Welcome on back to the article that lets you see the voices behind the characters in Steven Universe. It's time once again for "Hey, It's That Voice!" Today, we will be looking at a voice of one of the Zoo-mans, Jay-Ten!
The Zoo-mans are an interesting bunch. Taken from Earth eons ago and now forced into a utopian paradise far away. There is so much that I personally would love to know more about the history with the gems and the Zoo-mans. How does Homeworld feel about the zoo? Are there more zoos like this with other species? And what about the life-cycles of the Zoo-mans? I really wish I could just learn more about this society. But that's not why we are here. Instead, we are here to look at the voices of the Zoo-mans. Now, some of the normal voice actors lends their voice to the various Zoo-mans, including Zach Callison, Michaela Dietz, Tom Scharpling, and storyboard artist/voice actor Lamar Abrams. But what about the voice of Jay-Ten (and that "little voice" that they hear)? Why, she is voiced by Cristina Vee!
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Cristina Vee, born Cristina Valenzuela in the Los Angeles, grew up in Norwalk, California. At a young age, she wished to become an animator. However, after watching Sailor Moon as a child, she decided to pursue a career in voice acting. She attended Anime Expo multiple times as a fan, partaking in the AX Idol voice-over contest. A chance meeting with veteran voice-over artist Wendee Lee helped her audition for several shows for Bang Zoom! Entertainment.
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| Top row, left to right: Kanaria in Rozen Maiden, Louise in The Familiar of Zero, and Nanoha Takamachi in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. Middle row, left to right: Mio Akiyama in K-On!, Houra Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Kotori Minami in Love Live!. Bottom row, left to right: Killua Zoldyck in Hunter X Hunter, Rei Hino/Sailor Mars in Sailor Moon Crystal, and Aria Kurenaino in Occultic;Nine. |
Vee's first voice-over role was for additional voices in the anime Planetes. She would then supply various voices in Immortal Grand Prix, Haré & Guu, and Kannazuki no Miko. Her first major role was in the anime Rozen Maiden, where she provides the English voice of Kanaria. She continued lending her voice to numerous animes, including Melissa in Tweeny Witches, Aika in Aika R-16: Virgin Mission, Louise in The Familiar of Zero, Nanoha Takamachi in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Machi in Blade of the Immortal, Mio Akiyama in K-On!, Nagisa Saito in Squid Girl, Alisa Bosconovitch in Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Houra Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Princess Yō in Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Sachi in Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne, Mana Itosu in Accel World, Rory in B-Daman Crossfire, Nidoran and Cubone in Pokémon Origins, Sakura Matou in Fate/Zero, Red Hood in Ikki Tousen, Morgiana in Magi: The Labyrith of Magic, Riruka Dokugamine in Bleach, the Honoka sisters in Knights of Sidonia, Mini-Doraemon in the 2006 version of Doraemon, Mamejiro in Blood Lad, Rei Hino/Sailor Mars in the Viz dub of Sailor Moon, Rei Hououmaru in Kill la Kill, Ruri Hijribe in Durarara!!x2, Moe Fukuoka in Wanna Be the Strongest in the World, Compa in Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation, Rayet Areash in Aldnoah.Zero, Mao in One Piece, Kasha Graham in Tiger & Bunny: The Rising, Hawk in The Seven Deadly Sins, reprising the role of Rei Hino/Sailor Mars in Sailor Moon Crystal, Kotori Minami in Love Live!, Koharu Seto in Your Lie in April, Izumi Shimomura in Ajin: Demi-Human, Killua Zoldyck in the current version of Hunter X Hunter, Mosquito Girl in One-Punch Man, Lafter Frankland in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Konishi in Charlotte, Camilla Pareto in The Asterisk War, Monaca Towa in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Meiko Mochizuki in the Digimon Adventure tri. film series, Shizuka Hattori in Strike Witches: The Movie, Mika Ogino in Kuromukuro, Aria Kurenaino in Occultic;Nine, and Eva Frost in Terra Formars.
Continuing with the massive amount of voice acting, Vee has lent her voice to the world of video games. She has appeared in the BlazeBlue series, League of Legends, Hyperdimension Neptuina, the Dynasty Warriors series (starting with Dynasty Warriors 7), Skullgirls (where she voices my favorite and most used character, Cerebella), Loren the Amazon Princess, Adventure Time: Hey, Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?, Earth Defense Force 2025, Demon Gaze, Mugen Souls, Drakengard 3, Ar Nosurge, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Runbow, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, Stella Glow, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Elsword, Street Fighter V, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, Tales of Berseria, Fire Emblems Heroes, Akiba's Beat, and the upcoming video game Indivisible.
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| Ladybug (Vee) in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. |
Finally, Cristina Vee is probably most known right now for another dubbing work. However, this is for the French cartoon Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, better known simply as Miraculous Ladybug. In this cartoon, Vee voices the main character, Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug.
And that will do it for this edition of "Hey, It's That Voice!" Join me next time when we look at the voice behind a giant yellow gem!
