Rie Kugimiya

is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is best known for her voice performances in anime, which include Alphonse Elric in the Fullmetal Alchemist series, Kagura in Gintama, and Happy in Fairy Tail and Edens Zero, and in video games, such as Haruka Sawamura in the Yakuza series, Kiana Kaslana in Honkai Impact 3rd, and Rise Kujikawa from Persona 4. Because of her roles for characters such as Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in The Familiar of Zero, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate the Combat Butler, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, Aguri Madoka/Cure Ace in DokiDoki! PreCure, and Aria Holmes Kanzaki in Aria the Scarlet Ammo, some of her fans have nicknamed her the "Queen of Tsundere." She is currently represented by the talent agency I'm Enterprise. and for Best Actress in Supporting Role. She also won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with Mitsuki Saiga at the 2nd Seiyu Awards. Kugimiya won Best Actress in the 3rd Seiyu Awards for the roles as Taiga Aisaka in Toradora! and her work in Nabari no Ou.

Career In 1997, she earned her reputation from the company I'm Enterprise & We Flying Award at the first summer school of voice actors sponsored by Japan Narration Institute. Later, she became a member of I'm Enterprise.

In 1998, she debuted as a voice actress in the video game etude prologue -Shaking heart- as Tadami Saeki.

From the beginning of her debut, she plays the role of a teenage girl mainly from her childhood, using her voice quality. Later, she was appointed as a juvenile character, such as Taiki in Twelve Kingdoms and Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist series. She took charge of various characters.

Kugimiya has also voiced several tsundere heroines, including Louise in The Familiar of Zero series, and Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate the Combat Butler. In 2008, she won for the Best Actresses in supporting roles at the 2nd Seiyu Awards. She won for the Best Actress in leading role at the 3rd Seiyu Awards. Within the Tamagotchi fandom she is known for her role in the Tamagotchi movies and anime as Mametchi. She has also contributed her voice to various merchandise such as Mugen Puchipuchi Moe, a virtual keychain bubble-wrap popping game.

She is also active on stage, and participates in several stages and readings.

Filmography Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source –05 Beet the Vandel Buster Rionリオン Paradise Kiss Yamamoto Glass Fleet Ralph Fitzlard Deon de Lac Chocotto Sister Yurika Hanayamada Heroic Age Mail Al Mehelim Linebarrels of Iron Izuna Endo Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar Lanラン OVA –15 Tamagotchi series Mametchi Welcome to Irabu's Office Rena麗奈 A Certain Magical Index II Agnese Sanctis Aria the Scarlet Ammo series Aria H. Kanzaki Also AA in 2015 Inazuma Eleven GO Toramaru Utsunomiya The Idolmaster series Iori Minase Also Petit Persona 4: The Animation Rise Kujikawa Also Golden in 2014 Bakuman. Mikichi Ko耶見吉香耶 Season 2 –14 Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple OVAs Miu Furinji OVA, replacing Tomoko Kawakami Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi Meiメイ Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan Melty Good Luck Girl! Kurumi Minowa Kamisama Kiss Hiroko DD Fist of the North Star Towトウ Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Bride Sanada Yukimura真田幸村 Witch Craft Works Chronoire Schwarz VI –15 Noragami series Nora Also Arogoto Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster Iori Minase, Io JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Anne アン No Game No Life Tet –19 Tokyo Ghoul series Jūzō Suzuya World Trigger Kirie Konami Trinity Seven Sora Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! Strawberry Twin Blood Blockade Battlefront White and Black –17 Punch Line Meika Daihatsu Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life Angela Balzac Divine Gate Shonen K Love Live! Sunshine!! Chika's Mother Kyoukai no Rinne Anju Handa-kun Kasumi Hirayama Nyanbo! Kotora Ninja Girl & Samurai Master Nene Cheating Craft Koi Oh ēlDLIVE Dolugh –19 Granblue Fantasy The Animation Vyrn 2017Land of the LustrousAlexandrite Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel Mosyne, Isari & Kagari Haishima Kado: The Right Answer Kanata Shinawa Convenience Store Boy Friends Mami Mihashi Garo: Vanishing Line Sophie Hennes Cutie Honey Universe Tarantula Panther Darling in the Franxx 001 Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary Fu Ning YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World Mio Shimazu –21 Fruits Basket Kagura Sōma Fire Force Haumea Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate Momo Akanegakubo Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Touka Satomi Drifting Dragons Capella Mewkledreamy Yuni Listeners Nir The God of High School Sumi, Bora Ma Digimon Adventure Fanbeemon The Misfit of Demon King Academy Heine Kanon Iorg –present Jujutsu Kaisen Momo Nishimiya Re:Zero Pandora Hortensia Saga Saria/Elva Godzilla Singular Point Jung Edens Zero Happy –22 Shadows House Barbie/Barbara Kimi to Fit Boxing Janice –present Banished from the Hero's Party Tisse Garland The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt Tolcheila Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout Goddess of Love and Beauty The Case Study of Vanitas Chloé d'Apchier Kotaro Lives Alone Kotaro Satо̄, Tonosan Summer Time Rendering Shiori Kobayakawa Pokémon: Hisuian Snow Young Alec Yurei Deco Smiley Akiba Maid War Omoe The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady Lumielle Rene Palettia Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc Muichiro's Kasugai Crow A Galaxy Next Door Protagonist of "Master of the Lion's Fist" Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Anubis (young) Undead Unluck Tatiana The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil Liz Delusional Monthly Magazine Catherine Sue Brave Bang Bravern! Verum Vita Astro Note Ren Wakabayashi Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master Shiratama Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Fenrys Red Cat Ramen Hana Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Sybilt Season 2 Kagaku×Bōken Survival Kyuri Haigakura Kaka Zenshu Unio I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic Radon in human form Mashin Creator Wataru Ryun Ryun Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Mirai Season 2 Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc Sieglinde Sullivan Witch Watch Syrup Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Haro, Tamaki Yuzuriha Bullet/Bullet Qu-0213 Nosa-ane ONA Digimon Beatbreak Honoka Sakai Killed Again, Mr. Detective? Shardina Marika's Love Meter Malfunction Niino Hidaka Dandelion Asako ONA Mao Natsuno Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus Maria The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Yaku Yakuzen Season 3 Gacha Girls Corps Luna Varedas

Films + List of voice performances in films Year Title Role Notes Source Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! Mametchi Alice in the Country of Hearts:Wonderful Wonder World Alice Liddell Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth Nagi Sanzenin Dokidoki! PreCure the Movie: Mana's Getting Married!!? The Dress of Hope Tied to the Future Aguri Madoka / Cure Ace Expelled from Paradise Angela Balzac Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival♪ Aguri Madoka / Cure Ace Selector Destructed WIXOSS Rumi Igarashi / Ulith 2017No Game No Life: ZeroTet Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Vow in the Snow Beatrice Flowerchild 2017 Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi Clara Batman Ninja Harley Quinn Penguin Highway Uchida Hello World Karasu 2019 Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow Takami Mother 2020 Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur Myu 2021 Gintama The Final Kagura 2021 Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Licht - The Nameless Girl Beatrice Flowerchild 2021 Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Momo Nishimiya 2023 Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning Ukkomon 2023 Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe 2023 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie Piyo 2025 Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Harley Quinn 2026 Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Fushi 2026 Grotesqqque Poyomi

Drama CD

Dubbing

+ List of voice performances in other dubbing Title Role Notes Source Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger Jim Carter

Live-action Year Title Role Notes Source 2019 Detective Zero Karen Tsukikage (voice) TV; episode 7 2022 Yokaipedia Ghost (voice) Film

Discography

Albums Kokohadoko (June 20, 2012)

Track list: "How I feel"

"Foret Noire"

"Wonder"

(April 4, 2020)

Singles "Moete Koso Cosplay" (May 22, 2002) (with Sakura Nogawa, Saeko Chiba, Ai Shimizu, Akeno Watanabe and Chiaki Takahashi) "Kemeko Deluxe!" (October 29, 2008) (with Chiwa Saitō, Mikako Takahashi, Haruka Tomatsu, Ryoko Shiraishi, Ayako Kawasumi and Mai Goto) "buddy-body" (October 23, 2009) (Queen's Blade: Gyokuza wo Tsugu Mono ending theme, with Kanae Itō and Yūko Gotō)

Other appearances "I Wanna Be Your Ghost" (July 18, 2022) (Yokaipedia theme song) (background vocals)