Ryoko Maekawa
{{short description|Japanese actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ryōko Maekawa
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| native_name = 前川 涼子
| native_name_lang = ja
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| birth_date = August 6
| birth_place = Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan{{Cite web|url=https://www.atomicmonkey.jp/talent/maekawaryoko|title=Ryōko Maekawa|work=Atomic Monkey|date=15 July 2014 |accessdate=September 19, 2024}}
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| occupation = {{Flatlist|
- Actress
- voice actress
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| years_active = 2012-present
| agent = Atomic Monkey
| father = Atsushi Maekawa
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{{Nihongo|Ryoko Maekawa|前川涼子|Maekawa Ryōko|born August 6}} is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture, affiliated with {{ill|Atomic Monkey|ja|アトミックモンキー}}.{{Cite web |title=前川 涼子 |url=https://www.atomicmonkey.jp/talent/maekawaryoko |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Atomic Monkey |date=15 July 2014 |language=ja}} 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.
Biography
Ryoko Maekawa, a native of Kanagawa Prefecture, was born on 6 August. Her father is Atsushi Maekawa, an anime and tokusatsu screenwriter.{{Cite web|title=飽きっぽい私が、初めてこんなに一生懸命になれましたー前川涼子インタビュー（前編）｜Nizista (ニジ★スタ) - オタクカルチャー専門WEBマガジン|url=https://nizista.com/views/article2?id=ad43c290af9511e6863dab7598500f28|website=Nizista (ニジ★スタ) - オタクカルチャー専門WEBマガジン|accessdate=2020-03-28|language=ja}} She was educated at Sagami Women's University Department of Social Management and at Human Academy.{{Cite web|work=相模女子大学 公式サイト|url=http://www.sagami-wu.ac.jp/bloomy/10/p4.html|title=bloomy Vol.10|accessdate=2016-07-18}}{{Cite web|publisher=総合学園ヒューマンアカデミー|url=https://ha.athuman.com/pa/mb/about/hero-more.php?code=070183|title=デビューした先輩たち2 |accessdate=2019-11-13}} She joined the voice acting agency Atomic Monkey in 2014.{{Cite web|work=サルの足跡（アトミックモンキー ブログ）|url=http://blog.livedoor.jp/atomicmonkey/archives/52021933.html|title=はじめまして。/前川涼子|accessdate=2016-07-18}}
In 2016, she starred as Yumine Fuda in Magic of Stella. 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). 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.{{Cite news |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=2023-09-24 |title=The Eminence in Shadow 2nd Season Anime Reveals Ending Song Artists |language=en |work=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-24/the-eminence-in-shadow-2nd-season-anime-reveals-ending-song-artists/.202775 |access-date=2024-03-22}} She will voice Lynne in the 2024 anime I Parry Everything.
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. She performed in several Alstroemeria singles, several of which charted in the Top 10 of the Oricon Singles Chart.{{Cite web |title=アルストロメリアのシングル売上TOP6作品 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/719367/rank/single/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Oricon News}} She will reprise her role in the 2024 anime adaptation.
Her hobbies and special skills include competitive karuta and volleyball.
Filmography
=Television animation=
=Anime films=
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!Year !Title !Role !Ref. |
| 2013
|Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya | |
| 2021
|Shimajiro the Movie: Shimajiro and the Flying Ship |Mordi's Third Son |
| 2022
|Chiho Tochikura |
| 2023
|Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions | |
=Original net animation=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Ref. |
| 2019
|Kokoro Yoshizawa |
=Video games=
References
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External links
- [https://www.atomicmonkey.jp/talent/maekawaryoko Official agency profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{anime News Network|people|134966}}
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Category:Japanese video game actresses
Category:Japanese women pop singers
Category:Voice actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture
Category:Singers from Kanagawa Prefecture
Category:21st-century Japanese actresses
Category:21st-century Japanese singers