Natsuko Kuwatani
Person · female · Japan · Tokyo · born 1978 · recording since 2006
Japanese voice actress
Also known as 桑谷夏子 · Kuwatani Natsuko · くわたに なつこ · くわたになつこ · 桑谷 夏子 · 桑谷夏子
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 キャラクターソング Vol.5 朝倉涼子
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
Biography
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Natsuko Kuwatani (桑谷 夏子, Kuwatani Natsuko; born August 8, 1978 in Ōme, Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actress. Her major roles are in anime shows and they include Yue Ayase in Negima, Fiore in Chrono Crusade, Alph in Nanoha, Michiru in Magikano, Suiseiseki in Rozen Maiden, Yae Shinatsuhiko in Yozakura Quartet and Sae Kawano in Yurumates. In video games she voices Kasuga in Sengoku Basara.
On September 30, 2023, Kuwatani left I'm Enterprise after 15 years.
Anime
2001
Kokoro Library (Usagi)
Sister Princess (Karen)
Najica Blitz Tactics (Kirara Mitsuboshi)
2002
Kiddy Grade (Tweedledee)
Getbackers (Himiko Kudou)
Sister Princess: Re Pure (Karen)
2003
Chrono Crusade (Florette "Fiore" Harvenheit)
Scrapped Princess (Farfel)
Dokkoida?! (Karen)
The World of Narue (Rei Otonashi)
Last Exile (Alistia Agrew)
2004
Aqua Kids (Rio)
Inuyasha (Shima)
Girls Bravo (Lilica Stacy)
Viewtiful Joe (Silvia)
Futakoi (Koi Chigusa)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (Alph)
Maria Watches Over Us (Tomoko)
Midori Days (Beniko Iwasaki)
Rozen Maiden (Suiseiseki)
2005
He Is My Master (Alicia)
Solty Rei (Kasha Maverick)
Transformers: Cybertron (Chromia)
Futakoi Alternative (Koi Chigusa)
Onegai My Melody (Chumi)
PetoPeto-san (Kiyomi Akazawa)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's (Alph)
Mahou Sensei Negima! (Yue Ayase)
Rozen Maiden: Träumend (Suiseiseki)
2006
Ouran High School Host Club (Kanako Kasugazaki)
Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch (Nanoha)
Sgt. Frog (Chiroro)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Ryoko Asakura)
Strawberry Panic! (Yaya Nanto)
Negima!? (Yue Ayase)
Magikano (Michiru Mamiya)
Lovedol ~Lovely Idol~ (Toko Yuki)
Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre (Suiseiseki)
2007
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors (Kiyo)
Shonen Onmyouji (Tenko)
Sketchbook ~full color'S~ (Fū Himuro)
My Bride Is a Mermaid (Maki)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (Lutecia, Arf, Auris, Sette)
2008
Special A (Sakura Ushikubo)
Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl (Haru)
Yozakura Quartet (Yae Shinatsuhiko)
2009
InuYasha: The Final Act (Mujina)
Kiddy Girl-and (Tweedledee)
Clannad After Story (Kimura)
Saki (Satomi Kanbara)
Hell Girl: Three Vessels (Yuki Miyajima)
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings (Kasuga)
2010
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 (Kasuga)
Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu (Kuwahara, Trinity Azusa)
Yumeiro Pâtissière (Mika Chinen)
2011
Hidamari Sketch × SP (Kuwahara)
Freezing (Miyabi Kannazuki)
Mayo Chiki! (Maria)
Future Diary (Ai Mikami)
Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing (Alister Agrew)
2012
Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi (Lily)
Saki Episode of Side A (Satomi Kanbara)
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere Season 2 (William Cecil, F. Walsingham)
Tanken Driland (Lina)
Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb (Kuwahara)
Busou Shinki (Mary Takigawa Celes)
Persona 4: The Animation (Sayoko Uehara)
Yurumates3Dei (Sae Kawano)
Yurumates3Dei Plus (Sae Kawano)
2013
Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta (Yae Shinatsuhiko)
Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen (Suiseiseki)
2014
Saki - The Nationals (Satomi Kanbara)
Jinsei (Nanako Mikami)
Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (Kasuga)
Hamatora (Misty)
2015
Charlotte (Yusa's Mother)
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (Ryoko Asakura)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (Lutecia Alpine)
2016
ViVid Strike! (Lutecia Alpine)
Detective Conan (Kumi Suda)
Schwarzesmarken (Suzy Cave)
Handa-kun (Emi Handa)
2017
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (Satoru's mother)
Sakura Quest (Kiyomi Hīragi)
2018
Hugtto! PreCure (Sumire Nono)
One Piece (Gerth)
Free: Dive to the Future (Young Ikuya Kirishima)
2019
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Rui's Mother)
Theatrical animation
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010) – Ryōko Asakura
Negima! Anime Final (2011) – Yue Ayase
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party (2011) – Yumekichi
Original video animation (OVA)
Love Hina Again (2002) – Kanako Urashima
Memories Off 5 the Animation (2006) – Kazuki Mishima
Negima! Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba (2008) – Yue Ayase
Negima! Mo Hitotsu no Sekai (2009) – Yue Ayase
Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar (2009) – Chiaia Furan
Yozakura Quartet ~Hoshi no Umi~ (2010) – Yae Shinatsuhiko
Baby Princess (2011) – Mama
The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer (2016) – Akari Chiga
Video games
Devil Kings (Kasuga)
Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami (Micaiah)
Fire Emblem Heroes and Fire Emblem Engage (Micaiah)
Hyperdimension Neptunia (Gust)
Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 (Gust)
La Pucelle: Tactics (Éclair)
Lovely Idol (Tōko Yuki)
Mugen no Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga (Dorothy Mistral, Henne Valkyria)
Sengoku Basara 2 (Kasuga)
Sengoku Basara 4 (Kasuga)
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (Kasuga)
Sengoku Basara X (Kasuga)
Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced (Faintear Imitate)
True Love Story: Summer Days, and yet... (Kusunose Hina 楠瀬緋菜)
Umineko: When They Cry (Erika Furudo)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 9 | 24.5th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups)
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 キャラクターソング Vol.5 朝倉涼子Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 20:341小指でぎゅっ!4:40 2COOL EDITION3:49 3ハレ晴レユカイ 〜Ver.朝倉涼子〜3:38 4小指でぎゅっ! (off vocal)4:40 5COOL EDITION (off vocal)3:47 | 6 December 2006 | ||
| 2015 | 長門有希ちゃんの消失 Character Song Series “in Love” case 2 Asakura RyokoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 22:441しあわせは日常のなかで5:05 2LOVE EDITION4:19 3フレ降レミライ (朝倉涼子ver.)3:57 4しあわせは日常のなかで (off vocal)5:05 5LOVE EDITION (off vocal)4:18 | 27 May 2015 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Natsuko Kuwatani head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 9 | 24.5th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prits(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f2e09b21-33bc-4fe8-b2d0-40a72fa161d1discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f2e09b21-33bc-4fe8-b2d0-40a72fa161d1core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1192180seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsuko_Kuwatanibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsuko_Kuwatani
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q1192180 · MusicBrainz: f2e09b21-33bc-4fe8-b2d0-40a72fa161d1
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