Yuko Miyamura
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese voice actress
, actress, J-pop
singer and director of audiography
. Her married name is , although she still works under her maiden name. Miyamura was born in Kobe
, and graduated from the theater division of the Tōhō Gakuen College of Drama and Music. Her pet name is . She is married to stuntman Takayuki Seki and has two children: one daughter (born in 2004) and one son (born in 2011). She is best known for her roles as Asuka Langley Soryu
in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kazuha Toyama in Case Closed
, and Angel Daisy/Hinagiku Tamano in Wedding Peach
.
Miyamura has also released various CD
album
s as a singer. Additionally, she also had a short on-screen role in the movie Battle Royale
as the video announcer of the event's rules. She is affiliated with Techno Sound as a sound director and Japan Action Enterprises as a seiyū. Miyamura was diagnosed with Graves' disease
in May 2007 after suffering exophthalmos
. She is currently living in Melbourne, Australia.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese voice actress
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
, actress, J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
singer and director of audiography
Director of audiography
The Director of Audiography is the head of the sound department and the person responsible for planning the audiography and managing the audiographers of a film....
. Her married name is , although she still works under her maiden name. Miyamura was born in Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, and graduated from the theater division of the Tōhō Gakuen College of Drama and Music. Her pet name is . She is married to stuntman Takayuki Seki and has two children: one daughter (born in 2004) and one son (born in 2011). She is best known for her roles as Asuka Langley Soryu
Asuka Langley Soryu
is a 14-year old fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. Within the series, she is designated as the Second Child and the pilot of the Evangelion Unit 02...
in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kazuha Toyama in Case Closed
Case Closed
Case Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...
, and Angel Daisy/Hinagiku Tamano in Wedding Peach
Wedding Peach
is a shōjo manga by Nao Yazawa and Sukehiro Tomita that was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine. In North America it is translated and published by VIZ Media in its entirety, comprising six volumes....
.
Miyamura has also released various CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s as a singer. Additionally, she also had a short on-screen role in the movie Battle Royale
Battle Royale (film)
is a 2000 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku based on the novel of the same name. It was written by Kenta Fukasaku and stars Takeshi Kitano. The film aroused international controversy.A sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem, followed...
as the video announcer of the event's rules. She is affiliated with Techno Sound as a sound director and Japan Action Enterprises as a seiyū. Miyamura was diagnosed with Graves' disease
Graves' disease
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease where the thyroid is overactive, producing an excessive amount of thyroid hormones...
in May 2007 after suffering exophthalmos
Exophthalmos
Exophthalmos is a bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit. Exophthalmos can be either bilateral or unilateral . Measurement of the degree of exophthalmos is performed using an exophthalmometer...
. She is currently living in Melbourne, Australia.
Television animation
- Astro Boy (Mimi)
- BerserkBerserk (manga)is a manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe-inspired world, the story centers around the characters of Guts, an orphaned mercenary, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the...
(Casca) - Brave Police J-DeckerBrave Police J-DeckerBrave Police J-Decker was the fifth series of the anime television meta Brave series that aired in Japan during 1994 and 1995....
(voice acting debut) (Regina) - Case ClosedCase ClosedCase Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...
(Kazuha Toyama) - Clamp School DetectivesCLAMP School Detectivesis a manga series by Clamp, which was adapted into a 26-episode anime series, produced by Bandai Visual and Pierrot. The manga series was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka manga magazine between January 1992 and October 1993, spanning three tankōbon, while the anime premiered in Japan...
(Utako Ōkawa) - Dragon Ball Z (Maron)
- Eat-ManEat-Manis a Japanese manga series created by Akihito Yoshitomi in 1996 which was serialized by MediaWorks monthly in 19 volumes until 2002 manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!. In 1997 Studio Deen adapted the manga into a 12 episode anime television series which was broadcast in Japan from January 1 to March...
'98 (Maira) - Great Teacher OnizukaGreat Teacher Onizuka, officially abbreviated as GTO, is a Japanese shōnen manga written and illustrated by Tohru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 1997 to April 2002. The story focuses on 22-year-old ex-bōsōzoku member Eikichi Onizuka, who becomes a teacher at a private high...
(Nanako Mizuki) - Hyper PoliceHyper Policeis the name of a manga and anime series created by Minoru Tachikawa under the pseudonym MEE. It is a comic science fiction, set in a period in the far future, in which humanity is almost extinct and most of the population are monsters...
