Hikari Tachibana
Acting · Born Sep 18, 1973 · Osaka, Japan
Hikari Tachibana (橘 ひかり, Tachibana Hikari; born September 18, 1973, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Arts Vision. Her real name is Hikari Chiba (千葉 光), and she previously performed under the stage name Hikari Katō (加藤 光). After studying at the Ōhira Tōru Seiyū Seminar, Tokyo Announce Gakuin, and the Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, she began a career spanning anime, video games, dubbing, and children's entertainment. Her best-known roles include Miho and Maho Shirayuki in Tokimeki Memorial 2, Tetra and Princess Zelda in several The Legend of Zelda titles, Aruetto in La Pucelle: Tactics, and Kato Matsuri in Gunparade March. She also gained wide recognition among Japanese audiences for voicing Supū in Gū Choko Ran Tan, a puppet segment of NHK's long-running children's program Okaasan to Issho.
