Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi (竹内 順子, Takeuchi Junko^?</sup , born April 5, 1972) is a Japanese seiyū and occasional singer born in Saitama prefecture. In 2005, she belonged to the entertainment agency called Love Live, currently Ogi Pro THE NEXT, which is not related to the multimedia project Love Live!, which began in 2010.

Some of his well-known roles include the anime Naruto, as its protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki, in Yes! Pretty Cure 5 as Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge, in the anime Digimon Frontier, as Takuya Kanbara, in Medabots as Metabee, in the Digimon franchise as Gomamon, in Hunter x Hunter (1999), as Gon Freecss, in Onegai My Melody as Kuromi, in Inazuma Eleven as Mamoru Endō and in Little Witch Academia as Croix Meridies.

Personal life

She is the youngest of three children. As a child she studied ballet and piano for seven and a half years. She enrolled in Nihon University in 1991, Faculty of Art, but dropped out two years later. For several years she worked as a shoe saleswoman and taught piano lessons at a private school in Tokyo. Originally she wanted to work in a bank office. In 1996 she joined the BQ MAP Theater Company, where she had several appearances on stage. She met voice actor Kenji Hamada in 1999. They married in 2006. Her first child was born in 2012 and the other in 2017.

Roles played

Takeuchi has lent his voice to the following anime characters:

• Uzumaki Naruto, Naruto, Naruto Shippūden, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
• Takuya KanbaraDigimon Frontier and Digimon Xros Wars
• Sabo (child), One Piece
• Yūra Yoshizawa, Planzet
• Akamaru, Naruto
• BreakBeast Wars Neo
• Dieter, Monster
• Endo Mamoru, Inazuma Eleven
• Faber, Read or Die
• GomamonDigimon Adventure (1999), Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Xros Wars, Digimon Adventure tri. and Digimon Adventure (2020)
• Gon Freecs, Hunter × Hunter (1999)
• HamiPiano no Mori
• Honjō Kamatari (Rol Debut), Rurouni Kenshin (1996)
• HinaNaruto Shippūden
• Ms. Kitamoto, Shin Chan
• Ted., Maruss, Konjiki no Gash Bell
• Lindsey von WincottKyō Kara Maō!
• KuromiOnegai My Melody
• Kenta Hoshino, Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart
• Menma Uzumaki, Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
• Ishio Kai, Zoku Natsume Yūjin-Chō
• Lambo (child)Katekyō Hitman Reborn!
• Megumi YoshikawaPrincess Princess
• MetabeeMedabots
• Mokuba KaibaYu-Gi-Oh!
• MoonBeast Wars Second
• Rika Minami, Highschool of the Dead
• Arata/Doyle, Pokemon: Best Wishes
• NoelClaymore
• Photon Earth, Photon
• Rin Natsuki/Cure RougePretty Cure 5 and Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go!
• Seto Koharu, Baby Love (OVA)
• Takaouji Shirou, Ouran High School Host Club
• Hajime TakiCaptain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
• YōtaKyōkai no Rinne
• Daigoro Kitaouji Gintama (chap. 188)
• Red, Pokémon Origins
• OtomatsuOnihei Hankachō cap. 7
• Croix MeridiesLittle Witch Academy
• Hapu, Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon
• Yuto KondoKoi wa Ameagari
• KaiShōnen Onmyōji
• Sukeroku, Dororo (2019)
• Bachiko BarbecuesMairimashita! Iruma-kun
• Cuza AckermannBeyblade Burst God

Roles in video games

Takeuchi has lent his voice to the following video game characters:

• Hokutomaru, Garou: Mark of the Wolves
• Jack RusselRadiata Stories
• Marky, Garou: Mark of the Wolves
• Rainbow MikaStreet Fighter Alpha 3
• Mamoru Endou, Inazuma Eleven, Inazuma Eleven 2, Inazuma Eleven 3, Inazuma Eleven GO
• Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto Video Games, Battle Stadium D.O.N., Jump Force, Jump Super Stars, Jump Ultimate Stars, J-Stars Victory Vs
• Louise, Lugh, Fire Emblem Heroes
• GingerBrave, Cookie Run: Kingdom
• SatoruApe Escape 3
• Honoka YamatoCorpse Seed
• Merli Anne and Nena, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future

Drama CD

• Aiki HiroseNakamura-kun!
• Mayumi ObinataMainichi Seiten!
• Maka AlbarnSoul Eater
• Kei/Megumi Yoshikawa, The Day of Revolution
• Haru Hinomoto, Yours For An Hour

Dubbing roles

• Giggle McDimplesToy Story 4
• Gumball Watterson, The Amazing World of Gumball
• Taranee CookW.I.T.C.H.
• Dawn Bellwether, Zootopia
• Ana DeCobray/BaronesaG.I. Joe: Snake Eyes
• Billy Costa, The Golden Compass
• MrBeast, YouTube

Recognitions

Takeuchi has been recognized by the Seiyū Awards in the category such as "Family/Children Award" for voicing Naruto Uzumaki (in Naruto Shippūden) and Mamoru Endō (in Inazuma Eleven) in 2011, and also in the "Synergy Award" with Yuka Terasaki in 2012.