Alison Viktorin
Alison Ruth Viktorin is an American retired voice actress, her most notable role being Conan Edogawa in the detective series Case Closed. She also voiced List of [A Certain Magical Index characters#Kuroko Shirai|Kuroko Shirai] in A Certain Magical Index and its spinoff, A Certain Scientific Railgun, Chiharu Ando in Chio's School Road, Amy in Burst Angel, Kobato Hasegawa in Haganai and QT in Space Dandy.
Early life
Alison Ruth Retzloff was born on February 1, 1981, to Sally and Albert Retzloff. In 2003, she graduated from California Lutheran University earning a BA in drama. Retzloff married Dustin Kayne Viktorin of Euless, Texas, on August 27, 2005, in Fredericksburg, Texas.Career
Viktorin has provided voices for English-language versions of many anime dubs, such as the title character Sasami: [Magical Girls Club#Sasami Iwakura|Sasami Iwakura] in Sasami: Magical Girls Club, Kobato Hasegawa in Haganai series, List of [Fruits Basket characters#Kyo Soma|Kyo Soma] in Fruits Basket, List of A [Certain Magical Index characters#Kuroko Shirai|Kuroko Shirai] in A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun series, Amy in Burst Angel, Shelia in Fairy Tail, Shingo Jinnouchi and Ame in the Mamoru Hosoda anime films Summer Wars and Wolf Children, and Gasper Vladi in the High School DxD series.She has also done commercials and modeling in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
In video games, she voiced Jing Wei, a playable God in Smite.
In 2021, Viktorin announced that she would be retiring from anime voice acting in light of political disagreements on social media during the January 6 [United States Capitol attack], as well as the difficulty of recording from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in [the United States|COVID-19 pandemic].