Louisa Michelle "Luci" Christian (born March 18, 1973) is an American voice actress and ADR script writer. She has provided many voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and films.
Life and career Christian grew up in Texas, where her parents, Mike and Barbara, were high school teachers. From age 3 to 9, she participated in some local beauty pageants, and later got involved in theater programs in high school. In college, she originally pursued journalism, but changed to theatre when she was offered a scholarship. She got her bachelor's degree in Theatre from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and her Master of Fine Arts in Theatre at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Her involvement in anime starts in ADV Films in Houston where she had some bit parts in Those Who Hunt Elves that involved about three hours of studio time. She did not hear back for some time until she got cast in Neo Ranga. A few weeks later, she auditioned and got her first starring role as Kaname Chidori in Full Metal Panic!. In Super Gals! Ran Kotobuki, she voices the title character who is a fun-loving teenage gal in a family of police officers. In Prétear, she voices main character Himeno Awayuki, a teenage girl who ends up living with two stepsisters and becomes involved in a magical girl fantasy. She also voiced teacher Yukari Tanizaki in the school life comedy Azumanga Daioh. In 2006, she was featured in a series of articles by IGN titled "Babes of ADV Voice-Over".
Christian joined the voice actors who would regularly travel from Houston to record with Funimation in Dallas. She had supporting roles in Fullmetal Alchemist as guest character Psiren and later as the recurring character Wrath. She voiced actress Asako Kurumi in Funimation's dub of Kodocha, and a lead role as Rico in the girls-with-guns drama Gunslinger Girl. In 2006, she voiced lead character Asuna Kagurazaka in the school anime Negima, which is about a boy magician who teaches at an all-girls middle school. Theron Martin of Anime News Network remarked that she interpreted her role much like Kaname Chidori on Full Metal Panic. She also landed the lead role of Tenma Tsukamoto in the comedy School Rumble, voiced the supporting role of Hitomi Kashiwa in Welcome to the NHK, and voiced the youthful-looking Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka in Ouran High School Host Club. After Funimation acquired the dubbing rights for the long-running One Piece anime series, Christian was selected to play its lead female navigator Nami.
In 2007, the American Anime Awards nominated her for Best Actress for her work in Princess Tutu as the lead role of Ahiru, and Best Actress in a Comedy for her work in Desert Punk, Negima and Nerima Daikon Brothers, but lost to Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Debi Derryberry, respectively.
In 2009, she voiced Kirino Chiba, the captain of a kendo team in Bamboo Blade and Lenalee Lee in the fantasy series D.Gray-man. In 2010, she voiced as Nagisa Furukawa in the Clannad series, the title character in Birdy the Mighty Decode and Makina Hoshimura from Corpse Princess. She voiced Medusa in the Soul Eater anime series, which was released on video in 2010 and later broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami block in 2013. In 2011, she voiced Meryl Strife in the English dub of anime feature film Trigun: Badlands Rumble. In 2012, she voiced Nessa in Fractale, served as the narrator for Ōkami-san and her Seven Companions and Kamisama Kiss, and voiced companion devil Elsie in The World God Only Knows. In 2013, she voiced main characters Marika Kato in Bodacious Space Pirates, and Himeko Inaba in the body-swapping anime series Kokoro Connect. In 2016, she voiced Ochaco Uraraka in My Hero Academia. Christian voiced Chihaya Ayase in Sentai Filmworks' English dub of the adaptation of Yuki Suetsugu's manga series Chihayafuru. Also in 2017, she had starring heroine roles as Hestia in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? and Touko Nanami in Bloom Into You.
Personal life Christian is married to Michael Bell. They have two daughters. She has a brother, Kevin Christian, who ran for a seat in the Texas Legislature in 2006. She currently lives in Houston, Texas.
