Nana Mizuki
Japanese voice actress (born 1980)
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Nana Kondō (近藤 奈々, Kondō Nana; born January 21, 1980), better known by the stage name Nana Mizuki (水樹 奈々, Mizuki Nana), is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator. She is represented by the agency StarCrew.[4] Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under her birth name in 1993 and made her debut as a voice actress in 1997. Her prominent roles include Hinata Hyuga in the long-running ninja series Naruto as well in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Tamao Tamamura in Shaman King 2001 and 2021, Colette Brunel in Tales of Symphonia, Fate Testarossa in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Tsubasa Kazanari in Symphogear, Moka Akashiya in Rosario + Vampire, Tsubomi Hanasaki (Cure Blossom) in Heartcatch Precure! and Ann Takamaki in Persona 5. She also had official dubbing roles in live action version of Itazura na Kiss from Korea and Taiwan, as well in Hunger Games film series as Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence). She is also known for dubbing Ariel Lin's roles.
Nana Mizuki | |
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水樹 奈々 | |
Mizuki in 2018 Tokyo Game Show | |
| Born | January 21, 1980[1] |
| Education | Horikoshi High School |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Agent | StarCrew[3] |
| Children | 1 |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label | King |
| Website | mizukinana |
Mizuki released her first single, "Omoi", under the King Records label in 2000. One year later, she released her debut album, Supersonic Girl, in 2001.[5] In the years that followed, Mizuki enjoyed modest success that concluded with the release of her single "Innocent Starter", which reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart, charting at No. 9.[6] Since then, Mizuki's releases have charted steadily higher in Japan, establishing her as a successful singer in the country. In 2009, her album Ultimate Diamond reached #1, her first release to do so;[7] while her single "Phantom Minds", released in 2010, also charted at #1.[8] Mizuki is the first voice actress to top the weekly Oricon albums chart and the weekly Oricon singles chart since its inception in 1968.[8][9]
Early life
Born in Niihama, Ehime, she began to train singing enka when she was five years old.[10] In 1993, she released a Compact Cassette single "Tsugazakura" (つがざくら; lit. "Phyllodoce Nipponica") as Nana Kondō.[11] However, she passed the audition of game Noël: La Neige and became a voice actress in 1997.[10]
Career
Mizuki released an image song single titled "Girl's Age" under the name Chisato Kadokura in 1997. When she performed her first concert at the age of 20, she was scouted by the Japanese record label King Records, after the music producer of King called Akio Mishima went to her concert. Her debut single as Nana Mizuki, "Omoi", was released on December 6, 2000. Her 2004 song "Innocent Starter" became her first Top 10 single and her 2005 single "Eternal Blaze" reached No. 2 position on Japanese Oricon weekly single charts.[10]
Mizuki won the "Best Musical Performance" award for her song "Justice to Believe" in the first Seiyu Awards in 2007. Since her seventh album Ultimate Diamond debuted at the No. 1 position on Oricon weekly album charts during the week of June 15, 2009, she became the first voice actress to reach the No. 1 position on the Oricon weekly album or single charts since its creation in 1968.[12] Ultimate Diamond sold over 74,000 copies in the first week.[7] In addition, her 21st single, "Phantom Minds", became the first voice actress single to top the charts, debuting at the No. 1 position on the issue of Oricon weekly single charts dated January 25, 2010.
On November 23, 2009, NHK announced that Mizuki would take part in the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen of New Year's Eve. It was Mizuki's first time appearing on the show. Nana chose her song "Shin'ai" for her performance.[13][14]
She is well known for voicing female characters who are very shy yet kind-hearted and gentle, and many of the characters she has voiced were initially very shy/soft-spoken (however, after interactions with other people, they gradually opened up (e.g. Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Nyamo from Love Hina, Hinata Hyūga from Naruto, Wrath from Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) and Tsubomi Hanasaki from Heartcatch Precure!). She is also well known for voicing females with romantic affection for protagonists, as six of her characters have romantic feelings for the main characters (Oboro from Basilisk, Hinata Hyūga from Naruto, Colette Brunel from Tales of Symphonia, Tamao Tamamura from Shaman King, Moka Akashiya from Rosario + Vampire and Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha), some of her characters craved maternal attention (e.g. Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and its sequels A's and StrikerS, Wrath and Maria) and she was also part of the voice actress quartet "Prits", alongside Yumiko Kobayashi, Natsuko Kuwatani and Hisayo Mochizuki (all four voiced characters in the anime Sister Princess). Nana Mizuki voices Microsoft's Japanese Windows 7 unofficial "OS-tan" mascot, Nanami Madobe. The mascot's name uses some wordplay on Mizuki's own name as well as the operating system ("Nana" = "seven").[15][16]
In the middle of February 2010, Mizuki was named her hometown (Niihama, Ehime)'s First Tourism Ambassador. The news was broadcast during her Live Academy 2010 tour, held in Kanagawa, Osaka, Aichi, Miyagi, Fukuoka, Ehime Prefecture Niihama Cultural Center's Hall. There were 7 lessons in total.[17] In 2010, Mizuki won the Tomiyama Kei Award in the 4th Seiyu Awards for her news hook in the year 2009. In 2010, she also participated in 61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen singing "Phantom Minds", the single which had topped Oricon Charts.
