Minako Kotobuki (寿 美菜子 Kotobuki Minako?, born September 17, 1991) is a Japanese seiyū and singer born in Hyogo, Japan.[1] She is best known for her role in K-On!. Her career as a musician began with her performance of the opening and ending themes of the anime series K-On! in April 2009. In the same month, she and three other voice actresses debuted as the musical group Sphere with their single "Future Stream".
Singing career[]
Kotobuki began her singing career with the performance of the opening and ending themes of the 2009 anime series K-On! with fellow voice actresses Aki Toyosaki, Yōko Hikasa, and Satomi Satō.[2] Shortly after, she performed the opening theme of the 2009 Hatsukoi Limited series with Aki Toyosaki, Ayahi Takagaki and Haruka Tomatsu.[3] The four are affiliated with Music Ray'n, an artist management and publishing group of Sony Music Entertainment.[4][5] They are currently known as the musical group Sphere and released their first single "Future Stream" on April 22, 2009.[3]
Filmography[]
- 2007
- 2008
- Kyōran Kazoku Nikki: Hijiri Yamaguchi
- 2009
- Hatsukoi Limited: Rika Dobashii[7]
- K-On!: Tsumugi Kotobuki[2]
- Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto: Kanon Miyamori
- Final Fantasy XIII: Serah Farron (video game)
- To Aru Kagaku no Railgun - Mitsuko Kongou
- Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō - Kaho Sakazaki
- 2010
- Chu-Bra!! - Yako Jingūji
- Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls - Sen Tokugawa
- K-On!! - Tsumugi Kotobuki
References[]
- ↑ "Profile (Minato Kotobuki Profile)" (in Japanese). Music Ray'n. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "けいおん！公式ホームページ ／ スタッフ&キャスト (K-ON! / Staff & Cast)" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "TVアニメ『初恋限定。』 - スフィア (TV Anime Hatsukoi Limited - sphere)" (in Japanese). Lantis. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ↑ "Official Sphere site — Sphere". planet-sphere.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ↑ "株式会社 ミュージックレイン (Music Ray'n Inc.)" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ↑ "みなみけ - キャラクター (Minami-ke Characters)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ↑ "Official Hatsukoi Limited site - スタッフ&キャスト (Staff & Cast)". j-hatsukoi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-04-17.
External links[]
- Current personal blog (Japanese)
- Personal blog (Japanese)
- Minako Kotobuki at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Official site of Sphere (Japanese)
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