# Nana Mizuki (水樹奈々)
**Nana Mizuki** (水樹奈々, born 1980 in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator affiliated with the agency StarCrew and the label King Records, known for combining a prolific voice-acting career with a charting pop music career.[1](https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/artist/artist.aspx?artist=15413) • [2](https://www.mizukinana.jp/?vm=r) She was the first voice actress to top the Oricon weekly album chart and the first to perform on NHK's *Kōhaku Uta Gassen* year-end music program, and her 25th anniversary as a recording artist falls in 2025–2026.[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/73466/full/) • [4](https://www.lisani.jp/0000300549/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980, Niihama, Ehime Prefecture[5](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/tmr-mizukinana/profile/) |
| Roles | Voice actress, singer, narrator; agency StarCrew, label King Records[1](https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/artist/artist.aspx?artist=15413) |
| Voice debut | Chisato Kadokura in the game *NOëL ~La neige~* (1998)[6](https://www.fashion-press.net/profiles/48087) |
| Singer debut | Single "Omoi" (想い), 6 December 2000[4](https://www.lisani.jp/0000300549/) |
| Oricon firsts | *ULTIMATE DIAMOND*, first Oricon weekly album No. 1 by a voice actress (June 2009); "PHANTOM MINDS", first seiyuu single No. 1 (January 2010)[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/73466/full/) |
| *Kōhaku Uta Gassen* | First voice actress to appear on the program; four consecutive appearances per her Sony Music profile, later described as six consecutive[5](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/tmr-mizukinana/profile/) • [7](https://edo.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/657/files/DK26-18s.pdf) |
| Awards | 1st Seiyu Awards singing award (2006); 4th Seiyu Awards Tomiyama Kei Award (2010); Ministry of Education new artist award in the 64th Art Encouragement Prizes[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/73466/full/) • [8](https://aichitriennale2010-2019.jp/2016/news/item/geijutsusensho_140313.pdf) |
## Early life and voice-acting debut
Mizuki trained as an enka singer from childhood: from age five she practiced singing daily under her father's instruction, aiming to become an enka performer, and after winning a national amateur singing contest she moved to Tokyo, where she studied at a voice-acting vocational school while attending high school.[6](https://www.fashion-press.net/profiles/48087) She won an audition she applied for on her own initiative and debuted as a voice actress as Chisato Kadokura in the game *NOëL ~La neige~*, released in 1998.[6](https://www.fashion-press.net/profiles/48087) One fan-oriented profile dates her debut in the same game to 1997, a year earlier than the game's release date given by Fashion Press.[9](https://bezzy.jp/artist/mizukinana/)
## Singing career and chart records
Her music career began on 6 December 2000 with the single "Omoi" (想い).[4](https://www.lisani.jp/0000300549/) The two careers first converged on *Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha* (2004), in which she voiced Fate Testarossa, a magician who begins as the protagonist's opponent and later becomes her partner; Mizuki also performed the theme song "innocent starter", her first Oricon weekly single top-10 entry, peaking at No. 9.[6](https://www.fashion-press.net/profiles/48087) • [10](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2061221/)
Her 12th single "ETERNAL BLAZE" reached No. 2 on the Oricon weekly chart in October of the same year, then the highest position ever attained by a voice actress.[9](https://bezzy.jp/artist/mizukinana/) The albums brought firsts for the profession: *ULTIMATE DIAMOND* (June 2009) was the first Oricon weekly album No. 1 by a voice actress, and the single "PHANTOM MINDS" (January 2010) made her the first voice actress to top the weekly single chart; these results, together with her first appearance on *Kōhaku Uta Gassen*, were cited when she received the Seiyu Awards' Tomiyama Kei Award in 2010.[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/73466/full/)
**Large-scale live performances** became a signature of her career. She has staged solo concerts at major venues, including two [Tokyo Dome](https://www.edgepedia.org/tokyo-dome) performances drawing a total of 80,000 spectators, and her 2013 tour *NANA MIZUKI LIVE CIRCUS* exceeded 100,000 total attendance.[5](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/tmr-mizukinana/profile/) Her live series also extends to dedicated offerings: she has performed ceremonial tribute concerts, including one at Izumo Taisha (月花之宴) and one at Heian Shrine (蒼月之宴), released digitally in 2025.[11](https://www.mizukinana.jp/discography/)
## Voice-acting roles
Her best-known roles include [Hinata Hyuga](https://www.edgepedia.org/hinata-hyuga) in *Naruto* and Fate Testarossa in *Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha*.[12](https://www.animatetimes.com/tag/details.php?id=538) Her official biography lists a continuing stream of work, including Urao Kyouko in *Jujutsu Kaisen*, Kurama in the *Urusei Yatsura* remake, the Chairman in *Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro*, and roles in *Witch Watch*, *FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST*, and the new *Lyrical Nanoha* television series *EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance* as Fate T. Harlaoun.[13](https://www.mizukinana.jp/biography/) [Narration](https://www.edgepedia.org/narration) work is a standing part of her profile: she narrates the Nippon TV program *Manten☆Aozora Restaurant* and dubbed Jane Tennant in the Japanese broadcast of *NCIS: Hawaii*.[14](https://www.mizukinana.jp/schedule/)
## Recognition and anniversary
At the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2006 she received the singing award, cited for vocal ability said not to fit within the boundaries of the voice-acting profession, and at the 4th awards in 2010 she received the Tomiyama Kei Award, given to the person who had most spread awareness of voice acting through the media.[3](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/73466/full/) In the 64th Art Encouragement Prizes (fiscal 2013) she received a Ministry of Education new-artist award in the popular entertainment (大衆芸能) category, with the selection note observing that a future history of Japanese voice acting would divide eras at her career.[8](https://aichitriennale2010-2019.jp/2016/news/item/geijutsusensho_140313.pdf) The editor-in-chief of the magazine *Seiyu Grand Prix* described her at her 15th singer-anniversary as a pioneer who had opened many paths and a model for today's voice actors.[10](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2061221/)
The 25th anniversary of her artist debut is marked by the album *CONTEMPORARY EMOTION* (19 March 2025), the best-of release *THE MUSEUM IV* (21 January 2026), and the tour *NANA MIZUKI LIVE VISION 2025-2026*, which ran from Hokkaido and Ehime through overseas dates in Hong Kong, Seoul, and Taipei.[4](https://www.lisani.jp/0000300549/) • [11](https://www.mizukinana.jp/discography/) • [13](https://www.mizukinana.jp/biography/) Current activity includes the single "Gyōsetsu no Hoshi" (暁の星), released on 21 October 2026, the two-day *NANA MIZUKI LIVE GRACE 2026 -OPUS IV-* at Yoyogi National Gymnasium's First Gymnasium on 22–23 September 2026, and an announced summer 2027 national tour running from Kobe's World Memorial Hall to Ariake Arena in Tokyo.[1](https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/artist/artist.aspx?artist=15413) • [15](https://www.mizukinana.jp/news/)
## References
1. [水樹奈々 | キングレコードオフィシャルサイト](https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/artist/artist.aspx?artist=15413)
2. [水樹奈々 オフィシャルWEBサイト NANA PARTY](https://www.mizukinana.jp/?vm=r)
3. [水樹奈々、第4回声優アワード「富山敬賞」受賞 | オリコンニュース](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/73466/full/)
4. [水樹奈々、アーティストデビュー25周年！ – リスアニ！](https://www.lisani.jp/0000300549/)
5. [プロフィール | T.M.Revolution×水樹奈々 | ソニーミュージック](https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/tmr-mizukinana/profile/)
6. [水樹奈々のプロフィール・経歴・出演映画 - ファッションプレス](https://www.fashion-press.net/profiles/48087)
7. [アイドルが生息する「現実空間」と「仮想空間」の二重構造 (EDO repository)](https://edo.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/657/files/DK26-18s.pdf)
8. [平成25年度（第64回）芸術選奨贈賞理由一覧 (文化庁)](https://aichitriennale2010-2019.jp/2016/news/item/geijutsusensho_140313.pdf)
9. [水樹奈々 | Bezzy［ベジー］](https://bezzy.jp/artist/mizukinana/)
10. [デビュー15周年 水樹奈々の功績 | オリコンニュース](https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2061221/)
11. [水樹奈々 オフィシャルWEBサイト NANA PARTY - DISCOGRAPHY](https://www.mizukinana.jp/discography/)
12. [水樹奈々｜アニメキャラ・プロフィール・出演情報まとめ | アニメイトタイムズ](https://www.animatetimes.com/tag/details.php?id=538)
13. [水樹奈々 オフィシャルWEBサイト NANA PARTY - BIOGRAPHY](https://www.mizukinana.jp/biography/)
14. [水樹奈々 オフィシャルWEBサイト NANA PARTY - SCHEDULE](https://www.mizukinana.jp/schedule/)
15. [水樹奈々 オフィシャルWEBサイト NANA PARTY - NEWS](https://www.mizukinana.jp/news/)
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