Alison Viktorin

Not to be confused with Alison Victoria, interior designer and host of Windy City Rehab.

Alison Viktorin
Born
Alison Ruth Retzloff[1]

(1981-02-01) February 1, 1981 (age 43)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma materCalifornia Lutheran University[2]
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2004–2021
AgentMary Collins Agency[3]
Spouse
Dustin Viktorin
​
(m. 2005)​
Children1[4]

Alison Ruth Viktorin (née Retzloff; born February 1, 1981)[4][5] is a former American voice actress, her most notable role being Conan Edogawa in the detective series Case Closed. She also voiced Kuroko Shirai in A Certain Magical Index and its spinoff, A Certain Scientific Railgun and QT in Space Dandy.

Early life

Alison Ruth Retzloff was born on February 1, 1981,[1] to Sally (née Simonsen) and Albert Retzloff.[2] In 2003, she graduated from California Lutheran University earning a BA in drama.[2][6] Retzloff married Dustin Kayne Viktorin of Euless, Texas, on August 27, 2005, in Fredericksburg, Texas.[2]

Career

Viktorin has provided voices for English-language versions of many anime dubs, such as the title character Sasami Iwakura in Sasami: Magical Girls Club, Kobato Hasegawa in Haganai series, Kyo Soma in Fruits Basket, Kuroko Shirai in A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun series, Shelia in Fairy Tail, Shingo Jinnouchi and Ame in the Mamoru Hosoda anime films Summer Wars and Wolf Children, and Gasper Vladi in the High School DxD series.

She has also done commercials and modeling in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.[6]

In video games, she voiced Jing Wei, a playable God in Smite.[7][8][9]

In 2021, Viktorin announced that she would be retiring from anime voice acting in light of political disagreements on social media during the January 6 United States Capitol attack, as well as the difficulty of recording from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Series Role Notes Source[11][12]
2004 Kiddy Grade Viola Debut role, As Alison Retzloff CA
2004–09 Case Closed Conan Edogawa First starring voice-over role, also related English-dubbed films and specials, video games. Credited as Alison Retzloff, later Viktorin. [13]
2004 Spiral Little Boy As Alison Retzloff CA
2004 Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy Bucky As Alison Retzloff CA
2005 Burst Angel Amy As Alison Retzloff [14]
2006 Black Cat Adam Resume
2006 Desert Punk Tsumiko CA
2006 Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar Spirit Guide As Alison Retzloff CA
2006–08 Negima! series Fuka Narutaki, Fumika Narutaki Also specials CA
2006 Rumbling Hearts Hotaru Amakawa   CA
2007 Mushishi Maho, Isana Eps. 3, 22 CA
2007 School Rumble Haruki Hanai (Child) Ep. 13 CA
2008 Hell Girl Nina Ep. 17 [15]
2008 Witchblade Yuki Sasaki Ep. 16 [16]
2008 Ghost Hunt Kenji Nagano Eps. 12–13 [17]
2008–09 Sasami: Magical Girls Club Sasami Iwakura 2 seasons [18]
2009 Blassreiter Sepp Ep. 14 Resume
2009 El Cazador de la Bruja Joaquin Ep. 26 [13]
2010 Ouran High School Host Club Little Boy CA
2010 Sands of Destruction Reve Urshela (Young) Ep. 12 CA
2010 The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of Uruk Acra   Resume
2011 Sgt. Frog Karara Eps. 64–65, 77 Resume
2011–13 Heaven's Lost Property series Tomoko 2 seasons [19]
2011 Summer Wars Shingo Jinnouchi [13]
2011 Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor Suo Pavlichenko Resume
2012 Shakugan no Shana Movie Yukari Hirai [13]
2012–20 A Certain Magical Index series Kuroko Shirai [20]
2013 Wolf Children Ame (Child) [13]
2013–20 A Certain Scientific Railgun series Kuroko Shirai Resume[13]
2013–14 Haganai series Kobato Hasegawa [13][21]
2014–18 High School DxD series Gasper Vladi New, BorN, and Hero [13][22]
2014 Karneval Kiichi   [23]
2014 Space Dandy QT [24]
2015 Gangsta. Heather Eps. 11–12
2015 Nobunagun Lemon/Geronimo [25]
2015–19 Fairy Tail Shelia Blendi [13]
2016 Dimension W Deborah Eastriver Eps. 7–12 [26]
2016 Three Leaves, Three Colors Yū Takezono   Tweet[27]
2016 Barakamon Naru Kotoishi   [13][28]
2016 Puzzle & Dragons X Lance (Young) [29]
2016 Strike Witches: The Movie Rosalie de Hemricourt de Grunne   [13][30]
2016 The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Kūsuke Saiki (Young) Ep. 21 [31]
2016 Chaos Dragon Kai [13][32]
2016 Show by Rock!!# Balt Ep. 5 [33]
2016 Trickster Kensuke Hanasaki (Young) [34]
2016 Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru Nakigitsune [34]
2016 Keijo!!!!!!!! Tae Yokosugi [13][34]
2017 Aquarion Logos Tinoa Eps. 18, 23, 25 [13][35]
2017 Akiba's Trip: The Animation Suidōbashi   [29]
2017 Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas Furball [29]
2017 Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Shōta Magatsuchi Season 1 only [29]
2017 The Royal Tutor Leonhard von Glanzreich (Young) Ep. 3 [36]
2017 Alice & Zōroku Daiki Miho Ep. 8 [36]
2017 KanColle: Kantai Collection Yayoi [13][37]
2017 Hyōka Rie Zenna   [38]
2017 My First Girlfriend Is a Gal Yui Kashī   [39][40]
2017 Convenience Store Boy Friends Akira Mishima   [41]
2017 Tsuredure Children Kana Ījima [13][42]
2017 New Game! Ren Ījima [39]
2017 In Another World with My Smartphone Renee Ep. 8 [43]
2017 Anime-Gataris Arisu Kamiigusa [44]
2018 Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Aya Eps. 2, 4 [45]
2018 The Ancient Magus' Bride Ethan Barklem Eps. 16-17 [46]
2018 Hakyū Hōshin Engi Ko Tensho [47]
2018 Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito Ruth [13][48]
2018 Concrete Revolutio series Furota [49]
2018 Chio's School Road Chiharu Ando [13][50]
2019 Endro! Mao [51]
2019 Boogiepop and Others Makoto 4 episodes [52]
2019–20 Fruits Basket Kyo Soma (young) 2019 reboot [13][53]
2019 Sarazanmai Haruka Yasaka [13][54]
2019 RobiHachi Gras Final voice acting role [55]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2009 Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation Conan Edogawa [13]
2014 Smite Jing Wei [56]

Live-action dubbing

List of voice performances in live action
Year Title Role Notes Source
2016 Rurouni Kenshin series Myōjin Yahiko [57]

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