Brianna Knickerbocker

Brianna Knickerbocker is an American voice actress who has provided numerous voices for English dubbed Japanese anime and video games. Some of her roles include Kanao Tsuyuri from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Tuesday from Carole & Tuesday, Hu Tao from Genshin Impact, Chisaki Hiradaira from Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea, Tita Russell from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, Sakura from Fire Emblem Fates, and Rem from Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World. She is also a singer and songwriter known as Starless.^[2]

Brianna Knickerbocker
Born	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	2015–present
Website	www.briannaknickerbocker.com

Filmography

Anime

English dubbing performances in anime

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source
2015–16	Durarara!!x2	Akane Awakusu		[3]
2015	Magi: The Kingdom of Magic	Marga
	Yuki Yuna is a Hero	Itsuki Inubozaki
	A Lull in the Sea	Chisaki Hiradaira
2015–16	Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works	Leysritt	2 TV series
2015–21	The Seven Deadly Sins	Elaine
2016–present	KonoSuba	Wiz	3 TV series and film
2016	Love Live!	Alisa Ayase	2 TV series and film
	The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water	Kirin Todo
2017	Berserk	Erica		[4]
	Hunter x Hunter	Elena, Eta
2018	Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers	Flamie		[5]
2018–21	B The Beginning	Yuna		[4]
2018	A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-	Yuzuha Isazu, Gummi	TV series
2018–present	Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World	Rem
2018	Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower	Leysritt	Film
2019	The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.:Reawakened	Hii Suzumiya	6 episode series
2019–20	Sword Art Online: Alicization	Linel
2019–21	The Promised Neverland	Anna		[6]
2019	Carole & Tuesday	Tuesday Simmons		[7][8][9]
2019–present	Isekai Quartet	Rem, Filo	KonoSuba arc, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World arc, The Rising of the Shield Hero arc	[10][11][12]
2019–20	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	Kanao Tsuyuri, Nichika Ubuyashiki	2 TV series and film	[10][13][14]
2019–present	The Rising of the Shield Hero	Filo	TV series	[15]
2020–22	Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story	Kaede Akino	TV series
2020–present	The Misfit of Demon King Academy	Misha Necron	2 TV series	[16][17]
2020	Noblesse	Seira J. Loyard
2021	D4DJ First Mix	Yuka Jennifer Sasago		[4]
	Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon	Chiyo
	So I'm a Spider, So What?	Shiraori/Kumoko		[10][18][19]
	Burn the Witch	Macy Baljure		[20]
2021–22	Shaman King	Pirica, Hana		[4]
2021	Dropout Idol Fruit Tart	Rua Nakamachi		[21]
2022	Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2	Liliana		[22]
	Blue Reflection Ray	Ruka		[23]
	The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest	Iris	TV Series
2023	My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999	Eri		[4]
2024	Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation	Flare	ONA	[24]

Video games

English dubbing performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Mother of Myth	Avatar (Female)
2015	Elsword	Eve	[25]
	Omega Quintet	Aria	[26]
2016	Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	Dana	[1]
	Fire Emblem Fates	Sakura, Charlotte	[4][27][28][1]
	Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book	Corneria	[29][1]
2017	Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	Est	[4]
	Fire Emblem Heroes	Sakura, Ninian, Est, Charlotte	[4][28][1]
2018	Detective Pikachu	Kareena Mitchell	[4][1]
	Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido	Celia	[4]
2019	Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown	Princess Rosa Cossette D'Elise
	Death end re;Quest	Lucil	[30]
	Left Alive	Julia Pavlovna Smirnova	[4]
	Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!	Raffaello
	Pokémon Masters EX	Roxie, Viola
	Astral Chain	Akira Howard
	Catherine: Full Body	Rin	[27][11]
	Shenmue III	Shenhua Ling, Additional Voices	[4]
2020	Granblue Fantasy Versus	Narmaya
	Death end re;Quest 2	Lucil	[31]
	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV	Tita Russell	[4]
2021	Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne	Rem	[32]
	Genshin Impact	Hu Tao	[10][33][34]
	Mary Skelter Finale	Sleeping Beauty	[35]
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles	White-Haired Guide, Kanao Tsuyuri	[36]
2022	Rune Factory 5	Ludmila	[4]
	Azure Striker Gunvolt 3	Quinn
	River City Girls 2	Tsuiko
	Path to Nowhere	Hecate, Love	[37]
2023	Tower of Fantasy	Yu Lan	[38]
	Master Detective Archives: Rain Code	Yoshiko	[39]
	The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie	Tita Russell, Soldiers & Citizens of Zemuria	[4]
	Eternights	Lux	[40]
	Punishing: Gray Raven	Liv	[41]
	Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising	Narmaya	[4]
2024	Granblue Fantasy: Relink	Narmaya	[4][42]
	Unicorn Overlord	Yahna	[4]
	Fate Trigger: The Novita	Eos	Announcement Trailer [43] [44]

Live-action dubs

English dubbing performances in live action

Year	Series	Role	Crew role, notes	Source
2020	Airplane Mode	Ana

Live-action appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	A Brief History of Women	Barbara	Short
2010	The Garden		Short
2012	Voodoo Bear	Office Girl	Short
	Two Shadows	Artsy Girl
	Lany's Morning	Lany's Conscience	Short
2013	Yet 2 Be Named	Anime Girl	TV movie
2014	Here She Is	Miss Oklahoma	Short
2015	The Real Housewives of Westeros	Hand Maiden	Short
	A Better Place	Kaitlin
2015–present	Dirty Cues	Anya Dare

Honors and awards

• 2015 Staff Choice Award & People's Choice Award for Breakthrough Voice Actress of the Year, 4th Annual BTVA Anime Dub Awards^[3][45]

See also

• List of women in the video game industry

References

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19. "Episode 8 – So I'm a Spider, So What?". Anime Marvel. March 1, 2021. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
20. "Super excited to announce I voice Macy in #BurnTheWitch Now on @Crunchyroll I'm obsessed with the story and animation, and this character was especially fun to play~can not wait for you all to see why🖤 @BurnTheWitch_EN / X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved November 5, 2023.
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24. Knickerbocker, Brianna (January 21, 2024). "Beyond excited to announce I voice Flair in the anime adaptation of One Piece author Eiichiro Oda's one-shot manga MONSTERS: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation, out today on Netflix. We poured so much heart and energy into this dub and into my Flair, I am so proud. I hope you love it". Twitter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
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37. "Path to Nowhere 1st Anniversary Live Stream". Youtube. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
38. Knickerbocker, Brianna [@briannanoellek] (July 11, 2023). "I voice Yu Lan in Tower of Fantasy! It's been such a joy voicing her, I hope you love her💙 @ToF_EN_Official thank you so much for having me✨ #toweroffantasy" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
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40. "Eternights (2023 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
41. Knickerbocker, Brianna [@briannanoellek] (July 15, 2023). "So excited to announce I voice Liv in Punishing Gray Raven. Thank you so much @PGR_GLOBAL for having me!! Such a pleasure working w/@StephanieKomure 🖤 Recording for Liv got so emotional... I hope you love her like I do🥺...no spoilers, but if you play...you'll see 🖤 #PGR" (Tweet). Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
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External links

• Official website
• Brianna Knickerbocker at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Brianna Knickerbocker at IMDb