Yōko Hikasa

Yōko Hikasa
Native name 日笠 陽子
Born (1985-07-16) July 16, 1985
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation
Years active 2007–present
Agent I'm Enterprise
Notable credit(s)
Height 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Musical career
Genres J-pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar
Years active 2009–present
Labels Pony Canyon
Website hikasayoko.com

Yōko Hikasa (日笠 陽子, Hikasa Yōko, born July 16, 1985) 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.

Hikasa has been married since 2015.

Filmography

Television animation

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

Drama CD

Original video animation (OVA)

Original net animation (ONA)

Theatrical animation

Video games


Discography

Singles & albums

As the voice actor for Mio Akiyama in K-On!, she participated to four singles and two albums.[10]

  • "Cagayake! Girls" ranked #2 on Japanese Oricon singles charts.[11]
  • "Don't say 'lazy'" ranked #3 on Oricon singles charts,[12] and was awarded Animation Kobe's "Best Song" award.[13]
  • "Light and Fluffy Time" (ふわふわ時間) ranked #3 on Oricon singles charts.[14]
  • "Mio Akiyama" (秋山澪) ranked #2 on Oricon singles charts.[15]
  • Hōkago Teatime (放課後ティータイム) ranked #1 on Oricon albums charts.[16][17]
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.
  • "Rhythm Dimension" along with Shiina-Tactix.[18]
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. ↑ "Anime Spotlight: Daily Lives of High School Boys - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. December 16, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Comical Psychosomatic Medicine Anime's 1st Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "岡田麿里監督×P.A.WORKSの映画『さよ朝』声優陣発表、予告編＆新画像も". cinra.net. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Super Heroine Chronicle's 1st Promo Video Shows New Cast". Anime News Network. October 31, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Infinite Stratos Gets New Browser, Smartphone Game With New Characters". Anime News Network. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  8. ↑ "ワイス・シュニー ｜ CHARACTER ｜ BLAZBLUE CROSS TAGBATTLE ｜ ブレイブルー クロスタッグバトル 公式サイト 公式サイト". blazblue.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ "『勇者ネプテューヌ』鳶八(とびはち) クケイ" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ Ｃａｇａｙａｋｅ！ＧＩＲＬＳ/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  12. ↑ Ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｓａｙ　"ｌａｚｙ"/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  13. ↑ "The 14th Animation Kobe" (in Japanese). anime-kobe.jp. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  14. ↑ ふわふわ時間/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  15. ↑ 秋山澪 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  16. ↑ "K-ON! Album is 1st Anime Character CDs to Top Weekly Chart". Anime News Network. July 27, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "Rhythm Dimension - Single by ShiinaTactix-Yoko Hikasa". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
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