Line #63 Creator/LuciChristian


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3	Louisa Michelle "Luci" Christian (born March 18, 1973) is an American voice actress born in Hamilton, Texas. Although she was originally going to pursue journalism in college, she switched to theater after receiving a scholarship to Angelo State University, where she got her bachelor's degree there. She also had her master's degree at Louisiana State University. Christian began her career in 1999 when she played bit parts for ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves'' for Creator/ADVFilms and later rose to fame as Kaname Chidori in ''Literature/FullMetalPanic''. Later on in her career, she voiced roles for Creator/{{Funimation}} and ADV's SpiritualSuccessor Creator/SentaiFilmworks.
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5	During ADV's heyday (and to some extent, with Sentai), she is often in anime involving Creator/ChrisPatton and Creator/HilaryHaag. When she's in a Funimation dub she's often with Creator/ChristopherSabat, Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard and Creator/JMichaelTatum. For both, Creator/GregAyres, Creator/BrittneyKarbowski and Creator/DavidMatranga. And just under Creator/MonicaRial (whom she also frequently appears alongside with), she is the second most prolific voice actor in anime dubbing and the second most prolific voice actress in anime (with just a few more credits above [[Creator/KikukoInoue the most prolific female seiyuu]]) with nearly 600 credits, according to [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?most_prolific=cast Anime News Network]].
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7	She is also the voice of Nami in the Creator/{{Funimation}} dub of ''Manga/OnePiece'', Yukari Tanizaki in ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', Nagisa in ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', and Ochaco Uraraka in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''.
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9	Luci is married with two kids.
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11	Here's her [[https://www.lucichristian.com personal website]].
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14	!![[Anime/PrincessTutu Quack!]] Notable roles from Luci Christian:
15	* ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'' as Haruko Kamio
16	* ''Manga/AirGear'' as Ringo Noyamano
17	* ''Anime/AKB0048'' as Nagisa Motomiya
18	* ''Anime/AngelBeats'' as Masami Iwasawa and Miyuki Irie
19	* ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'' (Sentai Dub), its sequel, ''Appleseed Ex Machina'', the ''Appleseed XIII'' anime, and the ''Appleseed Alpha'' movie as Deunan Knute
20	* ''Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo'' as Riko Mine [[spoiler:Lupin IV]]
21	* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' as Yukari Tanizaki
22	* ''Anime/BaldrForceEXEResolution'' as Bachelor
23	* ''Manga/BambooBlade'' as Kirino Chiba
24	* ''Literature/BeyondTheBoundary'' as Yayoi Kanbara
25	* ''Manga/BirdyTheMighty: Decode'' as Birdy Cephon Altera
26	* ''Literature/BlackBullet'' as Enju Aihara
27	* ''Manga/BlackButler II'' as Alois Trancy
28	* ''Manga/BlackCat'' as Train Heartnet (Child)
29	* ''Manga/BloomIntoYou'' as Touko Nanami
30	* ''Literature/BodaciousSpacePirates'' as Marika Katou
31	* ''Anime/BtX'' as Miisha
32	* ''Anime/BurstAngel'' as Shiho Kazami
33	* ''Literature/{{Campione}}'' as Shizuka Kusanagi
34	* ''Manga/TheCaseStudyOfVanitas'' as Riche
35	* ''Literature/CatPlanetCuties'' as [[OverlyLongName Antonia Lirimonie Norfedras Papanorgas Arecroteles Cnorses Morfenoss]]
36	* ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' as Banri Edasaki
37	* ''Literature/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'' as Stella Vermillion
38	* ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' as Nagisa Furukawa
39	** ''CLANNAD ~After Story~'' as Nagisa Furukawa and [[spoiler:Ushio Okazaki]]
40	* ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' as Ophelia
41	* ''Literature/CoffinPrincessChaika'' as Vivi Holopainen
42	* ''Manga/CorpsePrincess'' as Makina Hoshimura
43	* ''Anime/CoyoteRagtimeShow'' as January
44	* ''Anime/CyberTeamInAkihabara'' as Hibari
45	* ''[[Manga/DaimidalerTheSoundRobot Daimadaler: Prince vs. Penguin Empire]]'' as Ritz (credited as Tessa Ellory)
46	* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' as Havoc
47	* ''Literature/DemonKingDaimao'' as Junko Hattori
48	* ''Manga/DesertPunk'' as Kosuna
49	* ''Anime/DetectiveConanFilm06ThePhantomOfBakerStreet'' as Hideki Moroboshi
50	* ''Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries'' as Trish
51	* ''Manga/DevilsLine'' as Tsukasa Taira
52	* ''Manga/DGrayMan'' (2006 series and ''Hallow'') as Lenalee Lee and Young Allen Walker
53	* ''Anime/DiamondDaydreams'' as Suomi Kitano
54	* ''VideoGame/{{Dislyte}}'' as Asenath and Embla
55	* ''Anime/DivergenceEve'' as Prim
56	* ''Manga/DNAngel'' as Risa Harada
57	* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' as Yurin
58	* ''Manga/DreamEaterMerry'' as Yui Kounagi
59	* ''[[VisualNovel/EfAFairyTaleOfTheTwo ef ~ a tale of memories]]'' as Miyako Miyamura
60	* ''Manga/ElfenLied'' as Mariko
61	* ''Literature/TheEminenceInShadow'' as Claire Kagenou
62	* ''Manga/FairyTail'' as Young Natsu Dragneel
63	* ''Manga/FoodWars'' as Yuuki Yoshino
64	* ''Anime/{{Fractale}}'' as Nessa
65	* ''Literature/FromTheNewWorld'' as Akki
66	* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' (2019 reboot) as Hiro Soma
67	* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' as Wrath
68	* ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' as Truth
69	* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' as Kaname Chidori
70	* ''Anime/GenesisOfAquarion'' as Futaba
71	** ''Anime/AquarionEvol'' as Yunoha Suroor
72	* ''Manga/GhostHunt'' as Katsuki Yoshimi
73	* ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' as Riko "Erwin" Matsumoto, Tsuchiya, and Hisako Reizei (Mako's grandmother)
74	* ''Anime/GlassFleet'' as Eimer
75	* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' as Rico
76	* ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'' as Mizuki
77	* ''Anime/HaloLegends'' as Kelly-087 (''The Package''), Dying Female Marine (''Prototype'') (Her role as Kelly was [[TheOtherDarrin darrin'd]] by Michelle Lukes in ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'')
78	* ''Manga/{{Hanayamata}}'' as Hana N. Fountainstand
79	* ''Manga/HaventYouHeardImSakamoto'' as Aina Kuronuma
80	* ''Anime/HellGirl'' as Tsugumi Shibata and Yoshimi Kuroda
81	* ''Anime/HeroicAge'' as Aneasha
82	* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' as Hungary, young America, female America and female Canada
83	* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' as Toshimi Niki
84	* ''Literature/HorizonInTheMiddleOfNowhere'' as Tomo Asama
85	* ''Literature/ImQuittingHeroing'' as Steina
86	* ''Literature/InfiniteStratos'' as Chifuyu Orimura, Ran Gotanda and Madoka "M" Orimura
87	* ''Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' as Hestia
88	* ''Anime/JinkiExtend'' as Rui Kosaka
89	* ''Anime/JustBecause'' as Mio Natsume
90	* ''Anime/KaleidoStar'' as Sarah Dupont
91	* ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' as Narrator
92	* ''Literature/KazeNoStigma'' as Ayumi Tsuwabuki and Mayumi Tsuwabuki
93	* ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'' as Asako Kurumi
94	* ''Literature/KokoroConnect'' as Himeko Inaba
95	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' (OVA) as Renne
96	* ''Anime/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteelNorthernWar'' as Miju and her grandmother
97	* ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheLegendaryHeroes'' as Ferris Eris
98	* ''Literature/LogHorizon'' as Minori
99	* ''Literature/{{Maburaho}}'' as Chihaya Yamase
100	* ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'' as Reg
101	* ''Anime/{{Madlax}}'' as Margaret Burton
102	* ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi'' as Satoshi "Sasshi" Imamiya
103	* ''Manga/MamotteLollipop'' as Rokka
104	* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' (proposed Creator/ADVFilms dub before they dropped the license) as Lucia Nanami
