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Yōko Hikasa
日笠 陽子
Born (1985-07-16) July 16, 1985 (age 39)
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation(s)Voice actress, singer
AgentI'm Enterprise
Notable credit(s)High School DxD as Rias Gremory
K-On! as Mio Akiyama
Infinite Stratos as Houki Shinonono
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! as Emi Yusa
Websitehikasayoko.com Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals, bass
Years active2013-present
LabelsPony Canyon

Yōko Hikasa (日笠 陽子, Hikasa Yōko, born July 16, 1985) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanagawa who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise.

Biography

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.

Filmography

TV Animation

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

Drama CD

Original video animation (OVA)

Original net animation (ONA)

Films

Video games

Dubbing

Singles & albums

As the voice actor for Mio Akiyama in K-On!, she participated to four singles and two albums.[5]

  • "Cagayake! Girls" ranked #2 on Japanese Oricon singles charts.[6]
  • "Don't say 'lazy'" ranked #3 on Oricon singles charts,[7] and was awarded Animation Kobe's "Best Song" award.[8]
  • "Light and Fluffy Time" (ふわふわ時間) ranked #3 on Oricon singles charts.[9]
  • "Mio Akiyama" (秋山澪) ranked #2 on Oricon singles charts.[10]
  • Hōkago Teatime (放課後ティータイム) ranked #1 on Oricon albums charts.[11][12]
  • "Rhythm Dimension" along with Shiina-Tactix.[13]

Below are singles under her own name.

Below are albums under her own name.

  • "Glamorous Songs" (July 17, 2013)
  • "Couleur" (September 3, 2014)

DVD/Blu-ray

  • Hikasa Yoko GLAMOROUS LIVE Blu-ray & DVD released date: April 16, 2014.
  • Hikasa Yoko Live Tour Le Tour de Couleur Blu-ray & DVD released date: March 18, 2015.

References

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  2. ^ "Ro-Kyu-Bu! Official Website" (in Japanese). Ro-Kyu-Bu.
  3. ^ "Comical Psychosomatic Medicine Anime's 1st Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Super Heroine Chronicle's 1st Promo Video Shows New Cast". Anime News Network. October 31, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "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. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Ｃａｇａｙａｋｅ！ＧＩＲＬＳ/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  7. ^ Ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｓａｙ　"ｌａｚｙ"/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  8. ^ "The 14th Animation Kobe" (in Japanese). anime-kobe.jp. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  9. ^ ふわふわ時間/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  10. ^ 秋山澪 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  11. ^ "K-ON! Album is 1st Anime Character CDs to Top Weekly Chart". Anime News Network. July 27, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  12. ^ 放課後ティータイム/放課後ティータイム (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  13. ^ "Rhythm Dimension - Single by ShiinaTactix-Yoko Hikasa". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
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