Minami Kuribayashi

Minami Kuribayashi (栗林 みな実 Kuribayashi Minami, born June 11, 1976) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress (seiyū) from Shizuoka prefecture. Her bloodtype is AB, and her nickname is Kurinoko (栗の子).

Her involvement in the game and anime Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, where she voiced the role of one of the characters, Haruka Suzumiya and performed and penned the theme songs and other songs relating to the series, has brought her much attention. Her single "Precious Memories", used as the opening theme song for the series' animated version was a success; it had a peak ranking of 17th place on the Oricon charts and charted for 13 weeks. She has since performed songs for other games and anime, including series such as Muv-Luv, Chrono Crusade, My-HiME, My-Otome, Kure-nai, and School Days.

Kuribayashi has performed as part of the group Wild 3nin Musume, whose other present members are Joy Max (a.k.a. Joy Max Maximum) and Kisho Taniyama (a.k.a. Jackie Yang). She also once paired with Chiaki Takahashi to form the group exige, where Takahashi was known as CT. Veronica.

Voice roles

TV animation

• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Haruka Suzumiya)
• Mai Otome (Erstin Ho)
• School Days (Minami Obuchi)

OVAs

• Akane Maniax (Haruka Suzumiya)
• Ayumayu Gekijou (Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro)
• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ (Haruka Suzumiya)
• My-Otome Zwei (Ribbon-chan)
• School Days ~Magical Heart Kokoro-chan~ (Minami Obuchi)

Internet animation

• Ayumayu Gekijou (Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro)

Games

• Age Maniax (Susie, Fumino)
• Kaseki no Uta (化石の歌) (Priere)
• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Haruka Suzumiya)
• School Days (Minami Obuchi)
• School Days L x H (Minami Obuchi)
• "Hello, world." (Haruka Tomonaga)
• Muv-Luv (Kasumi Yashiro)
• Muv-Luv Alternative (Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya)
• Muv-Luv Altered Fable (Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya)
• My-Otome: Otome Butoushi!! (Erstin Ho)

Discography

Minami Kuribayashi

Singles

#	Single information	Sales
Debut	"Muv-Luv" Released: April 03, 2002 From album: Overture'" Oricon top 200 position: #97 Theme song from: Muv-Luv	25,900
2nd	"Kaze no Yukue/Yours" Released: February 05, 2003 From album: Overture Oricon top 200 position: #62 Theme song from: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien	28,600
3rd	"Precious Memories" Released: October 29, 2003 From album: Overture Oricon top 200 position: #17 Theme song from: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien	55,000
4th	"Hoshizora no Waltz" Released: December 26, 2003 From album: Overture Oricon top 200 position: #28 Theme song from: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien	34,500
5th	"Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line" Released: January 21, 2004 From album: Passage Oricon top 200 position: #17 Theme song from: Chrno Crusade	51,500
6th	"Shining Days" Released: November 03, 2004 From album: Passage Oricon top 200 position: #18 Theme song from: My-HiME	52,000
7th	"Beginning" Released: February 23, 2005 From album: Passage Oricon top 200 position: #55 Theme song from: Akane Maniax	33,600
8th	"Shining Days (Re-Product & Remix)" Released: March 24, 2005 Oricon top 200 position: #39	5,000
9th	"Muv-Luv" Released: August 10, 2005 From album: Passage Oricon top 200 position: #34 Theme song from: Muv-Luv	34,400
10th	"Blue Treasure" Released: August 24, 2005 From album: Passage Oricon top 200 position: #37 Theme song from: Tide-Line Blue	35,100
11th	"Dream Wing" Released: November 02, 2005 From album: Passage' Oricon top 200 position: #19 Theme song from: My-Otome'"	42,300
12th	"Crystal Energy" Released: February 22, 2006 From album: Fantastic Arrow Oricon top 200 position: #15 Theme song from: My-Otome	38,700
13th	"Yell!" Released: November 22, 2006 From album: dream link Oricon top 200 position: #20 Theme song from: Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars	19,400
14th	"United Force" Released: May 22, 2007 From album: dream link Oricon top 200 position: #23 Theme song from: Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula	20,800
15th	"BUT, metamorphosis" Released: December 26, 2007 From album: dream link Oricon top 200 position: #79 Theme song from: Cutie Honey: The Live	12,500
16th	"Next Season/Sweet Passion" Released: March 12, 2008 From album: dream link Oricon top 200 position: #39 Theme song from: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~	15,100
17th	"Love Jump" Released: April 23, 2008 From album: dream link Oricon top 200 position: #36 Theme song from: Kure-nai	16,800
18th	"Unripe Hero" Released: July 23, 2008 From album: mind touch Oricon top 200 position: #33 Theme song from: Blassreiter	7,761
19th	"Finality Blue" Released: October 22, 2008 From album: mind touch Oricon top 200 position: #48 Theme song from: My-Otome 0~S.ifr~	6,116
20th	"Sympathizer" Released: January 21, 2009 From album: mind touch Oricon top 200 position: #22 Theme song from: Kurokami The Animation	10,446
21st	"Miracle Fly" Released: April 22, 2009 From album: mind touch Oricon top 200 position: #33 Theme song from: Sora Kake Girl	7,539+
22st	"earth trip" Released: July 22, 2009 From album: mind touch Oricon top 200 position: #87 Theme song from: Grandia Online
23st	"Unreal Paradise" Released: October 21, 2009 From album: mind touch Oricon top 200 position: ??? Theme song from: Kämpfer
24st	"Meiya Kadenrou " Released: January 27, 2010 Oricon top 200 position: ??? Theme song from: Katanagatari

