Yōko Hikasa

Yōko Hikasa
Native name	日笠 陽子
Born	July 16, 1985 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Voice actress, singer
Agent	I'm Enterprise
Notable credit(s)	High School DxD as Rias Gremory K-On! as Mio Akiyama Infinite Stratos as Houki Shinonono The Devil Is a Part-Timer! as Emi Yusa
Website	hikasayoko.com Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instruments	Vocals, bass
Years active	2013-present
Labels	Pony Canyon

Yōko Hikasa (日笠 陽子 Hikasa Yōko, born July 16, 1985) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanagawa who is 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

TV 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
• Bubuki Buranki, Zetsubi Hazama
• Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri - Enryuu-hen, Yao Haa Dusi
• Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends, Anne
• Magi: Adventure of Sinbad, Esra
• Long Riders!, Saki Takamiya
• Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle, Relie Aingram
• Please Tell Me! Galko-chan, Galko's older sister
• New Game!, Kō Yagami

Drama CD

• Watashi ni xx Shinasai!, Yukina Himuro
• Taiyō no Ie, Chihiro

Original video animation (OVA)

• Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, Edge Citizen
• Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, Kousaka Ayano
• Yozakura Quartet: Tsuki ni Naku, Nadeshiko Matsudaira
• Little Witch Academia, Diana Cavendish

Original net animation (ONA)

• Comical Psychosomatic Medicine (2015), Iyashi Kangoshi^[3]

Films

• 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

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
• 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

• American Graffiti (2011 Blu-ray edition), Carol (Mackenzie Phillips)
• Cleveland Abduction, Gina DeJesus (Katie Sarife)
• 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)

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

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. "Comical Psychosomatic Medicine Anime's 1st Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
4. "Super Heroine Chronicle's 1st Promo Video Shows New Cast". Anime News Network. October 31, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
5. "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.
6. Ｃａｇａｙａｋｅ！ＧＩＲＬＳ/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
7. Ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｓａｙ　"ｌａｚｙ"/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
8. "The 14th Animation Kobe" (in Japanese). anime-kobe.jp. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
9. ふわふわ時間/桜高軽音部 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
10. 秋山澪 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
11. "K-ON! Album is 1st Anime Character CDs to Top Weekly Chart". Anime News Network. July 27, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
12. 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.
13. "Rhythm Dimension - Single by ShiinaTactix-Yoko Hikasa". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 18, 2010.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Official blog (Japanese)
• Official profile at I'm Enterprise (Japanese)
• Yōko Hikasa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Yōko Hikasa on Twitter (Japanese)