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# Yuriko Yamaguchi

Actor. Born 21 November 1965 in Osaka, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 November 1965, Osaka, Japan
- **Also known as:** Izumi Botan / 和泉 牡丹, Yamaguchi Yuriko / 山口百里子, Jinno Eiko / 神野英子, Nikaidou Yoshiko / 二階堂美子, 山口 由里子

## Biography

Yuriko Yamaguchi is a Japanese voice actress and narrator. Born on 21 November 1965 in Osaka Prefecture, she has been affiliated with Aoni Production since 2013, having previously worked with 81 Produce, as a freelancer and with Vi-Vo.

She is known for voicing Dr. Ritsuko Akagi in *Neon Genesis Evangelion* (1995) and its films, Nico Robin in *One Piece* (1999–present) and related films, Vados in *Dragon Ball Super* (2015), and Nurse Joy in the *Pokémon* series (1997–2010). She has also appeared in tokusatsu and video games.

Her real name is written 山口百里子 (read the same). She has used aliases including Izumi Botan, Jinno Eiko and Nikaidou Yoshiko for some adult-oriented work.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, ja.wikipedia.org, behindthevoiceactors.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Neon Genesis Evangelion* (1995), Fi1m 86, as Dr. Ritsuko Akagi (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/neon-genesis-evangelion.md)

## Also known for

- *One Piece* (1999), Nico Robin (voice), Nico Olvia (voice)
- *Dragon Ball Super* (2015), Vados (voice)
- *Super Dragon Ball Heroes* (2018), Vados (voice)
- *Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion* (1997), Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
- *One Piece Film Red* (2022), Nico Robin (voice)
- *Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone* (2007), Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
- *Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance* (2009), Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
- *Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time* (2021), Ritsuko Akagi (voice)

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