On January 21, 2011, she released her first autobiography, titled Shin Ai, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her singing career. Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011, together with 4 other artists: AKB48, Nishino Kana, SID and Exile.[18]
Mizuki has participated in the 60th (2009), 61st (2010), 62nd (2011), 63rd (2012), 64th (2013) and the 65th (2014) edition of the Kōhaku Uta Gassen produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. On December 3–4, 2011 she had a two-day concert at Tokyo Dome. She became the first voice actress and 8th Japanese female solo artist to hold a concert at Japan's largest concert hall. On March 3, 2012, Mizuki won Animation Artist of the Year 2011 award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2011.[19]
On November 10, 2013, Mizuki performed Preserved Roses, Kakumei Dualism and Heart of Sword -Yoakemae- in her first overseas performance as a guest performer for T.M.Revolution at Anime Festival Asia, Singapore, Valvrave night.[20] On November 23–24, 2013, Mizuki held her first solo concert outside Japan, in Taiwan.[21]
In March 2014, at the 64th Annual MEXT Art Encouragement Prizes Nana Mizuki was recognized as Rookie of the Year in the Popular Entertainment division.[22]
She held her second overseas solo concert in Singapore (September 27, 2014) and Taiwan (October 4–5, 2014) entitled "Nana Mizuki Live Flight 2014+".[23]
On September 22, 2016, she held a concert at Koshien Stadium, Japan's oldest stadium, becoming the first voice actress and the first solo artist to hold a concert at the venue.[24]
In July 2017, Mizuki made her debut as a stage actress in a Japanese production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in the title role of Carole King.[citation needed]
On September 30, 2017, she performed in the opening ceremony of 72nd National Sports Festival of Japan, held at Ningineer Stadium in Ehime, in front of Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and approximately 20,000 attendees.[25]
She held a 7-day long concert series at the Nippon Budokan in January 2018.[26]
She held her third overseas solo concert in Taiwan (September 29, 2018) and China (October 13, 2018) entitled "Nana Mizuki Live Island 2018+".
Starting in July 2022, she embarked on her first live tour in three years after the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving her goal of visiting all 47 prefectures at her performance in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture on July 30.
On October 9, 2022, she sang the national anthem in the final race at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix of Formula One held at Suzuka Circuit.
She held her fourth overseas solo concert in Hong Kong (February 15, 2026), South Korea (March 21–22, 2026) and Taiwan (April 11–12, 2026) entitled "Nana Mizuki Live Vision 2025–2026+".
Personal life
Mizuki announced her marriage to a person in the music industry on July 7, 2020, on her blog.[27][28] On November 6, 2020, she announced on her blog that she was pregnant with her first child.[29][30] On March 16, 2021, Mizuki announced on her blog that she’d successfully given birth to her first child.[31][32] On April 23, 2022, she tested positive for COVID-19[33] but later recovered and returned to work.[34]
Discography
- Supersonic Girl (2001)
- Magic Attraction (2002)
- Dream Skipper (2003)
- Alive & Kicking (2004)
- Hybrid Universe (2006)
- Great Activity (2007)
- Ultimate Diamond (2009)
- Impact Exciter (2010)
- Rockbound Neighbors (2012)
- Supernal Liberty (2014)
- Smashing Anthems (2015)
- Neogene Creation (2016)
- Cannonball Running (2019)
- Delighted Reviver (2022)
- Contemporary Emotion (2025)
Filmography
Anime
Original video animation
Anime films
Drama CD
Tokusatsu
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City | Alien | |
| 2013 | Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z | Pxycholon | |
| 2024–25 | Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger | Ittasha |
Television drama/Movie
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Switch Girl!! | Narrator | two season |
| 2017 | Mischievous Kiss the Movie Part 1: High School | ||
| 2020 | Obake Zukan | Bōnyan | short drama |
| 2022 | Sono Koe no Anata e | Herself | Documentary film[221] |
