Describe Ayako Kawasumi here, gyabo~!
One of the more prolific female Japanese voice actors, Ayako Kawasumi had a decent start in the 90's but really boomed after 2000. She has a great versatility in her voice, and whereas her early roles are either Genki Girls or everyday-sweet-neighbor friends, her later roles show a wider range. Her role as Saber on Fate/stay night made her one of the most popular seiyuu to this day.
In addition, Ayako Kawasumi is a skilled pianist. Has a big-sisterly friendship with younger but no-less-popular seiyuu Mamiko Noto. Has had MANY couple roles with Tomokazu Seki. Chiaki's hatred for Nodame? Requited by Gilgamesh towards Saber.
Ayako Kawasumi has performed in the following roles:
- Saber in Fate/stay night and Fate/Zero
- Chikane Himemiya in Kannazuki no Miko, later her Expy Kaon in Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora
- Melfina in Outlaw Star (Her Star-Making Role)
- Leina of Queen's Blade
- Aoi Sakuraba in Ai Yori Aoshi
- Fuu in Samurai Champloo
- Elie in Groove Adventure Rave
- Kazumi Yoshida in Shakugan no Shana
- Ruriko Ikusawa in Gate Keepers
- Blanc Neige in Shining Tears X Wind (actually succeeding the role from Megumi Hayashibara)
- Atoli in .hack
- Hinako Shijou in The King of Fighters
- Wonder Momo and Sabine in Namco X Capcom
- Ayuzawa Minako in Kaichou wa Maid-sama
- Gwendolyn in Odin Sphere
- Grune & Schwartz in Tales of Legendia
- Isolde Schelling in Mana Khemia
- Ulrika Mulberry in Mana-Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy
- Ixpellia and the Mariage in StrikerS Sound Stage X
- Yulie Ahtreide in Wild ARMs 4
- Lafiel in Crest of the Stars and its sequels
- Kanako Ohno in Genshiken
- Matsuri Sakuragi in Ichigo Mashimaro
- Kaede Shiranui in Ninin ga Shinobuden
- Kaori Misaka in Kanon
- Mahoro in Mahoromatic
- Megumi "Nodame" Noda in Nodame Cantabile
- Mikan Natsu in Potemayo
- Chikage in Sister Princess
- Otoha Sakurano in Sky Girls
- Elmina in Petite Princess Yucie
- Hikari in This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
- Akari Kamigishi in To Heart
- Natsuki Mogi from Initial D
- Chizuru Minamoto in Kanokon
- Athena a.k.a. "A-tan" in Hayate the Combat Butler
- Henrietta in Zero no Tsukaima
- Silmeria in Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
- Angie Thompson in Trauma Center: Second Opinion
- Laura Stuart in A Certain Magical Index
- Saki Tenjouin in To LOVE-Ru
- Miu Nomura in Piano. She also composed and performed the theme tune for that series.
- Tomomi Saikyo in Ladies versus Butlers!
- Mayuko Chigasaki in NieA 7
- Urara (Ursula) in Pokémon
- Ai Suotome in Crayon Shin-chan
- Kluke in Blue Dragon (video game only)
- Miharu Sena Kanaka in Girls Bravo
- Otsuu Tsurugaya in Ookami-san
- Sara Werec in Soukou no Strain
- Lucrezia Borgia in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
- Harumi in Dororon Enma-kun Meera Mera
- Jeanne d'Arc the 30th in Hidan no Aria (She looks so similar to Saber it might as well be a Casting Gag for Kawasumi. And Caster kept calling Saber Jeanne in Fate/Zero whenever he's around her. Double Casting Gag.)
- Lion Ushiromiya in Umineko no Naku Koro ni ~ Nocturne of Truth and Illusions
- Beatrice Portinari in the Japanese version of Dantes Inferno
- Alice and the Will of the Abyss in Pandora Hearts
- Mika Iwakura in Serial Experiments Lain
- Laura Owen in King of Thorn
Discography:
- Primary [2002]
- Mahoromatic for Ayako Kawasumi (まほろまてぃっく for 川澄綾子) [2003]
- AA (with Ai Shimizu) [2004]
- Sky Girls Character Mini-Album 1 (スカイガールズ キャラクター・ミニアルバム1) (Sakurano Otoha - with Tsuji Ayumi) [2007]