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Nao Toyama (born March 11, 1992) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with the agency Intention. Before joining Intention, she was affiliated with Arts Vision. She debuted as a voice actress in 2010, and played her first leading role as Kanon Nakagawa in The World God Only Knows. In Nintendo, she voiced Celica in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Biography[]
Toyama was born in Tokyo. Her father had spent nine years abroad and was fluent in English. From an early age she had an interest in anime, in particular the series Ojamajo Doremi and Sailor Moon. However, it was the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist that was the first to inspire her to become a voice actress. At the time, she was impressed that the series' protagonist Edward Elric was voiced by Romi Park.
While in junior high school and high school, she became part of a chorus club to help her overcome tone deafness. It was also during this time she decided to pursue a voice acting career, as she had interacted with schoolmates who had similar interests. Her parents approved of her decision, provided that she did well in university entrance exams. While in high school, she enrolled at the Japan Narration Acting Institute. After completing her training, she became affiliated with the voice acting agency Arts Vision, and later Intention.
She later made her solo debut as a singer on February 1, 2017, with the release of the double A-side single "True Destiny" / "Chain the World" under the Flying Dog label. She also voiced a member of the music unit Walküre, which performed songs as part of the Macross franchise.
In 2019, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award with Yu Serizawa and the Game Award in the 13th Seiyu Awards.
Nintendo portrayals[]
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (2017) - Celica
- Fire Emblem Heroes (2017) - Celica
- Fire Emblem Warriors (2017) - Celica
- Fire Emblem Engage (2023) - Celica
External links[]
- Nao Toyama at the Internet Movie Database
- Nao Tōyama at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia