Wakana Yamazaki
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Date of birth: | March 21, 1965 |
| Date of death: | April 18, 2026 |
| Place of birth: | Yokohama, Kanagawa |
| Voice of: | Ran Mouri |
| Nicknames: | Yama-san Yama-dono Waka-chan |
Wakana Yamazaki (山崎 和佳奈 Yamazaki Wakana) (March 21, 1965 – April 18, 2026) was a seiyu from Yokohama, Kanagawa. She was raised in Kyoto.
In Detective Conan she voiced Ran Mouri. From February 16, 2026, she went on a hiatus due to health concerns, during which Akemi Okamura took over the role of Ran. A press release on May 15, 2026 revealed that she had passed from complications of her illness on April 18, 2026.[1][2]
Other roles in Gosho Aoyama's other series
- The Santa Claus of Summer: Asuka Anzai
- Detective George's Mini-Mini Big Strategy: Asami Ashikawa
- Play It Again: Kaoru
Other notable roles
Anime
- Super Bikkuriman- as Amul
- Sailor Moon R as Koan
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami as Maria, Shoryuki
- Marmalade Boy as Meiko Akizuki
- Azumi:Mamma Mia! as Azumi Kojou
- Himitsu no Akko-chan (1998) as Akko-chan
- Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne as Myst
- One Piece as Nojiko
- Nono-chan as Hitomi Fjiwara
- Fighting Beauty Wulong as Mao Ran
Video games
Trivia
- Yamazaki was very close friends with her co-stars Megumi Hayashibara (Ai Haibara), Kappei Yamaguchi (Shinichi Kudo), and Akira Ishida (Saguru Hakuba). She also received a personal computer as a gift from Akira Kamiya (Kogoro Mouri). She and Hayashibara met when they both auditioned for the role of Rei Ayanami in Neon Genesis Evangelion (which went to Hayashibara). She also considered Hayashibara one of her favorite singers.