Hekiru Shiina

Hekiru Shiina
椎名 へきる
Born
Makiko Shiina (椎名 牧子)[1]

(1974-03-12) March 12, 1974 (age 50)
Tokyo, Japan[2]
Occupations
Years active1991–present
AgentVoice Kit
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Spouse
Male outside the industry
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(m. 2014)​
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Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1993–present
LabelsWarner Music Japan
Websitewww.hekiru-shiina.jp

Hekiru Shiina (椎名 へきる, Shiina Hekiru, born March 12, 1974 as Makiko Shiina (椎名 牧子, Shiina Makiko)) is a Japanese voice actress and singer.[2][4] She debuted as a singer at the age of 17. Her first voice role was Tenshiko in K.O. Beast in 1992. Some of her major voice roles include Hikaru Shidou in Magic Knight Rayearth, Alpha in Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, Ami Chono in Girls und Panzer, Tenjōin Katsura in YAT Anshin! Uchu Ryokou, and Celestia in Danganronpa: The Animation.[5] In video games, she provided the voice of Mega Man in Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters and Pastel in the TwinBee games.[5] Shiina was previously associated with Arts Vision, a major agency for talent in Tokyo, and was working under Sony Music Records, her record label until 2009, when she changed over to Lantis and later Warner Music Japan. She moved from Arts Vision to Voice Kit in February 2021.[6]

  1. ^ Crystal A debut single DREAMER booklet
  2. ^ a b "PROFILE". Hekiru Shiina Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "「椎名へきるは一般人男性と結婚式を挙げました」 椎名へきるさんが公式サイトで報告". Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  4. ^ Zhong, Ning; Liu, Jiming; Yao, Yiyu (April 28, 2003). Web Intelligence. Springer. pp. 371–. ISBN 9783540443841. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ann 20141108 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "声優・椎名へきる、28年所属の事務所退所 今後は新事務所で「活動を続けて参ります」". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved February 1, 2021.