Chika Makihara
Description
Chika Makihara is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with the talent agency Production Baobab. She was born on June 17 in Tokyo, Japan. Her career in anime voice acting is documented from 2014 onward, where she has primarily built a portfolio of supporting roles. Makihara is also active in dubbing foreign films and television dramas into Japanese, and has experience in stage performance.
Makihara's anime roles often include maternal figures, elderly women, and other supporting characters. Her television animation credits span a wide range of series. In 2014, her appearances included roles in Black Butler: Book of Circus and Survival Game Club!. The following year, she had parts in GATE, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, and Lance N' Masques. In 2016, her work included roles in Classicaloid, Magical Girl Raising Project, and Love Live! Sunshine!!. A notable recurring role came in 2017 with the part of Kinu Kadota in the series Sakura Quest. The specific role mentioned by the user, the Neighbor's Aunt in the series Uchi no Oochopus, is from 2018. More recently, she was part of the cast for the 2023 anime The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War. Her work also extends to original video animations, such as Strike the Blood, and web animations like A.I.C.O. Incarnation.
Beyond anime, Makihara has a significant body of work in voice dubbing for live-action Western films and television series. Examples of her film dubbing include providing the Japanese voice for characters in The Big Short, The Last Witch Hunter, and Descendants. She has also dubbed roles in TV series such as The Walking Dead, 12 Monkeys, and Scandal. In the realm of video games, she lent her voice to the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy VII Remake. Complementing her voice work, Makihara has also participated in stage productions, including a performance in The King and I. Among her personal skills and qualifications, she holds a certificate for passing the Korean Language Proficiency Test Level 3 and has training in vocal music, or classical singing.
Makihara's anime roles often include maternal figures, elderly women, and other supporting characters. Her television animation credits span a wide range of series. In 2014, her appearances included roles in Black Butler: Book of Circus and Survival Game Club!. The following year, she had parts in GATE, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, and Lance N' Masques. In 2016, her work included roles in Classicaloid, Magical Girl Raising Project, and Love Live! Sunshine!!. A notable recurring role came in 2017 with the part of Kinu Kadota in the series Sakura Quest. The specific role mentioned by the user, the Neighbor's Aunt in the series Uchi no Oochopus, is from 2018. More recently, she was part of the cast for the 2023 anime The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War. Her work also extends to original video animations, such as Strike the Blood, and web animations like A.I.C.O. Incarnation.
Beyond anime, Makihara has a significant body of work in voice dubbing for live-action Western films and television series. Examples of her film dubbing include providing the Japanese voice for characters in The Big Short, The Last Witch Hunter, and Descendants. She has also dubbed roles in TV series such as The Walking Dead, 12 Monkeys, and Scandal. In the realm of video games, she lent her voice to the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy VII Remake. Complementing her voice work, Makihara has also participated in stage productions, including a performance in The King and I. Among her personal skills and qualifications, she holds a certificate for passing the Korean Language Proficiency Test Level 3 and has training in vocal music, or classical singing.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Uchi no Oochopus