Imai Asami

Imai Asami promoting Limited Love (2012)

Imai Asami (今井麻美) is a Japanese pop artist and a seiyuu.

Profile

• Name: Imai Asami (今井麻美)
• Nickname: Mingos, Asamingos, Asa-chan
• Birthday: 1977.05.16
• Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
• Blood type: O
• Hobbies: Forest Walking, Writing Song Lyrics, Massages

Information

She debuted as a Voice actress in 1999 in a drama CD released by Enix (then called Square-Enix) titled Toki no Daichi. And debuted as singer in 2009 by releasing her first single Day by Day / Shining Blue Rain under the 5pb. Records label. She quit her agency, ARTSVISION, in 2007, and moved onto the agency Kaleidoscope. It's unknown whether or not this had anything to do with the ARTSVISION Scandal. She is also well known for giving voices to Chihaya Kisaragi in THE iDOLM@STER, Kurisu Makise in Steins;Gate and Tsubaki Yayoi in BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. She also coupled with Eri Kitamura and formed the group ARTERY VEIN which is also under 5pb. Records label.

Discography

Albums

• [2010.11.23] COLOR SANCTUARY
• [2011.11.30] Aroma of happiness
• [2012.11.28] Precious Sound

Singles

• [2009.04.22] Day by Day / Shining Blue Rain
• [2009.10.21] Strawberry ~Amaku Setsunai Namida~ (Strawberry ~甘くせつない涙~)
• [2010.04.21] Horizon
• [2010.07.22] Shangri-La (シャングリラ)
• [2011.02.23] Frame Goshi no Koi (フレーム越しの恋)
• [2011.05.25] Enrai (遠雷)
• [2011.08.03] Hana no Saku Basho (花の咲く場所)
• [2012.04.25] Hasta La Vista
• [2012.07.25] Limited Love

Character Albums

• [2006.09.26] THE IDOLM@STER RADIO Utahime Rakuen (THE iDOLM@STER RADIO 歌姫楽園) (Imai Asami with Takahashi Chiaki)
• [2007.04.24] THE iDOLM@STER Birthday Commemoration Project Vol. 2 Chihaya Kisaragi Single Gratitude (Gratitude グラッティテュード・感謝)
• [2007.08.22] THE iDOLM@STER Master Artist 05 Chihaya Kisaragi (THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 05 如月千早)
• [2009.07.15] THE IDOLM@STER RADIO LONG TIME (Imai Asami with Takahashi Chiaki)
• [2010.12.08] THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -FIRST SEASON- 05 Chihaya Kisaragi

Character Singles

• [2009.07.29] Puyo Puyo no Uta (ぷよぷよのうた)
• [2010.09.22] Steins;Gate Audio Series Laboratory Member 004 Kurisu Makise
• [2011.11.25] Steins;Gate Future Gadget Compact Disc 6 Character Song Meikyuu no Idea
• [2012.06.06] Choujigen Game Neptune Duet Sisters Song Vol.2 (Imai Asami with Kitamura Eri)

Notable Seiyuu Anime Roles

• [2000] Ginsokiko Ordian - Nao Kozuki
• [2001] Figure 17 - Nanami Nakajima
• [2001] Offside - Fio Mastroianni
• [2001] Prétear - Eiko
• [2002] Samurai Deeper Kyo - Little Kotarou
• [2002] Pita Ten - Ken
• [2002] Strait Jacket - Rachel Hammond
• [2008] Jigoku Shōjo - Momota Masako
• [2008] THE iDOLM@STER: Live For You! Original Anime DVD - Chihaya Kisaragi
• [2009] Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!! - Bloody Celica
• [2009] Koihime Musō - Kakuka Hōkō
• [2009] Needless - Solva
• [2010] Kiss×sis - Yūzuki Kiryū
• [2010] Shukufuku no Campanella - Chelsea Arcot
• [2010] Kuttsukiboshi - Kiiko Kawakami
• [2010] Megane na Kanojo - Aya Ichinohe
• [2011] Steins;Gate - Kurisu Makise
• [2011] Shukufuku no Campanella OVA - Chelsea Arcot
• [2011] THE iDOLM@STER - Chihaya Kisaragi
• [2012] Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate - Michiru Morishita

Notable Seiyuu Game Roles

• [2005] THE iDOLM@STER - Chihaya Kisaragi
• [2008] BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Tsubaki Yayoi
• [2008] Avalon Code - Silphy
• [2008] Corpse Party: Blood Covered - Ayumi Shinozaki
• [2009] Steins;Gate - Kurisu Makise
• [2009] BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Tsubaki Yayoi
• [2010] Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland - Cecelia
• [2011] Corpse Party: Book of Shadows - Ayumi Shinozaki
• [2012] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma - Tsubaki Yayoi

External Links

• Official Website