Mayu Mineda
Mayu Mineda is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture, affiliated with VIMS. She is known for portraying Kanako Mitsue in Stars Align, Meguru Hachimiya in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, Millia in Peach Boy Riverside, and Higuruma in In [the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki].
Biography
Mayu Mineda, a native of Nagano Prefecture, was born on 28 November 1997. As a junior high school student, she was head of her school's art club, went to school with future voice actress Nanami Atsugi, discovered an interest in anime while watching MegaMan NT Warrior, bought a character CD of Azusa Nakano and felt that two of the characters Aoi Yūki was voicing – Diane from The [Seven Deadly Sins (manga)|The Seven Deadly Sins] and Madoka Kaname from Puella Magi Madoka Magica – "fit perfectly together" despite having "completely different personalities". She became interested in voice acting because of her interest in anime and acting, the latter of which was inspired by her family's visits to Shiki Theatre Company musicals.She was educated at Japan Narration Acting Institute, and she joined VIMS in 2017. In July 2019, she was cast as Kanako Mitsue in Stars Align. In April 2020, she was cast as Shaei Miyama in A [Certain Scientific Railgun T]. In May 2021, she was cast as Millia in Peach Boy Riverside. In March 2022, she was cast as Higuruma in In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki.
Mineda voices Meguru Hachimiya in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, a spin-off of The Idolmaster franchise. As part of the franchise, she performed in several of Illumination Stars' singles, two of which reached the Top 5 in the Oricon Singles Chart.
She and Ryōta Suzuki co-hosted the AnimeJapan 2021 livestream on 18 February. Her debut mini album, "Who Are Me?", was released from Dreamusic on 2 August 2023.
Filmography
Anime television
2018
- Merc Storia: Mukiryoku no Shōnen to Bin no Naka no Shōjo, child
- Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood, girl A
2019
- Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest, Taeko Sugawara
- Beyblade Burst GT, spectator
- Domestic Girlfriend, female student B
- Dr. Stone, child
- Fire Force, Sister Sakura
- Let's! Gonjirō, staff
- Stars Align, Kanako Mitsue
- Wasteful Days of High School Girls, students
- We Never Learn, Hazuki Yuiga
2020
- A Certain Scientific Railgun T, Shaei Miyama
- Ahiru no Sora, Akiyoshi
- Mewkledreamy, Director Oshio
- Monster Girl Doctor, fairy
- Genie Family 2020, Mihoshi Amanogawa
- Saikyō Kamizmode, Rin Tanba
2021
- Peach Boy Riverside, Millia
2022
- In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki, Higuruma
2023
- Sacrificial Princess and [the King of Beasts], Princess Alba
- Synduality: Noir, Kanata
2025
- Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota, Odajima-san
Animated film
2020
Video games
2018
- Brown Dust, Eldora, Sui
- Hentai Shōjo: Formation Girls, Masumi Ōyama
- Kurokishi to Shiro no Maou, Elrune
- Phantom of the Kill, Neil
2019
- Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX, RoRo
- Kingdom of Heroes, Hildegard
- Monster Strike, Orane
- Project NOAH, Sakiya Momohara
- Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai: Ōzora no Take Off Girls!, Ritta
2020
- BraveSword X BlazeSoul, Luisette
- Girls' Frontline, Magal, Gr VP70
- Magia Record, Suzuka Sakuya
- World Flipper, Samasa
2021
- Caligula2, Key
- Last Period, Clever
- The Idolmaster Shiny Colors, Meguru Hachimiya
2022
- Alchemist Garden, Chelmy
- Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2, Roro
2023
- Grim Guardians: Demon Purge, Kasumi Sakaguchi
Other
2024
- VOICEPEAK, Miyamai Moca
- Synthesizer V AI, Miyamai Moca