1)
• Warriors All-Stars () – Ouka
• ' () – Makiko Date
• Food Fantasy (2018) – Foie Gras, Crepe, Hawthorne Ball
• Soulcalibur VI () – Tira
• Kingdom Hearts III (2019) – GoGo Tomago
• Valkyrie Connect – Völva, Avencia.

Misc.

• Amai Tsumi no Kajitsu drama CD – Kurihara
• Special A drama CD – Hikari Hanazono
• Exit Trance – KANA (Music Series)
• Wild Arms 3 Drama CD – Virginia Maxwell
• 7th Dragon III Code: VFD Drama CD – Nagiri

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• 47 Meters Down – Lisa (Mandy Moore)
• Bloodshot – KT (Eiza González)
• ' - Heather Glenn (Margarita Levieva)
• Dark Phoenix – Vuk (Jessica Chastain)
• A Discovery of Witches – Gillian Chamberlain (Louise Brealey)
• Extant – Julie Gelineau (Grace Gummer)
• The Gilded Age – Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon)
• Gone – Jill Conway (Amanda Seyfried)
• A Good Man – Lena (Iulia Verdes)
• How to Get Away with Murder – Laurel Castillo (Karla Souza)
• M3GAN – Gemma (Allison Williams)
• Mr. Moll and the Chocolate Factory – Fritz (Maxwell Mare)
• ' – Mittens
• ' – Shansa (Golshifteh Farahani)
• San Andreas – Blake Gaines (Alexandra Daddario)
• Triloquist – Angelina (Paydin LoPachin)
• The Wedding Ringer – Gretchen Palmer (Kaley Cuoco)

Animation

• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius – Cindy Vortex
• Big Hero 6 – GoGo Tomago
• The Looney Tunes Show – Tina Russo
• RWBY – Glynda Goodwitch
• Wonder Park – Greta

Books

Asano wrote a children's book series.

• , illustrated by You Shiina (3 volumes, February 2009 – December 2010, Kadokawa Shoten)

Awards

• the Best Radio Personality in the 1st Seiyu Awards (2007)
• the Highest Prize of Children's story category in the 13th Ohisama Taisho (2007)

References

• Taniguchi, Hiroshi et al. "The Official Art of Canvas2 ~Nijiiro no Sketch~". (November 2006) Newtype USA. pp. 101–107.

External links

• Masumi Asano at the Seiyuu database