Natsuko Kuwatani

Japanese voice actress

Natsuko Kuwatani
桑谷夏子
Born	(1978-08-08) August 8, 1978 (age 45) Ōme, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1998–present
Height	148 cm (4 ft 10 in)

Natsuko Kuwatani (桑谷夏子, Kuwatani Natsuko, born August 8, 1978 in Ōme, Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actress who works for I'm Enterprise as of March 1, 2008.^[1] Her major roles are in anime shows and they include Yue Ayase in Negima, Fiore in Chrono Crusade, Alph in Nanoha, Michiru in Magikano, Suiseiseki in Rozen Maiden, Yae Shinatsuhiko in Yozakura Quartet and Sae Kawano in Yurumates. In video games she voices Kasuga in Sengoku Basara.

On September 30, 2023, Kuwatani left I'm Enterprise after fifteen-year belongings and started her freelance career.^[2]

Filmography

Anime

2001

Kokoro Library (Usagi)
Sister Princess (Karen)
Najica Blitz Tactics (Kirara Mitsuboshi)

2002

Kiddy Grade (Tweedledee)
Getbackers (Himiko Kudou)
Sister Princess: Re Pure (Karen)

2003

Chrono Crusade (Florette "Fiore" Harvenheit)
Scrapped Princess (Farfel)
Dokkoida?! (Karen)
The World of Narue (Rei Otonashi)
Last Exile (Alistia Agrew)

2004

Aqua Kids (Rio)
Inuyasha (Shima)
Girls Bravo (Lilica Stacy)
Viewtiful Joe (Silvia)
Futakoi (Koi Chigusa)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (Alph)
Maria Watches Over Us (Tomoko)
Midori Days (Beniko Iwasaki)
Rozen Maiden (Suiseiseki)

2005

He Is My Master (Alicia)
Solty Rei (Kasha Maverick)
Transformers: Cybertron (Chromia)
Futakoi Alternative (Koi Chigusa)
Onegai My Melody (Chumi)
PetoPeto-san (Kiyomi Akazawa)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's (Alph)
Mahou Sensei Negima! (Yue Ayase)
Rozen Maiden: Träumend (Suiseiseki)

2006

Ouran High School Host Club (Kanako Kasugazaki)
Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch (Nanoha)
Sgt. Frog (Chiroro)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Ryoko Asakura)
Strawberry Panic! (Yaya Nanto)
Negima!? (Yue Ayase)
Magikano (Michiru Mamiya)
Lovedol ~Lovely Idol~ (Toko Yuki)
Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre (Suiseiseki)

2007

Hell Girl: Two Mirrors (Kiyo)
Shonen Onmyouji (Tenko)
Sketchbook ~full color'S~ (Fū Himuro)
My Bride Is a Mermaid (Maki)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (Lutecia, Arf, Auris, Sette)

2008

Special A (Sakura Ushikubo)
Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl (Haru)
Yozakura Quartet (Yae Shinatsuhiko)

2009

InuYasha: The Final Act (Mujina)
Kiddy Girl-and (Tweedledee)
Clannad After Story (Kimura)
Saki (Satomi Kanbara)
Hell Girl: Three Vessels (Yuki Miyajima)
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings (Kasuga)

2010

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 (Kasuga)
Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu (Kuwahara, Trinity Azusa)
Yumeiro Pâtissière (Mika Chinen)

2011

Hidamari Sketch × SP (Kuwahara)
Freezing (Miyabi Kannazuki)
Mayo Chiki! (Maria)
Future Diary (Ai Mikami)
Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing (Alister Agrew)

2012

Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi (Lily)
Saki Episode of Side A (Satomi Kanbara)
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Season 2 (William Cecil, F. Walsingham)
Tanken Driland (Lina)
Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb (Kuwahara)
Busou Shinki (Mary Takigawa Celes)
Persona 4: The Animation (Sayoko Uehara)
Yurumates3Dei (Sae Kawano)
Yurumates3Dei Plus (Sae Kawano)

2013

Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta (Yae Shinatsuhiko)
Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen (Suiseiseki)

2014

Saki - The Nationals (Satomi Kanbara)
Jinsei (Nanako Mikami)
Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (Kasuga)
Hamatora (Misty)

2015

Charlotte (Yusa's Mother)
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (Ryoko Asakura)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (Lutecia Alpine)

2016

ViVid Strike! (Lutecia Alpine)
Detective Conan (Kumi Suda)
Schwarzesmarken (Suzy Cave)
Handa-kun (Emi Handa)

2017

Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (Satoru's mother)
Sakura Quest (Kiyomi Hīragi^[3])

2018

Hugtto! PreCure (Sumire Nono)
One Piece (Gerth)
Free: Dive to the Future (Young Ikuya Kirishima)

2019

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Rui's Mother)^[4]

Theatrical animation

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010) – Ryōko Asakura
Negima! Anime Final (2011) – Yue Ayase
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party (2011) – Yumekichi

Original video animation (OVA)

Love Hina Again (2002) – Kanako Urashima
Memories Off 5 the Animation (2006) – Kazuki Mishima
Negima! Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba (2008) – Yue Ayase
Negima! Mo Hitotsu no Sekai (2009) – Yue Ayase
Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar (2009) – Chiaia Furan
Yozakura Quartet ~Hoshi no Umi~ (2010) – Yae Shinatsuhiko
Baby Princess (2011) – Mama
The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer (2016) – Akari Chiga^[5]

Video games

Devil Kings (Kasuga)
Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami (Micaiah)
Fire Emblem Heroes and Fire Emblem Engage (Micaiah)
Hyperdimension Neptunia (Gust)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 (Gust)
La Pucelle: Tactics (Éclair)
Lovely Idol (Tōko Yuki)
Mugen no Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga (Dorothy Mistral, Henne Valkyria)
Sengoku Basara 2 (Kasuga)
Sengoku Basara 4 (Kasuga)
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (Kasuga)
Sengoku Basara X (Kasuga)
Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced (Faintear Imitate)
True Love Story: Summer Days, and yet... (Kusunose Hina 楠瀬緋菜)
Umineko: When They Cry (Erika Furudo)

References

^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Kuwatani Natsuko". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
^ Kuwatani, Natsuko. "ご挨拶". Official Blog Post on September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
^ "CHARACTER". TVアニメ「サクラクエスト」公式サイト. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
^ "鬼滅の刃". mau2. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "SHAFT's Zaregoto OVA Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

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

External links

Natsuko Kuwatani on Twitter
Official website (in Japanese)
Official blog (in Japanese)
Natsuko Kuwatani Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine at the Seiyuu database
Natsuko Kuwatani at Anime News Network's encyclopedia