Eri Kitamura
Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1987)
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Eri Kitamura (喜多村 英梨, born August 16, 1987) is a Japanese voice-actress and singer. She was previously affiliated with Early Wing, but is now a freelancer.[1] She is known for voicing prominent roles in anime and games such as Sayaka Miki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Saya Otonashi in Blood+, Keqing in Genshin Impact, Shizuku in New Game!, Darjeeling in Girls und Panzer, Uni/Black Sister in Hyperdimension Neptunia, Ranko Honjō in Hajimete no Gyaru, Yuka Mochida in Corpse Party, Bea in Pokémon: Twilight Wings, and Aono Miki/Cure Berry in Fresh Pretty Cure!. In addition, she provided the voice for the Vocaloid voicebank CUL. She is known to be an amateur manga artist in Japan in her spare time.[2]
BornAugust 16, 1987
Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
- Voice actress
- singer
Yearsactive2003–present
Genres
- Rock
- symphonic rock
- symphonic metal
- pop rock (early)
Eri Kitamura | |
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喜多村 英梨 | |
Kitamura performing in 2011 | |
| Born | August 16, 1987 Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Musical career | |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label | TMS Music |
| Website | erikitamura |
Filmography
Television animation
Original video animation (OVA)
- Aruvu Rezuru: Kikaijikake no Yōseitachi – Shiki Mikage
- Durarara!! – Mairu Orihara
- Fairy Tail: Welcome to Fairy Hills!! – Cana Alberona, Aquarius
- ICE – Mint
- Indian Summer (2007, OVA) – Yui[51]
- My-Otome 0~S.ifr~ – Sister Hermana Shion
- Princess Resurrection – Riza Wildman
- Super Street Fighter IV OVA – Juri Han
- Corpse Party: Missing Footage – Yuka Mochida[52]
- Corpse Party: Tortured Souls – Yuka Mochida[52]
- Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (2014, OVA) – Nene Odagiri[53]
- Yasuke, Ishikawa[54]
Films
- Fresh Pretty Cure: The Toy Kingdom has Many Secrets!? (2009) – Miki Aono/Cure Berry
- Pretty Cure All Stars Movie Series (2009–2023) – Miki Aono/Cure Berry
- Break Blade film series (2010–2011) – Leto
- Ao no Exorcist the Movie (2012) – Izumo Kamiki
- Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess (2012) – Cana Alberona, Aquarius
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie film trilogy (2012–2013) – Sayaka Miki
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion (2013, third film) – Sayaka[55]
- Girls und Panzer der Film (2015) - Darjeeling, Tsuchiya
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018) - Mina Ashido
- My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising - Mina Ashido
- A Whisker Away (2020) - Kinako[56]
- My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024) - Mina Ashido
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising (2025) – Sayaka Miki[57][58]
Video games
- Super Street Fighter IV (2010) – Juri Han[59]
- Senran Kagura Burst (2011) – Homura
- Street Fighter X Tekken (2012) – Juri Han[59]
- Lollipop Chainsaw (2012) – Juliet Starling; as default setting in Xbox 360
- Project X Zone (2012) – Juri Han[60]
- Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus (2013) – Homura
- Super Heroine Chronicle (2014) – Yase[61]
- Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson (2014) – Homura
- Senran Kagura: Estival Versus (2015) – Homura
- Project X Zone 2 (2015) – Juri Han
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (2015) – Yasuho Hirose
- Street Fighter V (2016) – Juri Han[59]
- World of Final Fantasy (2016) – Serafie[59]
- Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia (2017) – Papalymo[62]
- Azur Lane (2018) – IJN Hiei
- Genshin Impact (2020) - Keqing[63][64]
- Nier Reincarnation (2021) – Akeha
- Alchemy Stars (2021) – Michenny, Wrath
- Path to Nowhere (2023) – Etti[65]
- Street Fighter 6 (2023) – Juri Han[66]
- Teppen (2025) – Juri Han[67]
- Arknights: Endfield (2026) – Avywenna[68]
- Unknown date
- Ar tonelico III – Finnel
- Arknights – Beeswax, Carnelian
- Ash Arms – M41 Bulldog, Ram Mk.I[69]
- Astral Chain – Breanda Moreno[59]
- Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland – Cordelia von Feuerbach
- Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland – Cordelia von Feuerbach
- Chaos;Head – Rimi Sakihata
- Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu! – Rimi Sakihata
- Corpse Party: BloodCovered: ...Repeated Fear – Yuka Mochida[52]
- Corpse Party: Book of Shadows – Yuka Mochida[52]
- Corpse Party: BloodDrive – Yuka Mochida[52]
- Corpse Party: Sachiko's Game of Love ♥ Hysteric Birthday 2U – Yuka Mochida[52]
- DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power – Batgirl / Barbara Gordon[59]
- Death End Request – Ripuka
- Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus – Kizuna Kasugai
- Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten – Vulcanus
- Do-Don-Pachi Saidaioujou – Type-B Hikari
- Dragalia Lost – Cerberus, Grace
- Dream Club – Mio
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – Papalymo[59]
- Girls' Frontline – M21, Stechkin APS
- Girls' Frontline: Project Neural Cloud (2022) – Willow,Vee,Kusiniya
- Graffiti Smash - Salva
- Granblue Fantasy – Cerberus
- Heroes Phantasia – Saya Otonashi
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 – Uni
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory – Uni
- Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem – Remilia Scarlet, Sunny Milk
- Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony – Remilia Scarlet[70]
- Luminous Arc 3 – Yuu
- Lux-Pain – Nöla Döbereiner
- Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story – Sayaka Miki
- Megadimension Neptunia VII – Uni
- Abyss of the Sacrifice – Asuna
- No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise – Shinobu
- Negai no Kakera to Hakugin no Agreement – Aizawa Makoto
- New Class of Heroes: Chrono Academy – Abner
- Our World is Ended - Asano Hayase[71]
- Phantasy Star Online 2 – Quna
- Pokémon Masters EX – Bea[72]
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable – Sayaka Miki
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram – Sayaka Miki
- Puyo Puyo Quest - Sayaka Miki
- Rewrite – Akane Senri
- Rune Factory 3 – Collette
- Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica – Snow Drop
- Show By Rock!! - Retoree
- SINoALICE - Cinderella
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom – Gan-chan aka Yatterman No. 1[59]
- Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X – Rondoline E. Effenberg
- Toki to Towa – Towa
- Tokyo Babel – Samael
- Toradora! Portable – Ami Kawashima
- Umineko When They Cry – Chiester 410[59]
- Valkyria Chronicles II – Cosette Coalhearth
- Valkyria Chronicles III – Cosette Coalhearth
- Valkyrie Anatomia - The Origin – Kokuyō
- Venus Eleven Vivid! – Morgan
Drama CD
- Karneval (xxxx) – Kiichi
- Oresama Teacher (xxxx) – Mafuyu Kurosaki
- Ys II (2010) – Lilia
Tokusatsu
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1997 | Ultraman Dyna | Ryo Yumimura (girlhood)[a][73] | Ep. 46 |
| 2017 | Uchu Sentai Kyuranger | Mardakko/Mecha Mardakko | Voice role, Eps. 6-9, 11-2, 15-21, 25 (Nomal), 38-43 (Mecha) |
Japanese dub
Live-action
- Confidential Assignment – Park Min-young (Yoona)[74]
- Dear Eleanor – Max the Wax (Isabelle Fuhrman)[75]
- Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings – Moon Water (Sandra Ma)[76]
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Vinda Rosier (Poppy Corby-Tuech)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – Vinda Rosier (Poppy Corby-Tuech)[77]
- Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin – Karen and Kelly Beasley (Mallory Bechtel)[78]
- Single Rider – Ji-na (Ahn So-hee)
- Train to Busan – Jin-hee (Ahn So-hee)[79]
Animation
- DC Super Hero Girls – Batgirl[80]
- Lego Monkie Kid – Princess Iron Fan[81]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| JPN [82] | |||
| Re;Story |
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5 |
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| Shomei |
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7 |
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| Illusion Dream |
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| Iridescent Vision |
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Extended plays
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales [83] |
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| JPN [84] |
JPN Hot 100 [85] | |||||||||||||
| "Before the Moment" | 2004 | 121 | — |
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Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Tsuyogari" | 113 |
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| "Realize" | 2008 | 92 |
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| "Guilty Future" | 2009 | 81 |
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| "Be Starters!" | 2011 | 14 | 44 |
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Re;Story | |||||||||
| "Shirushi" | 16 | —[b] |
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| "Happy Girl" | 2012 | 5 | 15 |
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| "Destiny" | 13 | —[c] |
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Shomei | ||||||||||
| "Miracle Gliders" | 2013 | 76 |
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| "Chu-ning"[d] | — | — |
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Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Birth" | 20 | 32 |
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Shomei | ||||||||||
| "Show" | 2014 | 39 |
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Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Rinrei" | 10 | 30 |
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| "Dive to Gig -K- Aim" | 2017 | 26 | —[e] |
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| "K't'e'r × M'o'd'e"[f] | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Arcadia Paroniria" | 23 | —[g] |
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| "Mōsō Teikoku Chikuonki" | 2018 | 38 | — |
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| "Egoism" | 2020 | — | Iridescent Vision | |||||||||||
| "Scream Noise Maker" | 2023 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||
| "Evil Alive" | ||||||||||||||
| "Niji-iro" (vivid design mix) | ||||||||||||||
| "Roar of Shangri-la" | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| "Killer Killer" | ||||||||||||||
| "Otsu" | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other
- 2004
- Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch "Before the Moment"
- Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch "Beautiful Wish"
- Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch "Birth of Love"
- Zatch Bell "Tsuyogari"
- Kuryū Yōma Gakuenki "Aokikiyoku"
- 2007
- Tōka Gettan "Yume Oboro" (with Mariya Ise and Saori Hayami)
- Idolmasters XENOGLOSSIA "Honoo no Sadame"
- Seto no Hanayome "Rasen"
- Kodomo no Jikan "Rettsu! Ohime-Sama Dakko!" (with Kei Shindō and Mai Kadowaki)
- Kodomo no Jikan "Otome Chikku Shoshinsha Desu" (with Kei Shindō and Mai Kawadoki)
- Koharu Biyori "Apron Dake wa Toranaide"
- Koharu Biyori "Oppai wa Dame"
- Koharu Biyori "Love Song kamo Shirenai" (with Satomi Akesaka)
- Kodomo no Jikan "Sensei.. Hajimete Desu Ka?"
