Rumiko Varnes | |
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Born | Rumiko Varnes 1969 |
Other names | Rumiko Barnes |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
Alma mater | International Christian University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1985 - present |
Children | 1 |
Rumiko Varnes is an American voice actress of Japanese descent and is known to speak fluent Japanese. [1] She is best known for her work in video games franchises such as Clock Tower , Tekken series , Unison: Rebels of Rhythm & Dance , Tekken 5 , Chaos Break , Hard Edge , Shining Force Neo , Tekken 6 , Blaster Master: Blasting Again and Pokkén Tournament . [2]
Rumiko was born in Los Angeles, California and she attended University of California, Los Angeles later she majored in linguistics. [1] Then she went to Japan as a foreign exchange student to study at International Christian University at Tokyo and studied linguistic psychology. [1]
She was a student when she made her debut in The Dagger of Kamui as Chiomapp. [3] Rumiko also voices commercials along with radio shows in Japanese and she is associated with Funimation. [1]
Rumiko lives at Los Angeles, California and Rumiko is half-Japanese also she works as a bilingual narrator. Rumiko is married and has a daughter who also did the motion capturing for Laura in Konami's popular horror video game Silent Hill 2 . [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Soar High! Isami | Isami Hanaoka | [4] |
2003 | Doraemon's English World | Nobita Nobi / Shizuka Minamoto / Tamako Nobi / Emily / Female Worker | [5] [6] [7] [8] |
2011 | Case Closed | Minerva Glass | [9] |
2012 | Little Charo: Tohoku-hen | Sachi | |
2012 | Arashi no Yoru ni | Mii | [10] |
2014 | My Neighbor Seki | Singer | [11] |
2019 | Ultra Galaxy Fight | Ultrawoman Grigio | [12] |
2020 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy | Ultrawoman Grigio / Ultraman Justice | [13] [14] |
2021 | Phantasy Star Online 2 Comic | Makino / Nekonomiya | [15] |
2022 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad | Sora / Ultraman Justice / Ultrawoman Grigio | 7 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Fastening Days | Kei / Girl 1 | [16] [17] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | The Dagger of Kamui | Chiomapp | [3] |
1996 | Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai | Bully Queen / Cecil Telinger / Milk / Milkypai / Patient / Pinzu Monster / Shiho Katagiri | [18] |
2011 | Red Riding Hood | Village lady | Credited as Rumiko Barnes |
2017 | Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis | Shimajiro Shimano | English version |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Clock Tower | Jennifer Simpson | PlayStation [19] |
1998 | Hard Edge | Rachel Howard | PlayStation |
1999 | Countdown Vampires | Alicia S. Tiller / Automated System Voice / Female Casino Patron / Additional Voices | PlayStation |
2000 | Chaos Break | Mitsuki | PlayStation |
2000 | Shenmue | Others / Additional voices | Dreamcast [20] |
2000 | Blaster Master: Blasting Again | Elfie Frudnick | PlayStation |
2000 | Unison: Rebels of Rhythm & Dance | Trill / June Baby | PlayStation 2 |
2000 | Silpheed: The Lost Planet | Ship Dispatcher / Computer voice | PlayStation 2 |
2001 | Fatal Frame | Miku Hinasaki | PlayStation 2 [21] |
2001 | Beach Spikers | Female Volleyball Player | GameCube |
2002 | Bloody Roar Extreme | Shina 'Marvel' Gado | GameCube |
2003 | Mega Man X7 | Alia | PlayStation 2 [22] |
2003 | Spy Fiction | Alice Coleman / Kelly Wong | PlayStation 2 |
2003 | Glass Rose | Ayako Yoshinodou / Tsuyako Sawamatsu | PlayStation 2 [23] |
2003 | Bloody Roar 4 | Alice Nonomura | PlayStation 2 [24] |
2004 | Firefighter F.D.18 | Emilie Arvin | English version |
2004 | Graffiti Kingdom | Pixel | PlayStation 2 |
2004 | Michigan: Report from Hell | Paula Orton / Carrie Graham | PlayStation 2 |
2004 | Taiko: Drum Master | Drum Master / Drummer / Announcer / Additional voices | PlayStation 2 |
2004 | Tekken 5 | Christie Monteiro / Jane | PlayStation 2 [25] [26] |
2005 | Shining Force Neo | Meryl | PlayStation 2 [27] |
2005 | The Rub Rabbits! | Genius Girl | Nintendo DS |
2005 | Musashi: Samurai Legend | Clochette | PlayStation 2 [28] |
2005 | Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection | Christie Monteiro | PlayStation 3 |
2006 | Elebits | Ana / Mom | Wii |
2007 | Tekken 6 | Christie Monteiro | Xbox 360 [29] |
2007 | Mega Man ZX Advent | Pandora | Nintendo DS [30] |
2009 | Arc Rise Fantasia | Adele Nevanlinna | Wii [31] |
2011 | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | Christie Monteiro | Xbox 360 |
2013 | Tekken Revolution | Christie Monteiro | PlayStation 3 |
2015 | Pokkén Tournament | Chloe | Nintendo Switch |
2015 | BlazBlue: Central Fiction | System Voice | PlayStation 4 |
2017 | Pokkén Tournament DX | Chloe | Wii U |
2019 | Last Cloudia | Dabourne / Leena | PC |
2020 | Mega Man Legacy Collection | Pandora | PlayStation 4 |
2021 | Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls | Enemies | macOS |