Saeko Chiba

Saeko Chiba (千葉 紗子, Chiba Saeko^?) is a seiyū who was born on August 26, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. She grew up in Tokyo, Japan, and got married on her 30th birthday: August 26, 2007.

Biography

Saeko Chiba took ballet classes at a young age with ambitions of becoming a part of the Takarazuka Revue. However, after failing the entrance exam for Takarazuka Music School in his third year of high school, he joined the Minami Aoyama Shōjo Kageki Dan ( 南 青山 少女 歌劇 団 , Aoyama South Opera Girl Group^?) a stage group of teenage girls.

After having several leading roles during the three years she spent with the company, Saeko was then cast in the lead voice acting role of Kotori Haruno in the Dreamcast game Kitae. After having had the taste of being a voice actress and deciding that she preferred voice acting to performing on stage, Saeko decided to pursue a career full time.

Some of his early roles include his debut voice acting as Tsubaki Sakura in Kare Kano, Kitsune no Akane in Angel Tales, and Elliot Chapman in Sci -Fi Harry. Saeko was famous for her long, straight, black hair and seemingly cold outward appearance, which led her to cast herself in various tsundere and 'cool-Girl' roles. She then cut her hair short in the spring of 2005, which interestingly coincided with the increasing diversity of her roles, as Saeko herself observed in the My-HiME fandisc interview..

Saeko has also pursued a singing career with Yuki Kajiura, who wrote music for some of the Nansho stage shows, writing and producing almost all of their material. The first single from her was Koi no Kiseki , the theme song for the PlayStation game Meguri Aishite . Since then, she has released nine singles and two albums, along with several character songs and drama CDs. She has also performed songs for games like Alundra 2 and Atelier Judie .

Saeko was also part of the group Tiaraway with fellow Nansho member Yuka Nanri. Originally recording and performing as 'Saeko Chiba and Yuka Nanri' Memories Off 2nd, the duo released three singles and one album before breaking up on March 6, 2005.

Private life

On February 17, 2011, Saeko gave birth to her first child, a girl.

Acted roles

The order of this list is character, series

Anime

1998

• Kare Kano (Tsubaki Sakura)

2000

• Boogiepop Phantom (Yoko Sasaoka)
• Hamtaro (Lapis-chan)
• Sci-Fi Harry (Elliot Chapman)

2001

• Angel Tales (Kitsune no Akane)

2002

• Narue no Sekai (Hajime Yagi)
• UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (Akina Nanamura)
• Heat Guy J (Kyoko Milchan)
• Duel Masters (Sayuki Manaka)

2003

• Nanaka 6/17 (Chie Kazamatsuri)
• Tenshi no Shippo Chu! (Fox Akane)
• Ultra Maniac (Maya Orihara)
• Avenger (Maple)
• UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 2: December Nocturne (Akina Nanamura)
• Chrono Crusade (Azmaria Hendric)

2004

• Gravion Zwei (Fei Shinruu)
• Aishiteruze Baby (Ayumi Kubota)
• Madlax (Chiara)
• Duel Masters Charge (Shayuki Manaka)
• Rockman.EXE Stream (Jasmine)
• My-HiME (Natsuki Kuga)
• W Wish (Tsubasa Ohtori)
• Kujibiki Unbalance (Ritsuko Kyuberu Kettenkraftrad)

2005

• Gun x Sword (Priscilla)
• Peach Girl (Momo Adachi)
• Buzzer Beater (Claire)
• MÄR (Aidou)
• Best Student Council (Miura)
• Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (Oruha)
• UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 3: Bride of Celestial Souls' Day (Akina Nanamura)
• Noein (Ai Hasebe)
• Rockman.EXE Beast (Jasmine)
• Gunparade Orchestra (Noeru Sugawara)
• My-Otome (Natsuki Kruger)
• Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (Dokuro Mitsukai)

2006

• Jigoku Shōjo (Yuuko Murai)
• Ayakashi (Oshizu)
• Bakegyamon (Kagari)
• Ray (Anna Takekawa)
• Nana (Miu Shinoda)
• Gin-iro no Olynssis (Marika)
• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Nina Einstein)
• Venus to Mamoru (Mitsuki Fujita)

2007

• D.Gray-man (Liza)
• Ghost Slayers Ayashi (Kiyohana)
• Nodame Cantabile (Reina Ishikawa)
• GIANT ROBO (Maria Vovnich)
• Reideen (Akira Midorino)
• Nagasarete Airantou (Ayane)
• Bokurano (Chizu's older sister)
• Spider Riders: Yomigaeru Taiyou (Corona)
• Buzzer Beater 2 (Claire)
• Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan Second (Dokuro-chan)
• Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro (Shouko Hayami)
• Dragonaut: The Resonance (Widow)
• Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun (Shinobu Kirishima)
• Shugo Chara! (Nadeshiko Fujisaki)
• Minami-ke (Hayami)

2008

• Rosario + Vampire (Rubi Tōjō)
• Shigofumi (Natsuka Kasai)
• Minami-ke: Okawari (Hayami-senpai, Hiroko)
• XxxHOLiC: Kei (Neko Musume)
• Psychic Squad (Bullet (Young), Chil Chil's Rival, Mary Ford, Momiji Kanou)
• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Nagisa Chiba, Nina Einstein)
• Glass Maiden (Sofia)
• Scarecrowman (Elsa)
• Strike Witches (Mio Sakamoto)
• Birdy the Mighty: Decode (Birdy Cephon Altera)
• Mission-E (Yuma Saito)
• Blade of the Immortal (Ren)
• Rosario + Vampire Capu2 (Rubi Toujou)
• Shugo Chara! Doki! (Nagihiko Fujisaki)
• Kemeko Deluxe!

2009

• Shikabane Hime: Kuro (Rika Aragami
• Minami-ke: Okaeri (Hayami-sempai, Hiroko)
• Birdy the Mighty Decode:02 (Birdy)
• Spice and Wolf II (Amartie)
• Jungle Emperor Leo (Professor Hikawa)
• Shugo Chara! (Nagihiko Fujisaki)
• Kaidan Restaurant (Aya)

2010

• Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu (Madre de Sion)

2011

• Wandering Son (Chizuru Sarashina)

2013

• Minami-ke Tadaima (Hayami)

OVA

• .hack//Liminality (Yuki Aihara)
• Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan (Dokuro Mitsukai)
• Cosplay Complex (Maria Imai)
• Karas (Yoshiko Sagizaka)
• Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu (Akiho Sudou)
• Kikoushi-Enma (Yukihime)
• King of Bandit Jing in Seventh Heaven (Benedictine)
• Kujibiki Unbalance (Ritsuko Kübel Kettenkrad)
• Sci-Fi Harry (Elliott Chapman)
• Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea (Panavia Tornado)
• My-Otome Zwei (Natsuki Kruger)
• Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode OVA "The Chiper" (Birdy Cephon Altera)
• Code Geass: Nunally In Wonderland (Nina Einstein)

Video Games

• Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins (Aishia)
• Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation (Linda Hanayama)
• Chocolat~maid coffee curio (Kanako Akishima)
• Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax (Dokuro-Chan)
• Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus (Dokuro-Chan)
• Grandia III (Unama)
• Kita he~White Illumination (Kotori Haruno)
• Kita he~Photo Memories (Kotori Haruno)
• Memories Off 2nd (Takano Suzuna)
• My-HiME ~Unmei no Keitōju~ (Natsuki Kuga)
• Tales of Hearts (Beryl Benito)
• Tales of Vesperia (Nan)

Discography

Simple

Character Songs

Albums