Misaki Watada | |
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和多田 美咲 | |
Born | March 16[1] Iwate Prefecture, Japan |
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 2010–present |
Agent | Aoni Production |
Notable work | The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting as Yaeka Sakuragi |
Misaki Watada (和多田 美咲, Watada Misaki, born March 16) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Aoni Production. Some of her notable roles include Michiru in Hell Girl, Glenda in Strike the Blood, Delmin in Show by Rock!!, and Yaeka Sakuragi in The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting.
Watada was born in Iwate Prefecture and raised in Shizuoka Prefecture.[2] During her elementary years, she enjoyed recording herself and her friends' voices on cassette tapes, and also developed a yearning for acting after seeing a local theater performance.[3] She became interested in voice acting after seeing videos of actors recording their lines, which she was fascinated by.[4] Watada graduated from the Amusement Media Academy in March 2015.[5]
Watada cites Ikue Ōtani as an influence, stating that she loved her performance as Stephanie Tanner in the Japanese dub of the American sitcom Full House, and that she wanted to play the role of a child in a dubbed series.[3] In 2017, she voiced Pamela in the dub of the sequel series Fuller House.[6]