Yukie Maeda
Yukie Maeda (Japanese: 前田ゆきえ; October 14, 1973 – March 9, 2026) was a Japanese voice actress.
Life and career
Maeda was born in Nara prefecture on October 14, 1973. She lived in the Ivory Coast from six months to five years old.[1] The family then relocated to Aichi Prefecture from the age of 5 to the second grade of elementary school, for a year in the third grade of elementary school, in Hyogo Prefecture, and Nara Prefecture from the 4th grade to 1997.[2]
Throughout her career, she was a voice actress in a number of anime, including Love Hina, Shin Koihime Musō, Transformers: Armada.[3]
On October 4, 2025, Maeda announced on her X account that she was diagnosed with malignant sarcoma and moved to Kansai region.[4] She later retired on February 26, 2026 due to her worsening health. [5] Maeda died March 9, 2026, at the age of 52.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "It must be the first bikini in my life. At the pool of Ivory Coast".
- ↑ "前田ゆきえ マエダ ユキエ". Archived from the original on 2005-05-04. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "前田ゆきえとは - タレントデータベース Weblio辞書". www.weblio.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "お仕事関係他、皆様へ". X (formerly Twitter) (in Japanese).
- ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (26 February 2026). "Voice Actress Yukie Maeda Retires from Voice Acting Due to Illness". Anime News Network.
- ↑ "前田ゆきえさんが死去、52歳 2月末に声優引退…妹が発表「前向きに過ごし、姉らしい笑顔で最期を」". ENCOUNT (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (14 March 2026). "Voice Actress Yukie Maeda Dies at 52". Anime News Network.