Minori Matsushima (December 1, 1940 - April 8, 2022) was was a veteran voice actress best known as the voice of the original Tsundere Sayaka Yumi in Mazinger Z note , as well as Meat in the Kinnikuman franchise, Candice White Adley in Candy♡Candy, Dororo in the 1969 adaptation of Dororo, Ayumi Himekawa in Glass Mask, and Hiyoko Isu in The Song of Tentomushi among many others.
Her roles were usually of the Plucky Girl or the Bratty Half-Pint and later Cool Old Ladies to her list.
Sadly, she passed away on April 8, 2022 of pancreatic cancer, she was 81, may she rest in peace.
Roles:
- Akane in Akane-chan (she also performed the opening theme song)
- Alexandria Meat in Kinnikuman (replaced by Konami Yoshida)
- Ayumi Himekawa in the original 1984 Glass Mask (the character is voiced by Naoko Matsui and Akiko Yajima in later adaptations)
- Baby Chirin in Ringing Bell (チリンの鈴 – Chirin no Suzu)
- Joe the Dog in The Rose Flower and Joe (ばらの花とジョー Bara no Hana to Joe)
- Child Narrator and Young Buru-Buru in Yasashii Lion (The Kindly Lion)
- Chico in Unico: Black Cloud and White Feather
- Bun Bun in Hoero! Bun Bun (TV series; the character was voiced by Keiko Toda in the movie remake)
- Candice "Candy" White Adley in Candy♡Candy.
- Dororo in the Dororo 1969 anime
- Empress Hysteria in Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
- Gyopi in Goldfish Warning!
- Hiroshi Ichikawa in Kaibutsu-kun
- Honey Honey in Honey Honey
- JR in Konpora Kid
- Lucy May in Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow
- Mama in 21 Emon
- Sachiko in Dokaben
- Sayaka Yumi in Mazinger Z (Despite being Sayaka's best known voice actress, she only voiced her in episodes 14 to 39 and whenever 70's Mazinger shows up in Super Robot Wars, Matsushima replaced Tomoko Matsushima note and was eventually replaced by Kotoe Taichi note for the rest of her appearances)
- Also had a cameo as the train announcer in Mazinger Z: Infinity note
- Shao-Mai in Tatakae!! Ramenman
- Temari in Ranma ½
- Vice-Admiral Tsuru in One Piece