Rie Kugimiya

is a Japanese seiyū who was born in Osaka and brought up in Kumamoto. She is affiliated with I'm Enterprise.

Kugimiya is most known for the roles of Alphonse Elric in Full Metal Alchemist, Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Kagura in  Gin Tama and more recently, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!. She is typecasted to tsundere roles due to her voicing of tsundere characters Nagi (Hayate no Gotoku!), Shana (Shakugan no Shana) and Louise (Zero no Tsukaima), all of whose anime aired around the same time. Due to her popularity in such roles, some of her fans have named her as the Queen of Tsundere.

She has also contributed her voice to various merchandise such as with Mugen Puchi Puchi Moe, a virtual bubble-wrap popping game, and voiced various characters on a set of moe Karuta cards.

She was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role in the first Seiyu Awards for the role of Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, and jointly won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with Mitsuki Saiga at the second Seiyu Awards. Kugimiya won Best Actress in the third seiyu awards for the role of Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!.

Profile

 * Blood type: B
 * Height: 1.59m
 * Nicknames:, , , ,
 * Skill: Skilled baton user

TV Animation
Major roles in bold.

1999

 * Excel Saga - Yukari

2000

 * Hand Maid May - Cyberdoll Rena

2001

 * Figure 17 - Mina Sawada
 * Super Gals! - Sayo Kotobuki

2002

 * Cosplay Complex - Delmo
 * Gravion - Brigetta
 * Pita-Ten - Koboshi Uematsu
 * The Twelve Kingdoms - Taiki, Young Kaname Takasato
 * Rizelmine - Rizel Iwaki

2003

 * Astro Boy - Nyanko
 * Candidate for Goddess - Ikhny Allecto
 * Fullmetal Alchemist - Alphonse Elric
 * Rockman.EXE - Anetta
 * Konjiki no Gash Bell!! - Tio

2004

 * Bleach - Karin Kurosaki, Nemu Kurotsuchi and Lily
 * Burn Up Scramble - Maya Jingu
 * Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch - Haruna (ep. 12)
 * Gakuen Alice (Alice Academy) - Hotaru Imai
 * Gravion Zwei - Brigetta
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha - Alisa Bannings
 * Maria-sama ga Miteru - Toko Matsudaira
 * Midori Days - Kota Shingyoji
 * Mirmo! - Murumo
 * Ninin ga Shinobuden - Miyabi
 * Yakitate!! Japan - Monica Adenauer

2005

 * Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan - Sabato-chan
 * Elemental Gelade - Tickle "Tilel" Selvatlos
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's - Alisa Bannings
 * Loveless - Kouya Sakagami
 * MÄR - Belle
 * Shakugan no Shana - Shana
 * Trinity Blood - Peter

2006

 * Buso Renkin - Victoria
 * Chocotto Sister - Yurika Hanayamada
 * Digimon Savers - Ikuto Noguchi
 * Ghost Hunt - Masako Hara
 * Gin Tama - Kagura
 * Honey and Clover - Shinobu Morita (as a child)
 * Tokimeki Memorial Only Love - Momo Aikawa
 * Utawarerumono - Kamyu
 * Zero no Tsukaima - Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière

2007

 * Deltora Quest - Neridah
 * Hayate no Gotoku! - Nagi Sanzenin
 * Heroic Age - Mayl
 * Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Nena Trinity
 * Nagasarete Airantō - Yukino
 * Potemayo - Nene Kasugano, Tomari Seki
 * Rental Magica - Mikan Katsuragi, Kaori Katsuragi
 * Shakugan no Shana II - Shana
 * Hidamari Sketch - Chika
 * Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ - Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière

2008

 * Rosario + Vampire - Mizore Shirayuki
 * Mnemosyne - Mimi
 * Nabari no Ou - Miharu Rokujo
 * Zettai Karen Children - Mio, Momotaro, Young Minamoto, Nagi
 * Kyōran Kazoku Nikki - Mujaki Serpent
 * Hidamari Sketch × 365 - Chika
 * Toradora! - Taiga Aisaka
 * Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka - Yuuhi Katagiri
 * Zero no Tsukaima ~Princesses no Rondo~ - Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière
 * Linebarrels of Iron - Izuna Endo
 * Rosario + Vampire: Capu2 - Mizore Shirayuki
 * Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Nena Trinity
 * Kemeko Deluxe! - Misaki Hayakawa
 * Nodame Cantabile season 2 - Catherine

2009

 * Hetalia: Axis Powers - Liechtenstein, Latvia
 * Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Alphonse Elric
 * Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Shannon
 * Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th season - Toko Matsudaira
 * Hayate no Gotoku!! second season - Nagi Sanzenin
 * Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae - Shinohara Usagi (Episode 15)
 * Saki - Yuki Kataoka
 * Queen's Blade -Rurō no Senshi- TV - Melona/Merona
 * Basquash! - Flora Skybloom
 * Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 2nd Season - Tenoji Toka
 * Shugo Chara - Sakurai Yua
 * Kanamemo - Mika Kujiin
 * Fairy Tail - Happy

Drama CD

 * Hotaru Imai
 * Gakuen Alice Rabu Potion Chūiho!
 * Gakuen Alice Mono Wasure Machine
 * Gakuen Alice Chocolate Holic
 * Pick of the Litter (Konohana)
 * Angelica - Superior

Games

 * Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka: Parallel - Katagiri Yuuhi
 * Da Capo II: Plus Situation/Plus Communication - Erika Murasaki
 * Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus - Shana, Taiga Aisaka, Sabato
 * Final Fantasy IV DS - Palom and Porom
 * Granado Espada (Japanese version) - Claire
 * IDOLM@STER series - Iori Minase
 * Infinite Undiscovery - Vika
 * Konjiki no Gash Bell series - Tio
 * Luminous Arc 2 Will - Karen
 * Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters - Nena Trinity
 * Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Cosplay Hajimemashita - Hukayama Ayane
 * Pangya - Kooh
 * Persona 4 - Rise Kujikawa
 * Red Thread - Tsudura Wakasugi
 * Riviera: The Promised Land - Ecthel (Ein)
 * Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon - Mei
 * Shikigami no Shiro - Ise Nagino
 * Star Ocean: The Second Evolution - Precis F. Neumann
 * Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Marta Luadi
 * X-Blades - Ayumi (Japanese dub)
 * Xenosaga - Mary Godwin
 * Yakuza - Haruka
 * Freestyle Street Basketball - Sachi Takenaka,Mikako Suzuki,Yoshino Saionji

Dubbing Roles

 * Ruby Gloom - Ruby Gloom
 * Billy - Thomas and Friends
 * Stanley-The Great Discovery
 * Mr Noisy-Mr Men