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 Ito, 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)
- 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 Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki
- Gladiia in Arknights
- Himuro Rea and Isaac in Dies Irae
- Insect Ganma in Kamen Rider Ghost
- 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
- Mana Aida/Cure Heart in DokiDoki! PreCure (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
- 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
- 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 (does not reprise in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance)
- Ruko Ayase and Milan Himemiya in Haruka Nogizaka's Secret
- Ruon in Mnemosyne
- Saki (Grace) and Harimaron (Chespin) in Pokémon 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!
- 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
