Marika Matsumoto

Marika Matsumoto

September 12, 1984 (40 years old) in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Marika Matsumoto (松本 まりか, Matsumoto Marika, born September 12, 1984) is a Japanese actress. From 2001 and 2003, she was known as "Mini Stop-chan", acting as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan. She is the owner of a unique voice and has held a recital with upcoming star Satoshi Tsumabuki. Since November 2005, she has been on the A&G Radio Show: Anisupa! segment Anisupa Kōnin Akujo Queen. Her major roles in anime include Maya Tōmi in Fafner in the Azure, Chocolat Meilleure in Sugar Sugar Rune, Miwako Sakurada in Paradise Kiss, Kazamori Sasa in Un-Go and Diancie in Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. In video games, she provides the voice of Rikku in Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, and Kingdom Hearts II. In live-action films, she portrayed herself in the Kōji Shiraishi-directed horror film The Curse, and Yuka Morita in the Takashi Shimizu film Reincarnation.

Known For

Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~ Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
CSI: Crime Scene Talks CSI: Crime Scene Talks
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Un-Go Un-Go

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