Rie Tanaka

Rie Tanaka (田中 理恵 Tanaka Rie), born January 3, 1979 in Sapporo, Hokkaidou, Japan is a singer and voice actress (seiyuu). Notable among her numerous roles are Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, Chii and Freya in Chobits, Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke in Strike Witches and Suigintou in the anime adaptation of Rozen Maiden. In 11eyes CrossOver, she voiced for Kanae Kuroshiba.

Personal life
As a child, Tanaka took singing classes and garnered respect by performing in a number of concerts. After graduating high school, she joined one of Tokyo's popular animation companies and took on singing roles for some of her characters. She has a fan club named Café de Rie. She is known to own a few animals, such as a kitten and also a puppy. She is not fluent in English. Tanaka has released three albums: Garnet, 24 Wishes and Kokoro, but did not gain much success. Tanaka is also a member of the Steel Angels, a singing trio composed of the three lead seiyuu of Steel Angel Kurumi, together with Atsuko Enomoto and Masayo Kurata. Tanaka published a photo collection called Ayarie in May 2009.

Anime, video game and radio drama roles
Lead roles in bold.
 * .hack//Sign - Morgana
 * 11eyes CrossOver - Kanae Kuroshiba
 * Air Gear - Simca
 * Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka - Shina Mitsuki
 * Angel Tales - Kingyo no Ran
 * Arad Senki: Slap Up Party - Hiria
 * Arakawa Under the Bridge - Shimazaki
 * Asura Cryin' - Shuri Kurosaki
 * Atashinchi - Fubuki Haruyama
 * Azumanga Daioh - Yomi
 * Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future - Medoute
 * Burn Up Scramble - Matsuri Tamagawa
 * Burst Angel - Sei
 * C³ - Alice Bivorio Basskreigh
 * Canaan - Liang Qi
 * Chobits - Chi/Elda/Freya
 * Cosmicbreak - Icy
 * D.N.Angel - Towa-chan (Towa no Shirube)
 * Darkstalkers - Morrigan
 * Trouble Adventure - Mitsuki Sanada
 * Eve no Jikan - Sammy
 * Final Fantasy XIV (Miquote vocal effects)
 * Final Fantasy Type-0 - Emina Hanaharu
 * Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu - Ren Mikihara
 * Futari wa Pretty Cure - Max Heart - Kujou Hikari/Shiny Luminous
 * GetBackers - Haruki Kaoru
 * Gravitation - Ayaka Usami
 * Granado Espada - Female Warlock (Elementalist)
 * Hanaukyo Maid Tai - Mariel
 * Hanaukyo Maid Tai La Verite - Mariel
 * Hataraki Man - Hiroko Matsukata
 * Hatsukoi Limited - Misaki Yamamoto
 * Hayate no Gotoku - Maria
 * Hayate no Gotoku 2nd Season - Maria
 * Hell Girl - Akane Sawai
 * Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Mysterious Lady/Nomura-san (Episode 17,21)
 * Kara no Kyoukai (movie) - Kirie Fujou
 * Katekyo Hitman Reborn! - Bianchi, Hibird, Uri
 * Kimikiss pure rouge and KimiKiss (PS2) - Eriko Futami
 * Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de - Ageha Kuki
 * Kaichou wa Maid-sama - Satsuki (Drama CD)
 * Macross Frontier - Monica Lange, Miranda Merin
 * Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds - Morrigan Aensland
 * My-Otome and Mai-Otome Zwei (OVA) - Tomoe Marguerite
 * Mega Man Zero series - Ciel
 * Memories Off 6: T-wave - Rein Suzushiro
 * Miami Guns - Kaken Musume
 * MM! - Michiru Onigawara
 * Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musumetachi - Sayara Yamanobe
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Lacus Clyne
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny - Lacus Clyne and Meer Campbell
 * Moonlight Mile - Riyoko Ikeuchi''
 * Moonlight Mile 2nd Season -Touch Down- - Riyoko Ikeuchi''
 * My Neighbors the Yamadas - Ghibli Cheering Section
 * Namco × Capcom - Ki and Sylphie
 * Neptune - Neptune/Purple Heart
 * Phantasy Star Portable - Helga
 * Phantasy Star Universe - Karen Erra
 * Pocket Monsters - Saori (Solidad), Mars
 * Psychic Academy (ONA) - Orina
 * Queen's Blade - Nyx/Nix
 * Red Garden - Lula
 * Ring ni Kakero - Takane Kiku
 * Rizelmine - Kyouko Yachigusa
 * Rozen Maiden Series - Suigintou
 * Rune Factory Frontier - Drop
 * Sadamitsu the Destroyer - Yayoi
 * Stellvia - Kayama Akira
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 - Kirijou Mitsuru
 * Shinryaku! Ika Musume - Chizuru Aizawa
 * Shinryaku!? Ika Musume - Chizuru Aizawa
 * Sora Kake Girl - Xanthippe
 * Kurumi - Saki
 * Strike Witches - Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke
 * Strike Witches 2 - Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke
 * Shounen Onmyouji - Tenitsu
 * Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari: Hajimari no Ishi - Murno
 * Tears to Tiara - Octavia
 * Touhou Musou Kakyou - Sakuya Izayoi
 * Toradora! - Yuri Koigakubo
 * Uchuu no Stellvia - Akira Kayama
 * UFO Princess Valkyrie - Sanada
 * Yozakura Quartet - Mariabelle
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - Vivian Wong
 * Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen - Sakuya Haibara

