is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is best known for her voice performances in

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, which include Alphonse Elric in the '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' series, Kiana in '' Honkai Impact 3rd'',

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in '' Gin Tama'', and

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in '' Fairy Tail'' and '' Edens Zero''. Because of her roles for characters such as

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in '' Shakugan no Shana'', Louise in '' The Familiar of Zero'', Nagi Sanzenin in ''

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in '' Toradora!'', Aguri Madoka/Cure Ace in '' DokiDoki! PreCure'', and Aria Holmes Kanzaki in '' Aria the Scarlet Ammo'', some of her fans have nicknamed her the "Queen of

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." She is currently represented by the talent agency

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. She was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role in the first Seiyu Awards for the role of Louise in '' The Familiar of Zero'' and for Best Actress in Supporting Role for the role of Kagura in ''Gintama'', and jointly won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with

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at the second Seiyu Awards. Kugimiya won Best Actress in the third Seiyu Awards for the roles as

in '' Toradora!'' and her work in ''

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''.

Career

In 1997, she earned her reputation from the company I'm Enterprise & We Flying Award at the first summer school of voice actors sponsored by Japan Narration Institute. Later, she became a member of I'm Enterprise. In 1998, she debuted as a voice actress in the video game ''etude prologue -Shaking heart-'' as Tadami Saeki. From the beginning of her debut, she plays the role of a teenage girl mainly from her childhood, using her voice quality. Later, she was appointed as a juvenile character, such as Taiki in ''

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'' and Alphonse Elric in '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' series, and began to take charge of various characters. Kugimiya has also voiced several tsundere heroines, including Louise in '' The Familiar of Zero'' series, and Nagi Sanzenin in ''

''. In 2008, she won for the Best Actresses in supporting roles at the 2nd Seiyu Awards. She won for the Best Actress in leading role at the 3rd Seiyu Awards. Within the

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she is known for her role in the Tamagotchi movies and

as Mametchi. She has also contributed her voice to various merchandise such as '' Mugen Puchipuchi Moe'', a virtual keychain bubble-wrap popping game. She is also active on stage and participates in several stages and readings.

Filmography

Anime

Films

Drama CD

Video games

Dubbing

Tokusatsu

Live-action

Discography

Albums

* ''Kokohadoko'' (June 20, 2012) :Track list: :# "How I feel" :# :# "Foret Noire" :# :# "Wonder" :# * (April 4, 2020)

Singles

* "Moete Koso Cosplay" (May 22, 2002) (with

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, Ryoko Shiraishi,

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and Mai Goto) * "Orange" (January 28, 2009) ('' Toradora!'' ending theme, with

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and

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) * "Netsuretsu Kangei Wonderland" (May 27, 2009) ('' Saki'' ending theme, with

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) * " Karakoi ~Dakara Shoujo wa Koi wo Suru~" (September 9, 2009) (Titular song with Ryoko Shiraishi and "After Midnight" with Rie Tanaka) * "buddy-body" (October 23, 2009) ('' Queen's Blade: Gyokuza wo Tsugu Mono'' ending theme, with Kanae Itō and Yūko Gotō) * "LOVE × HEAVEN" (January 27, 2010) ( Ladies versus Butlers! opening theme, with

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