(Natsuki Sasahara) - Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto RangerJuuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Rangeris a 1995 Japanese anime television series. The Eto Rangers are based on the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac.- Summary :The Eto Rangers ride in Space-Time Transmitting Machine Kirinda to repair the Novel Worlds of Mugen. The Eto Rangers are anthropomorphic animals, each representing one of the...
(Souffle) - My-HiMEMy-HiMEis an anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, the series originally premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005...
(Alyssa SearrsAlyssa Searrsis a supporting character of the series My-HiME, although she also appears in other incarnations in the subsequent manga adaptations and in the alternate universe sequel My-Otome, where she has dramatically different backgrounds...
) - Neon Genesis Evangelion (Asuka Langley SoryuAsuka Langley Soryuis a 14-year old fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. Within the series, she is designated as the Second Child and the pilot of the Evangelion Unit 02...
) - Neo RangaNeo Rangais an anime television series created by Studio Pierrot which consists of two seasons, totaling forty-eight episodes. The story is about the three orphaned sisters who have, through a mysterious twist of fate, inherited their very own god - the 18 meter tall Neo Ranga.Neo Ranga was originally...
(Ushio Shimabara) - NieA 7 (Niea)
- Outlaw StarOutlaw Staris a seinen manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō and his affiliated Morning Star Studio. The series is a space opera/Space Western that takes place in the "Toward Stars Era" universe in which spacecraft are capable of traveling faster than the speed of light...
(Aisha Clanclan) - PokémonPokémon (anime), abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...
(Akane-Whitney) - Spirit Hero WataruWataruis a comedy/adventure Super Robot multimedia franchise originally consisting of 45 episode anime series created by Sunrise first aired on April 15, 1988. Sunrise credited "Hajime Yatate" for the storyline and Shuji Iuchi directed the series...
(Suzume) - Starship Girl Yamamoto YohkoStarship Girl Yamamoto Yohkois a sci-fi anime series based on novels by Shoji Takashi. There have been two 3-episode OVAs from J.C.Staff. The series was released in the United States by The Right Stuf International on DVD in 2003...
(Ayano Elizabeth Hakuhōin) - Those Who Hunt ElvesThose Who Hunt Elvesis a manga series and an anime television series by Yu Yagami, released in North America on VHS and DVD by ADV Films. The plot revolves around three travellers, the eponymous "Elf Hunters", and the elven sorceress Mistress Celcia.-Plot:...
(Ritsuko Inoue) - VS Knight Lamune & 40 FireVS Knight Lamune & 40 Fireis a Japanese anime, and manga television series, sequel to 1990's NG Knight Lamune & 40. The character designer for the series was Tsukasa Kotobuki, noted for Saber Marionette...
(Parfait) - Wedding PeachWedding Peachis a shōjo manga by Nao Yazawa and Sukehiro Tomita that was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine. In North America it is translated and published by VIZ Media in its entirety, comprising six volumes....
(Angel Daisy/Hinagiku Tamano) - We Know You, Moonlight Mask-kun!Moonlight Maskis a fictional superhero that has appeared in Japanese tokusatsu and anime television shows and movies since his TV debut in 1958. Created by writer Kōhan Kawauchi, Moonlight Mask is best described as Japan's answer to The Lone Ranger and Batman....
(Naoto Yamamoto (first voice))
OVA
- Apocalypse ZeroApocalypse Zerois a manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi.The manga was adapted into a two-part original video animation in 1996.- Plot :...
(Megumi) - My Dear MarieMy Dear Marieis a series of manga comic books by Sakura Takeuchi and later a short-lived anime series.When the anime was originally released in English language, the English dubbed version was titled separately as Metal Angel Marie, but this name was discontinued for later releases.- Manga :My Dear Marie was...
(Marie) - Starship Girl Yamamoto YohkoStarship Girl Yamamoto Yohkois a sci-fi anime series based on novels by Shoji Takashi. There have been two 3-episode OVAs from J.C.Staff. The series was released in the United States by The Right Stuf International on DVD in 2003...
(Ayano Elizabeth Hakuhōin) - Vampire Hunter: The Animated Series (Lei-Lei)
- Variable GeoVariable Geo (anime)is an anime series based on the popular Japanese fighting game series of the same name.On November 29, 1996, KSS released the first chapter of a three part original video animation. The second chapter was released on March 14, 1997. The third and last chapter was released on June 27, 1997...
