Brittney Marie Karbowski (born June 26, 1986 in Sugar Land, Texas) is an American voice actress who has done work for ADV Films, FUNimation Entertainment and Seraphim Digital.
She's known for voicing: Mikoto Misaka in A Certain Scientific Railgun, Yuri Nakamura in Angel Beats!, Selim Bradley/Pride in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Ikaros in Heaven's Lost Property, Arisa Maresato in High School of the Dead, Ayu Tsukimiya in Kanon, Black☆Star in Soul Eater and Wendy Marvell in Fairy Tail.
Biography
In Houston, Texas, Karbowski had been working in theater productions such as Little Shop of Horrors, Seussical, and Pirates of Penzance. She got into the anime business from a director contact when she played Janet in a local stage production of The Rocky Horror Show. Among her first roles were in Yumeria, Madlax, and Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick. Her first leading role with ADV Films came in Gilgamesh where she played Fuko. She attended University of Houston briefly where she majored in theater. In 2006, she had starring voice roles as Himeko Katagiri in Pani Poni Dash and as Aoba Tsuzaki in Jinki: Extend. In 2008, she voiced the lead heroine Ayu Tsukimiya in Kanon.
In 2007, she began voicing for FUNimation Entertainment with a starring role as Mai in Itsudatte My Santa! and as Apis in a One Piece storyline. In 2008, she had starring roles in ensemble casts as Anri Misugi in Sasami: Magical Girls Club, Ku Shiratori in Shattered Angels and Sia in Shuffle! In 2009 she voiced the lead role Nina Yamada in Save Me! Lollipop.
In 2010, she landed the starring voice role of Black Star in the Funimation English dub of Soul Eater, which would broadcast on Adult Swim in 2013. She also voiced Selim Bradley/Pride in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Ryou Fujibayashi in Clannad. In 2011, she voiced starring characters including Yuri Nakamura in Angel Beats!, Ikaros in Heaven's Lost Property, Nanami Nishijo in Chaos;Head, and Eve Neuschwanstein in Needless.
She continued to voice main characters in 2012 such as Yamada in B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time, Chizuru Yukimura in Hakuoki, and Mikoto Misaka in the A Certain Magical Index series. She joined the Fairy Tail cast as the tween character Wendy Marvell. In 2013, she played starring characters Rin Natsume in Little Busters!, Himiko in Btooom!, and Manami Kinjou in Cat Planet Cuties. In 2017, she voiced her first video game as mascot character Pinkun in Akiba's Beat.
Outside of voice acting, Karbowski has had roles in films such as Celie in Up & Down, Susie in Puncture, and a backpack girl in the parody film The Starving Games. She was slated to be a lead character Zax in an upcoming sci-fi movie Code of Evil. She also starred in the 2015 horror film Atrocity.
Filmography
Live-Action Dubbing
Films
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) - Misao Makimachi
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) - Misao Makimachi
Anime Dubbing
Anime
- Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present) - Ryuko Okegawa, Meg's Owner, Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
- One Piece (1999-present) - Apis, Klabautermann, Mousse, Donquixote Doflamingo, Going Merry (ep. 310) (FUNimation Dub)
- Ghost Stories (2000-2001) - Leo's Mother, Datsueba (ep. 8), Mio Amai (ep. 9), Infirmita de la Mexicana (ep. 12)
- Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (2003) - Reiya Oshima, Additional Voices
- Gantz (2004) - Kato's Cousin (ep. 7)
- Madlax (2004) - Nakhl, Classmate (ep. 6), Party People (ep. 6)
- Samurai Gun (2004) - Osae (ep. 1), Additional Voices
- Air (2005) - Ayu Tsukimiya (ep. 2), Boy 1 (ep. 2), Yukito's Crowd Fantasy (ep. 2), Village Crowd (ep. 4)
- Hell Girl (2005-2006) - Minami Shibuya (ep. 10)
- Mushi-Shi (2005-2006) - Ito Tozawa (ep. 17)
- Pani Poni Dash (2005) - Himeko Katagiri
- Air Gear (2006) - Reng Fa, Additional Voices
- D.Gray-man (2006-2008) - Angela (eps. 33-34), Sofia (eps. 33-34)
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006-2007) - Kaede Tanimoto, Additional Voices
- Kiba (2006-2007) - Roya
- Ouran High School Host Club (2006) - Hinako Tsuwabuki
