"There, I uploaded my own picture for you. But this doesn't mean a thing, got it?!"
If you think of a
Tsundere, think of this person. Yes. Rie Kugimiya is a woman very well known for Tsundere roles, moreso if the said character is a
Loli and has a
flat chest. Fans started noticing her after she did
Alphonse Elric, but her role as
Shana is probably what made her popularity skyrocket. Like
Norio Wakamoto, although Tsundere is her forte, Rie is also capable of voicing a lot of character types, including boys, or even
Yandere. She's also a skilled baton user, so yeah, she can really kick your butt... but probably she gets dere-dere afterwards in apology.
Unfortunately for Rie, the fact that producers LOVE
pigeonholing her as violent
Tsundere loli characters (her best forte), she receives quite some
Hype Backlash amongst fans, accusing her to be unable to voice anything outside that. This, for the most part, is untrue as she is capable of doing non-Tsundere roles. Her
Fan Nickname is
Queen of Tsundere and
TsundeRie,
which may either point on how she's pigeonholed in that role, or just how good she is in doing her job in that field. In fact, Shana,
Louise,
Nagi, and
Taiga are collectively known as the Four Tsundere Wonders.
She is also available in GPS form to guide you as Nagi of "Hayate No Gotoku."
Her
Tsundere characters will almost certainly have a painfully adorable
Cry Cute moment in a series that she voice acts in.
Compare with
Satsuki Yukino, for a seiyuu of older/teen-aged
Tsundere.
Some of her roles include:
