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My Take
You can identify Chiwa Saito within a line or two, and the character she is voicing is usually hiding something. Hitagi Senjougahara, Homura Akemi: roles that demand menace and fragility without ever raising the volume, which is much harder than it sounds. Born in Saitama in 1981 and represented by I'm Enterprise, she has become shorthand for the cool, guarded anime girl, and I think that reputation undersells her badly. She also played Yona, an earnest heroine who visibly grows up, and Tamamo-no-Mae in the Fate games, who is pure mischief. The range is why she has lasted this long, not the ice.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chiwa Saitō
- Name (Japanese)
- 斎藤千和
- Born
- March 12, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- seiyū / actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.imenterprise.jp/data.php?id=13
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%8E%E8%97%A4%E5%8D%83%E5%92%8C
Frequently asked questions
When was Chiwa Saitō born?
Born March 12, 1981 (age 45).
Where is Chiwa Saitō from?
Chiwa Saitō is from Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
What does Chiwa Saitō do?
Chiwa Saitō works as seiyū, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.