Kotono Mitsuishi

Kotono Mitsuishi (三石 琴乃, Mitsuishi Kotono) is the seiyū for Tae Yamada in the anime series, Zombie Land Saga.

Life
Kotono Mitsuishi was born on December 8, 1967, in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from high school in 1986 and later entered the Katsuta Seiyū Academy. She then debuted as Seiyū in 1989. She is also known for her role as Sailor Moon in the anime series of the same name, since 1992. In 2011, she was the voice of Hummy in Suite PreCure.

Voice actor
The legendary Koto-chan is recognized by two iconic characters: Usagi Tsukino in Sailor Moon and Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion. These characters have been interpreted from the 90s to the latest projects of these franchises at this time, Sailor Moon Crystal and Rebuild of Evangelion. In her voice-over work, she has also participated in series such as One Piece, Pokémon, and Gundam SEED, and has portrayed video game characters such as Mai Shiranui in the Fatal Fury and Christie films in the Dead or Alive series.

In the Japanese voice acting and voice acting industry, Kotono is considered the “oneesan” and is one of the most influential people in the business. Being able to make any type of character, from adolescents to young or mature women, she is classified as a “woman of a thousand voices”.

Despite not participating in the songs and live events, she wholeheartedly supports all of Franchouchou and even watches her rehearsals. She joined the girls during the trip to the Saga in July 2019, where they went to Drive-in Tori and the old headquarters of Mitsubishi, which in the series is the house where the zombies live. For the first live performance at Cygames Fes 2018, Koto-chan wrote a letter that was read during the event, all of Franchouchou's girls had tears in their eyes.

As additional information, she was the master of ceremony at the wedding of Naoko Takeuchi, creator of Sailor Moon.

Trivia

 * In 1988 Mitsuishi made her voice acting debut as Tomoyo in Ace wo Nerae's OVA! 2. She became an instant celebrity for her role as Usagi Tsukino, the protagonist of Sailor Moon, and her popularity increased again with her role as Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion and Boa Hancock in One Piece. She is considered one of the most influential voice actresses in the business; Ebichu's animated adaptation was produced mainly by Mitsuishi's interest in the project.
 * Mitsuishi is 1.60 and weighs 46 kg. Mitsuishi is married and has a daughter. Continuing her youthful habits, she drives a Yamaha FZ250 Phazer motorcycle. Mitsuishi is a freelancer and was previously affiliated with Arts Vision.