Rica Matsumoto (松本 梨香, Matsumoto Rika^?) (born November 30, 1968) is a seiyū and J-pop singer who was born in Yokohama. Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rika Matsumoto. She is one of the original members of the popular vocal group JAM Project. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Voice actor. ... J-pop is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... Yokohama ) is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and Japans largest incorporated city,[1] with a population of 3. ... A romanization or latinization is a system for representing a word or language with the Roman (Latin) alphabet, where the original word or language used a different writing system. ... JAM Project is an anime music supergroup comprised of Hironobu Kageyama, Rica Matsumoto, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, Masami Okui, and Yoshiki Fukuyama. ...

Rica Matsumoto was born in Yokohama. After the way of the Stage, she embarked on Dubbing and Singing career. Rica is a very skillful and excellent good artist: her voice is powerful, widely, very deep and charming too. The most popular role dubbed by Rica is "Ash Ketchum" (Satoshi), the main character of the Japanese animation series Pokémon (Pocket Monsters). She especially likes to dub roles of young boys. Yokohama ) is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and Japans largest incorporated city,[1] with a population of 3. ... Still from the movie Ghost in the Shell (1995) This article is about Japanese animation. ... The official Pokémon logo. ...

Matsumoto is another widely-heard voice artist, both in her music recordings and her dubbing work in anime, where she has had lead or supporting roles in dozens of series. She has also had a radio show in Japan and does some dubbing work for translations of American films and TV series into Japanese. While she is still active in voice acting, her major performance work now is with the group JAM Project, which performs songs for and from anime; one of their famous performances was a 24-hour marathon during which members of the group sang excerpts from one thousand anime songs. JAM Project is an anime music supergroup comprised of Hironobu Kageyama, Rica Matsumoto, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, Masami Okui, and Yoshiki Fukuyama. ...

Matsumoto's CD "Mezase Pokémon Master" (Pokémon Japanese Theme Song) have sold over 1.85 million copies in Japan.

Notable songs

• "Alive A Life" (Opening for Kamen Rider Ryuki)
• "Mezase Pokémon Master" (Opening for Pokémon)

Kamen Rider Ryuki (仮面ライダー龍騎 Kamen Raidā Ryūki), translated as Masked Rider Dragoon, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. ... The official Pokémon logo. ...

Notable voice roles

• Satoshi (known as Ash Ketchum in the English version) in Pocket Monsters (Pokémon)
• Jim Hawking in Outlaw Star
• Chihiro Kawai in Pretty Sammy
• Aoi in You're Under Arrest
• Kei in Dirty Pair Flash
• Ryo Bakura and Dark Bakura in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (known as Yu-Gi-Oh! outside of Japan)
• Fusuke in Ninku
• Suzumebachi in Naruto
• Sis in Now and Then, Here and There
• Nozomu Ozora in Moldiver
• Shizuka Fujiyama in Gokusen

Ash Ketchum, known in Japanese as Satoshi ), is the fictional main character whose adventures are followed in the anime Pokémon. ... Ash Ketchum, known in Japanese as Satoshi ), is the fictional main character whose adventures are followed in the anime Pokémon. ... The Pokémon , Pocket Monsters) anime metaseries, based on the video game series, was created in Japan and was then adapted for the North American television market. ... Outlaw Star ) is a 26-episode anime series created by Sunrise, loosely based on the manga by Takehiko Ito. ... Pretty Sammy Magical Project S DVD #1 Pretty Sammy (魔法少女プリティサミー, Mahou Shoujo Puriti Samii) is an anime based on the magically transformed version of the Sasami character from the various Tenchi Muyo! series. ... Youre Under Arrest ) is the title of both manga and anime created by Kosuke Fujishima, famous for his later popular series, Oh! My Goddess (also known as Ah! My Goddess or Ah! Megami-sama). ... Dirty Pair Flash (ダーティペア Flash) is a humorous science fiction anime and manga franchise based on the light novel series by Haruka Takachiho. ... Ryo Bakura (獏良 了 Bakura Ryō) is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh!. In the English Duel Monsters anime, he is known as simply Bakura, and in the English Yu-Gi-Oh! Eternal Duelists Soul video game, Bakuras name is incorrectly given in the... Yu-Gi-Oh!, known in Japan and the rest of Asia as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (遊☆戯☆王デュエル モンスターズ Yūgiō Dyueru Monsutāzu) is an anime based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. ... Ninku was a Japanese manga series (that was later adapted into an anime television series) about an odd-looking 12-year old boy named Fusuke who is actually a powerful warrior from the Ninku school of martial arts, which mixes ninjitsu and karate. ... This article is about the manga and anime series. ... Now and Then, Here and There (Japanese title:今、そこにいる僕; Ima Soko ni Iru Boku) is a Japanese 13-episode fictional anime series that was broadcast on Japanese TV from October 1999 to January 2000. ... Moldiver ) is a 6-episode 1993 OVA anime series. ... Gokusen Mob Teacher) is a Japanese manga, drama, and anime. ...

External links

• Rica Matsumoto's Japanese Official Home Page
• Rica Matsumoto's English Official Home Page
• Rica Matsumoto's International Home Page