Rie Kugimiya is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise.[1][citation needed]

Kugimiya's most famous roles include Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Kagura in Gintama, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate no Gotoku!, Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, and more recently Lotte in Astarotte no Omocha. She is typecasted to tsundere loli roles due to her voicing of tsundere characters Nagi (Hayate no Gotoku!), Shana (Shakugan no Shana), Louise (Zero no Tsukaima), and Yuuhi (Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka), all of whose anime aired around the same time. Due to her popularity in such roles, some of her fans have named her as the Queen of Tsundere.[2][3]

She has also contributed her voice to various merchandise such as with Mugen Puchi Puchi Moe,[4] a virtual bubble-wrap popping game, and voiced various characters on a set of moe Karuta cards.[5]

She was nominated for Best Actress in Leading Role in the first Seiyu Awards[6] for the role of Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, and jointly won Best Actress in a Supporting Role with Mitsuki Saiga at the second Seiyu Awards. Kugimiya won Best Actress in the third seiyu awards for the role of Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!

TV Animation

Major roles in bold.

1999
Excel Saga - Yukari

2000
Hand Maid May - Cyberdoll Rena
The Candidate for Goddess - Ikhny Allecto

2001
Figure 17 - Mina Sawada
Super Gals! - Sayo Kotobuki
Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars - Futaba Murata

2002
Cosplay Complex - Delmo
Gravion - Brigetta
Pita-Ten - Koboshi Uematsu
Rizelmine - Rizel Iwaki
The Twelve Kingdoms - Taiki, Young Kaname Takasato

2003
Astro Boy - Nyanko
Candidate for Goddess - Ikhny Allecto
Fullmetal Alchemist - Alphonse Elric, Catherine Elle Armstrong
Guardian Hearts - Hina
Rockman.EXE - Anetta
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! - Tio

2004
Bleach - Karin Kurosaki, Nemu Kurotsuchi and Lily
Burn Up Scramble - Maya Jingu
Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch - Haruna (ep. 12)
Gakuen Alice (Alice Academy) - Hotaru Imai
Gravion Zwei - Brigetta
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha - Alisa Bannings
Maria-sama ga Miteru - Toko Matsudaira
Midori Days - Kota Shingyoji
Mirmo! - Murumo
Ninin ga Shinobuden - Miyabi
Yakitate!! Japan - Monica Adenauer

2005
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan - Sabato-chan
Elemental Gelade - Tickle "Tilel" Selvatlos
Guardian Hearts Power Up! - Hina
Loveless - Kouya Sakagami
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's - Alisa Bannings
MÄR - Belle
Otogi-J<#363;shi Akazukin (OVA) - Ringo Kinoshita
Paradise Kiss - Isabella (young, ep 10)
Shakugan no Shana - Shana
Trinity Blood - Peter

2006
Buso Renkin - Victoria
Chocotto Sister - Yurika Hanayamada
Digimon Savers - Ikuto Noguchi
Ghost Hunt - Masako Hara
Gintama - Kagura
Honey and Clover - Shinobu Morita (as a child)
Kekkaishi - Tokine Yukimura
Otogi-J<#363;shi Akazukin (Anime) - Ringo Kinoshita
Tokimeki Memorial Only Love - Momo Aikawa
Utawarerumono - Kamyu
Zero no Tsukaima - Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière

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