Ayako Kawasumi
Born: 1976-03-30 in Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ayako Kawasumi is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affectionately referred to by her fellow voice actors and fans as "Ayachii (あやちー)", "Ayasumi (あやすみ)" and "Aya-nē (あやねえ)". She is a skilled pianist as she has played the piano since childhood. She composed and performed "...To You", the opening theme to Piano, and played pianists in the anime Piano and Nodame Cantabile. She is one of the most prolific and well-known voice actresses in Japan. Throughout her career, she has voiced plenty of iconic and famous characters, such as Akari Kamigishi (To Heart), Saber (Fate/stay night), Nodame (Nodame Cantabile), Lafiel (Crest of the Stars - Banner of the Stars), Fuu (Samurai Champloo), Leina (Queen's Blade), Aoi Sakuraba (Ai Yori Aoshi), Mahoro (Mahoromatic) and Natsuki Mogi (Initial D).
Filmography
2026
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea as Beretta (voice)
- PROJECT R.E.D. as Emolgear / Narrator (voice)
- In the Clear Moonlit Dusk as Yoi's Mom (voice)
- Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Act 3
- Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Act 2
- Chō Uchū Keiji Gyaban Infiniti Taiyō ga Naita Hi as Narration (voice), Emorgear (voice)
- Supplementary Investigation: Off-Duty Gavan as Emolgear / Narrator (voice)
- Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity: Jo-Chaku Course as Narration (voice), Emorgear (voice)
- Fate/stay night 20th Anniversary Concert Finale as Saber
2025
- Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat Is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! as Leona (voice)
- Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective as Jun Fuyumoto (voice)
- Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter as Lisa Linster (voice)
- Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Act 1
2024
- Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers as The First Princess (voice)
- Unnamed Memory as Lucrezia (voice)
- As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World as Sophia Louvent (voice)
- The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies as Bellatrix (voice)
- Tonari no Yokai-san as Suzu Sakaki (voice)
- Zegapain STA as Shizuno Misaki (voice)
- Girls und Panzer das Finale OVA: Taicho War!
2023
- Horimiya: The Missing Pieces as Kozue Sengoku (voice)
- Spy Classroom as Homuro (voice)
- 16bit Sensation: Another Layer as Kaori Shimoda (voice)
2022
- Raven of the Inner Palace as Xie Fei/Consort Sha (voice)
- Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs as Luce (voice)
- RWBY: Ice Queendom as Winter Schnee (voice)
- CUE! as Chisa's sister (voice)
- KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea as (voice)
2021
- Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon as Fou (voice)
- Revue Starlight: The Movie as Hikari's Mother (voice)
- Violet Evergarden: Recollections as Clara Magnolia (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram as The Lion King (voice)
2020
- The Misfit of Demon King Academy as Sheila (voice)
- SUPER HxEROS as ShimiChu (voice)
- Princess Connect! Re:Dive as Jun Shirogane (voice)
- BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. as Velvet (voice)
- The Day I Became a God as Isuzu Satō (voice)
- Adachi and Shimamura as Shimamura's mother (voice)
- Violet Evergarden: The Movie as Clara Magnolia (voice)
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. Spring Song as Saber Alter (voice)
- A Whisker Away as Kaoru Mizutani (voice)
- Grand Blues! as (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram as Fou / The Lion King (voice)
2019
- Star☆Twinkle PreCure as Taurus (voice)
- Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia as Fou (voice)
- Battle Spirits: Saga Brave
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. Lost Butterfly as Saber Alter (voice)
- Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2 as (voice)
2018
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime as Beretta (voice)
- Laid-Back Camp as Tea Lady (voice)
- Cells at Work! as Mast Cell (voice)
- Violet Evergarden as Clara Magnolia (voice)
- Today's Menu for the Emiya Family as Saber (voice)
- Yotsuiro Biyori as Tomoko Hayashi (voice)
- Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond as Sasago (voice)
2017
- The Ancient Magus' Bride as Goddess of Winter Morrígan (voice)
- 18if as Eve (voice)
- Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side: Sword Oratoria as Riveria Ljos Alf (voice)
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower as Saber (voice)
- Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1 as (voice)
2016
- Matoi the Sacred Slayer as 春夏·ルシエラ
- Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai as Ibuki Kanami
- Queen's Blade Grimoire as Reina Vance (voice)
- Assassination Classroom the Movie: 365 Days' Time as Aguri Yukimura (voice)
- ぐだぐだオーダー as 青セイバー
- Zegapain ADP as ミサキ シズノ (voice)
- Accel World: Infinite Burst as Kakei Mihaya
- Fate/Grand Order -First Order- as Fou / Saber Alter (voice)
2015
- Assassination Classroom as Aguri Yukimura (voice)
- Death Parade as Machiko (voice)
- Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? as Riveria Ljos Alf (voice)
- Hifuu Club Activity Record ~ The Sealed Esoteric History
- Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future as Izumi Nase (voice)
- Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past as Izumi Nase (voice)
- Girls und Panzer der Film as Kay (voice)
2014
- Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] as Saber (voice)
- Ping Pong the Animation as Yurie (voice)
- Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun as Yukari Miyako (voice)
- Amagi Brilliant Park as Moffle (voice)
- Witch Craft Works as Komachi Takamiya (voice)
- Dai Shogun - Great Revolution as Kiriko Hattori (voice)
- Terra Formars: Bugs-2 as Akita nanao
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Re-Edited Vol.1 as Erina Pendleton (voice)
2013
- Strike the Blood as Giada Kukulcan (voice)
- Beyond the Boundary as Izumi Nase (voice)
- Queen's Blade: Vanquished Queens as Leina
2012
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as Erina Pendleton (voice)
- High School DxD as Susan (voice)
- Sword Art Online as Aki Natsuki (voice)
- Girls und Panzer as Kay (voice)
- Tari Tari as Haruka Tanaka (voice)
- The Pet Girl of Sakurasou as Rita Ainsworth (voice)
- Accel World as Kakei Mihaya
- Nakaimo: My Little Sister Is Among Them! as Risa Seri (voice)
- Strike Witches the Movie as Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (voice)
- Carnival Phantasm: HibiChika Special
- Angelic White Magical Girls, Absolute Whiteness: Magical Girl as Kuramoto, Erika
2011
- Fate/Zero as Saber
- Carnival Phantasm as Saber (voice)
- Aria the Scarlet Ammo as Jeanne d`Arc
- Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up as Harumi
- Carnival Phantasm: Illya's Castle
2010
- The Qwaser of Stigmata as Miyuri Tsujidō (voice)
- Bakuman as Yuriko Hiramaru (voice)
- Ladies versus Butlers! as Tomomi Saikyō (voice)
- Squid Girl as Ayumi Tokita (voice)
- Battle Spirits: Brave as Mai Shinomiya (voice)
- Okami-san and Her Seven Companions as Otsuu Tsurugaya (voice)
- Night Raid 1931
- Queen's Blade: Beautiful Fighters as Leina
- King of Thorn as Laura Owen (voice)
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works as Saber (voice)
- Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint It, White! as Pict Princess (voice)
2009
- Queen's Blade as Leina (voice)
- Hatsukoi Limited. as Sumire Fudoumiya (voice)
- Pandora Hearts as Alice (voice)
- 07-Ghost as Athena
- Charger Girl Juden Chan as Reika Galvini
- Battle Spirits: Shounen Gekiha Dan as Mai Shinomiya (voice)
2008
- Natsume's Book of Friends as Sasago (voice)
- To Love Ru as Saki Tenjōin (voice)
- A Certain Magical Index as Laura Stuart (voice)
- Kanokon as Chizuru Minamoto
- Real Drive as Holon (voice)
- Kemeko Deluxe! as Fumiko Kobayashi
- The Diary of a Crazed Family as Dr. Hell (voice)
- Skip Beat! as Ruriko Matsunai
- Magician's Academy as Eineus the Vergest
- Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox as Chizuru Minamoto
- Kiku and the Wolf as Kiku-chan (voice)
2007
- Claymore as Elena (voice)
- Nodame Cantabile as Megumi Noda (voice)
- Romeo × Juliet as Emilia (voice)
- Mokke as Shizuru Hibara (voice)
- Sky Girls as Otoha Sakurano (voice)
- Kimi Kiss Pure Rouge as Tomoko Kawada (voice)
- Polyphonica as Tsuge Eufinley
- Potemayo
