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Alison Viktorin
Alison Ruth Viktorin (née Retzloff; born February 1, 1981)[4][5] is an American former voice actress, her most notable role being Conan Edogawa in the detective series Case Closed. She also voiced Kuroko Shirai in A Certain Magical Index and its spinoff, A Certain Scientific Railgun and QT in Space Dandy.
Early life edit
Alison Ruth Retzloff was born on February 1, 1981,[1] to Sally (née Simonsen) and Albert Retzloff.[2] In 2003, she graduated from California Lutheran University earning a BA in drama.[2][6] Retzloff married Dustin Kayne Viktorin of Euless, Texas, on August 27, 2005, in Fredericksburg, Texas.[2]
Career edit
Viktorin has provided voices for English-language versions of many anime dubs, such as the title character Sasami Iwakura in Sasami: Magical Girls Club, Kobato Hasegawa in Haganai series, Kyo Soma in Fruits Basket, Kuroko Shirai in A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun series, Shelia in Fairy Tail, Shingo Jinnouchi and Ame in the Mamoru Hosoda anime films Summer Wars and Wolf Children, and Gasper Vladi in the High School DxD series.
She has also done commercials and modeling in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.[6]
In video games, she voiced Jing Wei, a playable God in Smite.[7][8][9]
In 2021, Viktorin announced that she would be retiring from anime voice acting in light of political disagreements on social media during the January 6 riot, as well as the difficulty of recording from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
Filmography edit
Anime edit
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[11][12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kiddy Grade | Viola | Debut role, As Alison Retzloff | CA |
| 2004–09 | Case Closed | Conan Edogawa | First starring voice-over role, also related English-dubbed films and specials, video games. Credited as Alison Retzloff, later Viktorin. | [13] |
| 2004 | Spiral | Little Boy | As Alison Retzloff | CA |
| 2004 | Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy | Bucky | As Alison Retzloff | CA |
| 2005 | Burst Angel | Amy | As Alison Retzloff | [14] |
| 2006 | Black Cat | Adam | Resume | |
| 2006 | Desert Punk | Tsumiko | CA | |
| 2006 | Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar | Spirit Guide | As Alison Retzloff | CA |
| 2006–08 | Negima! series | Fuka Narutaki, Fumika Narutaki | Also specials | CA |
| 2006 | Rumbling Hearts | Hotaru Amakawa | CA | |
| 2007 | Mushishi | Maho, Isana | Eps. 3, 22 | CA |
| 2007 | School Rumble | Haruki Hanai (Child) | Ep. 13 | CA |
| 2008 | Hell Girl | Nina | Ep. 17 | [15] |
| 2008 | Witchblade | Yuki Sasaki | Ep. 16 | [16] |
| 2008 | Ghost Hunt | Kenji Nagano | Eps. 12–13 | [17] |
| 2008–09 | Sasami: Magical Girls Club | Sasami Iwakura | 2 seasons | [18] |
| 2009 | Blassreiter | Sepp | Ep. 14 | Resume |
| 2009 | El Cazador de la Bruja | Joaquin | Ep. 26 | [13] |
| 2010 | Ouran High School Host Club | Little Boy | CA | |
| 2010 | Sands of Destruction | Reve Urshela (Young) | Ep. 12 | CA |
| 2010 | The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of Uruk | Acra | Resume | |
| 2011 | Sgt. Frog | Karara | Eps. 64–65, 77 | Resume |
| 2011–13 | Heaven's Lost Property series | Tomoko | 2 seasons | [19] |
| 2011 | Summer Wars | Shingo Jinnouchi | [13] | |
| 2011 | Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor | Suo Pavlichenko | Resume | |
| 2012 | Shakugan no Shana Movie | Yukari Hirai | [13] | |
| 2012–20 | A Certain Magical Index series | Kuroko Shirai | [20] | |
| 2013 | Wolf Children | Ame (Child) | [13] | |
| 2013–20 | A Certain Scientific Railgun series | Kuroko Shirai | Resume[13] | |
| 2013–14 | Haganai series | Kobato Hasegawa | [13][21] | |
| 2014–18 | High School DxD series | Gasper Vladi | New, BorN, and Hero | [13][22] |
| 2014 | Karneval | Kiichi | [23] | |
| 2014 | Space Dandy | QT | [24] | |
| 2015 | Gangsta. | Heather | Eps. 11–12 | |
| 2015 | Nobunagun | Lemon/Geronimo | [25] | |
| 2015–19 | Fairy Tail | Shelia Blendi | [13] | |
| 2016 | Dimension W | Deborah Eastriver | Eps. 7–12 | [26] |
| 2016 | Three Leaves, Three Colors | Yū Takezono | Tweet[27] | |
| 2016 | Barakamon | Naru Kotoishi | [13][28] | |
| 2016 | Puzzle & Dragons X | Lance (Young) | [29] | |
| 2016 | Strike Witches: The Movie | Rosalie de Hemricourt de Grunne | [13][30] | |
| 2016 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | Kūsuke Saiki (Young) | Ep. 21 | [31] |
| 2016 | Chaos Dragon | Kai | [13][32] | |
| 2016 | Show by Rock!!# | Balt | Ep. 5 | [33] |
| 2016 | Trickster | Kensuke Hanasaki (Young) | [34] | |
| 2016 | Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru | Nakigitsune | [34] | |
| 2016 | Keijo!!!!!!!! | Tae Yokosugi | [13][34] | |
| 2017 | Aquarion Logos | Tinoa | Eps. 18, 23, 25 | [13][35] |
| 2017 | Akiba's Trip: The Animation | Suidōbashi | [29] | |
| 2017 | Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas | Furball | [29] | |
| 2017 | Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid | Shōta Magatsuchi | Season 1 only | [29] |
| 2017 | The Royal Tutor | Leonhard von Glanzreich (Young) | Ep. 3 | [36] |
| 2017 | Alice & Zōroku | Daiki Miho | Ep. 8 | [36] |
| 2017 | KanColle: Kantai Collection | Yayoi | [13][37] | |
| 2017 | Hyōka | Rie Zenna | [38] | |
| 2017 | My First Girlfriend Is a Gal | Yui Kashī | [39][40] | |
| 2017 | Convenience Store Boy Friends | Akira Mishima | [41] | |
| 2017 | Tsuredure Children | Kana Ījima | [13][42] | |
| 2017 | New Game! | Ren Ījima | [39] | |
| 2017 | In Another World with My Smartphone | Renee | Ep. 8 | [43] |
| 2017 | Anime-Gataris | Arisu Kamiigusa | [44] | |
| 2018 | Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches | Aya | Eps. 2, 4 | [45] |
| 2018 | The Ancient Magus' Bride | Ethan Barklem | Eps. 16-17 | [46] |
| 2018 | Hakyū Hōshin Engi | Ko Tensho | [47] | |
| 2018 | Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito | Ruth | [13][48] | |
| 2018 | Concrete Revolutio series | Furota | [49] | |
| 2018 | Chio's School Road | Chiharu Ando | [13][50] | |
| 2019 | Endro! | Mao | [51] | |
| 2019 | Boogiepop and Others | Makoto | 4 episodes | [52] |
| 2019–20 | Fruits Basket | Kyo Soma (young) | 2019 reboot | [13][53] |
| 2019 | Sarazanmai | Haruka Yasaka | [13][54] | |
| 2019 | RobiHachi | Gras | Final voice acting role | [55] |
Video games edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation | Conan Edogawa | [13] | |
| 2014 | Smite | Jing Wei | [56] |
Live-action dubbing edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rurouni Kenshin series | Myōjin Yahiko | [57] |
References edit
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- @oldskoolking87 (June 11, 2016). "@alisonviktorin U did great as Yu Takezono from Three Leaves, Three Colors. We're on episode 5 on Sunday" (Tweet). Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Twitter.
- Alison Viktorin [@alisonviktorin] (June 11, 2016). "@oldskoolking87 Thanks, Yu is a fun one to voice 😘" (Tweet). Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Twitter.
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- ^ @StarZeroGame (January 14, 2017). "@alisonviktorin Since peacing together that you were the voice of Jing Wei in smite I've made it a point to master her!" (Tweet). Retweeted by Alison Viktorin. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Funimation Reveals Dub Casts For Overlord, Shimoneta, 1st Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Film, 6th Hetalia Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
External links edit
- Official agency profile
- Alison Viktorin at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Alison Viktorin at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database
- Alison Viktorin at IMDb