Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura (喜多村英梨, born August 16, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan), also known as KitaEri (キタエリ), is a Japanese voice actress and singer active since 2004. She entered the industry after winning Pony Canyon's VS Audition 2003, made her voice-acting debut in LAST EXILE, and made her singer debut in 2004 with "Before the Moment" from マーメイドメロディー ぴちぴちピッチ ピュア. Her acting work includes Saya Otonashi in Blood+, Miki Aono/Cure Berry in Fresh Pretty Cure!, and Sayaka Miki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and she also provided the voice for the Vocaloid character CUL. Alongside character songs, Kitamura has recorded anime themes as a solo artist and as part of the music unit ARTERY VEIN with Asami Imai. Among her solo releases are "marshmallow justice", "Happy Girl", "Birth", "show (掌 -show-)", and "Rinrei (凛麗)". Her third Starchild single "Happy Girl", the opening theme of Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!, reached No. 5 on the Oricon weekly singles chart, and her first album RE;STORY also debuted at No. 5. She has released music through labels including Lantis. Before using her current name, she went by Okamura Eri (岡村 英梨) as a child. Public profiles have listed her blood type as A and her height as 156 cm, and her hobbies include drawing manga, playing games, and watching anime; she has also been described in Japan as an amateur manga artist. After affiliations with EARLY WING and Ability Soul Pro, she announced in 2019 that she would work as a freelancer. Her public profile has used the Twitter handle @KITAxERI, and her websites have included http://kitaeri.net/ and http://erikitamura.com/.