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Minako Kotobuki

Acting Born Sep 17, 1991 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 148 credits
148
Total Credits
2026
21 Years Career Span
61
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Minako Kotobuki is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer born on September 17, 1991, in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. She is best known for her role as Tsumugi Kotobuki in the anime series K-On!, which centers on a high school girl band. Her involvement in the show launched her music career by performing opening and ending themes and joining three other voice actresses to form the music group Sphere. She is a member of the J-pop idol unit Sphere. Her known credits in the database total 139, and her stage name is written in Japanese characters as 寿美菜子.

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Career

Career overview

Minako Kotobuki is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer. Born on September 17, 1991, in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, she is known for her work in acting and has a total of 139 known credits. Her stage name is written as 寿美菜子, and she is also known by alternative names including Котобуки Минако, Sphere, and 寿.

She is best known for her role as Tsumugi Kotobuki in the anime series K-On!, which is about a high school girl band. Her involvement in the show launched her music career, as she performed the opening and ending themes and joined three other voice actresses to form the music group Sphere. In addition to her work on the show, she is a member of the J-pop idol unit Sphere.

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Known for

Sparks of Tomorrow

as Noriko Momokawa (voice)

GHOST CONCERT : missing Songs

as Odysseus (voice)

GHOST CONCERT : missing Songs

2026

Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk

as Kanade Gujō (voice)

Kusunoki's Garden of Gods

as Torika (voice)

Tonbo!

as Ikeuchi (voice)
Film

My Hero Academia: You're Next

as Deborah Gorrini (voice)

Skip and Loafer

as Ririka Saijou (voice)

Love All Play

as Rika Mizushima (voice)

Tower of God

as Khun Ran (voice)
Film

A Whisker Away

as Yoriko Fukase (voice)

Ahiru no Sora

as Kyoko Tsukishima (voice)

Frequent co-stars

Aki Toyosaki 11 shared titles
Takahiro Sakurai 9 shared titles
Yuki Kaji 6 shared titles
Takehito Koyasu 5 shared titles
Daisuke Ono 5 shared titles
Ayahi Takagaki 5 shared titles
Haruka Tomatsu 5 shared titles
Ami Koshimizu 5 shared titles
Asami Seto 4 shared titles
Ai Kayano 4 shared titles

Career timeline

Sparks of TomorrowGHOST CONCERT : missing SongsGHOST CONCERT : missing Songs · Theme Song PerformanceBotan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When DrunkKusunoki's Garden of Gods
Hotel Inhumans
Tonbo!My Hero Academia: You're NextThe Colors Within
Skip and LoaferPokémon: Paldean WindsThe ConciergeSymphogear Live 2020 → 2022
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial EditionLove All PlayGundam Reconguista in G Movie V: Beyond the Peril of DeathGundam Reconguista in G Movie IV: Love That Cries Out in Battle
Gundam Reconguista in G Movie III: Legacy from Space
Tower of GodA Whisker AwayGundam Reconguista in G Movie II: Bellri's Fierce Charge
Ahiru no SoraHello WorldViolet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory DollGekidan SphereLupin the Third: Goodbye Partner
Bloom Into YouBloom Into You · Theme Song PerformancePop Team EpicFlavors of YouthHUG! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Star Memories
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic InstructorRe:CreatorsLu Over the WallSound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future
Bungo Stray DogsDoubutsu Sentai ZyuohgerAnge ViergeTime Travel GirlPretty Cure All Stars: Everybody Sing♪ Miraculous Magic!
Snow White with the Red HairSound! EuphoniumPunch LineThe Sound of Tiger & BunnyPretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival
Your Lie in AprilBaby StepsGundam Reconguista in GMajin BoneGirl Friend BETA
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFUGlitter Force Doki DokiValvrave the LiberatorPretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the HeartBerserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
Aikatsu!Aikatsu!Superb Song of the Valkyries: SymphogearHyoukaMedaka Box
Guilty CrownManyu ScrollTIGER & BUNNYHorizon in the Middle of NowhereHorizon in the Middle of Nowhere
Samurai GirlsSquid Girl · Theme Song PerformanceDemon King DaimaoZakuroCat Planet Cuties
A Certain Scientific RailgunK-ON!At the Mercy of the SkyAt the Mercy of the SkyAt the Mercy of the Sky
Inazuma ElevenA Certain Magical IndexThe Diary of a Crazed Family
Switch of Happiness

Full Filmography

148 titles
  • Sparks of Tomorrow (2026) as Noriko Momokawa (voice)
  • GHOST CONCERT : missing Songs (2026) as Odysseus (voice)
  • GHOST CONCERT : missing Songs (2026) Theme Song Performance
  • Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk (2026) as Kanade Gujō (voice)
  • Kusunoki's Garden of Gods (2026) as Torika (voice)
  • Hotel Inhumans (2025) as Asami Kase (voice)
  • Tonbo! (2024) as Ikeuchi (voice)
  • My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024) as Deborah Gorrini (voice)
  • The Colors Within (2024) as Sumika Yatsushika (voice)
  • Skip and Loafer (2023) as Ririka Saijou (voice)
  • Pokémon: Paldean Winds (2023) as Alix (voice)
  • The Concierge (2023) as Sea Mink (Daughter) (voice)
  • Symphogear Live 2020 → 2022 (2023) as Saint Germain
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition (2022) as Rickert (voice)
  • Love All Play (2022) as Rika Mizushima (voice)
  • Gundam Reconguista in G Movie V: Beyond the Peril of Death (2022) as Noredo Nug (voice)
  • Gundam Reconguista in G Movie IV: Love That Cries Out in Battle (2022) as Noredo Nug (voice)
  • Gundam Reconguista in G Movie III: Legacy from Space (2021) as Noredo Nug
  • Tower of God (2020) as Khun Ran (voice)
  • A Whisker Away (2020) as Yoriko Fukase (voice)
  • Gundam Reconguista in G Movie II: Bellri's Fierce Charge (2020) as Noredo Nug (voice)
  • Ahiru no Sora (2019) as Kyoko Tsukishima (voice)
  • Hello World (2019) as Xu Yiyi (voice)
  • Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019) as Amy Bartlett / Isabella York (voice)
  • Gekidan Sphere (2019)
  • Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner (2019) as Alisa Cartwright (voice)
  • Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day (2019) as Asuka Tanaka (voice)
  • Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter (2019) as Noredo Nug (voice)
  • Brave Father Online - Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV (2019)
  • Bloom Into You (2018) as Touko Nanami (voice)
  • Bloom Into You (2018) Theme Song Performance
  • Pop Team Epic (2018) as Pipimi (voice)
  • Flavors of Youth (2018) as Yi Lin (voice)
  • HUG! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Star Memories (2018) as Rikka Hishikawa / Cure Diamond (voice)
  • Kase-san and Morning Glories (2018) as Inoue Akane (voice)
  • Symphogear Live 2018 (2018) as Saint-Germain
  • Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (2017) as Sera Silvers (voice)
  • Re:Creators (2017) as Shunma Suruga (voice)
  • Lu Over the Wall (2017) as Yuuho Ebina (voice)
  • Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You! (2017) as Asuka Tanaka (voice)
  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future (2017) as Naria (voice)
  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger Returns: Life Theft! Champion of Earth Tournament (2017) as Naria (voice)
  • Bungo Stray Dogs (2016) as Aya
  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016) as Naria (voice)
  • Ange Vierge (2016) as Saya Sougetsu (voice)
  • Time Travel Girl (2016) as Waka Mizuki (Voice)
  • Pretty Cure All Stars: Everybody Sing♪ Miraculous Magic! (2016) as Rikka Hishikawa / Cure Diamond (voice)
  • Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band (2016) as Asuka Tanaka (voice)
  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger the Movie: The Heart Pounding Circus Panic! (2016) as Naria (voice)
  • Tamayura: Graduation Photo Part 4 - Ashita (2016) as Chihiro Miyoshi (voice)
