Ai Maeda (voice actress)

Ai Maeda (前田 愛, Maeda Ai, born April 19, 1975) is a Japanese voice actress born in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan, employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production.[1] She is also a singer under the name AiM and a songwriter under the name ai. She is best known in the English-speaking world for her work as both a voice actress and a singer in the original Japanese version of the Digimon anime series.

For the actress, see Ai Maeda (actress).
Ai Maeda
前田 愛
Born (1975-04-19) April 19, 1975
Kobe, Japan[1]
Other namesAiM
Occupation(s)Voice actress, singer
Years active1996–present
AgentAoni Production
Notable credit(s)Digimon Adventure as Mimi Tachikawa
Sailor Moon Crystal as Setsuna Meioh/Sailor Pluto
Yes! PreCure 5 as Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
[2]

Discography

Singles
Release DateTitlec/wNotesCatalogue No.:Peak Chart Position
April 23, 1999I WishItsudemo Aeru KaraDigimon Adventure - First EndingNEDA-10002---
June 25, 1999Ashita e no JumonAozora no Yuku Kumo no you ni
THE ETERNAL MIRACLE: Eien naru Kiseki		Muhou - Ending Theme
and Spectral Wars Aishiki Jaaku - Theme		NEDA-10003---
August 6, 1999BREAK OUT!------NEDA-10007---
October 8, 1999Keep OnOn the Hill: Kaze wo KanjiteDigimon Adventure - Second Ending------
October 8, 1999LIKE A CANDLEFallin' AngelJunjou de Karen Meimai Kishidan Spectral Wars Seishojo Gaiden - ThemeNEDA-10010---
April 26, 2000Sakuhin No. 2 "Haru" Ichocho: Bokura no WarGameAkiramenaide (lit. Don't Give Up)Digimon Adventure: Bokura no WarGame - EndingNEDA-1002085
April 26, 2000Ashita wa Atashi no Kaze ga FukuNow is the Time!Digimon Adventure 02 - First EndingNEDA-1002250
July 5, 2000Stand by Me: Hito Natsu no BoukenFired Out / Sun Goes DownDigimon Adventure 02: Hurrican Jouriku!! Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimental - EndingNEDA-1002490
October 25, 2000Itsumo ItsudemoEien no KagayakiDigimon Adventure 02 - Second EndingNECM-1200193
February 21, 2001Friend: Itsumademo WasurenaiPartyDigimon Adventure 02: Diablomon no Gyakushu - EndingNECM-1200394
April 25, 2001My TomorrowHimawari (lit. Sunflower)Digimon Tamers - First EndingNEDA-1002870
May 23, 2001Go!Go!Ready?Go?!Go!Go!Ready?Go?! (ParaPara Version)
Go!Go!Ready?Go?! (Trance Version)		Ask Dr. Rin! - Opening ThemeNECM-12008---
May 23, 2001DareyoriKittoAsk Dr. Rin! - First EndingNECM-12009---
July 4, 2001Moving On!Fragile HeartDigimon Tamers: Boukensha Tachi no Tatakai - EndingNECM-1201095
October 10, 2001Days: Aijou to NichijouLet's Get Dream!Digimon Tamers - Second EndingNECM-1201568
November 29, 2001Kimi no MiraiNever Be The SameAsk Dr. Rin! - Second EndingNECM-12020---
March 6, 2002Yuhi no YakusokuMy PlaceDigimon Tamers: Bousou Digimon TokkyuNEDA-10024---
November 22, 2002an Endless TaleHarukana OkurimonoDigimon Frontier - Second Ending
Duet with Kōji Wada		NECM-12038---
March 5, 2003my LightFriend: Itsumademo WasurenaiTheme of AiM no Igai to Iyashimasu!NECM-10001169
December 3, 2003ResolutionForeverF-Zero Falcon Densetsu - Insert & Ending ThemeNECM-12064---
November 25, 2015I Wish: Tri. Version---Digimon Adventure tri. - First EndingNECM-1023371
February 22, 2017Keep On: Tri. VersionKimi no HikariDigimon Adventure tri. - Fourth EndingNECM-1302761
September 27, 2017Ai kotobaP T GDigimon Adventure tri. - Fifth Ending
Duet with Ayumi Miyazaki		NECM-9001516
November 15, 2018LifelightSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate - Opening ThemeNECM-2100412
February 21, 2020Hanarete ite mo---Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna - Ending------

Best Album
Release DateTitleCatalogue No.:Peak Chart Position
April 23, 2014IchigoLimited Ed.: NEZA-90010
Regular Ed. NECA-30307		284
April 23, 201415Limited Ed.: NEZA-90012
Regular Ed. NECA-30308		254

