Debora Rabbai (born January 14) is an American voice actress based in New York City.
Debora Rabbai | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Angora Deb |
| Alma mater | American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Biography
editRabbai is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1]
She is best known as the voice of Aika Sumeragi from Agent Aika, Rika Sena from Kare Kano,[2] Hakufu Sonsaku from Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny,[3] Leina from the Queen's Blade series,[4] as well as Futaba Murata and Nayuta Moriyama from Shingu.[5]
Rabbai is an accomplished improv comedian, and is the producer, co-creator and a performer in the musical comedy Broadway's Next Hit Musical!.[1] She teaches improv comedy at the American Comedy Institute.[6]
Dubbing roles
editAnime
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Battle Arena Toshinden | Sofia | ||
| 1997 | Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer | Shaia Himazaki | ||
| 1998 | Ayane's High Kick | Ayane Mitsui | ||
| 1999 | Birdy the Mighty | Hazumi Senkawa | ||
| 1999 | Agent Aika | Aika Sumeragi | As Angora Deb | [7][8] |
| 1999 | Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | Leaf, Marfa | ||
| 2000 | Geobreeders | Kikujima Yuki, Maki Umezaki | ||
| 2001 | Boogiepop Phantom | Boogiepop, Tōka Miyashita, Sayako Oikawa | ||
| 2001 | Gokudo | Rubette | ||
| 2002 | Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances | Sena Rika | As Angora Deb | [2][8] |
| 2002 | Legend of Himiko | Shino | ||
| 2003 | Rhea Gall Force | Sandy Newman | As Angora Deb | [9] |
| 2003, 2006 | Animation Runner Kuromi | Aoi Fukami, Battobi | As Angora Deb, 2 seasons | [9] |
| 2003 | K.O. Beast | Mei-Mer | ||
| 2005 | Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars | Futaba, Nayuta | As Angora Deb | [5] |
| 2007 | The Third | Millie | As Angora Deb | |
| 2009 | Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny | Hakufu Sonsaku | As Angora Deb | [9][3] |
| 2010 | Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin | Leina | As Angora Deb | [4] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shenmue | Ling Sha Hua | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b "An Improvised Musical Comedy – The cast". Broadway's Next Hit Musical. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Phillips, George (March 27, 2002). "Kare Kano Dub List". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b Kimlinger, Carl (January 3, 2010). "Ikki-Tousen Dragon Destiny DVD 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
Others, however, are quite good—especially Angora Deb as bimbo-from-hell Hakufu
- ^ a b Martin, Theron (June 4, 2010). "Queen's Blade vol. 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
the dub features a cast consisting of a mix of complete or near-complete newcomers and veterans most-known for their work in early 2000s dubs (Angora Deb, Jessica Calvello). Perhaps because of this, the dub quality is spotty. Ms. Deb sounds fine as Leina
- ^ a b Martin, Theron (June 15, 2005). "Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars DVD 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
The only major performance which consistently avoids this problem is Angora Deb's turn as Futaba, although, oddly, she doesn't entirely avoid this problem speaking in a more normal voice as Nayuta
- ^ "American Comedy Institute | Comedy Classes New York | Stand Up Classes". comedyinstitute.com. September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Break the Decisive Battle! Delmo Base!". Agent Aika. Episode 7. Event occurs at Closing credits, Cast.
- ^ a b "AICN AnimeReport: ScaryGodmother; Gundam; CatWhoReturned a Favour; Domu; Patlabor; Trigun;..." Aint It Cool News.
- ^ a b c d "Debora Rabbai (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 4, 2019. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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External links
edit- Debora Rabbai convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Debora Rabbai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Debora Rabbai at CrystalAcids English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database
- Debora Rabbai at IMDb