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While listening to the _Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha_ Openings I noticed that
the first 4 Opening songs (Original Series - StrikerS) were all sung by _Nana
Mizuki_ , the seiyū of _Fate Testarossa_. Looking at her [Wikipedia
Page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Mizuki) I've also noticed that she's
also been the seiyū for _Hinata Hyuga_ in the Naruto Movies.

Now the other groups I know of who did Openings/Endings are FLOW, ALI PROJECT,
ORANGE RANGE, Kalafina and ClariS, but I do not know if any singer of these
groups were also a seiyū for any series (particularly ones their music was in)
but I am wondering if it is common for a seiyū to also be a singer?

If so, is it also expected that if a singer sung the Opening/Ending Theme (or
Insert Songs) they will also score a character role in the series?


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theme-song voice-acting
Is it common for seiyū's to also be singers?


For the first question, the answer is yes. This is especially true with female
seiyuu. As you noted, Nana Mizuki is also a singer other than a seiyuu. You
can check her discography
[here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Mizuki_discography). She even went
to a duet with T.M. Revolution. Other female seiyuu's that is worth noted:

  * Itou Kanae (Meat - Haganai)

[Albums](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanae_It%C5%8D) including Kokoro
Keshiki and Miageta Keshiki

  * Hayami Saori (Shiraishi Urara - Yamada-kun to 7-nin Majo)

Released her [first
single](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCoQFjABahUKEwin7Jmt68jHAhVIHI4KHWEmBnw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crunchyroll.com%2Fanime-
news%2F2015%2F05%2F30-1%2Fvideo-voice-actress-saori-hayamis-solo-debut-single-
yasashii-kibou-
mv&ei=d8neVefUKci4uAThzJjgBw&usg=AFQjCNHbGMlnkuxuCpxG49OdS_dJkoMBSA&sig2=VyjnYaEUAWHOil0Pz1GZcQ)
August 2015

  * Kitamura Eri (Honoka Sisters - Sidonia no Kishi)

[Has lot of singles and
album.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eri_Kitamura#Discography)

  * Toyosaki Aki (Kanzaki Uiharu - Railgun)

Discography [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aki_Toyosaki#Discography)

  * Tomatsu Haruka (Yuuki Asuna - SAO)

Discography [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruka_Tomatsu)

  * Uchida Maaya (Takanashi Rikka - Chuunibyou)

Discography [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maaya_Uchida#Discography)

  * Nitta Emi (Kousaka Honoka - Love Live)

Discography [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emi_Nitta)

  * PILE (Nishikino Maki - Love Live)

Was already a singer even before debut voicing as Maki.

  * Uchida Aya (Kotori - Love Live)

Example single is [Spicaterrible](http://love-
live.wikia.com/wiki/Spicaterrible)

  * Nanjo Yoshino (Ayase Eri - Love Live, fripSide's Nidaime-sama

She was chosen to as
[fripSide](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwjw463p6sjHAhVHUI4KHb75CmI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFripSide&ei=6cjeVbDLGMeguQS-86uQBg&usg=AFQjCNEWciumrwQ_xvAAC9b1CcVeS_O_Jg&sig2=HcVD6VPP-0jNIKLYZJFhxw)'s
main vocalist after the first quit the group and go solo. First vocalist was
nao who voiced 5pb in Hyperdimension Neptunia.
[She](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CEIQFjACahUKEwjD8Yz86sjHAhXTHI4KHeVMDvA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FYoshino_Nanj%25C5%258D&ei=EMneVcOpK9O5uATlmbmADw&usg=AFQjCNGEAd18Y4ePTR9ZBq_4uS-7DuNIsQ&sig2=2Nj8ieMZvhqUyD5-4KMeMg)
also released a mini-album and singles in ballad style which is different that
her usual trance fripSide singing style.

  * Hirano Aya

[She](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aya_Hirano) even own her own band with
whom she got caught in a sex scandal.