Filmography Anime + List of English dubbing performances in animeYearTitleRoleNotesSource Those Who Hunt Elves Colleena 2003 Neo Ranga Takako Kedoin, Tokimi –2005, 2018 Full Metal Panic! series Kaname Chidori Also Fumoffu, The Second Raid, and Invisible Victory Super Gals Ran Kotobuki Pretear Himeno Awayuki Azumanga Daioh Yukari Tanizaki Fullmetal Alchemist Wrath, Psiren 2004 Tactics Yoko Xenosaga: The Animation KOS-MOS 10 episodes [imdb] Princess Tutu Duck / Princess Tutu 2 seasons Elfen Lied Mariko Kurama Kodocha Asako Kurumi Ghost Stories Misono, Shizuko, Nancee Grayce ADV dub –2007 Gunslinger Girl Rico 2 seasons –2008 Negima! Magister Negi Magi series Asuna Kagurazaka Also Negima?! and OVAs Black Cat Young Train Air Haruko Kamio Funimation dub –2008 School Rumble series Tenma Tsukamoto Also season 2 and OVAs Welcome to the NHK Hitomi Kashiwa –present One Piece Nami Funimation dub Ouran High School Host Club Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka Bamboo Blade Kirino Chiba –2010, 2016–2018 D.Gray-man series Lenalee Lee Also Hallow in 2018 2009–2011 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Truth Soul Eater Medusa Gorgon –2011 Clannad series Nagisa Furukawa, Ushio Okazaki Also After Story and movie Birdy the Mighty: Decode Birdy 2 seasons, ADV dub Corpse Princess Makina Hoshimura –2015 The World God Only Knows series Elsie 3 seasons + OVAs Black Butler II Alois Trancy Ōkami-san and her Seven Companions Narrator Infinite Stratos series Chifuyu Orimura, Madoka Orimura, Ran Gotanda 2 seasons + OVAs The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Ferris Eris Also OVA Cat Planet Cuties Antonia Morfenoss Sentai dub Fractale Nessa Bodacious Space Pirates Marika Kato Also film –2015 A Certain Scientific Railgun series Banri Edasaki 2 seasons Appleseed XIII OVAs Deunan Knute Also Tartaros and Ouranos AKB0048 Nagisa Motomiya Campione! Shizuka Kusanagi Kokoro Connect Himeko Inaba Kill Me Baby Sonya Kamisama Kiss Narrator Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They? Shiroyasha Gatchaman Crowds PAI-Man 2014Black BulletEnju Aihara Log Horizon Minori The Ambition of Oda Nobuna Himiko, Narrator Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen Shinku Diabolik Lovers Beatrix/Laito (young) Dog & Scissors Hami/Sarai Maid Sama! Aoi Hyoudou Beyond the Boundary Yayoi Kanbara Parasyte Satomi Murano –2016 Chaika – The Coffin Princess Vivi Holopainen 2 seasons Hanayamata Hana N. Fountainstand –2025 My Hero Academia Ochaco Uraraka / Uravity, Recovery Girl Replaced Juli Erickson as Recovery Girl in Season 2 due to retirement Dennō Coil Kenichi "Haraken" Harakawa My Love Story!! Nanako Yamazaki, Takeo Gouda (young) Amagi Brilliant Park Sylphy, Chiba Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Hestia Sakura Quest Chikako Shinomiya Chivalry of a Failed Knight Stella Vermillion Samurai Warriors Yukimura Sanada (child) School-Live! Yuuri Wakasa –2022 Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma Yuki Yoshino Ushio and Tora Akiyo Takatori, Mayko Inoue Gate Sherry Tyueri Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars Johann Chihayafuru Chihaya Ayase 2 seasons Squid Girl Chizuru Aizawa season 2 Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto Aina Kuronuma Tanaka-kun is Always Listless Echizen Flip Flappers Cocona Kokomine Devils' Line Tsukasa Taira Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Rika Saionji Revue Starlight Nana Daiba Armed Girl's Machiavellism Tsukuyo Inaba –2022 Made in Abyss Reg Bloom Into You Touko Nanami UQ Holder! Asuna Dragon Ball Super Yurin Ep. "A Mysterious Beauty Appears! The Enigma of the Tien Shin-Style Dojo?" Tweet Princess Principal Rita Land of the Lustrous King Ventricosus Just Because! Mio Natsume –2021 Fruits Basket Hiro Soma Mitsuboshi Colors Yui Akamatsu Waiting in the Summer Rinon Kase-san and Morning Glories Teacher Domestic Girlfriend Miu Ashihara –2020 My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu Iroha Isshiki Radiant Yggdrajill Nekopara Azuki BanG Dream! Tae Hanazono Season 2 After the Rain Akira Tachibana