Harumi Ikoma Explained

Harumi Ikoma
Native Name:	生駒 治美
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	5 February 1970
Birth Place:	Osaka, Japan
Occupation:	Voice actress
Years Active:	1992–present
Agent:	J Productions

is a Japanese voice actress that is best known for performing narration and character voices in popular fighting games for SNK. She is the standard voice for the characters Blue Mary, King, Charlotte, and Nakoruru who appear in the popular franchises of video games The King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and Samurai Shodown. She is sometimes called by SNK to perform character image songs at SNK's special events.^[1] She is affiliated with J Productions.

Roles

Anime

• series – Shokou Maruyama
• Kodocha – Fuka Matsui
• Monkey Typhoon – Milk
• – Nakoruru
• Ojarumaru – Sakata Kintaro, Tamura Sayuri, Francious, Damoru Tomeo
• Samurai Spirits 2: Asura Zanmaeden – Nakoruru^[2]
• Super Mario Fire Brigade – Tatsuya
• – King^[3]
• Yume no Crayon Okuni – Moon Child, Kinta, Pitt

Video games

• Art of Fighting (1992) – King, Yuri Sakazaki
• Samurai Shodown (1993) – Nakoruru, Charlotte Christine de Colde^{[4] [5]}
• Art of Fighting 2 (1994) – King
• The King of Fighters '94 (1994) – King^[6]
• Samurai Shodown II (1994) – Nakoruru, Charlotte Christine de Colde, Mizuki Rashojin^{[4] [5] [7]}
• (1995) – Blue Mary^[8]
• The King of Fighters '95 (1995) – King^[6]
• Samurai Shodown III (1995) – Nakoruru^[4]
• Real Bout Fatal Fury (1995) – Blue Mary^[8]
• (1996) – Sinclair
• The King of Fighters '96 (1996) – King, Narrator^[6]
• Samurai Shodown IV (1996) – Nakoruru, Charlotte Christine de Colde^{[4] [5]}
• Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (1997) – Blue Mary^[8]
• The King of Fighters '97 (1997) – Blue Mary, King^{[9] [6]}
• Samurai Shodown 64 (1997) – Nakoruru^[4]
• (1998) – Blue Mary^[8]
• (1998) – Blue Mary, King, Jean^[2]
• The King of Fighters '98 (1998) – Blue Mary, King, Narrator^{[9] [6] [2]}
• (1998) – Nakoruru^[4]
• The Last Blade 2 (1998) – Kotetsu Naoe
• The King of Fighters '99 (1999) – Blue Mary, King^{[9] [6]}
• (1999) – Nakoruru^[4]
• The King of Fighters 2000 (2000) – Blue Mary, King^{[9] [6]}
• (2000) – King
• Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) – King
• The King of Fighters 2001 (2001) – Blue Mary, King^{[9] [6]}
• The King of Fighters 2002 (2002) – Blue Mary, King^{[9] [6]}
• Samurai Shodown V (2003) – Nakoruru, Charlotte Christine de Colde^{[4] [5]}
• The King of Fighters 2003 (2003) – Blue Mary, King^{[9] [6]}
• Samurai Shodown V Special (2004) – Nakoruru, Charlotte Christine de Colde^{[4] [5]}
• The King of Fighters Neowave (2004) – Blue Mary, King
• NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) – Nakoruru^[2]
• Samurai Shodown VI (2005) – Charlotte Christine de Colde, Mizuki Rashojin^{[4] [7]}
• The King of Fighters XI (2005) – Blue Mary, King,^{[9] [6]} Narrator
• KOF Maximum Impact Regulation "A" (2008) – Blue Mary
• The King of Fighters XIII (2010) – King
• The King of Fighters XIV (2016) – King^[2]
• The King of Fighters All Star (2018) – King^[10]
• The King of Fighters XV (2022) – King^[11]

Radio

• Neo Chubi
• Yamamoto Mari Falling no Shall We Fall in Love?
• Happy Boy! Drama

Dubbing

• Stressed Eric – Mrs. Perfect

Notes and References

1. KOF Live Celebration 04 "Kokoro wo tsunaide" Harmui Ikoma as Nakoruru . flv . 2008-01-13 . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080117114954/http://dv.ouou.com/play/v_e3a873791beef.html . 2008-01-17.
2. Web site: Harumi Ikoma (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors. behindthevoiceactors.com. 2021-09-02. . Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources..
3. Queens Team . The King of Fighters: Destiny . 1 . 6 . Closing credits, Cast (Japanese).
4. Web site: NAKORURU:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE. samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp. 2021-09-02.
5. Web site: CHARLOTTE:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE. samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp. 2021-09-02.
6. Web site: KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE. kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231120319/https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=king. 2016-12-31. 2021-12-04.
7. Web site: RASHOUJIN MIZUKI:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE. samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp. 2021-09-02.
8. Web site: [CHARACTER]ブルー・マリー:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト]. garou15th.com. ja. 2021-09-02.
9. Web site: KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE. kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404132736/https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=mary. 2017-04-04. 2021-12-04.
10. KOF_ALLSTAR. 1019416468348424192. 【ファイター紹介 第23弾】 「楽しかったわ、またおいで！」 キング、KOF ALLSTARに参上！ CV.生駒 治美 KOFASは絶賛事前登録受付中！ 詳細は以下からご確認ください☺ kofallstar.netmarble.jp #KOFAS #KOF #キングオブファイターズ #キング. 2018-07-17. 2019-11-10. ja.
11. KOF XV｜KING｜Character Trailer #12 (4K). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Lqtjq0Pr1-4 . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. 2021-03-31. 2021-03-31.