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1 Career  



1.1  Debut  





1.2  In age of "Lemon Angel"  





1.3  After Lemon Angel  





1.4  Retirement  





1.5  Return  







2 Filmography  



2.1  Television animation  





2.2  Theatrical animation  





2.3  Original video animation  





2.4  Video games  





2.5  Audio drama  





2.6  Dubbing  



2.6.1  Live-action  





2.6.2  Animation  









3 References  





4 External links  














Tomo Sakurai






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Tomo Sakurai
櫻井 智
Born

Tomoe Hatta


(1971-09-10) September 10, 1971 (age 52)
Gyōtoku District Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Other namesAkira-chan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice actress
  • singer
  • Years active1993–2016, 2019–present
    Height159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]

    Tomo Sakurai (櫻井 智, Sakurai Tomo, born September 10, 1971) is a Japanese actress and singer. Sakurai was a member of I'm Enterprise but later became freelance until her retirement. She previously announced her retirement on September 1, 2016, but on June 1, 2019, she announced that she would return to the entertainment industry.

    Career

    [edit]

    Debut

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    At 14, Sakurai debuted as a sub-member for "Kiss Fairlies," a group that worked as campaign girls for the local Kijima Motorcycle Racing Team. All members were over 15 years old, aside from Tomo.

    In age of "Lemon Angel"

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    At 17, she joined the idol-pop unit, Lemon Angel, a counter project of Cream Lemon coordinated by the same company that produced "Kiss Fairlies". The project contained comic, animated, and idol pop units. The unit played themselves in Midnight Anime Lemon Angel. She released 5 albums during her time at Lemon Angel.

    After Lemon Angel

    [edit]

    Sakurai joined a new video game idol unit and released one album with this unit. After leaving, she focused her career mainly on voice acting work.

    Retirement

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    On September 1, 2016, Sakurai announced her retirement from her professional voice acting and singing careers on her official blog post titled "Arigato/Thank You."[2]

    She explained: "I used to have a strong vocal cord that couldn't be broken and became stronger even after singing for hours. But recently, I have realized it's becoming more and more difficult for me to use my important voice as an actress. I know it's a natural thing as time goes by, but I can't accept the change, then I understand it's almost time to retire."

    Return

    [edit]

    On June 1, 2019, Sakurai announced that she was returning to the entertainment industry.

    Play roll are Doll Lica alongside Neya Michiko in Super Doll Chan, Makimachi Misao of Runrōni Kenshin along with Mayo Suzukaze & Miki Fujitani & Meimi Haneoka alongside Kikuko Inoue & Kōsuke OkanoinKaitō Saint Tail.


    Filmography

    [edit]

    Television animation

    [edit]

    Theatrical animation

    [edit]

    Original video animation

    [edit]

    Video games

    [edit]

    Audio drama

    [edit]

    Dubbing

    [edit]

    Live-action

    [edit]

    Animation

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "健康診断に行き、ここ3年で毎年0.5ずつ身長が増え158センチの私が159.5になっていましたが、今回の健康診断では159.6😅 0.1プラスなだけでした💦 血圧が高めでした〜😅💦今年は引っかかりそうかな〜🥺 皆さんは、健康診断してますか😊 今日も一日お疲れ様でした⭐️ おやすみなさい🌙💤". Twitter. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  • ^ "Macross 7/Rurouni Kenshin Voice Actress & Singer Tomo Sakurai Retires". Anime News Network. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  • ^ The Scarecrow Video Movie Guide. Sasquatch Books. 2004. p. 541. ISBN 978-1-57061-415-6. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  • ^ "灼眼のシャナ" (in Japanese). AT-X (TV network). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  • ^ "Kuromajyo-san ga Tōru!!'s Additional Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. March 15, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  • ^ "ポケットモンスター「コハルとワンパチと、時々、ゲンガー」" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  • ^ "Pokémon TV Anime Brings Back Cynthia After 9 Years". Anime News Network. October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  • ^ "Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru TV Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs, April 7 Debut". Anime News Network. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  • ^ "New Rurouni Kenshin to Be 2-Part Shin Kyoto Video Anime". Anime News Network. August 20, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  • ^ "アドミッション -親たちの入学試験-". Star Channel. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  • ^ "最終目的地 スペシャル・エディション". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  • ^ "ドラゴン・ブレイド". Sony Pictures. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  • ^ "モンキー・マジック 孫悟空誕生". Twin. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  • ^ "タイガー・マウンテン 雪原の死闘". Twin. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  • ^ "サード・パーソン". Star Channel. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  • ^ "ライズ・オブ・シードラゴン 謎の鉄の爪". Twin. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  • ^ "ロビンソン・クルーソー". Twin. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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