Saeko Chiba
Saeko Chiba is a Japanese voice actress. She grew up in Tokyo and married in 2007. She is contracted to the Space Craft Produce.
Biography
Chiba took up ballet at a young age with ambitions of becoming part of Takarazuka Revue. However, having failed the entrance exam for Takarazuka Music School in her third year of middle-school, she joined the Minami Aoyama Shōjo Kageki Dan a stage group for teenage girls.Having had several lead roles over the three years she spent with the troupe, Saeko was then cast in the lead voice acting role of Kotori Haruno in the Dreamcast game Kita e. Having had a taste of being a voice actress and deciding that she preferred voice acting to performing on stage, Saeko decided to pursue the career full-time. Some of her earlier roles are her voice acting debut as Tsubaki Sakura in Kare Kano, Kitsune no Akane in Angel Tales, and Elliot Chapman in Sci-Fi Harry. Saeko was famed for her long, straight, black hair and seemingly cold outward appearance which led to her being cast in various tsundere and 'cool-girl' roles. She then cut her hair short in the spring of 2005, which strangely coincided with the increasing diversity of her roles, as Saeko herself noted on the My-HiME fandisc interview. Saeko has pursued a singing career with Yuki Kajiura, who wrote music for some of the Nanshō stage shows, writing and producing almost all her material. Her first single was Koi no Kiseki, the theme song for the PlayStation game Meguri Aishite. She has since released nine singles and two albums, along with various character song and drama CDs. She has also performed theme songs for games such as Alundra 2 and Atelier Judie. Saeko was also part of the group tiaraway with fellow Nanshō member Yuuka Nanri. Originally recording and performing as 'Saeko Chiba & Yuuka Nanri' for Memories Off 2nd, the duo released three singles and an album before breaking up on March 6, 2005.
On February 17, 2011, Saeko gave birth to her first child, a daughter.
Filmography
Anime
;1998Kare Kano;2000Boogiepop Phantom Tottoko Hamtarō Dechu Sci-Fi Harry
;2001Angel Tales Ask Dr. Rin!
;2002UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie Heat Guy J Duel Masters
;2003The World of Narue Nanaka 6/17 Tenshi no Shippo Chu! Ultra Maniac Avenger UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 2: December Nocturne Chrono Crusade
;2004Gravion Zwei Aishiteruze Baby Madlax Duel Masters Charge Rockman EXE Stream My-HiME W Wish Kujibiki Unbalance
;2005GUNxSWORD Peach Girl Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan Buzzer Beater MÄR Best Student Council Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Strawberry Marshmallow UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 3: Bride of Celestial Souls' Day Noein Rockman EXE Beast Gunparade Orchestra My-Otome
;2006Hell Girl Ayakashi Bakegyamon Ray NANA Gin-iro no Olynssis Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Venus to Mamoru
;2007D.Gray-man Ghost Slayers Ayashi Nodame Cantabile Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan 2 GIANT ROBO Reideen Nagasarete Airantou Bokurano Spider Riders: Yomigaeru Taiyou Buzzer Beater 2 Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro Dragonaut: The Resonance Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun Shugo Chara! Minami-ke
;2008Rosario + Vampire Shigofumi Minami-ke: Okawari XxxHOLiC: Kei Psychic Squad Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Glass Maiden Scarecrowman Strike Witches Birdy the Mighty: Decode Mission-E Blade of the Immortal Rosario + Vampire Capu2 Shugo Chara!! Doki— Kemeko Deluxe!
;2009Shikabane Hime: Kuro Minami-ke: Okaeri Birdy the Mighty Decode:02 Spice and Wolf II Jungle Emperor Leo Shugo Chara! Party! Kaidan Restaurant
;2010The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
;2011Wandering Son
;2013
OVA
.hack//Liminality Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan Cosplay Complex Karas Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu Kikoushi-Enma King of Bandit Jing in Seventh Heaven Kujibiki Unbalance Sci-Fi Harry Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea My-Otome Zwei Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode OVA "The Chiper"- ''Code Geass: Nunally In Wonderland''