Mizuki released her first single, "
Omoi", under the
King Records label in 2000. A year later, she released her debut album, Supersonic Girl, in 2001.[5] In the years that followed, Mizuki enjoyed modest success that concluded with the release of her single "
Innocent Starter", which reached the top 10
Oricon singles chart, charting at No. 9.[6] Since then, Mizuki's releases have charted steadily higher in Japan, establishing her as a successful singer in the country. In 2009, her album Ultimate Diamond reached #1, her first release to do so;[7] while her single "
Phantom Minds", released in 2010, also charted at #1.[8] Mizuki is the first voice actress to top the weekly Oricon albums chart and the weekly Oricon singles chart since its inception in 1968.[8][9]
Early life
Born in
Niihama, Ehime, she began to train singing
enka when she was five years old.[10] In 1993, she released a
Compact Cassette single "Tsugazakura" (つがざくら, lit. "Phyllodoce Nipponica") as Nana Kondō.[11] However, she passed the audition of game Noël: La Neige and became a voice actress.[10]
Career
Mizuki released an
image song single titled "Girl's Age" under the name Chisato Kadokura in 1997. When she performed her first concert at the age of 20, she was scouted by the Japanese record label
King Records. Her debut single as Nana Mizuki, "
Omoi", was released on December 6, 2000. Her 2004 song "
Innocent Starter" became her first Top 10 single and her 2005 single "
Eternal Blaze" reached No. 2 position on Japanese
Oricon weekly single charts.[10]
Mizuki won the "Best Musical Performance" award by her song "
Justice to Believe" in the first
Seiyu Awards in 2007. Since her seventh album Ultimate Diamond debuted at the No. 1 position on Oricon weekly album charts during the week of June 15, 2009, she became the first voice actress to reach the No. 1 position on the Oricon weekly album or single charts since its creation in 1968.[12]Ultimate Diamond sold over 74,000 copies in the first week.[7] In addition, her 21st single, "
Phantom Minds", became the first voice actress single to top the charts, debuting at the No. 1 position on the issue of Oricon weekly single charts dated January 25, 2010.
In the middle of February 2010, Mizuki was named her hometown (
Niihama, Ehime)'s First Tourism Ambassador. The news was broadcast during her Live Academy 2010 tour, held in
Kanagawa,
Osaka,
Aichi, Miyagi,
Fukuoka, Ehime Prefecture Niihama Cultural Center's Hall. There were 7 lessons in total.[17] In 2010, Mizuki won the Tomiyama Kei Award in the 4th
Seiyu Awards for her news hook in the year 2009. In 2010, she also participated in
61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen singing "Phantom Minds", the single which had topped Oricon Charts.
On January 21, 2011, she released her first autobiography, titled Shin Ai, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her singing career. Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011, together with 4 other artists:
AKB48,
Nishino Kana,
SID and
Exile.[18]
Mizuki has participated in the
60th (2009),
61st (2010),
62nd (2011),
63rd (2012),
64th (2013) and the
65th (2014) edition of the
Kōhaku Uta Gassen produced by Japanese public broadcaster
NHK. On December 3–4, 2011 she had a two-day concert at
Tokyo Dome. She became the first voice actress and 8th Japanese female solo artist to hold a concert at Japan's largest concert hall. On March 3, 2012, Mizuki won Animation Artist of the Year 2011 award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2011.[19]
On November 10, 2013, Mizuki performed Preserved Roses, Kakumei Dualism and Heart of Sword -Yoakemae- in her first overseas performance as a guest performer for T.M.Revolution at
Anime Festival Asia,
Singapore, Valvrave night.[20] On November 23–24, 2013, Mizuki held her first solo concert outside Japan, in
Taiwan.[21]
In March 2014, at the 64th Annual
MEXT Art Encouragement Prizes Nana Mizuki was recognized as Rookie of the Year in the Popular Entertainment division.[22]
She held her second overseas solo concert in Singapore (September 27, 2014) and Taiwan (October 4–5, 2014) entitled "Nana Mizuki Live Flight 2014+".[23]
On September 22, 2016, she held a concert at
Koshien Stadium, Japan's oldest stadium, becoming the first voice actress and the first solo artist to hold a concert at the venue.[24]
She held a 7-day long concert series at the
Nippon Budokan in January 2018.[26]
Personal life
Mizuki announced her marriage to a person in the music industry on July 7, 2020, on her blog.[27][28] On November 6, 2020, she announced on her blog that she was pregnant with her first child.[29][30] On March 16, 2021, Mizuki announced on her blog that she’d successfully given birth to her first child.[31][32] On April 23, 2022, she tested positive for
COVID-19[33] but later recovered and returned to work.[34]
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the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016. "Sister Princess [2001] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^Høgset, Stig.
