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[[caption-width-right:250:Even her [[PrettyInMink coat]] is HotBlooded.]]

Matsumoto Rica, ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Getto Daze!]]''

Rica Matsumoto (born November 30, 1968), is the successor of Creator/MayumiTanaka in {{Hotblooded}} voice acting, and DistaffCounterpart of [[Anime/DragonballZ Hironobu]] [[Anime/SaintSeiya Kageyama]] in singing {{Anime Theme Song}}s.

Typecast as the KidHero since her StarMakingRole as Jin Hyuga from ''Anime/ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh'', Rica is known nowadays as the voice actress for Satoshi/Ash in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', and [[CatchPhrase has a tendency to ad-lib his catchphrase]] ("getto da ze") when playing other roles. Her roles are hotblooded enough to put Creator/JunkoTakeuchi to shame, yet her range can be cute enough to rival Creator/IkueOtani. She has several solo albums and was a founding member of supergroup Music/JAMProject.

She has no relation to Creator/MarikaMatsumoto, but they did work together [[Anime/PokemonDiancieAndTheCocoonOfDestruction once]].
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!!Notable roles by Rica Matsumoto:

* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda''.
* Aoi Futaba in ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'' (Since Aoi is a WholesomeCrossdresser, Ms. Matsumoto is PlayingAgainstType)
* Arthur G-6 in ''Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman''
* Bikky in the ''{{Manga/FAKE}}'' OVA and Drama [=CDs=].
* Bundorio Bunderas and the Boonboomgers' equipment in ''Series/BakuageSentaiBoonboomger''
* Bunnie Rabbot in the Japanese dub of ''[[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sonic The Hedgehog]]''
* Cera in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime''
* Chel in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''
* Chihiro Kawai in ''Anime/PrettySammy''
* Chiro in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo''
* Choromatsu in ''Manga/OsomatsuKun'' (1988 series; her debut role)
* Dora Laygor in ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger''
* Elle Woods in the Japanese dub of ''Film/LegallyBlonde''
* Flounder in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''
* Gomi Jigen in ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman''
* Gon Freecss in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' (1998 promotional OVA)
* Hazuki Shiberia from ''Manga/MukaMukaParadise''
* Himiko Crisper in ''Film/KamenRiderBeyondGenerations''
* Jim Hawking in ''Anime/OutlawStar''
* Jin Hyuga from ''Anime/ZettaiMutekiRaijinOh''
* Jinpei the Swallow in ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Gatchaman]]'' (90s OVA)
* Kei from ''Anime/DirtyPairFlash''
* Keiko Nakadai in ''Weather Report Girl'' (''Otenki Oneesan'') (anime OVA version)
* Kojiro Hyuga (child/teen) in ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'': ''Road to 2002'' (The only time Hyuga's ever been voiced in Japanese [[note]] the French dub of the original series had a woman voice Hyuga too, but in dubs of later adaptations he's voiced by a male actor as he normally is traditionally [[/note]] by a woman in any compacity, in all other adaptations Hyuga has [[Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki the same]] [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama male voice actor]] [[Creator/KenNarita regardless]] [[Creator/TakuyaSato of his age]].)
* Kiyoshi Mitarai [=/=] Seaman in ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' (and prior to this, she voiced [[BigBadWannabe Koashura]] in the first movie YYH movie, ''The Golden Seal'')
* Lawson in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' (Making it one of the ''very'' few dubs where he's voiced by a woman.)
* Masako Yamada in ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' in episode 5, right down to using her Satoshi voice ''twice'' and even saying ''Getto Da Ze'' at the revived MonsterOfTheWeek.
* [[Franchise/TouhouProject MegaMarisa]] in ''{{VideoGame/MUGEN}}''
* [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Megara]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''
* Ms. Titan in ''Series/KamenRiderRevice: Kamen Rider Jeanne & Kamen Rider Aguilera with Girls Remix''
* Mukai in ''Anime/DragonDrive''
* Musashi in ''VideoGame/BraveFencerMusashi''
* [[FieryRedhead Mutsuki]] [[{{Tsundere}} Asahina]] in the Manga/HauntedJunction videogames and CD dramas (voiced by [[CelebrityVoiceActor Yukie Nakama]] [[note]] in one of her only anime roles, the other being a bit role in ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'''': Prince of Darkness'' [[/note]] in the TV series)
* Nall in ''[[VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue Lunar: Eternal Blue]]''
* Namiko Isobe in ''Manga/IfISeeYouInMyDreams''
* Nozomu Ozora in ''Anime/{{Moldiver}}''
* Ricarla "Carla" Borgnine in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''
* Rumi in ''Anime/PerfectBlue''
* Ryou Bakura, Yami Bakura, and Thief Bakura in ''Anime/YuGiOh'', took on the role after Creator/YouInoue passed away. (also darrins Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura from the 1998 Toei anime)
* [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesAshKetchum Satoshi (Ash Ketchum)]] in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' (She also does Persian and Lucky (Chansey)! She also sings most of the Japanese opening themes of the series.)
* Sasuga Zuruko (Tigerlily Sakai) in ''Anime/{{Stitch}}''
* Seiji Takasugi in ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfLegendDaGarn'' (Her second principal role.)
* [[SpicyLatina Selena Quintanilla]] (Music/JenniferLopez) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/{{Selena}}'' (and also a CastingGag, since she and Selena are both singers, except Ms. Matsumoto is still alive.)

!!Rica has also performed songs in:

* ''Manga/ChisSweetHome'' ("Chiisana Dai Bouken")
* ''Anime/DirtyPairFlash'' ("Thrill ni Koishite", "Kokoro de Mitsumeteru")
* ''Manga/{{FAKE}}'' ("Starlight Heaven")
* ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'' ("Alive A life")
** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'', she returned for ''Recap/KamenRiderZiORiderTimeRyuki'' ("Go! Now! ～Alive A life neo～")
* ''Anime/FancyLala'' ("La La La ~Kuchibiru ni Negai o Komete~")
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' ([[DoItYourselfThemeTune Of course]] -- seven solos and a duet, and that's just for the openings!)
* ''Anime/PrettySammy'' ("Ai no Makeikusa")

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