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Nami Kurokawa (黒河 奈美, Kurokawa Nami, born January 25, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Osaka Prefecture. She is known for portraying Tamaki Konomiya in Da Capo, Leica Crusade in Demonbane, Flora Koiwai in Nanatsuiro Drops, Kan'u Unchō in Koihime Musō, Sayaka Hozumi in Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, and Takako Kakuzawa in Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!.
Biography
Nami Kurokawa, a native of Osaka Prefecture, was born on January 25, 1980. As a kindergarten student, her initial dream was to be a Japanese idol. However, as she got older, she became more shy and started considering an acting career, and afterwards, she wanted to become an announcer, and in particular a career in "communicating something through words". While considering her career after her high school graduation, she learned about a voice acting school that was recruiting for its first batch of students through an anime magazine that her mother had bought, and she subsequently enrolled there. She graduated from the Amusement Media Academy Department in 2000, and she made her voice acting debut in 2001 as Mamoru Sanjōji in Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver.
She has starred as Kan'u Unchō in the Koihime Musō franchise. She has voiced the character in all three anime adaptations and in several of the video games. She was also part of Momozono no Sanshimai, a voice acting unit who sang "Otome Ryouran Battle Party", the ending theme song of the 2009 anime adaptation Shin Koihime Musō.
She has appeared as Tamaki Konomiya in the Da Capo franchise, appearing in the anime adaptation and the games D.C.P.S. (2003) and Da Capo: Four Seasons (2005). She has starred as Leica Crusade in the Demonbane franchise, appearing in the 2006 anime Kishin Houkou Demonbane and the franchise's three video games. She has starred as Flora Koiwai in the Nanatsuiro Drops franchise, appearing in the 2006 original visual novel, its 2007 PlayStation 2 port, and the 2007 anime adaptation. She has starred as Sayaka Hozumi in the Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na franchise, appearing in the anime adaptation Crescent Love (2006) and four of the video games. She has starred as Takako Kakuzawa in Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (2007) and its video game adaptation Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! Kirakira Happy Festa!.
Her adult visual novel credits include including Ayaka Kusuhara in Harukoi Otome (2006), Yumiko Kamiazuma in Tōka Gettan (2007), Tsukasa Kiryu in Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka (2007), Haruka Kawasumi in Time Leap (2007), Misaki Ayase in Sakura Strasse (2008), Chie Ashikaga in Cross Days (2010), Makiyo Shingyouji in Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (2010), Shiori Sasaki in In Search of the Lost Future (2010), Sophia Measley in 11eyes: Resona Forma (2011), and Musashibō Benkei in Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! S (2012). Her anime credits include Miyuki Sawamura in D.N.Angel, Aya Kanazawa in The World of Narue, Gabriela Babi Bozzo in Ginban Kaleidoscope, Koshiba in High School Girls, Megumi Shōji in La Corda d'Oro, Miharu Asano in Mushi-Uta, and Mutsumi Sendou in The Qwaser of Stigmata. Her video game credits include Olivia in Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice (2001), Ayano Sakurazaka in Raw Danger! (2006), Carol in Everybody's Tennis (2006), Rami in Summon Night 4 (2006), Meno Lou and Francisca in Armored Core 4 (2006), Chelinka in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (2007), Scheherazade and Kamikirimusi in Soulcalibur IV (2008), and Emma Crawford in R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate (2009).
