Marika Matsumoto (松本 まりか, Matsumoto Marika, born September 12, 1984) is a Japanese actress. From 2001 and 2003, she was known as "Mini Stop-chan", acting as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan. She is the owner of a unique voice and has held a recital with upcoming star Satoshi Tsumabuki. Since November 2005, she has been on the A&G Radio Show: Anisupa! segment Anisupa Kōnin Akujo Queen. Her major roles in anime include Maya Tōmi in Fafner in the Azure, Chocolat Meilleure in Sugar Sugar Rune, Miwako Sakurada in Paradise Kiss, Kazamori Sasa in Un-Go and Diancie in Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. In video games, she provides the voice of Rikku in Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, and Kingdom Hearts II. In live-action films, she portrayed herself in the Kōji Shiraishi-directed horror film The Curse, and Yuka Morita in the Takashi Shimizu film Reincarnation.
Movies
Shrieking in the Rain Hanako
Reincarnation Yuka Morita
Alone Together
I SCREAM FEVER Yu Takashima
Junji Inagawa's Shivering Horror
Kyrie Ikko's Ex-boyfriend's Girlfriend
Youkai Share-house: Hakuba no Οujisama ja Νainkai Iwa Yotsuya
All Because of Me
Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm Rikku
Whisper of the Heart [Shizuku's Senior]
Night, Birds Scream Yuko
The Women in the Lakes
Penance Kaori
Ice Cream Fever Yu Takashima
Black Jack Patient with Lion's Face Disease
Same Old, Same Old Aoba Harada
Soukyuu no Fafner: Behind the Line
The Little Star
Opening Night Marika Hara
Traces of Sin Reiko Yamamoto
Cold Bloom Shoko
Memoirs of a Murderer Minako Kawakita
Nisekoi: False Love Kyoko Nichihara
What Happens Before War? Narration
Noroi: The Curse Self
Space Battleship Yamato M. Nishina
Farewell Song TV Reporter
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction Diancie (voice)
The Sacrament Matsumoto
Life Finds A Way Doctor
Blue
Tropical-Rouge! Precure: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! Sharon (voice)
Shows
Death Office Nishikawa
Pareto's Miscalculation: Caseworker Murder Case
Saikou no Obahan Nakajima Haruko Kikuchi Izumi
Mukou no Hate Ikematsu Ritsuko
Amuri in Star Ocean Purmo Allen
太陽の季節
A Day-Off of Ryoma Takeuchi Marika Matsumoto
Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor Maya Tomi
Sugar Sugar Rune Chocolat Meilleure
Paradise Kiss Miwako Sakurada (voice)
Kyojo Aiko Tazawa（田澤 愛子）
Meikyō Shisui: Bu no KAMIWAZA
Sayoko is Back Masako Hanamiya
Tokyo, aidano, koidano
Will You Still Pledge Me Your Faithful Love? Sumisu Jun
Fafner Exodus Maya Tōmi (voice)
Take Away Love, Summer Sorano Anzu
Oh, Love Hotel
傍聴マニア０９～裁判長！ここは懲役４年でどうすか～
Tokumei! Todo Sayuri
CONNECTED: The Homebound Detective Saika Sakamoto
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
My High School Business Yuriko Kosaka
Sherlock: Untold Stories Teiko Akabane（赤羽 汀子）
Teen Regime Yamaguchi Saki
Stolen Love, High School Teacher Hanako Tanaka
Travel Your Life!
The Good Wife Yuna Ogawa
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
Junjo Kirari
Path of the Dragons Mayumi Kirishima
Holiday Love Rina Izutsu
Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~
Un-Go Kazamori Sasa (voice)
Quartet
Penance Kaori
Rikon na Futari
Miss Target Asakura Sumire
Dying Eye Narumi Murakami
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Onna Oonezumi
My Husband is a Cartoonist
Cheers to Miki Clinic Yuzuki Yukari
Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor Toomi Maya (voice)
Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero? Momo Minamikawa (voice)
Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor - The Beyond Maya Tomi(voice)
Black Jack Patient with Lion's Face Disease
Until I Destroy My Husband's Family Kisaragi Minori
Throw It Away, Adachi Yōko
A Girl & Three Sweethearts Bride
Luca on the Road [Ikko's ex-lover's girlfriend]
Youkai Sharehouse Iwa Yotsuya
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories Midori
The Nonfiction Narrator (voice)