105	* ''Manga/MitsuboshiColors'' as Yui Akamatsu
106	* ''Manga/{{Mushishi}}'' as Shinra Ioroi (Ep. 1) and Mio (Ep. 22)
107	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' as [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaOchacoUraraka Ochaco Uraraka]]
108	* ''Literature/MyYouthRomanticComedyIsWrongAsIExpected'' as Iroha Isshiki
109	* ''Manga/NabariNoOu'' as Saraba
110	* ''Manga/NanakaSixSeventeen'' as Magical Domiko
111	* ''Manga/{{Needless}}'' as Cruz Schild
112	* ''[[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Negima!]]'' as Asuna Kagurazaka
113	* ''VisualNovel/{{Nekopara}}'' as Azuki
114	* ''Anime/NerimaDaikonBrothers'' as Mako
115	* ''Anime/NinjaKamui'' as Emma Samanda
116	* ''[[Literature/OkamiSan Ōkami-san and Her Seven Companions]]'' as Narrator
117	* ''Manga/OnePiece'' as [[Characters/OnePieceNami Nami]]
118	* ''Anime/OriginSpiritsOfThePast'' as Berui
119	* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' as Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka
120	* ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'' as Akane Serizawa
121	* ''Anime/PanyoPanyoDiGiCharat'' as Di Gi Charat a.k.a Dejiko (Luci is the first to voice Dejiko in English for a full series [[note]] ''Panyo Panyo'' was the first ''Anime/DiGiCharat'' anime ever released in the English speaking world and the rest of the series was dubbed by different companies out of order [[/note]], she also reprises Dejiko for her cameos in ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'')
122	* ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}'' as Satomi Murano
123	* ''Manga/PeacemakerKurogane'' as Tetsunosuke Ichimura
124	* ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' as Himeno Awayuki
125	* ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' as Duck/Princess Tutu
126	* ''Literature/ProblemChildrenAreComingFromAnotherWorldArentThey'' as Shiroyasha
127	* ''Manga/RankingOfKings'' as Queen Hiling
128	* ''Literature/TheReincarnationOfTheStrongestExorcistInAnotherWorld'' as Amyu
129	* ''VisualNovel/RumblingHearts'' as Ayu Daikuuji
130	* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' as Lil' Miss Malachite, Fria, and Little[[spoiler:/Somewhat]]
131	* ''Anime/SaintSeiyaKnightsOfTheZodiac'' as Andromeda [[GenderFlip Shaun]]
132	* ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' as Komachi Mikumari
133	* ''Anime/SasamiMagicalGirlsClub'' as Washu Kozuka
134	* ''Manga/SchoolLive'' as Yuuri Wakasa
135	* ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' as Tenma Tsukamoto
136	* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' as Jinpei the Swallow (ADV dub)
137	* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' as Koyuki Azumaya
138	* ''Anime/ShadowSkill'' as Elle Ragu
139	* ''Anime/ShatteredAngels'' as Himiko
140	* ''Literature/{{Shiki}}'' as Akira Tanaka
141	* ''Anime/ShoujoKagekiRevueStarlight'' as Nana Daiba
142	* ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}'' as Nadeshiko Benibara
143	* ''Literature/SisterPrincess'' as Yotsuba
144	* ''Manga/SmileDownTheRunway'' as Yôko Takaoka
145	* ''[[Literature/{{Slayers}} Slayers Premium]]'' as Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune (darrin'd Creator/VeronicaTaylor)
146	* ''Manga/SoltyRei'' as Kasha Maverick
147	* ''Literature/SorcererStabberOrphen'' as Lycoris Nielson
148	* ''Manga/SoulEater'' as Medusa
149	* ''Anime/SquidGirl'' as Chizuru Aizawa (2nd Season and [=OAVs=])
150	* ''WesternAnimation/StarshipTroopersInvasion'' as Carmen Ibanez
151	* ''Manga/SteelAngelKurumi'' as Nako Kagura
152	* ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' as Erica and Ursula Hartmann
153	* ''Literature/SundayWithoutGod'' as Dee Ensy Stratmitos
154	* ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' as Milia Fallyna
155	* ''Anime/SuperSonico: The Animation'' as Suzu Fujimi
156	* ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tales Of Vesperia: The First Strike]]'' as Rita Mordio ([[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] Creator/MichelleRuff, who voiced her in the original game.)
157	* ''Manga/TanakaKunIsAlwaysListless'' as Echizen
158	* ''Manga/TheDemonGirlNextDoor'' as Anri Sata
159	* ''Literature/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'' as Misaki Kamiigusa
160	* ''Anime/ThisUglyYetBeautifulWorld'' as Mari Nishino
161	* ''VideoGame/TinyTinasWonderlands'' as Dockmaster
162	* ''Anime/TokyoMagnitude8'' as Mirai Onozawa
163	* ''Manga/TomoChanIsAGirl'' as Akemi Aizawa
164	* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}: Badlands Rumble'' as Meryl Stryfe (darrin'd Creator/DorothyEliasFahn)
165	* ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' as Chu'Nyan, Young Kurogane
166	* ''Anime/TsukuyomiMoonPhase'' as Hikaru Midou
167	* ''Manga/UmiNoMisaki'' as Prim Snowlight
168	* ''Manga/UshioAndTora'' as Mayuko Inoue
169	* ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}'' as Kūya Amururineuruka
170	* ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' (Creator/SentaiFilmworks dub) as Doris Lang
171	* ''Manga/VenusVersusVirus'' as Riku Mikumo
172	* ''Literature/WelcomeToTheNHK'' as Hitomi Kashiwa
173	* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' as Elsea "Elsie" de Lute Irma
174	* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' as KOS-MOS
175	* ''Manga/XxxHolic'' as Young Fox
176	* ''Anime/{{Yumeria}}'' as Neneko
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178	!!Tropes and trivia related to Christian's career include:
179	* CuteButCacophonic: Whenever she voices these kind of characters, her voice can sometimes go into this range in a more natural way. Case in point, [[Literature/BlackBullet Enju Aihara]].
180	* GenkiGirl: Played one in nearly half of her works.
181	* StarMakingRole: For Houston-based work, Kaname Chidori from ''Literature/FullMetalPanic''. For Dallas-based work, Tenma Tsukamoto in ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' and Nami in the Creator/FUNimation dub of ''Manga/OnePiece''.
182	* {{Tsundere}}: She's voiced quite a few of them, such as Junko Hattori in ''Literature/DemonKingDaimao'', Kaname Chidori in ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' and Stella Vermillion in ''Literature/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight''.
183	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
184	** She was considered to voice Nia Teppelin when Creator/ADVFilms had the license to ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.
185	** Christian auditioned for the role of Jun before she was cast as Jinpei in ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman''.
186	** She was also in line to play Lucia Nanami in ''Anime/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.
187	* [[ManOfAThousandVoices Woman of a Thousand Voices]]: She is known for her wide range of voices and can voice various characters from cute girls, deep voiced women, regular teen girls, tomboys, and young boys.
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189	->''[[Manga/OnePiece Thanks for viewing my page! That'll be 100 million Berries plus 300% interest!]]''
190	->''[[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub I'm sleepy...]]''

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