Ayumi Kida
Description
Ayumi Kida is a Japanese voice actress and actress born on June 7, 1966, in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with the talent management firm Mausu Promotion. After graduating from the Tokyo Broadcasting Academy, she joined Mausu Promotion in 1991, where she has built a career spanning several decades with a significant focus on voice-over work for foreign films and television series.
In anime, Kida is recognized for her role as Gen Kondou in the popular franchise Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!. She also voiced the character Kiriomi in the 1995 original video animation Yamato Takeru: After War, a sequel to the 1994 television series. Her other anime credits include roles in long-running and varied series such as Detective Conan, Cowboy Bebop, and the Pokémon series Sun & Moon. She also appeared in feature films, including a role in the 1992 Studio Ghibli film Porco Rosso.
A major component of Kida's career is her extensive work in Japanese dubbing of foreign media. She is perhaps best known as the regular Japanese voice-dubbing artist for actress Viola Davis, providing the voice for her performances in films such as The Help, Doubt, and The Butler. Her other prominent dubbing roles include providing the Japanese voice for Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) in The Fast and the Furious film series. In the realm of Western animation, she is well-known as the Japanese voice of Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory and Dib Membrane from Invader Zim. This pattern of dubbing work for both live-action and animated features represents a recurring and significant focus of her professional achievements. Her skills also include jazz dance.
In anime, Kida is recognized for her role as Gen Kondou in the popular franchise Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!. She also voiced the character Kiriomi in the 1995 original video animation Yamato Takeru: After War, a sequel to the 1994 television series. Her other anime credits include roles in long-running and varied series such as Detective Conan, Cowboy Bebop, and the Pokémon series Sun & Moon. She also appeared in feature films, including a role in the 1992 Studio Ghibli film Porco Rosso.
A major component of Kida's career is her extensive work in Japanese dubbing of foreign media. She is perhaps best known as the regular Japanese voice-dubbing artist for actress Viola Davis, providing the voice for her performances in films such as The Help, Doubt, and The Butler. Her other prominent dubbing roles include providing the Japanese voice for Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) in The Fast and the Furious film series. In the realm of Western animation, she is well-known as the Japanese voice of Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory and Dib Membrane from Invader Zim. This pattern of dubbing work for both live-action and animated features represents a recurring and significant focus of her professional achievements. Her skills also include jazz dance.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Yamato Takeru: After War
- JapaneseAnime overview: Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!