Imai Asami

Imai Asami promoting "Limited Love" (2012)

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

Profile

• Name: Imai Asami (今井麻美)
• Nickname: Mingos, Asamingos, Asa-chan
• Birthdate: May 16, 1977 (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. She 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 Kaleidoscope agency. 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 Kitamura Eri and formed the group ARTERY VEIN which is also under 5pb. Records label.

Trivia

• Imai Asami is allergic to mangoes and various crustacea;
• Imai Asami has a spot in the top 57 of the most beautiful seiyuus list, featured in the August 2009 volume of Circus Max. The people in the list were chosen by the male readers of the magazine. The exact spot for each seiyuu is unknown;
• Imai Asami has a huge thing for the Pokémon Slowpoke. Recently, in the IM@S radio station when they were talking about the release of the HeartGold and SoulSilver games, she stated that her favorite Pokémon was Slowpoke, always stealing and finding all the Slowpoke cards she can get as well as collecting all the figures and toys for it.

Discography

Albums

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

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
• [2013.03.27] Dear Darling

DVD/Blu-ray

• [2011.08.31] Imai Asami Birthday Live 2011 (今井麻美バースデーライブ)

Character Albums

• [2006.09.26] THE IDOLM@STER RADIO Utahime Rakuen (歌姫楽園) (Imai Asami with Takahashi Chiaki)
• [2007.04.24] THE iDOLM@STER Birthday Commemoration Project Vol. 2 Chihaya Kisaragi Single Gratitude
• [2007.08.22] THE iDOLM@STER Master Artist 05 Chihaya Kisaragi (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)
• [2012.12.16] Choujigen Game Neptune Shugo Megami Vol.2 NOIRE×BLACKHEART
• [2013.01.09] Petit Idolm@ster Twelve Seasons! Vol.2

Notable Seiyuu Roles

Note: This is note a complete list of roles. All major roles are listed in bold.

Chihaya Kisaragi from THE iDOLM@STER

Kurisu Makise from Steins;Gate

Anime series

• [2000] Ginsokiko Ordian - Nao Kozuki
• [2001] Figure 17 - Nanami Nakajima
• [2001] Offside - Fio Mastroianni
• [2001] Prétear - Eiko
• [2002] Pita Ten - Ken
• [2002] Asagiri no Miko - Kukiko Sonoda
• [2002] Samurai Deeper Kyo - Little Kotarou
• [2002] Pita Ten - Ken
• [2002] Strait Jacket - Rachel Hammond
• [2005] Raimuiro Senkitan - Naoe Shuro
• [2008] Jigoku Shōjo - Momota Masako
• [2009] Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!! - Bloody Celica
• [2009] Shin Koihime Musou - Kakuka Houkou
• [2009] Needless - Solva
• [2010] Kiss×sis - Yūzuki Kiryū
• [2010] Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Tairan - Kakuka Houkou]
• [2010] SYumeiro Pâtissière - Gabrielle
• [2010] Shukufuku no Campanella - Chelsea Arcot
• [2011] Steins;Gate - Kurisu Makise
• [2011] Sengoku Paradise Kiwami - Kobayakawa Hideaki
• [2011] THE iDOLM@STER - Chihaya Kisaragi
• [2012] Sengoku Collection - Kojuurou Katakura
• [2012] Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate - Michiru Morishita
• [2012] Corpse Party: Missing Footage - Shinozaki Ayumi
• [2012] Senran Kagura - Ikaruga
• [2013] Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER - Chihaya Kisaragi, Chihyaa
• [2013] Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi - Tanya Swedgewood

OVA's

• [2003] Onna Kyoushi Yumi no Houkago - Keiko Fujimura
• [2005] Panty Flash Teacher - Mika Iizuka
• [2008] THE iDOLM@STER: Live For You! Original Anime DVD - Chihaya Kisaragi
• [2008] Strait Jacket - Rachel Hammond
• [2010] Megane na Kanojo - Aya Ichinohe
• [2010] Kuttsukiboshi - Kiiko Kawakami
• [2011] Shukufuku no Campanella - Chelsea Arcot

Video games

• [2005] THE iDOLM@STER - Chihaya Kisaragi
• [2007] Solfège - Amano Mari
• [2008] Solfège ~Sweet harmony~ Regular Edition - Amano Mari
• [2008] BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger - Tsubaki Yayoi
• [2008] Avalon Code - Silphy
• [2008] Luminous Arc 2 - Fatima
• [2008] Corpse Party: Blood Covered - Ayumi Shinozaki
• [2009] Solfège ~La finale~ - Amano Mari
• [2009] Steins;Gate - Kurisu Makise
• [2009] BlazBlue: Continuum Shift - Tsubaki Yayoi
• [2010] Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland - Cecelia
• [2010] Hyperdimension Neptunia - Noire (Black Heart)
• [2010] L@ve once - Todou Utsuri
• [2010] Shukufuku no Campanella - Chelsea Arcot
• [2011] Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten - Emizel
• [2011] Hakuisei Renai Shoukougun - Sakai Sayuri
• [2011] Corpse Party: Book of Shadows - Ayumi Shinozaki
• [2011] Shōjo-tachi no Shinei - Ikaruga
• [2011] Makai Senki Disgaea 4 - Emizel
• [2011] Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary - Ringo Andou
• [2012] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma - Tsubaki Yayoi
• [2012] Nendoroid Generation - Makise Kurisu
• [2012] Tokyo Babel - Kurou Miyako
• [2012] Eiyuu*Senki - Minamoto no Yoshitsune
• [2012] Atelier Elkrone: Dear for Otomate - Heidi
• [2012] Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- - Toba Mashiro
• [2012] Senran Kagura Burst: Guren no Shōjo-tachi - Ikaruga
• [2012] Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: Shōjo-tachi no Shōmei - Ikaruga

External Links

• Official Website