Rimi Nishimoto

Rimi Nishimoto, 2018.

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Chocolate no teion recipe   JP 20th 07/03/2017 (5 weeks)

Rimi Nishimoto ( 西 本 り み Nishimoto Rimi ; born October 25, 1994 in Hyōgo Prefecture ) is a Japanese seiyū and actress . She is under contract with the HiBiKi talent agency .

Career

In 2013 Nishimoto took part in an audition for the multimedia project Milky Holmes , reached the final elimination there, but did not make it into the Idol group. Although Nishimoto could not win the audition, Takaaki Kidani was impressed and saw something "special about her."

In April 2015, Nishimoto was integrated into the group Poppin'Party , together with Ayasa Itō , who took part in the audition with her in 2013 , which was part of the multimedia project BanG Dream! heard. There she slips into the role of Rimi Ushigome at live concerts. She also speaks this character in the anime . Kidani planned to involve Nishimoto in the project as early as 2014. At that time she played the piano and guitar , but had little experience with the electric bass .

In 2017, Nishimoto had a speaking role in the anime adaptation of Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic in which she speaks the character Amol. She also had voice over roles in the anime for Future Card Buddyfight , Cardfight !! Vanguard , Rebirth and Assault Lily .

Discography

• → Main article : BanG Dream! / Discography # Poppin'Party

Speaking roles (selection)

• 2017: Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic as Amor
• since 2017: BanG Dream! as Rimi Ushigome
• 2018: Future Card Buddyfight as Haru Mikado
• 2019: Cardfight !! Vanguard as Aneska
• 2020: Assault Lily as Fumi Futagawa

Web links

• Rimi Nishimoto in the encyclopedia on Anime News Network
• Official Blog (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chocolate no Teion Recipe. Oricon , accessed June 24, 2020 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ Rimi Nishimoto. HiBiKi , accessed June 24, 2020 (Japanese). 
3. ↑ ^{a b} ミ ル キ ィ ホ ー ム ズ の 新 キ ャ ラ ク タ ー 「ア リ ス」 役 の キ ャ ス ス が が 決定！ Animate Times , April 27, 2013, accessed June 24, 2020 (Japanese). 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Takaaki Kidani, Real Sound: BanG Dream! Interview with Bushiroad's Takaaki Kidani - The Path and Future of BanG Dream! Project. MagnAvaloN, May 19, 2019, accessed June 24, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Jessica Liong: BANG DREAM: Poppin 'Party's Rise to Stardom. ComicsVerse , July 10, 2017, accessed June 25, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Egan Loo: BanG Dream! TV Anime's Ad Introduces Bass Player Rimi. Anime News Network , November 7, 2016, accessed June 25, 2020 . 
7. ↑ 木谷 社長 が 西 本 り み を 見 出 し た 場所 と は？ 「バ ン ド リ！ ス ペ シ ャ ル ル ト ー ク ス テ ー ジ Poppin'Party 誕生 秘 話 ～ 西 本 ゲ ョ ウ ム ～ ～ ～ り ム 編 ～ ～ ゲ り 編 ～ ～ ～Akiba Souken, September 26, 2017, accessed June 25, 2020 (Japanese). 
8. ↑ ア ニ メ 『BanG Dream!』 (バ ン ド リ!) と Poppin'Party の 舞台 裏 (yes) . In: Player , December 28, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2020. 
9. ↑ Crystalyn Hodgkins: Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Song Artists, July 1 Premiere (Updated). Anime News Network, May 6, 2017, accessed June 25, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Egan Loo: SHAFT Makes TV Anime for Azone's Assault Lily Doll Franchise. Anime News Network, October 13, 2019, accessed June 25, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Jennifer Sherman: Future Card Buddyfight Ace Anime Reveals Video, Cast, Theme Songs. Anime News Network, May 15, 2018, accessed June 25, 2020 .