Line #17 Creator/SaekoShimazu


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3	Describe Saeko Shimazu here! Right now! '''''[[NoblewomansLaugh Ohohohohoho!]]'''''
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5	Mrs. Saeko Shimazu (born September 8, 1959) 島津冴子 is a prolific Japanese voice actress from Isehara. As many others, she first had NaiveEverygirl roles, then started branching into more varied archetypes. Her breaching, however, took her to frequently switch to the {{Yandere}} or DarkActionGirl types. Also, she's credited to have voice roles in almost ''all'' the Creator/RumikoTakahashi works - just look below. She's also done some singing, having recorded some image songs as Kodachi in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''.
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7	Since she didn't have many major roles in the 90s and later, Mrs. Shimazu was believed to be retired by many people. That prompted the people in charge of the ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' movies to replace her with Creator/{{Yukana}}. She hasn't had a voice role in a TV series since 2004, despite spotty work on OVA's and video games since, and currently works predominantly as a narrator.
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9	[[https://twitter.com/Saeko_BlueMoon Her official twitter feed is here]].
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13	!!Some of Saeko Shimazu's roles include:
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15	* Shinobu Miyake from ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' (first RT role)
16	* Sayoko Kuroki from ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'' (second role)
17	* Kodachi Kuno from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' (third role)
18	* Princess Abi from ''Manga/InuYasha'' (... see the pattern here?)
19	* Mako Kiriga in ''Manga/SasugaNoSarutobi'' (along with Shinobu, one of her first major roles)
20	* Four Murasame from ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam''. As mentioned above, replaced by Yukana.
21	* Glycine from ''VideoGame/SakuraWars''.
22	* Mathilda Toulonchamp in ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose''
23	* Kazane Tsukikage from ''VideoGame/KenseiSacredFist''
24	* Miz Mishtal from ''Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld''
25	* Yuri from the original ''Literature/DirtyPair'' media. Replaced by Creator/MarikoKouda.
26	** Reprises her role as Yuri in the 2022 ''Dirty Pair'' collaboration event in ''Alice Gear Aegis''
27	* [[TheDanza Saeko Mizuki]] in the ''Manga/GlassMask'' OAV.
28	* Madoka Ayukawa in the Manga/KimagureOrangeRoad pilot episode. Replaced by Creator/HiromiTsuru.
29	* Megumi Ayase in ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel''. This role was written specifically with her in mind, and she didn't have to audition for it.
30	* Rag Rawro in ''Anime/{{Xabungle}}''.
31	* Akiko Natsume in ''Anime/AllPurposeCulturalCatGirlNukuNuku''.
32	* Luna Rossa in ''Anime/{{Dancougar}}''.
33	* Fortuna in ''VideoGame/{{Tales of Destiny 2}}''.
34	* The Sexy Lady (Kirei na Onee-san) in ''{{VisualNovel/Yarudora}} series vol.2: VisualNovel/KisetsuODakishimete''
35	* Valna in ''VideoGame/{{Valis}} III''
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38	!!Tropes associated with Saeko Shimazu:
39	* NoblewomansLaugh: Several of her characters laugh this way, particularly Kodachi. She was the first seiyuu to display this laugh in anime.
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41	* WomanOfAThousandVoices: Saeko can be quite versatile. She has voiced no-nonsense women (Glycine, Akiko Natsume), funny women (Kodachi Kuno), hot-tempered women (Shinobu Miyake, Megumi Ayase) and young and innocent women (Kazane Tsukikage).

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