Voice Actress Tomomi Mineuchi Announces Retirement by Year-End 2022, Affecting Multiple Popular Mobile Game Roles

Voice actress Tomomi Mineuchi has officially announced through her agency that she will be 'quitting the industry'—fully retiring from entertainment to live as a private citizen—effective December 31, 2022. This news has caused a significant stir within ACG (Anime, Comic, and Game) communities.

Mineuchi has voiced several prominent mobile game characters, most notably UMP45 from Girls' Frontline, Agnes Tachyon from Umamusume, San Francisco from Azur Lane, and Karyu Ogasawara from Heaven Burns Red. The abruptness of her announcement has left fans concerned about the continuity of their favorite characters and who might replace her voice in future updates.

Regarding questions about whether there is any 'tea' (gossip or scandal behind her departure), community consensus is that there is no public scandal. However, the unexpected nature of her retirement—especially for characters who have been part of the game for years—is viewed as a major disruption. Fans expressed particular sorrow for characters like San Francisco, who had only been in-game for eighteen months. Others speculated whether the retirement might be due to personal life changes like marriage, though nothing has been confirmed.