  * Hanazawa Kana

Discography [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kana_Hanazawa#Discography)

  * Sato Satomi

Discography
[here](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDIQFjABahUKEwjViIbH68jHAhUOcY4KHW75DX8&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSatomi_Sat%25C5%258D&ei=rcneVZX-
NY7iuQTu8rf4Bw&usg=AFQjCNHfmsDWeEoYfF2aU0WRZNnf1IWizw&sig2=rNT-
jeGAesMSzcnNcf2ytw)

  * Horie Yui

As pointed by Steven, Horie Yui also owned her own [singles and
albums](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yui_Horie#Discography).

It is more rare for male seiyuus to also be a singer although they do sing as
the characters they voiced. Some that I remember are:

  * Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu Dragneel - Fairy Tail)

Other than singing as Natsu, also released [his own
singles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuya_Kakihara#Discography%20\(as%20a%20singer\)).

  * Ono Daisuke (Sebastian Michaelis - Kuroshitsuji)

Discography [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisuke_Ono#Discography).

  * Kenichi Suzumura (Zack Fair - Final Fantasy VII)

Discography [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenichi_Suzumura#Music).

  * Morita Masakazu (Kurosaki Ichigo - Bleach)

His songs are mostly Bleach songs, that is he sang as Kurosaki Ichigo. As far
as I know, Morita doesn't own his own singles/albums.

  * Hayami Shou (Aizen Sousuke - Bleach)

Other than singing as Aizen, also released some [singles and
albums](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8D_Hayami).

For the second question, no. In fact, usually it is not. Only some anime have
the singer of OP or ED also fills a role in the anime. Like Kitamura Eri
(Honoka Sisters) sings Sidonia no Kishi's ED. But most of the time they don't.
This is because a lot of anime still have bands and people who's primary job
is singer perform the OP and ED. The anime Black Bullet's OP was performed by
fripSide, but Nanjo-sama didn't have any role in the anime, nor Satoshi
(fripSide's composer and part of the duo and he is also not a seiyuu).

As an extra, Hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel and VAMPS also voiced an anime once as
himself. But his main profession is a singer and not a seiyuu.


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Well they've (people above) answered your questions already but I'm just gonna
add:

•Taniyama Kisho of the band Granrodeo. The band performed most of Kuroko no
Basuke OP and Taniyama also voices Himuro Tatsuya from the series

• Suzuki Tatsuhisa of OldCodex, the band performed most of the ED of Kuroko no
Basuke too while voicing Takao Kazunari. They also performed OPs for Free!!
and Tatsuhisa voices Makoto.

•Ono Kensho who voices Kuroko Tetsuya sung 1 or 2 OP for the series too. He
has released his own albums too.

•Osaka Ryouta, Shimazaki Nobunaga, Hanae Natsuki, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Aoi
Shouta, Sakurai Takahiro and other seiyuu of Diamond no ace did a number of
EDs for the series.

•Teru of GLAY, he's not a seiyuu but made a cameo at an episode of Diamond no
Ace season 2 and another in an OVA. Glay performed a lot of EDs for the
series.

•Tomatsu Haruka who voices Yuuki Asuka performed a couple of song (OP and ED)
for Sword Art Online

•Sakamoto Maaya voices Tomoyo in Tsubasa Chronicle also sings ending song
"Loop". She had released several albums and a number of her singles got
featured in animes as opening and ending songs weather she got casted or not.

•Morikubo Showtaro who voices a lot of famous characters and a well known
Singer, gave life to a game character Mega Man X back in 2000 and sings the
the theme song of Rockman X6.

•Even Takeuchi Junko (Naruto's VA) did a cover of one of Naruto Shippuden OP
Distance originally by Long Shot Party.

There are still others, but I think this list is enough. The band Flow doesn't
have any members who do voice acting. I think so does the Ali Project. As for
the others you've mentioned, I am not familiar with them.

As for the seiyuus singing the OPs and Eds, I don't think you have to be part
of the cast for a certain anime to sing its OP or Ed or You have to sing its
OP or ED to get a role in the show. I'm taking a wild guess that it all
depends on the director and the sponsors. You know for marketing purposes.
They're the ones who decide who gets casted after all.


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