Ayako Kawasumi (川澄 綾子, Kawasumi Ayako; born March 30, 1976) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affectionately referred to by her fellow voice actors and fans as "Ayachii (あやちー)", "Peyaya (ペヤヤ, Peyaya)","Ayasumi (あやすみ)" and "Aya-nē (あやねえ)". She is a skilled pianist as she has played the piano since childhood.
She performed "...To You", the opening theme to Piano, and played pianists in the anime Piano and Nodame Cantabile. She is one of the most prolific and well-known voice actresses in Japan. Throughout her career, she has voiced plenty of iconic and famous characters, such as Akari Kamigishi (To Heart), Saber (Fate), Elie (Rave Master), Melfina (Outlaw Star), Nodame (Nodame Cantabile), Lafiel (Crest of the Stars – Banner of the Stars), Fuu (Samurai Champloo), Leina (Queen's Blade), Aoi Sakuraba (Ai Yori Aoshi), Mahoro (Mahoromatic), Shenhe (Genshin Impact), and Natsuki Mogi (Initial D).
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Filmography
Original video animation (OVA)
Hamtaro (xxxx)
.hack//G.U. (xxxx) – Atoli
Nakoruru ~Ano Hito kara no Okurimono~ (xxxx) – Manari
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan (xxxx) – Shizuki Minakami
The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final OVA (xxxx) – Papillon Noir
One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e (xxxx) – Mizuka Nagamori
Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri No Mori (xxxx) – Simca
Sorcerer on the Rocks (xxxx) – Taru-Ho
Starlight Scramble Ren'ai Kohosei (xxxx) – Megumi
Be Rockin' (xxxx) – Kaori
Carnival Phantasm (xxxx) – Saber
Tournament of the Gods (1997) – Shizuku-hime
Kai Toh Ran Ma: The Animation (1999) – Mayura
Angel Sanctuary (2000) – Sara Mudo
Guardian Angel Getten OVA (2000)
Gundam Evolve (2001) – Red Snake
Usagi-chan de Cue!! (2001) – Miku
Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea (2004) – Nanoca Flanka
Banner of the Stars III (2005) – Lafiel
Shakugan no Shana Special (2006) – Kazumi Yoshida
Web
Azumanga Daioh (2000) – Ayumu Kasuga a.k.a. Osaka
Film
Crayon Shin-chan: Rumble in the Jungle (?) – Ai Suotome
Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000) – Morgan le Fay
Sin: The Movie (2000) – Elise Stewart
Initial D Third Stage (2001) – Natsuki Mogi
Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker (2003) – Jirachi
Brave Story (2006) – Mysterious girl
Kino's Journey: Country of Illness -For You- (2007) – Inertia
Shakugan no Shana movie (2007) – Kazumi Yoshida
King of Thorn (2010) – Laura Owen
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010) – Saber
Strike Witches: The Movie (2012) – Heinrike Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel (2017–2020) – Saber
A Whisker Away (2020) – Kaoru Mizutani
Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Wandering; Agaterám (2020–2021) – Lion King
Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (2021) – Fou
Zegapain STA (2024) – Shizuno Misaki
Video games
To Heart – Akari Kamigishi
The King of Fighters: Kyo – Aoi Kusanagi
Kita e: White Illumination – Hayaka Sakyou
Gensou no Artemis – Mikoto Kunisu
The King of Fighters 2000 – Hinako Shijou
Sister Princess – Chikage
Angelic Vale – Lician, Supica
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly – Mayu Amakura, Sae Kurosawa
Mahoromatic Moetto Kirakira Maid-san – Mahoro
Namco × Capcom – Sabinu, Wonder Momo
Love Doll ~Lovely Idol~ – Aya
Dead or Alive 4 – Kokoro
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 – Kokoro
Dragon Shadow Spell – Miriam
Fate/stay night – Saber (Arturia Pendragon)
Fate/tiger colosseum – Saber (Aruturia Pendragon)
Shining Wind – Kurarakuran
KimiKiss – Tomoko Kawada
Fate/tiger colosseum Upper – Saber, Saber Alter
Fate/unlimited codes – Saber, Saber Lily and Saber Alter
Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon – Julia
Dubbing roles
Fabricated City – Yeo-wool (Shim Eun-kyung)
Genius – Young Elsa Einstein (Gwendolyn Ellis)
Train to Busan – Runaway Girl (Shim Eun-kyung)
Drama CD
Angel Sanctuary – Mudo Sara
Strobe Edge – Kinoshita Ninako
Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu – Natsuki Matsuzaka
Fate/Zero – Saber
Book Girl and the Famished Spirit – Amemiya Hotaru
KOHA✩TALK – Blue Saber
Azmaria Hendrick – Chrno Crusade
Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden – Oracle Anlu