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. After standing in for Kotono Mitsuishi, the voice of Usagi Tsukino in the series '' Sailor Moon'', when she was undergoing surgery for an ovarian cyst, Araki was given the role of Chibiusa in the same series. While training at a voice acting school, Araki acted as senpai to fellow voice actress Konami Yoshida, and they have since maintained a close relationship.

Early life

She was born in Osaka Prefecture. She moved to Hokkaido in second grade, to Kagawa Prefecture in the third grade and Kadoma in

and Tomakomai in Hokkaido in the fourth grade. Due to the work of her father, she moved seven times before graduating from high school. Since childhood, she longed for the theater world due to the influence of television. She didn't want to be the main actress and just wanted to play. She decided to follow the theatrical path in the fall of the third year of high school.

Career

After finishing high school in Hokkaido, she moved to Tokyo to become a stage actress. She entered the training school of the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society (Haikyō) and enrolled in the acting department for half a year. She joined the theater company because she could not get into the upper class on the advanced exam. Her voice work began after she was discovered by a voice actor office manager who saw Araki on stage. Her first anime work was '' Maison Ikkoku''. After that, Araki affiliated with Ken Production. Instead of voice work, the NHK reporter and scene moderators focused mainly on face-to-face work. She then transferred to Arts Vision, where animation was the main focus. In 1993, she played the main character Usagi Tsukino in the '' Sailor Moon'' anime series, for 7 episodes replacing Kotono Mitsuishi who was hospitalized. The schedule required a substitute and Araki was selected. Later, in the sequel to the series, she played Sailor Chibi Moon. Her role was decided without an audition. In 1995, she played Miaka Yūki in '' Fushigi Yûgi,'' her first leading role in television animation. She was affiliated with 81 Produce from August 2003 to May 2010 and currently is freelancing.

Filmography

Anime

Television

Film

*'' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon'' (1992) as Jacqueline Simone *'' I Can Hear the Sea'' (1993) – Yumi Kohama *'' Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R The Movie'' (1993) – Chibiusa *'' Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S The Movie'' (1994) – Chibiusa *'' Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS: The Nine Sailor Soldiers Unite! Miracle of the Black Dream Hole'' (1995) – Chibiusa *'' Digimon Adventure'' (1999) – Hikari Yagami

Video games

Dubbing

References

Notes

External links

Kae Araki
at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
Kae Araki
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Araki, Kae 1963 births Living people Arts Vision voice actors Japanese video game actresses Ken Production voice actors Voice actresses from Hokkaido Voice actresses from Osaka Voice actresses from Kagawa Prefecture 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses 81 Produce voice actors