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[[caption-width-right:250:Some of her best-known roles: [[FushigiYuugi Chiriko]], [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Itsuki]], [[HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe Kasuga Nozomi, Motomiya Akane, Takakura Karin]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny Nanaly Fletch]], [[HikaruNoGo Shindou Hikaru]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Sui-Feng]], and [[RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]].]]

TomokoKawakami was one of the versatile seiyuu who boomed in the 90's. Her voice range was impressive - she could voice boys, cute girls or even super tough girls. She also might have been a precursor to HitomiNabatame in terms of 'LesYay seiyuu', though Tomoko didn't seem to be LesYay in real life. Instead, she tended to voice characters who may have some LesYay tendencies with other characters.

She had been sick with ovarian cancer since 2008; some of her roles got replaced by other seiyuu in the meantime. Unfortunately, [[http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=300434 she lost the battle]] on June 9th, 2011.

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!!Notable roles by TomokoKawakami:
* Chiriko in ''FushigiYuugi'' (StarMakingRole)
* Utena Tenjou in ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena''
* Sui-Feng in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' ([[TheOtherDarrin succeeded by]] HoukoKuwashima)
* Hikaru Shindou in ''HikaruNoGo''
* Rosette Christopher and Mary Magdalene in ''ChronoCrusade''
* Luna in ''ShinkonGattaiGodannar''
* Lirin in ''{{Saiyuki}}'' (starting from ''Reload'')
* Nanaly Fletch in ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny 2'' ([[TheOtherDarrin succeeded by]] YumiKakazu)
* Itsuki in the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series ([[TheOtherDarrin succeeded by]] MiyukiSawashiro)
* She's played roles in all three of KyoAni's KeyVisualArts adaptations:
** Misuzu Kamio in ''VisualNovel/{{Air}}''
** Sayuri Kurata in ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' (as well as the earlier Toei adaptation)
** The Girl from the Illusionary World in ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}''
* Mika Asagi in the ''{{Gungrave}}'' video game series
* May Lee in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''
* The main character (Akane, Karin, Nozomi) in various anime adaptations of the ''HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe'' series.
* Karna from ''{{Niea 7}}''
* Mariko Kurama in ''ElfenLied''.
* Yoko in ''{{Tactics}}''.
* Fuyuki Hinata in ''KeroroGunsou'' (also succeeded by Kuwashima)
* Athena Glory in ''Manga/{{Aria}}''
* Ryougi Shiki in the ''KaraNoKyoukai'' Drama CD ([[TheOtherDarrin succeeded by]] MaayaSakamoto)
* Cynthia Finder in ''{{Cyborg 009}}''
* Sugar in ''Anime/ALittleSnowFairySugar''.
* Satsuki Miyanoshita in ''GhostStories''
* Kazuma Narusawa in ''TanteiGakuenQ''
* Ayame (Violet), Momoan (Marian), Mimirol (Buneary), and the Sinnoh Pokedex in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' (all of her roles [[TheOtherDarrin succeeded by]] SatsukiYukino)
* Fujii Natsumi in ''TokimekiMemorial Girls Side''
* Noelle in ''TenshiNiNarumon''
* Linen in ''{{Lime-iro Ryukitan X}}''
* Ivysaur in ''SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' (Japanese version)
* Miu Furinji in ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' ([[TheOtherDarrin succeeded by]] RieKugimiya)
* Lolo in the ''{{VideoGame/Klonoa}}'' series.
* Sumi Ikuina in ''{{Amaenaideyo}}''
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