is a Japanese voice actress from

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, affiliated with Ritrovo. She is known for voicing Ichirō Tobase, the main character of ''

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''. She was awarded the

Seiyu Awards The are award ceremonies for the recognition of voice acting talent for outstanding performance in anime and other media in Japan. The first Seiyu Awards were held on March 3, 2007 at the 3D Theatre of the Tokyo Anime Center in Akihabara. Award ...

Merit Award in 2023.

Biography

Chikako Akimoto, a native of

, was born on 17 December 1949. She was educated at the . Akimoto was the first voice actor of Hanako Hanazawa in ''

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''. She later voiced Ichirō Tobase, the main character of ''

''. Later, she would later voice other characters in anime, including Kayo Takeo in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'', Weigenthaler in ''The Two Lottes'', Versch in ''

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'', Jessica in ''

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'', Kishida in '' You're Under Arrest'', Regina Bergman in ''

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'', Chigusa Iinuma in ''

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'', and Zeruel's mom in ''

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''. In 2023, she was awarded the

Merit Award at the 17th Seiyu Awards. Among her hobbies and special skills are ''Mizuki-ryū'' ''

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'' and

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Filmography

Anime television

*''

'', Hanako Hanazawa (1969) *''

'', Ichirō Tobase (1977) *''

'', Kayo Takeo (1980) *''

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'', Mrs. Mac (1982) *''

'',

(1991) *''The Two Lottes'', Weigenthaler (1991) *''

'', Versch (1992) *''

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'', woman in farming (1996) *''

'', Jessica (1999) *''Weekly Storyland'', Narration (1999) *'' You're Under Arrest'', Kishida (2001) *''

'', Regina Bergman (2001) *''

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'', matron (2002) *''

'', Chigusa Iinuma (2009) *''

'', Zeruel's mom (2011)

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akimoto, Chikako 1949 births Living people Voice actresses from Hokkaido 20th-century Japanese actresses Seiyu Award winners