Yōko Hikasa
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is a Japanese voice actress
from Kanagawa who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise
. Hikasa aspired to become a voice actress after watching Sailor Moon
, and later attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor training school. She is a member of the five-girl pop music group Ro-Kyu-Bu!, along with Kana Hanazawa
, Yuka Iguchi
, Rina Hidaka
and Yui Ogura
. The group takes its name from the anime series Ro-Kyu-Bu!
; the five members voice main characters in the series. Their first single "Shoot!" was released on August 17, 2011 and was used as the opening theme of Ro-Kyu-Bu!. Ro-Kyu-Bu! put out the album Pure Elements on October 5, 2011.
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
from Kanagawa who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise
I'm Enterprise
is a voice talent management firm in Japan.-Female:*Mayako Nigo*Tomomi Hayasaka*Yōko Hikasa*Hiromi Hirata*Yōko Honda*Akiko Iijima*Asaka Imai*Michi Imase*Momoko Ishikawa*Yui Itsuki*Kumi Kawai*Yukiko Kikuchi*Rie Kugimiya*Natsuko Kuwatani*MAKO...
. Hikasa aspired to become a voice actress after watching Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
, and later attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor training school. She is a member of the five-girl pop music group Ro-Kyu-Bu!, along with Kana Hanazawa
Kana Hanazawa
a voice actress represented by Office Osawa talent agency. She is notable for voice acting leading roles for a number of anime television shows and other anime-related media in Japan.-Anime voice roles:Leading roles in bold2003...
, Yuka Iguchi
Yuka Iguchi
is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Office Osawa.-Anime:*Bakemonogatari *Bokurano *Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai *C³ *Canvas 2...
, Rina Hidaka
Rina Hidaka
is a Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Theatre Academy.-Anime:2008*Michiko to Hatchin as Michiko *Porphy no Nagai Tabi as Rebecca *xxxHolic: Kei as Kohane Tsuyuri2009...
and Yui Ogura
Yui Ogura
is a Japanese female voice actor, pop idol, and actress. She is a member of the idol duo YuiKaori with Kaori Ishihara. She is also part of the Japanese pop group Happy! Style Rookies.- Anime :2010...
. The group takes its name from the anime series Ro-Kyu-Bu!
Ro-Kyu-Bu!
is a Japanese sports comedy light novel series written by Sagu Aoyama with illustrations by Tinkle. The series is about a high school freshman Subaru Hasegawa who becomes the coach of a grade school's girls basketball team after the high school team's captain was suspected for being a lolicon...
; the five members voice main characters in the series. Their first single "Shoot!" was released on August 17, 2011 and was used as the opening theme of Ro-Kyu-Bu!. Ro-Kyu-Bu! put out the album Pure Elements on October 5, 2011.
2008
- Ikki Tousen: Great GuardiansIkki Tousen, also known as Battle Vixens, is a manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Shiozaki, based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms...
- Girl B - Ghost HoundGhost Houndis an anime TV series, created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow, noted for being the creator of the Ghost in the Shell series. The original concept and design was first developed by Shirow in 1987...
- Primary School Girl B - Persona: Trinity Soul
- Monochrome FactorMonochrome Factoris a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaili Sorano. It was first serialized in Mag Garden's bi-monthly manga magazine Comic Blade Masamune in May 2004...
- Female Student
2009
- Asura Cryin'Asura Cryin'is a Japanese light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo, with illustrations by Nao Watanuki. The novel series began on July 10, 2005, with fourteen volumes currently published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...
- Ritsu Shioizumi, Kotori Arayashiki - K-On!K-On!is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat...
- Mio Akiyama - Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode 02Birdy the Mightyis a manga by Masami Yuki, who is best known for producing the long-running series Patlabor. His initial work on the series was quickly abandoned, but it was made into an anime, which was produced and, on the last episode, scripted by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who is known for anime titles such as Vampire...
- Witch - Luminous Arc 3 - Angel Miria
- Toradora!Toradora!is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes ten novels released between March 10, 2006 and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three volumes of a spin-off light novel series was also created,...
- Female Student A - Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza - Iwai Hinasaki, Yayoi Kayahara
- Basquash!Basquash!is a sports and sci-fi anime which aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System. It involves characters playing basketball while riding mecha. The series premise was created by Thomas Romain and Shoji Kawamori, with the animation produced by Satelight. Shoji Kawamori is handling the project direction,...
- Child B - Umineko no Naku Koro niUmineko no Naku Koro niis a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The first game in the series, Legend of the Golden Witch, was first released at Comiket 72 on August 17, 2007 playable on the PC; the game sold out in thirty minutes...
- Satan
2010
- Chu-Bra!!Chu-Bra!!is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Japanese manga author Yumi Nakata. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Comic High! on January 22, 2007, and is published by Futabasha. An anime adaptation began airing on January 4, 2010 in Japan...
- Kiyono Amahara - The Qwaser of Stigmata - Hana Katsuragi
- Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō - Junko Hattori
- K-On!!K-On!is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat...
- Mio Akiyama - WORKING!!Working!!Working!! is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga series written and illustrated by Karino Takatsu, and concerns the activities of the unusual employees at the Wagnaria family restaurant. It began serialization in the January 2005 issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan seinen manga magazine...
