History Creator / RieKugimiya

* Alphonse Elric, Catherine Elle Armstrong and Shao May in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' and ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood''

->''"Urusai, urusai, URUSAI!"'' ("Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!")
-->-- '''Lots of her characters listed below.'''

If you think of a {{Tsundere}}, think of this person. Yes. Rie Kugimiya (born May 30, 1979 in Osaka, Japan) is a woman very well known for Tsundere roles, more so if the said character is [[TheNapoleon short]], [[ShanaClone tyrannical]], [[ACupAngst and has a flat chest]]. Fans started noticing her after she did [[Manga/FullMetalAlchemist Alphonse Elric]], but her role as [[Literature/ShakuganNoShana Shana]] is what made her popularity skyrocket. Like Creator/NorioWakamoto, Rie is also capable of [[ManOfAThousandVoices voicing a lot of character types]], including boys, or {{Yandere}}. She's also a skilled baton user, so yeah, she can kick your butt... but she'll likely get dere-dere afterwards in apology.

Unfortunately, the fact that producers (particularly Creator/JCStaff, the studio primarily responsible for her fame and typecasting in tsundere roles) LOVE [[PigeonholedVoiceActor pigeonholing]] her as {{Shana Clone}}s (her best forte), generates HypeBacklash amongst fans, accusing her to be unable to voice anything outside that. For proof otherwise, see the list below. Her {{Fan Nickname}} is ''Queen of {{Tsundere}}'' and [=TsundeRie=], which may either point on how she's pigeonholed in that role or how famous she is for playing it because she's that good at it. In fact, [[Literature/ShakuganNoShana Shana]], [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]], [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler Nagi]], and [[Literature/{{Toradora}} Taiga]] are collectively known as the Four Tsundere Wonders.[[note]]The current candidate for the fifth Tsundere Wonder is [[Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo Aria]].[[/note]]

That said, starting in 2014 she really began branching out heavily into other roles - the most notable was her landing the gig as [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter cute animal companion]] Vee/Vyrn of ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', which, thanks to the massive success of that game and the sheer ''volume'' of voicework she's recorded for it[[note]]Vyrn participates in virtually every story event and full-voiced Fate Episode, meaning Kugimiya records dozens or even hundreds of Vyrn lines a ''month''[[/note]], has come to be as emblematic of her as Shana. (Her most glorious moment was perhaps getting to sing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUFE9ZdAqQc what is clearly the most definitive version of Dark Silver Wings]], the Bahamut boss theme.) Her success as Vyrn has resulted in her getting a wider variety of roles in anime and video games as TheNewTens have gone on, including roles like Oda Nobunaga and Cleopatra in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', who are as far from Shana as you can get.

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!![[{{Tsundere}} S-stupid tropers! I-It's not like I want you to read my roles or anything, baka]]:

* Alphonse Elric and Catherine Elle Armstrong in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' and ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood''
** She also does the panda Shao May in ''Brotherhood'', meaning Rie gets to [[TalkingToHimself talk to herself]] for a few episodes.

* Aria H. Kanzaki in ''Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo'' -- Quite possibly the Fifth Tsundere Wonder.

* Bakuhatsu Penguin in ''[[LightNovel/{{Kampfer}} Kampfer fur de Liebe]]'' -- Yes, it's a {{Tsundere}}.

* Beatrice Flowerchild in ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' -- ''Extremely'' AxCrazy. The only time she's ever portrayed as tsundere, it's PlayedForLaughs

* [[CowardlyLion Cassie Lockhart]] in ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'' -- A definite PlayingAgainstType.

* Celestine in ''VideoGame/MagnaCarta2'', one of her non-Tsundere roles.

* Cyberdoll Rena in ''Anime/HandMaidMay'' -- Given that this show predates ''Shana'' by five years, Kugimiya's tsundere typecasting is Older Than They Think.

