Alison Ruth Viktorin (née Retzloff; born February 1, 1981) is an American former voice actress who has worked with

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, her most notable role being Conan Edogawa in the detective series '' Case Closed''. She also voiced

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in '' A Certain Magical Index'' and its spinoff, '' A Certain Scientific Railgun'' and QT in '' Space Dandy''.

Early life

Alison Ruth Retzloff was born on February 1, 1981, to Sally (née Simonsen) and Albert Retzloff. In 2003, she graduated from

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earning a BA in drama. Retzloff married Dustin Kayne Viktorin of Euless, Texas, on August 27, 2005, in

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Career

Viktorin has provided voices for English-language versions of many

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dubs, such as the title character Sasami Iwakura in '' Sasami: Magical Girls Club'', Kobato Hasegawa in '' Haganai'' series, Kyo Soma in ''

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'', Kuroko Shirai in '' A Certain Magical Index'' and '' A Certain Scientific Railgun'' series, Shelia in '' Fairy Tail,'' Shingo Jinnouchi and Ame in the

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anime films '' Summer Wars'' and ''

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'', and Gasper Vladi in the '' High School DxD'' series. She has also done commercials and modeling in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. In video games, she voiced Jing Wei, a playable God in ''Smite''. In 2021, Viktorin announced that she would be retiring from anime voice acting in light of political disagreements on social media during the U.S. Capitol attack, as well as the difficulty of recording from home during the

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Filmography

Anime

Video games

Live-action dubbing

References

External links

Official agency profile
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Alison Viktorin
at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viktorin, Alison 1981 births 21st-century American actresses American voice actresses Actresses from California Actresses from Houston California Lutheran University alumni Living people People from Euless, Texas People from Thousand Oaks, California