Line #16 Creator/MinakoKotobuki


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3	Minako Kotobuki (寿美菜子) (born September 17, 1991 in Kobe, Japan) is a Japanese voice actress most known for her role as Tsumugi Kotobuki in ''Manga/KOn''. As such, she's often selected for reserved, formal [[TheOjou Ojou-sama]] roles. Her real-life personality somewhat matches this--when she was little she auditioned for local TV dramas and plays but was occasionally turned down because she seemed "too mature" for the role.
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5	Has a relationship with Creator/AkiToyosaki and Creator/YokoHikasa, who voices Yui Hirasawa and Mio Akiyama respectively from the same series.
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7	Part of the idol group Music/{{Sphere}} with Creator/HarukaTomatsu, Creator/AkiToyosaki and Creator/AyahiTakagaki. Interestingly, all four ladies featured in the Japanese dub for ''Film/SuckerPunch'', with Minako as the lead character Baby Doll.
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9	She's originally from Kobe, and still remembers taking shelter in her family car during the 1995 earthquake. She was only three then, but [[NightmareFuel such an experience]] would likely leave a lasting impression. Indeed, watching a 1997 documentary on the quake [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minako_Kotobuki#Acting_career actually inspired her to pursue voice acting]]. During radio shows she sometimes shows off her native Kansai dialect. Saying of radio shows, she has her own radio show called "Minako Kotobuki's Laugh♥Rough".
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11	On July 24, 2023, she announced that she got married with a man outside the entertainment industry.
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14	!!Notable Roles
15	* Aliquis in ''WebAnimation/PokemonPaldeanWinds''
16	* Arunuuru in ''Literature/DemonKingDaimao''
17	* The Japanese dub-voice for Astrid Hofferson in ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon\|2010}}''
18	* Asuka Tanaka in ''Literature/SoundEuphonium''
19	* The Japanese dub-voice for Baby Doll in ''Film/SuckerPunch.''
20	* Bitter Sweet in ''Anime/FairyGone''
21	* Cia and Lana in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''
22	* Chaika in ''Literature/CatPlanetCuties''
23	* Chifusa Manyuu in ''Manga/ManyuHikencho''
24	* Chihiro Miyoshi in ''Anime/{{Tamayura}}''
25	* Eri Mizuno in ''Anime/HanasakuIroha''
26	* Fram Nara in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE''
27	* Gin Tachibana in ''Literature/HorizonInTheMiddleOfNowhere''
28	* Herja in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
29	* Hijiri Yamaguchi in ''Literature/KyouranKazokuNikki''
30	* Hikiotani Ito in ''Anime/PunchLine''
31	* Isabella York in ''Literature/VioletEvergarden''
32	* Izumi in ''Anime/QueensBlade''
33	* Kaho Sakazaki in ''Literature/ModernMagicMadeSimple''
34	* Kanon Kusama in ''Anime/GuiltyCrown''
35	* Kanon Miyamori in ''Anime/UmiMonogatari''
36	* Karina Lyle/Blue Rose in ''Anime/TigerAndBunny''
37	* Konoka Yamada in ''Anime/KamisamaMinaraiHimitsuNoCocotama''
38	* Minami Sagami in ''Literature/MyYouthRomanticComedyIsWrongAsIExpected''
39	* Misaki Shidou in ''Manga/{{Softenni}}''
40	* Mitsuko Kongou in ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' and ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex''
41	* Mizuki Kanzaki in ''Anime/{{Aikatsu}}''
42	* Momo in ''Manga/CardCaptorSakuraClearCard''
43	* Naria in ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger''
44	* [[CrossDressingVoice Natsuhi Takenaka]] in ''Ro-Kyu-Bu!''
45	* Natsumi Aizawa in ''Anime/NatsuiroKiseki''
46	* Nekomi Nabeshima in ''Manga/MedakaBox''
47	* Noredo Nug in ''Anime/GundamReconguistaInG''
48	* Qiu Bai in ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}''
49	* Regina Babylon in ''Literature/InAnotherWorldWithMySmartphone''
50	* Rickert in ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'', ''Anime/Berserk2016'', and ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'' (succeeding Creator/AkikoYajima)
51	* Rika Dobashi in ''Manga/HatsukoiLimited''
52	* Rikka Hishikawa/Cure Diamond in ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure''
53	** ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecureManaIsGettingMarriedDressOfHopeForTheFuture''
54	** ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars''
55	* Saint-Germain in ''Anime/{{Symphogear}} AXZ''
56	* Sen Tokugawa in ''Literature/SamuraiGirls''
57	* Serah Farron in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII-2'', and ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII''
58	* Sera Silvers in ''Literature/AkashicRecordsOfBastardMagicInstructor''
59	* Shunma Suruga in ''Anime/ReCreators''
60	* Takahi Ninomiya in ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator''
61	* Tomoko Ryuujin in ''Anime/MajinBone''
62	* Toole in ''Literature/FateApocrypha''
63	* Touko Nanami in ''Manga/BloomIntoYou''
64	* [[StarMakingRole Tsumugi]] [[TheDanza Kotobuki]] in ''Manga/KOn''
65	* Vert Far Breton in ''Anime/DogDays''
66	* Vivian in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''
67	* Yako Jinguuji in ''Chu-Bra''
68	* Yuho in ''Anime/LuOverTheWall''
69	* Yuuko in ''Manga/AChannel''

Context Creator / MinakoKotobuki