* Dark Falz [Double] in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'', an ObviouslyEvil [[DemonicPossession Demonically Possessed]] EldritchAbomination who does TwinBanter with his and herself. PlayingAgainstType? To the highest degree.

* [=G41=] in ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline'' -- A LittleBitBeastly MoePersonification of her namesake gun. She's also 0% tsun and 100% dere.

* Happy in ''Manga/FairyTail'' and its Spiritual Successor, ''Manga/EdensZero''[[note]]Both are different characters with the same name and virtually identical appearances[[/note]] -- Ironically has a crush on the {{Tsundere}} in the former series.

* Hasta/ Hastur the Unspeakable in ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' -- Another PlayingAgainstType, as a [[NiceGuy sweet]], [[DudeLooksLikeALady effeminate]] [[AdorablyPrecociousChild young boy]]. Actually, he's OlderThanHeLooks.

* Kagura and her mother Kouka in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' -- PlayingAgainstType since she's not a tsundere at all.

* [=KeA=] and Beryl in the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' -- the former is a small girl, very important for the ''Zero'' arc, gained GirlishPigtails in the ''Cold Steel'' arc, and yet somehow isn't a tsundere.

* Laevatein and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Asbel]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''. More of a Kuudere, but otherwise a perfect ShanaClone.

* [[ShrinkingViolet Latvia]] (Drama CD) and [[SilkHidingSteel Liechtenstein]] (Anime) in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' -- Both are as un-tsundere as you can get.

* The Little Princess / [[spoiler:The Future Princess]] in ''VideoGame/GuardianTales'' — the former is a [[CheerfulChild 10-year-old]] [[ModestRoyalty princess]] and the [[TokenMiniMoe main character's companion]], with her powers (and full name) being one of the biggest mysteries in the game, but she isn't a tsundere. The latter is [[spoiler:her [[TookALevelInCynic jaded]] [[SheIsAllGrownUp 20-year-old]] AlternateTimeline self wherein the world wasn't kind to her after the main character suddenly disappeared at the end of World 9.]]
* [[OverlyLongName Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière]] in ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' -- She also sings all four ending themes.

* Mithra and The Girl that looks like her in ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' -- PlayingAgainstType again, this time being the daughter and MoralityPet of the {{Tsundere}}.

* Mizore Shirayuki in ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' -- A rare ReiAyanamiExpy role for her.

* Nemu Kurotsuchi (Another ReiAyanamiExpy), Karin Kurosaki, Lily in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''

* Riro in ''Anime/GOnRiders'' -- A non-tsundere and downright evil little girl role.
* [[IdolSinger Rise Kujikawa]] in ''VideoGame/Persona4'' -- Actually, this role is pegged down as ''[[PlayingAgainstType Anti-Tsundere]]''. Rise herself was also redesigned during development to look more like her voice actress.

* Shana [[FreakyFridayFlip and Yuji Sakai]] in ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' - The originator of "Urusai, urusai, urusai", also TropeNamer for ShanaClone.
* Shannon in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''; more of a ShrinkingViolet {{Meido}}. [[spoiler:Or so you'd think.]]

* Toramaru Utsunomiya in ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' -- Another PlayingAgainstType, as a friendly young boy.

* [[StalkerWithACrush Tsu]][[DepravedBisexual ku]][[NightmareFuelStationAttendant yo]][[PsychoLesbian mi]] in ''[[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Mahou Sensei Negima!]] ~Journey to the Magic World~'' -- An alternate PlayingAgainstType.

* A triple role as White, her twin brother Black, and her brother's [[spoiler: possessor, the King of Despair]] in ''Manga/BloodBlockadeBattlefront''
* Yua Sakurai in ''Manga/ShugoChara'': Again, goes [[PlayingAgainstType against the type]]. A lot. Listen towards Secret Princess and be surprised that it's the same voice actor.

