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Haruka Tomatsu

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Nihongo is a Japanese voice actress and singer, employed by Music Ray'n (a Sony Music Entertainment Japan company). Tomatsu made her voice acting debut in 2007, and is known for her roles as Asuna in Sword Art Online, Mileina Vashti in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season, and Lala Satalin Deviluke in To Love-Ru.


Biography

Acting career

Tomatsu was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi on February 4, 1990. Her voice acting career began when she participated in an audition held by Sony Music Entertainment Japan subsidiary Music Ray'n from 2005 to 2006. In January 2006, she participated in the Tōhō Cinderella audition held by Tōhō Entertainment, where she, along with 14 others, were chosen among 37,443 participants.

Tomatsu made her voice acting debut in 2007, playing the role of a student in the anime television series Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!. That same year, she played her first major role as Corticarte Apa Lagranges in the anime television series Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica.

After graduating from high school, Tomatsu moved to Tokyo in 2008 in order to go university and to continue her voice acting career. That same year, she played the roles of Shiho Sannomiya in Zettai Karen Children, Lala Satalin Deviluke in To Love-Ru, and Nagi in Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens. That same year, she made her live-action debut as Mieko Nitta in the drama series Here Is Greenwood. She received the Rookie of the Year Award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards in 2009.

In 2012, Tomatsu played the role Asuna Yūki in the anime television series Sword Art Online. In 2013 she received the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 7th Seiyu Awards, and in 2015 she received the Synergy Award for her role in Yo-Kai Watch at the 9th Seiyu Awards.

Music career

Tomatsu's music career began in 2008 when she performed "Naissance", which was used as the ending theme to the drama series Here Is Greenwood. Her first anime-related single, Template:Nihongo, used as the opening theme to the anime television series Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens, was released on October 28, 2009. In 2009, Music Ray'n formed the music unit Sphere, which consists of Tomatsu, Aki Toyosaki, Minako Kotobuki, and Ayahi Takagaki. She released her first solo album Rainbow Road on February 24, 2010; the album peaked at #15 on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for four weeks. Her single "Baby Baby Love", used as the ending theme to the 2010 anime television series Motto To Love-Ru, was released on November 3, 2010. Her single Template:Nihongo, used as the first ending theme to the anime television series Sword Art Online, was released on July 25, 2012. Her second solo album Sunny Side Story, released on January 16, 2013, peaked at #5 on the Oricon weekly charted and charted for five weeks. Her single "Courage", released on December 3, 2014 and used as the second opening theme to the anime television series Sword Art Online II, became her best performing single to date, peaking at #4 on the Oricon weekly charts and charting for 11 weeks. Her third solo album Harukarisk*Land, released on March 18, 2015, peaked at #5 on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for four weeks.

Filmography

TV animation

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Films

Original video animation (OVA)

Video games

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Drama CD

Tokusatsu

VOMIC

  • Nisekoi (????) – Chitoge Kirisaki

Dubbing

Discography

Albums

Singles