Albums

• 2004-12-01: Overture
• 2006-04-26: passage
• 2006-12-21: fantastic arrow
• 2008-08-27: dream link
• 2010-04-21: mind touch

Wild 3nin Musume

• 2002-11-20: CC♪4U (Chiyoren-channel♪ for you) (featuring m.c Mayo) — Radio Osaka Chiyoren-channel♪ opening & ending theme
• 2004-02-04: Junjou Fever (featuring Skytemple) — Radio Kiminozo Radio opening & ending theme
• 2005-04-27: MAGIC — Web radio Kiminozo Radio opening & ending theme
• 2006-03-08: Love Adventure — Web radio Kiminozo Radio 2nd opening & ending theme
• 2007-11-07: Cutie Honey — TV drama Cutie Honey The Live opening theme

exige

• 2005-12-21: Believe yourself — TV anime IGPX ending theme

Other

• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.1 Suzumiya Haruka
• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.2 Hayase Mitsuki
• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.3 Suzumiya Akane
• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Dramatheater vol.4 Rajio Special
• SONGS FROM age
• "Hello, world."
• AngelicVale Progress special CD
• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Portrait＊2 Suzumiya Haruka
• Kiminozo Radio CD
• Fight～Theme of Rumbling Angel～
• PC age CD-ROM2 vol.1
• PC age CD-ROM2 vol.2
• Galaxy Angel Yaminabe
• PC age CD-ROM2 vol.3
• School Days Vocal Album
• Animelo 2006 ONENESS
• PC age CD-ROM2 vol.4
• Animelo 2007 Generation-A

Soundtrack CDs

• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Soundtrack Plus
• Muv-Luv Original Soundtrack
• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Original Soundtrack vol. 1
• Chrno Crusade Original Soundtrack Gospel.I
• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Original Soundtrack vol. 2
• Tideline Blue Original Soundtrack
• Akane Maniax Original Soundtrack
• Muv-Luv Alternative Original Soundtrack
• School Days Original Soundtrack
• Summer Days Original Soundtrack

DVDs

• Kuribayashi Minami in BASXI Secret Live "Birthday eve"
• 2003-11-27: Kuribayashi Minami Music Clip "Precious Memories"
• 2008-02-27: Kuribayashi Minami 1st Live Tour 2007 "Fantastic Arrow"

External links

(All links except Anime News Network are in Japanese)

• Kuribayashi Minami Official Site (new official site since June 25th, 2007)
• Kurinoco Studio (old official site)
• Kurinoco Fan (fansite)
• ANN
• 栗林みな実 (minami_kuri) on Twitter

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