| 2025 | Unbound | Cie no Naishi | Taiga drama[222] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Platform | Role | Notes | Sources |
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| 1998 | NOëL ~La neige~ | PlayStation | Chisato Kadokura | debut | |
| 1999 | Little Witch Reinette ~Swan no Namida Rhapsody~ Reinette Kirsche | Personal computer | Reinette Kirsche | ||
| Little Witch Parfait ~Kuronekojirushi no Mahouya-san~ Reinette Kirsche | |||||
| 2000 | O-Hanabatake no Flore | ||||
| 2001 | Sister Princess | PlayStation | Aria | ||
| Sister Princess: Pure Stories | PlayStation | ||||
| Generation of Chaos | PlayStation 2 | Roji | |||
| Happy Lesson | Dreamcast | Minazuki Rokumatsuri | [223] | ||
| Memories Off 2nd | Dreamcast | Hotaru Shirakawa | [224] | ||
| 2002 | Hourglass of Summer | PlayStation 2, personal computer | Kaho Serizawa | ||
| Reveal Fantasia | PlayStation 2 | Heizel | |||
| Power DoLLS 5 | Personal computer | Eris Titaneer | |||
| Generation of Chaos Next | PlayStation 2 | Roji | |||
| Shaman King: Spirit of Shamans | PlayStation | Tamao Tamamura | |||
| Shaman King: Shaman King Chō Senjiryokketsu 3 | Game Boy Advance | ||||
| 2003 | Memories Off Duet | PlayStation 2 | Hotaru Shirakawa | ||
| Sister Princess 2 | PlayStation | Aria | |||
| Tales of Symphonia | GameCube | Colette Brunel | |||
| Generation of Chaos 3 | PlayStation 2 | Roji | |||
| Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel | Armony Eiselstein | ||||
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja | Hinata Hyuga | ||||
| Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 | GameCube | Hinata Hyuga | |||
| 2004 | You that Become A Memory: Memories Off | Personal computer | Hotaru Shirakawa | ||
| Memories Off: And Then | PlayStation 2, personal computer | ||||
| Tales of Symphonia | PlayStation 2 | Colette Brunel | |||
| Black/Matrix 00 | PlayStation | Luca | |||
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival | Wrath | ||||
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 | PlayStation 2 | Hinata Hyuga | |||
| Naruto: Clash of Ninja 3 | GameCube | ||||
| 2005 | Princess Maker 4 | PlayStation 2 | Daughter | ||
| Ichigo 100% Strawberry Diary | Yui Minamoto | ||||
| Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 | Game Boy Advance | Colette Brunel | |||
| Elemental Gelade: Matoe, Suifu no Ken | PlayStation 2 | Cisqua | |||
| Elemental Gelade: Tozasareshi Uta | Game Boy Advance | ||||
| Bottle Fairy: Haru.Natsu.Aki.Fuyu Sensei-san to Issho | Personal computer | Kururu | |||
| Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 | PlayStation 2 | Hinata Hyuga | |||
| 2006 | Princess Maker 4 | personal computer, PlayStation Portable | Daughter | ||
| Wild Arms 5 the Vth Vanguard | PlayStation 2 | Rebecca Streisand | |||
| Summon Night 4 | Enishia | ||||
| 2007 | Tales of Fandom Vol.2 | Colette Brunel | |||
| Shining Wind | Kanon Seena | ||||
| Shining Force EXA | Amitalilly | ||||
| Simoun: Shōbi Sensō - Fūin no Remersion | Morinas | ||||
| Atelier Lise: Alchemist of Ordre | Nintendo DS | Lolotte Stasille | |||
| 2008 | Rune Factory 2 | Nintendo DS | Mana | ||
| Rosario + Vampire: Tanabata's Miss Yokai Academy | Nintendo DS | Moka Akashiya | [225] | ||
| Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World | Wii | Colette Brunel | |||
| Need for Speed: Undercover | Xbox 360 | Chase Linh | |||
| Star Ocean: The Second Evolution | PlayStation Portable | Rena Lanford | |||
| Avalon Code | Nintendo DS | Dorothe | |||
| 2009 | Rosario + Vampire Capu2: The Rhapsody of Love and Dreams | PlayStation 2 | Moka Akashiya | [225] | |
| Granado Espada | personal computer | Mifuyu | |||
| Luminous Arc 3: Eyes | Nintendo DS | Ashley | |||
| Shining Force Cross | Arcade | Narrator | |||
| Triggerheart Exelica -Enhanced- | PlayStation 2 | Faintear | |||
| 2010 | White Album | PlayStation 3 | Rina Ogata | ||
| Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Hinata Hyuga | |||
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces | PlayStation Portable | Fate Testarossa/Levi the Slasher | |||
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | Paz Ortega Andrade / Pacifica Ocean | [225] | |||
| Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed | Nintendo DS | Neige Hausen | |||
| Fullmetal Alchemist: To the Promised Day | PlayStation Portable | Lan Fan | |||
| Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna Drive | Hinata Hyuga | ||||
| Shining Hearts | Maxima Enfield | ||||
| Weekly Toro Station | PlayStation 3 | Toro Inoue, Kuro and TV | |||
| 2011 | 7th Dragon 2020 | PlayStation Portable | Natsume Hikasa, Unit 13 | ||
| Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity | Nagisa | ||||
| Phantom Breaker | Mikoto Nishina | ||||
| Final Fantasy Type-0 | Claes Celestia Misuka Sansest | [225] | |||
| Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Gears of Destiny | PlayStation Portable | Fate Testarossa/Levi the Slasher | |||
| TERA | Velik | ||||
| 2012 | Resident Evil: Revelations | Nintendo 3DS | Jessica Sherawat | ||
| Shining Blade | PlayStation Portable | Sakuya, Kanon | |||
| 2013 | 7th Dragon 2020-II | Unit 13 | |||
| Shining Ark | Viola, Seraphim | ||||
| 2014 | Corpse Seed 3: Heartclub Extreme | Arcade, Nintendo Wii U | Honoka Yamato | ||
| Gunslinger Stratos 2 | Minakata Kumi | ||||
| Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes | Paz Ortega Andrade | [225] | |||
| Shining Resonance | Excela Noa Aura | ||||
| Super Heroine Chronicle | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita | Tsubasa Kazanari | [226] | ||
| 2015 | Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | Claes Celestia Misuka Sansest | |||
| 7th Dragon III Code: VFD | Nintendo 3DS | Unit 13 | |||
| Cross Ange tr. | PlayStation Vita | Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi | |||
| Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Paz Ortega Andrade | [225] | |||
| Blade Arcus from Shining EX | Sakuya | ||||
| 2016 | Persona 5 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 | Ann Takamaki, Carmen (Persona awakening voice) | [227][228] | |
| Dragon Quest Heroes II | Ornaze | ||||
| Summon Night 6:Lost Borders | Enishia | ||||
| Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited | Tsubasa Kazanari | ||||
| Star Ocean: Anamnesis | Rena Lanford | ||||
| 2017 | Tales of Asteria | Colette Brunel | |||
| Granblue Fantasy | Mobile | Hannah | |||
| Corpse Seed 4 | Arcade, Nintendo Switch | Honoka Yamato | |||
| Super Robot Wars V | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | Ange | |||
| 2018 | Super Robot Wars X-Ω | Smartphone | Ange | ||
| Honkai Impact 3rd | Mobile | Kallen Kaslana | |||
| Iron Saga | Taylor | ||||
| Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight | PlayStation 4 | Ann Takamaki | |||
| Onsen Musume Yunohana Collection | Smartphone | Sunahiko | |||
| Memories Off -Innocent Fille- | PlayStation 4 | Hotaru Shirakawa | |||
| Black Clover: Quartet Knights | Vanessa Enoteca | ||||
| Onmyoji Arena | Mobile | Aoandon | |||
| Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth | Nintendo 3DS | Ann Takamaki | [225] | ||
| Shining Resonance Refrain | Nintendo Switch | Excela Noa Aura | |||
| 2019 | BLADE ARCUS Rebellion from Shining | PlayStation 4/Nintendo Switch | |||
| Catherine: Full Body | PlayStation 4/PlayStation Vita | DLC Catherine, Ann Takamaki | [229] | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | Ann Takamaki | DLC | [225] | |
| Death Stranding | PlayStation 4 | Fragile | [230][231][225] | ||
| Fate/Grand Order | Mobile | Nagao Kagetora | |||
| Arknights | Mostima | ||||
| Sakura Wars | Elise | ||||
| MapleStory | Personal computer | Pathfinder | [232] | ||
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross | iOS/Android | Margaret Liones, Ludociel | |||
| Epic Seven | Tamarine | ||||
| Persona 5 Royal | PlayStation 4 | Ann Takamaki | |||
| 2020 | Final Gear | Mobile | |||
| Persona 5 Strikers | PlayStation 4/Nintendo Switch | Ann Takamaki | |||
| 2021 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Mobile | Nótt | ||
| DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power | Nintendo Switch | Bumblebee / Karen Beecher | [225] | ||
| Counter:Side | iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows | Yanagi Mina(Yoo Mina) | |||
| 2022 | Fitness Runners | Nintendo Switch | Scarlet | [233] | |
| 2023 | Higan: Eruthyll | iOS/Android | Gyldan | ||
| Persona 5 Tactica | Ann Takamaki | [234] | |||
| 2025 | Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | PlayStation 5 | Fragile | [235] | |
| Genshin Impact | PC, iOS, Android, PS4/5, Xbox Series X/S | Nefer | [236] |
Dubbing roles
† Year of original release
‡ Year of Japanese release
