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Voice Actress, Singer Minako Kotobuki Announces Marriage
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She expressed her deepest thanks to everyone who has supported her ever since she started in the entertainment industry as a child with her characters, her music, and her concerts, adding that "it is because of everyone that I am able to smile every day and spend my days happily even now."
Kotobuki traveled to the United Kingdom for a year-long study trip in March 2020, and returned to Japan in December 2021.
Kotobuki studied language and drama in the U.K. During her stay, she continued her work as a voice actress and started a YouTube channel where she talks about her observations about English culture. She also visited the locations of the K-ON! movie and briefly appeared as a correspondent for the NHK BS Premium television program Itoshii Paris (Dearest Paris).
Kotobuki's anime roles include Sound! Euphonium's Asuka Tanaka, K-ON!'s Tsumugi Kotobuki, Tiger & Bunny's Karina Lyle, Glitter Force Doki Doki's Rikka Hishikawa, Fairy gone's Sweety, Berserk's Rickert, Aikatsu!'s Mizuki Kanzaki, Bloom Into You's Tōko Nanami, and A Certain Scientific Railgun's Mitsuko Kongō.
The voice actress has performed many anime theme songs as part of Sphere, a four-member voice actress and idol group. The group has performed songs for anime including Bakuman. 3, Zakuro, Natsu-iro Kiseki, Squid Girl Season 2, Hatsukoi Limited, and Hanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow.