Yōko Hikasa
| Yōko Hikasa | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 日笠 陽子 |
| Born |
July 16, 1985 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Agent | I'm Enterprise |
| Notable work |
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| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
| Website |
hikasayoko |
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Musical career | |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Labels | Pony Canyon |
Yōko Hikasa (日笠 陽子 Hikasa Yōko, born July 16, 1985 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese voice actress and singer 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
Television animation
- 2007
- Sketchbook ~full color'S~, Nagisa Kurihara
- 2008
- Ghost Hound, Female Elementary School Student B (ep 12)
- Monochrome Factor, Schoolgirl (ep 5)
- 2009
- Asura Cryin', Ritsu Shioizumi
- Asura Cryin' 2, Ritsu Shiozumi
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Satan
- K-ON!, Mio Akiyama
- Birdy the Mighty Decode:02, Shrine Maiden (ep 12)
- Toradora!, Schoolgirl (ep 18)
- Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza, Iwai Hinasaki & Yayoi Kayahara
- Basquash!, Child B (ep 2), Nyapico (ep 1)
- Modern Magic Made Simple, Mio Kisaragi (ep 2), Official (ep 4)
- 2010
- Demon King Daimao, Junko Hattori
- Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru, Cartoon-character Costume (ep 11), Rina, Schoolgirl 1 (ep 8)
- Kakko-Kawaii Sengen!, Kao-chan
- K-ON!!, Mio Akiyama
- Stitch!: Zutto Saikō no Tomodachi, Reika
- Occult Academy, Maya Kumashiro
- The Qwaser of Stigmata, Hana Katsuragi
- Seitokai Yakuindomo, Shino Amakusa
- Sekirei: Pure Engagement, Yashima
- Heaven's Lost Property Forte, Hiyori Kazane
- Chu-Bra!!, Kiyono Amahara
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Woman (ep 8A)
- MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airū-mura Airū Kiki Ippatsu, Caster
- Yumeiro Pâtissière, Katie Capucine
- Working!!, Izumi Takanashi
- 2011
- Infinite Stratos, Houki Shinonono
- Is This a Zombie?, Seraphim
- The Qwaser of Stigmata II, Hana Katsuragi
- Dog Days, Brioche d'Arquien
- Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital, Kyōkotsu's Daughter
- Hanasaku Iroha, Enishi Shijima (young)
- Beelzebub, Azusa Fujisaki
- Manyū Hiken-chō, Oume
- Moshidora, Minami Kawashima
- MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airū-mura G, Nyaster
- Rio - Rainbow Gate!, Linda (LINDA-R-2007)
- Ro-Kyu-Bu!, Saki Nagatsuka
- Working'!!, Izumi Takanashi
- 2012
- Inu × Boku SS, Nobara Yukinokōji
- Campione!, Erica Blandelli
- Kingdom, Kyō Kai
- Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate, Kimika Haida
- Code:Breaker, Sakura Sakurakōji
- Gokujyo., Aya Akabane
- Is This a Zombie? of the Dead, Seraphim
- Say "I love you.", Female Student
- Sengoku Collection, Vengeful Fang Akechi Mitsuhide
- Tanken Driland, Haruka
- Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse, Niram Rawamunando
- Dog Days', Brioche d'Arquien
- High School DxD, Rias Gremory
- Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero, Myuu Ōsawa
- Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Kayura Tsurugino
- Hyouka, Quiz Study Group Chairman
- Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God: The Orpheus Order, Mizerka
- Btooom!, Hidemi Kinoshita
- Medaka Box Abnormal, Saki Sukinasaki
- Bodacious Space Pirates, Lynn Lambretta
- 2013
- Flowers of Evil, Nanako Saeki
- Infinite Stratos 2, Houki Shinonono
- Karneval, Tsubaki
- Cuticle Detective Inaba, Gabriella
- Kingdom 2, Kyō Kai
- Majestic Prince (manga), Kei Kugimiya
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear G, Maria Cadenzavna Eve
- Tamako Market, Hinako Kitashirakawa, Mari Uotani
- Danganronpa: The Animation, Kyōko Kirigiri
- Tanken Driland -1000-nen no Mahou-, Haruka
- The Severing Crime Edge, Ruka Shihoudou
- High School DxD New, Rias Gremory
- The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Emi Yusa/Heroine Emilia
- Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties, Kayura Tsurugino
- Samurai Bride, Musashi Miyamoto
- Free!, Rei Ryugazaki (Young)
- Haganai NEXT, Hinata Hidaka
- Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies, Ellie
- Yama no Susume, Kaede
- Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS, Saki Nagatsuka
- 2014
- M3 the dark metal, Emiru Hazaki
- Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!, Isna
- Girl Friend BETA, Risa Shinomiya
- If Her Flag Breaks, Rin Eiyūzaki
- The File of Young Kindaichi Returns, Runa Mizuki
- Daimidaler the Sound Robot, Kyōko Sonan
- Saki - The Nationals, Satoha Tsujigaito
- Seitokai Yakuindomo*, Shino Amakusa
- Bladedance of Elementalers, Restia Ashdoll
- Z/X Ignition, Michael
- Sword Art Online II, Endô
- Terraformars, Grace
- Trinity Seven, Mira Yamana
- No Game, No Life, Stephanie Dora
- Nobunaga The Fool, Jeanne Kaguya d'Arc
- Hanamonogatari, Higasa
- Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle, Mizerka
- Dai-Shogun - Great Revolution, Hyōgo Azai
- Pokémon XY, Nami
- Mushishi: The Next Chapter, Teru
- Yama no Susume Second Season, Kaede Saitō
- 2015
- Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, Horn Skuld, Tomoe Saotome
- Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya, Horn Skuld
- Rin-ne, Rina Mizuki
- Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, Yao Haa Dusi
- Maria the Virgin Witch, Artemis
- Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, Natsume Sendawara, Orie Sendawara
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX, Maria Cadenzavna Eve
- Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Freya
- Dog Days, Brioche d'Arquien
- High School DxD BorN, Rias Gremory
- Bikini Warriors, Fighter
