Mari Iijima

I'll be honest, I came to Mari Iijima the way a lot of people outside Japan did, through Lynn Minmay in Macross, and that voice just kind of imprinted on me. There's something so clear and unguarded about it that "Do You Remember Love?" still gives me a little chill. But what I love is that she was never just an anime idol, she's a trained, conservatory-schooled musician from Tsuchiura who writes her own stuff and clearly cares more about the song than the spotlight. She's the kind of artist who could vanish into a crowd and still be unmistakable the second you hear her sing.

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Mari Iijima is a Japanese actress, singer, voice actress, and radio personality born on May 18, 1963, in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture. She studied music at Kunitachi College of Music. She is recognized across multiple entertainment fields, particularly as a singer and voice actress. She has maintained an independent creative path and continues to be active in music.

Name (English)

Mari Iijima

Name (Japanese)

飯島真理

Reading

いいじま まり

Born

May 18, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

Origin

Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Agency

MariMusic

Active years

1982 -

Occupation

Actress / Singer / Voice Actress / Radio Personality

University

Kunitachi College of Music

Works summary

Appearances

142 (1982–2026)

By year

1982: 1, 1983: 1, 1984: 3, 1985: 4, 1986: 3, 1987: 1, 1988: 4, 1989: 5, 1990: 4, 1991: 2, 1992: 1, 1993: 2, 1994: 2, 1995: 3, 1996: 1, 1997: 4, 1998: 1, 1999: 3, 2001: 2, 2002: 1, 2003: 1, 2004: 4, 2005: 4, 2006: 1, 2007: 2, 2008: 3, 2009: 2, 2011: 3, 2012: 1, 2013: 3, 2014: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 1, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2020: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2024: 3, 2026: 1

Debut work

超時空要塞マクロス

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.marimusic.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mari_iijima_official/
• Xhttps://x.com/Marin_Island
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A3%AF%E5%B3%B6%E7%9C%9F%E7%90%86
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2307887

Tags

• Ibaraki Prefecture
• Actress
• Singer
• Voice Actress

Last updated

2026-08-26

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.