Rumiko Varnes
American voice actress
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Rumiko Varnes is an American voice actress of Japanese descent and is known to speak fluent Japanese.[1] She is best known for her work in video games franchises such as Clock Tower, Tekken series, Unison: Rebels of Rhythm & Dance, Tekken 5, Chaos Break, Hard Edge, Shining Force Neo, Tekken 6, Blaster Master: Blasting Again and Pokkén Tournament.[2]
Rumiko Varnes | |
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| Born | Rumiko Varnes |
| Other names | Rumiko Barnes |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Alma mater | International Christian University |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Early life
Rumiko was born in Los Angeles, California and she attended University of California, Los Angeles later she majored in linguistics.[1][3][better source needed] Then she went to Japan as a foreign exchange student to study at International Christian University at Tokyo and studied linguistic psychology.[1]
Career
She was a student when she made her debut in The Dagger of Kamui as Chiomapp.[4][better source needed] Rumiko also voices commercials along with radio shows in Japanese and she is associated with Funimation.[1]
Personal life
Rumiko lives at Los Angeles, California and Rumiko is half-Japanese also she works as a bilingual narrator. Rumiko is married and has a daughter who also did the motion capturing for Laura in Konami's popular horror video game Silent Hill 2.[4]
Filmography
Anime series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Soar High! Isami | Isami Hanaoka | [5][better source needed] | |
| 2003 | Doraemon's English World | Nobita Nobi / Shizuka Minamoto / Tamako Nobi / Emily / Female Worker | [6][7][8][9][better source needed] | |
| 2011 | Case Closed | Minerva Glass | [9] | |
| 2012 | Little Charo: Tohoku-hen | Sachi | ||
| Arashi no Yoru ni | Mii | [10][better source needed] | ||
| 2014 | My Neighbor Seki | Singer | [11] | |
| 2019 | Ultra Galaxy Fight | Ultrawoman Grigio | [12] | |
| 2020 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy | Ultrawoman Grigio / Ultraman Justice | [13][14] | |
| 2021 | Phantasy Star Online 2 Comic | Makino / Nekonomiya | [15][better source needed] | |
| 2022 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad | Sora / Ultraman Justice / Ultrawoman Grigio | 7 episodes | |
| 2023 | Ultraman Regulos: First Mission | Sora | [16] |
Animation series
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Dagger of Kamui | Chiomapp | [4] | |
| 1996 | Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai | Bully Queen / Cecil Telinger / Milk / Milkypai / Patient / Pinzu Monster / Shiho Katagiri | [19][better source needed] | |
| 2011 | Red Riding Hood | Village lady | Credited as Rumiko Barnes | |
| 2017 | Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis | Shimajiro Shimano | English version |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Clock Tower | Jennifer Simpson | PlayStation | [20] |
| 1998 | Hard Edge | Rachel Howard | ||
| 1999 | Countdown Vampires | Alicia S. Tiller / Automated System Voice / Female Casino Patron / Additional Voices | ||
| 2000 | Chaos Break | Mitsuki | ||
| Shenmue | Others / Additional voices | Dreamcast | [21] | |
| Blaster Master: Blasting Again | Elfie Frudnick | PlayStation | ||
| Unison: Rebels of Rhythm & Dance | Trill / June Baby | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Silpheed: The Lost Planet | Ship Dispatcher / Computer voice | |||
| 2001 | Fatal Frame | Miku Hinasaki | [22] | |
| Beach Spikers | Female Volleyball Player | GameCube | ||
| 2002 | Bloody Roar Extreme | Shina 'Marvel' Gado | ||
| 2003 | Mega Man X7 | Alia | PlayStation 2 | [2] |
| Spy Fiction | Alice Coleman / Kelly Wong | |||
| Glass Rose | Ayako Yoshinodou / Tsuyako Sawamatsu | [23] | ||
| Bloody Roar 4 | Alice Nonomura | [24] | ||
| 2004 | Firefighter F.D.18 | Emilie Arvin | English version | |
| Graffiti Kingdom | Pixel | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Michigan: Report from Hell | Paula Orton / Carrie Graham | |||
| Taiko: Drum Master | Drum Master / Drummer / Announcer / Additional voices | |||
| Tekken 5 | Christie Monteiro / Jane | [25][26] | ||
| 2005 | Shining Force Neo | Meryl | [27] | |
| The Rub Rabbits! | Genius Girl | Nintendo DS | ||
| Musashi: Samurai Legend | Clochette | PlayStation 2 | [28] | |
| Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection | Christie Monteiro | PlayStation 3 | ||
| 2006 | Elebits | Ana / Mom | Wii | |
| 2007 | Tekken 6 | Christie Monteiro | Xbox 360 | [29] |
| Mega Man ZX Advent | Pandora | Nintendo DS | [30] | |
| 2009 | Arc Rise Fantasia | Adele Nevanlinna | Wii[3] | |
| 2011 | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | Christie Monteiro | Xbox 360 | |
| 2013 | Tekken Revolution | Christie Monteiro | PlayStation 3 | |
| 2015 | Pokkén Tournament | Chloe | Nintendo Switch | |
| BlazBlue: Central Fiction | System Voice | PlayStation 4 | ||
| 2017 | Pokkén Tournament DX | Chloe | Wii U | |
| 2019 | Last Cloudia | Dabourne / Leena | PC | |
| 2021 | Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls | Enemies | macOS | [2] |
| 2025 | Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road | Antonia Felicier / Maribelle Flanmir / Yelenda Poplawska / Terra Hillcroft | PlayStation 5 | [2] |