Kugimiya at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival
Born
(1979-05-30) May 30, 1979 (age 44)
Osaka, Japan
Occupations
Voice actress
singer
Years active
1998–present
Agent
I'm Enterprise
Notable work
Fullmetal Alchemist as Alphonse Elric
Shakugan no Shana as Shana
The Familiar of Zero as Louise
Yakuza series as Haruka Sawamura
Gin Tama as Kagura
Hayate the Combat Butler as Nagi Sanzenin
Fairy Tail as Happy
Toradora! as Taiga Aisaka
Honkai Impact 3rd as Kiana Kaslana
Cookie Run: Kingdom as Strawberry Cookie
Height
159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Rie Kugimiya (釘宮 理恵, Kugimiya Rie, born May 30, 1979) 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 Gin Tama, and Happy in Fairy Tail and Edens Zero,[1] and in video games, such as Haruka Sawamura in the Yakuza series and Kiana Kaslana in Honkai Impact 3rd. 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."[2][3] She is currently represented by the talent agency I'm Enterprise.[4]
She was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role in the first Seiyu Awards[5] for the role of Louise in The Familiar of Zero and for Best Actress in Supporting Role for the role of Kagura in Gintama, 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 roles as Taiga Aisaka in Toradora! and her work in Nabari no Ou.[6]
^J.C. Staff Produces Edens Zero TV Anime for April 2021 Debut -Anime News Network
^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 [Seiyu Award: "Tsundere Queen" Rie Kugimiya Gets Starring Actress Award, Hiroshi Kamiya Also Awarded] (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. March 7, 2009. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. 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. Archived from the original on January 12, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
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^"//声優アワード//Seiyu Awards// - 声優アワードは、その年度に「最も印象に残る」声優や作品を対象に、その業績を称える本格的な「声優を対象とするアワード」として2006年に創設されました。日本音声製作者連盟、KADOKAWA、小学館、小学館集英社プロダクション、文化放送、アーイメージがアニメ業界各社と協力し、声優を表彰するものとしては業界最大の舞台を提供し、声優地位の向上に寄与することを目的としています". seiyuawards.jp. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^第三回声優アワード受賞者 | //声優アワード//Seiyu Awards//. seiyuawards.jp. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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