Meiku Harukawa
Description
Meiku Harukawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and model born on August 11, 1996, in Osaka Prefecture. She is affiliated with the talent agency Stardust Promotion. Her career began in 2009 when she won the Grand Prix at the 13th Nicola Model Audition, beating out over 14,000 applicants to become an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Nicola.
Harukawa transitioned into acting, with early roles in television dramas and films. A significant part of her early on-screen career included appearances in the Ultraman franchise. She played the role of Yō in the 2014 series Ultraman Ginga S. She later took on the more prominent live-action role of Himari Nanase, a member of the GUTS-Select crew, in the 2021 series Ultraman Trigger.
In November 2020, Harukawa shifted her focus within the entertainment industry by moving from Stardust Promotion's production department to its voice acting division. This transition marked her formal entry into voice acting. Her initial voice roles included appearances in YouTube manga adaptation videos in early 2021.
Her most notable voice acting role to date came in 2022 within the popular multimedia franchise Uma Musume Pretty Derby. She was announced as the voice of the horse girl Symboli Kris S at a franchise event in May 2022. She reprised this role for the short anime series Uma Yuru, which premiered in October 2022. Her involvement with the franchise extended beyond animation, as she performed the character live at the ANIMAX MUSIC 2022 event and contributed to character songs for the series. She also voices the same character in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby game.
Beyond her voice work in anime and games, Harukawa has demonstrated versatility across other performance media. She has an extensive background in stage productions, including a role as Sailor Star Fighter in the 2017 musical Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Le Mouvement Final. Her career continues to encompass both on-screen and voice acting roles.
Harukawa transitioned into acting, with early roles in television dramas and films. A significant part of her early on-screen career included appearances in the Ultraman franchise. She played the role of Yō in the 2014 series Ultraman Ginga S. She later took on the more prominent live-action role of Himari Nanase, a member of the GUTS-Select crew, in the 2021 series Ultraman Trigger.
In November 2020, Harukawa shifted her focus within the entertainment industry by moving from Stardust Promotion's production department to its voice acting division. This transition marked her formal entry into voice acting. Her initial voice roles included appearances in YouTube manga adaptation videos in early 2021.
Her most notable voice acting role to date came in 2022 within the popular multimedia franchise Uma Musume Pretty Derby. She was announced as the voice of the horse girl Symboli Kris S at a franchise event in May 2022. She reprised this role for the short anime series Uma Yuru, which premiered in October 2022. Her involvement with the franchise extended beyond animation, as she performed the character live at the ANIMAX MUSIC 2022 event and contributed to character songs for the series. She also voices the same character in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby game.
Beyond her voice work in anime and games, Harukawa has demonstrated versatility across other performance media. She has an extensive background in stage productions, including a role as Sailor Star Fighter in the 2017 musical Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Le Mouvement Final. Her career continues to encompass both on-screen and voice acting roles.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Umayuru