is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. She is best known for voicing Hiromi Oka in ''

Aim for the Ace! ''Aim for the Ace!'', known in Japan as , is a manga series written and illustrated by Sumika Yamamoto. The series tells the story of Hiromi Oka, a high school student who wants to become a professional tennis player as she struggles ag ...

'', O-jirō in ''

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'', and Mari Sakurano in ''

Brave Raideen , also known as "Brave Reideen" or "Heroic Raydeen", is a super robot anime series created by Tohokushinsha and Produced by Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise). It aired on Nihon Educational Television (now TV Asahi) from 4 April 1975 to 26 ...

''.

Biography

Makoto Kōsaka was born on 22 March 1950 in

Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...

and was educated at . In 1968, she joined Gekidan Aoi Mi no Kai Union Pro and made her voice acting debut with '' Attack No. 1''. In 1973, she was cast as Hiromi Oka, the protagonist of the ''

'', and was transferred to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society the next year. On 18 February 2020, she was awarded the Merit Award at the

14th Seiyu Awards The 14th Seiyu Awards (声優アワード) were announced on March 7, 2020 by Nippon Cultural Broadcasting. The winners of the Merit Awards, the Kei Tomiyama Award, and the Kazue Takahashi Award, were announced on 18 February 2020. The ceremony w ...

Filmography

Anime

;1969 *'' Attack No. 1'', Ōki ;1971 *''

'', O-jirō ;1973 *''

'', Hiromi Oka ;1975 *''

'', Mari Sakurano *''

Time Bokan is a Japanese anime series first aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1975 to December 25, 1976 throughout Japan every Saturday at 6:30 pm, with a total of 61 thirty-minute episodes. It was produced by Tatsunoko Production, who later produced a numb ...

'', Happy, Isosān ;1976 *''Groiser X Knuck'', Kouji Hoshikawa *''Shin

Don Chuck Monogatari is a Japanese anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. How ...

'', Fifi ;1977 *''

Ore wa Teppei is a manga written and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. It ran in ''Weekly Shonen Magazine'' for nearly eight years and received an anime adaptation in 1977. The series received the Kodansha Cultural Children's Award (not to be confused with th ...

'', Kanako Uesugi *'' Nobody's Boy: Remi'', Liz Acan ;1978 *''New

'', Hiromi Oka *''

The Story of Perrine is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. It is the fourth production in the '' World Masterpiece Theater'' series (''Calpis Family Theater'' back then). It is based on the French novel '' En Famille'' by Hector Malot. The series orig ...

'', shepherd boy ;1979 *''

Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, t ...

'', Ruby Gillis *'' Misha the Little Bear'', Parurun ;1980 *''

Muteking, The Dashing Warrior is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions for Fuji TV. It ran from September 7, 1980, to September 27, 1981. Plot Twelve-year-old Rin Yuki loyally supported his father when the world laughed at the scientist for saying ...

'', Takomi *''

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'', Nilsen ;1981 *', Karikari *'' The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island'', Jack Robinson ;1982 *''

Little Pollon is a musical Greek mythology-based Japanese anime series, based on the 1977 manga series by Hideo Azuma. ''Olympus no Pollon'' was serialized in ''Princess'' magazine from 1977 to 1979, per the magazine's table-of-contents recorded by the vi ...

'', Media *''

Maya the Honey Bee is an anime television series produced first by Zuiyo Enterprise and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation of Osaka. After the first 6 episodes, Zuiyo Enterprise would split into Zuiyo Company and Nippon Animation, which retained the rights of the ...

'', Maggie ;1984 *''

Katri, Girl of the Meadows is an anime series based on the Finnish novel ''Paimen, piika ja emäntä'' (''The Shepherd, the Servant Girl, and the Hostess'') by Auni Nuolivaara. The series was broadcast originally in Japan in 1984 as part of the children's anthology ser ...

'', Claus Kuusela ;1985 *''

GeGeGe no Kitarō , originally known as , is a Japanese manga series created in 1960 by Shigeru Mizuki. It is best known for its popularization of the folklore creatures known as , a class of spirit-monster which all of the main characters belong t ...

'', Hoshirō Tendō *', Daisuke ;1988 *''

City Hunter 2 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 35 volumes. The manga was adapte ...

'', Bloody Mary ;2007 *''

Love Com is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2001 to 2007, with its chapters collected in 17 volumes. The series is about the romance betwe ...

'', Nobuko Ishihara's grandmother

Film

;1979 *''

'', Hiromi Oka ;1981 *''

Jarinko Chie is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki. It was serialized by Futabasha in ''Manga Action'' between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67 tankōbon, bound volumes, making it the 45th List of manga series by volume co ...

'', Pekochan ;1986 *''GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Strongest Yokai Army!! Disembark for Japan!''

Tokusatsu

*''

Choujyu Sentai Liveman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the twelfth entry of Toei Company's Super Sentai metaseries. The last Super Sentai title of the Shōwa Era, it aired on TV Asahi from February 27, 1988, to February 18, 1989, replacing '' Hikari Sent ...

'', Colon *'' Tokusou Robo Janperson'', Kevin, Carol/Black Carol

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kōsaka, Makoto 1950 births Voice actresses from Osaka Prefecture Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society voice actors Living people