Trina Nishimura
Trina Nishimura (born August 8, 1983) is an American voice actress who has worked primarily with Funimation. At age 3, her family moved from Sacramento, California to Amarillo, Texas. She started doing plays and performing at the community theater at age 9, and continued acting through high school.[1][2] She graduated from Amarillo High School,[2] and later got her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of North Texas at Denton.[3] She originally intended to go to law school, but was asked by a friend of hers in Amarillo to try auditioning for Funimation.[2]
Trina Nishimura | |
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Nishimura at the 2018 Phoenix Comic Fest | |
Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | August 8, 1983
Education | Amarillo High School |
Alma mater | University of North Texas |
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Notable work |
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Home town | Amarillo, Texas, U.S.[1] |
Her first voice acting role was in Desert Punk as Namiko. She voices Nadie in the girls with guns series El Cazador de la Bruja, and Mari Illustrious Makinami in Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.[4] In the hit anime Attack on Titan, she voices the lead female character Mikasa Ackerman.[5]
Filmography
Anime
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[6] |
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2011 | Trigun: Badlands Rumble | Milly Thompson | ||
2011 | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | Mari Illustrious Makinami | limited theatrical release | |
2013 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | Mari Illustrious Makinami | limited theatrical and convention release | |
2015 | Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie | Chris | [69] | |
2016 | Attack on Titan | Mikasa Ackerman | ||
2016 | Strike Witches Movie | Francesca Lucchini | [70] | |
2016 | Rurouni Kenshin | Megumi Takani | [71] | |
2016 | Godzilla Resurgence | Kayoco Anne Patterson | ||
2017 | Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno | Megumi Takani | ||
2017 | Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends | Megumi Takani | ||
2017 | Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu | Makise Kurisu | [72] | |
2018 | My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | Kyoka Jiro | limited theatrical release | [73] |
2019 | Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 | Kiryu Mikage | ||
2020 | My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | Kyoka Jiro | limited theatrical release | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[6] |
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2009 | Case Closed - Movie: The Last Wizard of the Century | Natasha Kousaka | [7] | |
2011 | Trigun: Badlands Rumble | Milly Thompson | [2] | |
2012 | Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike | Hisca Aiheap | [74] | |
Other voice-over roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[6] |
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2012 | EvaNavi San Francisco audio tour guide | Mari | iPhone app associated with J-pop Summit Festival 2012 | |
References
- Doyle, Stephen (September 19, 2011). "Meet Cedar's Bartender Trina Nishimura". CraveDFW.com. Dallas Fort Worth. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- Davis, Aaron (July 15, 2016). "Trina Nishimura: Putting an end to the 'subbed vs. dubbed' debate". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- "That Anime Show EP 29 with Trina Nishimura". That Anime Show (Podcast).
- "Trina Nishimura to Appear at Otakon 2012". Anime News Network (Press release). July 19, 2012.
- Lee, Michelle (March 13, 2014). "Attack on Titan Cast Announcement – Day 4". Funimation Blog. Funimation.
- "Trina Nishimura". Guest Relation Guy. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- "Anime USA Announces Trina Nishimura as First Guest". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- "Crystal Acids Trina Nishimura Page". Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- "File 3: The After School Hexer Part 1". Ghost Hunt (TV series). Episode 7. 2008. Event occurs at Closing credits.
- "How to Defeat a Magic User". Kaze no Stigma. Episode 17. 2009. Event occurs at closing credits.
- "Trina Nishimura comes to CPAC". castlepointanime.com. February 13, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- "Funimation Confirms Strike Witches Cast, FMA Street Date". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- "The Conscious City". Chrome Shelled Regios. Episode 1. 2011. Event occurs at closing credits.
- "Shelf Life - The RideBack Diaries". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- "FUNimation announces cast for Sacred Blacksmith". Japanator. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ".hack//Quantum's English Dub Cast Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- Rojas, Justin (August 11, 2011). "Funimation Entertainment Announces Entire English Language Cast of Fairy Tail". Funimation Entertainment. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- Okami-san and Seven Companions anime, episode 9, closing credits
- Meade, Michael (September 10, 2012). "Anime Reviews - Freezing (Dub Version)". Anime Ate My Brain Magazine. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- Meade, Michael (September 17, 2012). "Anime Reviews - Shangri-La (Dub Version)". Anime Ate My Brain Magazine. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- "Funimation Reveals Steins;Gate's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- "A Certain Scientific Railgun – English Cast Announcement". Funimation. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- "Step into a World". Eureka Seven: AO. Episode 12. 2013. Event occurs at closing credits.
- Green, Scott (January 19, 2013). "VIDEO: An Early Look at "Tenchi Muyo War On Geminar" English Dub". crunchyroll.com.
- "Funimation Unveils Ben-To's English Dub Cast, Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- "Cast Announcements from Anime Central!". May 17, 2014.
