About ARIA * The Manga * The Anime * The PS2 Game * Characters * Aqua * People Crew * Voice Actors * Musicians   Voice Actors　声優   All about the seiyuu of ARIA - the voice actors and actresses who played the parts of the different characters. Some characters were played by the same seiyuu, in which case the seiyuu is listed twice.   Undines　ウンディーネ   Name: 葉月絵理乃 Erino Hazuki Character: Akari Mizunashi   Birthday: 3rd August Blood type: A Hobbies/likes: aromatherapy, black tea   Website: 星月夜～Starry Night～   Trivia: Hazuki-san sings the second ending theme for ARIA the Natural, 'Smile Again'. She also sang the opening theme for the series 'Tona-Gura!'.   Name: 斎藤千和 Chiwa Saito Character: Aika S. Granzchesta   Birthday: 12th March Birthplace: Saitama Blood type: A Hobbies/likes: karaoke, basketball   Website: Chiwa Saito @ I'm Enterprise   Trivia: Saito-san is a very good personal friend of Kozue Amano, creator of ARIA. She also plays Sandy in the Japanese version of 'Spongebob Squarepants'.   Name: 広橋涼 Ryo Hirohashi Character: Alice Carroll   Birthday: 5th August Birthplace: Niigata Blood type: O   Website: Ryo Hirohashi @ Aoni Production   Trivia: Hirohashi-san is a fully qualified junior and senior school teacher. She also played the lead role of Rakka in the series 'Haibane Renmei'.   Name: 大原さやか Sayaka Ohara Character: Alicia Florence   Birthday: 6th December Birthplace: Kanagawa Blood type: B Hobbies/likes: playing the cello   Website: Sayaka Ohara @ Haikyo   Trivia: Ohara-san is also famous for playing the part of Yuuko Ichihara in the series 'Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle'. Her younger brother Takashi is also a seiyuu.   Name: 皆川純子 Junko Minagawa Character: Akira E. Ferrari   Birthday: 22nd November Birthplace: Ibaraki Blood type: A Hobbies/likes: dogs, volleyball   Website: Junko Minagawa.com   Trivia: Minagawa-san is a professional singer, and has an alto voice. She also plays the character Ayaka Yukihiro in the series 'Negima?!'.   Name: 川上とも子 Tomoko Kawakami Character: Athena Glory   Birthday: 25th April Birthplace: Tokyo Blood type: O Hobbies/likes: skiing, playing the piano   Website: Tomoko Kawakami @ Production baobab   Trivia: Kawakami-san studied ikebana (flower arrangement) at the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. She can also ride a motorbike.   Shachou　社長   Name: 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura Character: Aria-shachou   Birthday: 18th November Birthplace: Chiba Blood type: AB+ Hobbies/likes: films, art, travelling   Website: でこつむじ   Trivia: Nishimura-san is trained in kouta and nagauta (traditional-style songs, accompanied by the shamisen). She is also a fan of Yamasaki Masayoshi, a rock/pop artist.   Name: 水橋かおり Kaori Mizuhashi Character: Hime-shachou   Birthday: 28th August Birthplace: Sapporo Blood type: O Hobbies/likes: illustration   Website: Kaori Mizuhashi @ ARTSVISION   Trivia: Mizuhashi-san is also the seiyuu for the character Taeko Minazuki from the series 'Ai Yori Aoshi'. She also sang the opening themes for the series 'Kaleido Star'.   Name: 渡辺明乃 Akeno Watanabe Character: Maa-shachou   Birthday: 18th November Birthplace: Chiba Blood type: A Hobbies/likes: games, reading, writing screenplays   Trivia: Watanabe-san plays a lot of male roles in anime; so much so, that she refers to herself as boku (a boyish way to call oneself in Japanese). She also plays the character Chachamaru Karakuri in the series 'Negima?!'.   Others　他   Name: 水橋かおり Kaori Mizuhashi Character: Ai   *see Hime-shachou*   Name: 野島裕史 Hirofumi Nojima Character: Akatsuki Izumo   Birthday: 16th April Birthplace: Tokyo Blood type: A   Website: Hirofumi Nojima @ Sigma Seven   Trivia: Nojima-san changed his name in 1999 from Yuji to Hirofumi. He comes from a family of seiyuu; his father and younger brother Kenji are also voice actors.   