Neki Matsuzawa
Neki Matsuzawa (松澤 ネキ, Matsuzawa Neki), real name Chiaki Matsuzawa (荒木 利之, Matsuzawa Chiaki), is a Japanese voice actress and announcer. She is credited for her work as the host for several JoJo's Bizarre Adventure events, such as JOESTAR The Inherited Soul.
She is also well known for her roles as announcer and news reporter in several series, such as My Hero Academia, Concrete Revolutio, and Digimon.
Biography
Neki Matsuzawa was born on January 28, 1985. Matsuzawa graduated from the Nihon University College of Art.
After graduating from college in 2007, Matsuzawa worked as an economics reporter at Nikkei CNBC, an economics channel of The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, where she was in charge of morning, noon, and evening economics programs. as well as stock market reports, interviews with executives, and various other duties. Starting in 2009, she began working at TBS News, where she was in charge of various kinds of news reports, from regular news to election coverage, on-site reporting, and sudden responses to incidents and accidents. Currently, Matsuzawa is working in her specialty genres such as anime, manga, and games.[1]
On January 28, she announced she would be using the name "Neki Matsuzawa" in public appearances. Matsuzawa explains that she's been using her real name during her career as announcer so far, but that she decided to adopt the "Neki" persona given to her by guests in many programs and events. "Neki", short for "Aneki" (meaning "big sis") is a Japanese internet slang word which is used for a dependable elder woman.[2]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Roles
| Title | Media | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Record of Bizarre Tales and Anecdotes | OVA Event | 2019 |
| JOESTAR The Inherited Soul | Anime Event | 2021 |
| Stone Ocean Pre-Distribution Event | Anime Event | 2021 |
| Stone Ocean Final Episodes Pre-Broadcast Screening | Anime Event | 2023 |
Gallery
Matsuzawa at the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVA event
Matsuzawa and voice actors of the Joestar Family in JOESTAR The Inherited Soul Event
Matsuzawa with Fairouz Ai and Kazuyuki Okitsu at Anime 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Matsuzawa for the October 7th, 2022 Stone Ocean Livestream
With Mutsumi Tamura at AnimeJapan 2023
Matsuzawa at the Stone Ocean Final Episodes Screening
With Kenichi Suzuki, Mutsumi Tamura, Fairouz Ai, Yuichiro Umehara, and Daisuke Namikawa at the Stone Ocean Final Episodes Screening
