Mariko Shiga

Mariko Shiga (志賀 真理子) was an idol star and seiyū born in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. She attended and graduated from Funabashi Municipal High School before enrolling in the University of California, Riverside in 1989. While on a trip to Arizona in November of that same year, Shiga was killed in an accident near Flagstaff when she was thrown from the vehicle due to the car rolling as it swerved to miss an animal. She died thirty-one days before her 20th birthday.

Profile
Shiga had a starring role as one of the children answering questions in the NHK quiz show Donna Mondai Q TV from 1984 to 1985. She performed the song Yume no Naka no Rondo, which was used as the theme song for the July 1985 OVA Magical Princess Minky Momo: La Ronde in My Dream. In 1986, Shiga played the role of Yumi Hanazono, the main character in Magical Idol Pastel Yumi. Her single, Freesia no Shōnen, was used as a theme song for the same series, and this helped her gain in popularity. After playing the role of Yumi and performing the theme song for the series, she officially made her debut as an idol singer under Warner Pioneer.

Shiga's only song to be listed on the Oricon Top 100 Weekly Rankings is Freesia, which ranked as high as #48 during the week of March 31, 1987.

Voice roles

 * Magical Idol Pastel Yumi series (Yumi Hanazono)

Singles

 * Yume no Naka no Rondo
 * (EP) Victor Entertainment, KV-3068


 * Freesia no Shōnen / Kane no Ribon de Rock-shite
 * (EP) Warner Pioneer, L-1730


 * Aoi Namida / Hishochi no Yakusoku
 * (EP) Warner Pioneer, L-1736


 * Hikōki Kumo / Ame ni Nurete Ponytail
 * (EP) Warner Pioneer, L-1766


 * Rainy Day Hello / Time for Love
 * (EP) Warner Pioneer, L-1819

Albums

 * mariko (Warner Pioneer)
 * (LP) L-12579, (Cassette) LKF-8129, released 1986-06-25
 * (CD) 32XL-157, released 1986-07-25
 * (CD) WPC6-8202, released 1996-04-25
 * Natsu yori Tōku made Suki
 * Canvas
 * Twilight Brooch
 * Girl Friend
 * Wonder in My Heart
 * Shiokaze Station
 * Taiyō ni Naritai
 * Ame ni Nurete Ponytail
 * Hishochi no Yakusoku
 * Hikōki Kumo


 * mariko+3 (Warner Pioneer)
 * (CD) WPC6-8202, released 1996-04-25
 * Natsu yori Tōku made Suki
 * Canvas
 * Twilight Brooch
 * Girl Friend
 * Wonder in My Heart
 * Shiokaze Station
 * Taiyō ni Naritai
 * Ame ni Nurete Ponytail
 * Hishochi no Yakusoku
 * Hikōki Kumo
 * Freesia no Shōnen
 * Kane no Ribon de Rock-shite
 * Aoi Namida

Compilations

 * Haha to Ko no Dōyō no Kuni
 * (CD) 25L2-76
 * All songs by Fusako Amachi except 3-4, which are by Mariko Shiga.
 * Gomen Gomen no Uta
 * Sasuke to Tomodachi
 * Fumikiri de
 * Yūhi no Uta
 * Kumo no Mokumoku
 * Halley Suisei
 * Tabetemitai na
 * Akai Pīman
 * Kamisamatte Nannano
 * Boku no Tōsan
 * Yūyake ga Mieru kara
 * Supermarket Blues


 * Oshiete Idol Warner Music-hen Sono Ki ni Sasete
 * (CD) Warner Pioneer, PCD-1368/WQCL-78
 * Sentimental Mini Romance (Atsumi Kurasawa])
 * Bye-bye Boy ni Shite Ageru (Naomi Hosokawa)
 * Futari wa Magic (Asuka Suita)
 * Koi no Magnitude (Yoshimi Yokosuka)
 * Sono Ki ni Sasete (Rie Hatada)
 * My Boy (Kumiko Takeda)
 * Chotto Henshin (Yasuko Obara)
 * Honey Moon (A-cha)
 * Ōenshiteru kara ne (Miki Fujitani)
 * Cinderella Liberty mo Hecchara (Youki Kudoh)
 * Sukeban Deka III Theme Song Medley (Yui Asaka)
 * Honmoku Rainy Blues (Kyōko Katō)
 * Koibito-tachi no Nagai Yoru (Yuki Hoshino)
 * Rainy Day Hello (Mariko Shiga)
 * Jamaican Affair (Yuki Okazaki)
 * Yūgure Bon Voyage (Mikako Hashimoto)
 * Hana no yō ni (Miyuki Sugiura)


 * Emotion 20th Anniversary Theme Collection - OVA & Movie
 * (CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-60938
 * Disc 1
 * Dallos no Theme (Horn Spectrum, from Dallos)
 * Yume no Naka no Rondo (Mariko Shiga, from Magical Princess Minky Momo: La Ronde in My Dream)
 * Active Heart (Noriko Sakai, from Gunbuster)
 * Try Again... (Noriko Sakai, from Gunbuster)
 * The Winner (Miki Matsubara, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory)
 * Magic (Jacob Wheeler, from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory)
 * Just Fallin' Love: Ikustu mo no Setsunai Yoru no Naka de (Ayako Udagawa, from Dominion: Tank Police)
 * Kaze no Tsubasa (Hitomi Mieno, from Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight: Adeu's Legend)
 * Point 1 (Yumiko Takahashi, from Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight: Adeu's Legend)
 * Toketeiku Yume no Hate ni (Yayoi Gotō, from Iria: Zeiram the Animation)
 * 100mph no Yūki (Sakiko Tamagawa and Akiko Hiramatsu, from You're Under Arrest)
 * Arittake no Jōnetsu de (Sakiko Tamagawa and Akiko Hiramatsu, from You're Under Arrest)
 * After, in the Dark: Torch Song (Mai Yamane and Gabriela Robin], from Macross Plus)
 * Inori no Asa (Miwako Saitō, from Shamanic Princess)
 * Omoide no Mori (Miwako Saitō, from Shamanic Princess)
 * Future Shock (cherry, from Birdy the Mighty)


 * Disc 2
 * Ai, Oboete Imasu ka (long version) (Mari Iijima, from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
 * Tenshi no Enogu (Mari Iijima, from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?)
 * Akira no Theme (Geinoh Yamashirogumi, from Akira)
 * Voices (Akino Arai, from Macross Plus (movie eidtion))
 * Heart & Soul (Emilia with Basara Nekki, from Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me!)
 * In Yer Memory (Takkyū Ishino, from Memories)
 * Calling (Nitro, from You're Under Arrest: The Movie)
 * Tōi Kono Machi de (Naomi Kaitani, from Cardcaptor Sakura)
 * Ashita e no Melody (Chaka, from Cardcaptor Sakura)
 * Yubiwa (single version) (Maaya Sakamoto, from The Vision of Escaflowne)
 * Grace - Jinroh Main Theme - Omega (Hajime Mizoguchi, from Jin-Roh)
 * Ask DNA (The Seatbelts, from Cowboy Bebop: The Movie)

Soundtracks

 * Magical Princess Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo Ongakuhen
 * (LP) Victor Entertainment, JBX-25066
 * (CD) Victor Entertainment, VDR-1073


 * Magical Princess Minky Momo: Fenarinarsa Song Festival
 * (CD) Victor Entertainment, VDR-1085


 * Dendō Twin Series Magical Princess Minky Momo TV-ban OVA-ban
 * (CD) Victor Entertainment, VICL-60419/20


 * Magical Idol Pastel Yumi Ongakuhen Vol.1
 * (LP) Warner Pioneer, K-10037
 * (CD) Warner Pioneer, 30XL-149


 * Magical Idol Pastel Yumi Ongakuhen Sōshūhen
 * (LP) Warner Pioneer, K-10038
 * (CD) Warner Pioneer, 30XL-164


 * Natsukashi no Music Clip 42 Magical Idol Pastel Yumi
 * (CD) Toshiba EMI, TOCT-10402

Awards
In 2001, Shiga was posthumously awarded the "Natsukashi no Ongaku Daishō" at the 17th Annual OGUmen Awards for her song Rainy Day Hello.