Marina Inoue (born January 20, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) is a voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She is signed onto Sony Music Japan's Aniplex division. As for her voice acting career, she's employed by Sigma Seven. Notable for being able to play girls with deep, coarse, almost masculine voices very well; in fact, she became a voice actress so she could play the male roles she did in the drama club at her all-girl high school.
Inoue made her debut as a voice actor and singer after she was chosen out of 2000 people from the "Gonna be a star" auditions (hosted by Sony Music Japan) for the title role in the OVA Le Portrait de Petite Cossette.
She is one of those rare talented voice actors who can draw very well, and provides eye-catches for some of the anime she has a voice role in, including the ending artwork for episode 22 of Zegapain.
She happened to be a cosplayer and model, too, before and after she entered the voice acting industry.
Not to be confused with the American tattoo artist Marina Inoue. Also, she has no blood relation to fellow voice actors Kazuhiko Inoue, the late Makio Inoue, Go Inoue, the late You Inoue or Kikuko Inoue.
Also happens to regularly appear alongside Rina Sato, Kana Asumi, Romi Park, Tetsuya Kakihara, Yūki Kaji and Misato Fukuen.
Marina's VA Roles
- 6P62 and OTs-14 in Girls' Frontline
- Aeos in Super Dragon Ball Heroes
- Agent Metal Alice in Tensou Sentai Goseiger and Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
- Aisha Blanchette in Macross 30: The Voice that Connects the Galaxy
- Akane Hozuki/Ema Skye in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice
- Alicia Melchiott in Valkyria Chronicles
- Amane in Hunter × Hunter
- Anessa Rossetti in Buddy Complex
- Anna Hendricks in Galilei Donna
- Arisa Kazuki in Romantic Killer
- Armin Arlert in Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: Junior High
- Artoria Glem in The Fruit of Evolution
- Asaemon Ikeda in Gintama
- Ayesha Altugle in Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk
- Azrael, Christina and Israfel in Granblue Fantasy
- Azumi Hayakawa in Captain Tsubasa (more exactly, the smartphone game Tatakau Dream Team)
- Biaka in Another Eden
- Bianca in Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and The Blight Below
- Caetuna in Final Fantasy Type-0
- Calyce in Granado Espada
- Cameron Estefan in Cop Craft
- Chiffon Fairchild in Freezing
- Chiri Kitsu in Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
- Chloe Morisui in The Girl In Twilight
- Christie Monteiro in Street Fighter X Tekken
- Cinque, Erio Mondial and Wendi in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
- Cossette d'Auvergne in Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
- young Denji in Chainsaw Man
- Eagle Marin in Saint Seiya Awakening
- Emma Hanes in Digimon Ghost Game
- Elda in D.Gray-Man
- Elesis in Elsword
- Elle and Sonia in Pokémon: The Series
- Ellis in Space Adventure Cobra 2010 series. Hear her once and you will scream Playing Against Type.
- Elysia and Herrscher of Corruption in Honkai Impact 3rd (getting to play with both extreme ends of her voice range)
- Yanqing in Honkai: Star Rail
- Emerald Sustrai and Whitley Schnee in Japanese dub of RWBY
- Eva in Agarest Senki 2. (Playing Against Type due to how low pitched her voice is usually. Also a jerk.) She's also Varuna.
- Eve Genoard in Baccano!
- Fairy Knight Gawain/Barghest in Fate/Grand Order
- The Female Protagonist/Kotone Shiomi in Persona 3 Portable
- Fiora, Mareeta in Fire Emblem Heroes
- Gaki, Hōōka, Oguna and Yukidōji in Onmyoji
- Haruka Nanase in Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero
- Helm in Goddess of Victory: NIKKE
- Ibuki in Chaos Dragon
- Ibuki in Senran Kagura
- Inaho Enoki in The Island of Giant Insects
- Iridatsu Yuuta in Punch Line
- Iroha Tsuchiura in I Don’t Like You at All, Big Brother!!
- Jane Clayton (Margot Robbie) in Japanese dub of The Legend of Tarzan
- Jean Bart and Richelieu in Azur Lane
- Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) in the Japanese dub of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Jericho in The Seven Deadly Sins
- Jessica Ushiromiya in Umineko: When They Cry
- Jun Kazari in Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
- Kakeru Todoroki and his mother Nanako in Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter
- Kanami in Log Horizon
- Kana Minami in Minami-ke
- Kanmuri Shigeru in Yakitate!! Japan
- Kaoruko Kurushima in Hell Girl
- Karakuri Yukika and others in Nerima Daikon Brothers
- Kawamura Ami in LBX: Little Battlers eXperience and LBX: Little Battlers eXperience W
- Kiri Surtr Muspellheim in Unlimited Fafnir
- Kochou Yoshida in No-Rin
- Kohaku Hearts in Tales of Hearts
- Kōhei Morioka (child version) in Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase
- Konba in Bakugan Battle Brawlers
- Kotaro Inugami in Mahou Sensei Negima! ~Ala Alba~
- Kyouko Kouda in March Comes in Like a Lion
- Kyouko Mogami in Skip Beat!
