Saeko Chiba

Saeko Chiba
Native name 千葉 紗子
Born (1977-08-26) August 26, 1977
Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
Other names Saepon
Occupation
Years active 1998–
Agent Space Craft Produce
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Children 1

Saeko Chiba (千葉 紗子, Chiba Saeko, born August 26, 1977 in Hachinohe, Aomori) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She grew up in Tokyo, and married on her 30th birthday: August 26, 2007.[1] She is contracted to the Space Craft Produce.

Biography

Saeko Chiba took up ballet at a young age with ambitions of becoming part of Takarazuka Revue. However, having failed the entrance exam for Takarazuka Music School in her third year of middle-school, she joined the Minami Aoyama Shōjo Kageki Dan (南青山少女歌劇団, South Aoyama Female Opera Group, also called Nanshō for short) a stage group for teenage girls.

Having had several lead roles over the three years she spent with the troupe, Saeko was then cast in the lead voice acting role of Kotori Haruno in the Dreamcast game Kita e. Having had a taste of being a voice actress and deciding that she preferred voice acting to performing on stage, Saeko decided to pursue the career full-time.

Some of her earlier roles are her voice acting debut as Tsubaki Sakura in Kare Kano, Kitsune no Akane in Angel Tales, and Elliot Chapman in Sci-Fi Harry. Saeko was famed for her long, straight, black hair and seemingly cold outward appearance which led to her being cast in various tsundere and 'cool-girl' roles. She then cut her hair short in the spring of 2005, which strangely coincided with the increasing diversity of her roles, as Saeko herself noted on the My-HiME fandisc interview.

Saeko has also pursued a singing career with Yuki Kajiura, who wrote music for some of the Nanshō stage shows, writing and producing almost all her material. Her first single was Koi no Kiseki, the theme song for the PlayStation game Meguri Aishite. She has since released nine singles and two albums, along with various character song and drama CDs. She has also performed theme songs for games such as Alundra 2 and Atelier Judie.

Saeko was also part of the group tiaraway with fellow Nanshō member Yuuka Nanri. Originally recording and performing as 'Saeko Chiba & Yuuka Nanri' for Memories Off 2nd, the duo released three singles and an album before breaking up on 6 March 2005.

Personal life

On February 17, 2011 Saeko gave birth to her first child, a daughter.[2]

Filmography

Anime

1998
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013

OVA

Games


Discography

Singles

#TitleRelease DateOricon peak
1Koi no Kiseki (恋の奇跡)1999.02.27_
2Carry On Everyday1999.11.20_
3Twinkle Star (トゥインクル☆スター)2001.04.25_
4Daiya no Genseki (ダイヤの原石)2002.08.24_
5Sayonara (さよなら)2002.11.10_
6Hikari (ひかり)2003.01.22#163
7Ice Cream (アイスクリイム)2003.05.21#73
8Winter Story2003.11.27#106
9Sayonara Solitia (さよならソリティア)2004.01.21#53

Character singles

#TitleRelease DateAnime information
1Kirei na Namida~Kirei na Namida Yasashii Kimochi~ (きれいな涙~きれいなナミダ やさしいキモチ~)2003.12.03Image single of Akina Nanamura from UFO Princess Valkyrie
2Mizube no Hana (水辺の花)2004.09.15Image single of Natsuki Kuga from My-HiME
3Ichigo Mashimaro Character Image CD Volume 1: Chika (苺ましまろ キャラクターイメージCD(1)「千佳」)2005.03.09Image single of Chika Ito from Strawberry Marshmallow
4Rosario + Vampire Character Single 5: Ruby Toujou (ロザリオとバンパイア キャラクターソングシリーズ(5) 橙条瑠妃)2008.03.26Image single of Ruby Tojou from Rosario + Vampire
5Rosario + Vampire Capu2 Character Single 6: Ruby Toujou (ロザリオとバンパイアCapu2 キャラクターソング(6) 橙条瑠妃)2008.03.26Image single of Ruby Tojou from Rosario + Vampire
6Shugo Chara! Character Song Album Best 2: Hana Tegami 花手紙2009.08.05Image single of Nadeshiko/Nagihiko Fujisaki from Shugo Chara!

Albums

#TitleRelease DateOricon peak
1melody2003.03.26#201
2everything2004.06.23#126

References

  1. ↑ "Chiba Saeko blog entry for August 27, 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  2. ↑ 6th NoitaminA Radio, 2011-02-17.
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