- Sound! Euphonium, Aoi Saitō, Brass Band Member
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!, Hibari Kurihara
- Yurikuma Arashi, Kaoru Harishima
- Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace, Kuro Tokage
- Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers, Nachetanya
- Working!!!, Izumi Takanashi
- Subete ga F ni Naru, Ayako Shimada
- Attack on Titan: Junior High, Frieda Reiss
- My Monster Secret, Tōko Shiragami
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Lafter Frankland
- Chivalry of a Failed Knight, Kanata Totokubara
- 2016
- Bakuon!!, Tazuko
- Berserk, Farnese
- Bubuki Buranki, Zetsubi Hazama
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen, Kyoko Kirigiri
- Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri - Enryuu-hen, Yao Haa Dusi
- The Great Passage, Midori Kishibe
- Hitori no Shita the outcast, Natsuka
- Magi: Adventure of Sinbad, Esra
- Magical Girl Raising Project, Ruler (eps 2-4) / Sanae Mokuou (ep 4)
- New Game!, Kō Yagami
- Long Riders!, Saki Takamiya
- Please Tell Me! Galko-chan, Galko's older sister
- Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends, Anne
- The Morose Mononokean, Kōra
- Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle, Relie Aingram
- 2017
- Piace: Watashi no Italian, Ruri Fujiki
Drama CD
- Watashi ni xx Shinasai! (xxxx), Yukina Himuro
- Taiyō no Ie (xxxx), Chihiro
- Last Game, Kujou Mikoto
Original video animation (OVA)
- Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (xxxx), Edge Citizen
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (xxxx), Kousaka Ayano
- Yozakura Quartet: Tsuki ni Naku (xxxx), Nadeshiko Matsudaira
- Little Witch Academia (xxxx), Diana Cavendish
Original net animation (ONA)
- Comical Psychosomatic Medicine (2015), Iyashi Kangoshi[3]
Theatrical animation
- Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel (2008), Woman C
- Heaven's Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork (2011), Hiyori Kazane
- K-On! the Movie (2011), Mio Akiyama
- Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth (2011), Kayura Tsurugino
- Inazuma Eleven GO vs. Danbōru Senki W (2012), Fran
- Hal (2013), Kurumi
- Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki (2013), Shutaura Sequenzia
- New Initial D The Movie (2016), Mako Sato
- Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito (2016), Job
Video games
- Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono (????), Female Gnome
- Megazone 23: Aoi Garland (2007), Mami Nakagawa
- Granado Espada (2006), Berroniff
- K-On! Hōkago Live!! (2010), Mio Akiyama
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010), Kirigiri Kyouko
- Umineko no Naku koro ni: Majo to Suiri no Rondo (2010), Satan
- L@ve once (2010), Meru Toritome
- Black Rock Shooter: The Game (2011), Shizu
- Umineko no Naku koro ni Chiru: Shinjitsu to Gensō no Nocturne (2011), Satan
- Lollipop Chainsaw (2012), Juliet Starling (as default setting in PS3 Japanese version)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 (2012), Echo
- Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus (2013), Ryōbi
- Super Heroine Chronicle (2014), Houki Shinonono[4]
- Makai Shin Trillion (2015), Faust
- Senran Kagura Estival Versus (2015), Ryōbi
- Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni (2015), Momo Kuzuryū
- Street Fighter V (2016), Laura Matsuda
- Lord of Vermilion Arena (2015), Yaiba
- 7th Dragon 2020 (2011)
- 7th Dragon 2020-II (2013)
- 7th Dragon III code:VFD (2016)
- Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016), Minea
Dubbing roles
- American Graffiti (2011 Blu-ray edition), Carol (Mackenzie Phillips)
- Cleveland Abduction, Gina DeJesus (Katie Sarife)
- Justice League Action, Harley Quinn
- Scream 4, Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts)
- The Sound of Music (50th Anniversary edition), Liesl (Charmian Carr)
- Without a Trace, Becky (Andrea Bowen)
- RWBY, Weiss Schnee (Kara Eberle)
Discography
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.
- This Beautiful Cruel World (美しき残酷な世界 Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai), used as the ending theme for the anime series Attack on Titan.
- Song That Doesn't End (終わらない詩 Owaranai no Uta), used as the theme song for the anime movie Hal.
- SEEK DIAMONDS, used as the ending theme for the anime series Diamond no Ace.
- EX:FUTURIZE, used as the opening theme for the anime series Z/X Ignition.
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ro-Kyu-Bu! Official Website" (in Japanese). Ro-Kyu-Bu.
- ↑ "Comical Psychosomatic Medicine Anime's 1st Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Super Heroine Chronicle's 1st Promo Video Shows New Cast". Anime News Network. October 31, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Ｃａｇａｙａｋｅ！ＧＩＲＬＳ/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ Ｄｏｎ’ｔ ｓａｙ "ｌａｚｙ"/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ "The 14th Animation Kobe" (in Japanese). anime-kobe.jp. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ ふわふわ時間/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ 秋山澪 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ "K-ON! Album is 1st Anime Character CDs to Top Weekly Chart". Anime News Network. July 27, 2009. 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. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Rhythm Dimension - Single by ShiinaTactix-Yoko Hikasa". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
External links
- Official blog (Japanese)
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official profile at I'm Enterprise (Japanese)
- Yōko Hikasa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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