Dubbing

 * Along Came Polly - Polly Prince
 * Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Fire Control Operator
 * Down in the Valley - October (Tobe)
 * King of California - Miranda
 * Power Rangers S.P.D. - Katherine "Kat" Manx

Anime Films

 * Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth - Maria

Pachislot

 * Gokuraku Parodius - Chichi bin Tarika

Tokusetsu

 * Kamen Rider Fourze - Virgo Zodiarts

Songs anime/video games

 * Azumanga Daioh
 * Oishii Kimitachi (Yomi's image song)
 * Sorezore no One Way (Yomi's second image song)
 * Bakuretsu Tenshi - Breathe (Sei's image song)
 * Chobits
 * Raison d'être (ED1) (Reason To Be)
 * Ningyo hime (ED2) (Doll/Mermaid Princess)
 * I Hear You Everywhere (Chi image song)
 * Hitomi no Tonneru
 * Shiranai Sora
 * Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
 * "DUAL!" (alternate version in episode 14)
 * Mega Man Zero Soundtracks
 * L'oiseau du bonheur (vocal version of Ciel's theme for Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero IDEA)
 * Freesia (vocal version of the Area Zero and Caravan themes for Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero PHYSIS)
 * Gundam SEED
 * Shizuka na Yoru ni
 * Mizu no Akashi
 * Hayate the Combat Butler|Hayate no Gotoku!
 * Epu Romanesque (Maria character song)
 * Kakurenbo (2nd character song)
 * Kanpeki, Egao Desu
 * Gundam SEED Destiny
 * Fields of Hope
 * EMOTION
 * Quiet Night C.E. 73
 * Hanaukyo Maid Tai - Song of the Hanaukyo Maid team
 * Hanaukyo Maid Tai La Verite - Voice of heart
 * Mabinogi - Eternal (for the commercial of the Mabinogi game in Japan)

Raison d'être
Released May 22, 2002


 * 1) Raison d'être
 * 2) Hitomi no Tunnel
 * 3) Raison d'être (Original Karaoke)

Ningyo Hime
Released August 21, 2002


 * 1) Ningyo Hime
 * 2) Soshite Sekai wa Kyomo Hajimaru -Chii Ver.-
 * 3) Kata Koto no Koi -Chii Ver.-
 * 4) Ningyo Hime (without Rie)

Yasashii Jikan no Naka de
Released August 10, 2009


 * 1) Yasashii Jikan no Naka de
 * 2) Yasashii Jikan no Naka de (Piano version)
 * 3) Yasashii Jikan no Naka de ~Instrumental~

garnet
Released February 7, 2001


 * 1) Eien ni Shinyu (acappella version)
 * 2) Boku wa kimi ga suki
 * 3) Have You Never Been Mellow (song)|Have You Never Been Mellow
 * 4) KISS Kara Hajimaru Miracle (Jazz Version)
 * 5) Like a favorite song
 * 6) garnet
 * 7) Umi no mieru oka de
 * 8) Anata ni nita hito
 * 9) SKY
 * 10) Tadaima

24 wishes
Released January 3, 2003

See 24 Wishes

Kokoro
Release: October 20, 2010


 * 1) Let it be
 * 2) Dilemma
 * 3) in or out?
 * 4) Tsuki to Dance
 * 5) SUPERMAN
 * 6) Ningyo Hime no Namida
 * 7) FRAME
 * 8) Kokoro
 * 9) Sora Tobu Pierrot
 * 10) Orange

Chara de Rie
Released September 10, 2003. The album reached #34 on Oricon weekly chart and stayed on charts in 4 weeks.


 * 1) Katakoto no Koi -Chii Ver.-
 * 2) Let Me Be With You -Chii Ver.-
 * 3) Soshite Sekai wa Kyou mo Hajimaru -Chii Ver.-
 * 4) Mizu no Akashi -Acoustic Ver.-
 * 5) Shizuka na Yoru ni
 * 6) JUDY