A newer voice actress with a slow, but steady rise in fame, Akeno Watanabe (born November 18, 1982 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is known for her rather husky voice, but she is capable of turning it into a level suitable for cute little boys or desperate young girls. She's a gamer and a fan of both of the Tales Series and Super Robot Wars (somehow turning into an Promoted Fangirl when she got the roles of Mao and Ibis Douglas). To further the joke, the producers of Code Geass must have taken notice of her liking for Super Robot Wars, and placed her in the role of someone who has the same name as one of the Super Robot Wars: Original Generation's characters (Villetta Vadim).
She is also a self-proclaimed Bokukko, and that's a factor in her roles.
Not related to Ken Watanabe.
Notable roles by Akeno Watanabe:
- Aisha Belka in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
- Akane Fujisaki in Sket Dance
- Alsheyra in Chrome Shelled Regios
- Anna Heart in Kaleido Star
- Anna Williams in Tekken: Blood Vengeance
- Anne Bonita in SD Gundam World Heroes
- Aoyagi Yayoi in Koe de Oshigoto!
- Arlene "Butterfly" (Vanessa Ferlito) in the Japanese dub of Death Proof
- Berta Kastner in 009-1
- Chachamaru Karakuri in Negima! Magister Negi Magi and UQ Holder!
- Chizuru Tsuchimikado in Tokyo Ravens
- The Japanese voice for the titular character in Cinderella (2021)
- Clobber, Shadow Striker, and Slipstream in the Japanese dub of Transformers: Cyberverse
- Diana Reubens in Spice and Wolf II
- Doctor Gecko in Cross Ange
- DOGOO in Nobunagun
- Elizabeth "Liz" Thompson in Soul Eater
- Elm Ederne in the Japanese dub of RWBY
- Feng Jun in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
- Fuko Kazuha in I My Me! Strawberry Eggs. (Playing Against Type as a girly, high-pitched, clumsy, very
Moe teenage girl) - (young) Gai Tsutsugami & Miyabi Herikawa in Guilty Crown
- Gilda in the Japanese dub of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- Gou "Kou" Matsuoka in Free! (Playing Against Type as a Smitten Teenage Girl)
- She also voices the younger version of Rin, who happens to be her character's older brother.
- Hamsuke in Overlord (2012)
- Hanzō in Battle Girls: Time Paradox
- Hitch Dreyse in Attack on Titan
- Hyuuga in Azur Lane
- Ibis Douglas in Super Robot Wars (Alpha and OG)
- Isuzu in The Miko's Words and the Witch's Incantations drama CD
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Gloria Costello in Stone Ocean
- Miuccia "Miumiu" Miuller in All Star Battle (Darrin'd by Yuko Kaida in the TV anime)
- Karen Croft in the Japanese dub of Transformers Earthspark
- Kycilia Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (replacing Mami Koyama)
- Kyou Yahagi in Cardfight!! Vanguard
- Lady Gandal in Grendizer U
- Lejos and Selka in Granblue Fantasy
- Leo in PandoraHearts
- Lizzie Garland in Phantom ~Requiem of the Phantom~
- Maggy Pesky in the Japanese dub of The Buzz on Maggie
- Mao in Tales of Rebirth
- Maria Hill in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers
- Miho Oshikouchi in Active Raid
- Midnight and young Izuku Midoriya in My Hero Academia
- Miranda and Xane in Fire Emblem Heroes
- Mummyla and Ruca in Hells
- Mutsu in Gintama
- Natalia Kaminski in Fate/Zero
- Nora in the Japanese dub of The Last of Us Part II
- Okiku in Konohana Kitan
- Pokémon
- Yumomi (Leona), Buck, Shooti (Trip), Bachira (Malva), and Ash's Scraggy (Zurugguu) in Pokémon: The Series
- Chill Drive Genesect in Pokémon: Extremespeed Genosect and Mewtwo's Awakening
- Kakeru (Chase) in Pokémon Masters
- Pretty Cure:
- Mayu Kashiwada in Futari wa Pretty Cure
- Takuma Hiro in HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!
- Kedary in Healin' Good♡Pretty Cure
- Numeri in Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure
- Rafflesimon in Digimon Ghost Game
- Rebecca Crane in the Japanese dub of Assassin's Creed
- Riesbyfe Stridberg in Melty Blood
- Rin Okumura (younger version) in Blue Exorcist
- Rito Yuuki in To Love Ru
- Robin Sena in Witch Hunter Robin (Not her debut role, but it kick-started her career in the business)
- Rose in Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V, taking over Michiko Neya's spot.
- Ryofu Housen in Ikki Tousen
- Sara in Cat Planet Cuties
- Sayumi Morisaki in Maburaho
- Sherry Cromwell in A Certain Magical Index
- Shin-Lu Belvedere in E's Otherwise
- Shinra in Final Fantasy X-2
- Shizuku Ninomiya in Beyond the Boundary
- Shouko Futami from Night Head Genesis
- The Sith Bandit in Star Wars: Visions (The Duel)
- Stevonnie in the Japanese dub of Steven Universe
- Sylvia in KonoSuba Legend of Crimson
- Taruru in Sgt. Frog
- Tayuya in Naruto
- Tiamat in Shakugan no Shana
- Todo in To Your Eternity
- Villetta Nu and child Suzaku in Code Geass
- Xenoblade Chronicles
- Sharla in Xenoblade Chronicles 1
- Monica Vandham in Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Panacea Reid in Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
- Yoshino Kousaka in Oreimo
- Yumi Kim in Freezing
- Zakuro Mitsukai in Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan
- Zaynab in Magi: Labyrinth of Magic
- Haru/Shallot in Happy Happy Clover
