is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is best known for her voice performances in anime, which include Alphonse Elric in the Fullmetal Alchemist series, Kagura in Gintama, and Happy in Fairy Tail and Edens Zero, and in video games, such as Haruka Sawamura in the Yakuza series, Kiana Kaslana in Honkai Impact 3rd, and Rise Kujikawa from Persona 4. Because of her roles for characters such as Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in The Familiar of Zero, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate the Combat Butler, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, Aguri Madoka/Cure Ace in DokiDoki! PreCure, and Aria Holmes Kanzaki in Aria the Scarlet Ammo, some of her fans have nicknamed her the "Queen of Tsundere." She is currently represented by the talent agency I'm Enterprise. and for Best Actress in Supporting Role. She also won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with Mitsuki Saiga at the 2nd Seiyu Awards. Kugimiya won Best Actress in the 3rd Seiyu Awards for the roles as Taiga Aisaka in Toradora! and her work in Nabari no Ou.
Career
In 1997, she earned her reputation from the company I'm Enterprise & We Flying Award at the first summer school of voice actors sponsored by Japan Narration Institute. Later, she became a member of I'm Enterprise.
In 1998, she debuted as a voice actress in the video game etude prologue -Shaking heart- as Tadami Saeki.
From the beginning of her debut, she plays the role of a teenage girl mainly from her childhood, using her voice quality. Later, she was appointed as a juvenile character, such as Taiki in Twelve Kingdoms and Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist series. She took charge of various characters.
Kugimiya has also voiced several tsundere heroines, including Louise in The Familiar of Zero series, and Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate the Combat Butler.
In 2008, she won for the Best Actresses in supporting roles at the 2nd Seiyu Awards. She won for the Best Actress in leading role at the 3rd Seiyu Awards. Within the Tamagotchi fandom she is known for her role in the Tamagotchi movies and anime as Mametchi. She has also contributed her voice to various merchandise such as Mugen Puchipuchi Moe, a virtual keychain bubble-wrap popping game.
She is also active on stage, and participates in several stages and readings.
Filmography
Anime
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in anime
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source
|-
| –05 || Beet the Vandel Buster || Rion<br>リオン || ||
|-
| || Paradise Kiss || Yamamoto || ||
|-
| || Glass Fleet || Ralph Fitzlard Deon de Lac || || <!-- vadb, doi -->
|-
| || Chocotto Sister || Yurika Hanayamada || || <!-- doi, vadb -->
|-
| || Heroic Age || Mail Al Mehelim || ||
|-
| || Linebarrels of Iron || Izuna Endo || ||
|-
| || Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar || Lan<br>ラン || OVA || <!-- doi, vadb -->
|-
| –15 || Tamagotchi series || Mametchi || ||
|-
| || Welcome to Irabu's Office || Rena<br>麗奈 || || <!-- doi, vadb -->
|-
| || A Certain Magical Index II || Agnese Sanctis || || <!-- doi, vadb -->
|-
| || Aria the Scarlet Ammo series || Aria H. Kanzaki || Also AA in 2015 || <!-- vadb -->
|-
| || Inazuma Eleven GO || Toramaru Utsunomiya || || <!-- doi, vadb -->
|-
| || The Idolmaster series || Iori Minase || Also Petit || <!-- vadb, doi -->
|-
| || Persona 4: The Animation || Rise Kujikawa || Also Golden in 2014 || <!-- doi, vadb -->
|-
| || Bakuman. || Mikichi Ko耶<br>見吉香耶 || Season 2 ||
|-
| –14 || Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple OVAs || Miu Furinji || OVA, replacing Tomoko Kawakami || <!-- 4-6th episodes news articles -->
|-
| || Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi || Mei<br>メイ || || <!-- doi, vadb -->
|-
| || Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan || Melty || ||
|-
| || Good Luck Girl! || Kurumi Minowa || ||
|-
| || Kamisama Kiss || Hiroko || ||
|-
| || DD Fist of the North Star || Tow<br>トウ || ||
|-
| || Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Bride || Sanada Yukimura<br>真田幸村 || ||
|-
| || Witch Craft Works || Chronoire Schwarz VI || ||
|-
| –15 || Noragami series || Nora || Also Arogoto ||
|-
| || Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster || Iori Minase, Io || || <!-- vadb -->
|-
| || JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders || Anne <br>アン || ||
|-
| || No Game No Life || Tet || ||
|-
| –19 || Tokyo Ghoul series || Jūzō Suzuya || ||
|-
| || World Trigger || Kirie Konami || || <!-- vadb -->
|-
| || Trinity Seven || Sora || || <!-- vadb -->
|-
| || Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! || Strawberry Twin || ||
|-
| || Blood Blockade Battlefront || White and Black || ||
|-
| –17 || Punchline || Meika Daihatsu || ||
|-
| || Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life || Angela Balzac || || <!-- vadb, doi -->
|-
| || Divine Gate || Shonen K || ||
|-
| || Love Live! Sunshine!! || Chika's Mother || ||
|-
| || Kyoukai no Rinne || Anju || ||
|-
| || Handa-kun || Kasumi Hirayama || ||
|-
| || Nyanbo! || Kotora || ||
|-
| || Ninja Girl & Samurai Master || Nene || || <!-- vadb -->
|-
| || Cheating Craft || Koi Oh || <!-- main char --> || <!-- vadb -->
|-
| || ēlDLIVE || Dolugh ||| ||
|-
| –19 || Granblue Fantasy The Animation || Vyrn || ||
|-
|2017
|Land of the Lustrous
|Alexandrite
|
|
|-
|| || Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel || Mosyne, Isari & Kagari Haishima ||| ||
|-
| || Kado: The Right Answer || Kanata Shinawa || ||
|-
| || Convenience Store Boy Friends || Mami Mihashi || ||
|-
| || Garo: Vanishing Line || Sophie Hennes || ||
|-
| || Cutie Honey Universe || Tarantula Panther || ||
|-
| || Darling in the Franxx || 001 || ||
|-
| || Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary || Fu Ning || ||
|-
| || YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World || Mio Shimazu || ||
|-
| –21 || Fruits Basket || Kagura Sōma || ||
|-
| || Fire Force || Haumea || ||
|-
| || Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate || Momo Akanegakubo || ||
|-
| || Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story || Touka Satomi || ||
|-
| || Drifting Dragons || Capella || ||
|-
| || Mewkledreamy || Yuni || ||
|-
| || Listeners || Nir || ||
|-
| || The God of High School || Sumi, Bora Ma || ||
|-
| || Digimon Adventure || Fanbeemon || ||
|-
| || The Misfit of Demon King Academy || Heine Kanon Iorg || ||
|-
| -present || Jujutsu Kaisen || Momo Nishimiya || ||
|-
| || Re:Zero || Pandora || ||
|-
| || Hortensia Saga || Saria/Elva || ||
|-
| || Godzilla Singular Point || Jung || ||
|-
| || Edens Zero || Happy || ||
|-
| –22 || Shadows House || Barbie/Barbara || ||
|-
| || Kimi to Fit Boxing || Janice || ||
|-
| –present || Banished from the Hero's Party || Tisse Garland || ||
|-
| || The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt || Tolcheila || ||
|-
| || Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout || Goddess of Love and Beauty || ||
|-
| || The Case Study of Vanitas || Chloé d'Apchier || ||
|-
| || Kotaro Lives Alone || Kotaro Satо̄, Tonosan || ||
|-
| || Summer Time Rendering || Shiori Kobayakawa || ||
|-
| || Pokémon: Hisuian Snow || Young Alec || ||
|-
| || Yurei Deco || Smiley || ||
|-
| || Akiba Maid War || Omoe || ||
|-
| || The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady || Lumielle Rene Palettia || ||
|-
| || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc || Muichiro's Kasugai Crow|| ||
|-
| || A Galaxy Next Door || Protagonist of "Master of the Lion's Fist" || ||
