Kira Buckland

Kira Buckland (born July 16, 1987 in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American voice actor affiliated with Bang Zoom! Entertainment. A graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage, she now resides in Los Angeles, California. Her fan nickname is "Rina-chan".

Buckland originally wanted to be a vocalist since middle school, but changed her mind after learning about online voice acting from a friend. She found herself providing voice clips for various independent projects which ranged from minor animations to games.

Trained by an acting coach, Buckland later won an audition contest held by Bang Zoom! Entertainment in 2007. Although the company's support would open doors for her in the dubbing industry, she realized the opportunity would require her to move to Los Angeles which she did 4 years later. She supported herself through numerous odd jobs and eventually made voice acting a full-time job in the middle of 2018.

Before her career took off, Buckland pursued a degree in Japanese and even led the university's anime club. With the help of her club members, they founded Senshi-Con, the first Alaskan anime convention; even now, she appears in the event as a regular guest.

Buckland's interests are classical rock, makeup tutorials, cosplaying, and cats. When it comes to animations, her favorite works are JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and My Little Pony.

Although Buckland's vocal versatility is nothing short of impressive, she was initially limited to voicing young female characters before expanding to more mature roles. She has lent her voice to Falke in Street Fighter V, Angelica Farnaby in Valkyria Chronicles 4, and Kyōko in River City Girls. She considers fellow voice actor Jessica Straus her idol.

Works

 * Jack Mighty - Rio: Rainbow Gate!
 * Honoka - Dead or Alive series
 * Nio Altugle - Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk, Atelier Escha and Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
 * Odelia - Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk, Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
 * Homura - Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
 * Nay - Ar Nosurge
 * Kuon Ichinose - Persona 5 Strikers