Ryoko Maekawa
Japanese actress
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Ryoko Maekawa (前川涼子, Maekawa Ryōko; born August 6) is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture, affiliated with Asleben.[2] She is known for her roles as Yumine Fuda in Magic of Stella, Ayane Mizuno in Tsuki ga Kirei, Tenka Ōsaki in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, Kansuke in Sing "Yesterday" for Me, Hanabi Natsubayashi in Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki, Collei in Genshin Impact, and Lynne in I Parry Everything. She is the daughter of screenwriter Atsushi Maekawa.
- Actress
- voice actress
Ryōko Maekawa | |
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前川 涼子 | |
| Born | August 6 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan[1] |
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| Years active | 2012-present |
| Agent | Asleben |
| Father | Atsushi Maekawa |
Biography
Ryoko Maekawa, a native of Kanagawa Prefecture, was born on 6 August.[3] Her father is Atsushi Maekawa, an anime and tokusatsu screenwriter.[4] She was educated at Sagami Women's University Department of Social Management and at Human Academy.[5][6] She joined the voice acting agency Atomic Monkey in 2014.[7]
In 2016, she starred as Yumine Fuda in Magic of Stella.[8] She later voiced Ayane Mizuno in Tsuki ga Kirei (2017), Higuchi in Asobi Asobase (2018), Miu Mishima in Da Capo 4 (2019), Kansuke in Sing "Yesterday" for Me (2020), and Hanabi Natsubayashi in Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki (2021–present).[9][10][11][12][13] In 2023, she was part of the quartet Shadow Garden Numbers when they performed "Polaris in the Night", the ending theme for The Eminence in Shadow anime's second season.[14] She will voice Lynne in the 2024 anime I Parry Everything.[15]
In 2018, she was cast as Tenka Ōsaki, one of the three members of the unit Alstroemeria, in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, a spinoff of The Idolmaster franchise.[16] She performed in several Alstroemeria singles, several of which charted in the Top 10 of the Oricon Singles Chart.[17] She reprised her role in the 2024 anime adaptation.[18]
She left Atomic Monkey on July 31, 2025 and joined Asleben on August 1.[19][2]
Her hobbies and special skills include competitive karuta and volleyball.[3]
Filmography
Television animation
Anime films
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya | [3] | |
| 2021 | Shimajiro the Movie: Shimajiro and the Flying Ship | Mordi's Third Son | [23] |
| 2022 | The Anthem of the Heart | Chiho Tochikura | [3] |
| 2023 | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions | [3] |
Original net animation
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kengan Ashura | Kokoro Yoshizawa | [3] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Honkai Impact 3rd | Wendy | [3] |
| Kirara Fantasia | Yumine Fuda | [3] | |
| 2018 | Kotodaman | [3] | |
| The Idolmaster Shiny Colors | Tenka Ōsaki | [16] | |
| Libra of Precatus | Camilla Sterling | [3] | |
| 2019 | Da Capo 4 | Miu Mishima | [11] |
| Memories of Link | Erika | [24] | |
| 2020 | Final Gear | PN26 Illeheath | [25] |
| 2021 | The Idolmaster Starlit Season | Tenka Ōsaki | [26] |
| 2022 | Heaven Burns Red | Yuki Izumi | [27] |
| Eternal Tree | Siltear | [28] | |
| Azur Lane | RN Bolzano | [29] | |
| Genshin Impact | Collei | [30] | |
| Fitness Boxing | Lin | [31] | |
| 2023 | The Idolmaster Shiny Colors: Song for Prism | Tenka Ōsaki | [32] |