Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue (井上 喜久子) is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator. She has been part of the singing groups DoCo and Goddess Family Club. She is the founder and manager of her voice-acting company, Office Anemone. Inoue tends to play the "perfect girlfriend" or "motherly" role in many series, but has also played more sultry and provocative roles.

Biography
Inoue's vocal roles are usually female characters characterized as dignified, reserved, beautiful, kind, regal, mature or domestic. For example, Belldandy, a goddess who is kind, compassionate and skilled at domestic tasks. Kasumi Tendo is an older sister who has taken over domestic duties after the death of her mother, and who acts as a counterbalance to the more rambunctious members of her family. Notably, both Kasumi and Belldandy are almost parallels of each other due to their roles as domestics in a home which could explode into chaos at any moment. She also plays Rune Venus in El-Hazard, a princess and leader of her country; as well as Kazami Mizuho in Please Teacher!, a sensible, strong-hearted alien agent in charge of observing humanity that ends up falling in love with an earthling. In the video game Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, she voices as Kirumi Tojo aka "The Ultimate Maid" A loyal and serious Ultimate who takes care of both chores and the students during the Killing School Semester, who goes by the saying "duty before self"; This role also exposes Kikuko's love of maids. When she thinks of maid characters, she always tend to imagine them as a lighthearted one, but Kirumi is definitely the type of an amazing perfectionist whose only cred is "selfless devotion." Inoue also said that she can be a little bit nervous playing as Kirumi in the official Artbook Character Profile. And on May 12, 2020, Kikuko cosplayed as Kirumi for Maid Day.

She occasionally takes on roles which are more sultry, such as Corvette in Idol Project, a curvaceous dancer who flirts quite intensely with Mimu, the young heroine. In the hentai OVA Ogenki Clinic she provides the voice of a sex-crazed nurse. Also, as Lust in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, she was an antagonist the main characters have to contend with more than once. On very rare occasions she takes male roles, such as Tsubasa Oozora from Captain Tsubasa ROAD to 2002, as she has stated that these roles allow her to shout, which she finds "liberating".

She is referred to as "Onee-chan" ("big sister" in Japanese) and stayed with the title on her official site and a few albums because of her role as Kasumi Tendo in Ranma ½; this is confirmed in her online profile. She believes that in her past life she was a fish and therefore uses fish as her trademark. She made a guest appearance at the 2007 Animazement anime convention in Durham, North Carolina for an autograph and Q&A session. When asked her age, she often responds that she is only 17, which has become a running gag at events as well as anime shows. At an Otakon 2009 panel, she explained that the number 17 was an aesthetic choice. After voice acting Belldandy from the ''Ah! My Goddess'' anime, subsequent chapters of the manga used Inoue's distinctive style as the basis for Belldandy's character.

She won Best Supporting Voice Actress in the 4th Seiyu Awards. In 2016, at the 10th Seiyu Awards, she won the Kazue Takahashi Award for "the female performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media."

Inoue is married, and has a daughter named Honoka. Honoka uses Inoue as her stage "family" name and she is also a voice actress and singer. Kikuko Inoue is best friends with fellow voice actress Atsuko Tanaka.

Video games
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 * 1997-02-28 || Macross Digital Mission VF-X
 * 1997-06-27 || Millennial kingdom of the next king love
 * 1997-07-04 || I love ♥
 * 1997-07-04 || Planet attack machine Corps Little Cats
 * 1997-09-18 || My Dream ~ without being able to wait is ~ On Air
 * 1998-02-26 || Wailing and ...
 * 1998-03-13 || Pocket Love || Morizono Mirii, Morizono Marii || ||
 * 1998-04-09 || Ambition of Mobile Suit Gundam Gillen
 * 1998-06-25 || Planet attack machine Corps Little Cats
 * 1998-12-17 || Alchemist 2 to the Erie of Atelier Zaruburugu
 * 1999-01-14 || Sakadia
 * 1999-06-25 || Gift Play
 * 2000-01-27 || Artemis of fantasy
 * 2000-03-16 || Summer color swordsmanship Komachi
 * 2000-03-23 || infinity
 * 2000-04-21 || Fukakutei Sekai no Tantei Shinshi || Ayame Kami
 * 2000-08-24 || Eternal Suite All Star Project
 * 2000-09-28 || Kimi ni Steady
 * 2001-10-25 || D + VINE [LUV]
 * 2002-01-24 || Blue even where ...
 * 2002-03-28 || Card of Destiny ~ light and darkness of the integration's ~
 * 2003-04-24 || Angelic Vale || Yuzuriha / Erishiora
 * 2003-08-22 || Mars plan DVD THE PROJECT MARS2 + 3
 * 2003-11-27 || Angelic Vale Progress
 * 2003-11-28 || Yubikyokuboshi
 * 2003-12-25 || D → A: BLACK
 * 2004-05-27 || Aoi Namida
 * 2005-03-11 || Angelic Vale Shinden ~ Effects mail Shimaki Tan ~
 * 2005-05-27 || SAKURA ~ Setsugetsuka ~ beauties of nature Premium Edition
 * 2007-10-25 || Bardo Barrett Ikuriburiamu
 * 2010-10-28 || uni. || TachibanaKaoruko
 * 2011-08-04 || 
 * 2012-01-19 || Heroes Phantasia || Melissa
 * 2012-03-01 || Keuken! - It has become to us anime! ~
 * 2014-06-19 || || Jujo Kumiko
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 * Air Grave: Ruiko Shiruba-su, SC-NB-03・Peace
 * Alice in Cyberland: Lucia, Hou Akane
 * Building Crush!: Ryoko
 * Go! Go! Birdy Chance: Saotome Hikaru
 * Kisou Louga: Elena
 * Miraculum The Last Revelation: Cindy Ryan
 * My Dream: On Air ga Matenakute: Miyuki Yoshizawa
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 * Star Breaker: Aria Beeze
 * Startling Odyssey II Maryuu Sensou: Julia Melrose
 * Yami no Ketsuzoku -Harukanaru Kioku: Yukihara Riin
 * Yūkyū Gensōkyoku: Arisa Astia
 * Next King: Koi no Sennen Ōkoku: Coriander, Angelica
 * 2018-07-05 || Food Fantasy (2018) || Yuxiang, Seaweed Soup
 * 2018-07-05 || Food Fantasy (2018) || Yuxiang, Seaweed Soup

Dubbing
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 * Jennifer Connelly
 * The Heart of Justice (Emma Burgess)
 * The Hot Spot (Gloria Harper)
 * Naomi Watts


 * Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (Diane Agostini)
 * Amazing Stories (Jane, episode "Secret Cinema"), (Beth, episode "Hell Toupee")
 * Arrow (Carrie Cutter/Cupid)
 * The Astronaut's Wife (Jillian Armacost)
 * Awakenings (Paula)
 * Backdraft (Jennifer Vaitkus)
 * Back to the Future (Lorraine McFly)
 * The Big Bang Theory (Alicia, episode "The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition")
 * The Bling Ring (Laurie Moore)
 * Bouquet of Barbed Wire (Cassie Manson)
 * Burn Notice (Carla Baxter)
 * City Slickers (Bonnie Rayburn)
 * Confidence (Lily)
 * Date with an Angel (Angel)
 * Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (Rita Chavez)
 * Devious Maids (Carmen Luna)
 * Dillinger (Billie Frechette)
 * Entropy (Stella)
 * Everything, Everything (Dr. Pauline Whittier)
 * The Flintstones (Miss Sharon Stone)
 * Gangster Wars (Ruth Lasker)
 * The Goonies (Andrea "Andy" Carmichael)
 * Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (Catherine Baxter)
 * The Hot Chick (Jessica Spencer/Clive Maxtone)
 * Howard The Duck (Beverly Switzler)
 * In a World... (Dani Solomon)
 * Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre)
 * Jaws (Chrissie Watkins)
 * King of Kings (Marie Walewska)
 * Knock Knock (Karen Alvarado (Ignacia Allamand))
 * Knock Off (Karen Lee)
 * Lethal Weapon (Rianne Murtaugh)
 * Lulu on the Bridge (Celia Burns)
 * Made in America (Paula)
 * Mannequin Two: On the Move (Jessie)
 * Mars Attacks! (Nathalie Lake)
 * Meet Bill (Jess Jacoby)
 * The Middle (Frankie Heck)
 * Muriel's Wedding (Muriel Heslop)
 * My Blue Heaven (Crystal Rybak)
 * Nash Bridges (Michelle Chan)
 * Night Life (Roberta Woods)
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (Alice Johnson)
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (Alice Johnson)
 * Okja (Lucy Mirando, Nancy Mirando (Tilda Swinton))
 * Oscar (Theresa)
 * Only the Lonely (Billy Muldoon)
 * The Outer Limits (Hannah Valesic, episode "Caught in the Act")
 * Parenthood (Susan Buckman)
 * Picket Fences (Officer Maxine Stewart)
 * Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (Officer Kate)
 * Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (Katrina)
 * The Presidio (Patti Jean Lynch)
 * Pyrates (Sam)
 * Rambling Rose (Rose)
 * Remington Steele (Laura Holt)
 * The Right Stuff (Trudy Cooper)
 * Rizzoli & Isles (Dr. Maura Isles)
 * The Rock (Carla Pestalozzi)


 * Rudy (Mary)
 * Scent of a Woman (Karen Rossi)
 * School Ties (Sally Wheeler)
 * Sense and Sensibility (Lucy Steele)
 * Shattered (Nancy Mercer)
 * Speed (Annie Porter)
 * Spenser: For Hire (Susan Silverman)
 * State of Grace (Kathleen Flannery)
 * Stratton (Sumner)
 * The Three Musketeers (Queen Anne)
 * The Towering Inferno (Patty Duncan Simmons)
 * Trading Places (Penelope Witherspoon)
 * True Colors (Diana Stiles)
 * Unforgettable (Dr. Martha Briggs)
 * U.S. Marshals (Marie Bineaux)
 * When Harry Met Sally... (Amanda Reese)
 * The Wraith (Keri Johnson)
 * Year of the Gun (Lia)
 * Darby O'Gill and the Little People || Katie O'Gill || Janet Munro ||

Dubbing (animation)

 * Batman: The Animated Series (Summer Gleeson)
 * Batman: Gotham Knight (Cassandra, "Working Through Pain" segment)
 * Johnny Test (Lila Test)
 * Mr. Peabody & Sherman (Patty Peterson)
 * Spiral Zone (Katerina Anastasia)
 * X-Men (Carly)
 * The Blair Thumb || Stressy || ||
 * George of the Jungle 2 || Ursula || ||
 * Lake Placid || Kelly Scott || Bridget Fonda ||
 * Thumbtanic || Geranium || ||
 * The Vivero Letter || Catarina Carrara || ||
 * Warlock: The Armageddon || Samantha Ellison || ||

Narration

 * Shimada Kentei!! Kokuminteki Senzai Nōryoku Test (TBS; narration)
 * Tokoro-san & Osugi no Idai naru Tohoho Jinbutsuden (TV Tokyo; narration)
 * Satchan no Kimochi (a Flash movie created by the movie circle Team Doramusuco; Taeko)

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Live appearances

 * TV Champion (TV Tokyo, September 15, 2005)

Stage appearances

 * Densha Otoko (Erumesu)
 * Sakura Taisen Paris Mini-Live 2001 Tokyo (Lobelia Carlini)
 * Sakura Taisen Paris no Christmas, Joyeux Noël! 2001 Dinner Show, Tokyo (Lobelia Carlini)