"Happy Lesson
TV".
THEM Anime Reviews.
Mesa, Arizona:
THEM.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Happy Lesson". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^"Naruto".
THEM Anime Reviews. Mesa, Arizona:
THEM.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016. "Naruto". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016. "Naruto (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016. Sharman, Jennifer (July 25, 2011).
"Nana Mizuki is 1st Voice Actress to Sing at Tokyo Dome". Anime News Network.
Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
^"Tactics". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^焼きたて!!ジャぱん. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^Godek, Jake L. (October 31, 2006).
"Ichigo 100%".
THEM Anime Reviews. Mesa, Arizona:
THEM.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. いちご100%(キャスト). Avex.jp (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^Høgset, Stig (January 23, 2006).
"Elemental Gelade".
THEM Anime Reviews. Mesa, Arizona:
THEM.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. "Erementar Gerad (anime)". Seiyu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^まじかるカナン. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^まじめにふまじめ かいけつゾロリ. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^Canvas2 ~虹色のスケッチ~. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. Taniguchi, Hiroshi (November 2006). "The Official Art of Canvas2 ~Nijiiro no Sketch~". Newtype USA. Vol. 5, no. 11.
Houston:
A.D. Vision. pp. 101–107.
ISSN1541-4817.
^
ab地獄少女. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Jigoku Shoujo (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^吉永さん家のガーゴイル. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^牙-KIBA-. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Kiba (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^シムーン. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^いぬかみっ!. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^ウィッチブレイド. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^獣王星. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^つよきす Cool×Sweet. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^地獄少女 二籠. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^Naruto -ナルト- 疾風伝. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^神曲奏界ポリフォニカ. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^キスダム -Engage Planet-. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^"Claymore". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Claymore [2007] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^しゅごキャラ!. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Shugo Chara! [2007-2009] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^メイプルストーリー. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^みなみけ. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Minamike [2007-2009 2013] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^"Ayakashi". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
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Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^地獄少女 三鼎. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^ロザリオとバンパイア. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016. "Rosario to Vampire (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^みなみけ~おかわり~. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^アリソンとリリア. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^イタズラなKiss. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^けんぷファー. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016. "Kampfer [2009] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^テガミバチ. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^しゅごキャラパーティー!. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^人類は衰退しました. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
^"Dog Days'". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016. "Dog Days' - Staff/Cast".
Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
Mizuki released her first single, "
Omoi", under the
King Records label in 2000. A year later, she released her debut album, Supersonic Girl, in 2001.[5] In the years that followed, Mizuki enjoyed modest success that concluded with the release of her single "
Innocent Starter", which reached the top 10
Oricon singles chart, charting at No. 9.[6] Since then, Mizuki's releases have charted steadily higher in Japan, establishing her as a successful singer in the country. In 2009, her album Ultimate Diamond reached #1, her first release to do so;[7] while her single "
Phantom Minds", released in 2010, also charted at #1.[8] Mizuki is the first voice actress to top the weekly Oricon albums chart and the weekly Oricon singles chart since its inception in 1968.[8][9]
Early life
Born in
Niihama, Ehime, she began to train singing
enka when she was five years old.[10] In 1993, she released a
Compact Cassette single "Tsugazakura" (つがざくら, lit. "Phyllodoce Nipponica") as Nana Kondō.[11] However, she passed the audition of game Noël: La Neige and became a voice actress.[10]
Career
Mizuki released an
image song single titled "Girl's Age" under the name Chisato Kadokura in 1997. When she performed her first concert at the age of 20, she was scouted by the Japanese record label
King Records. Her debut single as Nana Mizuki, "
Omoi", was released on December 6, 2000. Her 2004 song "
Innocent Starter" became her first Top 10 single and her 2005 single "
Eternal Blaze" reached No. 2 position on Japanese
Oricon weekly single charts.[10]
Mizuki won the "Best Musical Performance" award by her song "
Justice to Believe" in the first
Seiyu Awards in 2007. Since her seventh album Ultimate Diamond debuted at the No. 1 position on Oricon weekly album charts during the week of June 15, 2009, she became the first voice actress to reach the No. 1 position on the Oricon weekly album or single charts since its creation in 1968.[12]Ultimate Diamond sold over 74,000 copies in the first week.[7] In addition, her 21st single, "
Phantom Minds", became the first voice actress single to top the charts, debuting at the No. 1 position on the issue of Oricon weekly single charts dated January 25, 2010.
In the middle of February 2010, Mizuki was named her hometown (
Niihama, Ehime)'s First Tourism Ambassador. The news was broadcast during her Live Academy 2010 tour, held in
Kanagawa,
Osaka,
Aichi, Miyagi,
Fukuoka, Ehime Prefecture Niihama Cultural Center's Hall. There were 7 lessons in total.[17] In 2010, Mizuki won the Tomiyama Kei Award in the 4th
Seiyu Awards for her news hook in the year 2009. In 2010, she also participated in
61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen singing "Phantom Minds", the single which had topped Oricon Charts.