- "Funimation Announces Death Parade English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- Ugwa, Godswill (May 13, 2015). "English Cast Announcement & Sneak Peek – Blood Blockade Battlefront!". Funimation Blog. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- "Funimation Reveals Broadcast Dub Casts For Arslan, Ultimate Otaku Teacher, Show By Rock!!, Mikagura School Suite". Anime News Network.
- "King of Rookies". The Rolling Girls. Episode 1. 2015. Event occurs at closing credits.
- "Funimation Announces World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "Bane of Serpent". Ninja Slayer From Animation. Episode 7. 2015. Event occurs at Closing credits.
- "I'm A High School Teacher Now". Ultimate Otaku Teacher. Episode 1. 2015. Event occurs at Closing credits.
- "Aogiri". Tokyo Ghoul. Episode 10. 2015. Event occurs at closing credits.
- "Fall Broadcast Dub English Cast Announcement – Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign (Season 1 Part 2)!". Funimation. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- "Funimation Reveals Tokyo ESP English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- "Daily Life". Date A Live II. Episode 1. 2016. Event occurs at closing credits.
- "Escape of Levian". Rage of Bahamut: Genesis. Episode 2. 2016. Event occurs at closing credits.
- "The Wind of Africa". Dimension W. Episode 6. 2016. Event occurs at closing credits.
- "Trina Nishimura". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- "My Hero Academia Cast Announcement". Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- Moore, Lauren (May 13, 2016). "Broadcast Dub Cast Announcement: And you thought there is never a girl online?". Funimation. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- Martin, Theron (May 19, 2016). "And you thought there is never a girl online? ‒ Episode 7". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
Jad Saxton is a perfect fit as Akane, Trina Nishimura hits the right marks as Ako, and who else could be Nekohime but Monica Rial?
- "Official Winter 2017 SimulDub Lineup - Funimation - Blog!". funimation.com. January 3, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- McFarland, Mike [@MikeMcFarlandVA] (September 4, 2016). "That would be the amazing @TrinaNishimura! #HandaKun" (Tweet). Retrieved December 5, 2017 – via Twitter.
- "Fall 2016 Announcement – Monster Hunter Stories Ride On". Funimation. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- "Fall 2016 SimulDub™ English Cast Announcements – For The Love of Dubs - Funimation - Blog!". funimation.com. October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- "English Voice Cast for One Piece Season 9 Voyage 1 - The One Piece Podcast". onepiecepodcast.com. June 20, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- Funimation [@Funimation] (March 29, 2017). "Meet the indomitable Kongou sisters of KanColle! Be sure to pre-order KanColle Kantai Collection!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Twitter.
- Ayu [@soymilkpudding] (August 12, 2017). "And the cast members joining us: Ryuen - @ericvale ; Ichinose - @Grandpa_Trout; Katsuragi - @BuffaloBuffalo ; Sakayanagi - @TrinaNishimura" (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Twitter.
- "The Thingies That are Piled up Without End". Hyōka. Episode 12. 2017. Event occurs at Closing credits.
- https://www.funimation.com/blog/2017/09/01/coming-funimationnow-fall-2017/
- "Funimation Reveals English Dub Casts for Anime-Gataris, A Sister's All You Need, Recovery of an MMO Junkie Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- "I've Turned Into Her". Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches. Episode 1. 2018. Event occurs at Closing credits.
- Funimation. "Pop Team Epic English cast & crew". www.funimation.com. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card English cast & crew". www.funimation.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- Funimation. "Junji Ito Collection English cast & crew". www.funimation.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- "Katana Maidens English Cast & Crew". funimation. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- "Adversity". Black Clover. Episode 25. 2018.
- Funimation. "Hakyu Hoshin Engi English cast & crew". www.funimation.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- "Steins;Gate 0 English cast & crew". www.funimation.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- Funimation. "Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka English dub cast". Funimation. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- Glass, Caitlin (January 26, 2019). "It is! Though I can't find the tweet from whoever guessed it in the thread... anyway- welcome Trina! You rock!". @caitlinsvoice. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- "Jad Saxton on Twitter". Twitter. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- "Boogiepop and Others English cast". www.funimation.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- Caitlin Glass on Twitter: "Hearing much love for A👏🏻KI👏🏻TO👏🏻, amirite? @ccarrollbeard 😍 and that’s @TrinaNishimura as the young version @FUNimation @fruitsbasket_en #FruitsBas...
- "Behind The Voice Actors Database: Chris". Behind The Voice Actors. March 23, 2016.
- "Funimation Reveals Strike Witches Anime Film's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "Funimation Reveals Dub Casts for Overlord, Shimoneta, 1st Live Action Rurouni Kenshin film, 6th Hetalia Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "Steins;Gate". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "Trina Nishimura (158 Character Images)".
- "Tales of Vesperia Film's English Dub Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
External links
- Official agency profile
- Trina Nishimura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Trina Nishimura convention appearances on AnimeCons.com