Rie Kugimiya is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise.[1][citation needed]
Kugimiya's most famous roles include Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Kagura in Gintama, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate no Gotoku!, Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, and more recently Lotte in Astarotte no Omocha. She is typecasted to tsundere loli roles due to her voicing of tsundere characters Nagi (Hayate no Gotoku!), Shana (Shakugan no Shana), Louise (Zero no Tsukaima), and Yuuhi (Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka), all of whose anime aired around the same time. Due to her popularity in such roles, some of her fans have named her as the Queen of Tsundere.[2][3]
She has also contributed her voice to various merchandise such as with Mugen Puchi Puchi Moe,[4] a virtual bubble-wrap popping game, and voiced various characters on a set of moe Karuta cards.[5]
She was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role in the first Seiyu Awards[6] for the role of Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, and jointly won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with Mitsuki Saiga at the second Seiyu Awards. Kugimiya won Best Actress in the third seiyu awards for the role of Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!
TV Animation
Major roles in bold.
1999 Excel Saga - Yukari
2000 Hand Maid May - Cyberdoll Rena The Candidate for Goddess - Ikhny Allecto
2001 Figure 17 - Mina Sawada Super Gals! - Sayo Kotobuki Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars - Futaba Murata
2002 Cosplay Complex - Delmo Gravion - Brigetta Pita-Ten - Koboshi Uematsu Rizelmine - Rizel Iwaki The Twelve Kingdoms - Taiki, Young Kaname Takasato
2003 Astro Boy - Nyanko Candidate for Goddess - Ikhny Allecto Fullmetal Alchemist - Alphonse Elric, Catherine Elle Armstrong Guardian Hearts - Hina Rockman.EXE - Anetta Konjiki no Gash Bell!! - Tio
2004 Bleach - Karin Kurosaki, Nemu Kurotsuchi and Lily Burn Up Scramble - Maya Jingu Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch - Haruna (ep. 12) Gakuen Alice (Alice Academy) - Hotaru Imai Gravion Zwei - Brigetta Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha - Alisa Bannings Maria-sama ga Miteru - Toko Matsudaira Midori Days - Kota Shingyoji Mirmo! - Murumo Ninin ga Shinobuden - Miyabi Yakitate!! Japan - Monica Adenauer
2005 Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan - Sabato-chan Elemental Gelade - Tickle "Tilel" Selvatlos Guardian Hearts Power Up! - Hina Loveless - Kouya Sakagami Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's - Alisa Bannings MÄR - Belle Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin (OVA) - Ringo Kinoshita Paradise Kiss - Isabella (young, ep 10) Shakugan no Shana - Shana Trinity Blood - Peter
2006 Buso Renkin - Victoria Chocotto Sister - Yurika Hanayamada Digimon Savers - Ikuto Noguchi Ghost Hunt - Masako Hara Gintama - Kagura Honey and Clover - Shinobu Morita (as a child) Kekkaishi - Tokine Yukimura Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin (Anime) - Ringo Kinoshita Tokimeki Memorial Only Love - Momo Aikawa Utawarerumono - Kamyu Zero no Tsukaima - Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière
