Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi
Born	Junko Takeuchi (Takeuchi Junko) (1972-04-05) April 5, 1972 Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1996-present
Notable credit(s)	Naruto as Naruto Uzumaki/Akamaru Hunter X Hunter (1999 version) as Gon Freecss Rurouni Kenshin as Honjō Kamatari Digimon Frontier as Takuya Kanbara Onegai My Melody as Kuromi

Junko Takeuchi (竹内 順子, Takeuchi Junko, born April 5, 1972 in Saitama) is a Japanese voice actress employed by OGIPRO THE NEXT Co. Inc.. Taking a well-trod path by many voice actresses, she often voices young male characters with generally very quirky and goofy personalities. Her most notable roles are in Naruto, where she plays the main character, Naruto Uzumaki, in Medabots as Metabee and in Inazuma Eleven as Mamoru Endou, and in the 1999 version of Hunter x Hunter as Gon Freecss. She is also the Japanese voice of Gumball Watterson on The Amazing World of Gumball.She is a mother of a baby boy born in 2012.

Roles

Leading roles in bold.

• Ask Dr. Rin! - Yue Konishi and Tenshin
• Beast Wars Neo - Break
• Beast Wars Second - Moon
• Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 - Takeshi Sawada (young) and Hajime Taki (young)
• Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below - Mimi
• Claymore - Noel
• Dennou Bukenki Web Diver - Naoki
• Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 - Gomamon
• Digimon Frontier - Takuya Kanbara/Agnimon/Vritramon/Ardhamon/Kaiser Greymon/Sussanomon
• Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time - Takuya Kanbara, Gomamon
• Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star - Kenta Hoshino
• Gintama - Daigoro Kitaouji (episode 188 and 216)
• Hanada Shōnen-shi - Hanada Tokuko
• Highschool of the Dead - Rika Minami
• Hunter × Hunter (1999 version) - Gon Freecss
• Inazuma Eleven - Endou Mamoru, Endou Kanon
• Inazuma Eleven GO - Endou Mamoru, Mecha Endou
• Jewelpet- Toor, Tata, Lapis
• Kakurenbo - Hikora
• Konjiki no Gash Bell!! - Ted and Maruss
• Kyou Kara Maou - Rinji von Wincott
• Major - Okamura Trio
• Medarot (also known as Medabots) - Metabee
• Monster (manga) - Dieter
• Naruto - Naruto Uzumaki, Akamaru
• Naruto Shippuden - Naruto Uzumaki, Akamaru, Guruko, Menma
• Natsume yūjin-chō - Ishio Kai
• One Piece - Sabo
• Onegai My Melody - Kuromi
• Otaku Sugoi Wa - Yukoni Maseoka
• Ouran High School Host Club - Shirou Takaouji
• Photon (anime) - Photon Earth
• Princess Princess - Kei/Megumi Yoshikawa
• Read or Die - Fabre
• Reborn! - Lambo (child)
• Rurouni Kenshin - Honjō Kamatari
• Saru Get You -On Air- - Satoru
• Sisters of Wellber - Tina Lawter
• Soul Eater (drama CD only) - Maka Albarn
• Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! - Kikitchi
• The Amazing World of Gumball (Japanese Dub) - Gumball Watterson
• The Day of Revolution (drama CD Only) - Kei/Megumi Yoshikawa
• Yonna in the Solitary Fortress - Piggott
• Yes! PreCure 5 - Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - Mokuba Kaiba
• Zettai Shōnen - Wakkun
• Zoku Natsume Yūjin-Chō - Ishio Kai

Songs

• "OH! ENKA!" (Naruto)
• "Life Goes On" (Naruto)
• "Naruto's Neko Song" (Naruto)
• "Gyu-ru-ru" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto)
• "Touki ~Fighting Spirits~" (Naruto)
• "Naruto Ondo" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto (with Chie Nakamura and Shotaro Morikubo))
• "Distance" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto All Stars)
• "Tsubomi" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto All Stars)
• "Salamander" (as Takuya Kanbara) (Digimon Frontier)
• Secret Rendezvous (as Takuya Kanbara) (Digimon Frontier)
• "Muteki na Bataashi" (as Gomamon) (Digimon Adventure 02)
• "Sora wo Kurooru (as Gomamon) (Digimon Adventure 02 (with Masami Kikuchi))
• "Chie to Yuuki da! Medarotto" (as Metabee) (Medarot)
• Kaze no Muki ga Kattara (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter)
• Tobira (Gon and Killua version) (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako))
• Hunter Ondo (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi))
• GONtte yatsu wa (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi))
• ONNAtte subarashii (as Jango-sama) (Hunter x Hunter)
• Tabidachi (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter)
• Taisetsuna koto (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako))
• Te o Tsunaide (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako))
• Futari (Ask Dr. Rin! (with Kana Kouguchi))
• Tomo Yo (as Ted) (Konjiki no Gash Bell!!)
• Kuroi Hitomi (as Kuromi) (Onegai My Melody)
• Kuromi Rondo (as Kuromi) (Onegai My Melody)
• Kuromi Punk (as Kuromi) (Onegai My Melody)
• Lambo-san's Ambition (as Lambo) (Reborn)
• Gyouza Gyuudon no Uta (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") ( With Li Mei Chan)
• Yakusoku no Bashou (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Vongola's Family)
• A fun song (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan)
• Tatta Latta (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan, Yuuna Inamura, Askesaka Satomi and Hitomi Yoshida
• Mirai no Oozora e (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Vongola's Family)
• Mata ne no Kisetsu - 7th ending to Inazuma Eleven (as Endo Mamoru)
• Mamotte Miseru! - (Inazuma Eleven CD - Endou Mamoru Character Songs)
• Reversible - (as Rin Natsuki) (Yes! PreCure 5)
• Jounetsu - (as Rin Natsuki) (Yes! PreCure 5)
• Okaerinasai - (as Rin Natsuki) (Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!) (with Yuko Sanpei)

Video game roles

• Hokutomaru in Garou: Mark of the Wolves
• R. Mika in Street Fighter Alpha 3
• Jack Russell in Radiata Stories
• Mamoru Endo in Inazuma Eleven
• Naruto Uzumaki in the Naruto video games

References

• Nakagami, Yoshikatsu et al. "Voice Actress Spotlight". (June 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 112–113.
• Yegulalp, Serdar (October 14, 2011). "Junko Takeuchi: New York Comic-Con / Anime Festival 2011 Interview". About.com. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2011. 
• Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 31, 2011). "Interview: Junko Takeuchi". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
• Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 14, 2011). "Naruto Shippuden Panel". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 

External links

• Junko's official blog
• Junko's official site
• Junko's seiyū information page
• Junko Takeuchi at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia