Keiko Watanabe

Keiko Watanabe
渡部 恵子
Born (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Voice actress
  • singer
Years active2008–present
Notable workMomoko Suou in The Idolmaster Million Live!
Minami Ōyaba in Urawa no Usagi-chan
Rea Katagiri in World's End Harem

Keiko Watanabe (渡部 恵子, Watanabe Keiko, born 29 March 1987) is a Japanese voice actress known for voicing Momoko Suou in The Idolmaster Million Live!, Minami Ōyaba in Urawa no Usagi-chan, Rea Katagiri in World's End Harem, and Erica in Chillin' in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army.

Biography

Keiko Watanabe was born on 29 March 1987 in Saitama Prefecture.[1] As a university student, she was educated at the Japan Narration Actor Institute [ja] and had to take an after-school part-time job to attend the school.[2]

During the late-2000s and early 2010s, Watanabe voiced minor characters in True Tears, xxxHolic: Kei, Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.[3] In 2015, she voiced Minami Ōyaba in Urawa no Usagi-chan.[4] In 2017, she voiced Midoriko in A Centaur's Life.[5] In 2018, she voiced Narita Taishin, one of the three main characters of BNW no Chikai (an OVA as part of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise),[6] and Shirogane-sensei in Märchen Mädchen.[5] She later voiced Maho Kogomori in Rifle Is Beautiful and Anna in The Faraway Paladin.[5]

In 2022, she starred in World's End Harem as Rea Katagiri,[7] reprised her role as Minami Ōyaba in Urawa no Usagi-chan's second season, Musasino!,[4] and voiced Miku in Shine Post.[5] In 2023, she voiced Erica in Chillin' in My 30s After Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army.[8]

Watanabe voices Momoko Suou in The Idolmaster Million Live!, a spin-off of The Idolmaster franchise.[9] She reprised the role in Million Live's 2023 anime adaptation.[10] On 29 March 2022 (her 35th birthday), Watanabe released her first solo song, "Alive".[9]

On 30 November 2019, Watanabe ceased affiliation with her talent agency Crazy Box and became a freelancer.[11]

Filmography

Television animation

2008
2009
2012
2015
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Video games

2011
  • Waguruma, Dominion[3]
2013

Other media

2018
  • BNW no Chikai, Narita Taishin[6]

Discography

  • "Alive" (2022)[9]

References

  1. ^ "渡部恵子(わたなべけいこ)の解説". goo辞書 (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ Watanabe, Keiko; Yukinari, Toa; Kuroda, Hitomi (19 September 2006). "行成とあさん、渡部恵子さん、黒田ひとみさんインタビュー". 声優マガジン (Interview) (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "渡部恵子". GamePlaza Haruka. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (4 April 2022). "Urawa no Usagi-chan Anime Season 2 Musasino! Premieres in July After 5-Year Delay". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "声優・ナレーター 渡部恵子". 渡部恵子 Official Web Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (20 July 2018). "Teaser Visual Revealed for Uma Musume's New Anime Bundled on 4th BD Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b Loo, Egan (10 March 2021). "World's End Harem Anime Announces 6 More Cast Members". Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Kaiko Sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-Dai) no Slow na Second Life Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals January 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Komatsu, Mikikazu (29 March 2022). ""Umamusume" Narita Taishin VA Keiko Watanabe Releases Her First Original Song "ALIVE"". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b "アニメ公式『アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ！』全国の映画館にて全話先行上映決定！ #ミリアニ". The Idolmaster Million Live! (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ "『アイマスミリオン』声優・渡部恵子がクレイジーボックス離れフリーへ" (in Japanese). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ^ "This Isn't the Past". Magia Record. Episode 4. 25 January 2020. Tokyo MX & MBS.