Saeko Chiba
Saeko Chiba is a Japanese voice actress. She grew up in Tokyo and married in 2007. She is contracted to the Space Craft Produce.
Biography
Chiba took up ballet at a young age with ambitions of becoming part of Takarazuka Revue. However, having failed the entrance exam for Takarazuka Music School in her third year of middle-school, she joined the Minami Aoyama Shōjo Kageki Dan a stage group for teenage girls.Having had several lead roles over the three years she spent with the troupe, Saeko was then cast in the lead voice acting role of Kotori Haruno in the Dreamcast game Kita e. Having had a taste of being a voice actress and deciding that she preferred voice acting to performing on stage, Saeko decided to pursue the career full-time. Some of her earlier roles are her voice acting debut as Tsubaki Sakura in Kare Kano, Kitsune no Akane in Angel Tales, and Elliot Chapman in Sci-Fi Harry. Saeko was famed for her long, straight, black hair and seemingly cold outward appearance which led to her being cast in various tsundere and 'cool-girl' roles. She then cut her hair short in the spring of 2005, which strangely coincided with the increasing diversity of her roles, as Saeko herself noted on the My-HiME fandisc interview. Saeko has pursued a singing career with Yuki Kajiura, who wrote music for some of the Nanshō stage shows, writing and producing almost all her material. Her first single was Koi no Kiseki, the theme song for the PlayStation game Meguri Aishite. She has since released nine singles and two albums, along with various character song and drama CDs. She has also performed theme songs for games such as Alundra 2 and Atelier Judie. Saeko was also part of the group tiaraway with fellow Nanshō member Yuuka Nanri. Originally recording and performing as 'Saeko Chiba & Yuuka Nanri' for Memories Off 2nd, the duo released three singles and an album before breaking up on March 6, 2005.
On February 17, 2011, Saeko gave birth to her first child, a daughter.
Filmography
Anime
;1998- Kare Kano
- Boogiepop Phantom
- Tottoko Hamtarō Dechu
- Sci-Fi Harry
- Angel Tales
- Ask Dr. Rin!
;2003
- The World of Narue
- Nanaka 6/17
- Tenshi no Shippo Chu!
- Ultra Maniac
- Avenger
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 2: December Nocturne
- Chrono Crusade
- Gravion Zwei
- Aishiteruze Baby
- Madlax
- Duel Masters Charge
- Rockman EXE Stream
- My-HiME
- W Wish
- Kujibiki Unbalance
- GUNxSWORD
- Peach Girl
- Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan
- Buzzer Beater
- MÄR
- Best Student Council
- Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
- Strawberry Marshmallow
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 3: Bride of Celestial Souls' Day
- Noein
- Rockman EXE Beast
- Gunparade Orchestra
- My-Otome
- Hell Girl
- Ayakashi
- Bakegyamon
- Ray
- NANA
- Gin-iro no Olynssis
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
- Venus to Mamoru
- D.Gray-man
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi
- Nodame Cantabile
- Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan 2
- GIANT ROBO
- Reideen
- Nagasarete Airantou
- Bokurano
- Spider Riders: Yomigaeru Taiyou
- Buzzer Beater 2
- Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro
- Dragonaut: The Resonance
- Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun
- Shugo Chara!
- Minami-ke
- Rosario + Vampire
- Shigofumi
- Minami-ke: Okawari
- XxxHOLiC: Kei
- Psychic Squad
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
- Glass Maiden
- Scarecrowman
- Strike Witches
- Birdy the Mighty: Decode
- Mission-E
- Blade of the Immortal
- Rosario + Vampire Capu2
- Shugo Chara!! Doki—
- Kemeko Deluxe!
- Shikabane Hime: Kuro
- Minami-ke: Okaeri
- Birdy the Mighty Decode:02
- Spice and Wolf II
- Jungle Emperor Leo
- Shugo Chara! Party!
- Kaidan Restaurant
;2011
- Wandering Son
- ''Minami-ke Tadaima''
OVA
- .hack//Liminality
- Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan
- Cosplay Complex
- Karas
- Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu
- Kikoushi-Enma
- King of Bandit Jing in Seventh Heaven
- Kujibiki Unbalance
- Sci-Fi Harry
- Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea
- My-Otome Zwei
- Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode OVA "The Chiper"
- ''Code Geass: Nunally In Wonderland''
Games
- Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins
- Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation
- Chocolat~maid café curio
- Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax
- Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus
- Grandia III
- Kita he~White Illumination
- Kita he~Photo Memories
- Memories Off 2nd
- My-HiME ~Unmei no Keitōju~
- Tales of Hearts
- ''Tales of Vesperia''
Dubbing
- ''Sound of Colors''
Discography