Makiko Ohmoto Makiko Ohmoto in 2018. Details Born February 1, 1973 Role(s) Voice Actress Employer(s) HAL Laboratory Notable works Main voice ofKirby and other characters

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Makiko Ohmoto (大本眞基子Ōmoto Makiko, born February 1, 1973) is a Japanese voice actress, and the main and currentvoice of Kirby. She first voiced him inSuper Smash Bros., and made her debut in theKirby series withKirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Her name is also written asMakiko Oomoto (inKirby: Right Back at Ya!) andMakiko Omoto (inKirby Air Riders).

Roles[edit]

In addition to Kirby, she has voiced a few other characters as well alongside him throughout theKirby series.

Kirby series[edit]

• Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards –Kirby
• Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble – Kirby (uncredited)
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya! –Kirby,Rick (Japanese),Iro (Japanese), narrator of "Pupupu Tsūshin" (Japanese), variousMonsters
• Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land - Kirby (uncredited)^[1]
• Kirby & The Amazing Mirror - Kirby (uncredited)
• Kirby's Epic Yarn /Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn – Kirby
• Kirby Mass Attack – Kirby
• Kirby's Return to Dream Land – Kirby
• Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition – Kirby
• Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Kirby,Shadow Kirby,Queen Sectonia
• Kirby Fighters Deluxe – Kirby, Shadow Kirby
• Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe – Kirby (mask)
• Kirby and the Rainbow Curse – Kirby
• Kirby: Planet Robobot – Kirby,Susie,Sectonia Clone
• Team Kirby Clash Deluxe – Kirby,Parallel Susie
• Kirby's Blowout Blast – Kirby
• Kirby Battle Royale – Kirby
• Kirby Star Allies – Kirby, Susie
• Super Kirby Clash – Kirby, Susie, Parallel Susie,Pres. Parallel Susie
• Kirby Fighters 2 – Kirby, Shadow Kirby
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Kirby
• Kirby's Dream Buffet – Kirby
• Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe – Kirby, Queen Sectonia (mask), Susie (mask)
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World – Kirby
• Kirby Air Riders - Announcer (Japanese B), Narrator (Japanese B)

At theKirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, Makiko Ohmoto demonstratedKirby's voice live, and also performed a conversation betweenQueen Sectonia andSusie.^[2] She also sang the first verse of "The Noble Haltmann," the anthem ofHaltmann Works Company. For a promotional video forKirby Battle Royale, she performed the voice of Susie alongside Ayaka Saito asBandana Waddle Dee.^[3] For theKirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival, she gave an interview, performed the voices of Kirby, Queen Sectonia, and Susie, and sang "Green Tree Memories from Kirby" and "Welcome to the New World!" (the latter as a duet withNEICHEL). She was also the narrator in Japanese for theIt's Kirby Time video adaptations.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

(Characters in bold are fighters.)

• Super Smash Bros. –Kirby,Ness
• Super Smash Bros. Melee –Kirby,Ness
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl –Kirby,Ness,Lyn (Japanese)
• Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U –Kirby,Ness, Lyn (Japanese),Viridi (Japanese)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate –Kirby,Ness, Lyn (Japanese), Viridi (Japanese)

References

External Links[edit]

• Makiko Ohmoto's blog on Ameba.jp
• Makiko Ohmoto's Twitter
• Makiko Ohmoto on Wikipedia (English)
• Makiko Ohmoto on Wikipedia (Japanese)

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