is a Japanese actress and voice actress employed by Ogipro The Next Co. Inc. & BQMAP. Taking a well-trod path by many voice actresses, she often voices young male characters, with generally very quirky and goofy personalities. One of her most well-known roles includes

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in the popular anime series ''

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.'' She has played Takuya Kanbara in ''

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'', Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge in ''

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'', Metabee in '' Medabots'', Mamoru Endou in ''

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'' and '' Inazuma Eleven GO'', Gon Freecss in the 1999 version of ''

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'',

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in the Japanese dub of MrBeast, and GingerBrave in the Japanese dub of '' Cookie Run: Kingdom''.

Personal life

She is the youngest of three children. As a child she studied ballet and piano for seven and a half years. She enrolled in 1991 at

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, College of Art but dropped out two years later. For several years she worked as a shoe salesperson and gave piano lessons at a private school in Tokyo. Originally she wanted to work in a bank office. In 1996 she joined BQ MAP Theater Company where she had several stage appearances. She met voice actor Kenji Hamada in 1999. They married in 2006. Their first child was born in 2012 and the other one in 2017.

Filmography

Anime

Film

Drama CDs

*'' Mainichi Seiten!'' – Mayumi Obinata *''

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'' –

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*'' The Day of Revolution'' – Kei/Megumi Yoshikawa *''Yours For An Hour'' – Haru Hinomoto

Video games

*'' Puzzle Star Sweep'' (1997) – Domingo *'' Street Fighter Zero 3'' (1998) – R. Mika *'' Garou: Mark of the Wolves'' (1999) – Hokutomaru *''Hunter × Hunter: Altar of Dragon Vein'' (2001) – Gon Freecss *''

'' video games (2003–present) – Naruto Uzumaki *'' Radiata Stories'' (2005) – Jack Russell *'' Ape Escape 3'' (2005) – Satoru *'' Quantum Leap Layzelber'' (2005) – Chyota *'' Corpse Seed'' (2007) – Honoka Yamato *''

'' (2008) – Mamoru Endō *'' Inazuma Eleven 2'' (2009) – Mamoru Endō *'' Inazuma Eleven 3'' (2010) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō *'' Inazuma Eleven Strikers'' (2011) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō *'' Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme'' (2011) – Mamoru Endō, Kanon Endō *'' Inazuma Eleven GO'' (2011) – Mamoru Endō *'' Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone'' (2012) – Mamoru Endō *'' Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy'' (2013) – Mamoru Endō *'' Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links'' (2016) – Mokuba Kaiba *''Onmyoji'' (2016) – Zashiki Warashi *'' Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble'' (2017-2019) – Kuromi, Mamoru Endō *'' Fire Emblem Heroes'' (2019) – Louise, Lugh *'' Inazuma Eleven SD'' (2020) – Mamoru Endō *'' Cookie Run: Kingdom'' (2021) – GingerBrave *''

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'' (2024) – Ajaw

Dubbing

Live-action

*''

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'' – Marissa Morgan (

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) *'' Cop Car'' – Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) *'' Frailty'' – young Fenton ( Matt O'Leary) *'' The Golden Compass'' (2010 TV Asahi edition) – Billy Costa ( Charlie Rowe) *'' A Lot like Love'' – Emily Friehl (

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) *'' Snake Eyes'' – Ana DeCobray / Baroness ( Úrsula Corberó) *'' The Thing About Pam'' – Leah Askey (

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) *''

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'' – Jacob Bohm ( David Mazouz) *''

'' – MrBeast ( Jimmy Donaldson)

Animation

*''

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'' – Gumball Watterson *'' Beat Bugs'' – Jay *''

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'' – Bill *'' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'' – Wingnut *''

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'' – Giggle McDimples *'' W.I.T.C.H.'' – Taranee Cook *''

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'' – Dawn Bellwether

Discography

Songs

* "Oh! Enka!" (''

'') * "Life Goes On" (''

'') * "Naruto's Neko Song" (''

'') * "Gyu-ru-ru" (as

) (''

'') * "Touki ~Fighting Spirits~" (''

'') * "Naruto Ondo" (as

) (''

'' (with

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and Showtaro Morikubo)) * "Distance" (as

) (''Naruto All Stars'') * "Tsubomi" (as

) (''Naruto All Stars'') * "Salamander" (as Takuya Kanbara) (''

'') * Secret Rendezvous (as Takuya Kanbara) (''

'') * "Muteki na Bataashi" (as

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) (''

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'') * "Sora wo Kurooru (as

) (''

'' (with Masami Kikuchi)) * "Chie to Yuuki da! Medarotto" (as Metabee) ('' Medarot'') * Kaze no Muki ga Kattara (as Gon) ('' Hunter x Hunter'') * Tobira (Gon and Killua version) ('' Hunter x Hunter'' (with

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)) * Hunter Ondo ('' Hunter x Hunter'' (with

and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi)) * GONtte yatsu wa ('' Hunter x Hunter'' (with

and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi)) * ONNAtte subarashii (as Jango-sama) ('' Hunter x Hunter'') * Tabidachi (as Gon) ('' Hunter x Hunter'') * Taisetsuna koto (as Gon) ('' Hunter x Hunter'' (with

)) * Te o Tsunaide (as Gon) ('' Hunter x Hunter'' (with

)) * Futari ('' Ask Dr. Rin!'' (with Kana Kouguchi)) * Tomo Yo (as Ted) ('' Konjiki no Gash Bell!!'') * Kuroi Hitomi (as Kuromi) ('' Onegai My Melody'') * Kuromi Rondo (as Kuromi) ('' Onegai My Melody'') * Kuromi Punk (as Kuromi) ('' Onegai My Melody'') * Lambo-san's Ambition (as Lambo) ('' Reborn'') * Gyouza Gyuudon no Uta (as Lambo ) (" Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan) * Yakusoku no Bashou (as Lambo ) (" Reborn") (with Vongola's Family) * A fun song (as Lambo ) (" Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan) * Tatta Latta (as Lambo ) (" Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan, Yuuna Inamura,

Satomi Akesaka is a Japanese actress, voice actress and former singer affiliated with the Amuleto talent agency. She voiced main characters Hina Satou in '' Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono'', Taeko Nomura in ''Coppelion'', Mutsuki in '' Danchigai'', krkr in '' Gdgd Fai ...

and Hitomi Yoshida * Mirai no Oozora e (as Lambo ) (" Reborn") (with Vongola's Family) *Mata ne no Kisetsu – 7th ending to ''

'' (as Endou Mamoru) *Mamotte Miseru! – (''Inazuma Eleven'' CD – Endou Mamoru Character Songs) *Dakara Zettai Daijoubu – (''Inazuma Eleven'') as Endou Mamoru *Maji de Kansha (as Endou Mamoru) (''Inazuma Eleven'' cast) *Reversible – (as Rin Natsuki) (''

'') *Jounetsu – (as Rin Natsuki) (''Yes! PreCure 5'') *Okaerinasai – (as Rin Natsuki) (''Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!'') (with Yūko Sanpei)

References

*Nakagami, Yoshikatsu et al. "Voice Actress Spotlight". (June 2007) ''Newtype USA''. pp. 112–113. * * *

External links

*
Junko Takeuchi
at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
Junko Takeuchi
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
Junko Takeuchi
at Ryu's Seiyuu Info * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Takeuchi, Junko 1972 births Living people Japanese stage actresses Japanese video game actresses Amuse Inc. talents Nihon University alumni Voice actresses from Saitama Prefecture 20th-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese actresses