is a Japanese actress,

voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

and narrator from

Bunkyō is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived th ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

. She is affiliated with

Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of voice actors and other Japanese entertainers. Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni All names are in Western order (given name followed by family/last name). *Mai Aizawa *Kenj ...

. In 2012, Minaguchi took a nineteen-month-long hiatus from acting in order to study abroad in the United States. This resulted in

Shino Kakinuma is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She is best known for her roles as Naru Osaka in ''Sailor Moon'', Suzuko in '' Mahô tsukai Sally'' (1980s remake), and voiced Videl in '' Dragon Ball Kai'' while her original voice actor, Yūko Mina ...

being cast as

Videl is a fictional character from the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise. Created by Akira Toriyama, she first appears in Chapter 421 of the ''Dragon Ball manga'' originally published in Issue 23 of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on May 11, 1993. Her name is ...

for the final arc of ''

Dragon Ball Kai ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' (known in Japan as ) is a revised version of the anime series '' Dragon Ball Z'', produced in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. Produced by Toei Animation, the series was originally broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV from A ...

'', although Minaguchi did reprise her role as the character for 2013's theatrical film '' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods'' and continued to voice her afterwards.

Filmography

Television animation

;1980s *''

Bosco Adventure is an anime television series produced by Nippon Animation, mainly inspired by a book " Storie del Bosco" of the Italian writer Tony Wolf, and other books of this author. The series was very popular in Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990 ...

'' (1986) (Princess Apricot) *'' Kamen no Ninja Akakage'' (1987) (Akane) *''

Sally the Witch , also known as ''Sunny the Witch'', is one of the popular anime magical girls of what would eventually become a genre in Japan. Due to its characteristics, it may be considered the first shōjo anime as well; while titles such as ''Him ...

'' (1989) (Nancy) *'' YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!'' (1989) (Yawara Inokuma and Kaneko Inokuma) *''

Jushin Liger , better known as and later , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is the longest-tenured member of the NJPW roster, having wrestled for the company since h ...

'' (1989) (Yuki) ;1990s *''

The Laughing Salesman is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko Fujio. The manga began as a one-shot series serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic'' magazine on 1968, later becoming a full-fledged series published by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's ''Manga Sunday ...

'' (1990) (Reiko) *'' Here is Greenwood'' (1991) (Misako) *''

Yadamon or ''Yadamon: Magical Dreamer'' is a 10-minute anime series created by Group TAC that originally ran between 24 August 1992 to 16 July 1993. The series was broadcast every weekday. In the 21-week first run, 110 episodes aired. A second seri ...

'' (1992) (Kira) *''

Dragon Ball Z ''Dragon Ball Z'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 '' Dragon Ball'' anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ...

'' (1993) (

and Pan) *''

Sailor Moon S The third season of the '' Sailor Moon'' anime series, ''Sailor Moon S'' (originally released in Japan as , and later as ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon S''), was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. It began broadcasting on ...

'' (1994) ( Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Saturn),

Mistress 9 The are a group of fictional characters in the '' Sailor Moon'' manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi. This group comprises the villains of the third major story arc, which is called the ''Infinity'' in the manga, ''Sailor Moon S'' in the firs ...

, Girl) *''

Sailor Moon Sailor Stars The fifth and final season of the ''Sailor Moon'' anime series, ''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars'' or simply ''Sailor Stars'' (originally released in Japan as , and later as ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars'') was directed by Takuya Igarashi ...

'' (1996) (Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Saturn)) *''

Dragon Ball GT is a 1996–1997 Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dragon Ball'' manga. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes from February 1996 to Novem ...

'' (1996) (Pan and Videl) *'' ''Dr. Slump'' (Remake)'' (1997) ( Midori Yamabuki) *''

Flame of Recca is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 1995 to February 2002, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was ad ...

'' (1997) (Menō Sakura) *''

Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon'' ...

'' (1998) (

Nadeshiko Kinomoto This article covers the major characters of Clamp's manga ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' and its respective anime and movies. The manga and anime focused on Japanese schoolgirl Sakura Kinomoto who finds the magical Clow Book in her father's basement study ...

