Yōko Hikasa
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| Yōko Hikasa 日笠 陽子 |
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| Born | 日笠 陽子 (Yōko Hikasa) July 16, 1985 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actress, Singer |
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| http://blog.livedoor.jp/hiyonikki/ | |
Yōko Hikasa (日笠 陽子 Hikasa Yōko, born July 16, 1985) 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,[1] 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.[2] 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.
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[edit] Voice roles
[edit] TV Animation
Major roles in bold.
[edit] 2007
- Sketchbook ~full color's~ - Minamo Negishi
[edit] 2008
- Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians - Girl B
- Ghost Hound - Primary School Girl B
- Persona: Trinity Soul
- Monochrome Factor - Female Student
[edit] 2009
- Asura Cryin' - Ritsu Shioizumi,[3] Kotori Arayashiki
- K-On! - Mio Akiyama [4]
- Tetsuwan Birdy: Decode 02 - Witch
- Luminous Arc 3 - Angel Miria
- Toradora! - Female Student A
- Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza - Iwai Hinasaki, Yayoi Kayahara
- Basquash! - Child B
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Satan
[edit] 2010
- Chu-Bra!! - Kiyono Amahara [5]
- The Qwaser of Stigmata - Hana Katsuragi [6]
- Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō - Junko Hattori [7]
- K-On!! - Mio Akiyama
- WORKING!! - Izumi Takanashi
- Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin - Maya Kumashiro
- Seitokai Yakuindomo - Shino Amakusa
- Giri Giri Airu Village - Nyasuta
- Sora no Otoshimono Forte - Hiyori Kazane
[edit] 2011
- IS (Infinite Stratos) - Hōuki Shinonono
- Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? - Seraphim
- Beelzebub - Azusa Fujisaki
- Rio: Rainbow Gate! - Linda
- Dog Days - Brioche d'Arquien
- Moshidora - Minami Kawashima
- Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou - The Daughter of Kyokotsu
- Ro-Kyu-Bu! - Saki Nagatsuka
- The Qwaser of Stigmata II - Hana Kasuragi
- Working'!! - Izumi Takanashi
[edit] 2012
- High School DxD - Rias Gremory
- Inu x Boku SS - Nobara Yukinokouji
- Code: Breaker - Sakurakouji Sakura
- Gokujyo. - Akabane Aya
- Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou - Literature Girl
- Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of the Dead - Seraphim
- Campione! - Erica Brandelli
[edit] Drama CD
- Watashi ni xx Shinasai! as Yukina Himuro
- Karneval as Tsubaki
[edit] OVA
- Final Fantasy VII Advent Children - Edge Citizen
[edit] 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 Movie - (Mio Akiyama)
- Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth - (Kayura Tsurugino )
[edit] Games
- Black Rock Shooter - Shizu
- Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono - Female Gnome
- Granado Espada - Bernoiff
- MegaZone 23: Part III - Mami Nakagawa
- Dangan-Ronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei - Kirigiri Kyouko
- L@ve once - Meru Toritome
[edit] Dubbing
- American Graffiti - Carol (Mackenzie Phillips)
- Without a Trace - Becky
- Scream 4 - Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts)
[edit] Singles & albums
As the voice actor for Mio Akiyama in K-on, she participated to four singles and two albums.[8]
- "Cagayake! Girls" ranked #2 on Japanese Oricon singles charts.[9]
- "Don't say 'lazy'" ranked #3 on Oricon singles charts,[10] and was awarded Animation Kobe's "Best Song" award.[11]
- "Light and Fluffy Time" (ふわふわ時間) ranked #3 on Oricon singles charts.[12]
- "Mio Akiyama" (秋山澪) ranked #2 on Oricon singles charts.[13]
- Hōkago Teatime (放課後ティータイム) ranked #1 on Oricon albums charts.[14][15]
- "Rhythm Dimension" along with Shiina-Tactix.[16]
[edit] References
- ^ "日本ナレーション演技研究所出身 日笠陽子さん 後編" (in Japanese). animate.tv. http://www.animate.tv/school/interview_details.php?s_id=A01&id=1251108986. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Ro-Kyu-Bu! Official Website" (in Japanese). Ro-Kyu-Bu. http://www.ro-kyu-bu.com/ro-kyu-bu/index.html.
- ^ "StarChild:アスラクライン" (in Japanese). Starchild.co.jp. http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/asura/staff.html. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "TBSアニメーション・けいおん！公式ホームページ ／ スタッフ&キャスト" (in Japanese). TBS. http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/k-on/staffcast/staffcast.html. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "StarChild:ちゅーぶら！！" (in Japanese). starchild.co.jp. http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/chuubra/staff.html. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "聖痕のクェイサー 公式サイト" (in Japanese). qwaser.jp. http://www.qwaser.jp/cast.html. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "いちばんうしろの大魔王｜マーベラスエンターテイメント" (in Japanese). Marvelous Entertainment. http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/daimao/staff.html. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "TBSアニメーション・けいおん！公式ホームページ ／ CD情報" (in Japanese). TBS. http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/k-on/goods/cd.html. Retrieved January 26, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Ｃａｇａｙａｋｅ！ＧＩＲＬＳ/桜高軽音部" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/812774/1/. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "Ｄｏｎ’ｔ ｓａｙ “ｌａｚｙ”/桜高軽音部" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/812776/1/. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "The 14th Animation Kobe" (in Japanese). anime-kobe.jp. http://www.anime-kobe.jp/anime-kobe/#song. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "ふわふわ時間/桜高軽音部" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/816019/1/. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "秋山澪" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/821322/1/. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "K-ON! Album is 1st Anime Character CDs to Top Weekly Chart". Anime News Network. July 27, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-27/k-on-album-is-1st-anime-character-cds-to-top-weekly-chart. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "放課後ティータイム/放課後ティータイム" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/826074/1/. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "Rhythm Dimension - Single by ShiinaTactix-Yoko Hikasa". iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rhythm-dimension-single/id288113492. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Official profile at I'm Enterprise (Japanese)
- Yōko Hikasa's blog (Japanese)
- Yōko Hikasa at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
