Minako Kotobuki
| Minako Kotobuki 寿 美菜子 |
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| Born | September 17, 1991 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actress, singer |
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| www.musicrayn.com/kotobuki/kotobuki top.html | |
Minako Kotobuki (寿 美菜子 Kotobuki Minako, born September 17, 1991) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.[1] She is best known for her role in K-On!. Her career as a musician began with her performance of the opening and ending themes of the anime series K-On! in April 2009. In the same month, she and three other voice actresses debuted as the musical group Sphere with their single "Future Stream".
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[edit] Singing career
Kotobuki began her singing career with the performance of the opening and ending themes of the 2009 anime series K-On! with fellow voice actresses Aki Toyosaki, Yōko Hikasa, and Satomi Satō.[2] Shortly after, she performed the opening theme of the 2009 Hatsukoi Limited series with Aki Toyosaki, Ayahi Takagaki and Haruka Tomatsu.[3] The four are affiliated with Music Ray'n, an artist management and publishing group of Sony Music Entertainment.[4][5] They are currently known as the musical group Sphere and released their first single "Future Stream" on April 22, 2009.[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- "Shiny+" (September 15, 2010)
- "Startline" (November 24, 2010)
- "Dear my..." (September 14, 2011)
[edit] Filmography
Bold denotes leading roles.
[edit] Films
- 2005 Bluebird[6]
- 2006 Ghost of Yesterday
- 2011 K-On! The Movie - Tsumugi Kotobuki
- 2011Towa no Quon - Cyborg Delta AKA Hizuru Asuka
[edit] TV anime
- 2007
- 2008
- Kyōran Kazoku Nikki: Hijiri Yamaguchi
- 2009
- Hatsukoi Limited: Rika Dobashii[8]
- K-On!: Tsumugi Kotobuki[2]
- Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto: Kanon Miyamori
- Final Fantasy XIII: Serah Farron (video game)
- Toaru Kagaku no Railgun - Mitsuko Kongou
- Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō - Kaho Sakazaki
- 2010
- Asobi ni iku yo! - Chaika
- Chu-Bra!! - Yako Jingūji
- Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls - Sen Tokugawa
- K-On!! - Tsumugi Kotobuki
- Otome Youkai Zakuro - Daidai
- Toaru Majutsu no Index II - Mitsuko Kongou
- 2011
- A Channel - Yūko
- Guilty Crown - Kanon Kusama
- Dog Days - Veil
- Manyū Hiken-chō - Chifusa Manyū
- Ro-Kyu-Bu! - Natsuhi Takenaka
- Softenni - Misaki Shidou
- Tiger & Bunny - Karina Lyle/Blue Rose
- Hanasaku Iroha - Eri Mizuno
- Tamayura ~hitotose~ - Chihiro Miyoshi
- Final Fantasy XIII-2: Serah Farron (video game)
- Beelzebub - Yolda, Kaoru Umemiya
- 2012
- Natsuiro Kiseki: Natsumi[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Profile (Minato Kotobuki Profile)" (in Japanese). Music Ray'n. http://www.musicrayn.com/kotobuki/kotobuki_profile.html. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ a b "けいおん！公式ホームページ ／ スタッフ&キャスト (K-ON! / Staff & Cast)" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.. http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/k-on/staffcast/staffcast.html. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ a b "TVアニメ『初恋限定。』 - スフィア (TV Anime Hatsukoi Limited - sphere)" (in Japanese). Lantis. http://lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=981b7a3091fec9a964ecdcf874fdcad1. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "Official Sphere site — Sphere" (in Japanese). planet-sphere.jp. http://www.planet-sphere.jp/sphere.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "株式会社 ミュージックレイン (Music Ray'n Inc.)" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment. http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/mra.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.shikounorappasya.or.tv/bluebird/cast.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011. - ^ "みなみけ - キャラクター (Minami-ke Characters)" (in Japanese). King Records. http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/minami-ke/1/character.html. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "Official Hatsukoi Limited site - スタッフ&キャスト (Staff & Cast)" (in Japanese). j-hatsukoi.com. http://www.j-hatsukoi.com/staff_cast.html. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ "みなみけ - Voice Actress Group Sphere Star in Natsuiro Kiseki Anime (Updated)" (in English). Sunrise (Japan). http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-17/voice-actress-group-sphere-star-in-natsuiro-kiseki-anime. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
[edit] External links
- Current personal blog (Japanese)
- Personal blog (Japanese)
- Minako Kotobuki at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Official site of Sphere (Japanese)
