Shizuka Itō (born December 5, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress known for playing refined and sexy characters. She also often plays redheads, especially those with pink hair.
After her successful stint in ZOIDS, Itō fell in love with Super Robot anime roles and worked to be typecast in more mecha series. She has done a notable amount of roles in the field since.
She is close friends with Hitomi Nabatame, forming a seiyū unit with her. Also an unabashed Hard-Drinking Party Girl in Real Life, lampshaded by A Certain Magical Index's Index-tan specials. Even her colleagues in the industry (including Hitomi-chan) took notice of that. In fact, her blog is called [Shizuka◇A Drunkard's Diary].
In December 2012, Itō announced on her official blog that she had gotten married to a man not from the entertainment industry. In April 2020 she made another post on her blog that she'd gotten divorced from him, and also admitted the divorce had happened some time ago but she simply hadn't decided to make it public until then. Shizuka made it clear that it wasn't due to the COVID-19 pandemic going on.
She won the Best Supporting actress of the 10th annual seiyuu awards
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Not related at all to fellow voice actress Kanae Itō.
Roles:
- Ahsoka Tano in the Japanese dubs of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka.
- Akasha in Dragalia Lost
- Akeno Himejima in High School D×D (+0.5 with Nabatame as Yuuma Amano, although whether they're together or not is another story, seeing as the latter got vaporized into nothing.)
- Akiha Tohno in Tsukihime (+1 along with Nabatame as Arcueid. 0.5 only because someone else voices both of them in all subsequent related works).
- Ai-chan in Yatterman (2008)
- Alouette and Dorothy in Yatterman Night
- Alice Malvin in Pumpkin Scissors
- Amanda Werner in Blassreiter (+1 with Nabatame as Sasha)
- Aoi Mikage in Ange Vierge
- Arcee in the Japanese dub of Transformers: Prime (+2 with Nabatame, as the latter plays June, Jack's mother).
- Astraea in Fate/Grand Order
- Avril Vent Fleur in Wild ARMs 5
- Ayla in Punishing: Gray Raven
- Baroness Von Bon Bon in the Japanese dub of The Cuphead Show!
- Bel/Bianca in Pokémon
- Belial in Seven Mortal Sins
- Bellows in Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (one role shared with Julie Ann Taylor)
- Benitsubasa in Sekirei (one of the five roles shared with Trina Nishimura)
- Boota and Darry in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Boota is another role shared with Julie Ann Taylor)
- Brighid in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Byleth (female) in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Fire Emblem Heroes and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Casandra in Altair: A Record of Battles
- Chitose Akiyama in Softenni
- Daki (Sentient Sash) in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Dealer Mask in High-Rise Invasion
- Eirene Campbell in Path to Nowhere
- Elisabeth II in Parallel World Pharmacy
- Elisabeth Blanctorche in The King of Fighters (replacing Kayako Oshima)
- Lady Billy Kane in The King of Fighters All Star
- Ellen Mira Mathers in Date A Live (one of the five roles shared with Trina Nishimura)
- Elisha and Kiira in Gloria Union
- Emma in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Emilia Guiliano/Reckless Emilia in Granado Espada
- Ennis in Soul Tide
- Esmeralda in Otomedius
- Eugene in Guardian Tales
- Flare Corona in Fairy Tail
- Frigg in Tower of Fantasy
- Frolaytia Capistrano in Heavy Object (one of the three roles shared with Morgan Garrett)
- Fujiko Amacha in 7 Seeds
- Fujiko Etou in Demon King Daimao
- Gertrude in Umineko: When They Cry ~ Nocturne of Truth and Illusions
- Govern in Full Dive
- Haa-san in Sketchbook ~full color'S
- Hakkouchuu in Super Hxeros
- Haruka Morishima in Amagami
- Helga Wilhelmina ("Sister Hel") in Code of Princess
- Helvi Oberg in Knight's & Magic (one of the three roles shared with Morgan Garrett)
- Hildegarde "Hilda" in Beelzebub
- Himawari Kunogi from ×××HOLiC
- Hinagiku Katsura in Hayate the Combat Butler (+2.5 with Nabatame as her frequently-drunken older sister Yukiji)
- Hisa Takei of Saki
- Honoka Daigo in Yumeutsutsu Re:Master
- Innes Lorenz in Tales of Hearts, I wonder?
- Io Hasekura in Princess Connect! Re:Dive
- Irina Jelavic in Assassination Classroom and Koro-Sensei Quest!
- Jorōgumo in Onmyōji (2016)note
- Kabura Honda in Call of the Night
- Kafka in Honkai: Star Rail
- Kai Harn in Bastard!! (2022 Netflix anime)
- Kaori Kanzaki in A Certain Magical Index, as noted above. (+3 with Nabatame as the infamous Tokiwadai Dorm Supervisor) (one of the three roles shared with Morgan Garrett)
- Karin/Karina in Rune Factory 3
- Karisu Masa in Komi Can't Communicate
- Kaguya-hime in SINoALICE
- Kei Enomoto in Hatsukoi Limited
- Kimberly in Unbreakable Machine-Doll
- Koko Hekmatyar in Jormungand
- Kotona Elegance in ZOIDS Genesis
- Kotetsu in Ikkitousen Western Wolves
- Kozue Takanashi in Wagnaria!!
- KSG and Executioner in Girls' Frontline
- Kuroha Manami from Rental Magica
- Kyouko Fujibayashi in The Irregular at Magic High School
- Leah in the Japanese dub of Diablo III
- Lenalee Lee and Lero in D.Gray-Man (2006 series)
- Leticia "Tisha" Macready in Sorcerer Stabber Orphen (2020)
- Lily Enstomach in One Piece
- Louise in Endride
- Adult Lucy Pevensie in the Japanese dub of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Littorio, Mogami and Algérie in Azur Lane (+4 with Nabatame as Friedrich der Große)
- Luviagelitta Edelfelt in Fate/Unlimited Codes, Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA, and Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (not really closely related, but... +4.5 with Nabatame as Bazett Fraga McRemitz)
- Luxanna "Lux" Crownguard in League of Legends
- Maiko Fujishima in Kokoro Connect
- Maiko Okamoto in Young Black Jack
- Manami Suda in Jujutsu Kaisen
- Marina in World Flipper
- Martina Electro in Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
- Mayuki Kousaka in Da Capo II (+5.0 with Nabatame as Nanaka Shirakawa. 0.5 only because someone else voices Nanaka in the all-ages adaptations)
- Meiko Shiraki in Prison School
- Melissa Bergman / M.B. in Metroid: Other M
- Michelle K Davis in TerraforMARS
- Miku Kuroda in The Way of the Househusband
- Minako Aino/Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon Crystal (replacing Rika Fukami)
- Minimi Toba in Laid-Back Camp
- Mira Suou in World's End Harem
- Misa Kakizaki in Negima! Magister Negi Magi
- Miss Monday in Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
- Mizuki Rashoujin in Samurai Shodown 5 Special (+6.0 with Nabatame who was Rimururu at that time).
- Moemi Gouda in High Score Girl
- Momoka Kurumi in HeartCatch Pretty Cure!
- Shindoine in Healin' Good♡Pretty Cure
- Naamah in Shin Megami Tensei V
- Nadie in El Cazador de la Bruja (one of the five roles shared with Trina Nishimura).
- Nana in Plunderer
- Nana Mishima in Area no Kishi
- The Other Darrin for Nanako Ohara in Crayon Shin-chan (as of 2013, due to Sayuri Yamauchi's death in the previous year)
- Nanami Shinonome in Dance in the Vampire Bund
- Nanase Kudo in Kaze no Stigma (one of two roles shared with Brina Palencia)
- Naomi in The Magnificent Kotobuki
- Nayuta Kagura in Yumina the Ethereal
- Niké in Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
- Orochi in Fire Force
- Pandora in Megaman ZX (+7.0 with Nabatame as Atlas in ZX Advent)
- Professor Pi in Fight League
- Pyrrha Nikos (in Volume 3, due to Megumi Toyoguchi being on maternity leave) and Coco Adel in the Japanese dub of RWBY
- Rachel in Baccano! (one of the five roles shared with Trina Nishimura)
- Ran in Texhnolyze
- Red Queen in Restaurant to Another World
- Rei Hasekura from Maria Watches Over Us (+8.0 with Nabatame playing her onee-sama, Eriko)
- Reiko Yoshinaga in Slow Loop
- Rindou Kobayashi in Food Wars!
