Kira Buckland

Kira Buckland (born July 16, 1987) is an American voice actress who has provided voices for English dubbed Japanese anime, cartoons, and video games. Some of her^[a] major roles are Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, 2B in Nier: Automata, Reimi Sugimoto in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Trucy Wright in the Ace Attorney series, Hiyoko Saionji and Kirumi Tojo in the Danganronpa series, Qingyi in Zenless Zone Zero, Celine and Elise Schwarzer in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series, Akane Toriyasu and Inkyu Basu in Yandere Simulator, Talim in Soulcalibur VI (including 2B as its guest character), Beatrice in Re:Zero, Izumo Kamiki in Blue Exorcist, Heart Aino from Arcana Heart series in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Mitsuri Kanroji in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Falke in Street Fighter V, Edna in Tales of Zestiria, Mary Saotome in Kakegurui, Yung in Godzilla Singular Point, Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld in The Asterisk War, Kuki Shinobu in Genshin Impact, and Marie in Skullgirls.

Kira Buckland
Buckland at the 2023 WonderCon
Born	(1987-07-16) July 16, 1987 (age 37) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Alaska Anchorage (BA)
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	2004–present
Website	www.kirabuckland.com

Early life

Buckland was born on July 16, 1987 in Anchorage, Alaska.^[1]

Career

Buckland started voice acting in 2004, where she worked on numerous projects such as radio dramas and computer/video games. She rose to prominence online for voicing characters in Newgrounds Flash animations and series on YouTube under her Internet pseudonym "Rina-chan", participating in parodies, collaborations and original works.

While a student at West High School, she became president of the anime club and founded the first Alaskan anime convention with the president of the anime club from Dimond High, Senshi-Con, based in Anchorage, Alaska.^[2][3] She won the Anime Expo 2007 Idol Voice Acting competition, as well as the Sakura-Con 2007 animated voice acting award.^[4][5] She is primarily known for her voice work on video games and English anime dubs.^[6]

Personal life

Buckland graduated with a degree in Japanese and is proficient in Spanish.^[7] She moved to Southern California in 2011 and worked miscellaneous jobs while training to be a professional voice actor, such as a feline neonatal caregiver.^[6]

Before her professional career, Buckland was familiar with the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, got a tattoo of a star on the back of her neck which resembles the Joestar Birthmark, and during her career expressed a desire to voice of the character Jolyne Cujoh in an official project.^[6] She would eventually voice the character in the anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.

Filmography

Buckland at Sac-Anime 2018

Animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2014	Lalaloopsy Girls: Welcome to L.A.L.A. Prep School	Jewel Sparkles		Resume
2015–present	Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	Alix Kubdel / Bunnyx	Grouped under Additional Voices	[8]
2018	Wakfu	Evangelyne	Season 3 only	Resume
2019-2020	YooHoo to the Rescue	YooHoo
2019–2022	The VeggieTales Show	Petunia Rhubarb, Laura Carrot		[9][10]
2020–present	Rainbow High	Violet Willow

Anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[11]
2008	Aika R-16: Virgin Mission	Eri Shinkai		[12][13]
2008–09	Tweeny Witches: The Adventures	Hanamomo		Resume
	Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit	Nimka
2012–13	Blue Exorcist	Izumo Kamiki	Also Blue Exorcist: The Movie	Resume[13]
2013	Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan	Daughter of Kyokutsu		Resume
	Accel World	Kuroyukihime/Black Lotus
2013–14	Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne	Madoka Kyono
2014	Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic	Ren Kogyoku	Also Kingdom
	Blood Lad	Hydra Bell		[14]
	Kill la Kill	Maimu Okurahama, Imagawa		Resume
2015–16	Durarara!!×2	Mika Harima
2016	Aldnoah.Zero	Lemrina Vers Envers		[15]
	Love Live!	Umi Sonoda		[13][16][17]
	Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School	Hiyoko Saionji		[18]
	Tales of Zestiria the X	Edna		[13]
	Charlotte	Ayumi Otosaka		[13][19]
	Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans	Cookie Griffon, Eco Turbine		Resume
	Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!	Arresta Blanket		[13][20]
	Pokémon Generations	Malva, Little Girl		Resume[21]
2016–17	The Asterisk War	Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld		[13][22]
	Sailor Moon	Mimete	Viz dub	[23]
	Hunter x Hunter	Zushi	2011 series	[24][25]
	Kuromukuro	Muetta, Yukihime		[26]
2017	Rio: Rainbow Gate!	Jack Mighty		Resume
	World War Blue	Kurvay
	Skip Beat!	Ruriko Matsunai	Eps. 5-7
2017–2018	The Testament of Sister New Devil	Maria Naruse	Also season 2
2018	Granblue Fantasy The Animation	Lyria		[27]
	Hi Score Girl	Mayumayu	Netflix dub	[28]
	Kakegurui	Mary Saotome		Tweet[29]
	Violet Evergarden	Luculia		Resume[13]
	Yo-kai Watch	Jibanyan	Season 3	[30]
2018–2021	Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World	Beatrice, Hetaro Pearlbaton, Lucas		Resume
2019	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable	Reimi Sugimoto		[31]
	KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!	Chris		[32]
	The Rising of the Shield Hero	Rishia Ivyred		[33]
	Cells at Work!	Senpai Red Blood Cell		[34]
	High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World	Shinobu Sarutobi, Jeanne du Leblanc		[35][36]
2019–2021	Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun	Ameri Azazel		[37]
2019–present	Isekai Quartet	Beatrice, Chris		[38]
2020	Magia Record	Iroha Tamaki		[13][39]
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	Mitsuri Kanroji, Lower Four, Mukago		[40][41]
	Tower of God	Yuri Jahad		[42]
	My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!	Sophia Ascart	Crunchyroll dub	[43]
2020–22	Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon	Setsuna		[44]
2021	The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter	Luna Heela		[45]
	Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle	Princess Syalis	Funimation dub	[46]
	So I'm a Spider, So What?	Katia, Sue		[47]
	Godzilla Singular Point	Jung, Yung (Jet Jaguar)	Netflix dub
	Edens Zero	Rebecca Bluegarden		[48]
	To Your Eternity	Hayase; 8 episodes		[49]
	Dropout Idol Fruit Tart	Ino Sakura		[50]
	King's Raid: Successors of the Will	Frey		[51]
	One Piece	Desire		[52]
2021–2022	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean	Jolyne Cujoh	Netflix dub	[53]
2022	LBX Girls	Kyoka		[54]
	Komi Can't Communicate	Makeru Yadano	Netflix dub	[55]
	Kakegurui Twin	Mary Saotome		[13]
2023-present	Nier: Automata Ver1.1a	2B		[56]
2024	Sand Land	Ann		[57]
	Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture	Haruka Rutaka		[58]
	Tower of God 2nd Season	Yuri Jahad		[59]
2025	Sakamoto Days	Host		[60]
	Blue Box	Niina Shimazaki, Chinatsu's mother		[13]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[11]
2011	5 Centimeters Per Second	Kanae Sumida	Bandai (Bang Zoom!) English dub	Resume
2013	Blue Exorcist: The Movie	Izumo Kamiki	Limited theatrical release
2016	Love Live! The School Idol Movie	Umi Sonoda		[61]
	Schirkoa	Little Whore		[62]
2017	Fate/Grand Order: First Order	Olga Marie Animusphere		Resume
	In This Corner of the World	Keiko
	Blame!	Sanakan
2018	A Silent Voice	Naoka Ueno	English dub	[63]
2019	I Want to Eat Your Pancreas	Kyoko	Limited theatrical release	[64]
2020	Burn the Witch	Sullivan Squire
2023	Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie	Alix Kubdel	English dub; Netflix	[65]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[11]
2005	The White Chamber	Sarah		Game page[66]
	Kramer Hentai Adventure 2	Fuyutsuki, Itsuko, Urumi		[67]
	MapleStory	Orchid, Lotus, Roo-D		Resume
2006	Super Smash Flash	Announcer, Naruto Uzumaki		[68]
	Kramer Hentai Adventure 3	Fuyutsuki, Itsuko, Kinpatssu, Kitty Cat, Urumi		[69]
2007	Kramer Hentai Adventure 4	Kiki		[70]
2008	Castle Crashers	Princesses, Medusa		Resume
	Eternal Poison	Marie		[71]
	Luminous Arc 2	Karen, Elicia		[71][72][73]
2009	Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires	Custom Female: Innocent		[71]
2010	Heroes of Newerth	Monster Hunter Calamity		Resume
2011−16	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Conflict of Interest	Trucy Wright	Fan game	Game page[74]
2012	Dynasty Warriors Next	Custom Female: Delicate		[71]
	Skullgirls	Marie		[13]
	Dust: An Elysian Tail	MaMop		[13]
	Mugen Souls	Chou-Chou	Also Mugen Souls Z	[75]
	Ragnarok Odyssey	Linde		Resume
2013	Jisei series	Chance Jackson
	Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk	Nio Atluge, Odelia	Also Atelier Ayesha Plus	[76]
	Time and Eternity	Toki		[71]
2014	Bravely Default	Artemia Venus, Fake Airy		[13]
	Inazuma Eleven	Silvia Woods		Resume
	Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky	Nio Altugle	Also Atelier Escha & Logy Plus	[77]
	My Little Pony: Power Ponies Storybook App	Twilight Sparkle, Spike		[13]
	Tales of Xillia 2	Mary, Mint, Additional Voices		[78]
	Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair	Hiyoko Saionji		Resume
	Fairy Fencer F	Ethel, Della, Khalara, Shopkeeper	Also Advent Dark Force	[71]
	Ar Nosurge	Nay	Also Ar Nosurge Plus	[79]
	My Little Pony: Luna Eclipsed Storybook App	Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Applejack, Pinkie Pie		[13]
	My Little Pony: Twilight's Kingdom Storybook App	Twilight Sparkle, Applejack
2015	HuniePop	Lola Rembrite		Resume
	Dead or Alive 5: Last Round	Honoka
	Blackhole	Auriel
	The Awakened Fate Ultimatum	Phyllis Izayoi		[78]
	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker	Miyako Hotsuin
	Lost Dimension	Mana Kawai		[71]
	Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance	Seraphina		[13]
	Tales of Zestiria	Edna		Resume[11]
	Stella Glow	Dorothy		[13]
	Xenoblade Chronicles X	Female Avatar (Independent voice)		[80]
	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Celine, Elise Schwarzer		[13]
2014−present	Yandere Simulator	Akane Toriyasu, Inkyu Basu		[81][82]
2016	Street Fighter V	Resume	Falke	Character first seen in Season 3 Character Pass
	Megatagmension Blanc + Neptune vs. Zombies		Hachima
	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Celine, Elise Schwarzer		[13]
	Grand Kingdom	Lillia Sforza		Resume[83]
2016	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice	Trucy Wright		Tweet[13][84]
	Paladins	Evie, Willo		Resume
	The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets	Princess Zelda	Fan Translation Fan Dub	Game Credits
2017	Fire Emblem Heroes	Eirika, Katarina	Family Bonds story	[13][85]
	Nier: Automata	YoRHa No.2 Type B (2B)		[13]
	Akiba's Beat	Acquire-chan		Tweet[86]
	Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs	Miri		[13]
	Summon Night 6: Lost Borders	Milreaf, Partet, Resi		[87]
	Puyo Puyo Tetris	Rulue		Tweet[13]
	Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	Laxia		[88]
	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony	Kirumi Tojo, Hiyoko Saionji		Resume
2018	Detective Pikachu	Emilia Christie		[13]
	Shining Resonance Refrain	Rinna Mayfield		Resume
	Octopath Traveler	Cordelia, Mary, Derryl
	Valkyria Chronicles IV	Angelica "Annie" Farnaby		[13]
	Soulcalibur VI	Talim, 2B		Resume
	Grand Chase: Dimension Chaser	Lire Eruel, Amy Plie		Tweet,[89] Facebook[90]
2019	Death end re;Quest	Lily Hopes		Tweet[91]
	Dead or Alive 6	Honoka		Tweet[92]
	Zanki Zero	Sachika Hirasawa		[13]
	BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle	Heart Aino	From Arcana Heart Season 2 DLC	Tweet[93]
	Puyo Puyo Champions	Ally, Rulue		Tweet[94]
	River City Girls	Kyoko		In-game credits[95]
	Pokémon Masters	Shauntal, Liza, Beauty, Rising Star		Resume and Tweet[11][13]
	Code Vein	Rin Murasame, player avatar		Resume
	The TakeOver	Freya		[96]
2020	One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows	Additional voices		[97]
	Wallachia: Reign of Dracula	Elcin Floarea		Game page[98]
	Granblue Fantasy Versus	Lyria		[13]
	KartRider Rush+	Marid, Uni
	Heart of the Woods	Morgan		Game page[99]
	Death end re;Quest 2	Lily Hopes		Tweet[100]
	Phantasy Star Online 2	Risa		[101]
	Hotshot Racing	Alexa		[13]
	13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim	Ryoko Shinonome		Tweet[102]
	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV	Celine, Elise Schwarzer		[13]
2021	Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne	Beatrice, Hetaro Pearlbaton		In-game credits[103]
	Persona 5 Strikers	Kuon Ichinose		[13]
	Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...	Administrator Girl (Ending E)		[104]
	Shadowverse: Champion's Battle	Vanessa Joubert		[105]
	Class of '09	Ari		IMDb
	Cris Tales	Crisbell		[13]
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles	Mitsuri Kanroji		[106]
	Muv-Luv: Project Mikhail	Meiya Mitsurugi		[13]
2022	Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2	Kohaku
	Phantom Breaker: Omnia	Mei Orisaka		[107]
	Genshin Impact	Kuki Shinobu		Tweet[108]
	Tower of Fantasy	Meryl, Hilda, Hanna, Female Wanderer		[109][110]
	Soul Hackers 2	Ash		[111]
	Goddess of Victory: Nikke	Privaty, Novel, 2B	Credited in-game	[112]
	River City Girls 2	Kyoko, Kyoko's Mom		[13]
2023	Fire Emblem Engage	Eirika		[13]
	Path of the Midnight Sun	Caepana		[113]
	The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie	Celine, Elise Schwarzer, Soldiers & Citizens of Zemuria		[13]
	Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess	Cornet
	Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom
	Eternights	Sia
	Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless	Seraphina		[13]
	Detective Pikachu Returns	Emilia Christie		[114]
	Skullgirls	Marie	Credited in-game
	Project Wingman: Frontline 59	General Faust		In-game credits
	Afterimage	Renee		[115]
2024	Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising	Lyria, YoRHa No.2 Type B (2B)	From Nier: Automata DLC	[13]
	Tekken 8	Jane		[116]
	Granblue Fantasy: Relink	Lyria		[13]
	Unicorn Overlord	Eltolinde
	Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop	Ally, Rafisol, Rulue
	Sand Land	Ann
	Zenless Zone Zero	Qingyi
	Kitsune Tails	Yuzu		In-game credits
	Fate Trigger: The Novita	Eos		Announcement Trailer [117][118]
	Guilty Gear Strive	Dizzy		Twitter post[119]
	Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven	Therese/Ranger (F)		[13]
	Strinova	Eika

