Marika Matsumoto
Description
Marika Matsumoto is a Japanese actress and voice actor born on September 12, 1984, in Tokyo. She began her entertainment career in 2000 and has since built a diverse body of work spanning live-action drama, animation, and video games.
Her career in voice acting is marked by several prominent and long-running roles. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Maya Tōmi in the long-running mecha anime franchise Fafner. Matsumoto first voiced the character in the 2004 television series Fafner in the Azure and has since reprised the role numerous times, including in the films Fafner: Heaven and Earth (2010) and the television sequels Fafner Exodus (2015) and Fafner The Beyond. This recurring role represents a significant and sustained collaboration with the franchise over many years.
Another iconic role in her career is providing the voice of Rikku in the critically acclaimed Square Enix video game Final Fantasy X (2001). She continued to voice the same character in its direct sequel, Final Fantasy X-2 (2003), the crossover title Kingdom Hearts II (2005), and later in World of Final Fantasy (2016). This makes her the consistent voice for this beloved character across multiple major gaming titles.
In the mid-2000s, Matsumoto took on several key roles in anime series. In 2005, she voiced the lead character, Chocolat Meilleure, in the magical girl anime Sugar Sugar Rune. The same year, she also played Miwako Sakurada in the fashion-focused drama Paradise Kiss, demonstrating her range by voicing a bubbly and energetic character. She also voiced Kazamori Sasa in the 2011 mystery anime Un-Go.
Her voice acting work also extends to major anime films. In 2014, she voiced the mythical Pokémon Diancie in Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. More recently, she played the role of Princess Sharon in the 2021 film Eiga Tropical-Rouge! Precure: Yuki no Princess to Kiseki no Yubiwa!.
Beyond these roles, her other anime credits include Lip in Mach Girl, Purumo in Amuri in Star Ocean, and Norrin in Pururun! Shizuku-Chan.
Her career in voice acting is marked by several prominent and long-running roles. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Maya Tōmi in the long-running mecha anime franchise Fafner. Matsumoto first voiced the character in the 2004 television series Fafner in the Azure and has since reprised the role numerous times, including in the films Fafner: Heaven and Earth (2010) and the television sequels Fafner Exodus (2015) and Fafner The Beyond. This recurring role represents a significant and sustained collaboration with the franchise over many years.
Another iconic role in her career is providing the voice of Rikku in the critically acclaimed Square Enix video game Final Fantasy X (2001). She continued to voice the same character in its direct sequel, Final Fantasy X-2 (2003), the crossover title Kingdom Hearts II (2005), and later in World of Final Fantasy (2016). This makes her the consistent voice for this beloved character across multiple major gaming titles.
In the mid-2000s, Matsumoto took on several key roles in anime series. In 2005, she voiced the lead character, Chocolat Meilleure, in the magical girl anime Sugar Sugar Rune. The same year, she also played Miwako Sakurada in the fashion-focused drama Paradise Kiss, demonstrating her range by voicing a bubbly and energetic character. She also voiced Kazamori Sasa in the 2011 mystery anime Un-Go.
Her voice acting work also extends to major anime films. In 2014, she voiced the mythical Pokémon Diancie in Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. More recently, she played the role of Princess Sharon in the 2021 film Eiga Tropical-Rouge! Precure: Yuki no Princess to Kiseki no Yubiwa!.
Beyond these roles, her other anime credits include Lip in Mach Girl, Purumo in Amuri in Star Ocean, and Norrin in Pururun! Shizuku-Chan.
All Characters
- Japanese
- JapaneseAnime overview: Fafner THE BEYOND
- JapaneseAnime overview: Holiday Love
- JapaneseAnime overview: Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
- JapaneseAnime overview: Sōkyū no Fafner Behind the Line
- JapaneseAnime overview: Fafner: Heaven and Earth
- JapaneseAnime overview: Amuri in Star Ocean
- JapaneseAnime overview: Fafner EXODUS
- Japanese
- Japanese