Yōko Hikasa
Yōko Hikasa ( Japanese 日 笠 陽 子 , Hikasa Yōko ; born July 16, 1985 in Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a Japanese voice actress ( seiyū ) and singer. She works for the I'm Enterprise agency.
Career
As a child she watched Sailor Moon and Neon Genesis Evangelion and was thrilled to see how Kotono Mitsuishi portrayed the two fundamentally different characters of Usagi Tsukino and Misato Katsuragi, so that she wanted to emulate her as a voice actress. After graduating from school, she trained as a seamstress at a technical school and at the same time as a voice actress at the Nihon Narration Academy Engi Kenkyūjo ( 日本 ナ レ ー シ ョ ン 演技 研究所 ), as Mitsuishi had also attended this academy.
In 2007 she finally made her debut as voice actress for the character Minamo Negishi in the anime Sketchbook - Full Color’s . She finally had her big break in 2009 in the lead role of Mio Akiyama in K-On! . In 2010 she received several significant roles in a row, such as Hattori Junko in Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō and Maya Kumashiro in Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin , and again as Mio Akiyama in the sequel K-On !! .
She sang to K-On under her role name Mio Akiyama ! and K-On !! also the end titles Don't say “lazy” , Listen !! and No, Thank You! . With Aki Toyosaki , Satomi Satō , Minako Kotobuki and Ayana Taketatsu, the spokespersons for the protagonists in both series, she formed the band Hōkago Tea Time . Under their names, the end titles were released as singles and reached number 2 on the Oricon charts, but also various other albums that reached all chart positions, the albums Hōkago Tea Time and Hōkago Tea Time II even number 1. With this band, she was ranked 4th The Seiyū Awards also include the prize for the best song. She was also involved in various song pieces for other series.
Roles (selection)
Discography
She released the following singles and albums with their respective Oricon placements under her name:
- Singles:
- Utsukushiki Zangoku na Sekai ( 美 し き 残酷 な 世界 ). May 8, 2013, # 9, closing title to Attack on Titan
- Uwaranai Uta ( 終 わ ら な い 詩 ). June 5, 2013, # 15, theme song to Hal
- Seek diamonds . November 13, 2013, # 29, credits to Diamond no Ace
- Ex: Futurize . February 12, 2014, # 19, opening credits to Z / X Ignition
- Studio albums:
- Color . September 3, 2014, # 11
- Best of albums:
- Glamorous songs . 17th July 2013, # 11
In addition, she has sung the opening and closing titles or other pieces under her respective role names for many of her anime, so that more than 80 songs are added. The single K-On! Image Song: Akiyama Mio reached number 2 in the charts, as well as with her colleagues from K-On! the albums Hōkago Tea Time and Hōkago Tea Time II which both reached the top of the charts.
Web links
- Profile at your agency (Japanese)
- Personal Blog (Japanese)
- Entry in the Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yōko Hikasa: よ う こ そ よ う こ . In: 日 笠 陽 子 の ひ よ っ 子 記 . July 17, 2011, Retrieved December 3, 2011 (Japanese).
- ↑ a b c 日本 ナ レ ー シ ョ ン 演技 研究所 出身 日 笠 陽 子 さ ん 後 編 . In: animate.tv. 2009, Retrieved December 3, 2011 (Japanese).
- ↑ Pick-up Fresh Voice Actress . Kindai Eigasha, 2009, ISBN 978-4-7648-7153-3 , pp. 79-81 .
- ↑ 日 笠 陽 子 の ラ ン キ ン グ . Oricon , accessed February 24, 2015 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hikasa, Yoko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 日 笠 陽 子 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese voice actress (seiyū) and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kanagawa Prefecture |