Actress Maki Horikita announced on her official website on Tuesday that she is retiring from the entertainment industry.
She has also ventured into voice acting with the Doraemon: Nobita to Midori no Kyojin Den anime film, and provided the voice of the character Luke Triton in the Professor Layton franchise, including in the Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva anime film.
Horikita debuted as an actress in 2003, and had notable roles in the the live-action series Densha Otoko and Nobuta wo Produce.