My Take
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. That Taurus-y stubbornness, building her own catalog at her own pace, even relocating and singing in English later on, really wins me over. She's the kind of artist who could vanish into a crowd and still be unmistakable the second you hear her sing.
Overview
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.
1. Profile
- 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 (卯)
- Origin
- Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Actress / Singer / Voice Actress / Radio Personality
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Kunitachi College of Music
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- 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
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.