* [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Yukimura Sanada]] ([[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] and as tiny as the rest) in ''Literature/SamuraiGirls''

!!Rie Kugimiya's {{Tsundere}} characters provide examples of:
* ACupAngst
* CatchPhrase: Seen above.
** BigShutUp
** RuleOfThree
* ClingyJealousGirl
* CrushBlush
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Although Nagi is very subtle on the abuse part. The only exception to the rule, ''[[Literature/ShakuganNoShana Shana herself]]''.
* FieryRedhead (Shana, Aria, and Kagura being some of her most noteworhy redhead roles)
* HairTriggerTemper
* HotBlooded
* LargeHam
* LittleMissBadass
* {{Ojou}}: Her signature characters (except Shana) tend to be blue bloods, or at least come from extremely wealthy families.
* OlderThanSheLooks
* ShanaClone: Of which four stand out amongst fans, all of which belonged to shows produced by Creator/JCStaff and collectively known as the "Four Tsundere Wonders" -- [[TropeNamer Shana]], [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]], [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler Nagi]], and [[LightNovel/ToraDora Taiga]]. [[LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo Aria]] is also being billed as the "The fifth Tsundere Wonder".
* TokenMiniMoe: Usually the youngest character in the series.
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!! Rie Kugimiya's works in general provide examples of:
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* CrossdressingVoices: While she is best known for voicing Moe girls, she has voiced boys on occasion, with the most well known cases being [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Alphonse Elric]] and [[Manga/TokyoGhoul Juzo Suzuya]].
* HilarityEnsues: Similarly to Creator/NorioWakamoto, if her role happens to be comical, you can bet that Kugimiya will make that as hilarious as possible. Case in points: [[Manga/{{Gintama}} Kagura]] and [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Oda Nobunaga]].
* PigeonholedVoiceActor: No really, she's the best example when it comes to the Japanese voice acting block. To the point that in the [[http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E9%87%98%E5%AE%AE%E7%90%86%E6%81%B5 Pixiv wiki article]] about her, her Tsundere roles are listed separately from her non-Tsundere roles.
* PlayingAgainstType: Anything having her voicing a non-{{Tsundere}} character falls into this nowadays (yes, including [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Alphonse]], even though she had this role way before her typecasting).
* RelationshipVoiceActor: A lot with Creator/YuiHorie, as well as some with Creator/SatoshiHino, Creator/SayakaOhara, Creator/RomiPark, and Creator/TetsuyaKakihara.
* WomanOfAThousandVoices: Surprisingly, she's capable of a wide vocal range, ranging from non-{{Tsundere}} girls to young boys and even mature women. Her potential is a lot wider than studios and audiences tend to recognize, though still far from the extreme range of seasoned veteran "multiclasses" like the aforementioned Creator/RomiPark, who manages to range freely between the likes of Edward Elric and Nana Osaki throughout her career.
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->''"[[VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd Are you done? My turn now. I hope you're fine with that.]]"''
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Unfortunately, the fact that producers (particularly Creator/JCStaff, the studio primarily responsible for her fame and typecasting in tsundere roles) LOVE [[PigeonholedVoiceActor pigeonholing]] her as {{Shana Clone}}s (her best forte), generates HypeBacklash amongst fans, accusing her to be unable to voice anything outside that. For proof otherwise, see the list below. Her {{Fan Nickname}} is ''Queen of {{Tsundere}}'' and [=TsundeRie=], which may either point on how she's pigeonholed in that role or how famous she is for playing it because she's that good at it. In fact, [[Literature/ShakuganNoShana Shana]], [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]], [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler Nagi]], and [[Literature/{{Toradora}} Taiga]] are collectively known as the Four Tsundere Wonders.[[note]]The current candidate for the fifth Tsundere Wonder is [[LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo Aria]].[[/note]]

* Aria H. Kanzaki in ''LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo'' -- Quite possibly the Fifth Tsundere Wonder.