Albums

 * Bokura no Best da, Onee-chan
 * Funwari, Nobi Nobi Perfect Solo Collection (LD + 2-CD set)
 * Fushigi na Omajinai: Tadaima 2
 * Hidamari
 * merry fish: sound & photo book
 * Mizuumi
 * Shiawase Tambourine
 * Sora Iro no Ehon (2-CD set)
 * Tadaima
 * Tanoshii Koto
 * Yūbi na Osakana


 * Outside Japan
 * Anime Toonz Presents Kikuko Inoue (Jellybean, 2001)

Singles

 * Dōzo Yoroshiku ne.
 * Okaerinasai

Talk

 * Inoue Kikuko no Gekkan Onee-chan to Issho monthly series (1997)
 * Manbow Hōsōkyoku (1995-11-17)
 * Ruri Iro Aquarium: Manbow Hōsōkyoku 2 (1996-01-19)
 * Ruri Iro Aquarium Special: Manbow Hōsōkyoku 3 (1996-03-21)
 * Ruri Iro Aquarium Selection (1996-05-17)
 * Shin Onee-chan to Issho seasonal series (1999)

Collaboration

 * Lu · puty · La · puty (Shiawase Kurowassan, Kikuko Inoue and Maria Yamamoto)
 * Osakana Penguin no Theme (Osakana Penguin, Kikuko Inoue and Junko Iwao)
 * Osakana Penguin CD (Osakana Penguin, Kikuko Inoue and Junko Iwao)
 * Shiawase-san (Shiawase Kurowassan, Kikuko Inoue and Maria Yamamoto)

Soundtracks

 * Anata no Birthday (as Belldandy)
 * Aria Drama CD I (Alicia Florence and Hime M. Granchester from Aria)
 * Aria Drama CD II (Alicia Florence and Hime M. Granchester from Aria)
 * E-yume, Miyou! (Meimi and Seira from Saint Tail)
 * Gimme Love (from Voogie's Angel)
 * Girl Friends (from Voogie's Angel)
 * Oh My Goddess! Mikami Debut Pack (as Belldandy from Oh My Goddess!)
 * Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Character File 3 (as Cool from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children)

Radio
Listed in broadcast order.

AM radio

 * Inoue Kikuko no Twilight Syndrome (April–September 1995)
 * Inoue Kikuko no Ruri Iro Aquarium (October 1995–March 1996)
 * Kakikuke Kikuko no Sashisuse Sonata (October 1998–March 1999)
 * Hexamoon Guardians Kikuko Maria no Otsuki-sama ni Onegai (April 1999–March 2000)
 * It's on! (October 2001–March 2003)
 * Onegai Teacher: Mizuho-sensei no Hachimitsu Jugyō (January–October 2002)
 * Inoue Kikuko no Caramel Heights (October 2002–March 2005)
 * Onegai Teacher: Hachimitsu Jugyō♥Ho · Shu · U (October 2002–March 2003)
 * Onegai Teacher: Hachimitsu Jugyō Shingakki (April–June 2003)
 * Onegai Twins: Mizuho-sensei to Hachimitsu Twins (July 2003–March 2004)
 * Hāi Inoue Shōten Desu yo! (April 2005–current)

Satellite digital radio

 * Inoue Kikuko no Osakana Radio (November 2000–March 2002)
 * Inoue Kikuko no Shiitake Radio (April 2002–March 2003)
 * Inoue Kikuko no Caramel Town (March 2003–current)

Internet radio

 * Onegai Hour: Mizuho-sensei no Kojin Jugyō (May 2004–March 2005)
 * Onee-chan ha Mahō Shōjo? (June 2005–current)

Other products

 * Coco Macne (white) and Coco Macne (black) from the Macne series.
 * Haruno Sora, a Vocaloid for VOCALOID 5.