Megumi Nakajima

Megumi Nakajima

Megumi Nakajima at Anime Expo 2010 in Los Angeles, July 2010
Native name 中島 愛
Born (1989-06-05) June 5, 1989
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Occupation Voice actress, singer
Years active 2007–present
Agent Stardust Promotion

Musical career

Genres Anison
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–present
Labels Flying Dog

Megumi Nakajima (中島 愛 Nakajima Megumi, born June 5, 1989)[1][2] is a Filipino-Japanese voice actress and singer, currently represented by the Stardust Promotion talent agency. She was born to a Japanese father and a Filipina mother.[3][4] In 2003, she participated in the "Self Stardust Promotion" contest and passed, thereby affiliating her to the agency. In 2007, she auditioned to the Victor Entertainment sanctioned "Victor Vocal & Voice Audition" and was chosen to voice Ranka Lee in Macross Frontier.[5] Her voice was also sampled to create the Vocaloid named Megpoid[6]

Life and career

Nakajima Live at LA

Nakajima made her debut performance as a professional artist at the "Macross 25th Anniversary Concert" on April 18, 2007.[7] Her first vocal recordings appeared in the compilation album Macross Frontier O.S.T.1 Nyan FRO. on June 4, 2008. Her first solo live performance was a mini-concert titled "Ranka Lee = Megumi Nakajima Mini Live @ Formo… Not! Venus Fort☆" (ランカ・リー＝中島愛 ミニライブ＠フォルモ…ぢゃないよ！ヴィーナスフォート☆ Ranka Rī = Nakajima Megumi Mini Raibu @ Forumo... Janai yo! Vīnasu Fōto☆) which was performed on June 14, 2008. She made her single debut on June 25, 2008 with the single "Seikan Hikō". Her first major concert was the "Super Dimension Super Live" (超時空スーパーライブ Chō Jikū Sūpā Raibu) concert held on July 27, 2008.[8]

Nakajima won the award for Best Musical Performance in the third Seiyu Awards held on March 7, 2009 for her performance as Ranka Lee in the song "Seikan Hikō" of Macross F.[9]

Nakajima's first single, "Tenshi ni Naritai" was released in 2009 and was the first single to be released outside of her role from Macross F. It was followed up by the single "Nostalgia" two months later. She was the voice of Miku (The Strongest Akikan) and the role of bad girl in the series Akikan!. Nakajima after that, participated in the series Basquash!, giving life to the character of Citron that along with Rouge (Tomatsu Haruka) and Violette (Saori Hayami) formed the pop group Eclipse, this was dissolved at the end of the series; after it, began work on the series Kämpfer as Sakura Kaede[10] (who unlike her previous roles, she fight for the person who love, but still retains its characteristic tenderness), while representing Chiho and Chise Mihara in Kobato. At the end of 2009, Nakajima voiced Ranka Lee in the first movie of the Macross Frontier franchise, Macross Frontier the Movie: The False Songstress (マクロスF 虚空歌姫～イツワリノウタヒメ～, Macross Frontier Gekijō-ban ~Itsuwari no Utahime~?). . In 2010, Nakajima played a Lyra, a celestial spirit that belongs to Lucy Heartfilia in the Fairy Tail series. In February 2011, Nakajima returned to the movie screen to voice Ranka Lee in the second Macross Frontier movie, Macross Frontier the Movie: The Wings of Goodbye (マクロスF 恋離飛翼～サヨナラノツバサ～, Macross Frontier Gekijō-ban ~Sayonara no Tsubasa~?).

On December 2, 2013, Stardust Promotion announced that Nakajima would go on an indefinite hiatus from her music career after the release of her album Thank You and a final concert on March 20, 2014, although she would continue to be active in the voice-acting industry.[11]

