Katsue Miwa

• Name — Katsue Miwa • Native Name — 三輪 勝恵 • Birth Name — Katsue Uchiyama (内山 かつゑ) • Born — 12 October 1943 • Died — 19 June 2024 • Birthplace — Osaka Prefecture, Japan • Other Names — Katsue-chan (カツエちゃん) • Occupation — * Voice actress • actress • narrator • Agent — Aoni Production • Years Active — 1960–2024

Miwa was born in Osaka Prefecture on October 12, 1943. She moved at four years old and grew up in Minato Ward, Tokyo. During her childhood, Miwa worked as a child actress at the NHK Tokyo Broadcasting Children's Theatre Company. While there, she was cast as the voice of Foo in the puppet show Boo Foo Woo on Okaasan to Issho. Miwa graduated from Kokugakuin High School and then from the Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Letters, Kokugakuin University. She wanted to become a Japanese language teacher and had even done teaching practice at her former junior high school. Despite these hard efforts, she was not able to get a look in the eye and was shocked when students would tease her and tell her that her voice sounded like a manga character. They even referred to her with her first name without using any honorifics, so she gave up on becoming a teacher and would go on to become a voice actress.

Miwa died from pulmonary embolism on June 19, 2024, at the age of 80. Her death was announced by Aoni a month later.

Her voice range was described as "a fairytale-like, dreamy mezzo-soprano". Her vocal range was E-D, and boys' voices (D-B). Her dialects were Kansai dialect and Osaka dialect. Miwa has appeared in various anime, television shows, and foreign films. With her recognizably cute voice, she portrayed approachable, ordinary boys, but also voiced roles like energetic girls, adult women, and elderly women. She also made appearances in many television commercials and did narration. Her personal qualifications and licenses included a medium-sized vehicle license and a large motorcycle license. She also had a first-grade junior high school teacher's license and a second-grade senior high school teacher's license. Her main hobby was admiring wild plants and her special skill was creating small crafts.

In 2022, she expressed, "I would like to play a cute character like Catherine (played by Manon Gaurin) from the Teijin (CM) again." In the Perman franchise, Miwa famously provided the voice of the titular character Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa). She voiced the role from 1967 until her death in 2024. She reprised the role in short films exclusively screened at the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum and the 2005 Doraemon anime. She also performed the Perman anime theme songs "Our Perman" (1967 series) and "Come on, Perman" (1983 series).

List of voice performances in television animation • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • 1967 — The Golden Bat — Agartha • Gokū no Daibōken — Additional voice • Osomatsu-kun — Additional voice • Perman — Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa) — Lead role • 1968 — GeGeGe no Kitarō — Additional voice • Humanoid Monster Bem — Girl Lulu — Ep. 5 • The Monster Kid — Additional voice • Wanpaku Tanteidan — Midori, Eriko • 1969 — Dororo — Ku Sukero • Ninpu Kamui Gaiden — Ryūta • The Genie Family — Kan-chan's grandmother • Moomin — Gaogao, Tofusu • Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-kun — Wonder — Lead role • 1970 — Sazae-san — Takuma Nishihara, Hamatarō Shioshima, Īda — First voice of Takuma Nishihara • Tiger Mask — Megumi Yoshimizu • 1971 — Andersen Stories — Ugly Duckling • 1974 — Calimero — Calimero — Lead role • 1979 — Japanese Masterpiece Fairy Tale Series: Heart of the Red Bird — Gon • 1980 — The Monster Kid — Hiroshi Ichikawa, Prankster • Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Lizette • Dora・Q・Perman — Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa) — Television special • The Wonderful Adventures of Nils — Nielsen • 1981 — Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari — Nino Bottini • Superbook — Azusa Yamato ("Joy" in the English version) • Chie the Brat — Hirame Hirayama • Dr. Slump – Arale-chan — Sparrow • 1982 — Asari-chan — Asari Hamano — Lead role • Boku Patalliro! — Mary Jane • Acrobunch — Miki Rando • 1983 — Stop!! Hibari-kun — Girl — Debuts in Ep. 23 • Nanako SOS — Dracula Boy • Perman — Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa) — Lead role • 1984 — Chikkun Takkun — Penko • Memole of the Pointed Hat — Monica • 1985 — Obake no Q-Tarō — Shōta Ōhara • GeGeGe no Kitarō — Baby, Kiku, Witch, Miyoshi • Lupin the Third: Part III — Julia — Ep. 43 • 1986 — Mr. Pen Pen — Asari Hamano • 1987 — City Hunter — Takeda Kimiko • Dragon Ball — Boy, Shoken — Shoken in Ep. 80 • 1988 — Let's Go! Anpanman — Dalman, Petalin the Clingy Bug — First voice • The Secret of Akko-chan — Admiral • 1989 — Bikkuriman — The Chestnut Core • 1991 — Chie the Brat: Chie's Struggle — Hirame Hirayama • 1997 — GeGeGe no Kitarō — Snow Child — Debuts in Ep. 58 • 1998 — Yu-Gi-Oh! — Mokuba Kaiba • 2002 — Mirmo! — Harmo • 2006 — Law of Ueki — Ban's "Living Sacred Treasure" • 2007 — One Piece — Lil — Eps 326-335 • 2008 — Hell Girl: Three Vessels — Momo — Ep. 8 • Someday's Dreamers II: Sora — Old Woman, Grandmother • 2009 — Kaidan Restaurant — Zenmaiba-san — Eps 8 and 17 • Negibōzu no Asatarō — Kumquat no Otami • 2013 — Doraemon — Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa) — Ep. 577 • 2015 — Kurayami Santa — Jizō Honekami, Auntie Peddler

