Minami Tanaka

Okay, Minami Tanaka has one of those voices you clock instantly: bright, a little husky, and full of this scrappy can-do energy that makes even a throwaway line land. I love that she came up the honest way, a Kanagawa kid who went all-in on seiyuu work and walked off with a Best New Actress award back in 2017, which tells you the talent was real and not just hype. What gets me is she doesn't stay in the booth either; she sings, she performs, she throws herself out front, and that whole-hearted commitment bleeds through whatever she's voicing. There's no half-measure with her, and honestly that's the trait I'd bet on long-term. I find her genuinely fun to root for, the kind of performer whose enthusiasm is contagious enough to pull a smile out of you whether you meant to or not.

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Minami Tanaka is a Japanese voice actress born on January 22, 1996, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She is represented by 81 Produce and established herself early in her career, winning the Voice Actress Award for Best New Actress at the 2017 Voice Actor Awards. In addition to voice acting she is active as a singer, and is known on social media under the handle minazou.

Name (English)

Minami Tanaka

Name (Japanese)

田中美海

Reading

たなか みなみ

Born

January 22, 1996 (age 30)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat

Origin

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Blood type

A

Height

156 cm

Agency

81プロデュース

Occupation

Voice Actress

Awards & achievements

• 2017 — Voice Actor Awards, Best New Actress

Works summary

Appearances

530 (2013–2026)

By year

2013: 1, 2014: 13, 2015: 21, 2016: 22, 2017: 33, 2018: 20, 2019: 30, 2020: 21, 2021: 39, 2022: 27, 2023: 24, 2024: 17, 2025: 27, 2026: 12

Debut work

山本寛アワー ワグっていいとも！

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.81produce.co.jp/actor_search/index.php/item?id=242
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/minazou_in_sta/
• Xhttps://x.com/minazou_373
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E4%B8%AD%E7%BE%8E%E6%B5%B7
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17160897

Tags

• From Kanagawa Prefecture
• Voice Actress

Last updated

2026-08-26

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