On December 1, 2016, Nakajima's management announced that she would return from her hiatus to perform the song "Watashi no Sekai", which will be used as the ending theme to the 2017 anime television series Fūka.[12]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
2008 Macross Frontier Ranka Lee [13][14]
2009 Akikan! Miku [13]
2009 Basquash! Citron [13][14]
2009–11 Kämpfer series Kaede Sakura Also für die Liebe [13][14]
2009 Kobato. Chiho and Chise Mihara [13][14]
2009 Fairy Tail Lyra [13]
2011 Moshidora Mari Tamagawa
玉川茉莉 		[13]
2011 Sacred Seven Aiba Ruri [13][14]
2011 Ikoku Meiro no Croisée Anne [13]
2011 No. 6 Karan [13]
2011–13 Phi Brain: Puzzle of God series Elena Himekawa [13]
2011 Tamayura series Hoshi Manami [13][14]
2011 Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing Cecily [13][14]
2012 Aquarion Evol Sazanka Bianca
サザンカ 		[13]
2012 Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-neseries Grania [13][14]
2012 Saki: Achiga Hen episode of side-A
咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A 		Arai Sofia
新井ソフィア 		[13]
2012 Busou Shinki Lene TV series [13][14]
2013 Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They? Yō Kasukabe [13][14]
2013 Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Inumura Hiyokokoromo
犬村雛衣 		2nd series [13]
2013 A Town Where You Live Yuzuki Eba [13]
2014 Happiness Charge Precure! Megumi Aino / Cure Lovely [13]

Film

List of voice performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Source
2009 Gekijōban Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no Utahime Ranka Lee [13]
2011 Gekijōban Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa Ranka Lee [13][14]
2012 Glitter recital of Meroetta
ja:メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル 		Meroetta
メロエッタ 		[13]
2014 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends Megumi Aino / Cure Lovely [13]
2014 HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls Megumi Aino / Cure Lovely [13]
2015 Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival Megumi Aino / Cure Lovely [13]
2016 Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone♪ Miraculous Magic! Megumi Aino / Cure Lovely [13]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2009 Hayate no Gotoku!! Nightmare Paradise Watarase Mikage PSP [13]
2009 Macross Ultimate Frontier Ranka Lee PSP [13]
2010 Busō Shinki Battle Masters Altlene PSP [13]
2010 Another Century's Episode: R Ranka Lee PS3 [13]
2011 Macross Triangle Frontier Ranka Lee PSP [13]
2013 Super Robot Wars Operation Extend Ranka Lee PSP [13]
2014 Happiness Charge Precure! Kawarun ☆ collection Megumi Aino / Cure Lovely DS [13]

Other dubs

List of voice performances in drama CDs and other productions
Year Title Role Notes Source
2008 Nyan Dra 1 Ranka Lee Macross Frontier drama CD (VTCL-60102) [15]
2009 Nyan Dra 2 Ranka Lee Macross Frontier drama CD (VTCL-60103) [16]
2009 Nyan Dra 3 Ranka Lee Macross Frontier drama CD (VTCL-60104) [17]
2009 Nyan Dra 4 Ranka Lee Macross Frontier drama CD (VTCL-60105) [18]

Discography

Albums

DVDs & Blu-ray

References

  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20121201124129/http://www.nakajimamegumi.com/profile
  2. ↑ Doi, Hitoshi (June 6, 2016). "Nakajima Megumi (中島愛) – Personal Information". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ 中島 愛 オフィシャル・ウェブサイト -Megumi Nakajima Official Web Site
  4. ↑ まめぐめも
  5. ↑ Victor Vocal & Voice Audition
  6. ↑ "Megpoid（メグッポイド）｜株式会社インターネット". www.ssw.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  7. ↑ Macross F (Frontier) Unveiled at Macross 25th Anniversary Concert
  8. ↑ "A Gabriela Robin Site » Superdimensional Super Live Concert by Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome Report (update)". Gabrielarobin.com. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  9. ↑ "A Gabriela Robin Site » Megumi Nakajima Wins Best Singing Award in the 3rd Seiyu Awards". Gabrielarobin.com. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  10. ↑ "中島愛さんがアニメ『けんぷファー』に「沙倉楓」役で出演決定！ - Mare Foecunditatis". Samada08.blog10.fc2.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  11. ↑ "Macross Frontier's Megumi Nakajima Goes on Hiatus From Music". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Macross Frontier's Megumi Nakajima Returns From Musical Hiatus, Performs Ending for Fūka Anime". Anime News Network. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：中島愛(Megumi Nakajima)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Megumi Nakajima]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Doi, Hitoshi (June 6, 2016). "Nakajima Megumi roles". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Nyan Dra 1". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Nyan Dra 2". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Nyan Dra 3". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Nyan Dra 4". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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