Maria Kawamura

Shigeyo Kawamura (川村 繁代, Kawamura Shigeyo, born November 21, 1961), known professionally as Maria Kawamura (川村 万梨阿, Kawamura Maria) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Kawamura's first role in the Dragon Quest series was voicing Cynthia for the Dragon Quest IV CD Theater and Bianca Whitaker in the Dragon Quest V CD Theater in 1994. She is an avid anime and manga fan herself, working as a part-time editor for an anime magazine and making appearances at fan conventions in cosplay. Kawamura is married to manga artist Mamoru Nagano.

Work

Dragon Quest Roles

• Dragon Quest IV CD Theater (1994): Cynthia
• Dragon Quest V CD Theater (1994): Bianca

Notable Anime Roles

• Aura Battler Dunbine (1984): Cham Huau
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985): Beltorchika Irma
• Sailor Moon S (1994): Eudial
• Yu Yu Hakusho (1994): Hina
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995): Kyōko Zeppelin Sōryū
• Slayers series (1995-2014): Naga the Serpent
• Saber Marionette J (1996): Tamasaburo
• Pokémon (1997-2010): Kanna, Cheryl, Fennel
• Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997): Mamiya Chida, Shadow Play Girls A-Ko and E-Ko

Notable Game Roles

• Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (1998): Kururu, Cherie
• Valkyrie Profile series (1999-2019): Freya
• La Pucelle: Tactics (2002): Mamelon, Angelique, Goddess Poitreene
• Granblue Fantasy (2016): Naga the Serpent
• Star Ocean: Anamnesis (2017): Freya
• Tale of the Rays (2019): Freya

External Links

• Maria Kawamura on Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Maria Kawamura on Behind the Voice Actors
• Maria Kawamura on Wikipedia