Saeko Chiba (千葉 紗子, Chiba Saeko?) is a prolific Japanese seiyū and singer, born on August 26 1977 in Hachinohe, Aomori. She grew up in Tokyo, Japan, and married on her 30th birthday: August 26, 2007.[1] She is contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of Space Craft Group. She is affectionately referred to by her fellow seiyū and fans as "Sae-chan".
Biography
Saeko Chiba took up ballet at a young age with ambitions of becoming part of Takarazuka Revue. However, having failed the entrance exam for Takarazuka Music School in her third year of middle-school she joined the Minami Aoyama Shōjo Kageki Dan (南青山少女歌劇団, South Aoyama Female Opera Group?, also called Nanshō for short) a stage group for teenage girls. Having had several lead roles over the three years she spent with the troupe, Saeko was then cast in the lead voice acting role of Kotori Haruno in the Dreamcast game Kita e. Having had a taste of being a seiyū and deciding that she preferred voice acting to performing on stage, Saeko decided to pursue the career full-time. Some of her earlier roles include her seiyū debut as Tsubaki Sakura in Kare Kano, Kitsune no Akane in Angel Tales, and Elliot Chapman in Sci-Fi Harry. Saeko was famed for her long, straight, black hair and seemingly cold outward appearance which led to her being cast in various tsundere and 'cool-girl' roles. She then cut her hair short in the spring of 2005, which strangely coincided with the increasing diversity of her roles, as Saeko herself noted on the My-HiME fandisc interview. Saeko has also pursued a singing career with Yuki Kajiura, who wrote music for some of the Nanshō stage shows, writing and producing almost all her material. Her first single was Koi no Kiseki, the theme song for the PlayStation game Meguri Aishite. She has since released nine singles and two albums, along with various character song and drama CDs. She has also performed theme songs for games such as Alundra 2 and Atelier Judie. Saeko was also part of the group tiaraway with fellow Nanshō member Yuuka Nanri. Originally recording and performing as 'Saeko Chiba & Yuuka Nanri' for Memories Off 2nd, the duo released three singles and an album before breaking up on 6 March 2005.
Voice roles
Anime series
OVA
Games
- Kotori Haruno (春野琴梨) in Kita he~White Illumination(北へ。～White Illumination～)
- Kotori Haruno (春野琴梨) in Kita he~Photo Memories((北へ。～Photo Memories～)
- Aishia (アイーシャ) in Alundra 2(アランドラ 2)
- Takano Suzuna (寿々奈鷹乃) in Memories Off 2nd(メモリーズ オフ 2nd)
- Kanako Akishima (秋島香奈子) in Chocolat~maid cafe curio(ショコラ～maid cafe curio～)
- Natsuki Kuga (玖我なつき) in My-HiME~Unmei no Keitouju~ (舞-HiME～運命の系統樹～)
Discography
Singles
| # |
Title |
Release Date |
| 1 |
Koi no Kiseki (恋の奇跡, Koi no Kiseki?) |
1999.02.27 |
| 2 |
Carry On Everyday |
1999.11.20 |
| 3 |
Twinkle Star (トゥインクル☆スター, Twinkle Star?) |
2001.04.25 |
| 4 |
Daiya no Genseki (ダイヤの原石, Daiya no Genseki?) |
2002.08.24 |
| 5 |
Sayonara (さよなら, Sayonara?) |
2002.11.10 |
| 6 |
Hikari (ひかり, Hikari?) |
2003.01.22 |
| 7 |
Ice Cream (アイスクリイム, Ice Cream?) |
2003.05.21 |
| 8 |
Winter Story |
2003.11.27 |
| 9 |
Sayonara Solitia (さよならソリティア, Sayonara Solitia?) |
2004.01.21 |
Character singles
| # |
Title |
Release Date |
Anime information |
| 1 |
Kirei na Namida~Kirei na Namida Yasashii Kimochi~ (きれいな涙~きれいなナミダ やさしいキモチ~, Kirei na Namida~Kirei na Namida Yasashii Kimochi~?) |
2003.12.03 |
Image single of Akina Nanamura from UFO Princess Valkyrie |
| 2 |
Mizube no Hana (水辺の花, Mizube no Hana?) |
2004.09.15 |
Image single of Natsuki Kuga from My-HiME |
| 3 |
Ichigo Mashimaro Character Image CD Volume 1: Chika (苺ましまろ キャラクターイメージCD(1)「千佳」, Ichigo Mashimaro Character Image CD Volume 1: Chika?) |
2005.03.09 |
Image single of Chika Ito from Strawberry Marshmallow |
Albums
| # |
Title |
Release Date |
| 1 |
melody |
2003.03.26 |
| 2 |
everything |
2004.06.23 |
References
External links
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