Louisa Michelle Christian[4] (born March 18, 1973) is an American voice actress and
ADR script writer. She has provided many voices for English versions of Japanese
anime series and films.
Life and career
Christian grew up in Texas, where her parents, Mike and Barbara, were high school teachers.[3] From age 3 to 9, she participated in some local beauty pageants, and later got involved in theater programs in high school.[5] In college, she originally pursued journalism, but changed to theatre when she was offered a scholarship.[5] She got her bachelor's degree in Theatre from
Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and her
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at the
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[5]
Her involvement in anime starts in
ADV Films in
Houston where she had some bit parts in Those Who Hunt Elves that involved about three hours of studio time. She did not hear back for some time until she got cast in Neo Ranga.[1] A few weeks later, she auditioned and got her first starring role as
Kaname Chidori in Full Metal Panic!.[1][5] In Super Gals! Ran Kotobuki, she voices the title character who is a fun-loving teenage
gal in a family of police officers.[6] In Prétear, she voices main character
Himeno Awayuki, a teenage girl who ends up living with two stepsisters and becomes involved in a magical girl fantasy.[7] She also voiced teacher
Yukari Tanizaki in the school life comedy Azumanga Daioh.[8] In 2006, she was featured in a series of articles by
IGN titled "Babes of ADV Voice-Over".[9]
Christian joined the voice actors who would regularly travel from Houston to record with
Funimation in
Dallas. She had supporting roles in Fullmetal Alchemist as guest character Psiren and later as the recurring character
Wrath.[10] She voiced actress
Asako Kurumi in Funimation's dub of Kodocha,[11] and a lead role as
Rico in the girls-with-guns drama Gunslinger Girl.[10][12] In 2006, she voiced lead character
Asuna Kagurazaka in the school anime Negima, which is about a boy magician who teaches at an all-girls middle school. Theron Martin of Anime News Network remarked that she interpreted her role much like Kaname Chidori on Full Metal Panic.[13] She also landed the lead role of
Tenma Tsukamoto in the comedy School Rumble,[14] voiced the supporting role of Hitomi Kashiwa in Welcome to the NHK, and voiced the youthful-looking
Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka in Ouran High School Host Club.[15] After Funimation acquired the dubbing rights for the long-running One Piece anime series, Christian was selected to play its lead female navigator
Nami.[16]
Christian is married to Michael Bell. They have two daughters.[2] She has a brother, Kevin Christian, who ran for a seat in the Texas Legislature in 2006.[3]
She currently lives in Houston, Texas.
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abcKleiner, Sarah (April 2, 2006).
"District 71 Runoff: Getting to know Kevin Christian". Abilene Reporter-News. Archived from
the original on January 13, 2007. It's hard to move around when you're in your formative years, said 33-year-old Luci Christian, a Houston actress and Kevin's only sibling. On the plus side, we both have learned to be at home in almost every situation and we are unafraid to go into places where we don't know anyone. Both of Christian's parents are educators. While Christian finished 11th and 12th grades at Roby High School, Mike Christian was his football coach, and Barbara Christian was his band director and drama instructor.
^"The Duck and the Prince".
Princess Tutu. Episode 1. ADV. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Vocal Cast.
^"No Return ~ Erleuchtung". Elfen Lied Complete Series Bluray Boxset. Episode 13. ADV Films. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
^
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Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
^"The Kitty Cat".
Black Cat. Episode 14. Funimation. Event occurs at Closing credits, Cast.
Louisa Michelle Christian[4] (born March 18, 1973) is an American voice actress and
ADR script writer. She has provided many voices for English versions of Japanese
anime series and films.
Life and career
Christian grew up in Texas, where her parents, Mike and Barbara, were high school teachers.[3] From age 3 to 9, she participated in some local beauty pageants, and later got involved in theater programs in high school.[5] In college, she originally pursued journalism, but changed to theatre when she was offered a scholarship.[5] She got her bachelor's degree in Theatre from
Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and her
Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at the
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[5]
Her involvement in anime starts in
ADV Films in
Houston where she had some bit parts in Those Who Hunt Elves that involved about three hours of studio time. She did not hear back for some time until she got cast in Neo Ranga.[1] A few weeks later, she auditioned and got her first starring role as
Kaname Chidori in Full Metal Panic!.[1][5] In Super Gals! Ran Kotobuki, she voices the title character who is a fun-loving teenage
gal in a family of police officers.[6] In Prétear, she voices main character
Himeno Awayuki, a teenage girl who ends up living with two stepsisters and becomes involved in a magical girl fantasy.[7] She also voiced teacher
Yukari Tanizaki in the school life comedy Azumanga Daioh.[8] In 2006, she was featured in a series of articles by
IGN titled "Babes of ADV Voice-Over".[9]
Christian joined the voice actors who would regularly travel from Houston to record with
Funimation in
Dallas. She had supporting roles in Fullmetal Alchemist as guest character Psiren and later as the recurring character
Wrath.[10] She voiced actress
Asako Kurumi in Funimation's dub of Kodocha,[11] and a lead role as
Rico in the girls-with-guns drama Gunslinger Girl.[10][12] In 2006, she voiced lead character
Asuna Kagurazaka in the school anime Negima, which is about a boy magician who teaches at an all-girls middle school. Theron Martin of Anime News Network remarked that she interpreted her role much like Kaname Chidori on Full Metal Panic.[13] She also landed the lead role of
Tenma Tsukamoto in the comedy School Rumble,[14] voiced the supporting role of Hitomi Kashiwa in Welcome to the NHK, and voiced the youthful-looking
Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka in Ouran High School Host Club.[15] After Funimation acquired the dubbing rights for the long-running One Piece anime series, Christian was selected to play its lead female navigator
Nami.[16]
Christian is married to Michael Bell. They have two daughters.[2] She has a brother, Kevin Christian, who ran for a seat in the Texas Legislature in 2006.[3]
She currently lives in Houston, Texas.
^
abcKleiner, Sarah (April 2, 2006).
"District 71 Runoff: Getting to know Kevin Christian". Abilene Reporter-News. Archived from
the original on January 13, 2007. It's hard to move around when you're in your formative years, said 33-year-old Luci Christian, a Houston actress and Kevin's only sibling. On the plus side, we both have learned to be at home in almost every situation and we are unafraid to go into places where we don't know anyone. Both of Christian's parents are educators. While Christian finished 11th and 12th grades at Roby High School, Mike Christian was his football coach, and Barbara Christian was his band director and drama instructor.
^"The Duck and the Prince".
Princess Tutu. Episode 1. ADV. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Vocal Cast.
^"No Return ~ Erleuchtung". Elfen Lied Complete Series Bluray Boxset. Episode 13. ADV Films. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
^
abcdefghijk"Luci Christian (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
^"The Kitty Cat".
Black Cat. Episode 14. Funimation. Event occurs at Closing credits, Cast.