Line #41 Creator/AyakoKawasumi


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3	Describe Ayako Kawasumi here, [[VerbalTic gyabo~!]]
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5	One of the more prolific female Japanese voice actors, Ayako Kawasumi (born March 30, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan) had a decent start in the 90's but really boomed after 2000. She has a great versatility in her voice, and whereas her early roles are either {{Genki Girl}}s or [[GirlNextDoor everyday-sweet-neighbor]] friends, her later roles show a wider range. Her role as Saber on ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' made her one of the most popular voice actresses to this day.
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7	In addition, Ayako Kawasumi is a skilled pianist. Has a big-sisterly friendship with younger but no-less-popular voice actress Creator/MamikoNoto. Has had MANY couple roles with Creator/TomokazuSeki. Chiaki's hatred for Nodame? Requited by Gilgamesh towards Saber. Also has "relationships" with Creator/RieKugimiya, Creator/RinaSato, Creator/SatoshiHino, and Creator/RyokoShiraishi.
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9	!!Notable roles by Ayako Kawasumi:
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11	* Aguri Yukimura in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' and ''Manga/KoroSenseiQuest''
12	* Ai Suotome in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan''
13	* [[StarMakingRole Akari Kamigishi]] (and [[ActingForTwo her mother Hikari]]) [[note]]when she appears in episode 12 of ''Remember My Memories'' [[/note]] in ''VisualNovel/ToHeart''
14	* Alice [[spoiler:and the Will of the Abyss]] in ''Manga/PandoraHearts''
15	* [[OnlySaneMan Anego]] in ''Anime/MagicalWitchPuniechan''
16	* Angie Thompson in ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter: Second Opinion''
17	* [[YamatoNadeshiko Aoi Sakuraba]] in ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi''
18	* Aqua in ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS''
19	* Asami Onohara in ''Manga/MyWifeIsAHighSchoolGirl''
20	* Athena and Lecia in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
21	* Athena a.k.a. "A-tan" in ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''
22	* Atoli in ''Franchise/DotHack''
23	* Aty in ''VideoGame/SummonNight'' and ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone 2''
24	* [[CloudCuckoolander Ayumu "Oosaka" Kasuga]] in ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' (web short only)
25	* Azami in ''VideoGame/AnotherEden''
26	* Azmaria Hendric in the [[AudioAdaptation Drama CDs]] of ''Manga/ChronoCrusade''
27	* [[DamselInDistress Beatrice Portinari]] in the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/DantesInferno''
28	* ''Series/{{Bellisarioverse}}'' Japanese dubs
29	** Penelope "Nell" Jones (Creator/ReneeFeliceSmith) in ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''
30	** Behati Prinsloo (AsHerself) in ''Series/HawaiiFive0''
31	* Bellona and Seaside Bellona in ''VideoGame/EpicSeven''
32	* Beretta in ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime''
33	* Bianca in ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven''
34	* Blackberry Cookie in ''VideoGame/CookieRunKingdom''
35	* Blood Leopard in ''Literature/AccelWorld''
36	* Chikage in ''Literature/SisterPrincess''
37	* Chikane Himemiya in ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'', and later her {{Expy}} Kaon in ''Anime/ShatteredAngels''
38	* Chizuru Minamoto in ''Literature/{{Kanokon}}''
39	* Cobalt-B in ''VideoGame/TowerOfFantasy''
40	* Dikke in ''VideoGame/Reverse1999''
41	* Eleonora in ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost''
42	* Elie in ''[[Manga/RaveMaster Groove Adventure Rave]]''
43	* Elmina in ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie''
44	* Young Elsa Einstein (Gwendolyn Ellis) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/{{Genius}}''
45	* Erina Pendleton in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
46	* Eve in ''Anime/EighteenIf''
47	* Fuu in ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''
48	* Gedomaru in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''
49	* Grune & [[spoiler: Schwartz]] in ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia''
50	* Gwendolyn in ''VideoGame/OdinSphere''
51	* Harper Rich (Laurie Taylor) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/RichieRich'' TV series.
52	* Haruka Luciela in ''Anime/MatoiTheSacredSlayer''
53	* Harumi in ''Anime/GhastlyPrinceEnmaBurningUp''
54	* Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein in ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' (probably CastingGag since Heinrike looks so similar to Saber)
55	* Henrietta in ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero''
56	* Hikari in ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld''
57	* [[VictimOfTheWeek Hillary West]] in the Japanese dub of ''Series/ColdCase''
58	* Hinako Shijou, Aoi Kusanagi and Kaoru Watabe in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''
59	* Hotaru in ''Manga/DotHackLegendOfTheTwilight''
60	* Ira Blanc Neige Gardenias in ''Anime/ShiningTearsXWind'' (actually succeeding the role from Music/MegumiHayashibara)
61	* Isolde Schelling in ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis''
62	* [[KingInTheMountain Ixpellia]] and [[NightOfTheLivingMooks the Mariage]] in ''Audioplay/StrikersSoundStageX''
63	* Izumi Nase in ''Literature/BeyondTheBoundary''
64	* Jeanne d'Arc the 30th in ''Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo''
65	* Julia in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory2''
66	* Jun Shirogane in ''VideoGame/PrincessConnectReDive''
67	* Kaede Shiranui in ''Manga/NinjaNonsense''
68	* Kanako Ohno in ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}''
69	* Kaori Misaka in ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}''
70	* [[CavalierCompetitor Kay]] in ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer''
71	* Kazumi Yoshida in ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana''
72	* King George V in ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' (Also as Renown and Little Renown, partly as TheOtherDarrin to Creator/AiKayano[[labelnote:*]]at least in the game's Chinese servers[[/labelnote]])
73	* Kluke in ''VideoGame/BlueDragon'' (video game only)
74	* Koishi Herikawa in ''Anime/PleaseTeacher'' and ''Anime/PleaseTwins''
75	* Lafiel in ''Literature/CrestOfTheStars'' and its sequels
76	* Laura Owen in ''Manga/KingOfThorn''
77	* Laura Stuart in ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex''
78	* Leina of ''Anime/QueensBlade''
79	* Lenna Charlotte Tycoon in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia''
80	* Leona in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''
81	* [[AmbiguousGender Lion Ushiromiya]] in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry ~ Nocturne of Truth and Illusions''
82	* Lucrezia in ''Literature/UnnamedMemory''
83	* [[PlayingAgainstType Lucrezia Borgia]] in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood''
84	* Machiko in ''Anime/DeathParade''
85	* Mahoro in ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}''
86	* Manari in ''VisualNovel/NakoruruAnoHitoKaraNoOkurimono'' (game and OVA) and ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium'' (in [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Nakoruru]]'s entrance and winpose)
87	* Marl in ''Manga/FairyTail'' (also reprised [[Manga/RaveMaster Elie]] in the ''Fairy Tail X Rave'' OVA)
88	* Mast Cell in ''Manga/CellsAtWork''
89	* Matsuri Sakuragi in ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow''
90	* Maya/Kaya Sakashiro in ''Manga/{{Keijo}}''
91	* Mayuko Chigasaki in ''Anime/NieaUnder7''
92	* Megumi "Nodame" Noda in ''Manga/NodameCantabile''
93	* [[MysteriousWaif Melfina]] in ''Anime/OutlawStar'' (her StarMakingRole)
94	* Kurumi Matsumoto in ''Anime/SeraphimCall''
95	* Miharu Sena Kanaka in ''Manga/GirlsBravo''
96	* Mika Iwakura in ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''
97	* Mikan Natsu in ''Anime/{{Potemayo}}''
98	* [[PhysicalGod Mike]][[YamatoNadeshiko tsu]] in ''VideoGame/Onmyoji2016''
99	* Minako Ayuzawa in ''Manga/MaidSama''
100	* Miu Nomura in ''Anime/{{Piano}}''. She also composed and performed the [[AnimeThemeSong theme tune]] for that series.
101	* Moffle in ''Literature/AmagiBrilliantPark''
102	* Morgan Le Fay in ''Manga/AhMyGoddess''
103	* Naori in ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise''
104	* Natsuki Mogi from ''Manga/InitialD''
105	* Ooyodo, Unryuu, Isokaze, Kamikaze, and Midway Princess in ''VideoGame/KanColle''
106	* Otsū Tsurugaya in ''Literature/OkamiSan''
107	* Papillion Noir in ''Anime/GaoGaiGarFINAL''
108	* Ruri Hisaishi in ''Anime/EsOtherwise''
109	* Ruriko Ikusawa in ''VideoGame/GateKeepers''
110	* Rinon (or Leena if you're watching the English Dub) in ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury''
111	* Rita Ainsworth in ''Literature/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou''
112	* [[LadyOfWar Saber]] a.k.a. [[spoiler:Altria/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Artoria/Arturia]] Pendragon]] in the ''Franchise/FateSeries'', ''VideoGame/NitroplusBlasterzHeroinesInfiniteDuel'' and ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood: Type Lumina''
113	** Also Saber's various alternate selves: Lancer, Lily, Mysterious Heroine X/X, and all associated Alters with costume variations. This is all played for laughs in the [=GudaGuda=] Order Drama CD where she switches between Saber, Saber Alter, Saber Lily and Mysterious Heroine X, all with slightly different voices, on the fly. She's on record of wanting to voice variants in every class so she can fill her own Grand Order team with them.
