# Brittney Karbowski
**Brittney Karbowski** (born 1986 in [Sugar Land, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/sugar-land-texas)) is an American voice actress known for her English-dub roles in anime, including Black Star in *Soul Eater*, Mikoto Misaka in *A Certain Magical Index* and *[A Certain Scientific Railgun](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-certain-scientific-railgun)*, Wendy Marvell in *Fairy Tail*, Rimuru Tempest in *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, Nanachi in *Made in Abyss*, and Camie Utsushimi in *My Hero Academia*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931870/) • [2](https://galaxycon.com/blogs/voice-actors/brittney-karbowski)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986, Sugar Land, Texas, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931870/) |
| Full name | Brittney Marie Karbowski[3](https://auteurgraph.com/person/brittney-karbowski/ratings) |
| Start | Began voice acting right out of high school at ADV Films[4](https://animenyc.com/guests-nyc/2018brittneykarbowski/) |
| Breakout role | Black Star in *Soul Eater*, which she landed in 2010[4](https://animenyc.com/guests-nyc/2018brittneykarbowski/) |
| Signature roles | Wendy Marvell (*Fairy Tail*), Mikoto Misaka (*Index*/*Railgun*), Rimuru Tempest (*That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*), Black Star (*Soul Eater*), Camie Utsushimi (*My Hero Academia*), Hitch Dreyse (*Attack on Titan*)[2](https://galaxycon.com/blogs/voice-actors/brittney-karbowski) |
| Career volume | IMDb lists 440 actress credits and 66 dubbing voice credits[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931870/fullcredits) |
| Studio history | Has recorded for ADV Films, Funimation, and Seraphim Digital[3](https://auteurgraph.com/person/brittney-karbowski/ratings) |
## Career
**Start at ADV Films.** Karbowski began voice acting right out of high school at ADV Films, the Houston-based dubbing studio.[4](https://animenyc.com/guests-nyc/2018brittneykarbowski/) A 2020 convention program described her as having been voice acting for 14 years at that point.[6](https://ohayocon.org/archive/cy20/Ohayocon20Program.pdf) Her recording work has spanned studios from Texas to California, including ADV Films, Funimation, and Seraphim Digital.[3](https://auteurgraph.com/person/brittney-karbowski/ratings) • [7](https://sakuracon.org/past-guests/sakura-con-2026/brittney-karbowski/)
**Breakout and leading roles.** In 2010 she landed the role of Black Star in *Soul Eater*, a loud, combative young ninja assassin that remains one of her defining parts.[4](https://animenyc.com/guests-nyc/2018brittneykarbowski/) Her best-known credits also include Wendy Marvell in *[Fairy Tail](https://www.edgepedia.org/fairy-tail-tv-series)*, a role she held across 242 episodes of the series run from 2009 to 2019[2](https://galaxycon.com/blogs/voice-actors/brittney-karbowski) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931870/fullcredits); Mikoto Misaka in the *A Certain Magical Index* and *A Certain Scientific Railgun* series[7](https://sakuracon.org/past-guests/sakura-con-2026/brittney-karbowski/); and Rimuru Tempest, the reincarnated slime protagonist of *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, whom she voiced across 56 episodes from 2018 through 2026 as well as the franchise's films.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931870/)
**Range of parts.** Her filmography runs from young boys to creature roles to villains. In *Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood* she played Pride, in *Parasyte -the maxim-* she was Migi, the alien parasite attached to the protagonist's hand, in *Angel Beats!* she was Yuri, in *Clannad* she was Ryou, and in *Attack on Titan* she has played Hitch Dreyse across the original series, its sequels, and the Final Season.[7](https://sakuracon.org/past-guests/sakura-con-2026/brittney-karbowski/) • [8](https://www.alaskacomicon.com/exhibitors/brittney-karbowski/) Other listed credits include Yamada in *[B Gata H Kei](https://www.edgepedia.org/b-gata-h-kei)*, Papika in *Flip Flappers*, Papi in *Monster Musume*, Hisako in *Food Wars*, Kusu in *Dragon Ball Super*, and Popuko in *POP Team Epic*.[9](https://sakuracon.org/past-guests/sakura-con-2022/brittney-karbowski/)
**Video games and other media.** Beyond anime, she has voiced in games, including Citrinne in *Fire Emblem* and the characters Pookie and Chela in *Tiny Tina's Wonderlands*.[10](https://ohayocon.online/guest/brittney-karbowski/)
## Long-running roles
Several of Karbowski's parts have run for years alongside their franchises. As Rimuru Tempest she has voiced the lead of *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime* from the first season in 2018 through the fourth season and the 2026 film *[That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea](https://www.edgepedia.org/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-the-movie-tears-of-the-azure-sea)*, a run IMDb credits at 56 television episodes.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931870/) • [11](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2239835/filmography) As Hitch Dreyse she has appeared in every televised *Attack on Titan* season from 2013 through The Final Season Part 2, plus the *Lost Girls* original video animation and *[Attack on Titan: Junior High](https://www.edgepedia.org/attack-on-titan-junior-high)*.[8](https://www.alaskacomicon.com/exhibitors/brittney-karbowski/) Her Wendy Marvell covered the full 2009 to 2019 run of *Fairy Tail* at 242 episodes.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931870/fullcredits)
## References
1. [Brittney Karbowski, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931870/)
2. [Brittney Karbowski, GalaxyCon](https://galaxycon.com/blogs/voice-actors/brittney-karbowski)
3. [Brittney Karbowski Ratings, AuteurGraph](https://auteurgraph.com/person/brittney-karbowski/ratings)
4. [Brittney Karbowski, Anime NYC](https://animenyc.com/guests-nyc/2018brittneykarbowski/)
5. [Brittney Karbowski full credits, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931870/fullcredits)
6. [Ohayocon 2020 Program Book](https://ohayocon.org/archive/cy20/Ohayocon20Program.pdf)
7. [Brittney Karbowski, Sakura-Con 2026 guest page](https://sakuracon.org/past-guests/sakura-con-2026/brittney-karbowski/)
8. [Brittney Karbowski, Alaska ComiCon filmography](https://www.alaskacomicon.com/exhibitors/brittney-karbowski/)
9. [Brittney Karbowski, Sakura-Con 2022 guest page](https://sakuracon.org/past-guests/sakura-con-2022/brittney-karbowski/)
10. [Brittney Karbowski, Ohayocon 2026 guest page](https://ohayocon.online/guest/brittney-karbowski/)
11. [Filmography: Brittney Karbowski, El Cinema](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2239835/filmography)
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