Monica Rial, a prominent voice actress for English dubbed animes, was born on October 5th, 1975, in Houston, Texas.
The talented Rial began her career in 1985 by voicing the character of Eve Tokimatsuri in Megazone 23. Ever since then, she has added a whopping 594 credits to her name! One of her most well-known roles is Bulma from the Dragon Ball Z franchise. Her career spans over five decades! With that in mind, let us jump right into it!
Rial has had voice acting roles in some of the most popular animes to date! Some of those titles include My Hero Academia and Black Butler! Both of these are fantastic, but let us first focus on her work voicing Bulma for the Dragon Ball Z franchise!
In 1986 Rial voiced Bulma for the first time in Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies. In the years since, she has voiced for the franchise 13 times. She is most known for voicing Bulma, but she has voiced other characters, including Seer and Coco. Some of the installments from the franchise she has performed in include Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, and Dragon Ball Z Kai!
Before we discuss her time voicing for the Black Butler, let us take a look at some of her other work, including,
- Ouran High School Host Club (2006)
- Princess Resurrection (2007-2008)
- Sekirei: Pure Engagement (2010)
- Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls (2015-2017)
- Sakura Quest (2017)
- Yuri!!! On Ice (2016)
- The Demon Girl Next Door (2019)
- How Clumsy You Are, Miss Ueno. (2019)
That barely scratches the surface of Rial’s extensive list of voice acting credits! Not to mention, she even has some writing credits to her name!
Rial began voicing for Black Butler in 2008. She voices the character of Mey-Rin, a clumsy and loyal maid to Ciel Phantomhive. Rial has voiced Mey-Rin in multiple installments in the Black Butler franchise, including Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic, Black Butler: Book of Murder, and Black Butler: Book of Circus.
Aside from her work in the Dragon Ball Z franchise, Mey-Rin may be Rial’s most beloved character! What was your favorite installment in the Black Butler franchise?
Last but certainly not least, Rial’s role as Tsuyu Asui on My Hero Academia!
This bio would not be complete without mentioning her work as Tsuyu Asui, on the hit show My Hero Academia! Tsuyu Asui’s superpower is her frog-like abilities. She can stick to various surfaces and extend her tongue, much like a frog would. Rial has also voiced this character for the recent My hero Academia video game, My Hero: One’s Justice 2.
Monica Rial is an extremely accomplished woman within her industry! Nothing seems to be slowing her down anytime soon! Whether it’s her role as Mey-Rin or Tsuyu Asui, she kills it every time! What is your favorite role of Rial’s? We cannot seem to choose just one!