Minami Momochi
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Minami Momochi | |
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| Born | Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan |
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| Occupation(s) | DJ, Presenter |
| Website | web |
Minami Momochi (Japanese: 桃知みなみ, Hepburn: Momochi Minami) is a Japanese DJ, idol and presenter, specialising in music from anime. She is notable for performing while dressed in a kigurumi style outfit, wearing an anime-style face mask while performing.
Momochi describes herself as "the world's first animetic idol", and wears an anime-style face mask on stage.[1][2] She made her TV debut on Anison Live on TV Tokyo,[3] and has since appeared on other TV shows including Quiz 30: Danketsu Seyo!, Tsukuriba and Goddotan. Her other roles include acting as a guide to Asagaya's Anime Street,[4] working as an ambassador for Akihabara, hosting NicoNico Douga live broadcasts, and presenting professional wrestling matches.[1] She was the in ring announcer for Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, the women's division of DDT Pro-Wrestling. She left the promotion in 2017.
Momochi claims in an interview with Vice Japan that she looked like an anime character as a child and "used to have a bit of complex about it", but because she was complimented on her looks she decided to become an anime-like idol. She also says that made her own original anime series.[5]
In 2014, Momochi successfully crowdfunded a campaign to become the star in a series of sci-fi ninja light novels, raising ¥1,852,300 ($17,000) on the website Green Funding. The novels, entitled Catch Me in Asagaya: Ninja Mangatronique, are written by Kasuga Yasunori and features a cover illustration by Techno Fuyuno.[4][6]