It isn't uncommon that a Japanese game voice actor or actress might dabble in singing - Just take a look at the Final Fantasy VII cast's singing attemtps - but very few have managed to do what Nana Mizuki has done.

Mizuki, the voice actress for Paz in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, has become the first-ever game voice actress to top the Japanese song charts with her single "Phantom Minds." (This obviously doesn't include singers who have done voice work. Sorry, GACKT).

Nana Mizuki, who voices Costa Rican girl Paz Ortega Andrade in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, has become the first Japanese voice actress to reach number one on the Japanese pop single charts.

An increasing number of voice actresses have successfully released pop singles in Japan in recent years — though, none have yet surpassed Mizuki's success.

Miss Razz via kotaku.com »