|-
| || Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts || Anubis (young) || ||
|-
| || Undead Unluck || Tatiana || ||
|-
| || The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil || Liz || ||
|-
| || Delusional Monthly Magazine || Catherine Sue || ||
|-
| || Brave Bang Bravern! || Verum Vita || ||
|-
| || Astro Note || Ren Wakabayashi || ||
|-
| || Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master || Shiratama || ||
|-
| || Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers || Fenrys || ||
|-
| || Red Cat Ramen || Hana || ||
|-
| || Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ || Sybilt || Season 2 ||
|-
| || Kagaku×Bōken Survival || Kyuri || ||
|-
| || Haigakura || Kaka || ||
|-
| || Zenshu || Unio || ||
|-
| || I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic || Radon in human form || ||
|-
| || Mashin Creator Wataru || Ryun Ryun || ||
|-
| || Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun || Mirai || Season 2 ||
|-
| || Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc || Sieglinde Sullivan || ||
|-
| || Witch Watch || Syrup || ||
|-
| || Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX || Haro, Tamaki Yuzuriha || ||
|-
| || Bullet/Bullet || Qu-0213 Nosa-ane || ONA ||
|-
| || Digimon Beatbreak || Honoka Sakai || ||
|-
| || Killed Again, Mr. Detective? || Shardina || ||
|-
| || Marika's Love Meter Malfunction || Niino Hidaka || ||
|-
| || Dandelion || Asako || ONA ||
|-
| || Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan || Maria || ||
|}
<!-- NEED SOURCE
| 1999 || Excel Saga, Yukari
| 2002 || Cosplay Complex, Delmo
| 2008 || Doraemon, Lulili
| 2008 || Wagaya no Oinari-sama, Shiro, Tsukuyomi
| 2009 || Negima: Mo Hitotsu no Sekai, Tsukuyomi
| 2010 || Kaichou wa Maid-Sama, Rose (ep. 24)
| 2010 || Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer, Mehna Carmine
| 2010 || Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions, Celebi
| 2011 || Heart no Kuni no Alice, Alice Liddel
| 2011 || Kämpfer für die Liebe, Bakuhatsu Penguin
| 2011 || Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, Phantasos
| 2011 || ChocoTan!, Chocotan
| 2012 || Ebiten: Kōritsu Ebisugawa Kōkō Tenmonbu, Yuka Iseda
| 2011 || Inou battle within everyday life, Chifuyu Himeki
| 2014 || Pokémon XY, Hina (ep.49)
| -16 || One Piece || Sugar || ||
| 2016 || Osomatsu-san, Shaorin (Ep.22)
| || Tales of Zestiria the X || Laphicet Crowe || ||
| || Brave Witches || Takami Karibuchi || ||
| || Land of the Lustrous || Alexandrite || ||
--><!-- NEED NOTABILITY
| || Mistin<br>カスミン || Clay figure-chan<br>ドグウちゃん || ||
| 2013 || Koi-ken!, Kikui Mari
-->
Films
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in films
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source
|-
| || All-purpose vegetable Nin'nin Man<br>万能野菜ニンニンマン || Piman<br>ぴーマン || ||
|-
| || Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! || Mametchi || ||
|-
| || Alice in the Country of Hearts:Wonderful Wonder World || Alice Liddell || ||
|-
| || Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth || Nagi Sanzenin || ||
|-
| || Dokidoki! PreCure the Movie: Mana's Getting Married!!? The Dress of Hope Tied to the Future || Aguri Madoka / Cure Ace || ||
|-
| || Expelled from Paradise || Angela Balzac || ||
|-
| || Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival♪ || Aguri Madoka / Cure Ace || ||
|-
| || Selector Destructed WIXOSS || Rumi Igarashi / Ulith || ||
|-
|2017
|No Game No Life: Zero
|Tet
|
|-
| || Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Vow in the Snow || Beatrice Flowerchild || ||
|-
| 2017 || Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi || Clara || ||
|-
| || Batman Ninja || Harley Quinn || ||
|-
| || Penguin Highway || Uchida || ||
|-
| || Hello World || Karasu || ||