) *'' Reign: The Conqueror'' (1999) (Roxanne) *'' Betterman'' (1999) (Kaede) ;2000s *''

UFO Baby is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mika Kawamura. The manga was serialized by Kodansha in ''Nakayoshi'' from February 1998 to March 2002, and the chapters were collected into 9 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adapted into ...

'' (2000) (Miki Kozuki) *''

Saiyuki may refer to: *''Saiyūki'', the Japanese language title of the Chinese classic ''Journey to the West'' *''Saiyūki'', a 1960 anime film based on Osamu Tezuka's manga adaptation of ''Journey to the West'' titled ''Boku no Son Goku'', released in En ...

'' (2000) (Yaone) *'' Final Fantasy: Unlimited'' (2001) (Marie Hayakawa) *''

A Little Snow Fairy Sugar is a Japanese anime series developed by J.C.Staff. It premiered in Japan on TBS on October 2, 2001, and ran for 24 episodes until its conclusion March 26, 2002. A two-episode OVA was also released for the series. The series was licensed for ...

'' (2001) (Saga's mother) *'' Kanon'' (2002) ( Akiko Minase) *''

Inuyasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...

'' (2003) (Koyuki) *''

Final Approach In aeronautics, the final approach (also called the final leg and final approach leg) is the last leg in an aircraft's approach to landing, when the aircraft is lined up with the runway and descending for landing.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of ...

'' (2004) (Yurika Menou) *''

Fushigiboshi no Futagohime is a 2005 Japanese anime television series conceptualized by Birthday and produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, with animation from Hal Film Maker. A manga adaptation titled ''Twin Princess of Wonder Planet: Lovely Kingdom'' by Mayuki ...

'' (2005) (Princess Grace) *''

Onegai My Melody is a Japanese anime series produced by Studio Comet, based on the Sanrio character My Melody. The anime is directed by Makoto Moriwaki ('' High School! Kimengumi The Movie'') and produced by Hideyuki Kachi and Kazuya Watanabe. The seri ...

'' (2006) (Kuromi's Mother) *''

Hayate the Combat Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from October 2004 to April 2017. Shogakukan released 52 volumes in Japan from February 2005 to Jun ...

'' (2007) (Yukariko Sanzenin) *''

Clannad Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...

'' (2007) (Kōko Ibuki) *''

MapleStory ''MapleStory'' () is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by South Korean company Wizet. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, published by vari ...

'' (2007) (Kino) *''

Princess Resurrection is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga was serialized in '' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' magazine and published by Kodansha. A 26-episode anime series by Madhouse aired on TBS in 2007. Both the ma ...

'' (2007) (Sawawa Hiyorimi) *''

Casshern Sins is a reboot of the 1973 anime series ''Casshan'', produced by Tatsunoko Productions and animated by Madhouse, it aired from October 2008 to March 2009. The series made its English broadcast premiere on Funimation Channel in December 2010. A ...

'' (2008) (Ringo) *''

Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! is a Japanese anime series and the fourth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries produced by Toei Animation, featuring the third generation of Cures. The series aired on TV Asahi between February 2007 and January 2008 and ...

'' (2008) (Flora) *'' Rosario + Vampire Capu2'' (2008) (Tsurara Shirayuki) *''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective fiction, detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' ...

'' (2009) (Mina Eguchi) ;2010s *''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' (2010) (Portgas D. Rouge) *''

Sket Dance ''Sket Dance'' (stylized as ''SKET DANCE'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara. The manga follows the adventures of the ''Sket-dan'', a high school club whose goal it is to help the students and teachers ...

'' (2011) (Omi Aiko) *''

Is This a Zombie? , also known as for short, is a Japanese light novel series by Shinichi Kimura, with illustrations by Kobuichi and Muririn. Since January 2009, 19 volumes have been published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. There ...

'' (2011) (Delusion Eucliwood #4) *''

Place to Place is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Ishiki. The manga began serialisation in Houbunsha's '' Manga Time Kirara'' magazine in 2006 and the chapters collected into 9 volumes as of 27 September 2022. An anime telev ...

'' (2012) (Miiko Inui) *'' Sword Art Online II'' (2014) (Freyja) *'' Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji'' (2015) (

Yuria YURIA (born October 10, 1967) is a musician and voice actress from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She was the lead vocalist and guitarist for Honey Bee, currently she is the lead vocalist and bassist for the Japanese punk rock band Pinky Doodle ...