(Satomi Yajima)
Theater animation
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Asuka Langley Shikinami)
- Gundam Wing: Endless WaltzGundam Wing: Endless WaltzGundam Wing: Endless Waltz, known in Japan as , is the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, both of which are set in the After Colony timeline, an alternate universe to that of the original Gundam series...
(Girl A) - Samurai X The Motion Picture (Toki Takatsuki)
Video games
- Natsuki Crisis BattleNatsuki Crisis Battleis a 1995 video game that was released exclusively for the Japanese Super Famicom.The player must choose between eight humanoid characters. Fights take place in a Japanese gym, outside the high school, and in other locations. There is a lot of heavy dialogue in the game and the animation is in...
(Rina Takaoka) - Black/MatrixBlack/Matrix (video game series)is a series of tactical role-playing games developed by Flight Plan and published by Interchannel. All titles in the series are Japan-exclusive.Each installment in the series combines standard tactical RPG gameplay with a pastiche of Judeo-Christian religious themes, particularly concerning the...
(Michette) - Brave Fencer MusashiBrave Fencer Musashiis an action role-playing game developed and published by Square in 1998 for the Sony PlayStation. The game involves real-time combat in a 3D environment, and features voice overs for most dialogue. Brave Fencer Musashi was scored by Tsuyoshi Sekito, a former Konami employee...
(Liquer) - Burning RangersBurning RangersBurning Rangers is a video game developed by Sonic Team for the Sega Saturn. The player takes on the role of a new recruit to the futuristic firefighting organization of the title, and must explore locations where various emergencies have taken place, extinguishing fires and rescuing survivors.The...
(Tillis) - Detective Conan: Tsuioku no MirajiyuDetective Conan: Tsuioku no MirajiyuCase Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation, known in Japan as , is a game for the Wii based upon the popular anime and manga Case Closed. Players use the Wii Remote to find clues and solve the cases. As of June 2011 there is no release dates have been announced for the North American and Australian...
(Kazuha Toyama) - DrakengardDrakengardDrakengard, known in Japan as , is a PlayStation 2 action role-playing game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix and Take-Two Interactive. It was released on September 11, 2003 in Japan, on March 5, 2004 in North America and on May 21, 2004 in PAL territories.The game was originally...
(Fairy) - Kindaichi Case FilesKindaichi Case Filesis a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
series (Miyuki Nanase) - Kingdom Hearts series (Larxene)
- Pocket Fighter (Chun-LiChun-Liis a video game character produced by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II, she has since appeared as a player character in nearly all subsequent games....
) - Soul EdgeSoul Edgeis a 3D arcade fighting game developed by Project Soul and published by Namco. It is the first installment in the Soul series of fighting games...
(PlayStation version) (Seong Mi-na) - Street Fighter Alpha series (Chun-LiChun-Liis a video game character produced by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II, she has since appeared as a player character in nearly all subsequent games....
) - Street Fighter EXStreet Fighter EXStreet Fighter EX is a head-to-head fighting game with 3D graphics, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Sony ZN hardware in . It is a spin-off of the Street Fighter series co-produced by Capcom with Arika and was the first game in the series to feature polygon graphics...
series (Chun-LiChun-Liis a video game character produced by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II, she has since appeared as a player character in nearly all subsequent games....
) - Super Robot WarsSuper Robot Warsis a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Banpresto, which is now a Japanese division of Namco Bandai. The main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime, manga and video games, allowing characters and mecha from different titles to...
series (Asuka Langley SoryuAsuka Langley Soryuis a 14-year old fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. Within the series, she is designated as the Second Child and the pilot of the Evangelion Unit 02...
, Grace Urigin) - Tail ConcertoTail ConcertoTail Concerto is a 3D anime-style action-adventure and platform game developed by CyberConnect2. It was published by Bandai in Japan on April 16, 1998 and by Atlus in North America on August 31, 1999. Bandai would later release it in France in the same year...
(Alicia Purisu)
Television programs
- Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-PuffyPa-Pa-Pa-Pa-PuffyPa Pa Pa Pa Puffy was a variety TV show which aired in Japan from October 1, 1997 to March 27, 2002. Re-aired as a PUFFY 10-year anniversary broadcast for a short time in 2006...
(Narration) - Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-VKyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-Vis the twenty-third entry of the long running Japanese Super Sentai television franchise. Its footage was used in the American television series Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue.-Plot:...
(Kyoko Hyase) - Samurai Sentai ShinkengerSamurai Sentai Shinkengeris the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger, and ended on February 7, 2010...
(Guest)