|-
| 2019 || Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow || Takami Mother || ||
|-
| 2020 || Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur || Myu || ||
|-
| 2021 || Gintama The Final || Kagura || ||
|-
| 2021 || Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Licht - The Nameless Girl || Beatrice Flowerchild || ||
|-
| 2021 || Jujutsu Kaisen 0 || Momo Nishimiya || ||
|-
| 2023 || Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning || Ukkomon || ||
|-
| 2023 || Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe || || ||
|-
| 2023 || My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie || Piyo || ||
|-
|2025
|Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
||Harley Quinn || ||
|-
| 2026 || Cosmic Princess Kaguya! || Fushi || ||
|}
Drama CD
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in drama CDs
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source
|-
| Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu || Alistia Rein, Tōka Tennōji || ||
|-
| Toradora! || Taiga Aisaka || ||
|-
| || Mainichi Issho || Tsundere Hyakunin<br>ツンデレ百人一首 || PS3 ||
|-
| –15 || Quiz Magic Academy series || Aiko || Starting from 7 ||
|-
| || The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure || KeA || PSP<br>Also Evolution in 2014 ||
|-
| || Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 || Samantha Maxis<br>サマンサ・マクシス || <!-- multi-platform --> ||
|-
| || Granblue Fantasy || Vyrn, Vania and Afaka || Browser game, Android, iOS ||
|-
| || Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth || Rise Kujikawa || 3DS ||
|-
| –15 || Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax || Shana, Taiga Aisaka || Also Ignition ||
|-
| || Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below || Homiron || ||
|-
| || Persona 4: Dancing All Night || Rise Kujikawa || ||
|-
| || League of Legends || Annie || ||
|-
| || Girl Friend Beta: summer vacation to spend with you || Matsuri Kagami || ||
|-
| ||Sengoku Otome: Battle Legend || Akechi Mitsuhide || ||
|-
| || YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world || Mio Shimazu || PS4/PS Vita ||
|-
| || Mobile Legends: Bang Bang || Layla || Android, iOS ||
|-
|2018
|Azur Lane
|HMAS Vampire (D68), HMS Formidable, Iori Minase
|Android, iOS
|
|-
|2018
|Sdorica
|Sharice Carterwell, Sharice MZ, Puggi
|Android, iOS
|
|-
|2018
|Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
|Lin
|PS4
|
|-
|2018
|Grand Chase: Dimensional Chaser
|Elesis Sieghart
|Android, iOS
|
|-
|2018
|Fire Emblem Heroes
|Laevatein and Asbel
|Android, iOS
|
|-
| || The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV || KeA Bannings<br>キーア・バニングス || PS4 ||
|-
| || Catherine: Full Body || DLC Catherine || PS4, PS Vita, Switch ||
|-
| ||Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland || Stia || PS4, PC, Switch ||
|-
| || Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm and Exercise || Janice || Switch ||
|-
|2020
|Genshin Impact
|Asmoday
|Android, iOS, PC, PS4, PS5
|
|-
|2020
|Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent
|Largo
|Android, iOS
|
|-
|2021
|Valkyrie Connect
|Fotma
|Android, iOS, PC
|
|-
|2021
|Cookie Run: Kingdom
|Strawberry Cookie
|Android, iOS
|
|-
| || SINoALICE || Harley Quinn || ||
|-
|2022
|Counter:Side
|Rosaria le Friede
|Android, iOS, PC
|-
|2022
|Arknights
|Irene
|Android, iOS
|-
|2022
|Xenoblade Chronicles 3
|Yuzuriha / Juniper
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|2022
|Eiyuden Chronicles Rising
|Mellore
|Nintendo Switch, Playstayion4/5, Steam, Xbox One/X/S
|-
| || Goddess of Victory: Nikke || Vesti / iDoll Ocean || Android, iOS ||
|-
| || Street Fighter 6 || Lily || ||
|-
| || Granblue Fantasy: Relink || Vyrn || PC, PS4, PS5 ||
|-
| || TEVI || Vena || PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox ||
