Kanako Momota
Description
Kanako Momota is a Japanese actress and voice actress born on July 12, 1994, in Hamamatsu, Japan. She is widely known as the leader of the popular idol group Momoiro Clover Z.
In the realm of anime and voice acting, Momota has taken on several notable roles. She voiced the character Reika Kawatani in the 2020 animated film Looking for Magical Doremi. This film, produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ojamajo Doremi franchise, features Momota as a 20-year-old freelancer from Hiroshima whose life becomes intertwined with two other women through their shared childhood connection to the magical girl series. Her performance in this film contributed to a project that won the Best Animation Film Award at the 75th Mainichi Film Awards.
Another significant voice role came in the 2017 film Eiga Kaiketsu Zorori: ZZ no Himitsu, where she voiced a young Zororeene, the mother of the protagonist Zorori. Her involvement in this project extended beyond voice acting, as she also performed the film's ending theme song, Yume wa Kokoro no Tsubasa, marking her first solo theme song performance outside of her group activities.
Her other voice acting credits include a role as an angel in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F, where she is credited as part of Momoiro Clover Z. She also voiced the character Kuroguro Clover Z in the 2018 film Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Bakumori! Kung-Fu Boys ~Ramen Tairan~. Additionally, she has taken on a role in the television series Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File, voicing a character named Cana.
Beyond anime, Momota has contributed her voice to the Japanese dubs of live-action films, providing the voice for the character Shuri, played by Letitia Wright, in both Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther.
In the realm of anime and voice acting, Momota has taken on several notable roles. She voiced the character Reika Kawatani in the 2020 animated film Looking for Magical Doremi. This film, produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ojamajo Doremi franchise, features Momota as a 20-year-old freelancer from Hiroshima whose life becomes intertwined with two other women through their shared childhood connection to the magical girl series. Her performance in this film contributed to a project that won the Best Animation Film Award at the 75th Mainichi Film Awards.
Another significant voice role came in the 2017 film Eiga Kaiketsu Zorori: ZZ no Himitsu, where she voiced a young Zororeene, the mother of the protagonist Zorori. Her involvement in this project extended beyond voice acting, as she also performed the film's ending theme song, Yume wa Kokoro no Tsubasa, marking her first solo theme song performance outside of her group activities.
Her other voice acting credits include a role as an angel in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F, where she is credited as part of Momoiro Clover Z. She also voiced the character Kuroguro Clover Z in the 2018 film Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Bakumori! Kung-Fu Boys ~Ramen Tairan~. Additionally, she has taken on a role in the television series Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File, voicing a character named Cana.
Beyond anime, Momota has contributed her voice to the Japanese dubs of live-action films, providing the voice for the character Shuri, played by Letitia Wright, in both Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Looking for Magical DoReMi
- JapaneseAnime overview: Kaiketsu Zorori: ZZ no Himitsu
- JapaneseAnime overview: Trillion Game