114	** Fou [[spoiler:(alternate universe [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Primate Murder]])]], Anne Bonny, and ''Anime/FatePrototype's'' Merlin in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''
115	* Saki Tenjouin in ''Manga/ToLoveRu''
116	* Sanae Hayami in ''VideoGame/CounterSide''
117	* Sara Werec in ''Anime/StrainStrategicArmoredInfantry''
118	* Sayo Yuuki in ''[[VideoGame/CastleOfShikigami Castle of Shikigami III]]'' ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] Creator/YuiHorie)
119	* Shenhe in ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact''
120	* Shinatama in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/{{Oni}}''
121	* Shiori Manaka in ''Manga/AsteroidInLove''
122	* Shi Qingxuan (female form) in the Japanese dub of the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Literature/HeavenOfficialsBlessingTianGuanCiFu''
123	* Siege in ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}''
124	* Silmeria in ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile2Silmeria''
125	* Sione Aldric in ''VideoGame/{{Sdorica}}''
126	* Sugar in ''VideoGame/GoddessOfVictoryNIKKE''
127	* Susan in ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD''
128	* Tamako Kago in ''Anime/YuGiOhGORUSH''
129	* The Taurus Princess in ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure''
130	* Theory in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''
131	* Tomomi Saikyo in ''Literature/LadiesVersusButlers''
132	* Torahime in ''VideoGame/MuramasaTheDemonBlade''
133	* Ulrika Mulberry in ''VideoGame/ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy''
134	* Urara (Ursula) in ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}''
135	* Walther [=P99=] in ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline''
136	* Wen Qing in the Japanese dubs of the ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' animated adaptation and the live-action adaptation ''Series/TheUntamed''
137	* Winter Schnee and Amber in the Japanese dub of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''
138	* VideoGame/WonderMomo and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfValkyrie Sabine]] in ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom''
139	* Yukari Miyako in ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun''
140	* Yukimi Miyama in ''VisualNovel/OneKagayakuKisetsuE'' (Platform/PlayStation port)
141	* Yulie Ahtreide in ''VideoGame/WildArms4''
142	* Yulinne Gandesblood in ''Literature/TheVexationsOfAShutInVampirePrincess''
143	* Yuriko Aoki a.k.a. Kou Aoki in ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''
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145	!!Tropes pertaining to her successful career
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147	* GirlNextDoor: What her typecast was until Chikane broke this trend.
148	* MasterApprenticeChain: She is the mentor of Creator/MamikoNoto, who goes on to take Creator/KanaHanazawa as ''her'' apprentice, whom in turn mentors Creator/SaoriHayami; ''every'' lady in this chain are famed for starting as NiceGirl actresses who graduate onto playing cool/sexy/scary roles with deeper voices.
149	* TomHanksSyndrome: The role of Chikane in ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'' allowed her to ''finally'' break her (albeit beloved) typecast as "the sweet and nice GirlNextDoor with a soft voice" (such as a Aoi of ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' and Akari of ''VisualNovel/ToHeart'') in romantic comedies; from henceforth, she is as a '''rule''' cast as the serious, mature badass lady with a deep and sexy voice such as Saber of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. Can go back to her old pigeonhole and go back to the new typecast in the same series as a result. Exemplified in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', with the young Erina Pendleton using her "sweet, nice GirlNextDoor voice", but using her deeper voice for Erina as a grandma.
150	* WomanOfAThousandVoices: Just compare her voice as [[Manga/RaveMaster Elie]] to her voice as [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber]].
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152	--> ''Ayako Kawasumi. [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight I have come forth in accordance with your description.]] \
153	[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight I ask of you, troper: Are you my editor?]] ({{beat}}) Huh?? You are...'' \
154	"[[Memes/JojosBizarreAdventure Your Editor wasn't]] [[Creator/NoriakiSugiyama Sugiyama]], '''[[Memes/JojosBizarreAdventure KONO]] [[Creator/TakehitoKoyasu KOYASU]] [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood DA!!!]]'''"\
155	''[==]gasp!! ... [[Anime/FateGrandOrderAbsoluteDemonicFrontBabylonia Then DIE, KOYASU!!]] '''[[Anime/FateGrandOrderAbsoluteDemonicFrontBabylonia FOOOUUUU!!!!]]'''''

Context Creator / AyakoKawasumi