|-
|2024
|Eiyuden Chronicles Hundred Heroes
|Mellore
|Nintendo Switch, Playstayion4/5, Steam, Xbox One/X/S
|-
| || Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash || Momo Nishimiya || ||
|-
|2026
|TopIsekai
|Misty
|Android, iOS
|
|}
<!-- NEED SOURCE
| || Pangya || Kooh || ja:スカッとゴルフ パンヤ
| || Freestyle Street Basketball, Sachi Takenaka, Mikako Suzuki, Yoshino Saionji
| || SD Gundam G Generation Spirits, Stella Raberadu Twink || November 29, 2007 (http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/942972-sd-gundam-g-generation-spirits)
| 1991 || Princess Maker 4 || Christina Northerly ||
| 2001 || Shikigami no Shiro || Ise Nagino ||
| || GetAmped2 || Tiffany Sparks || ||
| || Bleach: Dark Souls<br>Hanataresh yabou || Karin Kurosaki, Nemu Kurotsuchi]] || || Arthur sorcerer
| || Fate/Grand Order, Oda Nobunaga
| || Magical Halloween Miracle Quartet || Frost, Noir || Pachinko game ||
| 2011 || Koi-ken!, Kikui Mari
|-
| Bull || Taylor Rentzel || ||
|-
|The Casagrandes Movie || Ronnie Anne Santiago || ||
|-
| Coming 2 America || Princess Tinashe Joffer || ||
|-
| Curious George Swings into Spring || Allie || ||
|-
| The Fabelmans || Sammy Fabelman (young) || ||
|-
| Fathers and Daughters || Katie Davis (Young) || || <!-- resume: ストレンジャー・シングス 未知の世界（イレブン） -->
|-
| Game Shakers || Kenzie || || <!-- resume:ゲームシェイカーズ（ケンジー） -->
|-
| The Golden Compass || Lyra Belacqua || 2010 TV Asahi edition || <!-- resume: ハンガー・ゲームシリーズ（プリムローズ -->
|-
| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire || ||
|-
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 || ||
|-
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 || ||
|-
| The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part || Bianca || ||
|-
| Lessons of a Dream || Klara Bornstedt || ||
|-
| The Loud House || Ronnie Anne Santiago || ||
|-
| Love, Death & Robots || Yan || ||
|-
| Oni: Thunder God's Tale || Tanukinta || ||
|-
| Peppa Pig || Peppa Pig || ||
|-
| Piranha 3D || Laura Forester || ||
|-
| Resident Evil: Retribution || Red Queen || ||
|-
| Ruby Gloom || Ruby Gloom || || <!-- resume: ルビー・グルーム（ルビー） -->
|-
| Shark Lake || Carly Gray || ||
|-
| Stranger Things || Eleven || ||
|-
| The World of Happy Planet || The Great Soul || || <!-- resume: Piwi! ハッピープラネットの世界 -->
|}
<!-- NEED SOURCE
- The Fourth Kind, Ashley Tyler
- Harper's Island, Madison Allen
- Inception, Phillipa Cobb (TV Asahi edition)
| Men In Black 3 || James Darrell Edwards III || ||
- Mortuary, Jamie Doyle
- Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, Beauty Goat
- Regular Show, Baby Ducks
- Resident Evil: Extinction, White Queen
- Revolutionary Road, Jennifer Wheeler
- Shirt Tales, Pammy Panda
- Ted (Young Ted)
- Ted 2 (Ted's "I Love You" function)
- World War Z, Tomas
-->
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in other dubbing
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source
|-
| || Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger || Jim Carter || ||
|}
Live-action
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source
|-
| 2019 || Detective Zero || Karen Tsukikage (voice)|| TV; episode 7||
|-
| 2022 || Yokaipedia || Ghost (voice)|| Film ||
|-
|}
Discography
Albums
- Kokohadoko (June 20, 2012)
:Track list:
:# "How I feel"
:#
:# "Foret Noire"
:#
:# "Wonder"
:#
- (April 4, 2020)
Singles
- "Moete Koso Cosplay" (May 22, 2002) (with Sakura Nogawa, Saeko Chiba, Ai Shimizu, Akeno Watanabe and Chiaki Takahashi)
- "Kemeko Deluxe!" (October 29, 2008) (with Chiwa Saitō, Mikako Takahashi, Haruka Tomatsu, Ryoko Shiraishi, Ayako Kawasumi and Mai Goto)
- "buddy-body" (October 23, 2009) (Queen's Blade: Gyokuza wo Tsugu Mono ending theme, with Kanae Itō and Yūko Gotō)
Other appearances
- "I Wanna Be Your Ghost" (July 18, 2022) (Yokaipedia theme song) (background vocals)