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Akemi Okamura

Japanese voice actress

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ264348
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Akemi Okamura (岡村 明美, Okamura Akemi; born on March 12, 1969) is a Japanese voice actress. She performed a song in the NHK program Minna no Uta and currently voices Nami in One Piece. She has one child.

Filmography

Television animation

1992

Calimero (Priscilla)

Hime-chan's Ribbon (Yumiko)

1994

Chō Kuseninarisou (Tamako)

Lord of Lords Ryu Knight (Princess Lumina)

Mahoujin Guru Guru (Fairy Churika)

1995

Juu Senshi Garukiba (Mayu Hiura, Mireia Eternal)

Zukkoke Sanningumi Kusunoki Yashiki no Guruguru-sama (Yoko Arai)

Tōma Kishinden ONI (Misao)

Ninku (Mika)

Fushigi Yûgi (Yuiren)

Romeo and the Black Brothers (Bianca)

1996

Akachan to Boku (Asako Fujii, Female Student, Information Desk Clerk, Mayumi-sensei)

Kodomo no Omocha (Natsumi Hayama)

You're Under Arrest (Tetsu)

Choja Reideen (Kappei Miyamoto)

1997

Clamp School (Nokoru Imonoyama)

Battle Athletes Victory (Mylandah Arkar Walder)

1998

The Adventures of Mini-Goddess (Belldandy, episodes 1–13 only)

Weiß kreuz (Michiru)

Vampire Princess Miyu (Yui-Li)

Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku (Sakura Oosawagi)

Prince Mackaroo (Kentarou Iwashimizu, Midorioni, Sago Shimizu, Ushimaru)

Pokémon (Lindow Murasame)

Master Keaton (Helen)

1999

Itsumo Kokoro ni Taiyō o! (Mother)

Now and Then, Here and There (Shuzo "Shu" Matsutani)

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (Hazuki Mogami, Leona Kirishima)

Guru Guru Town Hanamaru-kun (Miinya)

Steel Angel Kurumi (Kaori)

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (Anko Uehara)

Zoids (Maria)

One Piece (Nami)

2000

Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (Meow of the Iron Cat Fist)

Sakura Wars (Kasumi Fujii)

Daa! Daa! Daa! (Kushaana)

Hajime no Ippo (Reiko Mikami)

2001

Motto! Ojamajo Doremi (Junji Manda, Yoko Manda)

Fruits Basket (Boy, Young Hatsuharu Soma, Mii)

Magical Meow Meow Taruto (Anzuko Doumyouji / Anko)

2002

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (Little Goblin, Sayaka Imamiya)

Tokyo Mew Mew (Mariko)

Dragon Drive (Sally)

Pita Ten (Sasha)

2003

Ashita no Nadja (Zabine)fu

Gunparade March (Mai Shibamura)

Tsuri Baka Nisshi (Dedyu)

Di Gi Charat Nyo (Francois Usada)

Pokémon Advance (Michelle)

Maburaho (Eri)

Wandaba Style (Furoku Tsukumo, Store Manager, Yokomaki)

One Piece (Sue)

2004

Koi Kaze (Kaname Chidori)

Zatch Bell! (Kido, Mamiko Takashi)

Yugo the Negotiator (Ruba)

Legendz: Yomigaeru Ryuuou Densetsu (Shuu)

2005

Aria the Animation (Agatha)

Noein - to your other self (Asuka Kaminogi)

Pokémon Advance (Lilian)

Monster (Anna, Tomasz)

One Piece (Gombe)

2006

The Story of Saiunkoku (Shusui)

Hell Girl (Minato Fujie)

Shakugan no Shana (Mathilde Saint-Omer)

Nana (Nao Komatsu)

PreCure Splash Star (Foop)

Mushi-Shi (Kaji)

2007

Emily of New Moon (Perry Miller)

Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho (Kaname's Mother)

Kotetsushin Jeeg (Captain Midou)

D.Gray-man (Claudia)

Devil May Cry (Elise)

Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl (Saturn)

Lovely Complex (Risa Koizumi)

Rental Magica (Minagi Shinogi)

2008

The Telepathy Girl Ran (Reina Isozaki)

Natsume's Book of Friends (Hinoe)

Neuro: Supernatural Detective (Sakura Tsuyuki)

2009

Tamagotchi!

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Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Akemi Okamura” is japanese voice actress. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Akemi, Okamura and Japanese, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1969, 1992, 1994, 1995—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1969-03-12. For this dossier, Akemi, Okamura and Japanese is the immediate research focus.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q264348. VIAF identifies the subject as 316390859. The Library of Congress control number is no2015062102. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1969, 1992, 1994 and 1995.

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