- Izumi Takanashi - Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin - Maya Kumashiro
- Seitokai YakuindomoSeitokai Yakuindomois a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Tozen Ujiie. The series premiered in the June 2007 issue of Magazine Special magazine and is ongoing. Chapters are collected and published in collected volumes by Kodansha, with five volumes released as of October 2011 in Japan...
- Shino Amakusa - Giri Giri Airu Village - Nyasuta
- Sora no Otoshimono ForteSora no Otoshimono, also known as Heaven's Lost Property, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suu Minazuki. The plot revolves around Tomoki Sakurai, a highly perverted young man struggling to live a peaceful life...
- Hiyori Kazane
2011
- IS (Infinite Stratos)IS (Infinite Stratos)is a Japanese light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru with illustrations provided by Okiura. As of April 2011, 7 volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Kenji Akahoshi started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on May...
- Hōki Shinonono - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? - Seraphim
- BeelzebubBeelzebub (manga)is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryūhei Tamura that serializes in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Beelzebub was first published as a one-shot by Tamura in Weekly Shōnen Jumps 2008 volume 37-38, where it won the fourth Gold Future Cup, then it was serialized on the same...
- Azusa Fujisaki - Rio: Rainbow Gate!Rio: Rainbow Gate!is an anime series produced by Xebec under the direction of Takao Kato. Based on Tecmo's of pachinko games, the series revolves around titular character Rio Rollins, a popular casino dealer working at the Howard Resort, and the thirteen cards called Gates which are used to determine the world's...
- Linda - Dog DaysDog Days (anime)is a 2011 Japanese fantasy anime television series created by Masaki Tsuzuki and produced by Seven Arcs and Aniplex under the direction of Keizo Kusakawa. The series aired on Tokyo MX and other channels from April 2, 2011 to June 25, 2011...
- Brioche d'Arquien - MoshidoraMoshidora, full title , is a 2009 Japanese business novel by Natsumi Iwasaki. It follows high school girl Minami Kawashima who manages her school's baseball team using Peter Drucker's Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices to rally her dispirited teammates...
- Minami Kawashima - Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen MakyouNurarihyon no MagoNura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, known in Japan as is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Shiibashi. The series was first published in Shueisha as a oneshot in 2007. The manga has been continuously serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump since March 2008 and has...
- The Daughter of Kyokotsu - Ro-Kyu-Bu!Ro-Kyu-Bu!is a Japanese sports comedy light novel series written by Sagu Aoyama with illustrations by Tinkle. The series is about a high school freshman Subaru Hasegawa who becomes the coach of a grade school's girls basketball team after the high school team's captain was suspected for being a lolicon...
- Saki Nagatsuka - The Qwaser of Stigmata II - Hana Kasuragi
- Working'!!Working!!Working!! is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga series written and illustrated by Karino Takatsu, and concerns the activities of the unusual employees at the Wagnaria family restaurant. It began serialization in the January 2005 issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan seinen manga magazine...
- Izumi Takanashi
Movies
- Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel - Woman C
- Sora no Otoshimono the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork (Hiyori Kazane)
- K-ON!!:The MovieK-On!is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat...
(Mio Akiyama)
Games
- Black Rock ShooterBlack Rock Shooteris a 2010 Japanese original video animation produced by Yutaka Yamamoto's studio Ordet, written by Nagaru Tanigawa and Shinobu Yoshioka, and directed by Shinobu Yoshioka. The 50-minute OVA is based on the song of the same name by Supercell and its accompanying music video with illustrations by...
- Shizu - Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono - Female Gnome
- Granado EspadaGranado Espada*Granado Espada, also known as Sword of the New World: Granado Espada in North America , is a Korean fantasy MMORPG developed by IMC Games Co.,Ltd., and published in North America by K2 Network. It was launched in the summer of 2007...
- Bernoiff
- MegaZone 23: Part IIIMegazone 23is a four-part original video animation created by AIC, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, and directed by Noboru Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai and Shinji Aramaki. The series was originally titled but the title was changed just before release....
- Mami Nakagawa
Singles & albums
As the voice actor for Mio Akiyama in K-on, she participated to four singles and two albums.- "Cagayake! Girls" ranked #2 on Japanese OriconOricon, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
singles charts. - "Don't say 'lazy'" ranked #3 on Oricon singles charts, and was awarded Animation KobeAnimation KobeThe is an event created by Kobe city in 1996, to promote anime and other visual media. In the event, the are awarded annually by Kobe and the Organizing Committee of the event, to creators and creations.-Event:...
's "Best Song" award. ranked #3 on Oricon singles charts. ranked #2 on Oricon singles charts. ranked #1 on Oricon albums charts. - "Rhythm Dimension" along with Shiina-Tactix.
External links
- Official profile at I'm EnterpriseI'm Enterpriseis a voice talent management firm in Japan.-Female:*Mayako Nigo*Tomomi Hayasaka*Yōko Hikasa*Hiromi Hirata*Yōko Honda*Akiko Iijima*Asaka Imai*Michi Imase*Momoko Ishikawa*Yui Itsuki*Kumi Kawai*Yukiko Kikuchi*Rie Kugimiya*Natsuko Kuwatani*MAKO...
- Yōko Hikasa's blog