You may recall that besides the magic of the wonderful Gouriki Ayame, another big reason I had to tune into Sci-Fi drama Mirai Nikki was to see how actress Mayuko Fukuda has been doing. Been a fan of hers since her early child-actress roles in dramas like Byakuyako and Enka No Joou and have enjoyed watching her blossom into this beautiful teen actress in recent years!
Watching the first episode of Mirai Nikki, I thought she was going to be a character that appeared only in that episode, or, at best, was going to be a minor supporting cast member, I was pleasantly surprised, however, to discover that she was in fact one of the main characters in the show, and along with actor Hongo Kanata, joined main actors Gouriki Ayame and Okada Masaki as the 4 teens against the evil DEUS.
I don't know if it's because Mayuko has such intense features (what they hilariously call in slang terms as a "B*tch-Face", LOL), but she always seems to play these cold, depressed characters. Thinking about it, the only "genki" role I think I've seen her play was as the young Rena Tanaka in the movie "10 Promises I Made To My Dog". We need to see more of these bright characters! But looking over at her dramawiki stats, looks like Mayuko hasn't done much SINCE Mirai Nikki...What in the world is she up to?
Edit: Going onto her Agency site FLaMme, seems Mayuko's recently been in a movie called "Flare" where she received a pretty high billing. So she's still active! I was worried she may have dropped out of the showbiz scene! PS: MAN, Looking at that Site, so many of my favorite actresses are from her agency: Erika Toda, Michiko Kichise, Ryoko Hirosue, Koyuki, my recent love Sayaka Yamaguchi, and even recent sensation Kasumi Arimasu ALL hail from FlaMme! Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