- Princess Resurrection as Hime
- Shining Tears X Wind as Blanc Neige
- Mina as Sumire Nishiha / Mina Shiwasu (voice)
- Hitohira as Nono Ichinose
- The Flowers of Hard Blood as Shion Yasuoka
- The Skull Man
- Shattered Angels as Kaon (voice)
- Kino's Journey: Country of Illness -For You- as Inertia (voice)
- .hack//G.U. Returner as Atoli (voice)
- Shakugan no Shana: The Movie as Kazumi Yoshida
- .hack//G.U. Trilogy as Atoli (voice)
2006
- D.Gray-man as Sofia (voice)
- The Familiar of Zero as Henrietta de Tristain (voice)
- Fate/stay night as Saber (voice)
- Kanon as Kaori Misaka (voice)
- Yume Tsukai as Touko Mishima (voice)
- Zegapain
- Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry as Mariette
- Magical Witch Punie-chan as Anego
- Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Dance! Amigo! as Ai Suotome (voice)
- Brave Story as Mysterious girl (voice)
- Sky Girls as Otoha Sakurano (voice)
2005
- Shakugan no Shana as Kazumi Yoshida
- Hell Girl
- Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
- Twin Princess of Wonder Planet as Elsa
- The Snow Queen as Gerda (voice)
- Best Student Council as Sayuri Hida (voice)
- Strawberry Marshmallow as Matsuri Sakuragi (voice)
- My Wife is a High School Girl as Asami Onohara (voice)
- Starship Operators as Rio Mamiya
- Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan
- Gallery Fake as Sara Halifa
- Petopeto-san as Kanna Maeta
- Ginban Kaleidoscope as Tazusa Sakurano
- The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL: GRAND GLORIOUS GATHERING as パピヨン・ノワール
- Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope as Hotori (voice)
2004
- Samurai Champloo as Fuu (voice)
- Genshiken as Kanako Ohno (voice)
- Girls Bravo
- Kurau Phantom Memory as Kurau Amami (voice)
- Destiny of the Shrine Maiden as 姫宮千歌音 / Chikane Himemiya
- This Ugly Yet Beautiful World as Hikari (voice)
- Ninja Nonsense as Kaede Shiranui (voice)
- Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea as Nanoca Flanka
2003
- Please Twins! as Koishi Herikawa (voice)
- Scrapped Princess as Winia Chester (voice)
- Popotan as Unagi (Voice)
- RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio as Megumi Shitō (voice)
- .hack//Legend of the Twilight: Let's Meet Offline as Hotaru
2002
- .hack as Hotaru (voice)
- Please Teacher! as Koishi Herikawa
- RahXephon as Megumi Shitow (voice)
- Ai Yori Aoshi as Aoi Sakuraba (voice)
- Petite Princess Yucie as Elmina
- Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart as Miu Nomura (voice)
- Initial D: Battle Stage as Natsuki Mogi (voice)
- Armored Troopers J-Phoenix PF LIPS
- Nakoruru: A Gift from That Person as Manari (voice)
2001
- Battle Doll: Angelic Layer as Kaede Saito (voice)
- Rave Master as Elie (voice)
- Mahoromatic as Mahoro (voice)
- Zoids: New Century as Rinon (voice)
- Sister Princess as Tikagie
- One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e
- Great Dangaioh as Manami Mishio
- Angel Tales as Ayumi
- Usagi-chan de Cue!! as Miku Mizuki (voice)
- Comic Party
- Initial D: Third Stage as Natsuki Mogi (voice)
2000
- Ghost Stories as Hanako (voice)
- Ceres: Celestial Legend as (voice)
- Gate Keepers as Ruriko Ikusawa (voice)
- NieA_7 as Mayuko Chigasaki (voice)
- Angel Sanctuary as Mudou Sara (voice)
- Sin: The Movie as Elyse Stewart (voice)
- Ah! My Goddess: The Movie as Morgan le Fay (voice)
- Azumanga Web Daioh as Ayumu 'Osaka' Kasuga (voice)
- Crest of the Stars: Birth as Lafiel "Abriel Nei Debrusc Borl Paryun Lafiel" Abriel (Voice)
1999
- Great Teacher Onizuka as Tomoko Nomura (voice)
- To Heart as Akari Kamigishi (voice)
- Crest of the Stars as Lafiel Abriel (voice)
- I'm Gonna Be An Angel! as Sara
- Soul Hunter as (voice)
- A.D. Police as Kyoko Miyano (voice)
- Seraphim Call as Kurumi Matsumoto (voice)
- Legend of Black Heaven as Rinko (voice)
- Samurai: Hunt for the Sword as 魔由羅
- Sorcerer on the Rocks as Taru-Ho (voice)
1998
- Initial D as Natsuki Mogi (voice)
- Serial Experiments Lain as Mika Iwakura - Lain's older sister (voice)
- Neo Ranga as Aya Seike (voice)
- Knight Hunters
- Princess Nine as Yuki Azuma (voice)
- DT Eightron as Fuia
- Outlaw Star as Melfina (voice)
- Mamotte Shugogetten
- Visitor as Mochizuki Lila
1997
- Tournament of the Gods: Title Match as Shizuku-hime