Kumiko Watanabe (渡辺 久美子, Watanabe Kumiko, born October 7, 1965) is a Japanese voice actress.

Kumiko Watanabe
渡辺 久美子
Born (1965-10-07) October 7, 1965 (age 59)
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1984–present
AgentSigma Seven
Notable workKlonoa as Klonoa
Digimon Frontier as Tomoki Himi
Inuyasha as Shippō
Sgt. Frog as Sgt. Keroro
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Spouse
(m. 2012; died 2018)

Her most notable roles include the eponymous protagonist of the Klonoa series, Sergeant Keroro in Sgt. Frog, Shippō in InuYasha, Mother in Atashin'chi, and Regina in DokiDoki! PreCure. She married Kōji Tsujitani in 2012.[1]

Filmography

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Anime

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List of voice performances in anime
Year Series Role Notes Source[2]
1986 Uchūsen Sagittarius Lib Debut role [3]
1986 Gundam ZZ Beat [3]
1988 Sonic Soldier Borgman Jun Momoki (Tooru) [3]
1988 Ronin Warriors Jun Yamano [3]
1989 Momotaro Densetsu Kintarou [3]
1990 Brave Exkaiser Kouta Hoshikawa [3]
1990–1991 The Hakkenden Kurayago OVA [3]
1991 The Heroic Legend of Arslan Alfreed OVA [3]
1991–1992 Magical Princess Minky Momo Hold on to Your Dreams Fairy 2 [3]
1991 Genji Tsūshin Agedama Wapuro [3]
1991 Condition Green Barney Page OAV [3]
1991 Oh! My Konbu
ja:OH!MYコンブ
Musubi
1992 Tekkaman Blade Jody [3]
1992 Ashita e Free Kick
ja:あしたへフリーキック
1992 Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Helen [3]
1992 Babel II LaShelle OVA [3]
1992–1993 Ys II: Castle in the Heavens Tarf Hadal [3]
1993 Mobile Suit Victory Gundam Katejina Loos [3]
1993 Nintama Rantarō Minamoto Kingo
1993 Muka Muka Paradise Uiba Shikatani [3]
1994 Tekkaman Blade II Anita OVA [3]
1994 Sins of the Sisters Kozue Takemiya Eps. 3-4 [3]
1995 Crayon Shin Chan Kenji Ep. from January 6, 1995 [3]
1995 Sailor Moon SuperS JunJun [3]
1995 Soar High! Isami Onna Karasu Tengu [3]
1995 Bonobono Bonobono [3]
1995 Sailor Moon SuperS Kigurumiko Ep. 133 [3]
1995 Megami Paradise Rouge [3]
1995 Saint Tail Kenta Ep. 19 [3]
1996 Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! J
1996 Case Closed Yuuta Ogawa Ep. 7 [3]
1996 Ijiwaru Baasan
ja:いじわるばあさん
Tsutomu [3]
1997 Revolutionary Girl Utena Shadow Girl C-ko [3]
1998 Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! Max Goki Ichimonji (Gou) [3]
1998 Anime Shūkan DX! Mi-Pha-Pu Pu-chan
1998 Brain Powerd Quincy Issā/Iiko Isami
1999 Corrector Yui Eco
1999 Turn A Gundam Fran Doll
1999 Zoids: Chaotic Century Moonbay [3]
1999 Gundress Kei Yung [3]
2000 Hamtaro Moguru-kun
2000 Inuyasha Shippō [3]
2001 Gyōten Ningen Batseelor Tsuchiwarashi
2001 Hikaru no Go Hideki Isobe [3]
2002 MegaMan NT Warrior series Tōru Hikawa
2002 Digimon Frontier Tomoki Himi [3]
2002–2009 Atashin'chi Mother [3][4]
2003 Beyblade G-Revolution Julia
2003 Zatch Bell! Sauza
2003 Rumiko Takahashi Anthology Ritsuko Hirooka Ep. 10 [3]
2003 Planetes Claire Rondo [3]
2004–2011 Sgt. Frog Sgt. Keroro [3]
2004 Doki Doki School Hours Linda Matsumoto [3]
2004 Samurai 7 Honoka [3]
2004 Ojamajo Doremi Naisho Fami Harukaze OVA
2004 Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Héloïse de Villefort [3]
2005 Gun Sword Catharine
2005 Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes Miki Sakano
2006 One Piece Fukurou
2006 Silk Road Kids
ja:シルクロード少年 ユート
Bani
2007–2009 Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Yu Natsuki Also GoGo [3]
2007 You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle Randi Toranosuke Hamondo
2009 Shangri-La Klaris Lutz
2010–present Working!! series Kyōko Shirafuji [3][5][6]
2011 Digimon Fusion Gumdramon, Chackmon Season 3
2011 Un-Go Fumihiko Sasa
2013 Tamako Market Fumiko Mitsumura [3][7]
2013 Dokidoki! Precure Regina
2014 Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha Sanjou Keiko [8]
2014 Keroro Keroro [9][10][11]
2015 Shin Atashin'chi Mother [4]


