Natsumi Suga in Weathering with You is voiced by Tsubasa Honda in the Japanese version and Alison Brie in the English dub. Both actors bring a natural confidence and warmth to the role of Natsumi, a 22-year-old university student whose bright, outgoing exterior conceals real anxieties about her future — a balance that rewards performers with a strong sense of comic timing and emotional range.
Tsubasa Honda (Japanese Voice Actor)
Date of Birth
June 27, 1992
About Tsubasa
Tsubasa Honda (本田 翼, Honda Tsubasa) is a Japanese actress and model born in Tokyo, Japan. She entered the entertainment industry in mid-2006 after being scouted by seven different people on the same day — a remarkable start that pointed toward a career built on natural screen presence and versatility. She debuted as an exclusive model for the magazine Seventeen before transitioning through several publications, eventually settling with Non-no from January 2010 onwards.
Honda made her film debut in November 2012 with Fashion Story: Model and steadily expanded into television drama, becoming widely known to Japanese audiences through her role in the Fuji TV getsuku drama Koinaka in July 2015. Her work spans live-action drama, film, and voice acting, with Weathering with You (2019) representing her most prominent foray into anime voice performance. Her portrayal of Natsumi Suga — bubbly and self-assured on the surface, privately struggling with the pressures of job-hunting in Japan — draws naturally on the expressive, emotionally grounded qualities she has developed across her live-action career.
Though voice acting represents a smaller portion of her overall output compared to her live-action work, Honda’s single credited anime role in Weathering with You placed her alongside one of the most celebrated films in recent Japanese animation history, directed by Makoto Shinkai and produced by CoMix Wave Films. The film was Japan’s submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards and won the Animation of the Year award at the 43rd Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
Hometown
Tokyo, Japan
Career Highlights
- Natsumi Suga – Weathering with You
- Lead role in Blue Spring Ride (film, 2014)
- Lead role in Enoshima Prism (film, 2013)
- Lead role in Fullmetal Alchemist (film)
- Lead role in Night’s Tightrope (film)
- Supporting role in The Journalist (film, 2019)
Full Current Filmography
The following list reflects documented credits and may not be exhaustive.
Anime (Selected, Chronological Highlights)
- Suga Natsumi – Weathering with You (Tenki no Ko) (2019)
Selected Film Credits
- Fashion Story: Model (2012)
- Enoshima Prism (2013)
- It All Began When I Met You (2013)
- Blue Spring Ride (2014)
- The Tale of Nishino
- Night’s Tightrope
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Color Me True
- The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
- Pretty Proofreader
- Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019)
- The Journalist (2019)
- Weathering with You (2019)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar
- I Will Be Your Bloom
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy
- Radiation House: The Movie
- Tom and Sawyer in the City (2021)
- Terminal
Critical Reception
Tsubasa Honda’s performance as Natsumi Suga is noted for its natural charm and energy, complementing the character’s role as both comic relief and a quietly sympathetic figure navigating the pressures of early adulthood in Japan. As a primarily live-action actress taking on a major anime voice role, her casting was seen as fitting for a film that frequently blurred the boundaries between grounded human drama and supernatural spectacle. The character has earned a dedicated following among fans of the film, with Natsumi listed among the most favorited supporting characters on MyAnimeList.
Alison Brie (English Voice Actor)
Date of Birth
December 29, 1982
About Alison
Alison Brie (born Alison Brie Schermerhorn) is an American actress, producer, and voice artist born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. She studied drama at the California Institute of the Arts, where she earned her degree, and also attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland during her studies. After graduating, she pursued both stage work and on-screen roles simultaneously, building a reputation for comedic precision and emotional authenticity.
Brie first gained widespread recognition for her dual role on two major television series running concurrently: playing Trudy Campbell in the critically acclaimed AMC drama Mad Men (2007–2015) and Annie Edison in the beloved NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015). She further established herself as a leading voice performer through her long-running role as Diane Nguyen in the Netflix animated comedy series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), a performance that showcased her ability to deliver nuanced emotional work in the voice booth. On the big screen, she is perhaps best known to animation audiences for voicing Princess Unikitty in The Lego Movie (2014) and its sequel.
Her casting as Natsumi Suga in the GKIDS English dub of Weathering with You — produced by NYAV Post and directed by Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh — brought her into the world of anime dubbing alongside fellow cast members Lee Pace and Riz Ahmed. The dub was released in the United States beginning January 15, 2020, following special Fathom Events fan preview screenings. Brie’s work on the film is listed among her voice acting credits on multiple industry databases and represents one of her most prominent connections to Japanese animation.
Hometown
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Career Highlights
- Natsumi Suga – Weathering with You (English dub, 2020)
- Diane Nguyen – BoJack Horseman (Netflix, 2014–2020)
- Princess Unikitty / Ultrakatty – The Lego Movie (2014) and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
- Annie Edison – Community (2009–2015)
- Ruth Wilder – GLOW (Netflix, 2017–2019)
- Trudy Campbell – Mad Men (2007–2015)
Full Current Filmography
The following list reflects documented credits and may not be exhaustive.
Anime (Voice Acting)
- Natsumi Suga – Weathering with You (English dub, 2020)
Critical Reception
The English dub of Weathering with You was announced to considerable attention, with Brie’s involvement highlighted prominently in the GKIDS press release alongside Lee Pace and Riz Ahmed. Her performance as Natsumi brings the character’s breezy confidence and underlying vulnerability to English-speaking audiences, and the casting was widely covered in animation and entertainment press at the time of the film’s US release. The dub itself was produced by NYAV Post, the same studio behind the English version of Makoto Shinkai’s previous film Your Name, lending the production a strong pedigree within the anime dubbing community. For more on the film’s cast, see its entry on MyAnimeList.
