Masumi Asano

Masumi Asano
Native name	浅野 真澄
Born	August 25, 1977 Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Masumin
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1999-present
Agent	Arts Vision (?-2007) Aoni Production (2007-present)
Notable work	Aikatsu! as Saki Hashiba Beelzebub as Pillar Agiel Blood-C as Yūka Amino D.N.Angel as Risa Harada Gravion as Kaori Stephanie He Is My Master as Izumi Ikki Tousen as Hakufu Sonsaku Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning as Hiyono Yuizaki Seiyu's Life! as Herself
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Website	www.masumin.net

Masumi Asano (浅野 真澄 Asano Masumi, born August 25, 1977) is a Japanese voice actress from Noshiro, Akita who works for Aoni Production.^[1] She is also known by her nickname, Masumin.

Asano announced via her blog that her dōjin manga series Seiyu's Life!, with art by Kenjiro Hata, is receiving an anime television series adaptation.^[2]

Filmography

Television animation

• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001) – Saga
• .hack//Sign (2002, Episode 28: "Unison") – BlackRose (Hayami Akira)
• Gravion (2002) – Kaori Stephanie
• Haibane Renmei (2002) – Shouta
• Rizelmine (2002) – Aoi
• Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (2002) – Hiyono Yuizaki
• D.N.Angel (2003) – Risa Harada
• Ikki Tousen (2003) – Hakufu Sonsaku
• Popotan (2003) – Mai
• Gravion Zwei (2004) – Kaori Stephanie
• Uta∽Kata (2004) – Manatsu Kuroki
• Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (2004) – Gloria
• Yumeria (2004) – Mizuki
• He Is My Master (2005) – Izumi
• Hell Girl (2005) – Mina Minato (Episode 15)
• Mahoraba ~Heartful days~ (2005) – Megumi Momono
• Shakugan no Shana (2005) – Yukari Hirai
• SoltyRei (2005) – Rose Anderson
• High School Girls (2006) – Yuma Suzuki
• Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (2006) – Mariya Mikado
• Tokimeki Memorial Only Love (2006) – Naomi Hoshina
• Dōjin Work (2007) – Najimi Osana
• Hayate the Combat Butler (2007) – Risa Asakaze
• Prism Ark (2007) – Princea
• Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny (2007) – Hakufu Sonsaku
• Monochrome Factor (2008) – Aya Suzuno
• Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians (2008) – Hakufu Sonsaku
• One Piece (2009) – Marguerite
• Strike Witches 2 (2010) – Junko Takei
• Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor (2010) – Hakufu Sonsaku
• Yumekui Merry (2011) – Nao Horie
• Blood-C (2011) – Yūka Amino
• Beelzebub (2011) – Pillar Agiel
• Hyōka (2012) – Ayako Kouchi
• Aikatsu! (2013) – Saki Hashiba
• Tenkai Knights (2014) – Beni
• Go! Princess PreCure (2015) – Minami Kaido/Cure Mermaid
• Triage X (2015) – Miki Tsurugi
• Seiyu's Life! (2015) - Herself

Original video animations (OVAs)

• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar OVA (2003) – Saga
• Eiken (2003) – Kirika Misono
• Uta∽Kata OVA (2005) – Manatsu Kuroki
• Kowarekake no Orgel OVA (2009) – Flower

Theatrical animation

• Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014) – Scorpio Milo

Video Games

• .hack & Project X Zone – BlackRose (Hayami Akira)
• Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time – Eliza
• Symphonic Rain – Falsita Fawcett
• Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 – Torris
• Tales of Legendia – Chloe Valens
• Rune Factory Oceans – Odette
• Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition, Soulcalibur IV, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny & Soulcalibur V – Tira
• .hack//G.U. – Alkaid (Youkou)
• Gundam MS Sensen 0079 – Lil Somas
• The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki – Noël Seeker
• Valkyria Chronicles III & Project X Zone – Imca
• Bleach: The 3rd Phantom – Matsuri Kudo
• Dynasty Warriors 8 – Zhang Chunhua
• Toukiden: The Age of Demons – Ouka
• Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers – Calvina Coulange
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse – Time Patroller (Female 1)

Misc

• Amai Tsumi no Kajitsu drama CD – Kurihara
• Special A drama CD – Hikari Hanazono
• Exit Trance – KANA (Music Series)
• Wild Arms 3 Drama CD - Virginia Maxwell

Dubbing Roles

Live-action

• Extant – Julie Gelineau (Grace Gummer)
• How to Get Away with Murder – Laurel Castillo (Karla Souza)
• San Andreas – Blake Gaines (Alexandra Daddario)

Animation

• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius – Cindy Vortex
• RWBY - Glynda Goodwitch
• Big Hero 6 - Gogo

Awards

• the Best Radio Personality in the 1st Seiyu Awards (2007)^[3][4]
• the Highest Prize of Children's story category in the 13th Ohisama Taisho (2007)

References

1. Doi, Hitoshi. "Asano Masumi". Seiyuu Database. July 13, 2010. Archived by WebCite July 18, 2010.
2. "Sore ga Seiyū! Dōjin Manga By Hayate the Combat Butler's Hata Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
3. ""第1回声優アワード"の受賞者を発表 ("1st Seiyu Awards" Prize Winners Announcement)" (in Japanese). Famitsu.com. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
4. "Results of Japan's First Ever Seiyuu Awards Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

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

External links

• Official blog (Japanese)
• Official website (Japanese)
• Masumi Asano at the Seiyuu database
• Masumi Asano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Masumi Asano at the Internet Movie Database
• Masumi Asano on Twitter