Video games

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List of voice performances in video games
Year Series Role Notes Source[2]
1993 Battle Tycoon: Flash Hiders SFX Calnarsa Lue Bonn
1994 Star Breaker Isshu, Leina PC Engine [3]
1994 Advanced V.G. Reimi Jahana PC Engine [3]
1994 Megami Tengoku: Megami Paradise Rouge PC Engine [3]
1994 Lunar: Eternal Blue Mauri MegaCD [3]
1995 Battle Tycoon Calnarsa LeBon Super Famicom [3]
1995 Mahjong Sword Lepias PC Engine [3]
1996 Advanced V.G. Reimi Jahana PlayStation [3]
1996 Megami Paradise II Rouge PC FX [3]
1996 Alice in Cyberland Nikaido Yoko PlayStation [3]
1997 Dragon Knight 4 Rhynus, Sayla PlayStation [3]
1997 Marica: Shinjitsu no Sekai Toudou Kaname Sega Saturn [3]
1997 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Klonoa PlayStation
1998 Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!: Eternal Wings Gouki PlayStation [3]
1998 Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete Mauri Sega Saturn, remake of Lunar: Eternal Blue [3]
1998 Advanced V.G. 2 Reimi Jahana PlayStation [3]
1999 Klonoa: Moonlight Museum Klonoa WonderSwan
1999 Ace Combat 3 Fiona Chris Fitzgerald PlayStation
2001 Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil Klonoa PlayStation 2 [3]
2001 Klonoa: Empire of Dreams Klonoa Game Boy Advance
2001 Inuyasha Shippō PlayStation
2002 Alpine Racer 3 Klonoa PlayStation 2
2002 Klonoa Beach Volleyball Klonoa PlayStation
2002 Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament Klonoa Game Boy Advance
2002 Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal Klonoa Game Boy Advance
2005 Namco × Capcom Klonoa, Amazona PlayStation 2 [12]
2006 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales Mowgli
2007 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Mowgli
2008 Tales of Vesperia Karol Capel PS3, XB360 -
2008 Klonoa Klonoa Wii remake of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
2008 Chocobo to Mahō no Ehon: Majō to Shōjo to Gonin no Yūsha Mowgli
2017 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Yunobo
2021 Digimon New Century Penmon, Chackmon, Blizzarmon, Daipenmon Android
2022 Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Klonoa Remakes of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil

Audio dramas

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List of voice performances in audio dramas
Series Role Notes Source[2]
Chivas 1-2-3 Hop [3]
Doki Doki School Hours Linda Matsumoto [3]
Hanasaki Komachi Girls Sakurako Natsukawa [3]
Little Princess: Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime 2 Gao, Tea [3]
Little Princess: Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime 2: Another Diary [3]
Megami Paradise Rouge [3]
Pathway for Santa Claus -Santa ga kureta okurimono- [3]
s-CRY-ed Ryuko Saekki
Silent Mobius: Silent Lovers Minazuki Saya [3]
Wrestle Angels Bomber Kijima [3]

Dubbing roles

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List of dub performances in overseas productions
Series Role Notes Source[2]
Die Hard with a Vengeance Raymond 1999 TV Asahi edition
Pororo the Little Penguin Pororo
Racing Stripes Stripes children
The Simpsons
Woody Woodpecker Woody

Tokusatsu

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List of voice performances in tokusatsu
Year Series Role Notes Source[2]
2014 Ressha Sentai ToQger Mikey Also in ToQger vs. Kyoryuger [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Voice Castmembers Kumiko Watanabe, Kouji Tsujitani Get Married". Anime News Network. July 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e 渡辺 久美子 [Kumiko Watanabe]. Arts Vision (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br Doi, Hitoshi (August 14, 2015). "Watanabe Kumiko roles". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "ATASHIn'CHI Family Comedy Manga Gets New TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. April 22, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "3rd Working!!/Wagnaria!! Season's July Premiere, Title, Staff, Cast Unveiled". Anime News Network. December 22, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Working/Wagnaria!!!'s 3rd Character Video Profiles Sōma, Kyōko, Aoi". Anime News Network. June 23, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "KyoAni's K-ON Team Airs Tamako Market Ad With Animation". Anime News Network. December 19, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "Anime Spotlight - Inari Kon Kon". Anime News Network. 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Anime Spotlight Spring - keroro". Anime News Network. 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "Sgt. Frog Gets New TV Flash Anime By Sunrise". Anime News Network. December 8, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  11. ^ "Aoi Yūki, Emiri Katō, Ai Kayano Join New Sgt. Frog Cast". Anime News Network. March 25, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "PS2 NAMCO x CAPCOM キャラクター" (in Japanese). www.bandainamcoent.co.jp. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  13. ^ 第15駅『心の中にあるもの』 (in Japanese). www.toei.co.jp. May 24, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
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