Keiko Watanabe

Keiko Watanabe
渡部 恵子
Born (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2008–present
Notable workMomoko Suou in The Idolmaster Million Live!
Minami Ōyaba in Urawa no Usagi-chan
Rea Katagiri in World's End Harem

Keiko Watanabe (渡部 恵子, Watanabe Keiko, born 29 March 1987) is a Japanese voice actress known for voicing Momoko Suou in The Idolmaster Million Live!, Minami Ōyaba in Urawa no Usagi-chan, Rea Katagiri in World's End Harem, and Erica in Chillin' in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army.

Biography

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Keiko Watanabe was born on 29 March 1987 in Saitama Prefecture.[1] As a university student, she was educated at the Japan Narration Actor Institute [ja] and had to take an after-school part-time job to attend the school.[2]

During the late-2000s and early 2010s, Watanabe voiced minor characters in True Tears, xxxHolic: Kei, Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.[3] In 2015, she voiced Minami Ōyaba in Urawa no Usagi-chan.[4] In 2017, she voiced Midoriko in A Centaur's Life.[5] In 2018, she voiced Narita Taishin, one of the three main characters of BNW no Chikai (an OVA as part of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise),[6] and Shirogane-sensei in Märchen Mädchen.[5] She later voiced Maho Kogomori in Rifle Is Beautiful and Anna in The Faraway Paladin.[5]

In 2022, she starred in World's End Harem as Rea Katagiri,[7] reprised her role as Minami Ōyaba in Urawa no Usagi-chan's second season, Musasino!,[4] and voiced Miku in Shine Post.[5] In 2023, she voiced Erica in Chillin' in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army.[8]

Watanabe voices Momoko Suou in The Idolmaster Million Live!, a spin-off of The Idolmaster franchise.[9] She reprised the role in Million Live's 2023 anime adaptation.[10] On 29 March 2022 (her 35th birthday), Watanabe released her first solo song, "Alive".[9]

On 30 November 2019, Watanabe ceased affiliation with her talent agency Crazy Box and became a freelancer.[11]

Filmography

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Television animation

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2008
2009
2012
2015
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Video games

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2011
  • Waguruma, Dominion[3]
2013

Other media

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2018
  • BNW no Chikai, Narita Taishin[6]

Discography

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  • "Alive" (2022)[9]

References

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  1. ^ "渡部恵子(わたなべけいこ)の解説". goo辞書 (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ Watanabe, Keiko; Yukinari, Toa; Kuroda, Hitomi (19 September 2006). "行成とあさん、渡部恵子さん、黒田ひとみさんインタビュー". 声優マガジン (Interview) (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "渡部恵子". GamePlaza Haruka. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (4 April 2022). "Urawa no Usagi-chan Anime Season 2 Musasino! Premieres in July After 5-Year Delay". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "声優・ナレーター 渡部恵子". 渡部恵子 Official Web Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (20 July 2018). "Teaser Visual Revealed for Uma Musume's New Anime Bundled on 4th BD Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b Loo, Egan (10 March 2021). "World's End Harem Anime Announces 6 More Cast Members". Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Kaiko Sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-Dai) no Slow na Second Life Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals January 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Komatsu, Mikikazu (29 March 2022). ""Umamusume" Narita Taishin VA Keiko Watanabe Releases Her First Original Song "ALIVE"". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b "アニメ公式『アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ！』全国の映画館にて全話先行上映決定！ #ミリアニ". The Idolmaster Million Live! (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ "『アイマスミリオン』声優・渡部恵子がクレイジーボックス離れフリーへ" (in Japanese). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ^ "This Isn't the Past". Magia Record. Episode 4. 25 January 2020. Tokyo MX & MBS.
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