Mitsuko Horie (堀江 美都子 Horie Mitsuko?) is a Japanese seiyū and singer. She was born March 8, 1957 in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. She is known to American anime fans as the voice of Sailor Galaxia, but in all Latin-America she is know as the "Candy-Candy" opening theme singer.
Notable roles
- Remi, in Remi, Nobody's Girl
- Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Stars
- Polaris Hilda in Saint Seiya
- Upa in Dragon Ball
- Mitamura Yaeko "Yakko" in Ai Shite Knight
- Susumu Hori in the Mr. Driller series
Theme songs
- Kiteretsu Daihyakka no Uta (for Kiteretsu Daihyakka 1974-77)
- Susume! Goranger with Isao Sasaki (for Himitsu Sentai Goranger 1975-77)
- Magne Robo Ga-Keen with Ichiro Mizuki (for Magne Robo Gakeen 1976-77)
- Voltes V no Uta (for Choudenji Machine Voltes V 1976-77)
- Tatakae! Ninja Captor! with Ichiro Mizuki (for Ninja Captor 1976-1977)
- Daltanius no Uta (for Mirai Robo Daltanius 1979-80)
- Cross Fight! with Ichiro Mizuki (for Haja Taisei Dangaioh 1987-89)
- Shine On ~Eien no Yume~ (for Saint Seiya 1990)
- Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!! SPARK (for Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!! SPARK 2007)
A few of the numerous other anime series for which Horie has performed the theme song include:
- Sazae-san (1969) (Horie's song was used as the opening theme in 1975)
- Hakushon Daimao (1969)
- Mahou no Mako-chan (1970)
- Genshin Shonen Ryu (1971)
- Yamanezumi Rocky Chuck aka Fables of the Green Forest (1973)
- Kerokko Demetan aka The Brave Frog (1973)
- Tentomushi no Uta (1974)
- Wanpaku Omukashi Kum Kum (1975)
- Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Boken (1975)
- Candy Candy (1976)
- Chojin Sentai Baratack (1977)
- Ashita he Attack (1977)
- Yakukyou no Uta (1977)
- Majokko Tickle (1978)
- Hana no Ko Lunlun (1979)
- Mahou Shoujo Lalabelle (1980)
- Hello! Sandybelle (1981)
- Meiken Jolie aka Belle and Sebastian (1981) (ending theme)
External links
- Official site
- Mitsuko Horie at the Internet Movie Database
- Mitsuko Horie at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Anison fan site
