Mitsuko Horie

Mitsuko Horie
堀江 美都子
Born
Mitsuko Horie

(1957-03-08) March 8, 1957 (age 67)
Other namesMitsuko Asami
EducationTsurumi University Junior and Senior High School
Occupations
Years active1969–present
AgentAoni Production
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
SpouseAkio Asami (1984-present)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsNippon Columbia
Websitewww.micchi.net

Mitsuko Horie (Japanese: 堀江 美都子, Hepburn: Horie Mitsuko, born March 8, 1957[1]) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Yamato, Kanagawa. She is known as the "Queen of the Anison World" (アニソン界の女王, Anison-kai no Joō).[2][3][4]

Horie has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Moon Sailor Stars and Remi in the Nippon Animation World Masterpiece Theater series Remi, Nobody's Girl. She is also part of the judging panel at the Animax Anison Grand Prix, with fellow singers Ichirou Mizuki, and Yumi Matsuzawa.[5][6] As a voice actress, she is contracted to Aoni Production.

  1. ^ "American Dream". Animage. 32: 3–10. February 1981.
  2. ^ ""アニソン界の女王"堀江美都子50周年 平成を振り返るコンピ盤発売". Oricon (in Japanese). March 1, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "50周年を迎える"アニソン界の女王"、堀江美都子さんに「アニソンの50年」を聞いた". ASCII.jp (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. April 6, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "りゅうおうのおしごと!:"帝王"水木一郎と"女王"堀江美都子が声優に 夫婦役に挑戦". Mantan Web (in Japanese). December 6, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Animax to Hold Anime Song 'Grand Prix' in July". Anime News Network. May 31, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  6. ^ "27-Year-Old Canadian Wins Animax's Singing Contest". Anime News Network. May 31, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2009.