Name: 渡辺明乃 Akeno Watanabe Character: Albert Pitt   *see Maa-shachou*   Name: うえだゆうじ Yuji Ueda Character: Udo 'Woody' Ayanokouji   Birthday: 15th June Birthplace: Fukuoka Blood type: A Hobbies/likes: photography, playing the violin, tate (Japanese sword battle)   Trivia: Ueda-san is married to fellow seiyuu Omi Minami. He also played the lead character Keitaro Urashima in the series 'Love Hina'.   Name: 江川央生 Hisao Egawa Character: Mr. Izumo (Akatsuki's brother)   Birthday: 13th September Birthplace: Tokyo Blood type: O Hobbies/likes: swimming, kendo (martial art)   Website: Hisao Egawa @ Aoni Production   Trivia: Egawa-san studied at Tokyo University. He also appears as the character Ginkotsu in the anime series 'Inuyasha'.   Name: 松尾佳子 Yoshiko Matsuo Character: Grandma   Birthday: 5th March Birthplace: Tokyo   Website: Yoshiko Matsuo @ Sigma Seven   Trivia: Matsuo-san is also known for her role as Keroppi in the series 'Asobou! Hello Kitty'. Name: 谷育子 Ikuko Tani Character: Grandma (Natural ep. 23)   Birthday: 9th April Birthplace: Tokyo   Website: Ikuko Tani @ Mausu Promotion   Trivia: Matsuo-san also recorded the Japanese dub for the character Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films. She also played the character Moomin Mama in the series 'Tanoshii Moomin Ikka'.   Name: 倉田雅世 Masayo Kurata Character: Ami   Birthday: 21st May Birthplace: Mie Blood type: O Hobbies/likes: crafts, cooking Japanese food   Website: 倉田ねじまき堂   Trivia: Kurata-san is best known for her seiyuu role as the character Shinobu Maehara in 'Love Hina'. She is also a professional singer and recorded the theme songs for several series, including 'Steel Angel Kurumi' and 'Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto'.   Name: 清川元夢 Motomu Kiyokawa Character: Postman   Birthday: 9th April Birthplace: Tokyo Blood type: AB Hobbies/likes: fencing, judo   Website: Motomu Kiyokawa @ Haikyo   Trivia: Kiyokawa-san also played the role of Wei Wang (Syaoran Li's guardian) in the series 'Cardcaptor Sakura'.   Name: 鳥海浩輔 Kosuke Toriumi Character: Arashi   Birthday: 16th June Birthplace: Kanagawa Blood type: O Hobbies/likes: cooking, music, singing   Website: Kosuke Toriumi @ ARTSVISION   Trivia: Toriumi-san is also known for the role of Kiba Inuzuka in the series 'Naruto', and as Yuji Kosaka in 'ToHeart2'.   Name: 豊口めぐみ Megumi Toyoguchi Character: Amelie   Birthday: 2nd January Birthplace: Tokyo Blood type: A Hobbies/likes: anime, games   Website: Megumi Toyoguchi @ 81produce   Trivia: Toyoguchi-san is most famous for her role as Yumi Omura in the series 'Chobits'. She also appears as Winry Rockbell in 'Fullmetal Alchemist'.   Name: 浅田葉子 Yoko Asada Character: Akiko Hoshino   Birthday: 23rd May Birthplace: Hyogo Blood type: O   Website: Yoko Asada @ 81produce   Trivia: Hoshino-san is known for her role as Alice Mizuki in the anime series 'Serial Experiments Lain'. She also appeared as Hiromi Shinohara in 'You're Under Arrest'.   Name: 杉山大 Hiroshi Sugiyama Character: Garson   Birthday: 5th August   Trivia: Sugiyama-san has also appeared as seiyuu in several other series, including 'Eureka 7', 'Ouran High School Host Club' and 'Windy Tales', in which he played the character Taiki.   Name: くまいもとこ Motoko Kumai Character: Sora   Birthday: 8th September Birthplace: Tokyo Blood type: AB Hobbies/likes: playing the piano   Website: Motoko Kumai @ 81produce   Trivia: Kumai-san is most famous for voicing the character Syaoran Li from the series 'Cardcaptor Sakura'. She was also the seiyuu for the character Sumomo in the series 'Chobits'.