Mika Kikuchi

Mika Kikuchi (菊地 美香, Kikuchi Mika, born December 16, 1983) is a Japanese actress and voice actress affiliated with Production Ogi.^[2]

Biography

In 2000, Mika made her stage debut as Janet in the Japanese version of the musical Annie. She also had small roles in Suicide Circle and Battle Royale II: Requiem before landing the role of Koume "Umeko" Koudo/DekaPink in 2004's iteration of the Super Sentai franchise, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.

Mika then diversified into voice acting in 2005, voicing the character Mokona in the anime Tsubasa Chronicle and xxxHoLiC, based on Clamp's popular manga. She has also presented a children's variety show Nyanchuu World on the NHK channel, as well as net radio work for Tsubasa Chronicle (with fellow voice actress Yui Makino) and Mai Otome (with Ami Koshimizu), the popular anime in which she plays the lead character Arika Yumemiya. On December 16, 2009, her birthday, she married actor Yūji Kishi, who is 13 years her senior. They met during the 2007 Japanese stage tour of Les Misérables, and coincidentally both have had their acting debuts in a Super Sentai Series.^[3] They filed for divorce on December 29, 2011.^[4]

Filmography

Anime

TV

• xxxHolic – Mokona Modoki^[5]
• Tsubasa Chronicle – Mokona Modoki^[5]
• Mai Otome – Arika Yumemiya
• Pokémon: Battle Frontier – Shiromi
• Capeta – Monami Suzuki (Middle School)
• Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo – Bougainvillea
• Katekyo Hitman REBORN – Bluebell
• Girls und Panzer – Noriko Isobe

Films

• Tsubasa Chronicle - The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom – Mokona Modoki
• xxxHolic - A Midsummer Night's Dream – Mokona Modoki

Original video animation (OVA)

• Tsubasa TOKYO REVELATIONS – Mokona Modoki
• Tsubasa Shunraiki – Mokona Modoki
• xxxHolic Shunmuki – Mokona Modoki
• xxxHolic: Rou – Mokona Modoki
• Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo x Yankee-kun to Megane-chan – Rinka Himeji

Live-action Television

• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger – Koume "Umeko" Kodou/Dekapink
• One Missed Call – Kanna
• Kamen Rider Kabuto – Yuki Tamai (Guest in episode 3)
• Nyanchuu World – Mika-Chan (Host; Children's Series)
• Aikatsu! – Kokone Kurisu

Films

• Suicide Circle – Sakura Kuroda
• Φ, Phi – Ayaka
• Battle Royale II: Requiem – Ayane Yagi
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action – Koume "Umeko" Kodou/Dekapink
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger – Koume "Umeko" Kodou/Dekapink
• Mahou Sentai Magiranger vs. Dekaranger – Koume "Umeko" Kodou/Dekapink
• Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle – Koume "Umeko" Kodou/Dekapink
• Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma! – Jun Terada
• Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!! – Honoshu Warrior Tsukinowa

Stage

• Aikatsu! – Kokone Kurisu
• Annie – Janet
• Morning Musume Musical:Love Century -Yume wa Minakerya Hajimaranai- – Chika
• Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru – Kaoru
• NOISE – Mami
• My Life – Yumi
• Les Misérables (2007-2009 Japanese Stage Tour) – Cosette
• Hakuōki Musical: Hijikata Toshizo version – Yukimura Chizuru

Dubbing

• Power Rangers S.P.D. – Sydney "Syd" Drew/SPD Pink Ranger

Discography

Related CDs

• My Star by Mika Kikuchi. This CD Single (AVCA-22878, released by avex mode) is her debut single; this from Mika's own venture into recording her own music.^[6][7]
• Hanjuku Heroine(半熟ヒロイン☆) by Mika Kikuchi and Ami Koshimizu(Mai Otome net radio opening theme)
• Otome wa DO MY BEST desho?(乙女はDO MY BESTでしょ？) by Mika Kikuchi and Ami Koshimizu(Mai Otome ending theme)
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger OST (features several tracks with Mika's vocals)
• Mahou Sentai Magiranger OST (Song: "Tenkuukai no Yasuragi ~ Peace in the Heavens")
• Chou Ninja Tai Inazuma OST: Thank You ~2007 .Jun ver~

References

External links

• Official agency profile (Japanese)
• Official blog (Japanese)
• Mika Kikuchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Mika Kikuchi at the Internet Movie Database
• Mika Kikuchi at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (Japanese)