* Cyberdoll Rena in ''Anime/HandMaidMay'' -- Given that this show predates ''Shana'' by five years, Kugimiya's tsundere typecasting is OlderThanTheyThink.

* CrossdressingVoices: While she is best known for voicing {{Moe}} girls, she has voiced boys on occasion, with the most well known cases being [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Alphonse Elric]] and [[Manga/TokyoGhoul Juzo Suzuya]].

* Digitamamon in ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'' (PlayingAgainstType: Digitamamon is a SerialKiller)

* Happy in ''Manga/FairyTail'' and its SpiritualSuccessor, ''Manga/EdensZero''[[note]]Both are different characters with the same name and virtually identical appearances[[/note]] -- Ironically has a crush on the {{Tsundere}} in the former series.

* Digitamamon in ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame''

* Sabato in ''LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan''

* Touko Matsudaira in ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs''

!! Rie Kugimiya and her works in general provide examples of:

->''[[{{Tsundere}} "Urusai, urusai, URUSAI!"]]'' [[CatchPhrase ("Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!")]]

If you think of a {{Tsundere}}, think of this person. Yes. Rie Kugimiya (born May 30, 1979 in Osaka, Japan) is a woman very well known for Tsundere roles, more so if the said character is [[TheNapoleon short]], [[ShanaClone tyrannical]], [[ACupAngst and has a flat chest]]. Fans started noticing her after she did [[Manga/FullMetalAlchemist Alphonse Elric]], but her role as [[LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana Shana]] is what made her popularity skyrocket. Like Creator/NorioWakamoto, Rie is also capable of [[ManOfAThousandVoices voicing a lot of character types]], including boys, or {{Yandere}}. She's also a skilled baton user, so yeah, she can kick your butt... but she'll likely get dere-dere afterwards in apology.

Unfortunately, the fact that producers (particularly Creator/JCStaff, the studio primarily responsible for her fame and typecasting in tsundere roles) LOVE [[PigeonholedVoiceActor pigeonholing]] her as {{Shana Clone}}s (her best forte), generates HypeBacklash amongst fans, accusing her to be unable to voice anything outside that. For proof otherwise, see the list below. Her {{Fan Nickname}} is ''Queen of {{Tsundere}}'' and [=TsundeRie=], which may either point on how she's pigeonholed in that role or how famous she is for playing it because she's that good at it. In fact, [[LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana Shana]], [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]], [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler Nagi]], and [[LightNovel/{{Toradora}} Taiga]] are collectively known as the Four Tsundere Wonders.[[note]]The current candidate for the fifth Tsundere Wonder is [[LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo Aria]].[[/note]]

* Pandora in ''LightNovel/ReZero''

* Sabato in ''[[LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokurochan Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan]]''

* Shana [[FreakyFridayFlip and Yuji Sakai]] in ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'' - The originator of "Urusai, urusai, urusai", also TropeNamer for ShanaClone.

* Taiga Aisaka in ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}''

* Tet in the animated version of ''LightNovel/NoGameNoLife''

* [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Yukimura Sanada]] ([[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] and as tiny as the rest) in ''LightNovel/SamuraiGirls''

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Although Nagi is very subtle on the abuse part. The only exception to the rule, ''[[LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana Shana herself]]''.

Her {{Tsundere}} characters will almost certainly have a painfully adorable CryCute moment.

* CryCute: As a result of being a ShanaClone.

* CryCute: A ''lot'' of her non-{{Tsundere}} roles also follow this trope.

According to [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?most_prolific=cast Anime News Network]], Rie is the third-most prolific Japanese female seiyuu at 445 roles, one less than Creator/MamikoNoto.

* Dark Falz [Double] in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'', an ObviouslyEvil [[DemonicPossession Demonically Possessed]] EldritchAbomination who does TwinBanter with his and herself. PlayingAgainstType? [[UpToEleven To the highest degree]].

* Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/StrangerThings''

* RapunzelHair