Asumi Nakada

Asumi Nakada
中田 あすみ
Born (1988-04-05) April 5, 1988
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesAsumi Nakata
Alma materHosei University
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • model
  • voice actress
Years active1991–present
Children1
Modeling information
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
AgencyOscar Promotion
Musical career
GenresAnison
Formerly ofCrybaby

Asumi Nakada (中田あすみ, Nakada Asumi; born April 5, 1988),[1] formerly known under the stage name Asumi Nakata,[2] is a Japanese television personality, model, and voice actress associated with Oscar Promotion. She debuted in 1991 at the age of 3 as a child model, appearing in many commercials. From 1998 to 2002, she was a regular on the first two series of the children's variety show Tensai TV-kun. She rejoined the series in 2007 in its third series, Tensai TV-kun Max and has become a prominent cast member in the segment Bitworld until the series' end in 2026.

As a voice actress, Nakada has provided the voice to Lucia Nanami in Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch (2003–2004), Yusura in Himawari! (2006–2007), and Cissnei in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII.

Career

Nakada entered the entertainment industry at age 3 and was a regular on the children's variety television program Tensai TV-kun.[3] At the age of 9, she made her music debut with Ayano Shiraishi, in a duo called Crybaby.[4] Their first and only single, "Maigo no Tenshi", was released in 1997.[4] Since 2000, Nakada was part of the talent agency Five Eight.[5] In her early teens, she became an exclusive model for the teen fashion magazine Pichi Lemon.[3]

In April 2003, she performed her first voice acting role in the Japanese anime series Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch as the heroine Lucia Nanami. On August 14, 2005, she was a guest at the Sixth Manga Fair (漫畫博覽會) in Taiwan. There, she performed a theme song of Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch, "Legend of Mermaid".

On October 10, 2005, Nakada was transferred to Switch 58, a subdivision of Five Eight that focuses on acting.[2][6] She also provides the voice of Yusura in the anime series Himawari!, broadcast from April 2006.

In 2010, Nakada transferred to Oscar Promotion.[7]

Personal life

Nakada attended Hosei University.[3]

On March 27, 2017, Nakada married a company executive, who is the same age at her, after four years of dating. The two had met when they were classmates at Hosei University.[3] On August 8, 2021, she announced through Instagram that she had given birth to a son.[8]

Filmography

Anime

Year Title Role Notes Source[1]
2003–04 Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Lucia Nanami Also Pure  
2006–07 Himawari! Yusura Also Himawari!!  

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Source
2007 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Cissnei [9]
2021 Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia Cissnei [10]
2022 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Cissnei [11]
2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Cissnei [9]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Source[1]
2002 Swan's Song Kaori Shimura


Discography

CDs

  • Splash Dream (2003)[12]
  • Mother Symphony (2004)[13]

Radio

References

  1. ^ a b c 中田あすみ [Asumi Nakada]. Oscar Promotion (in Japanese). Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "中田 あすみ" [Asumi Nakata]. 58 Group (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2005-11-24. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  3. ^ a b c d "中田あすみ、法大同級生と結婚していた！お相手は交際４年の会社経営者" [Asumi Nakada had been married to a classmate from university! Her partner is a company executive who she dated for four years]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  4. ^ a b Takakura, Fumitoshi; Konami, Do; Kitagawa, Masahiro; Matsui, Michio; Yamashita, Seiichi; Watanabe, Mizuo (1999-02-10). Jr.アイドルPERFECT名鑑 : 小中学生子役・美少女タレント完全データブック [Perfect Directory of Junior Idols: A Complete Data Book of Elementary School and Beautiful Young Female Entertainers]. Japan: T2 Publishing. p. 32-33, 58, 63, 177. ISBN 4-88749-704-0.
  5. ^ "中田 あすみ" [Asumi Nakata]. 58 Group (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2000-10-23. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  6. ^ "ファイブ☆エイト公式ホームページ" [Five Eight Official Homepage]. 58 Group (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2026-03-22. 10月１日で、ファイブエイトも８周年を迎えました。本格的に俳優を目指すタレントのためにSwitch58を発足！ [On October 1, [2005] Five Eight reached its 8th anniversary. We have launched Switch 58 for talents who aspire to be actors!]
  7. ^ "be amie - オスカープロモーション所属タレント・モデル公式SNS" [Be Amie: the official social network service for talents and models from Oscar Promotion]. Oscar Promotion (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  8. ^ "中田あすみが第１子の男児を出産「我が子に感謝の気持ちでいっぱい」" [Asumi Nakada gives birth to son, her first child: "I feel so thankful for my child"]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
  9. ^ a b "Asumi Nakata (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com (Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources). Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  10. ^ 【DFFオペラオムニア】シスネ (in Japanese). September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "シスネ | CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- REUNION". jp.square-enix.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  12. ^ "マーメイド メロディー1 るちあ SPLASH DREAM 中田あすみ" [Mermaid Melody 1 Lucia SPLASH DREAM – Asumi Nakada]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  13. ^ "Mother Symphony (From "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure") Animation (Asumi Nakata, Hitomi Terakado, Mayumi Asano) CD Maxi". CDJapan.
  14. ^ "StarChild:ひまわりっ！". starchild.co.jp. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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