Maria Kawamura

Maria Kawamura
Native name	川村 万梨阿
Born	Shigeyo Kawamura November 21, 1961 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1983-present
Notable work	Slayers as Naga the Serpent
Spouse(s)	Mamoru Nagano (1991-present)

Shigeyo Kawamura (川村 繁代 Kawamura Shigeyo, born November 21, 1961 in Tokyo), better known by the stage name Maria Kawamura (川村 万梨阿 Kawamura Maria), is a Japanese voice actress. Kawamura is a freelancer and a former affiliate of Arts Vision. Her best-known role is arguably Naga the Serpent in Slayers. In 1991, she married Japanese manga artist Mamoru Nagano.^[1]

Filmography

Television animation

1980s

• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) (Beltorchika Irma)
• Tales of Little Women (1987) (Sally Gardiner)

1990s

• Trapp Family Story (1991) (Hedvic von Trapp)

2000s

• Tokyo Mew Mew (2002) (Rei Nishina)^[2]

2010s

• Humanity Has Declined (2012) (Narrator)

Unknown date

• Anpanman (Princess Mizūmi, Kun Fūrin, Shanpū-chan, Chinkuru, Kami Fūsen Ponpon)
• Aura Battler Dunbine (Cham Fau)
• Ayane's High Kick (Sakurako Miyagawa)
• Brain Powerd (Higgins Saz)^[3]
• City Hunter 2 (Yuriko)
• Darker than Black (Shizuka Isozaki)
• El-Hazard (Ifurita)
• Excel Saga (Kyoko)
• Gall Force (Eluza)
• Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Terusa, Mermaid of Namiko)
• Gothicmade (Berin)^[4]
• Gunbuster (Jung Freud)
• Heavy Metal L-Gaim^[5] (Lillith Fuau, Gaw Ha Leccee)
• Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger (Tart, Princess Aura)
• Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Tokugawa Usako)
• Kyūkyoku Chōjin R (Mari Saionji)
• Mamotte! Lollipop (Sarasa)
• Māru-ōkoku no Ningyō-hime 2 (Kururu)^[6]
• Neon Genesis Evangelion^[7] (Kyōko Zeppelin Soryu)
• NG Knight Lamune & 40 (Toshiō, Reiyū)
• Osomatsu-kun (1988 series) (Kumiko)
• Other Life: Azure Dreams (Cherrl Child)
• Peter Pan no Bōken (Tiger Lily, Luna)
• Pokémon Advanced Generation (Yuma)^[8]
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Momi)
• Pokémon (Kanna)^[8]
• PoPoLoCrois (Queen Narushia)^[9]
• Red Data Girl (Shizue Sōda)
• Revolutionary Girl Utena (Mamiya Chida, Shadow Girl A)^[10]
• Rockman DASH 2 - Episode 2: Great Inheritance (Matilda Caskett & Yuuna)
• Romeo no Aoi Sora (Angeletta)^[11]
• Rosario + Vampire Capu2 (Lilith)
• Saber Marionette J (Tamasaburō)
• Sailor Moon S (Eudial)
• Saint Seiya (Freya)
• Sengoku Blade: Sengoku Ace Episode II (Miko / Koyori)
• Slayers (Naga the Serpent/Nama)
• Super Robot Wars UX (Cham Fau)
• Tonde Burin (Nanako Tateishi)
• Uta Kata (Saya Kogure)^[12]
• Valkyrie Profile (Frei (known as "Freya" in U.S. release))
• Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (Frei)
• Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (Frei)
• Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan (Karen Patterson)
• xxxHolic (Hanahana)
• Yagami-kun's Family Affairs (Mayuki Ikari)
• Yu Yu Hakusho (Hina)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010) (Beltorchika Irma)

Theatrical animation

• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988) (Quess Paraya)

Video games

• Harukanaru Toki no Naka de (2000) (Shirin)^[13]
• Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (2008) (Frei)^[14]
• E.X. Troopers (2012) (Seruka)

Dubbing

Live-action

• Family Ties (Mallory Keaton (Justine Bateman))

Animation

• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Tanya)
• An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (Tanya)
• An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (Tanya)
• Tom and Jerry (Toodles Galore)

References

1. ""天才"永野护的动漫创作路程". Comic.qq.com. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
2. "東京ミュウミュウ". Web.archive.org. 2005-06-06. Archived from the original on June 6, 2005. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
3. "ブレンパワード". Web.archive.org. 2003-10-07. Archived from the original on October 7, 2003. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
4. "Mamoru Nagano's Gothicmade Film Slated for Next Spring". Anime News Network. 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
5. "Sunrise Official Web Site データカード". Web.archive.org. 2007-11-14. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
6. "リトルプリンセス". Web.archive.org. 2006-02-06. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
8. "ポケモンアニメ 声優リスト 〔か行〕". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on January 4, 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
9. "ポポロクロイス". Tms-e.com. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
10. "tomodachianime.com". tomodachianime.com. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
11. "Seiyuu DB: Romeo no Aoi Sora (anime)". Usagi.org. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
12. "Uta∽Kata Characters". Uta-kata.info. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
13. "Shirin". Marfisa.net. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
14. "ヴァルキリープロファイル ─咎を背負う者─ OFFICIAL SITE". Web.archive.org. 2008-05-25. Archived from the original on May 25, 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-17.

External links

• Maria Kawamura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Maria Kawamura at the Internet Movie Database