Kotono Mitsuishi (三石 琴乃, Mitsuishi Kotono, born December 8, 1967) is a Japanese freelance voice actress and narrator from Tokyo. She was affiliated with Arts Vision and Lasley Arrow. As a young girl, Mitsuishi lived in Nagareyama, Chiba. Mitsuishi graduated from high school in 1986, and entered the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy.

In 1988, Mitsuishi made her voice acting debut as Tomoyo in the OVA Ace wo Nerae! 2. She became an instant celebrity with her role as Usagi Tsukino, when Sailor Moon debuted in 1992, and her popularity increased again with her role as Misato Katsuragi in the anime TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as Murrue Ramius in both Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, in 2002 and 2004 respectively. She later voices the popular character in the One Piece series Boa Hancock.

Biography

Jeune, Mitsuishi vit à Nagareyama, préfecture de Chiba. Elle obtient son diplôme de fin d'études secondaires en 1986 avant d'entrer à la Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy. Parallèlement, elle exerce le métier de liftière à temps partiel au Sunshine 60. Elle trouve ensuite une place d'office lady qu'elle finit par quitter car trop prenante et, par là, incompatible avec ses études. À cette époque, et pour se distraire, elle pilote une moto Yamaha FZ250 Phazer.

Elle est actuellement mariée et mère d'une fille.

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