On January 21, 2011, she released her first autobiography, titled Shin Ai, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her singing career. Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011, together with 4 other artists:
AKB48,
Nishino Kana,
SID and
Exile.[18]
Mizuki has participated in the
60th (2009),
61st (2010),
62nd (2011),
63rd (2012),
64th (2013) and the
65th (2014) edition of the
Kōhaku Uta Gassen produced by Japanese public broadcaster
NHK. On December 3–4, 2011 she had a two-day concert at
Tokyo Dome. She became the first voice actress and 8th Japanese female solo artist to hold a concert at Japan's largest concert hall. On March 3, 2012, Mizuki won Animation Artist of the Year 2011 award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2011.[19]
On November 10, 2013, Mizuki performed Preserved Roses, Kakumei Dualism and Heart of Sword -Yoakemae- in her first overseas performance as a guest performer for T.M.Revolution at
Anime Festival Asia,
Singapore, Valvrave night.[20] On November 23–24, 2013, Mizuki held her first solo concert outside Japan, in
Taiwan.[21]
In March 2014, at the 64th Annual
MEXT Art Encouragement Prizes Nana Mizuki was recognized as Rookie of the Year in the Popular Entertainment division.[22]
She held her second overseas solo concert in Singapore (September 27, 2014) and Taiwan (October 4–5, 2014) entitled "Nana Mizuki Live Flight 2014+".[23]
On September 22, 2016, she held a concert at
Koshien Stadium, Japan's oldest stadium, becoming the first voice actress and the first solo artist to hold a concert at the venue.[24]
She held a 7-day long concert series at the
Nippon Budokan in January 2018.[26]
Personal life
Mizuki announced her marriage to a person in the music industry on July 7, 2020, on her blog.[27][28] On November 6, 2020, she announced on her blog that she was pregnant with her first child.[29][30] On March 16, 2021, Mizuki announced on her blog that she’d successfully given birth to her first child.[31][32] On April 23, 2022, she tested positive for
COVID-19[33] but later recovered and returned to work.[34]
^シスター・プリンセス. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016. "Sister Princess [2001] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^Høgset, Stig.
"Happy Lesson
TV".
THEM Anime Reviews.
Mesa, Arizona:
THEM.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Happy Lesson". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^"Naruto".
THEM Anime Reviews. Mesa, Arizona:
THEM.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016. "Naruto". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016. "Naruto (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016. Sharman, Jennifer (July 25, 2011).
"Nana Mizuki is 1st Voice Actress to Sing at Tokyo Dome". Anime News Network.
Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
^"Tactics". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^焼きたて!!ジャぱん. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^Godek, Jake L. (October 31, 2006).
"Ichigo 100%".
THEM Anime Reviews. Mesa, Arizona:
THEM.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. いちご100%(キャスト). Avex.jp (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^Høgset, Stig (January 23, 2006).
"Elemental Gelade".
THEM Anime Reviews. Mesa, Arizona:
THEM.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. "Erementar Gerad (anime)". Seiyu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^まじかるカナン. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^まじめにふまじめ かいけつゾロリ. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^Canvas2 ~虹色のスケッチ~. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. Taniguchi, Hiroshi (November 2006). "The Official Art of Canvas2 ~Nijiiro no Sketch~". Newtype USA. Vol. 5, no. 11.
Houston:
A.D. Vision. pp. 101–107.
ISSN1541-4817.
^
ab地獄少女. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Jigoku Shoujo (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^吉永さん家のガーゴイル. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^牙-KIBA-. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Kiba (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^シムーン. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^いぬかみっ!. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^ウィッチブレイド. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^獣王星. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^つよきす Cool×Sweet. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^地獄少女 二籠. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^Naruto -ナルト- 疾風伝. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^神曲奏界ポリフォニカ. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^キスダム -Engage Planet-. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^"Claymore". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Claymore [2007] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^しゅごキャラ!. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Shugo Chara! [2007-2009] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^メイプルストーリー. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^みなみけ. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Minamike [2007-2009 2013] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^"Ayakashi". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2016. "Ayakashi (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^地獄少女 三鼎. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^ロザリオとバンパイア. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016. "Rosario to Vampire (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^みなみけ~おかわり~. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^アリソンとリリア. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^イタズラなKiss. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^けんぷファー. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016. "Kampfer [2009] (anime)". Seiyuu Database.
Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^テガミバチ. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^しゅごキャラパーティー!. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^人類は衰退しました. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
^"Dog Days'". Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016. "Dog Days' - Staff/Cast".
Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.