Kotono Mitsuishi

Kotono Mitsuishi (三石 琴乃 Mitsuishi Kotono, born December 8, 1967) is a prolific Japanese voice actress and narrator from Tokyo. As a young girl, Mitsuishi lived in Nagareyama, Chiba.

Mitsuishi graduated from high school in 1986, and entered the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy. While attending the academy, she started working part-time as an elevator girl in the Sunshine 60 building. After that, she got a job as a clerk, but because she took a lot of off time, she was forced to resign.

In 1988, Mitsuishi made her voice acting debut as Tomoyo in the OVA ''Ace wo Nerae! 2. She became an instant celebrity with her role as Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon, when Sailor Moon debuted in 1992, and her popularity increased again with her role as Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion''. She is considered one of the most influential voice actresses in the business; The animated adaptation of Ebichu was produced mainly thanks to Mitsuishi's interest in the project.

Mitsuishi is married and has a daughter. Mitsuishi is a freelancer and previously was affiliated with Arts Vision.