Minagawa Junko (皆川 純子, born November 22) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. 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. Other major roles include Ayaka Yukihiro in the Negima series, Cornelia Li Britannia in Code Geass, Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus in Sailor Moon Crystal, and Mereoleona Vermillion in Black Clover.
| Minagawa Junko {{{jpname}}} | |
 Minagawa Junko (2020) | |
| Date of Birth | November 22 |
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| From | Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Blood | A |
| Characters | Ermione (Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki) Hero (S5) Pollock (Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki) Roy (S5) Yoran (S5) Zerase (S5) |
She has voiced severak characters in the Suikoden series, most notably Zerase and Roy from Suikoden V and Ermione from Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki.
Biography
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. After graduating high school and a number of unsuccessful jobs she decided to become an actress. 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.
Minagawa's debut as a voice actor was in a radio commercial for a hairdressing company. Her first job as a voice actor in 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. Ryoma Echizen has continued playing seamlessly for more than 10 years since the debut in 2001.
Selected works
Anime
- Chrono Crusade (Joshua Christopher)
- The Prince of Tennis (Ryoma Echizen)
- Negima!: Magister Negi Magi (Ayaka Yukihiro)
- He Is My Master (Yoshitaka Nakabayashi)
- Fighting Beauty Wulong (Xiao Chun Yan)
- Code Geass (Cornelia Li Britannia)
- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III (Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus)
- Black Clover (Mereoleona Vermillion)
Video games
- Tokimeki Memorial 3: Yakusoku no Ano Basho de (Serika Shinjo)
- Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (Sagiitta Weinberg)
- Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (Rei Kurosawa, Reika Kuze)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked (Yoshino Haruzawa)
- Bayonetta 2 (Loki)
- Resident Evil series (Ada Wong)
- Genshin Impact (Xingqiu)
- Suikoden V (Hero, Roy, Yoran, Zerase)
- Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki (Ermione, Pollock)
Voice-overs
- The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (Donatella Versace)
- Black Panther series (Nakia)
- Dune Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson)
- The First Lady (Michelle Obama)