# Minami Kuribayashi

Minami Kuribayashi (栗林 みな実, Kuribayashi Minami, born June 11, 1976) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, lyricist and former voice actress from Shizuoka Prefecture. From 2016 to 2019, she performed under the stage name Minami.
Her involvement in the game and anime Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, where she voiced the role of one of the characters, Haruka Suzumiya and performed and penned the theme songs and other songs relating to the series, has brought her much attention. Her single "Precious Memories", used as the opening theme song for the series' animated version was a success; it had a peak ranking of 17th place on the Oricon charts and charted for 14 weeks. She has since performed songs for other games and anime, including series such as Muv-Luv, Chrono Crusade, My-HiME, My-Otome, Kure-nai, and School Days.
Kuribayashi has performed as part of the group Wild 3nin Musume, whose other present members are Joy Max (a.k.a. Joy Max Maximum) and Kisho Taniyama (a.k.a. Jackie Yang). She also once paired with Chiaki Takahashi to form the group exige, where Takahashi was known as CT. Veronica. Also, she is part of Sound Horizon.

## Filmography
### TV animation

* Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Haruka Suzumiya)
* Mai Otome (Erstin Ho)
* School Days (Minami Obuchi)

### OVAs

* Akane Maniax (Haruka Suzumiya)
* Ayumayu Gekijou (Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro)
* Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ (Haruka Suzumiya)
* My-Otome Zwei (Ribbon-chan)
* School Days ~Magical Heart Kokoro-chan~ (Minami Obuchi)

### Internet animation

* Ayumayu Gekijou (Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro)

### Games

* Age Maniax (Susie, Fumino)
* Kaseki no Uta (化石の歌) (Priere)
* Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Haruka Suzumiya)
* School Days (Minami Obuchi)
* School Days L x H (Minami Obuchi)
* "Hello, world." (Haruka Tomonaga)
* Muv-Luv (Kasumi Yashiro)
* Muv-Luv Alternative (Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya)
* Muv-Luv Altered Fable (Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya)
* My-Otome: Otome Butoushi!! (Erstin Ho)

## Discography
### Solo
#### Singles

| # | Single details | Catalog No. | Peak Oricon chart position | Album | Sales | Notes |
| 1st | "Muv-Luv (マブラヴ)" Released: 3 April 2002 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4048 | 97 | Overture | 25,900 | (Game Muv-Luv opening theme) |
| 2nd | "Kaze no Yukue/Yours (風のゆくえ/yours)" Released: 5 February 2003 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4084 | 62 | Overture | 28,600 | (Game Kimi ga Nozomu Eien theme song) |
| 3rd | "Precious Memories" Released: 29 October 2003 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4107 | 17 | Overture | 55,000 | (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien opening theme) |
| 4th | "Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line (翼はPleasure Line)" Released: 21 January 2004 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4110 | 17 | passage | 51,500 | (Chrono Crusade opening theme) |
| 5th | "Shining☆Days" Released: 3 November 2004 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4157 | 18 | passage | 52,000 | (My-HiME opening theme) |
| – | "beginning" Released: 23 February 2005 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4183 | 55 | passage | 33,600 | (OVA Akane Maniax opening theme) |
| 6th | "Shining☆Days Re-Product&Remix" Released: 24 March 2005 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4189 | 39 | Non–album single | 5,000 | |
| 7th | "Muv-Luv (2005 version) (マブラヴ(再録音版))" Released: 10 August 2005 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4209 | 34 | passage | 34,400 | (Game Muv-Luv opening theme) |
| 8th | "Blue Treasure" Released: 24 August 2005 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4205 | 37 | passage | 35,100 | (Tide-Line Blue opening theme) |
| 9th | "Dream☆Wing" Released: 2 November 2005 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4227 | 19 | passage | 42,300 | (My-Otome 1st opening theme) |
| 10th | "Crystal Energy" Released: 22 February 2006 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4247 | 15 | fantastic arrow | 38,700 | (My-Otome 2nd opening theme) |
| 11th | "Yell!" Released: 22 November 2006 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4320 | 20 | dream link | 19,400 | (Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars ending theme) |
| 12th | "United Force" Released: 22 May 2007 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4364 | 23 | dream link | 20,800 | (Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula opening theme) |
| 13th | "BUT,metamorphosis" Released: 26 December 2007 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4447 | 79 | dream link | 12,500 | (Cutie Honey: The Live ending theme) |
| 14th | "Next Season/Sweet Passion" Released: 12 March 2008 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4476 | 39 | dream link | 15,100 | (OVA Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ opening theme) |
| 15th | "Love Jump" Released: 23 April 2008 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4480 | 36 | dream link | 16,800 | (Kure-nai opening theme) |
| 16th | "unripe hero" Released: 23 July 2008 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4514 | 33 | mind touch | 7,761 | (Blassreiter opening theme) |
| 17th | "Finality Blue" Released: 22 October 2008 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4549 | 48 | mind touch | 6,116 | (My-Otome 0~S.ifr~ opening theme) |
| 18th | "Sympathizer" Released: 21 January 2009 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4563 | 22 | mind touch | 10,446 | (Kurokami The Animation opening theme) |
| 19th | "Miracle Fly" Released: 22 April 2009 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4606 | 33 | mind touch | 7,539+ | (Sora Kake Girl ending theme) |
| 20th | "earth trip" Released: 22 July 2009 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4639 | 87 | mind touch | | (Game Grandia Online opening theme) |
| 21st | "Unreal Paradise (あんりある♡パラダイス)" Released: 21 October 2009 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4657 | 30 | mind touch | | (Kämpfer opening theme) |
| 22nd | "Meiya Kadenrou (冥夜花伝廊)" Released: 27 January 2010 Label: GloryHeaven Format: CD | LACM-4047 | 43 | Non–album single | | (Katanagatari opening theme) |
| 23rd | "STRAIGHT JET" Released: 26 January 2011 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-4777 | 16 | TIGHT KNOT | | (Infinite Stratos opening theme) |
| 24th | "Kimi no Naka no Eiyū (君の中の英雄)" Released: 9 November 2011 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-34900 (Artist Side) LACM-4900 (Animation Side) | 14 | TIGHT KNOT | | (Mobile Suit Gundam AGE ending theme) |
| 25th | "HAPPY CRAZY BOX" Released: 25 April 2012 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-34925 (Limited Edition), LACM-4925 (Regular Edition) | 25 | TIGHT KNOT | | (Medaka Box opening theme) |
| 26th | "signs~Sakutsuki Hitoyo~ (signs 〜朔月一夜〜)" Released: 22 August 2012 Label: Avex Format: CD | AVCD-49734/B (Total Eclipse Edition), AVCD-49735/B (Artist Edition), AVCD-49736 (Regular Edition) | 20 | TIGHT KNOT | | (Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse ending theme) |
| 27th | "BELIEVE" Released: 24 October 2012 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-34015 (Limited Edition), LACM-14015 (Regular Edition) | 35 | TIGHT KNOT | | (Medaka Box Abnormal opening theme) |
| 28th | "Doubt the World" Released: 28 November 2012 Label: Avex Format: CD | AVCD-49971/B (Total Eclipse Edition), AVCD-49972/B (Artist Edition), AVCD-49973 (Regular Edition) | 28 | TBA | | (Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse opening theme) |
| 29th | "ZERO!!" Released: 24 April 2013 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-34083 (Limited Edition), LACM-14083 (Regular Edition) | 30 | TBA | | (The Devil Is a Part-Timer! opening theme) |
| 30th | "True Blue Traveler" Released: 6 November 2013 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LALM-4001 (Limited Edition), LALM-4003 (Regular Edition) | 18 | TBA | | (Infinite Stratos (Season 2) opening theme) |
| 31st | "moving soul" Released: 30 July 2014 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACM-34246 (Limited Edition), LACM-14246 (Regular Edition) | 31 | TBA | | (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! opening theme) |

#### Albums
##### Studio albums

| Year | Album details | Catalog No. | Peak Oricon chart position |
| 2004 | Overture Released: 1 December 2004 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACA-5324 | 22 |
| 2006 | passage Released: 26 April 2006 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACA-5501 | 12 |
| 2006 | fantastic arrow Released: 21 December 2006 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACA-5588 | 33 |
| 2008 | dream link Released: 27 August 2008 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LASA-5802 | 24 |
| 2010 | mind touch Released: 21 April 2010 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LASA-15021 | 32 |
| 2011 | miracle fruit Released: 9 March 2011 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACA-15102 | 30 |
| 2013 | TIGHT KNOT Released: 29 May 2013 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACA-15305 | 32 |

##### Best albums

| Year | Album details | Catalog No. | Peak Oricon chart position |
| 2011 | stories Released: 3 August 2011 Label: Lantis Format: CD | LACA-9215/6 | 12 |

### DVDs

* Kuribayashi Minami in BASXI Secret Live "Birthday eve"
* 2003-11-27: Kuribayashi Minami Music Clip "Precious Memories"
* 2008-02-27: Kuribayashi Minami 1st Live Tour 2007 "Fantastic Arrow"