) *''

Dragon Ball Super is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. A sequel to Toriyama's original ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Goku and friends during the ten-year timeskip after the defeat of Maj ...

'' (2015) (

and Pan) *''

Is the Order a Rabbit? , often abbreviated as , is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Koi. The series has been serialized in Hōbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara Max'' magazine since March 2011 and the chapters collected into ten ''tankōbon' ...

'' (2015) (Cocoa's Mother) *'' The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note'' (2019) (Hishiri Adashino) *''

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko Kamado, Nezuko, turned into a ...

'' (2019) (Rei Kibutsuji) ;2020s *''

Bofuri is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuumikan and illustrated by Koin. It began serialization online in 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Fujimi Shobo, which published the f ...

'' (2020) (Mizari) *'' Skeleton Knight in Another World'' (2022) (Glenys)

Original video animation (OVA)

*'' Blue Sonnet'' (1989) (Yumi) *'' Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals'' (1994) (Linaly) *'' Golden Boy'' (1995) (Naoko Katsuda) *''

Bio Hunter is a Japanese manga series authored by Fujihiko Hosono. It tells the story about two molecular biologists, Koshigaya and Komada who take on humans with strange viruses that make them less human and more demonic. It was serialized in the Sco ...

'' (1995) (Sayaka) *'' Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin'' (2005) (Sayo Suzukaze)

Theatrical animation

*'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth'' (1993) (Sapio) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming'' (1994) (Videl) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn'' (1995) (Videl) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon'' (1995) (Videl) *'' X'' (1996) (Hinoto) *'' Neighborhood Story'' (1996) (Ayumi Oikawa) *'' Yes! Precure 5: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom!'' (2007) (Dark Mint) *''

'' (2007) (Kouko Ibuki) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods'' (2013) (Videl) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F''' (2015) (Videl) *'' Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno'' (2015) (Umeno (Flashback)) *'' Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu'' (2017) (Neko-Musume) *'' Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero'' (2022) (Videl, Pan)

Video games

*'' Langrisser I'' (1993) (Chris) *'' Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Another Story'' (1995) (Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn) *'' BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako'' (1997) (Ayumi Tachibana) *''

Ehrgeiz , fully titled ''Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring'', is a 3D fighting video game developed by DreamFactory and published by Namco in 1998 for the arcade platform. It was first ported to the PlayStation and published by Square Co. in 1998, then t ...

'' (1998) (

Tifa Lockhart is a character who debuted in Square's (now Square Enix) 1997 role-playing video game '' Final Fantasy VII''. She was created as a foil to her teammate Aerith Gainsborough by members of the development team including director Yoshinori Kitase ...

) *''

Gunbird 2 is a 2D scrolling shooter developed by Psikyo and published by Capcom as a sequel to the original ''Gunbird''. It was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1998, and was later ported to the Dreamcast in 2000 and released worldwide. An An ...

'' (1998) (Tavia) *''

Mitsumete Knight is a dating sim and role-playing game developed by Konami and Red Company and published by Konami. It was released in 1998 for the PlayStation. The characters of the game were designed by Hideyuki Takenami who had previously taken part in design ...

'' (1998) (Sara Pixis) *'' Langrisser V: The End of Legend'' (1998) (Lambda) *'' Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes'' (1999) (Jacqueline) *''

Super Robot Wars ''Super Robot Wars'', known in Japan as is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Banpresto. Starting out as a spinoff of the ''Compati Hero'' series, the main feature of the franchise is ...

'' series (1999–) (Xenia Grania Bilseia, Monica Grania Bilseia) *'' Sonic Shuffle'' (2000) (Illumina) *''

Tales of Eternia , known as ''Tales of Destiny II'' in its original North America release, is an action role-playing game published by Namco as the third main title in their '' Tales'' series. Initially released for the PlayStation in November 2000 in Japan, an ...

'' (2001) (Farah Oersted) *''

Tales of Symphonia is an action role-playing game released for the Nintendo GameCube on August 29, 2003, in Japan. It was published by Namco and is the fifth core product of the ''Tales'' series. The game was localized and released in North America on July 13, ...

'' (2003) (Farah Oersted) *'' The Legend of Heroes'' series (2004–) (Klose Rinz) *''

Crimson Tears ''Crimson Tears'' is a cel-shaded 2004 sci-fi beat 'em up game developed by DreamFactory and co-produced by Capcom and Spike for the PlayStation 2. Plot The game is set in Tokyo in the year 2049 and revolves around three characters whose hom ...

'' (2004) (Shizuka) *''

Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...

'' series (2004–) (Videl, Pan) *'' Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss'' (2007) (Mizushima Hisoka) *'' Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (Wii)'' (2008) (Lephise) *'' Clannad Full Voice'' (2008) (Kouko Ibuki) *''

Ninja Gaiden is a series of action video games by Tecmo featuring the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as its protagonist. The series was originally known as in Japan. The word "gaiden" in the North American ''Ninja Gaiden'' title means "side story" in Japanese. The o ...

'' series (2008–) (Momiji) *''

Loveplus is a dating sim developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was released in Japan in 2009. Several updates and sequels have followed, including one for iOS in 2011. It has not been released outside Ja ...

'' (2009–) (Nene Anegasaki) *'' Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper'' (2012) (Momiji) *''

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate ''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate'' (abbreviated to ''DOA5 Ultimate'' or just ''DOA5U'') is a fighting game in the ''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'' series, developed by Team Ninja, and released by Tecmo Koei for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 ...

'' (2013) (Momiji) *''

Granblue Fantasy (Japanese:グランブルーファンタジー, Hepburn: ''Guranburū Fantajī)'' is a Japanese social-network game and role-playing video game developed by Cygames for Android, iOS and web browsers, which first released in Japan in March 2014 ...

'' (2014–) (Sorn/Tweyen) *'' Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate'' (2014) (Momiji) *''

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 ''Dead or Alive Xtreme 3'' is a sports video game in the '' Dead or Alive'' series developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo as the second sequel to the beach volleyball spin-off title ''Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball''. It was o ...

'' (2016) (Momiji) *''

Phantasy Star Online 2 is a free-to-play online action role-playing game in the ''Phantasy Star'' series, developed and published by Sega. It was created as a successor to ''Phantasy Star Online'' and '' Phantasy Star Universe'', ''Phantasy Star Online 2'' features ...

'' Episode 4 (2016) (Phaleg Ives) *''

Dead or Alive 6 is a 2019 fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo. It is the sixth main entry in the '' Dead or Alive'' fighting series. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on March 1, 2019, and w ...

'' (2019) (Momiji) *'' Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir'' and '' The Girl Who Stands Behind'' (2021) (Ayumi Tachibana) *'' Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten'' (2022) (Shunya) *''

Dragon Quest Treasures is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by Tose and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo Switch. A part of the '' Dragon Quest'' series, it takes place on the floating continent of Draconia and follows the siblings Erik and Mia from ...

'' (2022) (Princess Anemone, Monsters)

Dubbing

Live-action

*'' Babe: Pig in the City'' (2002 NTV edition) (Zootie) *''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...

'' (Empress Savina (

Thora Birch Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress and producer. She made her feature film debut in 1988 with a starring role in ''Purple People Eater'', for which she received a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years ...

)) *''

The Virgin Suicides ''The Virgin Suicides'' is a 1993 debut novel by the American author Jeffrey Eugenides. The fictional story, which is set in Grosse Pointe, Michigan during the 1970s, centers on the lives of five doomed sisters, the Lisbon girls. The novel is w ...

'' (Lux Lisbon (

Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Caroline Dunst (; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the short ''Oedipus Wrecks'' directed by Woody Allen in the anthology film '' New York Stories'' (1989). She then gained recognition for her ro ...

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Animation

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Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' is an animated series based on the Japanese character Hello Kitty, produced by DIC Enterprises and animated by Toei Animation. The series involves Hello Kitty and her friends (and occasionally family) doing the ...

'' (Catnip) *'' Topo Gigio (2003)'' (Rosie) *'' Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened'' (2013) (Chill Drive Genesect) (English dub)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minaguchi, Yuko 1966 births Living people Aoni Production voice actors Japanese stage actresses Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses People from Bunkyō Voice actresses from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses