Minako Kotobuki
Minako Kotobuki ( Japanese 寿 美 菜子 , Kotobuki Minako ; born September 17, 1991 in Kobe ) is a Japanese voice actress ( seiyū ) and singer.
Life
Minako Kotobuki comes from Kobe , but attended the technical college Tōhō Gakuen ( 東 放 学園 高等 専 修 学校 , Tōhō Gakuen kōtō senshū gakkō ) in Shinjuku , which she graduated in 2009.
In 2005 she took part in the 1st Music Ray'n Super Seiyū Audition ( ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク レ イ ン ス ー パ ー 声優 オ ー デ ィ シ ョ ン , Myūjikku Rein Sūpā Seiyū Ōdishon ), which was organized by the artist agency Music Ray, which belongs to Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) . There she was one of the four winners alongside Ayahi Takagaki , Haruka Tomatsu and Aki Toyosaki and was thus signed.
She had her first role as a voice actress in 2006 in the anime series Red Garden . This was followed by other smaller roles. However, she only had her breakthrough in 2009 with the role of Tsumugi Kotobuki in K-On! , which became one of the most successful anime of the year. Another stroke of luck turned out to be that the series released a large number of singles and albums, with it being represented on more than two dozen of them.
On February 15, 2009, at the event Music Ray'n girls: Haru no Choco Matsuri, the founding of the music group Sphere ( ス フ ィ ア , Sufia ) with her and her agency colleagues Ayahi Takagaki, Haruka Tomatsu and Aki Toyosaki was announced. This has released ten singles and three albums so far. On September 15, 2010, she also started a solo career with the release of the single Shiny + , which reached number 13 on the Oricon charts. Her four previously released solo singles were summarized on September 12, 2012 in the album My stride , with which she entered the charts at number 8.
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Roles (selection)
Anime TV series2006
2009
2010
2011
2012
2015
2018
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OVA
Anime motion pictures
Computer games
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Discography
Singles:
| # | title | Release date |
Oricon - placement |
annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiny + | Sep 15 2010 | 13 | |
| 2 | Start line | Nov 24, 2010 | 17th | From- (A-side) and opening titles (B-side) to Coicent |
| 3 | Dear my ... | Sep 14 2011 | 11 | |
| 4th |
Kokoro Sky コ コ ロ ス カ イ |
Apr 11, 2012 | 14th |
Albums:
| # | title | Release date |
Oricon - placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My stride | Sep 12 2012 | 8th |
Character songs: There are also various singles related to their anime roles ( character songs ), which were usually published on singles and albums under their respective role names.
Photo books
- Minako Michi ( み な こ み ち ). Shufunomoto-sha, Tokyo 2011, ISBN 978-4-07-279574-3
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Website at your agency (Japanese)
- Entry in the Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Minako Kotobuki: Minako Michi ( み な こ み ち ). Shufunomoto-sha, Tokyo 2011, ISBN 978-4-07-279574-3
- ↑ 在 校 生 / 卒業 生 / 保護者 の 声 ［在 校 生 ・ 卒業 生 活躍 情報］ . 東 放 学園 高等 専 修 学校 , accessed September 24, 2012 (Japanese).
- ↑ 第一 回 合格者 経 歴 . (No longer available online.) In: ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク レ イ ン ス ー パ ー 声優 オ ー デ ィ シ ョ ン . Music Ray'n, archived from the original on January 13, 2013 ; Retrieved September 24, 2012 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク レ イ ン girls 春 の チ ョ コ ま つ り . (No longer available online.) Music Ray'n, archived from the original on July 12, 2012 ; Retrieved September 22, 2012 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b 寿 美 菜子 の シ ン グ ル 売 り 上 げ ラ ン キ ン グ . In: Oricon Style. Oricon, accessed September 24, 2012 (Japanese).
- ↑ a b 寿 美 菜子 の ア ル バ ム 売 り 上 げ ラ ン キ ン グ . In: Oricon Style. Oricon, accessed September 24, 2012 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kotobuki, Minako |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 寿 美 菜子 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese voice actress (seiyū) and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th September 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kobe |