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Mayumi Tanaka

Born January 15, 1955 is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She voices Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece, Krillin, Yajirobe and Uranai Baba in Dragon Ball, Ryunosuke Fujinami in Urusei Yatsura, Koenma in Yu Yu Hakusho; Pazu in Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Kirimaru Setsuno in Nintama Rantarō, Kanna Kirishima in the Sakura Wars series, the titular role of TwinBee in Konami's shoot-'em-up series TwinBee, and MegaMan Volnutt in the Mega Man Legends series and related Capcom crossovers. She received the Kazue Takahashi Award at the 5th Seiyu Awards.

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Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka, an award-winning actress who voices the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy in the global phenomenon “One Piece,” laughs on stage with rock singer NANO, the master of ceremonies, at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This year, Yokota-Con showcased in-country talent with live performances from dance and vocal group MADKID and dance group Giny

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Name
Mayumi Tanaka
Born
15 January 1955
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Spouse
Hiroyuki Shibamoto (divorced)
Occupation
* Actress
Nationality
Japan
Education
Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College
Honours
Kazue Takahashi Award · Seiyu Awards Kids/Family Award
Languages
Japanese

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