Yuko Mizutani (November 4, 1964 - May 17, 2016) was a veteran voice actress known for voicing the big sister Sakiko Sakura of the long-running family anime Chibi Maruko-chan. She was one of those people who isn't exactly known for who she was in Real Life, but more of who she voiced: Action Girls of varying degrees were perhaps the majority of her roles, but she also played the protagonist's little sister. Expect to find Toshiyuki Morikawa and Kazuhiko Inoue working alongside some of her works.
Western fans of her work will note that her natural speaking voice was that of Excellen Browning, and that she also played Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier EXCEED.
Unfortunately, on May 17, 2016, she passed away due to breast cancer, making Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers her last voice-acting role. Rest in peace, big sister...
(If there's some consolation, it's that some of her roles eventually got succeeded by some others, like Aya Endo)
Notable roles by Yuko Mizutani:
- Apple in Red Photon Zillion
- The dub voice of Andrea Zuckerman (Gabrielle Carteris) in the original Beverly Hills, 90210.
- The dub voice of Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Carris Nautilus in After War Gundam X, Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden and Super Robot Wars Z (Succeeded by Aya Endo in SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays)
- Cheimin Noah in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
- Chocolate Misu in Sorcerer Hunters
- Dawn (Adrienne Shelly) in the Japanese dub of Waitress
- Draco Centauros in Puyo Puyo CD, Witch in Puyo Puyo~n
- Erika Serizawa in Brave Command Dagwon
- Excellen Browning, Lemon Browning, Einst Alfimi, and Justine Chafrois in the Super Robot Wars franchise
- The Great Will of the Macrocosm in Excel♡Saga
- Haruka Shinohara in Yarudora series vol.1: Double Cast
- Hiromi Oka in the Aim for the Ace! OVA's (She darrin'd Makoto Kosaka)
- Ikuko Tsukino in Sailor Moon Crystal (Darrin'd by Wakana Yamazaki in Sailor Moon Cosmos)
- Imari in Legend of Himiko
- Iris in Mega Man X4 and Project × Zone as a
One-Scene Wonder (Succeeded by Aya Endo in Megaman X Dive) - Justice and the High Priestess in Magical Drop F
- Katana and Tobi Masuyo in Namco × Capcom
- Leina Stoll in Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos
- Luchs in the Saber Marionette J franchise
- Marie in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
- Mihoshi in the Tenchi Muyo! franchise (Darrin'd by Michie Tomizawa, due to her passing)
- Militsa in Tales of Rebirth
- Minnie Mouse's official dub voice in Japan (Succeeded by Aya Endo)
- Miyuki Aiba/Tekkaman Rapier in Tekkaman Blade
- Nanako Misonoo in the TV pilot of Dear Brother (She then was darrin'd by Hiroko Kasahara)
- Nanami Kyouno/Tot in Weiß Kreuz
- Omitsu (Lucille) in Samurai Pizza Cats
- Pinoko in the Black Jack franchise
- Rakushu in Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato
- Sakiko Sakura of Chibi Maruko-chan frachise (Darrin'd by Machiko Toyoshima due to her passing)
- Sarah Zabiarov in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Debut role)
- Sophia in Langrisser III
- Sora Takenouchi in Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02
- Sue Grafton in Mitsumete Knight
- Waddle Doo in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
