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Emiri Katou (born November 26, 1983) is a Japanese voice actress. Perhaps her most famous role is of the {{Tsundere}} and [[{{StraightMan}} straight girl]] Kagami Hiiragi of ''Manga/LuckyStar'', for which she won the Best New Seiyuu award at the second annual Seiyuu Awards. (Fittingly, her co-[[StealthPun star]] Creator/AyaHirano had won the previous year.)

%%Garnered a little bit of controversy on the Internets in 2008 [[http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/07/16/lucky-star-seiyuu-flies-red-banner for giving an interview to a Communist-affiliated magazine]].

She hasn't done much work with her "sister" Creator/KaoriFukuhara (''Lucky Star'''s Tsukasa), but the two are fittingly good friends, and in 2010 did some musical jam sessions together with Emiri on drums and Kaori on bass. (Apparently both used to play those respective instruments in high school.) In Fall 2011, they both starred on [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-05/experimental-ad-lib-anime-kenkyusho-to-air-in-october Ad-Lib Anime Laboratory]], an [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin experimental series in which the dialog was ad-libbed and recorded first]], with the animation produced around it subsequently. This led to them also forming a unit, Kato*Fuku.

She also used to have [[BritishTeeth rather poorly-aligned teeth]]; and when some "[[FanDumb fans]]" mocked her for it quite harshly, ''[[TearJerker she actually considered quitting as a seiyuu]]''. (Note how she's trying not to show her teeth in that photo.) [[http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/08/26/seiyuu-fans-weep-as-emiri-kato-can-finally-smile-again/ She rectified this]] in 2010-11 by getting some extensive orthodontic work, but it cost her a pretty yen, [[TheWoobie and all because her "fans" on 2Chan pushed her into it]].

Due to being a fan of the MagicalGirl genre, she [[HeroicBSOD cried hard]] when she realized [[FauxAffablyEvil what kind of character]] her role in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is, mainly because that information was withheld by [[TrollingCreator Gen Urobuchi]]. [[PluckyGirl Despite all that, Emiri still did her job admirably and once the anime concluded, considers all of the hatred for Kyubey to be praises for her]].

Thanks to that, she has won [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-01/6th-annual-seiyu-awards-winners-announced the 6th annual seiyuu awards]] for Best Supporting Character by, due to NeverLiveItDown, Kyubey.

After that, however, she then settled into what has probably become her most famous and (in Japan) iconic role since Kagami: that of Sierokarte[[note]]pronounced sheh-ro-kar-teh[[/note]], the perpetually-available, perpetually-helpful shopkeep allied to our heroes in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''. Siero isn't quite as predominant as folks like Lyria or Vyrn, but she still shows up very often and has become one of Katou's most prominent roles. It's also become a role that Katou ''loves'' because Siero is such an oddball, and Katou goes out of her way to help promote the game and do voicework for Siero in promotional material and whatnot, leading Siero (and, by extension, Katou) to become one of the faces for ''Granblue'' in the zeitgeist. She even later got to show off her acting chops as ''both'' Halluel and Malluel in the fourth anniversary event "Paradise Lost" - in which they both sound ''completely different'', and both different from Siero.
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!!Notable roles by Creator/EmiriKatou:
* Abby, Halluel & Malluel, and of course Sierokarte in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
* Adele in ''VideoGame/ArcRiseFantasia''
* Ai Kaminari/Yatterman-2 in ''Videogame/TatsunokoVsCapcom''
* Aika Kasumi in ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''
* Akatsuki in ''Literature/LogHorizon''
* Anna in ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' Prologue to Mewtwo's Awakening special.
* AR-15, Ithaca M37, and Type 59 Pistol in ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline''
* Aura Bella Fiora in ''Literature/Overlord2012''
* Ayame Shaga in ''Anime/BenTo''
* Bailu in ''VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail''
* Becky Blackbell in ''Manga/SpyXFamily''
* Blair in ''Manga/SoulEater''
* Chris Steinbert in ''Literature/{{Hundred}}''
* Deldrey in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''
* Edelgard in ''Literature/HowNotToSummonADemonLord''
* Elise, Suizen, Bonnie and Mew in ''VideoGame/WorldFlipper''
* [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]] in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' ([[TheOtherDarrin Replaced by]] Miku Ozaki in Season 3 onwards)
* Hajime in ''{{Anime/Hamatora}}''
* Hideyoshi and Yuuko Kinoshita in ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''
* Himari Uehara in ''Anime/BangDream'' Girls Band Party
* Ian Stuart (child) in ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''
* Inazuma and Nowaki in ''VideoGame/AzurLane''
* Isuzu Tsumuhana in ''VisualNovel/OokamiKakushi''
* Itsuki Maeda in ''[[VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial Tokimeki Memorial 4]]''
* Kaede Igarashi in ''Manga/SeitokaiYakuindomo''
* Kaede Isami in ''VideoGame/BlueArchive''
* [[StarMakingRole Kagami Hiiragi]] in ''Manga/LuckyStar''
* Karen Ayanokouji in ''VisualNovel/AkaneIroNiSomaruSaka''
* Kate Takeyama in ''Literature/{{Haganai}}''
* Kiko Kayanuma in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''
* Kiyori Torioi in ''Manga/WhisperedWords''
* Koko in ''Anime/{{Tsuritama}}''
* [[Characters/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaKyubey Kyu]][[WeaselMascot bey]] in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''
* Laby in ''VideoGame/{{Elsword}}''
* Lidica and Faithless Lidica in ''VideoGame/EpicSeven''
* Mayoi Hachikuji in ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}''
* Mei-Rin in ''Manga/BlackButler''
* Miki Miyamae in ''Manga/MariaHolic''
* Momoko Akatsutsumi/Hyper Blossom in ''Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ''
* Nana Kozuki in ''VideoGame/GodEater2'' and ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone 2''
* Naru Ayase[=/=][[AlternateUniverse Naru Shiawase]] in ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', its spinoff ''Anime/KingOfPrism'', ''[[Anime/KirattoPriChan Kiratto Pri☆Chan]]'' and [[MerchandiseDriven all media featuring her]]
* Noe Kazama in ''Manga/DFrag''
* Oda Nobukatsu in ''Literature/TheAmbitionOfOdaNobuna''
* Pham Thi Lan in ''Literature/{{Schwarzesmarken}}''
* Pinger in ''VideoGame/GloriaUnion''
* Popoi in ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana''
* A rewinded buffalo in ''Miracle! Mimika''
* Riko Saikawa in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''
* [[DubNameChange Raven]] / Toona in ''VideoGame/RuneFactory3'' and ''[[VideoGame/RuneFactory4 4]]''
* Roche Frain Yggdmillenia in ''Literature/FateApocrypha''
* Ryuuko "[[AccidentalMisnaming Ryuushi]]" Mifune in ''Literature/GroundControlToPsychoelectricGirl''
* Sakurako Ohmuro in ''Anime/YuruYuri''
* Sakuya Kamiyama in ''Anime/CandyBoy''
* Sapphie in ''Literature/DragonCrisis''
* Sarine in ''VideoGame/LordOfMagnaMaidenHeaven''
* Seika Houjouin in ''VisualNovel/PrincessLover''
* [[WeaselMascot Shampuru]] in ''VideoGame/MugenSouls''
* Shiffon & Lucifer in ''VideoGame/DaemonBride''
* Shiranui Hansode in ''Manga/MedakaBox''
* Shiori Sekine in ''Anime/AngelBeats''
* Stormbringer Cookie in ''VideoGame/CookieRunKingdom''
* Strawboy in ''VideoGame/AnotherEden''
* [[TeamPet Taroumaru]] in ''Manga/SchoolLive''. Yes, she plays a dog.
* Techie Detective in ''VisualNovel/ProcessOfElimination''
* Tracer in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''
* Tsukasa Ebisu in ''Anime/ShoujoKagekiRevueStarlight'' [=ReLive=]
* Toutetsu in ''Anime/MomokyunSword''
* Wind Sea in ''Manga/KirarinRevolution''
* Yayoi Endō in ''Manga/SeraphOfTheEnd''
* Yuki Hazuki in ''VideoGame/SoulTide''
* Yuko Nishiwaki in ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload''
* Yumiya Kenta in ''Anime/MetalFightBeyblade''
* [[CuteKitten Yuumi]] in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''
* Zetton in ''WebAnimation/KaijuGirls''
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