  • Aikatsu! ~Aiming For the Magic Aikatsu Card~ (2016) as Mizuki Kanzaki (voice)
  • Snow White with the Red Hair (2015) as Actress (voice)
  • Sound! Euphonium (2015) as Asuka Tanaka (voice)
  • Punch Line (2015) as Ito Hikiotani (voice)
  • The Sound of Tiger & Bunny (2015) as Karina Lyle
  • Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (2015) as Rikka Hishikawa / Cure Diamond (voice)
  • Tamayura: Graduation Photo Part 3 - Akogare (2015) as Chihiro Miyoshi (voice)
  • Tamayura: Graduation Photo Part 1 - Kizashi (2015) as Chihiro Miyoshi (voice)
  • Sphere BEST live 2015 Mission in Torokko!!!! -plan B- (2015) as Self
  • Your Lie in April (2014) as Izumi (voice)
  • Baby Steps (2014) as Natsu Takasaki (voice)
  • Gundam Reconguista in G (2014) as Noredo Nug (voice)
  • Majin Bone (2014) as Tomoko Ryujin (voice)
  • Girl Friend BETA (2014) as Kagurazaka Saya
  • Alice in Borderland (2014) as Yuzuha Usagi (voice)
  • The Seven Deadly Sins (2014) as Vivian (voice)
  • Kiki's Delivery Service (2014) as Jiji (voice)
  • TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising (2014) as Karina Lyle / Blue Rose (voice)
  • GO!GO!575 (2014) as Yuzu Yosano (voice)
  • Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends (2014) as Rikka Hishikawa / Cure Diamond (voice)
  • Sphere LIVE2014 "Start Dash Meeting" Ready Steady 5 Shuunen! in Nippon Budokan ~Futsukame~! (2014) as Self
  • Aikatsu! The Movie (2014) as Mizuki Kanzaki (voice)
  • Oh Brother, Oh Sister! (2014) as Asako
  • Sphere's eternal live tour 2014 (2014) as Self
  • My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (2013) as Minami Sagami (voice)
  • Glitter Force Doki Doki (2013) as Rikka Hishikawa / Cure Diamond (voice)
  • Valvrave the Liberator (2013) as Ninomiya Takahi (voice)
  • Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart (2013) as Rikka Hishikawa / Cure Diamond (voice)
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013) as Rickert (voice)
  • Dokidoki! Pretty Cure the Movie: Memories for the Future (2013) as Rikka Hishikawa / Cure Diamond (voice)
  • Schoolgirl Complex (2013) as Ikumi Motonishi
  • Ryo (2013) as Kuro
  • SPHERE LIVE 2013 SPLASH MESSAGE! -Sunshine Stage- (2013) as Self
  • ~Sphere's orbit live tour 2012 FINAL SPECIAL STAGE~ LIVE (2013) as Self
  • 声優DVD企画 宝探し～ミネルヴァの箱～in 河口湖オルゴールの森美術館 (2013) as ナレーション
  • Aikatsu! (2012) as Mizuki Kanzaki (voice)
  • Aikatsu! (2012) as Mizuki Kanzaki
  • Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear (2012) as Saint-Germain (voice)
  • Hyouka (2012) as Henmi (Manga club member) (voice)
  • Medaka Box (2012) as Nekomi Nabeshima (voice)
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012) as Rickert (voice)
  • Tari Tari (2012) as Yoko Mizuno (voice)
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (2012) as Rickert (voice)
  • Say "I Love You." (2012) as Megumi Kitagawa (voice)
  • Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress (2012) as Hamaji (voice)
  • Natsuiro Kiseki (2012) as Natsumi Aizawa (voice)
  • TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning (2012) as Karina Lyle / Blue Rose (voice)
  • After School Midnighters (2012) as Mutsuko (voice)
  • Guilty Crown (2011) as Kanon Kusama (voice)
  • Manyu Scroll (2011) as Chifusa Manyu (voice)
  • TIGER & BUNNY (2011) as Karina Lyle / Blue Rose (voice)
  • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2011) as Tachibana Gin (voice)
  • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2011)