- Ritsu Natsume in Kado: The Right Answer
- Ritsuka Suse in Witch on the Holy Night
- Ryoko Ookami in Ōkami-san (+9.0 with Nabatame as Yukime, one of two roles shared with Brina Palencia)
- Sae in the Hayate × Blade drama CDs
- Sakurako Kujou in Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
- Saratoga, Asakaze, Matsukaze, and Abyssal Jellyfish Princess in KanColle (+10.0 with Nabatame as Hatakaze)
- Sayaka Koyanagi in Gleipnir
- Sela D. Miranda in Basquash!
- Seraphim in Is This A Zombie? (Drama CD)
- Schwarz in Arknights
- Shanie in Another Eden
- Shario "Shari" Finieno, Otto, and Deed in Lyrical Nanoha
- Sharlie Lunoille in Super Robot Wars NEO
- Shinon Kouzuki in Starship Operators
- Shiori Tsuzuki in Witchblade (one of the five roles shared with Trina Nishimura)
- Shun Sunohara in Blue Archive
- Steina in I'm Quitting Heroing
- Sutera and Korwa in Granblue Fantasy (replacing Ayumi Fujimura for the latter)
- Shizuka Fukamori in Princess Waltz using her alias as Rina Misaki.
- Suzuna Hiiragi in Dog & Scissors
- Takao in D-Frag!
- Tamaki Kousaka in To Heart 2 and Aqua Pazza (+11.0 with Nabatame as Yuma Tonami)
- Teoria in Majestic Prince
- Tina Goldstein in the Japanese dub of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Tomoe Tachibana in Trauma Team (+12.0 with Nabatame as Maria Torres)
- Tomoko Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (last 9 episodes, replaced Megumi Toyoguchi)
- Torture Tortura in 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess
- Touko Kazama in Muv-Luv Alternative and the remake of Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu, as well as Ilfriede von Feulner in Muv Luv Alternative: The Euro Front(Again, not closely related, but... +12.5 with Hitomi Nabatame as Cryska Barchenowa in Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse)
- Valkyrie in Bikini Warriors
- Wakana Sumeragi in Scarlet Nexus
- Wang Lingjiao in the Japanese audio drama adaptation of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi
- Vanessa in Luminous Arc (+13.0 with Nabatame as Ayano in the sequel but her voice absent.)
- Widowmaker in Overwatch (Japanese dub) (+13.5 with Nabatame as Symmetra)
- Wilhelmina Carmel in Shakugan no Shana, de arimasu (+14.0 with Nabatame as Margery)
- Witch of Yore in Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
- Yatsuho Nishiki in Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou
- Yayoi Kunizuka in Psycho-Pass
- Yoriko Kichijouji in Oshi no Ko
- Yotsuyu goe Brutus in Final Fantasy XIV
- Yu Ran in Blade & Soul
- Yukari Yakumo in Touhou Spell Bubble
- Yukime in The Eminence in Shadow
- Yuzuko Kurusu in Buddy Daddies
- Zoey in the Japanese dub of Shining Nikki
Shizuka Itō and her works provide examples of:
- Fiery Redhead: She played quite a few red-headed characters with fiery personalities, including Nadie, Flare Corona and Amanda Werner.
- Ms. Fanservice: Not herself but most her characters - particularly Akeno, Irina and Meiko - do qualify.
- Pigeonholed Voice Actor: Ever since her role on ZOIDS, Ito has voiced pilots in various mechanical anime projects.
- Woman of a Thousand Voices: She has voiced several characters of varying personalities, from Genki Girl, Hard-Drinking Party Girl, The Stoic, Cool Big Sis, to flirty seductresses.
