Junko Minagawa | |
Native Name: | 皆川 純子 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Birth Date: | November 22 |
Birth Place: | Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
Occupation: | Voice actress |
Years Active: | 2001–present |
Agent: | Haikyo |
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Haikyo. Her best-known role is Ryoma Echizen, the title character in The Prince of Tennis anime series. She sang some of the show's theme songs, insert songs, and character singles, some of which have charted in Oricon's single rankings. Other major roles include Ayaka Yukihiro in the Negima series, Akira in Aria, Cao Chun Yan in Fighting Beauty Wulong, Cornelia Li Britannia in Code Geass, Khamsin in Shakugan no Shana, Yoshitaka Nakabayashi in He Is My Master, Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus in Sailor Moon Crystal, Mereoleona Vermillion in Black Clover, and Yun in Yona of the Dawn.
During childhood, Junko actively participated in school plays. In kindergarten, she plays the difficult role of a duck in The Ugly Duckling, and in elementary school, she was in Kaguya-hime.
During junior and senior high school, Junko devoted herself to volleyball club activities. While practicing volleyball, coaching was very strict and there was no break. She soon retired from volleyball because the excessive practices were undermining her social life. Her experiences in these club activities were beneficially healthy both mentally and physically, though, the training was tiring. After graduating high school, looked towards work outside of Japan and becoming a stewardesses. Junko attended an English vocational school to become a stewardess, but she neglected her studies and did not attend classes, so no airline would accept her.
After that, Junko got a job at a regular company. The social interactions at the company was enjoyable, but from the thought of doing the same job for the rest of her life scared her, and she tried to do what she dreamt of doing her whole life; she decided to become an actress. Initially, she tried to join the theater training program, shortly gave up due to financial difficulties such as tuition and living expenses. During her search, she found a voice actor training facility. At first, she liked manga and animation, but then became interested in voice acting and was recruited by the Tohokushinsha Film Company.
Junko's debut as a voice actor was in a radio commercial for a hairdressing company. Her first job as a voice actor in an Anime was in a show called Soreike! Anpanman where she played the role of a decal. After 3 months of working for Haka-kyo, she found a voice acting job for a game called Tokimeki Memorial 3 released for the PlayStation 2 where she played the role of Shinrikyo Seika. In 2001, she appeared on TV as Ryoma Echizen, the protagonist of a TV anime called The Prince of Tennis. When Junko was accepted to play Ryoma's role, she was so excited, and it was said that it was a miracle that an unnamed newcomer received the main character of the Weekly Shōnen Jump. Playing the role of Ryoma's had a big influence on Junko; she says playing that role changed her life an actress, and it has shaped who she is now. The original Manga author, Takeshi Konomi, says that Junko has become Ryoma herself, and that Ryoma was being played exactly as portrayed in the Manga. Ryoma Echizen has continued playing seamlessly for more than 10 years since the debut in 2001.
Junko has also released CDs of original songs performed at live events. On August 18, 2004 she performed as a live Ryoma Echizen at Zepp Tokyo.
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Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Eikō no Yakiniku Road | Amagi | |||
The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game | Ryoma Echizen | |||
The Prince of Tennis: A Gift from Atobe | ||||
Duel Masters Curse of the Death Phoenix | Hakuoh | [17] | ||
Sword of the Stranger | Mu-You (Mokuryū) | |||
Duel Masters Lunatic God Saga | Hakuoh | [18] | ||
Ni | ||||
The Prince of Tennis: Eikoku-shiki Teikyū-jō Kessen! | Ryoma Echizen | |||
[19] | ||||
Pikario | ||||
–18 | Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion | 3-part compilation film of the anime television series New dialogues recorded | [20] | |
Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection | ||||
Luca | ||||
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie | Haruka Tenoh / Super Sailor Uranus | 2-Part Film, Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal | [21] | |
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie | Haruka Tenoh / Eternal Sailor Uranus | 2-Part Film, Season 5 of Sailor Moon Crystal | [22] [23] | |
Cornelia li Britannia | Four-part film series | |||
Source | ||||
Serika Shinjo | PS2 | |||
Remember 11: The Age of Infinity | Yuni Kusuda | |||
Nana | ||||
Romancing SaGa | Constance, Schiele, Schirach | |||
Rei Kurosawa, Reika Kuze | PS2 | |||
Dead or Alive 4 | ||||
Fighting Beauty Wulong | Xiao Chun Yan | PS2 | ||
Eternal Sonata | Waltz | |||
Fushigi Yūgi: Suzaku Ibun | Nuriko | PS2 | ||
