| Junko Iwao | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 岩男 潤子 | ||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | February 18, 1970 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Beppu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||
| Nationality: | ese | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1994–present | ||||||||||
| Agent: | J. Island | ||||||||||
| Spouse: | Harukichi Yamamoto (1998–2007) | ||||||||||
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is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Her most notable role is in Cardcaptor Sakura, providing the voice to Sakura's best friend and cousin, Tomoyo Daidōji.[1] She also voiced lead character Mima Kirigoe in Perfect Blue,[2] Ceres in Ceres, Celestial Legend, and Kikyo in Hunter x Hunter. In video games, she voiced Pai Chan in Virtua Fighter, Carole Pepper in Honkai Impact 3rd, Mint in Tales of Phantasia and Serika in To Heart.[1]
In 2018, she participated in Anime North, in Toronto, Canada.[3]
In 2019, she attended Anime Matsuri, in Houston, United States.[4]
In 2022, she won the Kazue Takahashi Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards.[5]
In 2023, she was at Otakon, in Washington, D.C., USA[6]
In 2024, she performed at Anime Summit, in Brasília, Brazil.[7]
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Jones | Melissa | Debut role | |||
| Goal FH | Minako Honjo | ||||
| - 95 | New Cutey Honey | Natsuko | OVA | ||
| Chō Kuse ni Narisō | Chitose Morino | ||||
| Macross 7 | Sally Saint Ford | ||||
| Captain Tsubasa J | Aoba Yayoi, Mori | ||||
| Key the Metal Idol | |||||
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Kenta Hasegawa | ||||
| - 96 | Macross 7 Plus | Hennessy, Sally Saint Ford | OAV | ||
| Elementalors | Kana | OVA | |||
| Wedding Peach | Manami | Ep. 21 | |||
| Mojacko | Miki Kawano/Kouno | [8] | |||
| Neon Genesis Evangelion | |||||
| Saint Tail | [9] | ||||
| Super Atragon | Annette | OAV | |||
| Macross 7 Encore | Sally Saint Ford | OAV | |||
| Golden Boy | Employee B | ||||
| Magic User's Club | OVA | ||||
| X | Kotori Monō | ||||
| Harley Spiny | Risuko | ||||
| Garzey's Wing | Rumiko | ||||
| - 97 | Variable Geo | Chiho Masuda | OAV | ||
| Perfect Blue | Mima Kirigoe | ||||
| Hyper Speed GranDoll | Hikaru Amagi | OVA | |||
| Haunted Junction | Reiko | ||||
| Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid | Laila | ||||
| Vampire Princess Miyu | Riri Sone | TV series, Ep. 20 | |||
| - 2000 | Cardcaptor Sakura | Also movies | |||
| Ojarumaru | Kabiko, Keeko | ||||
| Devil Lady | Jun Fudo, Devil Lady | ||||
| Tomoe Yukishiro, Ikuko Katsu | |||||
| Betterman | Sakura | ||||
| To Heart | Serika Kurusugawa, Ayaka Kurusugawa | ||||
| Magic User's Club | Akane Aikawa | TV series | |||
| Melty Lancer | Sakuya Lansaihe | ||||
| Mon Colle Knights | Mori wo itsukushimu tenshi | Ep. 34, 50-51 | |||
| Gate Keepers | Francine Allumage | ||||
| Ceres, Celestial Legend | Ceres | ||||
| My-HiME | [10] | ||||
| To Heart Remember My Memories | Serika Kurusugawa | ||||
| Blue Seed | Valencia Tachibana | OAV | |||
| Tales of Phantasia | Mint Adnade | ||||
| Majime ni Fumajime: Kaiketsu Zorori | Najo | ||||
| Princess Minerva | Tua | ||||
| My-Otome | Akane Soire | [11] | |||
| Mushishi | Setsu | Ep. 14 | |||
| Yoshimune | Hime | ||||
| Refina | |||||
| - 7 | Jigoku Shōjo Futakomori | Honami Senwaki | |||
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Kazuko Saotome | ||||