- Blue Drop (2007) - Tsubael
- Clannad (2007-2008) - Ryou Fujibayashi
- Ghost Hound (2007-2008) - Miyako Komagusu
- Black Butler (2008-2009) - Jim (eps. 19-20, 24)
- Michiko & Hatchin (2008-2009) - Lulu Lima
- Soul Eater (2008-2009) - Black☆Star
- CANAAN (2009) - Nene
- Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009-2011) - Daughter (ep. 8), Additional Voices
- Fairy Tail (2009-2019) - Wendy Marvell, Additional Voices
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010) - Selim Bradley / Pride
- Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) - Transforming Girl (eps. 10-12)
- High School of the Dead (2010) - Arisu Maresato
- Battle Girls: Time Paradox (2011) - Hideyoshi
- The Future Diary (2011-2012) - Additional Voices
- Guilty Crown (2011-2012) - Additional Voices
- Another (2012) - Yukari Sakuragi, Sayuri Kakinuma, Additional Voices
- Btooom! (2012) - Himiko
- Kill Me Baby (2012) - Unused Character
- Kokoro Connect (2012) - Rina Yaegeshi, Additional Voices
- Attack on Titan (2013-present) - Hitch Dreyse
- Beyond the Boundary (2013) - Ai Shindō
- Diabolik Lovers (2013) - Christa
- Inu X Boku: Secret Service (2013) - Chino Kotomura
- Akame ga Kill! (2014) - Aria (ep. 1)
- Parasyte -the maxim- (2014-2015) - Migi
- Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (2014) - Otomo Sorin
- Tokyo Ghoul (2014-2015) - Hideyoshi Nagachika (child, ep. 2)
- Attack on Titan: Junior High (2015) - Hitch Dreyse, Additional Voices
- Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015) - Additional Voices
- Dragon Ball Super (2015-2018) - Kusu
- Food Wars! (2015-2020) - Hisako Arato, Shopper (ep. 18)
- Monster Musume (2015-2017) - Papi
- Show by Rock!! (2015-2016) - Mari-Mari
- The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (2015) - Additional Voices
- Yamada-kun & the Seven Witches (2015) - Additional Voices
- Joker Game (2016) - Additional Voices
- My Hero Academia (2016-present) - Camie Utsushimi
- Garo: Vanishing Line (2017-2018) - Girl (ep. 10)
- Kakegurui (2017-2019) - Runa Yomozuki (Sentai Dub)
- The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017) - Additional Voices
- In Another World with my Smartphone (2017-present) - Francesca
- Land of the Lustrous (2017) - Zircon
- Made in Abyss (2017) - Nanachi
- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017) - Daitani (ep. 4), Additional Voices
- Recovery of an MMO Junkie (2017) - Additional Voices
- Tsugumomo (2017) - Kanaka Kagami
- Citrus (2018) - Additional Voices
- Cutie Honey Universe (2018) - Tarantula Panther
- DARLING in the FRANXX (2018) - Female Operator A (ep. 15), Additional Voices
- Pop Team Epic (2018-present) - Popuko (ep. 8)
- 7SEEDS (2019) - Koruri
- Fire Force (2019-2020) - Additional Voices
- Fruits Basket (2019-2021) - Female Classmate A (ep. 1), Additional Voices
- Gleipnir (2020) - Claire Aoki
- Nekopara (2020) - Female Customer A (ep. 3), Female Kitten A (ep. 3)
- The Case Study of Vanitas (2021) - Maria (eps. 8-10)
- Spy × Family (2022-present) - Eden Academy Student (ep. 4)
OVAs & Specials
- Halo Legends (2010) - Big Sister (ep. 3)
- One Piece: Episode of Skypiea (2018) - Mousse
Anime Films
- Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) - Additional Voices
- 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007) - Additional Voices (ADV Dub)
- Appleseed: Ex Machina (2008) - Additional Voices
- Summer Wars (2009) - Yuhei Jinnouchi
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) - Yuu Yazaki, Seri
- The Garden of Words (2013) - Rika Teramoto
- Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom - (2015) - Hitch Dreyse
- The Boy & the Beast (2015) - Young Jiromaru, Additional Voices
- Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017) - Wendy Marvell
- No Game No Life: Zero (2017) - Nonna Zell
- Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight (2019) - Nanachi
- The Island of Giant Insects (2020) - Ayumi Matsuoka
Video Game Dubbing
- Akiba's Beat (2016) - Pinkun
- My Hero One's Justice 2 (2020) - Camie Utsushimi
External Links
- Brittney Karbowski at the Internet Movie Database
- Brittney Karbowski at the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
