Trina Nishimura

Trina Marie Nishimura^[1] (born August 8, 1983^[1]) is an American voice-actress. She is most known for voicing Nadie in El Cazador de la Bruja, Mikasa Ackerman in Attack on Titan, Kyoka Jiro in My Hero Academia, Francesca Lucchini in Strike Witches, Kurisu Makise in Steins;Gate, and Etie in Fire Emblem Engage.

Trina Nishimura
Nishimura in 2024
Born	Trina Marie Nishimura[1] (1983-08-08) August 8, 1983 (age 41)[1] Sacramento, California, U.S.[1]
Education	Amarillo High School
Alma mater	University of North Texas
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	2006–present
Partner	Justin Holt[2]

Early life and career

Trina Marie Nishimura was born on August 8, 1983, in Sacramento, California.^[1] At age 3, her family moved to Amarillo, Texas, and began doing plays and performing at the community theater at age 9, and continued acting through high school.^[3][4] She graduated from Amarillo High School,^[4] and later got her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of North Texas at Denton.^[5] She originally intended to go to law school, but was asked by a friend of hers in Amarillo to try auditioning for Funimation.^[4]

Her first voice-acting role was in Desert Punk as Namiko. She voices Nadie in the girls with guns series El Cazador de la Bruja, and Mari Illustrious Makinami in Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.^[6] In the hit-anime Attack on Titan, she voices the lead female character Mikasa Ackerman.^[7]

Personal life

Nishimura is in a relationship with Dallas-based chef Justin Holt, who opened a ramen restaurant called Salaryman in September 2019. The restaurant was closed down in November 2020 when Holt was diagnosed with leukemia.^[2]

Filmography

Trina Nishimura and Bryce Papenbrook at a convention panel for Attack on Titan

Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8]
2006	Desert Punk	Namiko	Debut role	[9][10]
2006	Black Cat	Tanya		[9]
2006	Negima!	Chao Lingshen, Motsu (Negima!?)	also Negima!?	[9]
2006	Speed Grapher	Yui		[9]
2007	Baccano!	Rachel		[9]
2007	My Bride is a Mermaid	Akeno Shiranui		[9]
2007	School Rumble	Akira Takano		[9]
2007	Witchblade	Shiori Tsuzuki		[9]
2008	Baldr Force EXE Resolution	Tsukina Sasagiri		[9]
2008	Claymore	Flora, Sophia		[9]
2008	Ghost Hunt	Kiyomi Itō	Ep. 7	[11]
2008	Jyu Oh Sei	Tiz		[9]
2008	Sasami: Magical Girls Club	Ayane		[9]
2009	Kaze no Stigma	Madoka	Ep. 17	[12]
2009	Sgt. Frog	Ghost Girl		[9]
2009	The Tower of Druaga series	Kaaya		[9]
2009	Nabari no Ou	Juji Minami		[9]
2009	Blassreiter	Maifong Liu		[9]
2009	Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple	Shigure Kosaka		[9]
2009	El Cazador de la Bruja	Nadie		[9]
2010	Bamboo Blade	Karen Nishiyama		[9]
2010	Birdy the Mighty: Decode	Capella Titis		[5]
2010	Casshern Sins	Luna		[9][13]
2010	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood	Lan Fan		[9]
2010	Oh! Edo Rocket	O-Riku		[9]
2010	Sands of Destruction	Lia Dragonell		[9]
2010	Soul Eater	Mizune		[13]
2010	Strike Witches series	Francesca Lucchini		[9][14]
2011	Baka and Test series	Aiko Kudo		[13]
2011	Chrome Shelled Regios	Shante Laite		[15]
2011	Ga-Rei: Zero	Kiri Nikaido
2011	Heaven's Lost Property series	Sohara Mitsuki		[13]
2011	Rideback	Suzuri Uchida		[9][16]
2011	The Sacred Blacksmith	Margot		[17]
2012	.hack//Quantum	Sakuya		[18]
2012	Fairy Tail	Sherry Blendy		[19]
2012	Okami-san and Her Seven Companions	Satsuki Shirayuki	Eps. 9-10	[20]
2012	Freezing	Tris McKenzie		[21]
2012	Shangri-La	Klaris Lutz		[22]
2012	Steins;Gate	Kurisu Makise	also Steins;Gate 0	[23]
2013	A Certain Scientific Railgun series	Mii Konori		[24]
2013	Eureka Seven: AO	Lerato Food		[25]
2013	Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar	Jozzy		[26]
2013–2024	Attack on Titan	Mikasa Ackerman	4 seasons, also Attack on Titan: Junior High	[9]
2014	Ben-To	Sen Yarizui		[27]
2014	Senran Kagura	Yomi		[28]
2014	Space Dandy	Mamitas	Ep. 3	[13]
2015	Death Parade	Machiko	Eps. 1-2	[29]
2015	Blood Blockade Battlefront	Chain Sumeragi		[30]
2015	Mikagura School Suite	Asuhi Imizu		[31]
2015	The Rolling Girls	Yukari Otonashi		[32]
2015	World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman	Tokiko Kanzaki		[33]
2015	Ninja Slayer From Animation	Nancy Lee		[34]
2015	Ultimate Otaku Teacher	Yoko	Eps. 1-2	[35]
2015	Tokyo Ghoul series	Misato Gori		[36]
2015	Seraph of the End	Mito Jujo		[37]
2016	Tokyo ESP	Lin Lianjie		[38]
2016–present	Date A Live	Ellen Mira Mathers		[39]
2016	Rage of Bahamut: Genesis	Uriel		[40]
2016	Dimension W	Miyabi Azumaya		[41]
2016	Three Leaves, Three Colors	Sei Osakabe		[42]
2016–present	My Hero Academia	Kyōka Jirō		[43]
2016	And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online?	Ako Tamaki		[44][45]
2016	Puzzle & Dragons X	Eldora		[46]
2016	Handa-kun	Sawako Tennōji		[47]
2016	Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On	Navirou		[48]
2016	Yuri on Ice	Kenjiro Minami		[49]
2017	Hand Shakers	Masaru Hojo		[46]
2017	One Piece	Wadatsumi		[50]
2017	KanColle: Kantai Collection	Kirishima		[51]
2017	Classroom of the Elite	Arisu Sakayanagi		[52]
2017	Hyouka	Onodera	Eps. 12-13	[53]
2017	Dies Irae	Rea Himuro		[54]
2017	Anime-Gataris	Bei Bei Yang		[55]
2017	Garo: Vanishing Line	Gina		[54]
2017	Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth	Delacroix II		[54]
2018	Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches	Rin Sasaki	Eps. 1-2, 10	[56]
2018	Pop Team Epic	Popuko	Ep. 2A	[57]
2018	Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card	Meiling Li		[58]
2018	Junji Ito Collection	Jean-Pierre	Ep. 4	[59]
2018	Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko	Yukina Takatsu		[60]
2018	Black Clover	Sally		[61]
2018	Hakyu Hoshin Engi	Ryukitsu Koshu	Ep. 7	[62]
2018	Steins;Gate 0	Kurisu Makise		[63]
2019	Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka	Asuka Ohtorii		[64]
2019	Radiant	Hameline		[65]
2019	Endro!	Mather "Mei" Enderstto		[66]
2019	Boogiepop and Others	Minako Yurihara	2 episodes	[67]
2019–2021	Fruits Basket	Akito Soma (young)	2019 reboot	[68]
2020	Deca-Dence	Natsume		[69]
2021	Restaurant to Another World	Hilda		[70]
2023	Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement	Mitsuha		[71]
2023	The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far	Cain/Kazuya		[72]
2023	Dead Mount Death Play	Kazuki Shinoyama		[42]
2023	Sweet Reincarnation	Pas		[73]
2023	Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon	Pel		[42]
2023	The Apothecary Diaries	Lihua		[74]
2024	Frieren: Beyond Journey's End	Ehre		[42]
2024	Solo Leveling	Park Heejan		[42]
2024	Viral Hit	Ga Eul		[75]
2024	You Are Ms. Servant	Yuki		[76]

Film

List of dubbing performances in feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8]
2011	Trigun: Badlands Rumble	Milly Thompson
2011	Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance	Mari Illustrious Makinami	limited theatrical release	[77][78]
2013	Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo	Mari Illustrious Makinami	limited theatrical and convention release
2015	Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie	Chris		[79]
2016	Attack on Titan	Mikasa Ackerman
2016	Strike Witches Movie	Francesca Lucchini		[80]
2016	Rurouni Kenshin	Megumi Takani		[81]
2016	Godzilla Resurgence	Kayoco Anne Patterson
2017	Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno	Megumi Takani
2017	Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends	Megumi Takani
2017	Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu	Makise Kurisu		[82]
2018	My Hero Academia: Two Heroes	Kyoka Jiro	limited theatrical release	[42]
2019	Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202	Kiryu Mikage
2020	My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising	Kyoka Jiro	limited theatrical release

List of dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8]
2009	Case Closed - Movie: The Last Wizard of the Century	Natasha Kousaka		[9]
2011	Trigun: Badlands Rumble	Milly Thompson		[4]
2012	Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike	Hisca Aiheap		[83]

Other voice-over roles

List of voice performances in other media

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8]
2012	EvaNavi San Francisco audio tour guide	Mari	iPhone app associated with J-pop Summit Festival 2012	[77][78]
2019	Borderlands 3	Double Dee Seven, Naoko	Video Game	[42]
2020	My Hero One's Justice 2	Kyoka Jiro	Video game	[42]
2022	Phantom Breaker: Omnia	Kurisu Makise	Video game	[84]
2023	Fire Emblem Engage	Etie	Video game	[42]
2023	Anonymous;Code	[Kurisu]	Visual Novel	[42]