- 2008
- ToraDora! "Pre-Parade" (with Rie Kugimiya and Yui Horie)
- ToraDora! "Ka Ra Ku Ri" (with Rie Kugimiya and Yui Horie)
- Seto no Hanayome "Mirai He Go" (with Rika Morinaga)
- 2009
- ToraDora! "Orange" (with Rie Kugimiya and Yui Horie)
- ToraDora! "Yes!"
- ToraDora! "Holy Night" (with Rie Kugimiya)
- ToraDora! "Complete" (with Rie Kugimiya and Yui Horie)
- ToraDora! "Please Freeze" (with Rie Kugimiya and Yui Horie)
- Minami-ke "Seenotsu" (with Aki Toyosaki)
- NEEDLESS "Aggressive Zone" (with Aya Endo, Yui Makino, Emiri Katō and Saori Gotō)
- NEEDLESS "WANTED! for the love" (with Aya Endo, Yui Makino, Emiri Katō and Saori Gotō)
- BLOOD + "Ashita he... shining future"
- Kodomo no Jikan "Guilty Future"
- 2010
- Working!! "SOMEONE ELSE" (with Kana Asumi and Saki Fujita)
- 2011
- Onii-chan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne "Taste of Paradise"
- Onii-chan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne "YELL ~Whistle wa Sono Mune ni~"
- Onii-chan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne "Ari Ari Mirai*" (with Marina Inoue and Kazusa Aranami)
- Onii-chan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne "Kimi ni OVERFLOW" (with Marina Inoue and Kazusa Aranami)
- Onii-chan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne "Thrilling Everyday"
- Onii-chan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne "Catch My HOPE"
- Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox "SENGOKU GROOVE" (with Rina Hidaka, Megumi Toyoguchi and Yuka Hirata)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica "And I'm Home" (with Ai Nonaka)
- Working!! "Colorful Days"
- Working!! "Wagnaria Sanga ~ A day of Todoroki Yachiyo"
- Working'!! "Coolish Walk" (with Kana Asumi and Saki Fujita)
- Mayo Chiki! "Be Starters!"
- Mayo Chiki! "Kimi Ni Gohoushi" (with Yuka Iguchi and Mariya Ise)
- Mayo Chiki! "Give Me Everything"
- Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! (Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!) "Happy Girl"
- Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! (Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!) "Brilliant Days"
- C3 -CubexCursedxCurious "Hana"
- C3 -CubexCursedxCurious "Shirushi"
- 2012
- C3 -CubexCursedxCurious "My Wish"
- ToraDora! "√HAPPYEND" (with Rie Kugimiya and Yui Horie)
- Nisemonogatari "marshmallow justice"
- Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! (PSP Game) "Smile Continue" (with Sumire Uesaka and Hiromi Iragashi)
- Haiyore! Nyaruko-san "Kurogane no Striver" (with Hatano Wataru)
- Hakusei Renai Shoukougun RE:Therapy "You never know"
- Onii-chan dakedo Ai sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne! "LifeRU is LoveRU!!" (with Ibuki Kido, Minori Chihara, and Asami Shimoda)
- 2013
Notes
- Credited under name Eri Okamura (岡村 英梨, Okamura Eri)
- "Shirushi" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Hot Singles chart, and at number 5 on the Hot Animation chart.
- "Destiny" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Hot Singles chart.
- Released under the name "Eri Kitamura feat. Kitaeri-chan" (喜多村英梨 feat. キタエリちゃん). Sold exclusively at live venues of Kitamura's Starting Story Live Tour 2013.
- "Dive to Gig -K- Aim" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 29 on the Top Singles Sales chart.
- Sold exclusively at the venue of Kitamura's 2017 live concert KitaEri Carnival 2017: Re:Birth.
- "Arcadia Paroniria" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 26 on the Top Singles Sales chart.