  • A-Channel (2011) as Yuuko Nishi (voice)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (2011) as Fram Nara (voice)
  • Dog Days (2011) as Vert Far Breton (voice)
  • K-ON! The Movie (2011) as Tsumugi Kotobuki (voice)
  • Tamayura: Hitotose (2011) as Miyoshi Chihiro (voice)
  • 토와노쿠온 (2011) as Hizuru Asuka (voice)
  • Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals (2011) as Hizuru Asuka (voice)
  • K-ON! Live Event ~Come With Me!!~ (2011) as Tsumugi Kotobuki (voice)
  • Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible (2011) as Hizuru Asuka (voice)
  • Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams (2011) as Hizuru Asuka (voice)
  • Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos (2011) as Hizuru Asuka (voice)
  • Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon (2011) as Hizuru Asuka (voice)
  • Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety (2011) as Hizuru Asuka (voice)
  • Sphere Live 2011 Athletic Harmonies - Climax Stage (2011)
  • －x－ (2011)
  • Sphere Live 2011 Athletic Harmonies - Dangerous Stage (2011)
  • Samurai Girls (2010) as Sen Tokugawa (voice)
  • Squid Girl (2010) Theme Song Performance
  • Demon King Daimao (2010) as Arnoul
  • Zakuro (2010) as Daidai (voice)
  • Cat Planet Cuties (2010) as Chaica (voice)
  • Chu-Bra!! (2010) as Yako Jingūji
  • Coicent (2010) as Toto (voice)
  • Coicent (2010) Theme Song Performance
  • K-ON! Live Event ~Let's Go!~ (2010) as Tsumugi Kotobuki (voice)
  • Sphere Live 2010 "sphere ON LOVE,ON Nippon Budokan LIVE" (2010) as Self
  • Sphere's rings live tour 2010 FINAL (2010) as Self
  • 轻音少女番外篇：访问 (2010) as 配音
  • A Certain Scientific Railgun (2009) as Mitsuko Kongou (voice)
  • K-ON! (2009) as Tsumugi Kotobuki (voice)
  • At the Mercy of the Sky (2009) as Yoko Matoba (voice)
  • At the Mercy of the Sky (2009) as Emily (voice)
  • At the Mercy of the Sky (2009) as Literature Club Member (voice)
  • At the Mercy of the Sky (2009) as Sayaka Akiyama (voice)
  • At the Mercy of the Sky (2009) as Kiyomi Yahata (voice)
  • Hatsukoi Limited. (2009) as Rika Dobashi (voice)
  • Hatsukoi Limited. (2009) Theme Song Performance
  • Modern Magic Made Simple (2009)
  • Umi Monogatari (2009) as Kanon Miyamori (voice)
  • Inazuma Eleven (2008) as Jeanne d'Arc (voice)
  • A Certain Magical Index (2008) as Mitsuko Kongou (voice)
  • The Diary of a Crazed Family (2008) as Hijiri Yamaguchi (voice)
  • Switch of Happiness (2006)
  • Fool Night as Yomiko Horai (voice)
  • LONA as Ao (voice)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Minako Kotobuki best known for?

Minako Kotobuki is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Sparks of Tomorrow (2026), GHOST CONCERT : missing Songs (2026), GHOST CONCERT : missing Songs (2026), Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk (2026).

When and where was Minako Kotobuki born?

Minako Kotobuki was born on September 17, 1991 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

How many credits does Minako Kotobuki have?

Minako Kotobuki has accumulated over 148 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2006 to 2026.

What is Minako Kotobuki's background in cinema and television?

Minako Kotobuki is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer born on September 17, 1991, in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. She is best known for her role as Tsumugi Kotobuki in the anime series K-On!, which centers on a high school girl band. Her involvement in the show launched her music career by performing opening and endi...