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2005	Eddsworld	Kim, Katya	Episode: "Dudette Next Door"
2006-08	Metal Gear Awesome	Meryl Silverburgh	2 episodes
2008	Brawl Taunts	Zero-Suit Samus, Princess Peach, Princess Zelda, Samus		Tweet[120]
	More Brawl Taunts	Zero-Suit Samus, Pokémon Trainer, Princess Peach, Princess Zelda, Herself	Also writer; voice director and sound engineer
2009	One More Brawl Taunts	Princess Peach, Princess Zelda, Sheik, Samus, Pokémon Trainer, Herself	Also creator; sound engineer, writer
2011–13	PONY.MOV	Twilight Sparkle	5 episodes	Interview[121]
2013	My Little Pony - Double Rainboom			YouTube
2013-17	50% OFF	Gou Matsuoka
2013-18	Hellsing Ultimate Abridged	Heinkel Wolfe	6 episodes
2015–23	Death Battle	Toph Beifong, Raven, Twilight Sparkle	3 episodes
2015–20	Final Fantasy VII: Machinabridged	Aerith Gainsborough	A TeamFourStar abridged series	[122]
2020	ERIC.	Mrs. Ericsson	1 episode	[123]
2022	A Moment of Euphoria	Euphoria	Channel Special	[124]
2024	Class of '09: The Anime	Ari	Pilot	[125]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Source
2007	AX 2007 Idol Winner	Best Voice Acting Performance	Won	[4]
	Sakura-Con 2007 Idol Winner		Won	[5]

Notes

1. Buckland uses "she/her" and "they/them" pronouns. This article uses "she/her" pronouns for consistency.