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Rie Kugimiya
Rie Kugimiya
Born	May 30, 1979 (age 30); Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Seiyū, Singer,
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Rie Kugimiya (釘宮理恵, Kugimiya Rie^?, born May 30, 1979) is a Japanese seiyū who was born in Osaka and brought up in Kumamoto. She is affiliated with I'm Enterprise.

Kugimiya is most known for the roles of Alphonse Elric in Full Metal Alchemist, Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Kagura in Gin Tama and more recently, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!. She is typecasted to tsundere roles due to her voicing of tsundere characters Nagi (Hayate no Gotoku!), Shana (Shakugan no Shana), Louise (Zero no Tsukaima), and Yuuhi (Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka), all of whose anime aired around the same time. Due to her popularity in such roles, some of her fans have named her as the Queen of Tsundere.^[1]^[2]

She has also contributed her voice to various merchandise such as with Mugen Puchi Puchi Moe^[3], a virtual bubble-wrap popping game, and voiced various characters on a set of moe Karuta cards.^[4]

She was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role in the first Seiyu Awards^[5] for the role of Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, and jointly won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with Mitsuki Saiga at the second Seiyu Awards. Kugimiya won Best Actress in the third seiyu awards for the role of Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!.^[6]

[edit] Profile

Blood type: B
Height: 1.59m
Nicknames: Kugimi (くぎみ^?), Kugyu (くぎゅ^?), Kugi (釘^?), Kugi-sama (釘さま^?), Kugi-chan (釘ちゃん^?)^{[citation needed]}
Skill: Skilled baton user

[edit] Voice roles

[edit] TV Animation

Major roles in bold.

[edit] 1999

Excel Saga - Yukari

[edit] 2000

Hand Maid May - Cyberdoll Rena

[edit] 2001

Figure 17 - Mina Sawada
Super Gals! - Sayo Kotobuki

[edit] 2002

Cosplay Complex - Delmo
Gravion - Brigetta
Pita-Ten - Koboshi Uematsu
The Twelve Kingdoms - Taiki, Young Kaname Takasato
Rizelmine - Rizel Iwaki

[edit] 2006

Buso Renkin - Victoria
Chocotto Sister - Yurika Hanayamada
Digimon Savers - Ikuto Noguchi
Ghost Hunt - Masako Hara
Gin Tama - Kagura
Honey and Clover - Shinobu Morita (as a child)
Tokimeki Memorial Only Love - Momo Aikawa
Utawarerumono - Kamyu
Zero no Tsukaima - Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière

[edit] 2007

Deltora Quest - Neridah
Hayate no Gotoku! - Nagi Sanzenin
Heroic Age - Mayl
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Nena Trinity
Nagasarete Airantō - Yukino (Drama CD)
Potemayo - Nene Kasugano, Tomari Seki
Rental Magica - Mikan Katsuragi, Kaori Katsuragi
Shakugan no Shana II - Shana
Hidamari Sketch - Chika
Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ - Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière

[edit] 2008

Rosario + Vampire - Mizore Shirayuki
Mnemosyne - Mimi
Nabari no Ou - Miharu Rokujo
Zettai Karen Children - Mio, Momotaro, Young Minamoto, Nagi
Kyōran Kazoku Nikki - Mujaki Serpent
Hidamari Sketch × 365 - Chika
Toradora! - Taiga Aisaka
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka - Yuuhi Katagiri
Zero no Tsukaima ~Princesses no Rondo~ - Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière
Linebarrels of Iron - Izuna Endo
Rosario + Vampire: Capu2 - Mizore Shirayuki
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Nena Trinity
Kemeko Deluxe! - Misaki Hayakawa
Nodame Cantabile season 2 - Catherine

[edit] 2009

Basquash! - Flora Skybloom
Fairy Tail - Happy
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Alphonse Elric
Hayate the Combat Butler second season - Nagi Sanzenin
Hetalia: Axis Powers - Liechtenstein, Latvia (drama CD)
Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae - Shinohara Usagi (Episode 15)
Kanamemo - Mika Kujiin
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th season - Toko Matsudaira
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu:Purezza - Alistia Rein
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu:Purezza - Tōka Tennōji
Queen's Blade -Rurō no Senshi- TV - Melona/Merona
Saki - Yuki Kataoka
Shugo Chara - Sakurai Yua
Shakugan no Shana S - Shana
Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Shannon

[edit] 2010

Ladies versus Butlers! - Kaoru Daichi
Hidamari Sketch × Hoshi Mittsu - Chika

[edit] Theatrical Animation

Mametchi in Tamagotchi: The Movie and Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe!

[edit] Drama CD

Hotaru Imai
- Gakuen Alice Rabu Potion Chūiho!
- Gakuen Alice Mono Wasure Machine
- Gakuen Alice Chocolate Holic
- Pick of the Litter (Konohana)
Angelica - Superior

[edit] Games

Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka: Parallel - Katagiri Yuuhi
Da Capo II: Plus Situation/Plus Communication - Erika Murasaki
Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus - Shana, Taiga Aisaka, Sabato
Final Fantasy IV DS - Palom and Porom
Granado Espada (Japanese version) - Claire
Grandia Online - Human Female
IDOLM@STER series - Iori Minase
Infinite Undiscovery - Vika
Konjiki no Gash Bell series - Tio
Luminous Arc 2 Will - Karen
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters - Nena Trinity
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Cosplay Hajimemashita - Hukayama Ayane
One Piece: Unlimited Cruise - Gabri
Pangya - Kooh
Persona 4 - Rise Kujikawa
Red Thread - Tsudura Wakasugi
Riviera: The Promised Land - Ecthel (Ein)
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon - Mei
Shikigami no Shiro - Ise Nagino
Star Ocean: The Second Evolution - Precis F. Neumann
Summon Night X: Tears Crown - Elnadita Clevertink
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Marta Luadi
X-Blades - Ayumi (Japanese dub)
Xenosaga - Mary Godwin
Yakuza - Haruka
Freestyle Street Basketball - Sachi Takenaka,Mikako Suzuki,Yoshino Saionji

[edit] Dubbing Roles

[edit] References

^ "声優アワード：「ツンデレの女王」釘宮理恵さんが主演女優賞に　神谷浩史さん二冠達成 [Seiyū Award: "Tsundere Queen" Rei Kugimiya Gets Starring Actress Award, Hiroshi Kamiya Also Awarded]" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. March 7, 2009. http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/archive/news/2009/03/07/20090307mog00m200025000c.html. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
^ "ツンデレカルタ：「私の気持ちも知らないで...」"女王"釘宮理恵が読み手　緊急発売へ [Tsundere Card Game: 'Please Don't Understand My Feelings' "Queen" Rie Kugimiya as the Reader to be Sold Soon]" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. December 10, 2007. http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/graph/anime/20071210/. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
^ http://www.anisen.tv/contents/bandai/mugen/putimoe/voice.html
^ http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/08/30/rie-kugimiya%e2%80%99s-tsundere-cards/
^ http://www.seiyuawards.jp/
^ "3rd Annual Seiyū Award Winners Revealed (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2009-03-05. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-05/3rd-annual-seiyu-award-winners-announced. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

[edit] External links

Rie Kugimiya at I'm Enterprise (Japanese)
Rie Kugimiya at the Anime News Network

[0] "声優アワード：「ツンデレの女王」釘宮理恵さんが主演女優賞に　神谷浩史さん二冠達成 [Seiyū Award: "Tsundere Queen" Rei Kugimiya Gets Starring Actress Award, Hiroshi Kamiya Also Awarded]" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. March 7, 2009. http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/archive/news/2009/03/07/20090307mog00m200025000c.html. Retrieved November 11, 2009.

[1] "ツンデレカルタ：「私の気持ちも知らないで...」"女王"釘宮理恵が読み手　緊急発売へ [Tsundere Card Game: 'Please Don't Understand My Feelings' "Queen" Rie Kugimiya as the Reader to be Sold Soon]" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. December 10, 2007. http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/graph/anime/20071210/. Retrieved November 11, 2009.

[2] ttp://www.anisen.tv/contents/bandai/mugen/putimoe/voice.html

[3] ttp://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/08/30/rie-kugimiya%e2%80%99s-tsundere-cards/

[4] ttp://www.seiyuawards.jp/

[5] "3rd Annual Seiyū Award Winners Revealed (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2009-03-05. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-05/3rd-annual-seiyu-award-winners-announced. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

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