Chikako Akimoto

{{Infobox person

| native_name = 秋元千賀子

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|12|17|df=y}}

| occupation = Voice actress

| notable_works = Ippatsu Kanta-kun as Ichirō Tobase

}}

{{nihongo|Chikako Akimoto|秋元千賀子|Akimoto Chikako|born 17 December 1949|lead=yes}} is a Japanese voice actress from Hokkaido, affiliated with Ritrovo.{{Cite web|url=https://ritrovo-japan.site/%E6%89%80%E5%B1%9E%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA/%E7%A7%8B%E5%85%83%E5%8D%83%E8%B3%80%E5%AD%90/|title=秋元千賀子|publisher=Ritrovo|accessdate=2023-12-15}} She is known for voicing Ichirō Tobase, the main character of Ippatsu Kanta-kun. She was awarded the Seiyu Awards Merit Award in 2023.

Biography

Chikako Akimoto, a native of Hokkaido, was born on 17 December 1949.{{Cite book|title=芸能手帳タレント名簿録Vol.29（'94〜'95）|page=12|publisher=Rengō Tsūshin-sha|date=1994}}{{Cite book|title=出演者名簿（1995年版）|page=11|publisher=Copyright Information Center|date=1994}} She was educated at the {{ill|TV Talent Center|ja|テレビタレントセンター}}.{{Cite book|title=声優の世界－アニメーションから外国映画まで |page=68|publisher=Asahi Sonorama|date=1979-10-30}}

Akimoto was the first voice actor of Hanako Hanazawa in Sazae-san.{{Cite web |title=秋元千賀子(Chikako Akimoto) |url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=02458&namecode=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605211207/http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=02458&namecode=0 |archive-date=2015-06-05 |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=GamePlaza Haruka}} She later voiced Ichirō Tobase, the main character of Ippatsu Kanta-kun. Later, she would later voice other characters in anime, including Kayo Takeo in Invincible Robo Trider G7, Lotte Lehmann in Trapp Family Story, Weigenthaler in The Two Lottes, Versch in My Patrasche, Jessica in Turn A Gundam, Kishida in You're Under Arrest, Regina Bergman in A Little Snow Fairy Sugar, Chigusa Iinuma in Eden of the East, and Zeruel's mom in You're Being Summoned, Azazel.

In 2023, she was awarded the Seiyu Awards Merit Award at the 17th Seiyu Awards.{{Cite news |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=2023-12-15 |title=Some of 17th Seiyu Awards Winners Announced |language=en |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-21/some-of-17th-seiyu-awards-winners-announced/.195133 |access-date=2023-12-15}}

Among her hobbies and special skills are Mizuki-ryū nihon-buyō and urasenke.{{R|声優の世界}}