Marika Matsumoto
Biography
Marika Matsumoto is a Japanese actress born on September 12, 1984, in Tokyo, Japan. She is known for her unique voice and has been involved in various projects. Matsumoto acted as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan from 2001 to 2003, known as "Mini Stop-chan". She has also been a part of the A&G Radio Show: Anisupa! segment Anisupa Kōnin Akujo Queen since November 2005. Matsumoto has provided voice acting for several anime series, including Fafner in the Azure, Sugar Sugar Rune, Paradise Kiss, Un-Go, and Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, among others.
Career overview
Marika Matsumoto is a Japanese actress born on September 12, 1984, in Tokyo, Japan. She began her acting career as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan, known as "Mini Stop-chan", from 2001 to 2003. This early role showcased her unique voice and laid the groundwork for her future endeavors.
Matsumoto has appeared in various anime series, including Fafner in the Azure, Sugar Sugar Rune, Paradise Kiss, Un-Go, and Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. Her performances in these titles have demonstrated her versatility as an actress. Additionally, she has been involved in radio shows, hosting the A&G Radio Show: Anisupa! segment Anisupa Kōnin Akujo Queen since November 2005.
Throughout her career, Marika Matsumoto has accumulated a significant number of credits, with 96 known credits to her name. Her work in the entertainment industry has spanned multiple mediums, including anime, radio shows, and video games. As a talented and experienced actress, Matsumoto continues to contribute to the Japanese entertainment scene.
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- Moto Kasouken no Onna (2026) as Shiori Yoshioka
- Lunacy (2026) as Narrator (voice)
- Emily to Maria (2026) as Emily
- 城山羊の会「勝手に唾が出てくる甘さ」 (2025)
- HR Hero (2025) as Hori Manami
- Midsummer, Grasping Love (2025) as Manatsu Umino
- Until I Destroyed My Husband's Other Family (2024) as Kisaragi Minori
- Luca on the Road (2024) as [Ikko's ex-lover's girlfriend]
- Miss Target (2024) as Asakura Sumire
- Travel Your Life! (2024)
- Black Jack (2024) as Patient with Lion's Face Disease
- The Women in the Lakes (2024)
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023) as Onna Oonezumi
- Tokumei! (2023) as Todo Sayuri
- Kyrie (2023) as Ikko's Ex-boyfriend's Girlfriend
- Ice Cream Fever (2023) as Yu Takashima
- Fafner: Behind the Line (2023)
- I SCREAM FEVER (2023) as Yu Takashima
- Alone Together (2023)
- CONNECTED: The Homebound Detective (2022) as Saika Sakamoto
- Teen Regime (2022) as Yamaguchi Saki
- The Grandfather’s Clock (2022)
- Whisper of the Heart (2022) as [Shizuku's Senior]
- The Little Star (2022)
- Youkai Sharehouse: The False Prince on a White Horse (2022) as Iwa Yotsuya
- Nighttime Warbles (2022) as Yuko
- All Because of Me (2022)
- The Great Haruko (2021) as Kikuchi Izumi
- Will You Still Pledge Me Your Faithful Love? (2021) as Jun Sumisu
- Meikyō Shisui: Bu no KAMIWAZA (2021)
- Stolen Love, High School Teacher (2021) as Hanako Tanaka
- Tokyo, aidano, koidano (2021)
- Mukou no Hate (2021) as Ikematsu Ritsuko
- Tropical-Rouge! Precure: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! (2021) as Sharon (voice)
- Shrieking in the Rain (2021) as Hanako
- Kyojo (2020) as Aiko Tazawa（田澤 愛子）
- Youkai Sharehouse (2020) as Iwa Yotsuya
- Throw It Away, Adachi (2020) as Yōko
- A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi (2020) as Marika Matsumoto
- Path of the Dragons (2020) as Mayumi Kirishima
- Pareto's Miscalculation: Caseworker Murder Case (2020)
- Fafner: The Beyond (2019) as Maya Tomi(voice)
- Sherlock: Untold Stories (2019) as Teiko Akabane
- Death Office (2019) as Nishikawa
- The Good Wife (2019) as Yuna Ogawa
- Cheers to Miki Clinic (2019) as Yuzuki Yukari
- Dying Eye (2019) as Narumi Murakami
- Rikon na Futari (2019)
- Take Away Love, Summer (2019) as Sorano Anzu
- Farewell Song (2019) as TV Reporter
- Life Finds A Way (2019) as Doctor
- Holiday Love (2018) as Rina Izutsu
- Nisekoi: False Love (2018) as Kyoko Nichihara
- Fun House (2018)
- The Sacrament (2018) as Matsumoto
- Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~ (2017)
- Quartet (2017)
- Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero? (2017) as Momo Minamikawa (voice)
- Opening Night (2017) as Marika Hara
- My High School Business (2017) as Yuriko Kosaka
- Gukoroku - Traces of Sin (2017) as Reiko Yamamoto
- Memoirs of a Murderer (2017) as Minako Kawakita
- Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016) as Midori
- A Girl & Three Sweethearts (2016) as Bride
- What Happens Before War? (2016) as Narration
- Same Old, Same Old (2016) as Aoba Harada
- Blue (2016)
- Fafner Exodus (2015) as Maya Tōmi (voice)
- Oh, Love Hotel (2014)
- Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) as Diancie (voice)
- Pokémon: Diancie - Princess of the Diamond Domain (2014)
- Penance (2013) as Kaori
- Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
- Penance (2012) as Kaori
- Cold Bloom (2012) as Shoko
- CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011)
- Un-Go (2011) as Kazamori Sasa (voice)
- My Husband is a Cartoonist (2010)
- Space Battleship Yamato (2010) as M. Nishina
- Fafner: Heaven and Earth (2010) as Maya Tomi (voice)
- Bocho Mania 09 (2009)
- Amuri in Star Ocean (2008) as Purmo Allen
- Junjo Kirari (2006)
- Sugar Sugar Rune (2005) as Chocolat Meilleure
- Paradise Kiss (2005) as Miwako Sakurada (voice)
- Noroi: The Curse (2005) as Self
- Junji Inagawa's Shivering Horror (2005)
- Reincarnation (2005) as Yuka Morita
- Fafner (2004) as Maya Tomi
- Fafner (2004) as Toomi Maya (voice)
- Gekidan Engimono (2004)
- Season of the Sun (2002)
- 松本まりか : えくぼ日記 (2002)
- Sayoko is Back (2000) as Masako Hanamiya
- The Nonfiction as Narrator (voice)
- Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm as Rikku