
Hitomi Nabatame (born August 4, 1976) is one of the newer generation seiyuus with an impressive vocal range. She's done bratty girls, an Emotionless Elegant Gothic Lolita, a sexy, mature lady, and then an abrasive woman. She finds herself pigeonholed into Hard-Drinking Party Girl characters and anything with Les Yay (her Eroge roles, however, put her in a cute childish personality, but don't tell anyone that). Yes, apparently it is also well known that she is a Real Life version of Les Yay. She goes as far as calling her School Rumble co-workers her 'wives' (Yui Horie as Wife #1, Mamiko Noto as Wife #2, Kaori Shimizu as Wife #3, Ami Koshimizu as Wife #4). Her 'current wife' would be Shizuka Itō, the seiyuu she works together with a lot, although with Itō's marriage, Nabatame would probably have to call for a 'divorce' on that one (which, incidentally, actually happened when Itō announced her divorce in April 2020). They still remain good friends, though. In spite of that, her early Seiyuu history had a short relationship acting stint with Kenichi Suzumura.
Nabatame has an interesting entry in the world of anime, as she was considered such a genius in her area of expertise that after graduating from her school she immediately got scouted for a main character position in Maburaho.
Despite her tremendous Les Yay involvement, Nabatame eventually proved to everyone that she's straight, by announcing her marriage, which is also on her birthday and the same birthday of one of her characters, Mana Aida/Cure Heart.
Notable roles by Hitomi Nabatame:
- Akane Kousaka in How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
- Akane Ryuuzouji in Walkure Romanze
- Amy Sorel & Ashlotte in SoulCalibur IV and Soul Calibur VI
- Viola in Soulcalibur V
- Arcueid Brunestud in Tsukihime
- Asaka Narumi in Cardfight!! Vanguard
- Atlas in Mega Man ZX Advent
- Ayane Shindou in Baldr Force EXE Resolution
- Bazett Fraga McRemitz in Fate/stay night (mostly the fighting games) and Fate/Grand Order
- Botan Arisaka in Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue
- Catria in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
- Catria, L'Arachel, Sonia in Fire Emblem Heroes
- Chris in Is This a Zombie?
- Cindy Campbell in Squid Girl
- Clorica in Rune Factory 4
- Coordinator in Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess
- Cryska Barchenowa in Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
- Diol in Otomedius
- Eirin Yagokoro in Musou Kakyou: A Summer Day's Dream
- Erika Itsumi in Girls und Panzer (Playing Against Type)
- Eriko Takahashi in High School Girls
- Eriko Torii and Nana Arima in Maria Watches Over Us
- Friedrich der Große in Azur Lane
- Grace Lynn in the Trails Series
- Gladiia in Arknights
- Himuro Rea and Isaac in Dies Irae
- Insect Ganma in Kamen Rider Ghost
- Jolyne's mother in Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean
- June Darby in the Japanese dub of Transformers: Prime
- Kan'u Unchou in Ikki Tousen (Starting from the 2nd season)
- Kanade Sakurai in Candy Boy.
- Kanade Yuuki in Fortune Arterial
- Kar Shekar in Taboo-Tattoo
- Katsuie Shibata in The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
- Kazusa Touma in White Album 2
- Kei Kishimoto in Gantz
- Kyoko Hihara in Nisekoi
- Letty in The Miko's Words and the Witch's Incantations Drama CD
- Liru in Magical Pokaan
- M1887 in Girls' Frontline
- Malia in The Witch and the Hundred Knight
- Mana Aida/Cure Heart in DokiDoki! Pretty Cure (She was there during the casting of the first Precure when she's still a newbie and has looked up to it ever since. Just like Nana Mizuki, she becomes a Promoted Fangirl and cried like a baby when she landed the role)
- Margery Daw in Shakugan no Shana
- Maria Torres in Trauma Team
- Marika Hoshino in Gundam Build Fighters Try
- The Master of the Ark (aka Sayaka) in Natsu no Arashi!!
- Mayoi Katase in Place to Place
- Mei Mei in Nagasarete Airantou (Playing Against Type)
- Mervina in Agarest Senki 2
- Mikan in Demon Lord, Retry!
- Mikoto Suou in School Rumble
- Mistress Three-Eyes in Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
- Miyuki Sone in You and Me and Her
- Milly Killet in Star Ocean: The First Departure
- Myuria Tionysus in Star Ocean: The Last Hope
- Ming Li Huang in Heaven's Memo Pad
- Misa Anehara in Modern Magic Made Simple
- Mono in Shadow of the Colossus (her most difficult role so far)
- Nanaka Shirakawa in Da Capo II (visual novel)
- Nanao Ise in Bleach
- Nia Honjo in Date A Live
- Nicola Cepheus in Dracu-Riot!
- Nobue Itou in Strawberry Marshmallow
- Noriko Kashiwagi in Persona 4: The Animation darrin'ng Sayaka Ohara.
- Nyau in Akame ga Kill!
- Polina Levinskaya in Astra Lost in Space
- Rafia in Aldnoah.Zero
- Raquel Applegate in Wild ARMs 4
- Ralph in Ascendance of a Bookworm
- Reina Kuroda in Circlet Princess
- Rhyme and Konishi Mitsuki in The World Ends with You note
- Ruko Ayase and Milan Himemiya in Haruka Nogizaka's Secret
- Ruon in Mnemosyne
- Saki (Grace) and Harimaron (Chespin) in Pokémon the Series: XY
- Sakyō in Senran Kagura
- Saori Makishima/Bajeena in Oreimo
- Sena in KonoSuba
- Sena Aoi in Chaos;Head
- Setsuna Tokage in My Hero Academia
- Shaa-tan in Etotama
- Shirakawa, and Kouta (child) in Elfen Lied
- Shizuka in Queen's Blade
- Shizuma Hanazono in Strawberry Panic!
- Shizuru Hoshino in Princess Connect! Re:Dive
- Sig in Granblue Fantasy
- Sphene in Land of the Lustrous
- Stacy Connor in Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!
- Symmetra in Overwatch (Japanese dub)
- Takiyasha-hime in Onmyōji
- The Tokiwadai Dormitory Supervisor in A Certain Scientific Railgun
- Tsubaki Collbrande in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria
- Uzume in Sekirei
- Yagi in Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
- Ylva in Vinland Saga
- Yamazin Talker in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
- Yukiji Katsura in Hayate the Combat Butler
- Yukime in Lostorage incited WIXOSS
- Yuma Tonami from To Heart 2 and Aqua Pazza
- Yumiko Nakagawa from Futari wa Pretty Cure
- Yuuma Amano/Raynare in High School D×D
- Yuuna Miyama in Maburaho (her debut role; ironically Playing Against Type)
- Yuzuki Kanyu in World's End Harem