List of voice performances in theatrical animation • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • 1968 — Andersen Monogatari Match Uri no Shōjo — Mimi • 1970 — Misuke in the Land of Ice — Nally • 1980 — Phoenix 2772: Space Firebird — Olga • 1981 — The Monster Kid: Invitation to Monster Land — Hiroshi Ichikawa • The Fantastic Adventures of Unico — Unico — Lead role • 1982 — Asari-chan: The Loving Fairy Tale Girl — Asari Hamano — Lead role • The Monster Kid: The Demon Sword — Hiroshi Ichikawa • 1983 — Perman: The Birdman Has Arrived!! — Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa) — Lead role • Unico in the Island of Magic — Unico — Lead role • 1984 — Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: Superpower Wars — Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa) — Lead role • 1985 — Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg — Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa) — Lead role • 1986 — Little Ghost Q-Tarō: Jump Out! Bake-Bake Great Operation — Shōta Ōhara • Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: Yōkai Daisensō — Witch • 1987 — The Golden Bird — Prince Hans • Little Ghost Q-Tarō: Fly! Operation 1/100 — Shōta Ōhara • 1991 — Kayoko's Diary — Kayoko Nakane • 1995 — The Wonderful Adventures of Nils — Nilsen • 2003 — Pa-Pa-Pa The Movie: Perman — Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa) — Short film • 2004 — Pa-Pa-Pa The Movie: Perman - Octopus with a Pop! Legs with a Pon! — Perman #1 (Mitsuo Suwa) — Short film • 2016 — Pop in Q — Jinbat — Final film role

List of voice performances in original video animation • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • 1987 — Robot Carnival — Fukusuke • 1991 — Fox Wood Tales — Other voices • 1992 — Kitty and Mimmy's Happy Birthday — Chip • 1996 — Jigoku Sensei Nube — Other voices • 1998 — Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nobe: Bukimi-chan: The Mystery of the Seven Mysteries — Bukimi-chan

• Boo Foo Woo (1960-1967): Foo

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2008 NTV edition): Veruca Salt (Julia Winter) • Peanuts: Lucy Van Pelt • Woody Woodpecker: Woody Woodpecker

• Battle Fantasia (2007): Watson Livingston • Ghost in the Shell (1997): Fuchikoma • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle (2013): Enya Geil • Pop'n Music 10 (2003): Performer of "Come on, Perman" • Super Magnetic Neo (2000): Pinki • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (2009): Panille

The following is established of the heading itself.

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation seiyū. Recorded with the occupation actor. Institutional cataloguing adds that katsue Miwa is recorded as a citizen of Empire of Japan. It is also recorded that katsue Miwa is recorded with the gender female. Born on 12 October 1943. It is also recorded that katsue Miwa died on 19 June 2024. Recorded with a height of 153.5.