Filmography
= Anime
=2001
Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver, Mamoru Sanjōji
2002
Shrine of the Morning Mist, daughter (episode 18)
2003
D.N.Angel, Miyuki Sawamura
The World of Narue, Aya Kanazawa, emcee (episode 10), others
2004
Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Veritae, Cynthia's mom, Medical Department maid
2005
Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge, female announcer, Hiroko
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan, Tanabe-san, Tamiya-san (ep 5), Yuuko-sensei (ep 6,7)
Da Capo Second Season, Tamaki Konomiya
Ginban Kaleidoscope, Gabriela Babi Bozzo
2006
High School Girls, Koshiba
Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, girl, woman B (episode 2, 3)
Kishin Houkou Demonbane, Leica Crusade
La Corda d'Oro, Megumi Shōji
The Good Witch of the West: Astraea Testament, literature club member (episode 4), woman A (episode 5)
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love, Sayaka Hozumi
2007
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan 2, Tanabe-san
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!, Takako Kakuzawa
Mushi-Uta, Miharu Asano
Nanatsuiro Drops, Flora Koiwai
2008
Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō, Nikkun, Sabukun
Koihime Musō, Kan'u Unchō/Aisha
2009
Shin Koihime Musō, Kan'u
2010
Chu-Bra!!, camera operator
Shin Koihime Musō: Otome Tairan, Kan'u
The Qwaser of Stigmata, Mutsumi Sendou
= Video games
=2001
Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice, Olivia
2002
Disaster Report, radio announcer
2003
D.C.P.S., Tamaki Konomiya
My Merry May, Tae Kitsuki
Zanma Taisei Demonbane, Leica Crusade
2004
Kishin Houkou Demonbane, Leica Crusade
Kokoro no Tobira, Yukina Sakura
2005
Da Capo: Four Seasons, Tamaki Konomiya
Gift, Minagi Nonomura, Mrs. Fujimiya, Jinta
My Merry May With Be, Tae Kitsuki
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, Sayaka Hozumi
2006
Armored Core 4, Meno Lou, Francisca
Everybody's Tennis, Carol
Gift: Nijiiro Stories, Jinta, Minagi Nonomura, Mrs. Fujimiya, Bā-san (as Mina Motoyama)
Harukoi Otome, Ayaka Kusuhara
Kishin Hishou Demonbane, Leica Crusade
Nanatsuiro Drops, Flora Koiwai
Raw Danger!, Ayano Sakurazaka
Summon Night 4, Rami
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Brighter Than Dawning Blue, Sayaka Hozumi
2007
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka, Tsukasa Kiryu (as Mina Motoyama)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates, Chelinka
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! Kirakira Happy Festa!, Takako Kakuzawa
Koihime Musō: Doki Otome Darake no Sangokushi Engi, Kan'u
Nanatsuiro Drops Pure!!, Flora Koiwai
Time Leap, Haruka Kawasumi (as Mina Motoyama)
Tōka Gettan, Yumiko Kamiazuma (as Mina Motoyama)
Wild Arms XF as Alexia Lynn Elesius
2008
Sakura Strasse, Misaki Ayase (as Mina Motoyama)
Sakuranbo Strasse, Misaki Ayase (as Mina Motoyama)
Shin Koihime Musō: Otome Tairan, Kan'u (as Mina Motoyama)
Soulcalibur IV, Scheherazade, Kamikirimusi
2009
R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate, Emma Crawford
Time Leap, Haruka Kawasumi
Time Leap Paradise, Haruka Kawasumi (as Mina Motoyama)
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Moonlight Cradle, Sayaka Hozumi (as Mina Motoyama)
2010
Cross Days, Chie Ashikaga (as Mina Motoyama)
In Search of the Lost Future, Shiori Sasaki (as Mina Motoyama)
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru, Makiyo Shingyouji (as Mina Motoyama)
Shin Koihime Musō: Moe Shōden, Kan'u (as Mina Motoyama)
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na Portable, Sayaka Hozumi
2011
11eyes: Resona Forma, Sophia Measley (as Mina Motoyama)
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Portable, Makiyo Shingyouji
2012
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! S, Musashibō Benkei (as Mina Motoyama)
Prismatic Princess Unison Stars, Flora Koiwai (as Mina Motoyama)
2015
Shin Koihime Eiyūtan 3: Otome Enran: Sangokushi Engi, Kan'u (as Mina Motoyama)
2016
Koihime Enbu, Kan'u
2019
Shin Koihime Musō – Kakumei: Ryū-ki no Taimou, Kan'u (as Mina Motoyama)
= Dubbing
=Beyond the Sea (2004) as Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth)
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011) as Bridget (Kaitlyn Wong)
References
External links
Nami Kurokawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Nami Kurokawa at pro-baobab.jp (in Japanese)
Nami Kurokawa at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
Nami Kurokawa at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database (in Japanese)
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- Harukoi Otome
- Characters of the Soulcalibur series
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- Production Baobab
- List of The Qwaser of Stigmata characters
- Koihime Musō
- List of Demonbane characters