Ai Maeda
前田 愛
Born (1975-04-19) April 19, 1975 (age 49)
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)​
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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.

Discography

Singles

Release Date Title c/w Notes Catalogue No.: Peak Chart Position
April 23, 1999 I Wish Itsudemo Aeru Kara Digimon Adventure - First Ending NEDA-10002 ---
June 25, 1999 Ashita e no Jumon Aozora 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, 1999 BREAK OUT! --- --- NEDA-10007 ---
October 8, 1999 Keep On On the Hill: Kaze wo Kanjite Digimon Adventure - Second Ending --- ---
October 8, 1999 LIKE A CANDLE Fallin' Angel Junjou de Karen Meimai Kishidan Spectral Wars Seishojo Gaiden - Theme NEDA-10010 ---
April 26, 2000 Sakuhin No. 2 "Haru" Ichocho: Bokura no WarGame Akiramenaide (lit. Don't Give Up) Digimon Adventure: Bokura no WarGame - Ending NEDA-10020 85
April 26, 2000 Ashita wa Atashi no Kaze ga Fuku Now is the Time! Digimon Adventure 02 - First Ending NEDA-10022 50
July 5, 2000 Stand by Me: Hito Natsu no Bouken Fired Out / Sun Goes Down Digimon Adventure 02: Hurrican Jouriku!! Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimental - Ending NEDA-10024 90
October 25, 2000 Itsumo Itsudemo Eien no Kagayaki Digimon Adventure 02 - Second Ending NECM-12001 93
February 21, 2001 Friend: Itsumademo Wasurenai Party Digimon Adventure 02: Diablomon no Gyakushu - Ending NECM-12003 94
April 25, 2001 My Tomorrow Himawari (lit. Sunflower) Digimon Tamers - First Ending NEDA-10028 70
May 23, 2001 Go!Go!Ready?Go?! Go!Go!Ready?Go?! (ParaPara Version)
Go!Go!Ready?Go?! (Trance Version)		 Ask Dr. Rin! - Opening Theme NECM-12008 ---
May 23, 2001 Dareyori Kitto Ask Dr. Rin! - First Ending NECM-12009 ---
July 4, 2001 Moving On! Fragile Heart Digimon Tamers: Boukensha Tachi no Tatakai - Ending NECM-12010 95
October 10, 2001 Days: Aijou to Nichijou Let's Get Dream! Digimon Tamers - Second Ending NECM-12015 68
November 29, 2001 Kimi no Mirai Never Be The Same Ask Dr. Rin! - Second Ending NECM-12020 ---
March 6, 2002 Yuhi no Yakusoku My Place Digimon Tamers: Bousou Digimon Tokkyu NEDA-10024 ---
November 22, 2002 an Endless Tale Harukana Okurimono Digimon Frontier - Second Ending
Duet with Kōji Wada		 NECM-12038 ---
March 5, 2003 my Light Friend: Itsumademo Wasurenai Theme of AiM no Igai to Iyashimasu! NECM-10001 169
December 3, 2003 Resolution Forever F-Zero Falcon Densetsu - Insert & Ending Theme NECM-12064 ---
November 25, 2015 I Wish: Tri. Version --- Digimon Adventure tri. - First Ending NECM-10233 71
February 22, 2017 Keep On: Tri. Version Kimi no Hikari Digimon Adventure tri. - Fourth Ending NECM-13027 61
September 27, 2017 Ai kotoba P T G Digimon Adventure tri. - Fifth Ending
Duet with Ayumi Miyazaki		 NECM-90015 16
February 21, 2020 Hanarete ite mo --- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna - Ending --- ---

Best Album

Release Date Title Catalogue No.: Peak Chart Position
April 23, 2014 Ichigo Limited Ed.: NEZA-90010
Regular Ed. NECA-30307		 284
April 23, 2014 15 Limited Ed.: NEZA-90012
Regular Ed. NECA-30308		 254

Filmography

Anime

Year Title Role Source[3]
1996 GeGeGe no Kitarō (4th Series) Child / Student B / Boy B [4]
1997 Detatoko Princess Wife [4]
1998 Sentimental Graffiti Emiru Nagakura
1999 Digimon Adventure Mimi Tachikawa
2000 Digimon Adventure 02 Mimi Tachikawa
2000 Baby Felix Marin
2000 Mushrambo Sanju
2001 Angelic Layer: Battle Doll Torimaki B
2001 Super Gals! Kotobukiran Yukie Mochida
2001 Najica Blitz Tactics (episode 4) Haruka
2003 F-Zero Falcon Densetsu Kate Allen
2003 Zatch Bell! Megumi Oumi
2004 Samurai Champloo Koza
2004 Beet the Vandel Buster Poala
2005 Xenosaga The Animation Shion Uzuki
2005 Beet the Vandel Buster Exerion Poala
2006 Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu Abeya Kyoko
2006 Kamisama Kazoku Kumiko Komori
2006 La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo Mai Tsugawa
2007 Strait Jacket Nerin Simmons [5]
2007-08 Yes! PreCure 5 Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2007 Ge Ge Ge no Kitarou (5th Series) Chigusa Kataoka
2007 Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi Mizuki Kotobuki
2007 Artificial insect KABUTO BORG Victory by Victory Amelia
2008-09 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2008 Ge Ge Ge no Kitarou (5th Series) Midori
2009-10 Kaidan Restaurant Kazuyo Ohzora / Ako's Mother
2009 Sasameki Koto Noe Hayasumi
2009 One Piece Elizabeth (Fantasy)
2010 Nurarihyon no Mago Yura Keikain
2014 M3 the dark metal Kasane Agura
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season II Sailor Pluto ONA,
Black Moon arc[6]
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III Setsuna Meioh/Sailor Pluto TV Anime,
Death Busters arc
2016 Tiger Mask W Queen Elizabeth
2017 One Piece Charlotte Galette
2020 Digimon Adventure: Valdurmon
2023 Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! Mimi Tachikawa
2000 Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Landing!! / Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals Mimi Tachikawa
2001 Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon Mimi Tachikawa
2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1 O-Ren Ishii animated sequences
2005 Zatch Bell: Attack of Mechavulcan Megumi Ooumi
2007 Yes! PreCure 5 The Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2008 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! The Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweet Kingdom! Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2009 Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - the Collection of Miracles! Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2010 Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2011 Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2014 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2015 Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling Down Chihiro Fushimi
2016 Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth Chihiro Fushimi
2018 Hug! Pretty Cure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Setsuna Meioh/Super Sailor Pluto 2-Part Film,
Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Dead Moon arc)[7]
2021 Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua [8]
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie Setsuna Meioh/Eternal Sailor Pluto 2-Part Film,
Season 5 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Shadow Galactica arc)[9]

OVA

Video games

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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 [1]. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  11. ^ PR Times [2]. Retrieved 2015-03-29.

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

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