| Katte ni Kaizō | Yoshiko-sensei, Kaizō (young) | OVA | |||
| Working'!! | Haruna Otoo | ||||
| Hunter × Hunter | Kikyo Zoldyck | ||||
| Place to Place | Kikue Sakuragawa | ||||
| Tamako Market | Sayuri Yumoto | ||||
| Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions -Heart Throb- | Rikka's mother | ||||
| Anpanman | Yakisobakasu, Waffle-chan | ||||
| Case Closed | Noriko Imai | Ep. 383 | |||
| Working!!! | Haruna Otoo | ||||
| Maho Girls PreCure! | Lilia | ||||
| 2017 | Onihei Hankachō | Hisae Hasegawa | |||
| 2018 |
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hikari Horaki | |||||
| Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me | Rikka's Mother | [12] |
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brave Little Toaster | Chris | |||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Princess Mallory | |||
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langrisser IV | Schelfaniel | |||
| Samurai Shodown | Tokihime-Tenhime | |||
| Virtua Fighter series | ||||
| Tales series | Mint Adnade | Phantasia, Abyss | ||
| Eve Burst Error | Marina Hojo | Sega Saturn Also Eve The Lost One | ||
| Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 2 | Rui Maria Marcie | |||
| Neon Genesis Evangelion video games | ||||
| Mayu Usaka | ||||
| Meltylancer | Sakuya | Multiple platforms | ||
| NOeL | Emi Sanokura | Also Noel 3 | [13] | |
| True Love Story 2 | Kodachi Kazama | |||
| To Heart | Serika Kurusugawa, Ayaka Kurusugawa | |||
| Rui Maria Marcie | ||||
| Hyper Speed GranDoll | Hikaru Tenju | |||
| Power Dolls 2: Detachment of Limited Line Service | Alice Knox | PlayStation | ||
| Female warrior, thief | ||||
| Mitsumete Knight | Lesley Lopicana | Also R | ||
| Dragon Force II | Tilis | Sega Saturn | ||
| Princess Quest | Peppy | |||
| Sequence Palladium | Elemi | Windows version | ||
| Cardcaptor Sakura video games | ||||
| Gate Keepers | Francine Allumage | |||
| Armored Core 2 | Nell Aulter | |||
| Grandia II | Tio | |||
| Lineage II | Tutorial voice | |||
| Akane Higurashi | ||||
| Summon Night 4 | Coral | |||
| series | Lefina Enfield | |||
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable | Kazuko Saotome | PSP | ||
| My-Otome series | Akane Sowaru | |||
| Honkai Impact 3 | Carole | Multiple Platform | ||
| Post-Houkai Odyssey DLC | Carole Pepper | |||
| Release date | Title | Catalogue number (Japan) | Oricon[14] < | -- ADD LATER IF AVAILABLE | Sales[15] --> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | Peak position | style= | Weeks charted | ||
| 1995-04-05 | align=left | Hajimemashite (はじめまして, Nice to meet you) | PCCG-00335[16] | ||
| 1995-11-01 | align=left | 18-Ban machi no kiseki (18番街の奇跡, 18th Street Miracle) | PCCG-00349[17] | ||
| 1996-07-19 | align=left | Entrance | PCCA-00978[18] | ||
| 1997-07-07 | align=left | Alive | PCCG-00496[19] | ||
| 1997-09-19 | align=left | Kimochi | PCCG-00417[20] | ||
| 1999-03-03 | align=left | Favorite Songs | PCCG-00472 [21] | ||
| 1998-02-18 | align=left | Iwao Junko Concert Kimochi in Tokyo International Forum (岩男潤子コンサート kimochi in 東京国際フォーラム) | PCCG-00442 [22] | ||
| 1999-11-07 | align=left | Appear | PCCA-01390 [23] | ||
| 2000-12-06 | align=left | Canary | PCCA-01485 [24] | ||
| 2011-10-26 | align=left | Anison Acoustics | JICD-008[25] | 208 | 1 |
| 2013-01-23 | align=left | Anison A to Z | JICD-009[26] | 133 | 1 |
| 2013-07-07 | align=left | Yasashi-sa no Tane (やさしさの種子) | JICD-010[27] | 161 | 2 |
| 2014-07-23 | align=left | Voice | JICD-011[28] | 280 | 1 |