Akeno Watanabe

Akeno Watanabe (渡辺 明乃, Watanabe Akeno, born November 18, 1982[2]) is a Japanese voice actress and narrator affiliated with Office Osawa.[1] Some of her notable voice roles include Robin Sena in Witch Hunter Robin, Chachamaru Karakuri in Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Halle Lidner in Death Note, Rito Yuki in To Love Ru, Liz Thompson in Soul Eater, Hitch Dreyse in Attack on Titan, and Hamsuke in Overlord.[3]

Akeno Watanabe
渡辺 明乃
Born	November 18, 1982[1] Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1]
Occupation	Voice actress narrator
Years active	2001–present
Agent	Office Osawa
Height	164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2001	I My Me! Strawberry Eggs	Fuko Kuzuha
2001	Hikaru no Go	Match recorder, secretary, Kumiko Tsuda		[5]
2002	Witch Hunter Robin	Robin Sena		[5]
2002	Heat Guy J	You Eclair		[5]
2002–07	Naruto	Tayuya		[5]
2003	Someday's Dreamers	Angela Charon Brooks
2003	E's Otherwise	Shin-lu Belvedere		[5]
2003	Kaleido Star	Anna Heart		[5]
2003	Divergence Eve	Yun		[5]
2003	Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito	Kunou Suzaku		[5]
2003	Hellsing	Jessica
2004	Paranoia Agent	Reiko Kiuchi		[5]
2004	Burst Angel	Jo		[5]
2004	Kurau: Phantom Memory	Mika		[5]
2004	Onmyō Taisenki	Girl B		[5]
2005	Starship Operators	Hisaka Arei		[5]
2005–11	Negima! series	Chachamaru Karakuri		[5]
2005–06	Ah My Buddha series	Haruka Amanogawa		[5]
2005	Idaten Jump	Sho Yamato
2005–present	Aria series	Albert "Al" Pitt, President Maa		[6][7]
2006	Utawarerumono	Dori & Gura, Hauenkua		[5]
2006	Duel Masters Flash	Rei Kukami
2006	Project Blue Earth SOS	Billy Kimura
2006	Night Head Genesis	Fukami Shouko, Futami Natsuko		[5]
2006	Death Note	Halle Lidner
2006–07	Negima!?	Chachamaru Karakuri		[5]
2006	Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu!	Bibin
2006–2008	Code Geass series	Villetta Nu		[5]
2006	Pénélope tête en l'air うっかりぺネロぺ	Aladdin
2007–12	Shakugan no Shana series	Tiamat		[5]
2008–present	To Love Ru series	Rito Yuki	Also OVAs, Motto, Darkness, and Darkness 2nd	[5][8][9]
2008–09	Soul Eater	Liz Thompson
2008	Ikki Tousen	Housen Ryofu		[10]
2008–11	A Certain Magical Index series	Sherry Cromwell	Also second season	[5]
2009	Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom	Lizzie Garland
2009	Slap-up Party: Arad Senki	Roxy		[5][11][12]
2009	Guin Saga	Lady Amnelis
2009–10	Cross Game	Midori Koganezawa		[5]
2009	Kobato	Toshihiko		[5]
2009	Bokura no Saibanin Monogatari (Our Jury Story)		short film commissioned by Japanese government	[13]
2010	Metal Fight Beyblade	Reiji Mizuchi
2010–11	HeartCatch PreCure!	Sayaka Uejima		[5]
2010	Asobi ni iku yo!	Sara		[5]
2010	Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes	Shooty, Satoshi's Zuruggu, Bel's Chaoboo/Enbuoh		[5]
2010–13	Oreimo series	Yoshino Kosaka		[5][14]
2011–12	Freezing	Yumi Kim	Also Vibration
2011	Little Battlers Experience	Saki Kitajima
2011	Battle Girls: Time Paradox	Hattori Hanzo		[5]
2011	Blue Exorcist	Rin Okumura (child)		[5]
2011	Manyū Hiken-chō	Momoha		[5]
2011	Tekken: Blood Vengeance	Anna Williams		[15]
2011	Hime Gal Paradise	Tochiotome		[16]
2011–12	Battle Spirits: Heroes バトルスピリッツ覇王	Thamel Tachibana
2012	Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2	Shooty, Satoshi's Zuruggu, Bel's Enbuoh		[5]
2013–present	Attack on Titan	Hitch Dreyse
2013	Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N	Angie, Satoshi's Zuruggu		[5]
2013	Majestic Prince	Ange Kuroki		[17]
2013	Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure	Satoshi's Zuruggu		[5]
2013–present	Free! series	Gou Matsuoka, Rin Matsuoka (child)		[5][18]
2013	Sunday Without God	Anna		[5][19]
2013	Beyond the Boundary	Shizuku Ninomiya		[20][21][5][22]
2014	Nobunagun	Dogoo		[23]
2015	Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin	Kycilia Zabi		[24]
2015–2018	Overlord	Hamsuke		[25]
2016–present	My Hero Academia	Midnight
2017	Konohana Kitan	Okiku	Eps. 5-12
2019	Isekai Quartet	Hamsuke	Eps. 7, 10	[26]
2019	Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II	Aisha Belka
2019	KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson	Sylvia	Film	[27]
2020–present	Healin' Good Pretty Cure	Kedary	Eps. 28
2020	Super HxEros	Genmuchuu	Ep. 7	[28]
2020	Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina	Selena's Mother	Ep. 9	[29]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2003	Final Fantasy X-2	Shinra		[30]
2003	2nd Super Robot Wars Alpha	Ibis Douglas		[30]
2004	Tales of Rebirth	Mao		[30]
2005	3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the Galaxy	Ibis Douglas		[30]
2005	Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4	Tayuya		[30]
2009–14	Street Fighter IV series	Rose		[30]
2010	Xenoblade Chronicles	Cerna		[30]
2015	Xenoblade Chronicles X	Ga Bow		[30]
2020	The Last of Us Part II	Nora		[30]
2020	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Alex, Midna

