Kumiko Watanabe

Her most notable voice roles include the eponymous protagonist of the Klonoa franchise, the titular character of the Sgt. Frog franchise, Shippō in InuYasha, Mother in the Atashin'chi series, and Regina in DokiDoki! PreCure. She was married to Kōji Tsujitani.

Biography Watanabe was born on October 7, 1965 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Her awareness of becoming a voice actress was sparked by applying for the voice acting contest of the Space Warrior Baldios theatrical version. Although she was not chosen, making it into the final 30 for the studio audition out of the large number of applicants gave her the confidence to think, "Maybe I'm suited for voice acting work".

After attending the Japan Narration Actor Institute, she joined Arts Vision. and her first starring role as Kouta Hoshikawa in Brave Exkaiser.

She officially transferred from Arts Vision to Sigma Seven on February 1, 2018. Later that same year on October 17, her husband Tsujitani suddenly died of a stroke at the age of 57.

In 2023, she officially took over the role of Hanako Hanazawa in the Sazae-san television anime series from Keiko Yamamoto.

Filmography

Animation + List of voice performances in animation Year Title Role Notes Source Beyblade G-Revolution Julia Zatch Bell! Sauza Rumiko Takahashi Anthology Ritsuko Hirooka Ep. 10 Digimon Fusion Gumdramon, Chackmon Season 3 Un-Go Fumihiko Sasa Tamako Market Fumiko Mitsumura –2014 Dokidoki! Precure Regina Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha Sanjou Keiko Keroro Sergeant Keroro Shin Atashin'chi Mother Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil Rope Lady B 1996 Hello Kitty: Everyone Protect the Forest! Ant-san Nintama Rantarō the Movie Minamoto Kingo The Day the Angel Flew Yū Let's & Go!! WGP: The Chase of the Uncontrollable Mini 4WD! J 1999 Gundress: The Movie Yung Kay Adolescence of Utena Shadow Girl C-Ko Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time Shippō 2002 Turn A Gundam: Earth Light Fran Doll Turn A Gundam: Moonlight Butterfly Fran Doll Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon Tomoki Himi Short film Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass Shippō 2003 Atashin'chi the Movie Mother Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler Shippō Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island Shippō Rockman EXE the Movie: Programs of Light and Darkness Tōru Hikawa Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori: Nazo no Otakara Daisakusen Sergeant Keroro Keroro Gunso the Super Movie Sergeant Keroro Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 2: The Deep Sea Princess Sergeant Keroro 2008 Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel Sergeant Keroro, Dark Keroro Mushakero Unveiled! Sengoku Star Big Battle!! Sergeant Keroro Short film 2009 Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon Warriors Sergeant Keroro Kero 0: Depart! Assembly of Everyone!! Sergeant Keroro Short film 2010 Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 5: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island Sergeant Keroro Atashin'chi: The 3D Movie: Passionate Superpowers♪ Mother Goes Wild! Mother Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ōga Shūrai Mistrene "Mistore" Callous One Piece Film: Z Gali Tamako Love Story Fumiko Mitsumura Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – May the Melody Reach You! Akemi Tanaka Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ Kaō Kosugi One Piece Film: Red Mini Bruno Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon Additional voice New Theatrical Movie Keroro Gunso: Upon Revival, Immediately Facing the Threat of Earth's Destruction! Sergeant Keroro

Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Notes Source Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales Mowgli Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Mowgli Tales of Vesperia Karol Capel PS3, XB360 2026Super Space Sheriff Gavan InfinityPatran's Mother