| Rie Tanaka | |
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| General Info | |
| Age | 33 |
| Birthday | January 3, 1979 |
| Birth place | Sapporo, Hokkaidou, Japan |
| Occupations | Singer, Seiyuu |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Voice of | Kanae Kuroshiba |
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
Discography[]
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)
Singles[]
Raison d'être[]
Released May 22, 2002
- Raison d'être
- Hitomi no Tunnel
- Raison d'être (Original Karaoke)
Ningyo Hime[]
Released August 21, 2002
- Ningyo Hime
- Soshite Sekai wa Kyomo Hajimaru -Chii Ver.-
- Kata Koto no Koi -Chii Ver.-
- Ningyo Hime (without Rie)
Yasashii Jikan no Naka de[]
Released August 10, 2009
- Yasashii Jikan no Naka de
- Yasashii Jikan no Naka de (Piano version)
- Yasashii Jikan no Naka de ~Instrumental~
Albums[]
garnet[]
Released February 7, 2001
- Eien ni Shinyu (acappella version)
- Boku wa kimi ga suki
- Have You Never Been Mellow (song)|Have You Never Been Mellow
- KISS Kara Hajimaru Miracle (Jazz Version)
- Like a favorite song
- garnet
- Umi no mieru oka de
- Anata ni nita hito
- SKY
- Tadaima
24 wishes[]
Released January 3, 2003
See 24 Wishes
Kokoro[]
Release: October 20, 2010
- Let it be
- Dilemma
- in or out?
- Tsuki to Dance
- SUPERMAN
- Ningyo Hime no Namida
- FRAME
- Kokoro
- Sora Tobu Pierrot
- Orange
Mini Albums[]
Chara de Rie[]
Released September 10, 2003. The album reached #34 on Oricon weekly chart and stayed on charts in 4 weeks.
- Katakoto no Koi -Chii Ver.-
- Let Me Be With You -Chii Ver.-
- Soshite Sekai wa Kyou mo Hajimaru -Chii Ver.-
- Mizu no Akashi -Acoustic Ver.-
- Shizuka na Yoru ni
- JUDY