# Tamaki Nakanishi

Tamaki Nakanishi (仲西 環, Nakanishi Tamaki, February 13, 1976 – March 14, 2020) was a Japanese actress and singer from Okinawa Prefecture, affiliated with 81 Produce. She starred as Shin in Prétear, Itsuki Akiba in I"s, Tomoe Tobise in Memories Off 2nd, Nagatsuki Kuron in Happy Lesson, Tsubaki Minashiro in Fafner in the Azure, and Neneko in Yumeria, and she was one of the singers of Yumeria's opening song, "24-Jikan Aishiteru".

## Biography

Tamaki Nakanishi, a native of Okinawa Prefecture, was born on February 13, 1976. After voicing characters in Gravitation, Hamtaro and Bōken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon in 2000, she starred as Shin in Prétear (2001) and Itsuki Akiba in I"s (2002). She starred as Tomoe Tobise in the 2001 visual novel Memories Off 2nd, reprising her role in the 2003 anime, in Memories Off Mix, and Memories Off After Rain. She starred as Nagatsuki Kuron in Happy Lesson Advanced, Tsubaki Minashiro in Fafner in the Azure, and as Neneko in Yumeria, and she was one of the singers of the latter's opening song, "24-Jikan Aishiteru". She voiced Carbuncle and Yu in Puyo Pop Fever, Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary, Puyo Puyo 7.
Nakanishi reprised her role as Tsubaki Minashiro in the 2010 film Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth and the 2015 anime sequel Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor: Exodus, also voicing Orihime Minashiro in the latter. She reprised her role as Neneko in the 2012 crossover game Project X Zone. In addition to voicing Razania in Kyo Kara Maoh!, Kuroko Tetsuyanagi in Love Get Chu, Ete in Prism Ark, Ai Nanao in Kanokon, and Asato Luca in Accel World, she also voiced minor characters in Paranoia Agent, IGPX, Loveless, D.Gray-man, Powerpuff Girls Z, and Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān. Nakanishi also worked in stage acting; she was part of the theatrical trio Carne, which had its first performance at Akashi Studio, Kōenji, in October 2008.
Nakanishi listed illustration as a hobby and skill.
Nakanishi died under medical care on March 14, 2020. Her funeral services were privately held and attended only by her family.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role(s) |
| 2000 | Gravitation | High school girl |
| 2000 | Hamtaro | Niki |
| 2001 | Prétear | Shin |
| 2002 | I"s | Itsuki Akiba |
| 2003 | .hack//Legend of the Twilight | Hayato |
| 2003 | Gad Guard | Satsuki Sanada |
| 2003 | Happy Lesson Advanced | Nagatsuki Kuron |
| 2004 | Beet the Vandel Buster | Luisa |
| 2004 | Fafner in the Azure | Tsubaki Minashiro |
| 2004-2008 | Kyo Kara Maoh! | Razania |
| 2004 | Paranoia Agent | High school girl |
| 2004 | Tactics | Shadow Lady |
| 2004 | Yumeria | Neneko |
| 2005 | Glass Mask | Okui |
| 2005 | IGPX | Fangirl |
| 2005 | Loveless | Female student |
| 2006 | D.Gray-man | Boy |
| 2006 | Love Get Chu | Kuroko Tetsuyanagi |
| 2006 | Pokapoka Mori no Rascal  [ja] | Rascal |
| 2006 | Powerpuff Girls Z | Ice cream shop girl |
| 2006 | Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān | Landlady |
| 2007 | Prism Ark | Ete |
| 2008 | Kanokon | Ai Nanao |
| 2012 | Accel World | Asato Luca |
| 2012 | Project X Zone | Neneko |
| 2015 | Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor: Exodus | Tsubaki Minashiro, Orihime Minashiro |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role(s) |
| 2000 | Bōken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon | Tongari |
| 2001 | Memories Off 2nd | Tomoe Tobise |
| 2002 | Evolution Worlds | Linear Cannon |
| 2003 | Memories Off Mix | Tomoe Tobise |
| 2004 | Puyo Pop Fever | Carbuncle, Yu |
| 2005 | Memories Off After Rain | Tomoe Tobise |
| 2006 | Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary | Carbuncle, Yu |
| 2008 | Kanokon Esuii | Ai Nanao |
| 2009 | Puyo Puyo 7 | Carbuncle, Yu |

### Animated film

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
| 2010 | Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth | Tsubaki Minashiro | |

### OVA

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
| 2003 | Memories Off 2nd | Tomoe Tobise | |