Bennett Abara Explained

Bennett Abara
Other Names:Amanda C. Miller
Amanda Miller
Bennett Abara
Alma Mater:University of Maryland[1]
Occupation:Voice actress
Years Active:2009 - present

Amanda Celine Miller, now known professionally as Bennett Abara[2] since 2024, is an American voice actress in audiobooks, commercials, English dubs for anime, animation and video games. Her major roles include Sailor Jupiter, in the Viz Media re-dub of the classic Sailor Moon series and the new Sailor Moon Crystal series, Junko Enoshima and Toko Fukawa in the Danganronpa video game series, Sully and Cherche in Fire Emblem Awakening, Takeru Aizawa in Squid Girl, and Boruto Uzumaki in . She was selected as the Breakthrough Actress of the Year by Behind The Voice Actors in their annual Dub Anime Awards for 2014.[3]

Career

Makoto Kino, otherwise known as Sailor Jupiter, is arguably one of Abara's most notable roles. A longtime Sailor Moon fan, Abara auditioned for every female part in the series, but became ecstatic when she discovered that she was cast as Sailor Jupiter. Abara cites Sailor Jupiter as her favorite character.[4] On describing the similarities between her and Sailor Jupiter, Abara said, "I'm a lot like Makoto, because we were both the tallest kid in our class. I was, like, 5'7" when I was in fifth grade ... I did play hockey on a boys' team. I played goalie. So, I think that I have the tomboy aspect—and I love green—but also what I love about the character is that she was very tough but she was also equally as feminine. She was just so 'I like to ice skate, I like to nerd out over cute boys,' and I just love that about her. I think we both share that. Like we're both feminine, but we'll also kick your butt." Abara jokingly cited actor Harvey Fierstein as an influence to voicing Makoto.[5]

Filmography

Anime

List of English dubbing performances in anime
Year <-- List the date that the episode was first released in English (video or broadcast). Use DTS format -->TitleRoleNotesSource
2011 Squid Girl Takeru Aizawa [6]
K-On! Megumi Sokabe, Maki, Satoshi resume
2012 Blue Exorcist Yoshikuni resume
2013 Accel World Seiji Nomi, Megumi Wakamiya resume
Young Jamil, Young Cassim resume
Sword Art Online Yulier resume
–19 Sailor Moon Viz Media dub [7]
Coppelion Ibuki Kaiji [8]
Durarara!!×2 Mikage Sharaku resume
–17 Sailor Moon Crystal Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter [9] [10]
Aldnoah.Zero Rafia [11]
Hunter × Hunter Menchi 2011 series [12]
Ride Mass, Haba [13] [14]
Seiko Kimura (young) Future Arc episode 5[15]
2017 Sukuna Gojo
–present [16]

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year <-- List the date that the episode was first released in English (video or broadcast). Use DTS format -->TitleRoleNotesSource
2011 Secret Millionaires Club Skateboarder, Truffles the Pig resume
2019 Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts Sheath [17]
She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerFlutterinaWeb series[18]
2020 DC Super Hero Girls Ember Ep. "#TheFreshPrincessOfRenFaire"
2021–22 Kid Cosmic Jo Web series [19]

Films

List of English dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2011 Puppeteer Wife [20] [21]
Boruto Uzumaki [22]
List of English dubbing performances in feature films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
Sailor Jupiter Viz dub
Limited theatrical release
[23]
Suzume Rumi Ninomiya [24]

