Hikaru Akao

Hikaru Akao (赤尾ひかる, Akao Hikaru, born June 16, 1995)[1][2] is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture who is currently affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Having aspired to become a voice actress since her early life, she entered a training school, and after graduating became affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She made her voice acting debut in 2016, and played her first lead role in 2018 as the character Kaoruko Moeta in the anime television series Comic Girls.

Hikaru Akao
赤尾 ひかる
Born (1995-06-16) June 16, 1995
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2015–present
AgentI'm Enterprise
Notable work
Height146 cm (4 ft 9 in)

Biography

During her sixth grade of elementary school, Akao watched the anime series Naruto on television.[3] Although she had been familiar with the occupation of voice acting during that time, she did not initially wish to pursue that career as she "hated her voice".[3] She became interested in broadcasting during her elementary years, so upon entering junior high school, she joined her school's broadcasting club. During this time, she began speaking during club events, which made her more confident in her voice and realized that she had fun using it.[3]

During her second year of high school, she came across a pamphlet for a voice acting training school that had been delivered to her club. Although she initially did not want to pursue voice acting, she decided to give it a try as she thought that many people were aiming for that career. As the schedule of that training school was in conflict with her club activities, she decided to go to another school.[3] She later studied at the Japan Narration Actor Institute, graduating in 2015.[1]

After finishing her studies, Akao became part of I'm Enterprise in 2015. She began her voice acting career playing minor roles in anime series such as Love Live! Sunshine!! and Jinsei.[1] She also became a host of a weekly radio program with fellow voice actors Sayaka Senbongi and Misaki Watada.[4] In 2017, she played the role of Lulune Louie in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria as well as background roles in Alice & Zoroku and Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel.[1] In 2018, she played her first lead role as Kaoruko Moeta in Comic Girls.[5] She played the role of Chika Sugihara in Back Street Girls.[6] In 2022, Akao was one of the winners of the Best New Actress Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards.[7]

Filmography

Anime
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2024

Original video animation
2017
2021
  • Alice in Deadly School (Sayaka Murasaki)[18]

Video games
2018
2019
2020
2021

References
  1. "赤尾 ひかる" (in Japanese). I'm Enterprise. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  2. Akao, Hikaru (June 16, 2016). "誕生日迎えました☆" (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  3. ""新人声優"にとらわれたくないー赤尾ひかるインタビュー（前編）" (in Japanese). Nizista. September 18, 2016.
  4. "千本木彩花・和多田美咲・赤尾ひかるのようこそ！グリーンハーベスト" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. "Comic Girls Anime Casts Hikaru Akao, Kaede Hondo, Rie Takahashi, Saori Ōnishi". Anime News Network. December 20, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  6. "Back Street Girls Anime Trailer Previews Male & Female Cast". Anime News Network. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. "Kensho Ono, Megumi Ogata Win 16th Annual Seiyū Awards". Anime News Network. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  8. "ウピールチカ". Marchen Madchen official website (in Japanese). Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  9. "Endro~! Anime's 1st Character Video Reveals Voice Actress Hikaru Akao". Anime News Network. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  10. "Granbelm Anime Streams 1st 10 Minutes, Reveals More Cast, July 5 Debut". Anime News Network. April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  11. ヒナタ＆ヒカゲ、灯城、フレイルを演じるキャストが解禁！ (in Japanese). September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  12. "Smile Down the Runway Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Character Video". Anime News Network. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  13. "Lapis Re:LiGHTs Anime's New Promo Video Reveals July 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  14. "SHAFT Makes TV Anime for Azone's Assault Lily Doll Franchise". Anime News Network. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  15. "Gekidol Original TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff, January 2021 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  16. "Character". anime.assaultlily-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  17. "ATRI: My Dear Moments Anime Casts Kensho Ono as Protagonist". Anime News Network. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  18. "Gekidol's In-Story Zombie Anime Alice in Deadly School Announces January 4 Airing in Video". Anime News Network. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  19. "Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack". Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  20. "Character - Atri". atri-mdm.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  21. @Blue_ArchiveJP (June 7, 2021). 【生徒紹介】 コハルさんは、正義実現委員会…ではなく、今は補習授業部の生徒さんです！ その、え、エッチな雑誌…を集めるのが趣味だとか…？ 「なんで持ってるのかって...う、うるさい！」 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
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