Nana Mizuki

Nana Mizuki
Nana Mizuki
水樹 奈々
Birth name 近藤 奈々 (Kondō Nana)
Also known as Nana-chan
Born January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21) (age 31)
Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Origin Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Genres J-pop, power pop, pop rock
Occupations Singer, lyricist, composer, voice actress
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1998–present
Labels King Records
Website www.mizukinana.jp

Nana Mizuki (水樹 奈々 Mizuki Nana?, born Nana Kondō (近藤 奈々 Kondō Nana?), January 21, 1980 in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture) is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress.[1] She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000. A year later, she released her debut album, Supersonic Girl on December 5, 2001.[2]

In the years that followed, Mizuki enjoyed modest success that concluded with the release of her single "Innocent Starter", which reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart, charting at No. 9.[3] Since then, Mizuki's releases have charted steadily higher in Japan, establishing her as a successful singer in the country. Despite this, she remains a prolific voice actress, with over 130 voice roles in separate media. On June 3, 2009, her album Ultimate Diamond reached #1, her first release to do so;[4] while her single "Phantom Minds", released on January 13, 2010, also charted at #1[5]. Mizuki is the first voice actress to top the weekly Oricon albums chart and the weekly Oricon singles chart since its inception in 1968.[5][6]

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Life and career

Born in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, she began to train in enka when she was five years old.[7] In 1993, she released Compact Cassette single "Tsugazakura" (つがざくら?, lit. "Phyllodoce Nipponica") as "Nana Kondo".[8] However, she passed the audition of game Noël: La Neige and became a voice actress.[7]

Mizuki released an image song single titled "Girl's Age" under the name Chisato Kadokura in 1998. When she performed a concert at the age of 20, she was scouted by the Japanese record label King Records. Her debut single as Nana Mizuki, "Omoi", was released on December 6, 2000. Her 2004 song "Innocent Starter" became her first Top 10 single and her 2005 single "Eternal Blaze" reached No. 2 position on Japanese Oricon weekly single charts.[7]

Mizuki won the "Best Musical Performance" award by her song "Justice to Believe" in the first Seiyū Awards in 2007. Since her seventh album Ultimate Diamond debuted at the No. 1 position on Oricon weekly album charts during the week of June 15, 2009, she became the first voice actress to reach the No. 1 position on the Oricon weekly album or single charts since its creation in 1968.[9] Ultimate Diamond sold over 74,000 copies in the first week.[4] In addition, her 21st single, "Phantom Minds", became the first voice actress single to top the charts, debuting at the No. 1 position on the issue of Oricon weekly single charts dated January 25, 2010.

On November 23, 2009, NHK announced that Mizuki would take part in the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen of New Year's Eve. It was Mizuki's first time appearing on the show. Nana chose her song "Shin'ai" for her performance.[10][11]

Many of the characters whom she has voiced were initially very shy/soft-spoken (however, after interactions with other people, they gradually opened up (e.g. Fate, Lili, Nyamo, Hinata, and Wrath), six of her characters have romantic feelings for the main characters (e.g. Oboro from Basilisk, Hinata Hyūga from Naruto, Colette Brunel from Tales of Symphonia, Tamao Tamamura from Shaman King and Moka Akashiya from Rosario + Vampire, while Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is left ambiguous in this regard), some of her characters craved maternal attention (e.g. Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and its sequels A's and StrikerS, Wrath and Maria), and she was also part of the voice actress quartet "Prits", alongside Yumiko Kobayashi, Natsuko Kuwatani and Hisayo Mochizuki (all four voiced characters in the anime Sister Princess).

Nana Mizuki voices Microsoft's Japanese Windows 7 unofficial "OS-tan" mascot, Nanami Madobe. The mascot's name uses some wordplay on Mizuki's own name as well as the operating system ("Nana" = "seven").[12][13]

In the middle of February 2010, Mizuki became her hometown (Niihama, Ehime)'s First Tourism Ambassador. The news was broadcasted during her Live Academy 2010, held in Kanagawa, Osaka, Aichi, Miyagi, Fukuoka, Ehime Prefecture Niihama Cultural Center's Hall. There were 7 lessons in total.[14] In 2010, Mizuki won the Tomiyama Kei Award in the 4th Seiyuu Awards for her news hook in the year 2009.

On January 21, 2011 which was also her 31st birthday, she released her first autobiography, titled Shin Ai, to commemorate 10th year anniversary of her singing career. Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011, together with 4 other artists: AKB48, Nishino Kana, SID and EXILE.[15]

Mizuki will have two-day concert at Tokyo Dome between December 3rd - 4th, 2011. She becomes the first voice actress and 8th female solo artists to hold a concert at Japan's largest concert hall.

Voice acting roles

Leading roles in bold.

TV anime series

1998
1999
  • Shin Hakkenden as Saya
2000
2001
  • Sister Princess as Aria
  • Shaman King as Tamao Tamamura, Kororo
  • Mamimume Mogacho as Mako-chan
  • Detective Conan as "Bones" shopkeeper (ep 242)
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
  • HeartCatch PreCure! as Tsubomi Hanasaki / Cure Blossom
  • Kuroshitsuji II as Alois Trancy
  • Tegami Bachi: Reverse as Sylvette Suede
2011
  • Hourou Musuko as Nitori Maho
  • Dog Days as Ricotta Elmar
  • Toriko as Tina
  • Kampfer für die Liebe as Kanden Yamaneko
  • Blood-C as Saya Kisaragi
  • Yutani Complex as Ami Numata

OVA

2001
2002
  • Generation of Chaos Next as Roji
2003
2004
2005
  • Ichigo 100% OVA as Yui Minamito
  • Fighting Fantasy Girl Rescue Me! Mave-chan as Mave-chan
2006
2007
2009
  • Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas as Pandora
2011
  • Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiō Shinwa 2 as Pandora
  • Supernatural: The Animation as Meg Masters

Anime films

2002
  • Welcome to Pia Carrot: Sayaka no Koi-monogatari as Noriko Shima
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
  • Tezuka Osamu no Buddha -Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku- as Migaila
  • Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow~Colored Flower That Connects the World! as Tsubomi Hanasaki/Cure Blossom
  • Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! The Movie: Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom as Victini
  • Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! The Movie: Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram as Victini

Japanese dubs

2006
2010

Games

1998
  • Noël: La Neige (PS) as Chisato Kadokura (debut)
1999
  • Little Witch Parfait (PC) as Reinette Kirsche
  • Little Witch Reinette (PC) as Reinette Kirsche
2001
2002
  • Hourglass of Summer (PS2, PC) as Kaho Serizawa
  • Reveal Fantasia (PS2) as Heizel
  • Power DoLLS 5 (PC) as Eris Titaneer
  • Generation of Chaos Next (PS2) as Roji
  • Hime Kishi Monogatari: Princess Blue (GBA) as Karen
  • Shaman King: Spirit of Shamans (PS) as Tamao Tamamura
  • Shaman King: Shaman King Chō Senjiryokketsu 3 (GBA) as Tamao Tamamura
2003
2004
  • You that Become A Memory: Memories Off (PC) as Hotaru Shirakawa
  • Memories Off: And Then (PS2, PC) as Hotaru Shirakawa
  • Angelic Concert Encore as LeAnn Elsas
  • Tales of Symphonia (PS2) as Colette Brunel
  • Black/Matrix 00 (PS) as Luca
  • Lost Aya Sophia (PS2) as Sonia Rosshi
  • Sequence Palladium: Hōmatsu no Tenchi (PC) as Remirina Matoroana Ishutana
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival as Wrath
  • Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (PS2) as Hinata Hyuga
  • Naruto: Clash of Ninja 3 (GC) as Hinata Hyuga
2005
2006
  • Princess Maker 4 (PC, PSP) as Daughter
  • Wild Arms 5 the Vth Vanguard (PS2) as Rebecca Streisand
  • Summon Night 4 (PS2) as Enishia
  • Ninkyōden Toseinin Ichidaiki (PS2) as Okoto
  • Wrestle Angels Survivor as Riyu Kikuchi
2007
2008
  • Rune Factory 2 (NDS) as Mana
  • Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii) as Colette Brunel
  • Star Ocean: The Second Evolution (PSP) as Rena Lanford
  • Avalon Code (NDS) as Dorothe
  • Wrestle Angels Survivor 2 as Chisato Sakurai and Riyu Kikuchi
2009
  • Granado Espada (PC) as Mifuyu
  • Luminous Arc 3: Eyes (DS) as Ashley
  • Shining Force Cross (AC) as narrator
  • Triggerheart Exelica -Enhanced- (PS2) as Faintear
2010
2011
  • Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity as Nagisa
  • Phantom Breaker as Mikoto Nishina
  • Final Fantasy Type-0 as Celestia

Drama CD

2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
  • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Sound Stage 01 as Fate T. Harlaown
  • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Sound Stage 02 as Fate T. Harlaown
  • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Sound Stage 03 as Fate T. Harlaown
  • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Sound Stage 04 as Fate T. Harlaown
  • Shuraki Trinity as Towako Mizuchi
  • V.B.Rose 2 as Ageha Shiroi
  • Rosario + Vampire drama CD 2 as Moka Akashiya
  • Shining Wind drama CD vol.1 as Kanon Seena
  • Hakushaku to Yōsei Drama CD 1 as Lydia Carton
  • Tōko: Demon's Wind as Tōko
2008
  • Shining Wind drama CD vol.2 as Kanon Seena
  • Judgement Chime as Varuna / Rieru
  • Shōnen Shinkaron 2 as Shiho Izumi
  • Hakushaku to Yōsei Drama CD 2 as Lydia Carlton
2009
2010


Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Concerts

Personal concerts

  • 2000: Nana Mizuki 20th Birthday Anniversary Live
  • 2001: Nana Mizuki 21 Anniversary Concert "Happy"
  • 2001: Nana Mizuki X'mas Live "Supersonic Girl"
  • 2003: Nana Mizuki Live Attraction
  • 2003: Nana Mizuki Live Sensation Zepp Side/Hall Side
  • 2003-2004: Nana Mizuki Live Skipper Countdown
  • 2004: Nana Mizuki Live Spark
  • 2004-2005: Nana Mizuki Live Rainbow
  • 2005: Nana Mizuki Live Rocket
  • 2006: Nana Mizuki Livedom -Birth-
  • 2006: Nana Mizuki Live Universe
  • 2007: Nana Mizuki Live Museum 2007
  • 2007: Nana Summer Festa 2007
  • 2007-2008: Nana Mizuki Live Formula 2007-2008
  • 2008: Nana Mizuki Live Fighter 2008 Blue Side/Red Side
  • 2009: Nana Mizuki Live Fever 2009
  • 2009: Nana Mizuki Live Diamond 2009
  • 2010: Nana Mizuki Live Academy 2010
  • 2010: Nana Mizuki Live Games 2010 Red/Blue stage
  • 2011: Nana Mizuki Live Grace 2011 -Orchestra-
  • 2011: Nana Mizuki Live Journey 2011
  • 2011: Nana Mizuki Live Castle 2011 Queen's Night/King's Night

Other concerts

See also

  • Category:Nana Mizuki albums
  • Category:Nana Mizuki songs

References

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  3. ^ "Innocent Starter" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/563634/1/. Retrieved November 12, 2009. 
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