Tales of Hearts | Incarose | |||
Mahou Sensei Negima 1Jikanme | Ayaka Yukihiro | PS2 | ||
Wazy Hemisphere | PSP, PS Vita, PS4, PC, Switch | |||
Catherine | Erica Anderson, Rue Ishida, Astaroth | Also Full Body | ||
Ishtar | ||||
Eliot | ||||
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked | Yoshino Haruzawa | |||
Wazy Hemisphere | PSP, PS Vita, PS4, PC, Switch | |||
Dark Lord Gaol | ||||
Dead or Alive 5 | Eliot | [25] | ||
Resident Evil 6 | Ada Wong | [26] | ||
Bayonetta 2 | Loki | |||
Project X Zone 2 | Ada Wong | 3DS | [27] | |
Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- | Ariels (non-playable guest) | PS3, PS4 | ||
Wazy Hemisphere | Web Browser, PS Vita, PS4, Android, iOS, Switch | |||
Magic⭐Kyun! Renaissance | Juri Chikamatsu | PS Vita | ||
Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team | Alfredo Di Piazzolla | Android, iOS | [28] | |
Resident Evil 2 | Ada Wong | [29] | ||
Dead or Alive 6 | Eliot | [30] | ||
Arknights | Catapult, Bison | [31] | ||
Wazy Hemisphere | PS4, PS5, PC, Switch | |||
World's End Club | Tattsun | iOS, Switch | [32] | |
Genshin Impact | Xingqiu | Android, iOS, PC, PS4, Switch | [33] [34] | |
Teppen | Ada Wong | Android, iOS | [35] |
Source | ||||
Alcatraz | Rebecca Madsen | [37] | ||
All We Had | Rita Carmichael | [38] | ||
Donatella Versace | [39] | |||
Black Panther | Nakia | [40] | ||
[41] | ||||
Blue Crush | Eden | [42] | ||
Riley | [43] | |||
Deadpool 2 | [44] | |||
Doctor Sleep | [45] | |||
Dune | [46] | |||
[47] | ||||
The First Lady | Michelle Obama | [48] | ||
Frank Herbert's Dune | [49] | |||
Lie to Me | Ria Torres | Monica Raymund | [50] | |
Mare of Easttown | Marianne "Mare" Sheehan | [51] | ||
Meadowland | Sarah | [52] | ||
The Mountain Between Us | Alex Martin | Kate Winslet | [53] | |
The Originals | Camille O'Connell | [54] | ||
The Pembrokeshire Murders | Detective Inspector Ella Richards | Alexandria Riley | [55] | |
Predators | Isabelle | [56] | ||
Safe House | DCI Jane Burr | [57] | ||
Scandal | Olivia Pope | [58] | ||
Source | |||
[59] | |||
Kendra Wilson | [60] | ||
Source | |||
Almighty X 10 | |||
Anime Store Manager B | |||
Aria series | Akira | ||
Ashitahe Strike | |||
Code Geass | |||
Fookies | |||
Godannar | |||
Hayate X Blade | Mikado Akira | ||
Jinki: Akaban | |||
Kamiyomi | [61] | ||
Kimi to Boku | Yuki | ||
Korega Watashino Goshujin-sama | |||
Loveless | |||
Negima | |||
Pandora Hearts | Oz Vessalius | ||
Pearls of Mermaid | |||
Remember 11 | |||
Rosen Kreuz Albion Knight | |||
Sakura Wars | |||
Shakugan no Shana | |||
Shonen Onmyoji series | |||
Sword World Heppoko Boukentai | |||
Vie Durant | |||
The World of Narue | |||
No. | Release date | Title | Catalog No. | Peak position[63] | |
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1st | "Say Hello"[64] | KICM-1072 | |||
2nd | "Truth/Darkness of chaos"[65] | KICM-1104 | – | ||
3rd | "Endless way"[66] | KICM-1128 | |||
4th | [67] | "Deja Vu" | KICM-1160 | 129 | |
5th | "Shout It Loud"[68] | KICM-1193 | 115 | ||
6th | "Forever & ever"[69] | DAKYAMS-1 |
Release date | Title | Catalog No. | Peak position |
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"Anata Ni" あなたに by Ryoma Echizen[70] | NECM-10235 | 58 | |
"Yakusoku now and forever" 約束-now and forever- by Ryoma Echizen[71] | NECM-10222 | 45 | |
"Ichigan ~2008 version~" Ichigan ~2008バージョン~ by Ryoma Echizen[72] | NECM-10105 | 52 | |
"Still" by Ryoma Echizen[73] | NECM-10178 | 42 | |
"Across My Line" by Ryoma Echizen[74] | NECM-10110 | 61 | |
"future/White line C" by Ryoma Echizen[75] | NECM-10002 | ||
"Wonder Land" by Ryoma Echizen[76] | NECM-10075 | 45 | |
"Everything" by Ryoma Echizen[77] | NECM-10056 | 49 | |
"Minna Kokoni Ita ~2004.8.18 live memorial version~" ミンナココニイタ-2004.8.18 ライヴメモリアルヴァージョン-" by Ryoma Echizen[78] | NECM-10013 | ||
"Dreaming on the Radio" by Ryoma Echizen[79] | NECM-10004 | ||
"Rising ~The Best of Seigaku Players~ by Ryoma Echizen (Junko Minagawa)[80] | NECM-11001 | ||
"Negima! Mahora Academy Middle School 2-A December: Ayaka Yukihiro "ネギま!麻帆良学園中等部2-A 12月:雪広あやか" by Ayaka Yukihiro (Junko Minagawa)[81] | KICM-3057 | ||
"Swear to..." by Oz Vessalius (Junko Minagawa) | |||
No. | Release date | Title | Catalog No. | Peak position[82] | |
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1st | Future of Blue[83] | KICA-1303 | |||
2nd | Aikotoba アイコトバ[84] [85] | KICA-1363 | – | ||
3rd | Vitamin J ビタミンJ[86] | YAMA-0001 | 280 | ||
4th | My Journey[87] | YAMA-0002 |
Release date | Title | Catalog No. | Peak position |
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Cool E by Ryoma Echizen[88] [89] | NECA-30080 | ||
SR by Ryoma Echizen[90] | NECA-50001/2 | ||
Progress by Ryoma Echizen[91] | NECA-20021 | 55 | |
J by Ryoma Echizen[92] | NECA-30246 | 62 | |
Ryoma by Ryoma Echizen[93] | NECA-30294 | 93 | |
Release date | Title | Catalog No. | Peak position |
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Minagawa Junko no Vitamin R+ Vol. 1[94] | DAKYAMA-5 | ||
Minagawa Junko no Vitamin R+ Vol. 2[95] | DAKYAMA-6 | ||
Minagawa Junko no Vitamin R+ Vol. 3[96] | DAKYAMA-7 | ||
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