Harumi Ikoma (born February 05, 1970) is a famous voice actress in Japan, affiliated with J Productions. She's known for being one of the main voices of the video game company SNK, being the voice of Nakoruru from Samurai Shodown series, voicing her in most of the video games she appears as Guest Fighter (on the same SNK and in crossovers) as well other media as anime adaptations and her Spin-Off Nakoruru: Ano Hito kara no Okurimono. Also is known for voicing Charlotte from the same series, as well King and "Blue" Mary Ryan since their game debuts to The King of Fighters series. But also she has being voice actress for anime, mostly known for being Shokou Maruyama in Jubei-chan and Fuuka Matsui in Kodocha.
Apart of her known career in SNK, she also had a radio program with fellow voice actress Keiko Kamitani called Neo Chupi between 1997 to 2001 on three different stations. Each show had its own quirky talkshows, guests, character corners, and announcements about SNK related products. Sometimes, the show broadcast drama CDs, image songs, or original radio dramas. Even the show itself had their own image songs and compilations of their best programs, which even had repercutions on SNK itself, appearing mentioned in one of SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash games.
She has a profile in Anime News Network
and obviously in SNK Wiki.
Notable roles (not just for SNK, of course)
- The Announcer in The King of Fighters series ('96, '98, XI and XII)
- Blue Mary in Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series until XIV
- Charlotte Christine de Colde in Samurai Shodown series (I-V Special)
- Fubuki Hikari in L no Kisetsu (a visual novel series from The '90s)
- Fuuka Matsui in Kodocha
- As Herself in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash games as a Creator Cameo
- Jan in The King of Fighters: Kyo
- King in Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters series
- She also reprised this role in The King of Fighters: Kyo and The King of Fighters: Destiny
- Kin-chan (Kintaro Sakata) in Ojarumaru
- Also made the voices of Sayuri Tamura, Francious and Tomeo Damoru
- Kotetsu Naoe in The Last Blade 2 (Shigen's daughter and NPC)
- Koume Hanayama in Kochikame
- Kiyono Takaoki in Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life
- Madeline's mother in Ashita no Nadja
- Mika in Neo Chubinote
- Mikohime/Fusehime in Sengoku 2
- Mizuki Rashoujin in Samurai Shodown II
- Mrs. Perfect in the Japanese dub of Stressed Eric
- Nakoruru in Samurai Shodown series in most of the media and spin-offs. Darrin'd by these ladiesnote .
- Reprised this role in the Crisis Crossover games NeoGeo Battle Coliseum and both Capcom vs. SNK, games (CVS: Millenium Fight 2000 as Secret Character and CVS2: Mark of the Millennium)
- Purple Nakoruru in Samurai Shodown VI
- Rera in Nakoruru: Ano Hito kara no Okurimono, being The Other Darrin for Kyoko Hikami (but she was back for the OVA)
- Shokou Maruyama in Jubei-chan
- Sinclair in Art of Fighting 3
- Torikara Ballmon (one of the six of them) in Digimon Frontier
- Yuri Sakazaki in Art of Fighting 1, darrin'd by Kaori Horie since AOF 2 and KOF series until XIV, where she gets another darrin in Ai Kakuma