Drama CDs

List of voice performances in drama CDs

Title	Role	Source[4]
Hot Gimmick Compact Disc	Akane Narita
Hot Gimmick Compact Disc 2	Akane Narita
To Aru Majutsu no Index Archives 2	Sherry Cromwell	[5]
To Aru Majutsu no Index II Archives 2	Sherry Cromwell	[5]
Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion	Viletta	[5]
Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Sound Episode 1	Viletta	[5]
Godannar		[5]
Splendide Shana		[5]
Superiority Shana III Vol. 2		[5]
To Love-Ru	Rito Yuuki	[31]
Attack on Titan: Lost Girls	Hitch Dreyse

Dubbing

List of voice performances in overseas dubbing

Title	Role	Dub for	Notes	Source[4]
Annabelle: Creation	Sister Charlotte	Stephanie Sigman		[32]
The Bold Type	Sutton Brady	Meghann Fahy		[33]
Drive Angry	Piper	Amber Heard		[34]
Glee	Becky Jackson	Lauren Potter
Ingrid Goes West	Ingrid Thorburn	Aubrey Plaza		[35]
Lake Placid: Legacy	Jade	Katherine Barrell		[36]
Lost in Space	Penny Robinson	Lacey Chabert
Meet the Blacks	Lorena	Zulay Henao		[37]
The Numbers Station	Katherine	Malin Åkerman		[38]
Patti Cake$	Patti	Danielle Macdonald		[39]
Power Rangers Mystic Force	Vida Rocca/ Pink Mystic Ranger	Angie Diaz		[40]
Pretty in Pink	Andie Walsh	Molly Ringwald
Spotlight	Omu Sehi

Animation

Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
The Buzz on Maggie	Maggie Pesky
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Olivia "Liv" Octavius / Doctor Octopus		[41]
Steven Universe	Stevonnie		[42]
Unikitty!	Dr. Fox		[43]

References

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4. "渡辺 明乃 - 俳優、声優、ナレーター、DJ、タレントの株式会社大沢事務所" [Watanabe Akeno - actor , voice actor , narrator , DJ, Talent Corporation Osawa office]. Office Osawa (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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6. Akeno Watanabe (voice actor) (2009). Orange Planet Roundtable Discussion (Aria The Natural DVD Collection part 2 (Extra DVD)). USA: Nozomi Entertainment. Event occurs at 0:11. I'm Akeno Watanabe the voice of President Maa.
7. Akeno Watanabe (voice actor) (2009). Orange Planet Roundtable Discussion (Aria The Natural DVD Collection part 2 (Extra DVD)). USA: Nozomi Entertainment. Event occurs at 2:27. I'm being interviewed right now as President Maa, but my main part is Al, actually.
8. "To Love-Ru TV Anime's 2nd Promo Movie Posted Online". Anime News Network. March 28, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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    Katsuhiro Harada [@Harada_TEKKEN] (May 27, 2011). "...Cont) Kazuya = Masanori Shinohara / Jin = Isshin Chiba / Nina = Atsuko Tanaka / Anna = Akeno Watanabe / and more..." (Tweet). Retrieved November 6, 2015 – via Twitter.
16. "Ore-sama Kingdom, Hime Gal Paradise Manga Get Anime". Anime News Network. December 2, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
17. "アニメ「銀河機攻隊 マジェスティックプリンス」". 銀河機攻隊 マジェスティックプリンス. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
18. "Kyoto Animation Airs Free! Swimming Anime's New Ad". Anime News Network. June 7, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
19. "Kamisama no Inai Nichiyōbi Fantasy Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. June 17, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
20. "Kyoto Animation Streams 2nd Beyond the Boundary: Idol Trial Short". Anime News Network. December 2, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
21. "Kyōkai no Kanata -I'll Be Here- Mirai-hen Film's Trailer Unveiled". Anime News Network. February 14, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
22. "Kyoto Animation Posts Kyōkai no Kanata's 2nd Promo & Ad". Anime News Network. September 4, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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24. "Gundam: The Origin Casts Mayumi Tanaka as Casval/Young Char". Anime News Network. November 21, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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28. @hxeros_anime (August 13, 2020). "【第７話キセイ蟲キャスト公開！】TVアニメ「ド級編隊 #エグゼロス」第７話で登場するキセイ蟲キャストが公開 👊 コメントもご紹介します✨ ゲンム蟲 🎤CV： #渡辺明乃 さん 毎週金曜日24時よりTOKYO MX、BS11、AT-Xほかにて順次放送中🔥" (Tweet). Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
29. 「魔女の旅々」公式 [@majotabi_PR] (November 27, 2020). "そして今回のゲストキャラを 演じて頂いたのは、こちらの方々です。エステル　内山夕実さん セレナ　楠木ともりさん セレナの父　遠藤大智さん セレナの母　渡辺明乃さん ありがとうございました！来週もどうぞお楽しみに" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
30. "Akeno Watanabe (240 Character Images) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
31. "To Love-Ru -Trouble- Sci-Fi Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
32. "アナベル 死霊人形の誕生". Star Channel. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
33. "NYガールズ・ダイアリー3 大胆不敵な私たち". Wowow. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
34. "ドライブ・アングリー[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
35. "イングリッド －ネットストーカーの女－". Star Channel. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
36. "ジュラシック・クロコダイル 怒りのデス・アイランド". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
37. "パージなナイト ブラックさん家の史上最悪の１２時間". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
38. "殺しのナンバー". Star Channel. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
39. "パティ・ケイク＄". Star Channel. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
40. http://www.toei.co.jp/release/tv/1199458_963.html
41. "スパイダーマン：スパイダーバース". Fukikaeru. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
42. "Stevonnie Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
43. "プリンセス ユニキャット". Cartoon Network. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Akeno Watanabe at Ryu's Seiyuu Info
• Akeno Watanabe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia