Nana Mizuki

Nana Mizuki
水樹 奈々
Mizuki in 2018
Born
Nana Kondō (近藤 奈々, Kondō Nana)

(1980-01-21) January 21, 1980 (age 44)[1]
Occupations
Years active1993–present
AgentStarCrew[3]
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Years active2000–present
LabelsKing
Websitemizukinana.jp

Nana Kondō (近藤 奈々, Kondō Nana, born January 21, 1980), better known by the stage name Nana Mizuki (水樹 奈々, Mizuki Nana), is a Japanese voice actress, singer and narrator from Niihama, Ehime. She is represented by the agency StarCrew.[4] Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under her birth name in 1993 and made her debut as a voice actress in 1996. Her prominent roles include Hinata Hyuga in the long-running ninja series Naruto as well in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Tamao Tamamura in Shaman King 2001 and 2021, Colette Brunel in Tales of Symphonia, Fate Testarossa in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Tsubasa Kazanari in Symphogear, Moka Akashiya in Rosario + Vampire, Tsubomi Hanasaki (Cure Blossom) in Heartcatch Precure! and Ann Takamaki in Persona 5. She also had official dubbing roles in live action version of Itazura na Kiss from Korea and Taiwan, as well in Hunger Games film series as Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence). She is also the famous dubbing roles for Taiwanese actress, Ariel Lin.

Mizuki released her first single, "Omoi", under the King Records label in 2000. A year later, she released her debut album, Supersonic Girl, in 2001.[5] 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.[6] Since then, Mizuki's releases have charted steadily higher in Japan, establishing her as a successful singer in the country. In 2009, her album Ultimate Diamond reached #1, her first release to do so;[7] while her single "Phantom Minds", released in 2010, also charted at #1.[8] Mizuki is the first voice actress to top the weekly Oricon albums chart and the weekly Oricon singles chart since its inception in 1968.[8][9]

  1. ^ "水樹奈々 オフィシャルWebサイト Nana Party".
  2. ^ 水樹 奈々|日本タレント名鑑. Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "水樹奈々、シグマ・セブン退社&移籍を発表 20年間所属「感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです」". September 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "水樹奈々、シグマ・セブン退社&移籍を発表 20年間所属「感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです」". ORICON NEWS. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Supersonic Girl" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
  6. ^ "Innocent Starter" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
  7. ^ "Oricon Weekly Album Charts for the third week of June 2009" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  8. ^ a b 紅白初出場の水樹奈々、デビュー10年目で声優史上初のシングル首位「感謝の気持ちでいっぱい」 (in Japanese). Oricon. January 19, 2010. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  9. ^ "Nana Mizuki is 1st Seiyū with #1 Album in Weekly Charts". Anime News Network. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2009.

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