Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi
Native name	竹内 順子
Born	(1972-04-05) April 5, 1972 Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1996-present
Agent	Ogipro The Next Co. Inc.
Notable work	Naruto as Naruto Uzumaki

Junko Takeuchi (竹内 順子, Takeuchi Junko, born April 5, 1972 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actress employed by Ogipro The Next Co. Inc. Taking a well-trod path by many voice actresses, she often voices young male characters with generally very quirky and goofy personalities. Her most notable roles are in Naruto, where she plays the main character, Naruto Uzumaki, in Medabots as Metabee and in Inazuma Eleven as Mamoru Endou, and in the 1999 version of Hunter x Hunter as Gon Freecss. She is also the Japanese voice of Gumball Watterson on The Amazing World of Gumball. She has a son born in 2012.

Filmography

1997

• Rurouni Kenshin – Honjō Kamatari
• Photon – Photon Earth

1998

• Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers – Moon

1999

• Super Life-Form Transformers: Beast Wars Neo – Break
• Digimon Adventure – Gomamon
• Hunter × Hunter – Gon Freecss
• Medabots – Metabee

2000

• Digimon Adventure 02 – Gomamon
• Medabots Damashii – Metabee
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters – Mokuba Kaiba

2001

• Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver – Naoki
• Read or Die – Fabre
• Ask Dr. Rin! – Yue Konishi and Tenshin
• Captain Tsubasa – Takeshi Sawada (young) and Hajime Taki (young)

2002

• Naruto – Naruto Uzumaki
• Digimon Frontier – Takuya Kanbara
• Hanada Shōnen-shi – Hanada Tokuko

2003

• Zatch Bell! – Maruss, Ted

2004

• Monster – Dieter
• Kakurenbo – Hikora
• Major – Okamura Trio

2005

• Onegai My Melody – Kuromi
• Absolute Boy – Wakkun

2006

• Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star – Kenta Hoshino
• Princess Princess – Kei/Megumi Yoshikawa
• Ouran High School Host Club – Shiro Takaouji
• Saru Get You -On Air- – Satoru
• Yonna in the Solitary Fortress – Piggott
• Katekyo Hitman Reborn! – Lambo

2007

• Naruto Shippudden – Naruto Uzumaki
• Yes! PreCure 5 – Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
• Claymore – Noel
• Gin Tama – Daigoro Kitaouji
• Sisters of Wellber – Tina Lawter

2008

• Inazuma Eleven – Mamoru Endo
• Kyo Kara Maoh! – Lindsey von Wincott
• Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! – Kikitchi

2009

• Zoku Natsume Yūjin-Chō – Ishio Kai
• Jewelpet – Toor, Tata, Lapis, Mint

2010

• Digimon Xros Wars – Takuya Kanbara, Gomamon
• Inazuma Eleven – Kanon Endo
• Highschool of the Dead – Rika Minami

2011

• One Piece – Sabo (young)
• Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo – Mimi
• Inazuma Eleven GO – Mamoru Endo, Mecha Endo

2013

• Pocket Monsters: The Origin – Red

2015

• Kyokai no RINNE – Youta
• Digimon Adventure tri. – Gomamon

2016

• Nyanbo! - Mike

Drama CDs

• Mainichi Seiten! – Mayumi Obinata
• Soul Eater – Maka Albarn
• The Day of Revolution – Kei/Megumi Yoshikawa
• Yours For An Hour - Haru Hinomoto

Video games

• Street Fighter Zero 3 (1998) – R. Mika
• Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999) – Hokutomaru
• Naruto video games (2003-present) – Naruto Uzumaki
• Radiata Stories (2005) – Jack Russell
• Ape Escape 3 (2005) – Satoru
• Inazuma Eleven (2008) – Mamoru Endo

Dubbing

Live-action

• Cop Car – Travis (James Freedson-Jackson)
• Frailty – young Fenton (Matt O'Leary)
• A Lot like Love – Emily Friehl (Amanda Peet)

Animation

• W.I.T.C.H. – Taranee Cook
• Zootopia – Dawn Bellwether
• The Amazing World of Gumball – Gumball Watterson

Discography

Songs

• "Oh! Enka!" (Naruto)
• "Life Goes On" (Naruto)
• "Naruto's Neko Song" (Naruto)
• "Gyu-ru-ru" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto)
• "Touki ~Fighting Spirits~" (Naruto)
• "Naruto Ondo" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto (with Chie Nakamura and Shotaro Morikubo))
• "Distance" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto All Stars)
• "Tsubomi" (as Naruto Uzumaki) (Naruto All Stars)
• "Salamander" (as Takuya Kanbara) (Digimon Frontier)
• Secret Rendezvous (as Takuya Kanbara) (Digimon Frontier)
• "Muteki na Bataashi" (as Gomamon) (Digimon Adventure 02)
• "Sora wo Kurooru (as Gomamon) (Digimon Adventure 02 (with Masami Kikuchi))
• "Chie to Yuuki da! Medarotto" (as Metabee) (Medarot)
• Kaze no Muki ga Kattara (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter)
• Tobira (Gon and Killua version) (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako))
• Hunter Ondo (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi))
• GONtte yatsu wa (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako and Kaida Yuki and Goda Hozumi))
• ONNAtte subarashii (as Jango-sama) (Hunter x Hunter)
• Tabidachi (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter)
• Taisetsuna koto (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako))
• Te o Tsunaide (as Gon) (Hunter x Hunter (with Mitsuhashi Kanako))
• Futari (Ask Dr. Rin! (with Kana Kouguchi))
• Tomo Yo (as Ted) (Konjiki no Gash Bell!!)
• Kuroi Hitomi (as Kuromi) (Onegai My Melody)
• Kuromi Rondo (as Kuromi) (Onegai My Melody)
• Kuromi Punk (as Kuromi) (Onegai My Melody)
• Lambo-san's Ambition (as Lambo) (Reborn)
• Gyouza Gyuudon no Uta (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan)
• Yakusoku no Bashou (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Vongola's Family)
• A fun song (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan)
• Tatta Latta (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Li Mei Chan, Yuuna Inamura, Askesaka Satomi and Hitomi Yoshida
• Mirai no Oozora e (as Lambo ) ("Reborn") (with Vongola's Family)
• Mata ne no Kisetsu - 7th ending to Inazuma Eleven (as Endou Mamoru)
• Mamotte Miseru! - (Inazuma Eleven CD - Endou Mamoru Character Songs)
• Dakara Zettai Daijoubu - (Inazuma Eleven) as Endou Mamoru
• Maji de Kansha (as Endou Mamoru) (Inazuma Eleven cast)
• Reversible - (as Rin Natsuki) (Yes! PreCure 5)
• Jounetsu - (as Rin Natsuki) (Yes! PreCure 5)
• Okaerinasai - (as Rin Natsuki) (Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!) (with Yūko Sanpei)

References

• Nakagami, Yoshikatsu et al. "Voice Actress Spotlight". (June 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 112–113.
• Yegulalp, Serdar (October 14, 2011). "Junko Takeuchi: New York Comic-Con / Anime Festival 2011 Interview". About.com. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2011. 
• Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 31, 2011). "Interview: Junko Takeuchi". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
• Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 14, 2011). "Naruto Shippuden Panel". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 

External links

• Official blog
• Official website
• Junko Takeuchi at Ryu's Seiyuu Info
• Junko Takeuchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Junko Takeuchi at the Internet Movie Database
• Junko Takeuchi at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (Japanese)
• Junko Takeuchi at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database