Riko Kohara

Riko Kohara ( 小原莉子 Kohara Riko , * on 3. February 1990 in Gifu Prefecture ) is a Japanese seiyū and rock music - guitarist .

Biography and career

Kohara was born on February 3, 1990 in Gifu Prefecture and, after finishing school , attended the ESP College of Entertainment, a kind of vocational school that specializes in music, especially the use of the electric guitar and bass .

In 2011 Kohara became a member of the band The Sketchbook , which was part of the Sket-Dance project, existed between 2011 and 2015 and released three full studio albums and several singles during their active time, all of which were listed in the Japanese music charts .

In 2014, Riko Kohara had her first role as Seiyū when she appeared in the anime television series Soreyuke! Anpanman spoke of the character of a boy hating vegetables .

In 2018, a member of the Kohara as was backing based group The Third of BanG-Dream! -Franchise, which is called RAISE A SUILEN after a name change . Within the franchise, she embodies the character Rokka Asahi.

In addition to her work for the multimedia project BanG Dream! Asahi had other roles as a voice actress in various anime series and video games, including Azur Lane , Kandagawa Jet Girls , Idol Memories , Phantasy Star Online II: The Animation and Senran Kagura Shinovi Master .

Discography

The Sketchbook

• 2012: The Sketchbook (Album, Avex )
• 2012: Re: Action (Album, Avex)
• 2013: 12 (album, Avex)

RAISE A SUILEN

• → Main article : BanG Dream! / Discography # RAISE A SUILEN

Speaking roles

Anime

• 2014: Soreyuke! Anpanman as a boy hating vegetables
• 2016: Idol Memories as Nanami Hoshi
• 2016: Phantasy Star Online II: The Animation as Riko
• 2018: Senran Kagura Shinovi Master as Gekkō
• since 2019: BanG Dream! as Rokka Asahi
• 2019: Kandagawa Jet Girls as Misa Aoi
• 2020: The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? as miliyama

Video games

• Art Code Summoner as Gustave Courbet
• BanG Dream! Girls band party! as Rokka Asahi
• Hoshizora Tetsudō to Shiro no Tabi as Hanae
• Wonder Gravity as Pycno
• Azur Lane as USS Richmond (CL-9)

Web links

• Profile at Object Co. (Japanese)
• Entry in the Anime News Network encyclopedia
• Riko Kohara at Anisearch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 小 原 莉 子 ｜ ア ニ メ キ ャ ラ ・ プ ロ フ ィ ー ル ・ 出演 情報 ・ 最新 情報 ま と め. Animate Times , accessed July 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ 活躍 す る ESP 学園 出身 生. ESP College of Entertainment, accessed July 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
3. ↑ TV ア ニ メ 『SKET DANCE』 に 登場 す る バ ン ド メ ン バ ー “The Sketchbook” が 決定！ 今 週 放送 回 か ら 登場 !! Animate Times, July 19, 2011, accessed July 1, 2020 (Japanese). 
4. ↑ Kiara Valdez: Sket Dance-Inspired Band The Sketchbook to Break Up. Anime News Network , February 2, 2015, accessed July 1, 2020 . 
5. ^ The Sketchbook. Oricon , accessed July 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
6. ↑ Kohara Riko. Object Co. , accessed July 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
7. ↑ 『THE THIRD (仮) 1st ラ イ ブ』 に て 新 情報 解禁！ PRTimes.jp, March 26, 2018, accessed July 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
8. ↑ Mikikazu Komatsu: BangG Dream! Franchise's 3rd Girls Band Reveals Their Official Name "RAISE A SUILEN". Crunchyroll , July 18, 2018, accessed July 2, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Karen Ressler: Idol Memories Anime Debuts Promo Video, Reveals Additional Cast. Anime News Network, August 8, 2016, accessed July 2, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Egan Loo: Phantasy Star Online 2 Anime Reveals More Characters, Cast, January Debut. Anime News Network, October 31, 2015, accessed July 2, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Karen Ressler: New Senran Kagura Anime's Returning Cast Listed. Anime News Network, September 10, 2018, accessed July 2, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Jennifer Sherman: Kandagawa Jet Girls Anime Reveals Video, Cast, October Premiere. Anime News Network, August 1, 2019, accessed July 2, 2020 .