Fumi Hirano

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| **Fumi Hirano** | |
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| Gender: | Female |
| Date of birth: | April 23, 1955 |
| Place of birth: | Nishiogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo Metropolis |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Voice of: | [Rumi Wakasa](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa") |
**Fumi Hirano** (平野 文 ,*Hirano Fumi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born April 23, 1955 in the [Nishiogikubo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishiogikubo "wikipedia:Nishiogikubo") district of [Suginami Ward](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suginami "wikipedia:Suginami") (Tokyo), is a Japanese voice actress, actress and narrator affiliated with [Aoni Production](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoni_Production "wikipedia:Aoni Production").
In **[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")**, she voices [Rumi Wakasa](/wiki/Rumi_Wakasa "Rumi Wakasa").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Other roles in Detective Conan](#Other_roles_in_Detective_Conan)
* [3 Other notable roles](#Other_notable_roles)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime)
* [4 References](#References)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Fumi_Hirano&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Lum Invader.
Born in Suginami's Nishiogikubo district, Fumi Hirano was first interested in ballet, after seeing her cousin perform, and aimed at being a professional ballet dancer[](#cite_note-GekkanOut-1),[](#cite_note-2). She was enrolled in other extracurriculars, including piano and acting, which she started at the age of 3[](#cite_note-GekkanOut-1). She would often play with boys in her elementary school years and was bullied for that[](#cite_note-GekkanOut-1),[](#cite_note-3). When she was 12, at the recommendation of her ballet teacher, she made her TV debut in [NHK](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK "wikipedia:NHK")'s children's TV program "Meitantei Kacchin" (名探偵カッチン). After this appearance, she decided to become an actress[](#cite_note-GekkanOut-1),[](#cite_note-4). In 1972, at the age of 17, she was scouted by a theater company to audition for a radio host position. This led to her debut as a host on NHK's [Wakai Kodama](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E8%8B%A5%E3%81%84%E3%81%93%E3%81%A0%E3%81%BE "wikipedia:ja:若いこだま") (若いこだま) among others[](#cite_note-Otocoto-5). After graduating in 1978 from [Tamagawa University](/wiki/index.php?title=Wikpiedia:Tamagawa_University&action=edit&redlink=1 "Wikpiedia:Tamagawa University (page does not exist)")'s faculty of letters while majoring in theater[](#cite_note-6), she started a full-time career as a radio host for the late-night show [Hashire! Kayōkyoku](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E6%97%A5%E9%87%8E%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3_%E8%B5%B0%E3%82%8C!%E6%AD%8C%E8%AC%A1%E6%9B%B2 "wikipedia:ja:日野ミッドナイトグラフィティ 走れ!歌謡曲") (走れ!歌謡曲) and soon gained a noticeable fanbase[](#cite_note-Otocoto-5). During a broadcast segment where she responded to requests from students taking their school entrance exams, she shouted "Good luck!" (がんばれ～! ,*Ganbare!*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) to encourage them. A listener later sent a postcard praising her for her performance and suggesting her to start voice acting[](#cite_note-Otocoto-5). This kickstarted her career as a voice actress, starting in 1981 as [Lum](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lum_(Urusei_Yatsura) "wikipedia:Lum (Urusei Yatsura)"), the main character in [Rumiko Takahashi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumiko_Takahashi "wikipedia:Rumiko Takahashi")'s "[Urusei Yatsura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urusei_Yatsura "wikipedia:Urusei Yatsura")". She was an immediate success, and thus started her career as a professional voice actress[](#cite_note-Otocoto-5).
In 1989, she married wholesaler Kōichi Ogawa (小川 貢一), and thus became **Fumi Ogawa** (小川 文 ,*Ogawa Fumi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))[](#cite_note-7). In late 2017, she was selected as the voice for **Rumi Wakasa** in *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*[](#cite_note-8). Rumi being one of the three candidates fitting the description of [Rum](/wiki/Rum "Rum") (ラム ,*Ramu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), Hirano's choice as the voice for Rumi made even more sense, knowing that her first voice acting role was Lum (ラム ,*Ramu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) from "Urusei Yatsura". Lum was featured on a poster in [episode 792](/wiki/Three_First_Discoverers "Three First Discoverers"), the episode where Rum's description was first mentioned. While voicing Lum in "Urusei Yatsura", Hirano also worked with [Toshio Furukawa](/wiki/Toshio_Furukawa "Toshio Furukawa"), who voiced the anime's protagonist [Ataru Moroboshi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataru_Moroboshi "wikipedia:Ataru Moroboshi"). The two voice actors would meet again in "Detective Conan"'s [episodes 1011-1012](/wiki/Picking_Wild_Plants_and_Clovers "Picking Wild Plants and Clovers") more than 35 years later in 2021 as Rumi Wakasa and [Misao Yamamura](/wiki/Misao_Yamamura "Misao Yamamura"). A brief scene between Conan and the [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys") makes an allusion to Takahashi's manga.
## Other roles in Detective Conan[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Fumi_Hirano&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Other roles in Detective Conan")]
* [The Private Eyes' Requiem](/wiki/The_Private_Eyes%27_Requiem "The Private Eyes' Requiem") (Movie 10): Reiko Shimizu
## Other notable roles[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Fumi_Hirano&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Other notable roles")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Fumi_Hirano&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Urusei Yatsura* (1981-1986): Lum
* *Blue Comet SPT Layzner* (1985-1986): Simone Reflann
* *The Garden of Words* (2013): Takao's mother
* *Lapis Re:Lights* (2020-2021): Various characters
* *Urusei Yatsura* (2022): Lum's mother
* *Fly Me to the Moon* (2023): Tokiko Tsukiyomi