Tia Ballard
Voice ActorTia Ballard is a Texas-based voice actress who also works as an ADR director, active in English-language anime dubbing since the late 2000s. She voices Midori Kitakami, a WILLE crew member, in the Rebuild of Evangelion film series' English dub for Funimation.
Neon Genesis Evangelion Role
Tia Ballard voices Midori Kitakami in Funimation's English dub of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, part of the Rebuild of Evangelion film series that retells the original story. Midori is a member of the anti-Angel militia WILLE, working sonar and radar duty aboard their flagship vessel, the Wunder. She's known in-universe for plastering her control console with sticky notes.
Career and Notable Roles
Her credits at Funimation include the title tomboy Kusano in Sekirei and yuki-onna student Mizore Shirayuki in Rosario + Vampire, plus later leads such as Nanami Momozono in the romantic comedy Kamisama Kiss and the psychic Kokomi Teruhashi from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. She's since become known for two of the medium's biggest modern heroines: Zero Two, the horned lead of Darling in the Franxx, and Itsuki Nakano, one of the sisters in The Quintessential Quintuplets. More recently she plays Yashiro Nene in Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who did Tia Ballard voice?
Tia Ballard voices Midori Kitakami in Funimation's English dub of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, part of the Rebuild of Evangelion film series. Midori is a member of the anti-Angel militia WILLE, working sonar and radar duty aboard their flagship vessel, the Wunder.
How old is Tia Ballard?
Tia Ballard was born in 1985. She's a Texas-based voice actress and ADR director who has been active in English-language anime dubbing since 2009.
What other major anime roles has Tia Ballard voiced?
Ballard's credits at Funimation include the tomboy Kusano in Sekirei and yuki-onna student Mizore Shirayuki in Rosario + Vampire, plus later leads such as Nanami Momozono in the romantic comedy Kamisama Kiss and the psychic Kokomi Teruhashi from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
What are Tia Ballard's biggest modern anime roles?
Tia Ballard has become known for two of the medium's biggest modern heroines: Zero Two, the horned lead of Darling in the Franxx, and Itsuki Nakano, one of the sisters in The Quintessential Quintuplets. More recently she plays Yashiro Nene in Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.
Who is Tia Ballard?
Tia Ballard is a Texas-based voice actress and ADR director active in English-language anime dubbing since the late 2000s. She voices Midori Kitakami in the Rebuild of Evangelion film series and has become known for major modern heroine roles across the medium.
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