THE LEGENDARY KOTONO MITSUISHI!... is a Japanese voice actress, born on December 8, 1967 in Toda, Japan. She is best remembered for starring as Usagi Tsukino in the Sailor Moon franchise and Major Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion among others. Widely seen as an "oneesan" in the industry. Another strong point of hers is that not only that she does Onee-sama roles, she does Genki Girl roles just fine... or maybe too fabulously, proven in Excel♡Saga whereas she makes full use of superb Motor Mouth skills. She's definitely a Woman of a Thousand Voices.
She was classmates with Toshiyuki Morikawa from the same voice acting school. Her characters seem to have close relationships with those voiced by Houko Kuwashima, from Murrue/Natarle in Gundam SEED to Mireille/Kirika in Noir to Jean/Clare in Claymore.
Because she really plays a lot of different roles, it's really hard to pin point who her western counterpart is, since her roles have been played by many different dub voice actresses, such as Jessica Calvello (Excel in the first 13 episodes of Excel♡Saga and Mink in Dragon Half), Allison Keith (Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion), and Shelley Calene-Black (Mirielle in Noir), not to mention the four English voice actresses who have portrayed Sailor Moon (first Tracey Moore, then Terri Hawkes and Linda Ballantyne and Stephanie Sheh in the Viz Media dub). However, she has dubbed twice for Sarah Michelle Gellar's roles (Cruel Intentions, I Know What You Did Last Summer).
Some of her roles (and more Fanservice) include:
- Ageha and Kosuzu in Senran Kagura
- Aoko Aozaki in Melty Blood and Carnival Phantasm
- Ariake no Kata in Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (and in front of the camera as Ariake's human disguise in Ninninger Returns)
- Asuka Sugo in Future GPX Cyber Formula
- Aura in Cross Ange
- Birdy Cephon Altera/Altirra in the Birdy the Mighty OVA series
- Boa Hancock in One Piece (In the Name of the Moon, forgive me because I am beautiful, and turn to stone)
- Bondo's mother in Me & Roboco (Casting Gag since she's a parody of Tamako Nobi mentioned below)
- Chris in The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch (Sega Saturn version)
- Christie in Dead or Alive
- Claudia Silva in Knuckle Heads
- Clore in the "Fleet of the Strongest Women" episode of Macross 7
- Ebichu from Oruchuban Ebichu
- Eve Valentine in Super Heroine Chronicle
- Excel in Excel♡Saga
- Florence Nightingale in Time Bokan 24
- Ganon Hojo in Cube×Cursed×Curious
- Ginger in A Little Snow Fairy Sugar
- Gracia Hughes in Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
- Gundam:
- Toniya Malme in After War Gundam X
- Murrue Ramius in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom
- Rinko Iori in Gundam Build Fighters
- Hilde Thorwald in Expelled from Paradise
- Hiromi Shiota in Assassination Classroom
- Homeroom Teacher in Daily Lives of High School Boys
- Hummy in Suite Pretty Cure ♪
- Ibuki Heike in Genji Tsuushin Agedama (One of her earliest voice roles)
- Ice Queen in the Japanese dub of Adventure Time
- Ishii in Girls' Last Tour
- Ittan-momen in Onmyoji
- Jade in Honkai: Star Rail
- Jean in Claymore
- Juri Arisugawa in Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Kagehoshi/Kagerou in Flame of Recca
- Kagura Sohma in Fruits Basket (2001 adaptation)
- Kanaka Kagami in Tsugumomo
- Katerose von Kreuzer in Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
- Katherine McBride in Catherine.
- Keiko Nishi (China Chow) in the Japanese dub of The Big Hit
- Kelly in éX-Driver the Movie
- Kim Kyung Hwa in Irresponsible Captain Tylor
- Kotoko in the Japanese version of Oni
- Koume Sawaguchi in Blue Seed
- Kuo in the Japanese dub of Infamous 2.
- Kurara Hananokoji in Power Instinct 2 and Legends (darrin'd by Masayo Kurata)
- Kyoko Minazuki in the Rival Schools games
- Kyouko Tsunashi in I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying
- Lilia in the OVA adaption of the second Ys game.
- Lumera in Fire Emblem Engage and Fire Emblem Heroes
- Mai Shiranui in Fatal Fury (2nd TV special and the movie)
- Mako Fujino in Tokyo Ravens
- Maria in Final Fantasy II (Moreso in Dissidia Opera Omnia)
- Masumi Ageo in Crayon Shin-chan
- Mei / Female Maze in Maze Megaburst Space
- Mei Mei in Jujutsu Kaisen
- Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) in the Japanese dub of Grey's Anatomy.
- Michael in Granblue Fantasy
- Minami Uehara in Digimon Tamers: The Adventurer's Battle
- Mink in Dragon Half
- Mireille Bouquet in Noir
- Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Mitis in The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
- Mitsuki Yoigahama in Princess Connect! Re:Dive
- Moemi Hayakawa in the Video Girl Ai CD drama
- Momo in Breath of Fire III: Drama Album
- The Narrator in Date A Live
- Neu / Asuka Murase in Knight Hunters
- Neyn Hydra in Blood Lad
- Nico Yazawa's mother in Love Live!
- Orpheus in takt op. Destiny
- Oyster Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom
- Peko Pekoyama in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
- Pokémon: The Series:
- Domino in Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns
- Michiko in Pokémon 2000
- Kuruyo in Advanced Generation, as well as Duplica's Ditto in the original series. Reprised Ditto in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Katy in Pokémon Horizons: The Series
- Potamos a.k.a. Hiromi Kawanami in Wedding Peach.
- Quadra from I Dream of Mimi.
- Rahab in The Ancient Magus' Bride
- Rena Mizunashi aka Hidemi Hondo/Kir in Case Closed
- Sayaka Mine in Yaiba
- Seiko Miyoshi in Nodame Cantabile
- Sheath in Project × Zone 2
- Sonia Francis Zeolight in Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess
- Tae Yamada in Zombie Land Saga
- Tamako Nobi (Nobita's mom) in Doraemon (since 2005, taking over from Sachiko Chijimatsu)
- Tina the Alien Mom in the Japanese dub of Chicken Little.
- Tomoko Kunitachi in Yarudora series vol.2: Kisetsu o Dakishimete
- Urumi Kanzaki in Great Teacher Onizuka
- Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon/Princess Serenity/Neo-Queen Serenity in Sailor Moon (Reprises for Sailor Moon Crystal)
- Vega AKA Orie Kusanagi in GEAR Fighter Dendoh
- Yuka Takeuchi in the Variable Geo OVA
- Yuusa Yumemi in Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story