- Laura Bodewig in Infinite Stratos
- Luna in Epic Seven
- Luna Nishinotoin in Tousouchuu: The Great Mission
- Maddie Wachowski (Tika Sumpter) in the Japanese dub of Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
- Mai Zen'in Jujutsu Kaisen
- Maiko in Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidou Kyuukyuu Keisatsu
- Maiko Ogure in Kill la Kill. Playing with Character Type as a Meganekko who turns out to be a Laughably Evil ham
- Malva in Pokémon Masters
- Mari Watanabe in The Irregular at Magic High School
- Mari Yuge in Tokyo Ravens
- Marimba in Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia
- Matoi Fukagawa in #COMPASS
- Matsurika Shinouji in Maria†Holic
- Mia Connery (009-7) in 009-1
- Mika Honjō in Ginban Kaleidoscope
- Miko in Wonder Egg Priority
- Minato in Zegapain
- Misaki Harada in Gakuen Alice
- Misora in Blazer Drive
- Inspector Mizue Shisui in Psycho-Pass 2
- Momo Yaoyorozu in My Hero Academia
- Momoka in Omega Quintet
- Momoka Kibitsu in Sket Dance
- Monaka Noguchi in Kite Liberator
- Nakime in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Nana in DARLING in the FRANXX
- Nanai in Avalon Code
- Nao Midorikawa/Cure March in Smile PreCure!
- Narvi Stryze in Broken Blade
- Nate "Argente Loup" Mitotsudaira in Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
- Natsuno Kirihime in Dog & Scissors
- Natsuru Senou; both genders in Kämpfer
- Nia in Pokkén Tournament
- Pallas in Arknights
- Petra Johanna Lagerkvist in Arcana Heart
- Pheles in Shakugan no Shana Second
- young Pride in Japanese dub of Racing Stripes
- Princess Solange in Code of Princess
- Quinn Errari in Wizard Barristers
- Rakisha in World Flipper
- Rebecca in Kiba
- Rebecca Randall in Dragonar Academy
- Rei Miyamoto in Highschool of the Dead
- Reinhardt in Alchemy Stars
- Rio Rollins in Rio -Rainbow Gate!-
- Dr. Roosevelt in Pluto
- Rosalie in Tactics
- Ryoko Mendou in Urusei Yatsura All Stars
- Sabina Lefnio in Super Robot Wars V
- Sakura Kagamihara in Laid-Back Camp
- Sakura Mamiya in RIN-NE
- Seiya Kou/Sailor Star Fighter in Sailor Moon Cosmos (replacing the late Shiho Niiyama)
- Shu in Blue Dragon games
- Sodachi Oikura in Bakemonogatari
- Su Jinglei in Action Taimanin
- Sumella in Isekai Cheat Magician
- Susan Suzaki in M3: The Dark Metal
- Tagiru Akashi in Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time
- Tohka Yatogami in Date A Live
- Touko Murasame in Betrayal Knows My Name
- Tsukiumi in Sekirei
- Tsuruume in Amatsuki
- Valt Aoi in Beyblade Burst
- Various minor roles in The Law of Ueki
- Vera in Punishing: Gray Raven
- Vilma Thorne in Karakuri Circus
- Wataru Tachibana and Shion Kuresato in Hayate the Combat Butler
- White Lily Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom
- Wonder Woman in Japanese dub of DC Super Hero Girls
- Yayoi Amatsuka in Warlords of Sigrdrifa
- Yeon Dongha in Paradox Live
- Yoko Littner in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- Yozora Mikazuki in Haganai
- Yumiko Miura in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected
- Zhu Yuan in Zenless Zone Zero
Tropes associated with Marina Inoue's roles:
- Action Girl: The majority of her roles are this.
- Crossdressing Voices: One of the reasons why she became a seiyuu in the first place was so she could play the male roles as she did in the drama club at her all-girl high school.
- The Gunslinger: Several of her characters, most notably Yoko.
- Ms. Fanservice: Most of her characters do qualify particularly Yoko, Christie and Yaoyorozu.
- Woman of a Thousand Voices: This video
showcases her extent of her vocal range, with several of her characters sounding different from each other.
"This article didn't have an equal number of black and blue words! And "blue" was a Red Link back there! And then Permanent Red Link Club is in blue! These things drive me crazy!"