Video games

List of voice and English dubbing performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
Bronze Dragon Consort Patch Hour of Twilight resume
2012Planetside 2Vanu Sovereignty Soldier
Wipeout 3 Greg Grayson, Miss Gee Gee, Helena H. Cole Wii version resume
Fire Emblem Awakening Sully, Cherche
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory resume
Wipeout: Create & Crash Patty Popstar, Hannahsarus Rex, Charlene Holmes resume
Danganronpa series Junko Enoshima, Toko Fukawa, Shirokuma Roles shared with Erin Fitzgerald. [25]
Nine resume
Marvel Heroes
Francesca [26]
Kagura resume
Tales of Zestiria Cardinal Forton resume
Xenoblade Chronicles X Additional voices [27]
2016Megadimension Neptunia VIIC-Sha[28]
MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS ZombiesTamsoft[29]
Jackass
Fire Emblem Heroes Sully, Cherche, Elincia
Road to Boruto expansion pack [30]
State of Decay 2 Survivor Game credits
Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker Boruto Uzumaki resume
Rage 2 Walker (Female)
Fallout 76: Steel Dawn Sheena [31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About - Amanda Celine Miller. September 10, 2019. May 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200520091600/http://www.amandacmiller.com/about. live.
  2. https://bennettabara.com/
  3. Web site: BTVA Anime Dub Awards - 2014 General . Behind The Voice Actors . March 9, 2015 . March 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150309071255/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-anime-awards/2014/general . live .
  4. Web site: Sailor Moon Blu-ray/DVD Details, Voice Cast, and Release Date. Mammano. Michael. July 7, 2014. DoGTech. Den of Geek. July 10, 2014. April 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413133023/http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/sailor-moon/237067/sailor-moon-blu-raydvd-details-voice-cast-and-release-date. dead.
  5. Web site: @Sailor_Moon_NA Spoilers: this is how I've decided to voice Jupiter. Hope you like it!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6vEwp25cOM .... Miller. Amanda Celine. 2014-11-11. @Amanda_Celine. 2017-07-14. May 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517081809/https://twitter.com/Amanda_Celine/status/532332529802838016. live.
  6. Web site: Squid Girl's English Cast Revealed by Media Blasters (Updated). Anime News Network. October 30, 2015. November 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151106232048/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-09-10/squid-girl-english-cast-revealed-by-media-blasters. live.
  7. Web site: New Sailor Dub Cast Revealed At Anime Expo. Anime News Network. July 5, 2014. July 6, 2014. July 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140708003709/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-05/new-sailor-moon-dub-cast-revealed-at-anime-expo/.76285. live.
  8. Web site: Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley. Anime News Network. November 24, 2014. February 20, 2020. August 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814121714/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-24/viz-media-coppelion-dub-casts-erica-lindbeck-cassandra-lee-morris-shelby-lindley/.81364. live.
  9. Web site: Viz Media Reveals More English Dub Cast for Sailor Moon R Anime . April 3, 2015 . April 4, 2015 . July 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180705041820/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-03/viz-media-reveals-more-english-dub-cast-for-sailor-moon-r-anime/.86701 . live .
  10. Web site: Sailor moon crystal image. sailormoonnews.com. 19 June 2023. April 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414205501/http://sailormoonnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sailor_moon_crystal_voice_cast.jpg. live.
  11. Web site: Aldnoah.Zero Dub Cast Adds Kira Buckland, Ben Pronsky, More. November 18, 2015. Anime News Network. November 18, 2015. October 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171005181201/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-18/aldnoah.zero-dub-cast-adds-kira-buckland-ben-pronsky-more/.95515. live.
  12. Closing credits . A × Surprising × Challenge . Viz Media . List of Hunter × Hunter (2011) episodes#ep6 . Hunter × Hunter . Adult Swim . May 21, 2016 . 6.
  13. Closing credits . Iron and Blood... . Sunrise . List of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans episodes#ep1 . Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans . Adult Swim . June 4, 2016 . 1.
  14. Web site: Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans' English Dub Reveals More Cast . Anime News Network . 2015-12-26 . February 20, 2020 . September 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200923225128/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-26/gundam-iron-blooded-orphans-english-dub-reveals-more-cast/.96945 . live .
  15. VoiceofBevins . 773707408522612737 .
    1. Danganronpa3 #FutureArc Ep 5 is up now! Everyone welcome back to the 'Ronpa family @Amanda_Celine as Young Seiko! #seewhatididthere
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  16. Closing credits . Boruto Uzumaki . Viz Media . Boruto: Naruto Next Generations . Adult Swim . September 29, 2018 . all.
  17. Web site: GHOST-SPIDER Recruited In MARVEL RISING: CHASING GHOSTS Trailer . . January 14, 2019 . April 4, 2019 . January 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023020/https://www.newsarama.com/43456-ghost-spider-recruited-in-marvel-rising-chasing-ghosts-trailer.html . live .
  18. Web site: Amanda C. Miller Voice Actor on Instagram: "So excited to announce I get to join the #SheRa universe playing #Flutterina in season 4 of #SheraAndThePrincessesOfPower out today on...". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B4fPX-Cjo4j . December 24, 2021 . registration. Instagram. en. 2019-11-06.
  19. Web site: Craig McCracken's 'Kid Cosmic' Premieres February 2 on Netflix. January 5, 2021. Animation World Network. January 5, 2021. January 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116085412/https://www.awn.com/news/craig-mccrackens-kid-cosmic-premieres-february-2-netflix. live.
  20. Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror . DVD . Closing credits, English, Cast .
  21. Web site: Oblivion Island Film's English Dub to Premiere in NYC in December. animenewsnetwork.com. 30 August 2016. April 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200401141732/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-18/oblivion-island-film-english-dub-to-premiere-in-nyc-in-december. live.
  22. Web site: Viz Media Previews Boruto: Naruto the Movie's English Dub Cast in New Trailer. February 20, 2020. August 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814123412/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-28/viz-media-previews-boruto-naruto-the-movie-english-dub-cast-in-new-trailer/.111574. live.
  23. Web site: Sailor Moon R: The Movie Premiere Was Immersive Experience For Fans . Mammano . Michael S. . January 18, 2017 . Den of Geek . January 19, 2017 . January 23, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170123003338/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/culture/sailor-moon/261565/sailor-moon-r-the-movie-premiere-was-immersive-experience-for-fans . live .
  24. Web site: Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Film Reveals English Dub Cast with Lead Nichole Sakura. Anime News Network. Mateo. Alex. March 21, 2023. March 21, 2023. March 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321213905/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-21/makoto-shinkai-suzume-film-reveals-english-dub-cast-with-lead-nichole-sakura/.196227. live.
  25. Web site: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc review. February 11, 2014. February 20, 2020. November 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032903/https://www.gamesradar.com/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc-review/. live.
  26. Web site: Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven - Localization Blog #4 . Xseed Games Tumblr . May 22, 2015 . May 22, 2015 . Brittany . May 29, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529055118/http://xseedgames.tumblr.com/post/119454885520/lord-of-magna-maiden-heaven-localization-blog . live .
  27. Web site: Xenoblade Chronicles X (2015 Video Game) . Behind The Voice Actors . 9 June 2022 . June 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609035527/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Xenoblade-Chronicles-X/characters/ . live .
  28. Amanda_Celine. 770180522416803840. Yep, that was me! You've got a good ear..
  29. Amanda_Celine. 732605851270176768. Yep!.
  30. maileflanagan . Maile Flanagan . 816819974803030016 . @jennylehman2 @Amanda_Celine Amanda is the voice of Boruto! . January 4, 2017 . January 13, 2017 .
  31. Fallout 76: Steel Dawn DLC. Bethesda Game Studios Austin. Bethesda Softworks. Credits: Voice & Music - Cast. November 24, 2020.