Filmography

Anime
Year Title Role Source[3]
1996GeGeGe no Kitarō (4th Series)Child / Student B / Boy B[4]
1997Detatoko PrincessWife[4]
1998Sentimental GraffitiEmiru Nagakura
1999Digimon AdventureMimi Tachikawa
2000Digimon Adventure 02Mimi Tachikawa
2000Baby FelixMarin
2000MushramboSanju
2001Angelic Layer: Battle DollTorimaki B
2001Super Gals! KotobukiranYukie Mochida
2001Najica Blitz Tactics (episode 4)Haruka
2003F-Zero Falcon DensetsuKate Allen
2003Zatch Bell!Megumi Oumi
2004Samurai ChamplooKoza
2004Beet the Vandel BusterPoala
2005Xenosaga The AnimationShion Uzuki
2005Beet the Vandel Buster ExerionPoala
2006Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-MaryuAbeya Kyoko
2006Kamisama KazokuKumiko Komori
2006La Corda d'Oro: Primo PassoMai Tsugawa
2007Strait JacketNerin Simmons[5]
2007-08Yes! PreCure 5Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2007Ge Ge Ge no Kitarou (5th Series)Chigusa Kataoka
2007Hatara Kizzu Maihamu GumiMizuki Kotobuki
2007Artificial insect KABUTO BORG Victory by VictoryAmelia
2008-09Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2008Ge Ge Ge no Kitarou (5th Series)Midori
2009-10Kaidan RestaurantKazuyo Ohzora / Ako's Mother
2009Sasameki KotoNoe Hayasumi
2009One PieceElizabeth (Fantasy)
2010Nurarihyon no MagoYura Keikain
2014M3 the dark metalKasane Agura
2015Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season IISailor PlutoONA,
Black Moon arc[6]
2016Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season IIISetsuna Meioh/Sailor PlutoTV Anime,
Death Busters arc
2016Tiger Mask WQueen Elizabeth
2017One PieceCharlotte Galette
2020Digimon Adventure:Valdurmon

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!Mimi Tachikawa
2000Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Landing!! / Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden DigimentalsMimi Tachikawa
2001Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of DiaboromonMimi Tachikawa
2003Kill Bill: Volume 1O-Ren Ishiianimated sequences
2005Zatch Bell: Attack of MechavulcanMegumi Ooumi
2007Yes! PreCure 5 The Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom!Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2008Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! The Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweet Kingdom!Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2009Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - the Collection of Miracles!Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2010Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel!Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2011Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the WorldKaren Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2014Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal FriendsKaren Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2015Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling DownChihiro Fushimi
2016Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of RebirthChihiro Fushimi
2018Hug! Pretty Cure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars MemoriesKaren Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2021Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The MovieSetsuna Meioh/Super Sailor Pluto2-Part Film,
Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Dead Moon arc)[7]
2021Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of DreamsKaren Minazuki/Cure Aqua[8]
2023Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The MovieSetsuna Meioh/Eternal Sailor Pluto2-Part Film,
Season 5 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Shadow Galactica arc)[9]

OVA

Video games

References
  1. Doi, Hitoshi. "Maeda Ai". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. "Voice Actor Ryotaro Okiayu, Actress Ai Maeda Get Married". AnimeNewsNetwork. January 28, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  3. 青二プロダクション 置鮎龍太郎 [Aoni Production – Ryotaro Okiayu]. Aoni Production (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. Doi, Hitoshi. "Maeda Ai roles (anime)". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  5. Strait Jacket (DVD). Manga Video. October 7, 2008. OCLC 244206876.
  6. Loo, Egan (December 27, 2014). "Sailor Moon Crystal Casts Misato Fukuen as Chibi Usa, Ai Maeda as Sailor Pluto". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  7. 劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンEternal」《前編》予告映像60秒／/Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Trailer ["Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie -Part 1-" Official 60 sec Trailer] (in Japanese). October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020 – via YouTube.
  8. Sherman, Jennifer (October 30, 2020). "Healin' Good Precure Anime Film Reveals Title, March 20 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  9. 【劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos」】予告1/《前編》6月9日(金) 《後編》6月30日(金) ["Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie" Official Trailer 1/Part 1: June 9 (Fri), Part 2: June 30 (Fri)] (in Japanese). January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023 – via YouTube.
  10. 4Gamer.net . Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  11. PR Times . Retrieved 2015-03-29.

Nakagami, Yoshikatsu et al. "Voice Actress Spotlight". (June 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 112–113.

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