The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Misaki Kamiigusa The Demon Girl Next Door Anri Sata Wasteful Days of High School Girls Akane "Wota" Kikuchi The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited Mahoro Saeki Shirobako Mei, Noa, Poppy Sakura Wars the Animation Hakushu Murasame Sonny Boy Nozomi Ranking of Kings Hiling Kakegurui ×× Miyo Inbami Sentai Filmworks dub Girls' Frontline Kalina Shenmue Joy Iroduku: The World in Colors Ruri Tsukishiro Love Live! Superstar!! Kanon's Mother The Eminence in Shadow Claire Kagenou 2023Tomo-chan Is a Girl!Akemi Aizawa2023Akiba Maid WarOkachimachi The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World Amyu Farming Life in Another World Lu Lulucy The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy Riselia Ray Crystalia Ninja Kamui Emma Samanda I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills Fal-Ys Meigis Helck Helck (young) Suicide Squad Isekai Princess Fione Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Mahiru Natsume's Book of Friends Boy A Oshi no Ko Tsukuyomi Zenshu Unio Loner Life in Another World Vice Rep C Lazarus Christine "Chris" Blake 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Liliel Rock Is a Lady's Modesty Lilisa Suzunomiya The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Konoha Bad Girl Atori Mizutori You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Shio Rooster Fighter Elizabeth Kaiju Girl Caramelise Rinko
Animation + List of voice performances in animationYearTitleRoleNotesSource2018–presentRWBYLil' Miss Malachite, Fria, Little/SomewhatVol. 6, Ep. 2; Vol. 7, Ep. 13; Vol. 92022Link ClickEmma's MomChinese donghua; English dub2024RWBY BeyondSomewhatOne Episode
Film + List of voice performances in filmYearTitleRoleNotesSource Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa Wrath One Piece – Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates – Adventures in Alabasta Nami Appleseed Ex Machina Deunan Knute Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike Rita Mordio Trigun: Badlands Rumble Meryl Strife Starship Troopers: Invasion Carmen Ibanez One Piece Film: Strong World Nami Colorful Pura Pura One Piece Film: Z Nami Appleseed Alpha Deunan Knute Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past Yayoi Kanbara Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future Yayoi Kanbara 2016 The Boy and the Beast Kyuta (young) One Piece Film: Gold Nami Limited theatrical release Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars Carmen Ibanez Blade Runner Black Out 2022 Trixie Anime short film released in the lead-up to the release of Blade Runner 2049 My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Ochaco Uraraka Limited theatrical release One Piece: Stampede Nami Limited theatrical release My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Ochaco Uraraka Limited theatrical release 2020Jiang ZiyaXiao JiuEnglish dub My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission Ochaco Uraraka Gintama: The Very Final Tama, Catherine One Piece Film: Red Nami Deemo: Memorial Keys Fragrant Sachet, Sania
Video games + List of voice performances in video gamesYearTitleRoleNotesSource2008One Piece: Unlimited AdventureNami2011Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate TenkaichiHero (Childish)2012Borderlands 2Una, Laney WhiteChristian was credited for Gaige in the manual. Anthony Burch has tweeted a correction.2015Dragon Ball XenoverseTime Patroller2016Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2Time Patroller 2021Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2Leona LucraftGame Released in 2018. English dub added in January 28, 2021, patch. Phantom Breaker: OmniaCocoa2022Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into DarknessReg
Other media + List of performances in other mediaYearTitleRoleNotesSource2009Rock 'N LearnPenny Learn Math – Money & Making Change, voice role 2013 Abel's Field Receptionist live-action film
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External links
Luci Christian at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database