Yūko Miyamura

Yūko Miyamura
Born	December 4, 1972 (1972-12-04) (age 38) Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress, singer, sound director
Years active	1994-present
Spouse	Takayuki Seki

Yūko Miyamura (宮村 優子, Miyamura Yūko^?) (born December 4, 1972) is a Japanese voice actress, actress, J-pop singer and director of audiography. Her married name is Yūko Seki (関 優子, Seki Yūko^?), 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 Miyamū (みやむー, Miyamū^?). 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 albums 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^[1] after suffering exophthalmos. She is currently living in Melbourne, Australia.

Roles

Television animation

• Astro Boy (Mimi)
• Berserk (Casca)
• Brave Police J-Decker (voice acting debut) (Regina)
• Case Closed (Kazuha Toyama)
• Clamp School Detectives (Utako Ōkawa)
• Dragon Ball Z (Maron)
• Eat-Man '98 (Maira)
• Great Teacher Onizuka (Nanako Mizuki)
• Hyper Police (Natsuki Sasahara)
• Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger (Souffle)
• My-HiME (Alyssa Searrs)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (Asuka Langley Soryu)
• Neo Ranga (Ushio Shimabara)
• NieA 7 (Niea)
• Outlaw Star (Aisha Clanclan)
• Pokémon (Akane-Whitney)
• Spirit Hero Wataru (Suzume)
• Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (Ayano Elizabeth Hakuhōin)
• Those Who Hunt Elves (Ritsuko Inoue)
• VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire (Parfait)
• Wedding Peach (Angel Daisy/Hinagiku Tamano)
• We Know You, Moonlight Mask-kun! (Naoto Yamamoto (first voice))

OVA

• Apocalypse Zero (Megumi)
• My Dear Marie (Marie)
• Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (Ayano Elizabeth Hakuhōin)
• Vampire Hunter: The Animated Series (Lei-Lei)
• Variable Geo (Satomi Yajima)

Theater animation

• Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Asuka Langley Shikinami)
• Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (Girl A)
• Samurai X The Motion Picture (Toki Takatsuki)

Video games

• Natsuki Crisis Battle (Rina Takaoka)
• Black/Matrix (Michette)
• Brave Fencer Musashi (Liquer)
• Burning Rangers (Tillis)
• Detective Conan: Tsuioku no Mirajiyu (Kazuha Toyama)
• Drakengard (Fairy)
• Kindaichi Case Files series (Miyuki Nanase)
• Kingdom Hearts series (Larxene)
• Pocket Fighter (Chun-Li)
• Soul Edge (PlayStation version) (Seong Mi-na)
• Street Fighter Alpha series (Chun-Li)
• Street Fighter EX series (Chun-Li)
• Super Robot Wars series (Asuka Langley Soryu, Grace Urigin)
• Tail Concerto (Alicia Purisu)

Television programs

• Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Puffy (Narration)
• Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V (Kyoko Hyase)
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (Guest)

Films

• Battle Royale (Rule explanation video announcer)

Dubbing

• KaBlam! (June)

External links

• Official website
• Yūko Miyamura at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

http://ameblo.jp/yuko-miyamura/

References

1. ^ 親子知新

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Name	Miyamura, Yuko
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Date of birth	December 4, 1972
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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